2003–04 FC Lorient season

FC Lorient 2003–04 football season

FC Lorient
2003–04 season
President	Marcel Le Mentec
Head coach	Christian Gourcuff
Stadium	Stade du Moustoir
Ligue 2	4th
Coupe de France	Round of 64
Coupe de la Ligue	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: Bakari Koné (9) All: Bakari Koné (11)
Biggest win	Clermont 0–4 Lorient
Biggest defeat	Lorient 0–5 Gueugnon
← 2002–03 2004–05 →

The 2003–04 season was the 78th season in the existence of FC Lorient and the club's second consecutive season in the second division of French football. In addition to the domestic league, FC Lorient participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue.

Players

First-team squad

Transfers

In

Out

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ligue 2	2 August 2003	22 May 2004	Matchday 1	4th	38	17	10	11	57	45	+12	044.74
Coupe de France	22 November 2003	3 January 2004	Seventh round	Round of 64	3	2	1	0	7	2	+5	066.67
Coupe de la Ligue	23 September 2003	28 October 2003	First round	Round of 32	2	0	1	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Total					43	19	12	12	64	49	+15	044.19

Source: Competitions

Ligue 2

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or Relegation
2	Caen (P)	38	20	11	7	56	31	+25	71	Promotion to Ligue 1
3	Istres (P)	38	19	9	10	44	26	+18	66	Promotion to Ligue 1
4	Lorient	38	17	10	11	57	45	+12	61
5	Sedan	38	15	15	8	42	31	+11	60
6	Nancy	38	14	13	11	45	36	+9	55

Source: Ligue 2
(P) Promoted

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	17	10	11	57	45	+12	61	13	2	4	34	21	+13	4	8	7	23	24	−1

Source: Ligue 2

Results by round

Source: Ligue 2
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Gueugnon v Lorient

2 August 2003 1	Gueugnon	1–1	Lorient	Gueugnon
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Jean Laville

Lorient v Le Havre

10 August 2003 2	Lorient	2–0	Le Havre	Lorient
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade du Moustoir

Saint-Étienne v Lorient

15 August 2003 3	Saint-Étienne	2–1	Lorient	Saint-Étienne
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard

Lorient v Nancy

19 August 2003 4	Lorient	2–0	Nancy	Lorient
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade du Moustoir

Châteauroux v Lorient

23 August 2003 5	Châteauroux	2–2	Lorient	Châteauroux
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Gaston-Petit

Créteil v Lorient

30 August 2003 6	Créteil	1–0	Lorient	Créteil
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Dominique Duvauchelle

Lorient v Amiens

5 September 2003 7	Lorient	3–1	Amiens	Lorient
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade du Moustoir

Sedan v Lorient

13 September 2003 8	Sedan	2–1	Lorient	Sedan
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Louis Dugauguez

Lorient v Valence

20 September 2003 9	Lorient	3–1	Valence	Lorient
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade du Moustoir

Istres v Lorient

28 September 2003 10	Istres	1–0	Lorient	Istres
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Parsemain

Lorient v Besançon

4 October 2003 11	Lorient	2–0	Besançon	Lorient
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade du Moustoir

Caen v Lorient

18 October 2003 12	Caen	2–0	Lorient	Caen
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano

Lorient v Rouen

25 October 2003 13	Lorient	4–1	Rouen	Lorient
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade du Moustoir

Clermont v Lorient

31 October 2003 14	Clermont	0–4	Lorient	Clermont-Ferrand
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied

Lorient v Grenoble

8 November 2003 15	Lorient	2–1	Grenoble	Lorient
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade du Moustoir

Laval v Lorient

28 November 2003 16	Laval	2–2	Lorient	Laval
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Francis Le Basser

Lorient v Troyes

4 December 2003 17	Lorient	1–0	Troyes	Lorient
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade du Moustoir

Angers v Lorient

7 December 2003 18	Angers	1–1	Lorient	Angers
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa

Lorient v Niort

20 December 2003 19	Lorient	4–2	Niort	Lorient
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade du Moustoir

Le Havre v Lorient

11 January 2004 20	Le Havre	1–0	Lorient	Le Havre
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Jules Deschaseaux

Lorient v Saint-Étienne

18 January 2004 21	Lorient	2–0	Saint-Étienne	Lorient
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade du Moustoir

