After five seasons of finishing in the European places, Hertha slumped to 12th, seven points clear of relegation. Manager Huub Stevens had paid for the poor form with his job in December, and his replacement Hans Meyer failed to continue Hertha's streak of European qualification. Meyer left at the end of the season, with Falko Götz - a former Hertha BSC II manager and Hertha caretaker manager - appointed as his replacement.
Squad at end of season [ 1]
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Left club during season
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Source:
kicker.de Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Bundesliga match details
Match
Date
Time
Opponent
Venue
Result F–A
Scorers
Attendance
Ref.
1
2 August 2003
15:30
Werder Bremen
Home
0–3
40,152
[ 2]
2
10 August 2003
17:30
VfB Stuttgart
Away
0–0
35,000
[ 3]
3
16 August 2003
15:30
SC Freiburg
Home
0–0
32,508
[ 4]
4
23 August 2003
15:30
Eintracht Frankfurt
Away
0–0
22,500
[ 5]
5
13 September 2003
15:30
Hannover 96
Home
2–3
Bobic 14', 21'
30,000
[ 6]
6
20 September 2003
15:30
VfL Bochum
Away
2–2
Neuendorf 6', 66'
21,999
[ 7]
7
28 September 2003
17:30
Hamburger SV
Home
1–1
Friedrich 32'
36,876
[ 8]
8
4 October 2003
15:30
Bayern Munich
Away
1–4
Kovač 65'
63,000
[ 9]
9
18 October 2003
15:30
Bayer Leverkusen
Home
1–4
Bobic 47'
36,638
[ 10]
10
25 October 2003
15:30
Hansa Rostock
Away
1–0
Luizão 32'
22,000
[ 11]
11
1 November 2003
15:30
VfL Wolfsburg
Away
0–3
21,325
[ 12]
12
8 November 2003
15:30
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Home
2–1
Luizão 17', Madlung 85'
32,963
[ 13]
13
23 November 2003
17:30
1. FC Kaiserslautern
Away
2–4
Rafael 37', Knavs 45' (o.g.)
33,200
[ 14]
14
30 November 2003
17:30
Schalke 04
Home
1–3
Lapaczinski 37'
37,325
[ 15]
15
6 December 2003
15:30
Borussia Dortmund
Away
1–1
Madlung 79'
77,000
[ 16]
16
13 December 2003
15:30
1860 Munich
Home
1–1
Costa 53' (o.g.)
27,112
[ 17]
17
16 December 2003
20:00
1. FC Köln
Away
0–3
35,000
[ 18]
18
31 January 2004
15:30
Werder Bremen
Away
0–4
34,500
[ 19]
19
8 February 2004
17:30
VfB Stuttgart
Home
1–0
Bobic 87'
39,153
[ 20]
20
14 February 2004
15:30
SC Freiburg
Away
3–2
Friedrich 22', Neuendorf 44', Reina 62'
22,950
[ 21]
21
22 February 2004
17:30
Eintracht Frankfurt
Home
1–2
Rafael 62'
37,389
[ 22]
22
29 February 2004
17:30
Hannover 96
Away
3–1
Marcelinho 41', 81', Reina 78'
21,755
[ 23]
23
6 March 2004
15:30
VfL Bochum
Home
1–1
Marcelinho 20'
31,600
[ 24]
24
13 March 2004
15:30
Hamburger SV
Away
0–2
44,181
[ 25]
25
20 March 2004
15:30
Bayern Munich
Home
1–1
Marcelinho 42' (pen.)
60,800
[ 26]
26
27 March 2004
15:30
Bayer Leverkusen
Away
1–4
Marcelinho 7'
22,500
[ 27]
27
3 April 2004
15:30
Hansa Rostock
Home
1–1
Rasmussen 65'
47,305
[ 28]
28
10 April 2004
15:30
VfL Wolfsburg
Home
1–0
Rafael 22'
33,970
[ 29]
29
17 April 2004
15:30
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Away
1–1
Pinto 9'
34,500
[ 30]
30
24 April 2004
15:30
1. FC Kaiserslautern
Home
3–0
Marcelinho 2', Wichniarek 16', Bobic 24'
45,292
[ 31]
31
2 May 2004
17:30
Schalke 04
Away
0–3
61,266
[ 32]
32
8 May 2004
15:30
Borussia Dortmund
Home
6–2
Kehl 7' (o.g.), Marcelinho 19', Bobic 37', Wichniarek 58', Neuendorf 86', Rafael 90+2'
56,307
[ 33]
33
15 May 2004
15:30
1860 Munich
Away
1–1
Madlung 81'
48,000
[ 34]
34
22 May 2004
15:30
1. FC Köln
Home
3–1
Marcelinho 51' (pen.), Bobic 63', Rafael 78'
56,083
[ 35]
DFB-Ligapokal match details
Round
Date
Time
Opponent
Venue
Result F–A
Scorers
Attendance
Ref.
