Arsenal F.C. musim 2003–2004: Perbedaan antara revisi

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| cup2 result = [[Piala Liga Inggris 2003–2004#Semi final|Semi final]]
| cup3 = [[Community Shield FA]]
| cup3 result = [[Community Shield FA 2003|Runners-upPeringkat kedua]]
| cup4 = [[Liga Champions UEFA]]
| cup4 result = [[Liga Champions UEFA 2003–2004#Perempat final|Perempat final]]
| league topscorer = [[Thierry Henry]] (30)
| season topscorer = Thierry Henry (39)
| highest attendance = 38.184 vs [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]<br>(28 Maret 2004)<ref name="and">{{cite web|title=Arsenal first team line up (2003–04) |url=http://thearsenalhistory.com/stat/aftlu_files/sheet119.htm |work=The Arsenal History |accessdate=19 MaretMarch 2013}} Note: InformationInformasi isada indi the sectionbagian 2003–04. Attendances of friendlies not taken intoRata-rata accountkehadiran intidak averagediperhitungkan.</ref>
| lowest attendance = 27.451 vs [[Rotherham United F.C.|Rotherham United]]<br>(28 Oktober 2003)<ref name="and"/>
| average attendance = 38.078<ref name="reta"/>
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== Latar belakang ==
[[Berkas:Arsene_Wenger.JPG|al=A coloured photograph of Arsène Wenger, who managed Arsenal for his eighth season|jmpl|213x213px|[[Arsène Wenger|Arsene Wenger]], pelatih kepala Arsenal]]
Arsenal menyelesaikan musim lalu sebagai peringkat kedua di [[Liga Utama Inggris]], dilewati oleh [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] pada sepuluh pekan terakhir dalam musim tersebut.<ref name="tenweeks">{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/2992107.stm|title=Ten weeks that turned the title|last=Fletcher|first=Paul|date=4 May 2003|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=11 February 2012}}</ref> Tim tersebut mempertahankan gelar [[Piala FA]], dengan kemenangan 1-0 menghadapi [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2003/may/18/match.facup|title=Pires aim is true for muted Gunners|last=Wilson|first=Paul|date=18 May 2003|newspaper=The Observer|location=London|accessdate=23 June 2012}}</ref> Dengan awal yang meyakinkan pada musim 2002-03, manajer [[Arsène Wenger|Arsene Wenger]] menyatakan timnya bisa tetap tidak terkalahkan sepanjang musim di semua kompetisi: "Itu bukan hal yang tidak mungkin karena [[A.C. Milan]] pernah melakukannya tetapi aku tidak bisa melihat mengapa hal itu begitu mengejutkan untuk dikatakan. Apakah anda pikir Manchester United, [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] atau [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] tidak menginginkan hal itu juga? Mereka sama. Mereka hanya tidak mengatakan itu karena mereka takut terlihat konyol, tetapi tidak ada yang lebih konyol dalam pekerjaan ini karena kami tahu apa pun bisa terjadi."{{#tag:ref|BeforeSebelum theawal startmusim of the league seasonliga, Wenger toldmengatakan reporterskepada wartawan: "NobodyTidak willada finishyang aboveakan usfinis indiatas thekami leaguedi liga. ItTidak wouldn'takan surprisemengejutkan mesaya ifjika wekami weretidak toterkalahkan gosepanjang unbeatenmusim for the whole of the seasonini."<ref>{{cite news |title=We won't lose a game |first=Anthony |last=Clavan |page=80 |newspaper=Sunday Mirror |location=London |date=18 AugustAgustus 2002}}</ref>|group=nb}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/news/2002/09/20/uk_rdp_ap/|title=Arsenal can go unbeaten all season, says Wenger|date=20 September 2002|publisher=CNNSI.com|agency=Associated Press|accessdate=18 JulyJuli 2010}}</ref> Tim ini kalah dari [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] sebulan setelah pernyataan Wenger; [[Wayne Rooney]] mencetak gol kemenangan pertandingan, yang mengkhiri rentetan 30 pertandingan liga tanpa kekalahan.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2002/oct/21/match.sport|title=Youngest goalscorer gets into the habit of wrecking records|last=Fifield|first=Dominic|date=21 October 2002|newspaper=The Guardian|location=London|accessdate=16 June 2012}}</ref> Pada Februari 2003, Arsenal memiliki selisih lima poin dari Manchester United yang berada di puncak klasemen liga, namun cedera pemain kunci, seperti kapten [[Patrick Vieira]], membuat tim menjadi tidak stabil.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/united-the-champions-as-arsenal-collapse-103339.html|title=United the champions as Arsenal collapse|last=Burt|first=Jason|date=4 MayMei 2003|newspaper=The Independent|location=London|accessdate=8 JulyJuli 2016}}</ref> Beberapa hasil imbang pada bulan April, ditambah dengan kekalahan dari [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] di kandang, secara matematis mengakhiri peluang Arsenal untuk mempertahankan gelar. Wenger membantah pendapat dari media yang menyatakan bahwa musim ini adalah sebuah kegagalan dan berkata:
 
