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| 2003–04 season | ||||
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| President | Florentino Pérez | |||
| Head coach | Carlos Queiroz | |||
| Stadium | Santiago Bernabéu | |||
| La Liga | 4th | |||
| Copa del Rey | Runners-up | |||
| Supercopa de España | Winners | |||
| UEFA Champions League | Quarter-finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Ronaldo (24) All: Ronaldo (31) | |||
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The 2003–04 season was Real Madrid CF's 73rd season in La Liga. This article lists all matches that the club played in the 2003–04 season, and also shows statistics of the club's players. The club played the season wearing their classic white home and teal blue away kits.
In spite of the arduous pre-season, the team got off to a good start. They won the Supercopa de España against Mallorca with a 3–0 victory on 27 August in the second leg, avenging their loss to the same side in the 2002–03 Copa del Rey. By the time half of the season had passed, Madrid topped the league table and was still in contention for the Copa del Rey and Champions League trophies. However, the team was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Champions League on away goals by Monaco and finished as runners-up in the domestic cup, losing to Zaragoza after extra time. They also lost their final five La Liga matches and finished in fourth place, which gave Valencia the title. It was the last time that Real Madrid finished below second place until the 2013–14 season, which brought a long-awaited La Décima.
| Competition | Record | Result | Top Scorer | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
| La Liga | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 72 | 54 | +18 | 55.26 | 4th | |
| Copa del Rey | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 66.67 | Runners-up | |
| Supercopa de España | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 50.00 | Winners | 4 Players, 1 |
| UEFA Champions League | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 60.00 | Quarter-finals | |
| Total | 59 | 34 | 11 | 14 | 113 | 76 | +37 | 57.63 | ||
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| In | |||
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| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| MF | David Beckham | Manchester United | €35,0 million [1] |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| DF | Fernando Hierro | Al-Rayyan SC | end-of-contract |
| MF | Claude Makélélé | Chelsea F.C. | €16,000,000 |
| MF | Steve McManaman | Manchester City | end-of-contract |
| MF | Flavio Conceicao | Borussia Dortmund | loan |
| MF | Albert Celades | Girondins Bordeaux | loan |
| FW | Tote | Real Betis | |
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| FW | Fernando Morientes | AS Monaco | loan |
The team embarked on a summer tour in Asia, for 18 days, to cash in on the worldwide appeal of their new signing, David Beckham. It included exhibition matches in Beijing, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Bangkok, which alone earned the club €10 million. This was compared by popular contrary with the tour with the first visit of The Beatles to the United States in 1964. Although lucrative and generating wide publicity, the preparation value of the Asia was questionable, considering that the long 2003–04 season which lay ahead. It was exhausting for the players, due to endless rounds of publicity engagements and restrictions on the players' freedom of movement (due to the team hotel being besieged by fans). Most players admitted that they would have preferred a low-profile training camp and/or to have been home in Spain for the pre-season, instead of playing meaningless show matches against low quality opponents. The Asia tour has been said to have catered more to the needs of the club's marketing than to its players' preparations.[5]
Win Draw Loss
| 2 August 2003 | Dragon Team XI | 0–4 | Real Madrid | Beijing, People's Republic of China |
| Report | Figo Morientes Portillo |
Stadium: Workers Stadium Attendance: 50, 000 |
| 5 August 2003 | FC Tokyo | 0–3 | Real Madrid | Tokyo, Japan |
| Report | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 65, 000 |
| 8 August 2003 | Hong Kong League XI | 2–4 | Real Madrid | So Kon Po, Hong Kong |
| Report | Figo Ronaldo Raúl |
Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 40, 000 |
| 10 August 2003 | Thailand | 1–2 | Real Madrid | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Report | Portillo Morientes |
Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium Attendance: 60, 000 |
| 17 August 2003 Trofeo Naranja | Valencia | 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p) | Real Madrid | Mestalla Stadium |
| (Report) | Attendance: 23, 000 Referee: Rodríguez Santiago | |||
| Penalties | ||||
| Oliveira Canobbio Carboni Marchena Palop Pellegrino |
