2003–04 Besançon RC season

The 2003–04 season was the 100th season in the existence of Besançon RC and the club's first season back in the second division of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Besançon RC participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue.

Besançon RC

2003–04 season
Head coach	Stéphane Paille
Stadium	Stade Léo Lagrange
Ligue 2	19th (relegated)]
Coupe de France	Round of 32
Coupe de la Ligue	First round

Players

Transfers

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ligue 2	2 August 2003	22 May 2004	Matchday 1	19th	38	8	14	16	37	45	−8	021.05
Coupe de France	22 November 2003	24 January 2004	Seventh round	Round of 32	4	3	0	1	8	4	+4	075.00
Coupe de la Ligue	23 September 2003		First round	First round	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Total					43	11	15	17	45	49	−4	025.58

Last updated: 22 May 2004
Source: Competitions

Ligue 2

Main article: 2003–04 Ligue 2

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or Relegation
16	Gueugnon	38	9	15	14	40	43	−3	42
17	Laval	38	10	12	16	51	55	−4	42
18	Valence (R)	38	9	13	16	45	56	−11	40	Relegation to Championnat National [fr]
19	Besançon (R)	38	8	14	16	37	45	−8	38
20	Rouen (R)	38	5	14	19	27	50	−23	29

Source: Ligue 2
(R) Relegated

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	8	14	16	37	45	−8	38	5	8	6	24	19	+5	3	6	10	13	26	−13

Last updated: 22 May 2004.
Source: Ligue 2

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	L	W	D	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	D	D	L	D	D	W	D	L	W	D	D	L	W	L	D	L	D	L	D	W	D	L	W	W
Position	11	16	9	9	12	8	13	16	17	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	20	19	17	17	19	17	18	17	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19

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

Matches

Grenoble v Besançon

2 August 2003 1	Grenoble	0–0	Besançon
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Besançon v Istres

9 August 2003 2	Besançon	0–1	Istres
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Laval v Besançon

16 August 2003 3	Laval	1–3	Besançon
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Besançon v Gueugnon

19 August 2003 4	Besançon	1–1	Gueugnon
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Angers v Besançon

23 August 2003 5	Angers	2–1	Besançon
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Besançon v Châteauroux

29 August 2003 6	Besançon	3–1	Châteauroux
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Le Havre v Besançon

5 September 2003 7	Le Havre	2–0	Besançon
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Besançon v Saint-Étienne

13 September 2003 8	Besançon	0–1	Saint-Étienne
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Niort v Besançon

20 September 2003 9	Niort	3–0	Besançon
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Besançon v Nancy

27 September 2003 10	Besançon	1–3	Nancy
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Lorient v Besançon

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

Besançon v Valence

18 October 2003 12	Besançon	1–1	Valence
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Sedan v Besançon

25 October 2003 13	Sedan	2–0	Besançon
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Besançon v Amiens

31 October 2003 14	Besançon	0–2	Amiens
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Créteil v Besançon

8 November 2003 15	Créteil	1–1	Besançon
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Rouen v Besançon

29 November 2003 16	Rouen	1–1	Besançon
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Besançon v Caen

3 December 2003 17	Besançon	0–1	Caen
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Troyes v Besançon

7 December 2003 18	Troyes	1–1	Besançon
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Besançon v Clermont

20 December 2003 19	Besançon	1–1	Clermont
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Istres v Besançon

10 January 2004 20	Istres	0–1	Besançon
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Besançon v Laval

17 January 2004 21	Besançon	2–2	Laval
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Gueugnon v Besançon

31 January 2004 22	Gueugnon	1–0	Besançon
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Besançon v Angers

7 February 2004 23	Besançon	2–0	Angers
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Châteauroux v Besançon

14 February 2004 24	Châteauroux	0–0	Besançon
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Besançon v Le Havre

21 February 2004 25	Besançon	1–1	Le Havre
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Saint-Étienne v Besançon

16 April 2004 26	Saint-Étienne	2–1	Besançon
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Besançon v Niort

6 March 2004 27	Besançon	4–0	Niort
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Nancy v Besançon

13 March 2004 28	Nancy	3–0	Besançon
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Besançon v Lorient

20 March 2004 29	Besançon	1–1	Lorient
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Valence v Besançon

27 March 2004 30	Valence	3–1	Besançon
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Besançon v Sedan

3 April 2004 31	Besançon	1–1	Sedan
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Amiens v Besançon

10 April 2004 32	Amiens	1–0	Besançon
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Besançon v Créteil

24 April 2004 33	Besançon	0–0	Créteil
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Besançon v Rouen

1 May 2004 34	Besançon	3–0	Rouen
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Caen v Besançon

8 May 2004 35	Caen	1–1	Besançon
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Besançon v Troyes

13 May 2004 36	Besançon	0–1	Troyes
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Clermont v Besançon

16 May 2004 37	Clermont	0–2	Besançon
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Besançon v Grenoble

22 May 2004 38	Besançon	3–1	Grenoble
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Coupe de France

Main article: 2003–04 Coupe de France

Coupe de la Ligue

Main article: 2003–04 Coupe de la Ligue