Di akhir musim, Chelsea dijual ke miliarder Rusia [[Roman Abramovich]] senilai £140 juta, pengambilalihan terbesar dalam sejarah sepak bola Inggris pada saat itu.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/3036838.stm|title=Russian businessman buys Chelsea|date=2 July 2003|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=18 July 2010}}</ref>{{#tag:ref|In 2005, the Glazer family took ownership of Manchester United, which was valued at £800&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/arsenal/9904640/Arsenal-poised-to-be-subjected-to-1.5bn-takeover-bid-from-Middle-East-consortium-within-the-next-few-weeks.html |title=Arsenal poised to be subjected to £1.5bn takeover bid from Middle East consortium within the next few weeks |first=Jason |last=Burt |newspaper=The Sunday Telegraph |location=London |date=2 March 2013 |accessdate=30 June 2013}}</ref> See [[Glazer ownership of Manchester United]] for a fuller account.|group=nb}} Pengambilalihan ini disambut oleh jurnalis Daniel Raja, yang berkomentar tim ini mampu "memecah duopoli Manchester United-Arsenal" di liga.<ref>{{cite news|title=Can football ever be the same now Chelsea have this Russian's fortune to spend?|last=King|first=Daniel|date=19 July 2003|newspaper=Daily Mail|location=London|pages=114–115}}</ref> Wakil presiden Arsenal David Dein tidak merasa senang, dan menyindir bahwa Abramovich telah "memarkir tank Rusia di halaman kami dan menembakkan uang £50 pada kami",<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/feb/02/arsene-wenger-chelsea-transfer|title=Arsène Wenger blasts Chelsea for hypocrisy over £75m transfer spree|last=Fifield|first=Dominic|date=2 February 2011|newspaper=The Guardian|location=London|accessdate=30 June 2013}}</ref> Abramovich mengatakan telah mengajukan tawaran untuk penyerang Arsenal [[Thierry Henry]], yang langsung mendapat penolakan.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hands off Henry|last1=Hart|first1=Michael|date=19 July 2003|last2=Dyer|first2=Ken|newspaper=Evening Standard|location=London|pages=63–64}}</ref>
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! scope="row" |''[[The Guardian]]''{{#tag:ref|The average prediction of writers Richard Williams, Kevin McCarra, Michael Walker, Daniel Taylor, Dominic Fifield, Jon Brodkin and [[Ron Atkinson]].|group=nb}}
|3<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2003/aug/16/newsstory.sport4|title=Guardian writers predict the season's winners and losers|date=16 AugustAgustus 2003|newspaper=The Guardian|location=London|accessdate=14 AugustAgustus 2013}}</ref>
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! scope="row" |Guardian Unlimited
|1<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2003/aug/15/sport.comment|title=The amazing (and probably inaccurate) Guardian Unlimited Premiership predictor|last=Ingle|first=Sean|date=15 August 2003|last2=Murray|first2=Scott|last3=Harper|first3=Nick|last4=Rookwood|first4=Dan|accessdate=30 JuneJuni 2013|website=theguardian.com}}</ref>
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! scope="row" |''[[The Independent]]''
|3<ref name="glenn">{{cite news|title=Liverpool have the team to lift the crown|last=Moore|first=Glenn|date=16 AugustAgustus 2003|newspaper=The Independent|location=London|page=S1}}</ref>
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! scope="row" |''[[The Independent|The Independent on Sunday]]''
|5<ref>{{cite news|title=Bolt from the Blues: Chelsea enrich the Premiership picture|last=Hayes|first=Alex|date=10 AugustAgustus 2003|newspaper=The Independent on Sunday|location=London|page=S7}}</ref>