Preliminary round
17 July 2003
20:30
Hamburger SV
Neutral
1–2
Bobic 37'
12,100
[ 39]
UEFA Cup match details
Round
Date
Time
Opponent
Venue
Result F–A
Scorers
Attendance
Ref.
First round, first leg
24 September 2003
17:30
Dyskobolia Grodzisk
Home
0–0
23,142
[ 40]
First round, second leg
15 October 2003
17:30
Dyskobolia Grodzisk
Away
0–1
4,200
[ 41]
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^ "Hertha BSC - SC Freiburg 0:0 (Bundesliga 2003/2004, 3. Round)" . worldfootball.net .
^ "Eintracht Frankfurt - Hertha BSC 0:0 (Bundesliga 2003/2004, 4. Round)" . worldfootball.net .
^ "Hertha BSC - Hannover 96 2:3 (Bundesliga 2003/2004, 5. Round)" . worldfootball.net .
^ "VfL Bochum - Hertha BSC 2:2 (Bundesliga 2003/2004, 6. Round)" . worldfootball.net .
^ "Hertha BSC - Hamburger SV 1:1 (Bundesliga 2003/2004, 7. Round)" . worldfootball.net .
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^ "Hertha BSC - FC Schalke 04 1:3 (Bundesliga 2003/2004, 14. Round)" . worldfootball.net .
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^ "Hertha BSC - VfB Stuttgart 1:0 (Bundesliga 2003/2004, 19. Round)" . worldfootball.net .
^ "SC Freiburg - Hertha BSC 2:3 (Bundesliga 2003/2004, 20. Round)" . worldfootball.net .
^ "Hertha BSC - Eintracht Frankfurt 1:2 (Bundesliga 2003/2004, 21. Round)" . worldfootball.net .
^ "Hannover 96 - Hertha BSC 1:3 (Bundesliga 2003/2004, 22. Round)" . worldfootball.net .
^ "Hertha BSC - VfL Bochum 1:1 (Bundesliga 2003/2004, 23. Round)" . worldfootball.net .
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^ "Hertha BSC - Hansa Rostock 1:1 (Bundesliga 2003/2004, 27. Round)" . worldfootball.net .
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^ "Hertha BSC - 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3:0 (Bundesliga 2003/2004, 30. Round)" . worldfootball.net .
^ "FC Schalke 04 - Hertha BSC 3:0 (Bundesliga 2003/2004, 31. Round)" . worldfootball.net .
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^ Kovač was born in West Berlin , West Germany (now Berlin , Germany ), but also qualified to represent Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Croatia in December 1996.
^ Bobic was born in Maribor , Yugoslavia (now Slovenia ), but also was raised in West Germany (now Germany ) from a few months after birth and made his international debut for Germany in 1994.
^ Šimunić was born in Canberra , Australia , but also qualified to represent Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Croatia in November 2001.
^ Cagara was born in Glostrup , Denmark , and represented Denmark at U-16, U-17, U-18, U-19, U-20, and U-21 level, but also qualified to represent the Philippines internationally through his father and made his international debut for the Philippines in October 2011.
^ Rafael was born in Luanda , Angola , but was raised in the Netherlands from the age of 8, later gained German citizenship, and represented Germany at U-21 level before making his international debut for Angola in 2012.
^ Chahed was born in West Berlin , West Germany (now Berlin , Germany ), and represented Germany at U-19 and U-20 level, but also qualified to represent Tunisia internationally and made his debut for Tunisia in October 2009.
^ Zilić was born in Prijepolje , SFR Yugoslavia (now Serbia , but at the time part of Serbia and Montenegro ), but also holds Bosnian and Slovenian citizenship.