2003–04 Chelsea F.C. season
98th season in existence of Chelsea F.C. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2003–04 season was Chelsea F.C.'s 12th consecutive season in the Premier League and 98th year as a club. Manager Claudio Ranieri was sacked on 31 May 2004 and was replaced by José Mourinho. In July 2003, long-time chairman Ken Bates sold the club to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich.
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Owner | Roman Abramovich | |||
Chairman | Ken Bates (until March 2004) Bruce Buck | |||
Manager | Claudio Ranieri | |||
FA Premier League | 2nd | |||
FA Cup | Fifth round | |||
League Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
UEFA Champions League | Semi-finals | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (13) All: Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (18) | |||
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Chelsea finished the season as runners-up in the Premier League. In the Champions League Chelsea reached the semi-finals against AS Monaco, but failed to reach the final, losing 5–3 on aggregate to the French side. They also exited the FA Cup in the fifth round to Arsenal and the Carling Cup in the quarter-finals to Aston Villa.