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! scope="row" |''[[The Observer]]''
|1<ref>{{cite news|title=Special review: Predictions|date=10 AugustAgustus 2003|newspaper=The Observer|location=London|page=S7}}</ref>
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! scope="row" |''The Sunday Times''
|3<ref>{{cite news|title=Arsenal|date=10 AugustAgustus 2003|newspaper=The Sunday Times|page=S12}}</ref>
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! scope="row" |''[[Sunday Tribune]]''
|2<ref>{{cite news|title=Preview|date=10 AugustAgustus 2003|newspaper=Sunday Tribune|location=Dublin|page=S6–7}}</ref>
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Aktivitas transfer pemain Arsenal pada musim panas relatif tenang, mengingat kendala keuangan akibat proyek [[Stadion Emirates|stadion baru]].<ref>{{cite news|title=I won't be bringing in anyone else, says Wenger|last=Cass|first=Simon|date=29 July 2003|newspaper=Daily Mail|location=London|page=68}}</ref>{{#tag:ref|Such was the difficulty of raising cash, Arsenal introduced a bond scheme in the summer of 2003. This gave supporters a right to buy a [[season ticket]] at Highbury and at the new stadium, as well as entitlement to dividends of up to £100 per season depending on Arsenal's successes in the coming five years. For a price of between £3,500 and £5,000, 3,000 bonds were issued. Arsenal launched a similar scheme in the early 1990s to raise income for the redeveloped North Bank terrace at Highbury, which was criticised for pricing the less well-off from watching the game; the first scheme was reasonably successful as a third of all bonds were sold. Arsenal raised several million pounds through the second scheme, though did not reveal the number of buyers.{{sfnp|Conn|2005|p=69}} They also never specified whether this was spent on the team, or the financing of the stadium.<ref>{{cite news |title=Arsenal fans give bond plan cold reception |first=Raoul |last=Simons |page=70 |newspaper=Evening Standard |location=London |date=7 May 2003}}</ref>|group=nb}} Klub ini dapat menjaga kerangka inti tim, berhasil melakukan negosiasi kontrak baru untuk Vieira dan gelandang [[Robert Pirès|Robert Pires]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/sport/football/clubs/arsenal/article2296784.ece|title=Vieira and Pires put end to speculation|last=Kempson|first=Russell|date=13 AugustAgustus 2003|newspaper=The Times|accessdate=20 AugustAgustus 2009}} (subscription required)
</ref> Penjaga gawang Jerman [[Jens Lehmann]] adalah satu-satunya tambahan besar untuk tim pertama; ia menggantikan [[David Seaman]] yang bergabung dengan [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Of course, it can as Fergie knows|last=Melling|first=Joe|date=19 July 2003|newspaper=Mail on Sunday|location=London|page=111}}</ref> Bek Ukraina [[Oleh Luzhny]] mengakhiri kerja sama selama empat tahun dengan Arsenal dengan bergabung dengan [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] secara gratis, sementara penyerang [[Graham Barrett]] pindah ke [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Team-by-team guide to the Premiership|date=16 August 2003|newspaper=The Independent|location=London|pages=13–15}}</ref> Penyerang [[Francis Jeffers]], yang kurang mendapatkan kesempatan bermain di tim utama, bergabung dengan mantan klubnya Everton dengan status pinjaman selama semusim.<ref name="jeffers">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3197723.stm|title=Jeffers joins Everton|date=1 September 2003|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=4 AugustAgustus 2010}}</ref> [[Giovanni van Bronckhorst]] pindah ke [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] dengan kesepakatan serupa, dengan maksud transfer permanen di akhir musim.<ref>{{cite news|title=Wenger goes Dutch in forward planning|last=Hodges|first=Andy|date=27 August 2003|newspaper=The Independent|location=London|page=26}}</ref> Beberapa pemain muda yang diperoleh dari akademi luar negeri, yaitu [[Gaël Clichy]] dari Cannes dan [[Johan Djourou]], sebelumnya bermain untuk Étoile Carouge.<ref>{{cite news|title=Fussball|date=19 July 2003|newspaper=Tages-Anzeiger|location=Zurich|page=37}}</ref> Pada Januari 2004, Arsenal mendatangkanpenyerang asal Spanyol, [[José Antonio Reyes|Jose Antonio Reyes]] dari [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]] dan pada bulan April menyetujui kesepakatan dengan [[Feyenoord Rotterdam|Feyenoord]] untuk mendatangkan pemain sayap [[Robin van Persie]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Wenger goes Dutch in forward planning|last=Edgar|first=Bill|date=29 April 2004|newspaper=The Times|page=51}}</ref>
 