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| 24 August 2003 First Leg | Mallorca | 2–1 | Real Madrid | Palma de Mallorca |
| 21:45 CET | Bruggink Eto'o |
Report | Figo |
Stadium: Son Moix Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Pérez Burrull |
| 27 August 2003 Second Leg | Real Madrid | 3–0 (4–2 agg.) | Mallorca | Madrid |
| 21:45 CET | Raúl Ronaldo Beckham |
Report | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Medina Cantalejo |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Barcelona | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 63 | 39 | +24 | 72 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Deportivo La Coruña | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 60 | 34 | +26 | 71 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Real Madrid | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 72 | 54 | +18 | 70 | |
| 5 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 56 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 6 | Sevilla | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 56 | 45 | +11 | 55[a] |
| 30 August 2003 1 | Real Madrid | 2–1 | Betis | Madrid |
| 19:30 CEST | Beckham Ronaldo |
Juanito |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu |
| 2 September 2003 2 | Villarreal | 1–1 | Real Madrid | Villarreal |
| 21:00 CEST | Anderson |
Núñez |
Stadium: El Madrigal |
| 13 September 2003 3 | Real Madrid | 7–2 | Valladolid | Madrid |
| 19:30 CEST | Júlio César Raúl Zidane Figo Ronaldo |
Losada Chema |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu |
| 21 September 2003 4 | Málaga | 1–3 | Real Madrid | Malaga |
| 21:30 CEST | Edgar |
Ronaldo Beckham Guti |
Stadium: La Rosaleda |
| 27 September 2003 5 | Valencia | 2–0 | Real Madrid | Valencia |
| 21:30 CEST | Mista Oliveira |
Stadium: Mestalla |
| 5 October 2003 6 | Real Madrid | 2–1 | Espanyol | Madrid |
| 19:00 CEST | Ronaldo |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu |
| 18 October 2003 7 | Celta Vigo | 0–2 | Real Madrid | Vigo |
| 19:30 CEST | Ronaldo Roberto Carlos |
Stadium: Balaidos |
| 25 October 2003 8 | Real Madrid | 3–1 | Racing Santander | Madrid |
| 19:30 CEST | Zidane Raúl |
Benayoun |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu |
| 28 October 2003 9 | Real Zaragoza | 0–0 | Real Madrid | Zaragoza |
| 21:00 CET | Stadium: La Romareda |
| 1 November 2003 10 | Real Madrid | 3–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Madrid |
| 21:30 CET | Ronaldo Figo |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu |
| 9 November 2003 11 | Sevilla | 4–1 | Real Madrid | Sevilla |
| 21:00 CET | Helguera Silva Alves Casquero |
Ronaldo |
Stadium: Sanchez Pizjuan |
| 23 November 2003 12 | Real Madrid | 2–1 | Albacete | Madrid |
| 19:00 CET | Beckham Zidane |
Parri |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu |
| 29 November 2003 13 | Osasuna | 1–1 | Real Madrid | Pamplona |
| 19:30 CET | Bakayoko |
Ronaldo |
Stadium: El Sadar |
| 3 December 2003 14 | Real Madrid | 2–0 | Atlético Madrid | Madrid |
| 21:30 CET | Ronaldo Raúl |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu |
| 6 December 2003 15 | Barcelona | 1–2 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
| 21:30 CET | Kluivert |
Roberto Carlos Ronaldo |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
| 14 December 2003 16 | Real Madrid | 2–1 | Deportivo | Madrid |
| 19:00 CET | Ronaldo Raúl |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu |
| 21 December 2003 17 | Mallorca | 1–3 | Real Madrid | Palma de Mallorca |
| 19:00 CET | Correa |
Raúl Ronaldo Figo |
Stadium: Son Moix |
| 3 January 2004 18 | Real Madrid | 1–0 | Murcia | Madrid |
| 19:30 CET | Raúl |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu |
| 10 January 2004 19 | Real Sociedad | 1–0 | Real Madrid | San Sebastián |
| 21:30 CET | Karpin |
Stadium: Anoeta |
| 18 January 2004 20 | Betis | 1–1 | Real Madrid | Sevilla |
| 21:00 CET | Joaquín |
Ronaldo |
Stadium: Benito Villamarín |
| 24 January 2004 21 | Real Madrid | 2–1 | Villarreal | Madrid |
| 19:30 CET | Solari Ronaldo |
Ballesteros |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu |
| 1 February 2004 22 | Valladolid | 2–3 | Real Madrid | Valladolid |
| 17:00 CET | Ó. González |
Ronaldo Figo |
Stadium: Jose Zorrilla Referee: Lizondo Cortés |
| 7 February 2004 23 | Real Madrid | 2–1 | Málaga | Madrid |
| 21:30 CET | Ronaldo Roberto Carlos |
Luque |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu |
| 15 February 2004 24 | Real Madrid | 1–1 | Valencia | Madrid |
| 21:00 CET | Figo |
Ayala |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu |
| 21 February 2004 25 | Espanyol | 2–4 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
| 19:30 CET | Tamudo Lopo |
Ronaldo Roberto Carlos Bravo |
Stadium: Montjuic |
| 29 February 2004 26 | Real Madrid | 4–2 | Celta Vigo | Madrid |
| 19:00 CET | Ronaldo Zidane Figo |
Ilić Milošević |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu |
