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DOMESTIC COMPETITIONS SuperLiga
The 2003 - 2004 season was dominated by FC Porto . After winning the SuperLiga , the Cup Of Portugal and the UEFA Cup in 2003 , José Mourinho 's side dominated the championship from start to finish. SL Benfica continued it's long period without winning the SuperLiga (since 1993 - 1994 ) but maintained the second place achieved in 2002 - 2003 . Sporting Clube De Portugal had a disappointing season, finishing third. At the end of the season coach Fernando Santos resigned. CD Nacional was the great surprise finishing fourth. Due to Porto's success in European competition the previous year, the third ( Sporting Clube De Portugal ), fourth ( CD Nacional ) and fifth placed ( SC Braga ) teams qualified for the UEFA Cup . Cup of Portugal
The 2003 - 2004 edition of the Cup Of Portugal was won by SL Benfica , It was Benfica's first trophy in 8 years. They defeated FC Porto 2-1 in the final. Because both teams in the final had already qualified for the UEFA Champions League , the UEFA Cup spot usually allocated to the winner of the Cup went to CS Marítimo , who finished sixth in the SuperLiga. SuperCup Cândido de Oliveira The 2003 - 2004 SuperCup Cândido De Oliveira was won by FC Porto who defeated UD Leiria in the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques , Guimarães , in August 2003 . Minor leagues
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS UEFA Champions League Two Portuguese teams participated in the and Benfica . However, Benfica failed to progress beyond their opening tie, losing to the Italian side Lazio in the third knockout round. FC Porto went on to win their second European trophy in two years, beating Partizan Belgrade , Marseille , Manchester United , Lyon , Deportivo La Coruña and Monaco on their way. The only team Porto faced and failed to beat was Real Madrid in the group stage. UEFA Cup The Portuguese participants in this edition of the , Sporting and União De Leiria . Benfica entered the first round of the UEFA Cup after losing in the Champions League knockout round. They were the most successful Portuguese team in the competition, reaching the fourth round, where they were once again defeated by an Italian team, Inter Milan . Prior to this, they beat La Louvière , Molde and Rosenborg . Sporting beat Malmö in the first round, but were surprised in the following round by Turkish team Gençlerbirligi , who beat Sporting in their own stadium by 3-0. União De Leiria entered in the final preliminary round, where they beat Coleraine , but they were knocked out in the first round by Molde (who were subsequently beaten by Benfica in the following round). UEFA Intertoto Cup UEFA SuperCup NATIONAL TEAM Euro 2004 ''See: Euro 2004 '' |
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