Pada awal musim, Wenger memprioritaskan meraih kembali gelar liga: "Saya merasa hal ini sangat penting dalam pikiran kita untuk melakukan ini dan saya tahu rasa lapar yang kuat untuk melakukannya," dan menyebut [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] dan Liverpool, bersama dengan Manchester United dan Chelsea, sebagai saingan utama Arsenal untuk menjuarai Liga Utama Inggris.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Wenger: Title is top priority|last=Booth|first=Martin|date=24 AugustAgustus 2003|work=Sunday Mirror|newspaper=Sunday Mirror|location=London|page=93}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=I've no reason to be pessimistic|last=Hart|first=Michael|date=8 August 2003|work=Evening Standard|newspaper=Evening Standard|location=London|pages=74–75}}</ref> Mantan gelandang Arsenal Paul Merson menegaskan bahwa klub lamanya adalah favorit juara karena mereka memiliki "pemain-pemain terbaik ... Jika mereka semua tetap fit setiap pekan maka mereka tidak akan dapat dikalahkan."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3140159.stm|title=Title rivals have their say|date=11 August 2003|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=18 JulyJuli 2010}}</ref> Glenn Moore dari ''[[The Independent]]'' menulis tentang peluang Arsenal: "Mereka akan berada disana, tetapi kecuali Wenger akhirnya memberikan kepercayaan pada pemain muda, dan [[Jérémie Aliadière]], [[Jermaine Pennant]] dan [[Philippe Senderos|Phillipe Senderos]] membalas kepercayaan ini, mereka mungkin tidak memiliki kedalaman skuat yang baik untuk meraih gelar juara." Namun, bek [[Sol Campbell]] meyakini skuat yang mereka miliki "cukup kuat untuk meraih juara liga dan Piala FA", tetapi meragukan peluang mereka memenangkan [[Liga Champions UEFA]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Europe is out of our league says Campbell|last=Paskin|first=Tony|date=28 JulyJuli 2003|work=Daily Express|newspaper=Daily Express|location=London|page=61}}</ref>
 
Kostum kandang klub ini tetap tidak berubah dari musim sebelumnya; baju berwarna merah dengan lengan, celana, dan kaos kaki berwarna putih.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.arsenal.com/arsenal-history/arsenal-s-heritage/arsenal-home-kits-a-pictorial-history|title=Arsenal home kits|date=22 February 2013|publisher=Arsenal F.C|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160730091811/http://www.arsenal.com/arsenal-history/arsenal-s-heritage/arsenal-home-kits-a-pictorial-history|archive-date=30 JulyJuli 2016|dead-url=yes|access-date=21 AugustAgustus 2016}}</ref> Kostum tandang yang baru, berwarna kuning retro dengan potongan kerah dan celana berwarna biru, didasarkan pada kostum Arsenal yang digunakan pada Final Piala FA 1979.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Shades of 1971 for Arsenal|date=14 JulyJuli 2003|work=Evening Standard|newspaper=Evening Standard|location=London|page=68}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.arsenal.com/arsenal-history/arsenal-s-heritage/arsenal-away-kits-in-pictures|title=Arsenal away kits|date=10 July 2013|publisher=Arsenal F.C|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160730091807/http://www.arsenal.com/arsenal-history/arsenal-s-heritage/arsenal-away-kits-in-pictures|archive-date=30 JulyJuli 2016|dead-url=yes|access-date=21 AugustAgustus 2016}}</ref>
 
== Pra musim ==