| 6 March 2004 27 | Racing Santander | 1–1 | Real Madrid | Santander |
| 19:30 CET | Benayoun |
Solari |
Stadium: El Sardinero |
| 13 March 2004 28 | Real Madrid | 1–1 | Real Zaragoza | Madrid |
| 19:30 CET | Portillo |
Toledo |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu |
| 20 March 2004 29 | Athletic Bilbao | 4–2 | Real Madrid | Bilbao |
| 19:30 CET | Yeste Urzaiz Del Horno |
Raúl |
Stadium: San Mames |
| 28 March 2004 30 | Real Madrid | 5–1 | Sevilla | Madrid |
| 21:00 CEST | Solari Ronaldo Zidane Salgado |
Baptista |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu |
| 3 April 2004 31 | Albacete | 1–2 | Real Madrid | Albacete |
| 20:00 CEST | Parri |
Roberto Carlos Figo |
Stadium: Carlos Belmonte |
| 11 April 2004 32 | Real Madrid | 0–3 | Osasuna | Madrid |
| 21:30 CEST | Valdo P. García Moha |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu |
| 17 April 2004 33 | Atlético Madrid | 1–2 | Real Madrid | Madrid |
| 22:00 CEST | Paunović |
Stadium: Vicente Calderon |
| 25 April 2004 34 | Real Madrid | 1–2 | Barcelona | Madrid |
| 19:30 CEST | Solari |
Kluivert Xavi |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu |
| 1 May 2004 35 | Deportivo | 2–0 | Real Madrid | La Coruña |
| 22:00 CEST | Tristán Capdevila |
Stadium: Riazor |
| 8 May 2004 36 | Real Madrid | 2–3 | Mallorca | Madrid |
| 22:00 CEST | Pavón Figo |
Eto'o Campano |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu |
| 16 May 2004 37 | Murcia | 2–1 | Real Madrid | Murcia |
| 21:30 CEST | García |
Guti |
Stadium: La Condomina |
| 23 May 2004 38 | Real Madrid | 1–4 | Real Sociedad | Madrid |
| 21:00 CEST | Figo |
Kovačević Prieto De Paula |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu |
| 8 October 2003 | San Sebastián | 0–3 | Real Madrid | San Sebastián de los Reyes |
| Raúl Portillo Cambiasso |
Stadium: Nuevo Matapiñonera Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Rafael Ramírez Domínguez |
| 16 December 2003 | Leganés | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | Real Madrid | Leganés |
| Pérez Pavón |
Beckham Raúl Solari |
Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Butarque Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Bernardino González Vázquez |
| 7 January 2004 First Leg | Eibar | 1–1 | Real Madrid | Eibar |
| Cuevas |
Guti |
Stadium: Ipurua Municipal Stadium Referee: Alfonso Pérez Burrull |
| 13 January 2004 Second Leg | Real Madrid | 2–0 (3–1 agg.) | Eibar | Madrid |
| Ronaldo Figo |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 47,000 Referee: Evaristo Puentes Leira |
| 21 January 2004 First Leg | Real Madrid | 3–0 | Valencia | Madrid |
| Raúl Ronaldo Figo |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo |
| 28 January 2004 Second Leg | Valencia | 1–2 (1–5 agg.) | Real Madrid | Valencia |
| Xisco |
Raúl Zidane |
Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 42,000 Referee: Fernando Carmona Méndez |
| 4 February 2004 First Leg | Real Madrid | 2–0 | Sevilla | Madrid |
| Solari Raúl |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez |
| 11 February 2004 Second Leg | Sevilla | 1–0 (1–2 agg.) | Real Madrid | Seville |
| López |
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González |
| 17 March 2004 Final | Real Madrid | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Real Zaragoza | Barcelona |
| Beckham Roberto Carlos |
Dani Villa Galletti |
Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys Attendance: 54,000 Referee: Fernando Carmona Méndez |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RMA | POR | MAR | PTZ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 14 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 11 | 1–3 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | |||
| 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 4 | Transfer to UEFA Cup | 1–2 | 2–3 | — | 3–0 | ||
| 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — |
| 16 September 2003 1 | Real Madrid | 4–2 | | Madrid, Spain |
| 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) |
Roberto Carlos Ronaldo Figo |
Report | Drogba Van Buyten |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany) |
| 1 October 2003 2 | Porto | 1–3 | | Porto, Portugal |
| 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) |
Costinha |
Report | Helguera Solari Zidane |
Stadium: Estádio das Antas Attendance: 37,500 Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy) |
| 22 October 2003 3 | Real Madrid | 1–0 | | Madrid, Spain |
| 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) |
Raúl |
Report | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Attendance: 58,000 Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland) |
| 4 November 2003 4 | Partizan | 0–0 | | Belgrade, Serbia |
| 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) |
Report | Stadium: Partizan Stadium Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Cosimo Bolognino (Italy) |