Nancy v Lorient

2 February 2004 22	Nancy	1–1	Lorient	Tomblaine
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot

Lorient v Châteauroux

7 February 2004 23	Lorient	0–1	Châteauroux	Lorient
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade du Moustoir

Lorient v Créteil

14 February 2004 24	Lorient	0–3	Créteil	Lorient
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade du Moustoir

Amiens v Lorient

22 February 2004 25	Amiens	1–0	Lorient	Amiens
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade de la Licorne

Lorient v Sedan

28 February 2004 26	Lorient	1–1	Sedan	Lorient
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade du Moustoir

Valence v Lorient

6 March 2004 27	Valence	1–2	Lorient	Valence
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Georges Pompidou

Lorient v Istres

13 March 2004 28	Lorient	2–1	Istres	Lorient
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade du Moustoir

Besançon v Lorient

20 March 2004 29	Besançon	1–1	Lorient	Besançon
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Léo Lagrange

Lorient v Caen

27 March 2004 30	Lorient	2–3	Caen	Lorient
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade du Moustoir

Rouen v Lorient

3 April 2004 31	Rouen	0–1	Lorient	Rouen
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)			Luis Robson 51'	Stadium: Stade Robert Diochon Attendance: 5,551 Referee: Pascal Garibian

Lorient v Clermont

10 April 2004 32	Lorient	1–1	Clermont	Lorient
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Chabert 43'		Perbet 51'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 6,820 Referee: Sandryk Biton

Grenoble v Lorient

24 April 2004 33	Grenoble	1–1	Lorient	Grenoble
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	François 85'		Koutouan 16'	Stadium: Stade Lesdiguières Attendance: 5,707 Referee: Serge Fidri

Lorient v Laval

1 May 2004 34	Lorient	1–0	Laval	Lorient
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gauvin 9'			Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 7,298 Referee: Yves Brizou

Troyes v Lorient

10 May 2004 35	Troyes	3–3	Lorient	Troyes
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Saïfi 11' Nadé 46', 68'		Gragnic 24' Guel 53' (pen.) Luis Robson 85'	Stadium: Stade de l'Aube Attendance: 5,734 Referee: Patrick Lhermite

Lorient v Angers

13 May 2004 36	Lorient	2–0	Angers	Lorient
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Luis Robson 62' Diop 80'			Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 6,451 Referee: Alexandre Castro

Niort v Lorient

16 May 2004 37	Niort	1–2	Lorient	Niort
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Biakolo 74'		Pédron 26' Bastien 89' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade René Gaillard Attendance: 5,249 Referee: Jérome Auroux

Lorient v Gueugnon

22 May 2004 38	Lorient	0–5	Gueugnon	Lorient
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)			Boutabout 12', 60', 68' Maspimby 45' Aubanel 63'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 7,396 Referee: Thierry Auriac

Coupe de France

Lorient v ES Rochelaise

22 November 2003 Seventh round	Lorient	3–1	ES Rochelaise	Lorient
--:-- CET (UTC+1)	Bouard 10' Koné 33' Kroupi 59'		Ramia 65'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir

Stade Mayennais FC v Lorient

13 December 2003 Eighth round	Stade Mayennais FC	0–3 (a.e.t.)	Lorient	Mayenne
--:-- CET (UTC+1)			Koulibaly 91' Tony 96' Koné 119'

ESA Brive v Lorient

3 January 2004 Round of 64	ESA Brive	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p)	Lorient	Brive-la-Gaillarde
--:-- CET (UTC+1)	Forest 52'		Norbert 84'	Stadium: Stade André Pestourie Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Claude Medam

Coupe de la Ligue

Sedan v Lorient

28 October 2003 Round of 32	Sedan	2–0	Lorient	Sedan
--:-- CET (UTC+1)	Di Tommaso 43' Noro 87'			Stadium: Stade Louis Dugauguez Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Dominique Fraise

Statistics

Goalscorers

Rank	Pos	No.	Name	Ligue 2	Coupe de France	Total
1	FW	12	Bakari Koné	9	2	11
2	FW	19	Antonin Koutouan	8	1	9
3	DF	4	Antony Gauvin	8	0	8
4	MF	14	Tchiressoua Guel	7	0	7
4	FW	9	Luis Robson	7	0	7
6	MF	21	David Bouard	3	1	4
Totals				57	7	64

Source: ^[1]

References

^ "Ligue 2 2003/2004 - Top Scorer". worldfootball.net.

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