2003–04 LB Châteauroux season

LB Châteauroux

2003–04 season
Stadium	Stade Gaston-Petit
Ligue 2	11th
Coupe de France	Runners-up
Coupe de la Ligue	First round

The 2003–04 season was the 88th season in the existence of LB Châteauroux and the club's sixth consecutive season in the second division of French football. In addition to the domestic league, LB Châteauroux participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue.

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	11th	38	13	10	15	44	49	−5	034.21
Coupe de France	4 January 2004	29 May 2004	Round of 64	Runners-up	6	4	1	1	8	3	+5	066.67
Coupe de la Ligue	23 September 2003		First round	First round	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Total					45	17	11	17	52	53	−1	037.78

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
9	Amiens	38	15	8	15	43	45	−2	53
10	Troyes	38	13	13	12	43	48	−5	52
11	Châteauroux	38	13	10	15	44	49	−5	49
12	Créteil	38	10	15	13	41	47	−6	45
13	Angers	38	11	12	15	36	43	−7	45

Source: Ligue 2

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	13	10	15	44	49	−5	49	10	8	1	32	15	+17	3	2	14	12	34	−22

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	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A
Result	W	L	D	L	D	L	L	D	D	W	D	L	W	L	D	D	W	L	W	W	L	W	W	D	L	W	L	W	L	D	L	W	W	D	L	W	L	L
Position	4	8	10	14	15	19	20	19	19	16	16	17	16	16	16	16	14	15	14	12	12	11	11	11	12	11	12	11	11	11	12	11	10	10	10	10	11	11

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

Matches

Châteauroux v Saint-Étienne

2 August 2003 1	Châteauroux	2–0	Saint-Étienne
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Valence v Châteauroux

9 August 2003 2	Valence	3–0	Châteauroux
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Châteauroux v Nancy

16 August 2003 3	Châteauroux	0–0	Nancy
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Sedan v Châteauroux

19 August 2003 4	Sedan	2–0	Châteauroux
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Châteauroux v Lorient

23 August 2003 5	Châteauroux	2–2	Lorient
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Besançon v Châteauroux

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

Châteauroux v Créteil

5 September 2003 7	Châteauroux	1–3	Créteil
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Amiens v Châteauroux

13 September 2003 8	Amiens	0–0	Châteauroux
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Châteauroux v Caen

20 September 2003 9	Châteauroux	1–1	Caen
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Rouen v Châteauroux

27 September 2003 10	Rouen	1–4	Châteauroux
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Châteauroux v Grenoble

4 October 2003 11	Châteauroux	0–0	Grenoble
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Troyes v Châteauroux

18 October 2003 12	Troyes	4–0	Châteauroux
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Châteauroux v Laval

25 October 2003 13	Châteauroux	2–1	Laval
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Angers v Châteauroux

1 November 2003 14	Angers	2–0	Châteauroux
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Châteauroux v Clermont

8 November 2003 15	Châteauroux	2–2	Clermont
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Niort v Châteauroux

29 November 2003 16	Niort	0–0	Châteauroux
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Châteauroux v Istres

3 December 2003 17	Châteauroux	1–0	Istres
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Le Havre v Châteauroux

8 December 2003 18	Le Havre	3–2	Châteauroux
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Châteauroux v Gueugnon

20 December 2003 19	Châteauroux	3–2	Gueugnon
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Châteauroux v Valence

10 January 2004 20	Châteauroux	3–0	Valence
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Nancy v Châteauroux

17 January 2004 21	Nancy	2–0	Châteauroux
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Châteauroux v Sedan

31 January 2004 22	Châteauroux	2–0	Sedan
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Lorient v Châteauroux

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

Châteauroux v Besançon

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

Créteil v Châteauroux

21 February 2004 25	Créteil	1–0	Châteauroux
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Châteauroux v Amiens

27 February 2004 26	Châteauroux	4–1	Amiens
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Caen v Châteauroux

6 March 2004 27	Caen	1–0	Châteauroux
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Châteauroux v Rouen

13 March 2004 28	Châteauroux	2–0	Rouen
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Grenoble v Châteauroux

20 March 2004 29	Grenoble	4–1	Châteauroux
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Châteauroux v Troyes

27 March 2004 28	Châteauroux	1–1	Troyes
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Laval v Châteauroux

3 April 2004 31	Laval	2–0	Châteauroux
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Châteauroux v Angers

10 April 2004 32	Châteauroux	4–1	Angers
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Clermont v Châteauroux

23 April 2004 33	Clermont	0–1	Châteauroux
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Châteauroux v Niort

1 May 2004 34	Châteauroux	0–0	Niort
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Istres v Châteauroux

8 May 2004 35	Istres	2–1	Châteauroux
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Châteauroux v Le Havre

12 May 2004 36	Châteauroux	2–1	Le Havre
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Gueugnon v Châteauroux

16 May 2004 37	Gueugnon	2–0	Châteauroux
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Saint-Étienne v Châteauroux

22 May 2004 38	Saint-Étienne	2–1	Châteauroux
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Coupe de France

Main article: 2003–04 Coupe de France

Valence v Châteauroux

24 January 2004 Round of 32	Valence	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Châteauroux	Valence
20:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Georges Pompidou Attendance: 1,084 Referee: Bruno Ruffray

Châteauroux v Créteil

11 February 2004 Round of 16	Châteauroux	2–0	Créteil	Châteauroux
20:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Gaston-Petit Attendance: 5,801

Monaco v Châteauroux

17 March 2004 Quarter-finals	Monaco	0–1	Châteauroux	Monaco
21:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 3,000

Châteauroux v Djion

28 April 2004 Semi-finals	Châteauroux	2–0	Djion	Châteauroux
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Gaston-Petit Attendance: 14,850

Paris Saint-Germain v Châteauroux

29 May 2004 Final	Paris Saint-Germain	1–0	Châteauroux	Saint-Denis
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Pauleta 65'			Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 78,721 Referee: Stéphane Bré

Coupe de la Ligue

Main article: 2003–04 Coupe de la Ligue