| 26 November 2003 5 | Marseille | 1–2 | | Marseille, France |
| 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) |
Mido |
Report | Beckham Ronaldo |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 59,000 Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden) |
| 9 December 2003 6 | Real Madrid | 1–1 | | Madrid, Spain |
| 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) |
Solari |
Report | Derlei |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Steve Bennett (England) |
| 24 February 2004 Round of 16, First Leg | Bayern Munich | 1–1 | | Munich, Germany |
| 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) |
Makaay |
Report | Roberto Carlos |
Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 59,000 Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway) |
| 10 March 2004 Round of 16, Second Leg | Real Madrid | 1–0 (2–1 agg.) | | Madrid, Spain |
| 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) |
Zidane |
Report | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 78,000 Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland) |
| 24 March 2004 Quarter-finals, First Leg | Real Madrid | 4–2 | | Madrid, Spain |
| 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) |
Helguera Zidane Figo Ronaldo |
Report | Squillaci Morientes |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia) |
| 6 April 2004 Quarter-finals, Second Leg | Monaco | 3–1 (5a-5 agg.) | | Monaco |
| 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) |
Giuly Morientes |
Report | Raúl |
Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 18,500 Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy) |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Champions League | Supercopa de España | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | Casillas | 50 | -63 | 37 | -50 | 2 | -1 | 9 | -10 | 2 | -2 | |
| 2 | DF | Salgado | 54 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 6+1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 6 | DF | Helguera | 45 | 3 | 28+1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 15 | DF | Bravo | 53 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 8+1 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
| 22 | DF | Pavon | 39 | 1 | 26+3 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Roberto Carlos | 49 | 8 | 32 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | Figo | 54 | 14 | 34+2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| 23 | MF | Beckham | 46 | 7 | 32 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 5 | MF | Zidane | 50 | 10 | 33 | 6 | 4+1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| 7 | FW | Raúl | 53 | 20 | 35 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 8+1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| 9 | FW | Ronaldo | 48 | 31 | 31+1 | 24 | 4+1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
| 25 | GK | César | 9 | -13 | 1 | -4 | 7 | -8 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | MF | Guti | 45 | 3 | 16+10 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5+4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |
| 21 | MF | Solari | 53 | 9 | 15+19 | 5 | 8+1 | 2 | 3+6 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 19 | MF | Cambiasso | 28 | 1 | 9+8 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 3+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 33 | DF | Mejía | 14 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 8 | MF | Borja | 24 | 0 | 6+9 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | |||
| 11 | FW | Portillo | 30 | 2 | 3+15 | 1 | 3+4 | 1 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 34 | DF | Juanfran | 8 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | |||||
| 4 | DF | Rubén | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | MF | López | 5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||
| 16 | MF | Núñez | 15 | 1 | 0+11 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 | |||||
| 9 | FW | Morientes | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 17 | DF | Miñambres | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||
| 28 | DF | Olalla | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 41 | DF | Paredes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 29 | DF | Riki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||
| 24 | MF | Makélélé | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 13 | GK | Sánchez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 35 | MF | Jurado | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 36 | MF | Soldado | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 37 | MF | Pérez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 38 | DF | Corrales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 39 | DF | Arbeloa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 40 | DF | Palencia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 42 | GK | López | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||