Untuk mempersiapkan musim yang akan datang, Arsenal memainkan serangkaian [[pertandingan persahabatan]] di Eropa Barat. Pertandingan pertama mereka berakhir dengan kekalahan saat melawan [[Peterborough United F.C.|Peterborough United]] dari [[Divisi Kedua Liga Inggris|Divisi Kedua]]; penjaga gawang [[Stuart Taylor]] terpaksa keluar lapangan setelah bertabrakan dengan pemain pengganti Peterborough Lee Clarke pada babak kedua.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Scare for Arsenal|last=Carrick|first=Charles|date=12 July 2003|work=The Daily Telegraph|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|location=London|page=S5}}</ref> Arsenal kemudian bermain imbang melawan [[Barnet F.C.|Barnet]], dimana pemain trial [[Yaya Touré]] – saudara [[Kolo Touré|Kolo]], termasuk dalam anggota tim.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3080567.stm|title=Barnet 0–0 Arsenal|date=19 JulyJuli 2003|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=1 August 2013}}</ref> Dalam sebuah wawancara tahun 2011, Wenger mengingat kembali penampilan Yaya yang dianggap "sangat biasa" dan menekankan bahwa ketidaksabaran dirinya yang mencegahnya bergabung dengan Arsenal; Touré kemudian bermain untuk [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] sebelum bergabung dengan Manchester City pada tahun 2010.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/arsenal/8961883/Manchester-City-midfielder-Yaya-Toure-the-one-who-got-away-for-Arsenal-manager-Arsene-Wenger.html|title=Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure the one who got away for Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger|last=Hayward|first=Paul|date=16 August 2011|work=The Daily Telegraph|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|location=London|access-date=1 August 2013}}</ref> Arsenal melakukan tur di Austria, setahun setelah masalah kerumunan yang memaksa pertandingan mereka di Eisenstadt harus dihentikan.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Arsenal in rapid return|last=Stiles|first=Adrian|date=6 July 2003|work=Daily Star|newspaper=Daily Star|location=London|page=73}}</ref> Wenger pun tidak hadir dengan alasan sakit perut sehingga asisten pelatih Pat Rice menggantikannya untuk pertandingan melawan SC Ritzing pada 22 Juli 2003; tim ini mengejar ketertinggalan dua gol untuk meraih hasil imbang kedua mereka berturut-turut dalam pertandingan persahabatan.<ref name="ritz">{{Cite news|title=Wenger takes sick leave as Gunners scrape a draw|last=Stammers|first=Steve|date=23 July 2003|work=Evening Standard|newspaper=Evening Standard|location=London|page=60}}</ref> Rice senang dengan penampilan [[Philippe Senderos]] di lini pertahanan dan berkata: "Masih ada beberapa hal yang harus diperbaiki tetapi dia dapat lebih baik bersama dengan Martin Keown dan Sol Campbell."
 
Arsenal mencatat kemenangan pertama mereka dalam pertandingan pra musim melawan [[FK Austria Wina|Austria Wina]]. Bergkamp menunjukkan penampilan individu yang menawan dengan mencetak gol pertama dan memberi umpan untuk gol kedua yang dicetak oleh Jeffers.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Football: Dennis is a Happy Kamper|date=26 JulyJuli 2003|work=Daily Mirror|newspaper=Daily Mirror|location=London|page=68}}</ref> Pertandingan terakhir dalam tur ini menghadapi [[Beşiktaş J.K.|Beşiktaş]], yang memerlukan pengamanan ketat mengingat sejarah antara suporter sepak bola Inggris dan Turki yang kurang baik.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Vieira poised to play after topping the foreign legion|last=Stammers|first=Steve|date=29 July 2003|work=Evening Standard|newspaper=Evening Standard|location=London|page=56}}</ref> Bergkamp mencetak satu-satunya gol dalam pertandingan ini di babak kedua.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Wenger: My underdogs|last=Sheehan|first=Pat|date=30 JulyJuli 2003|work=The Sun|newspaper=The Sun|location=London|page=61}}</ref> Kesebelasan Arsenal di Inggris dua hari kemudian menghadapi [[St Albans City F.C.|St Albans City]], dimana mereka menang dengan skor 3-1. Skuat utama kemudian melakukan perjalanan ke Skotlandia untuk melawan [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] pada 2 Agustus 2003. Kedua gol dalam pertandingan yang berakhir imbang ini dicetak di babak kedua; pertandingan ini menandai kembalinya Vieira setelah tiga bulan absen karena cedera lutut.<ref name="celtic">{{Cite news|title=Pat's magic|last=Driscoll|first=Matt|date=3 August 2003|work=News of the World|newspaper=News of the World|location=London|page=S6}}</ref> Wenger mengungkapkan setelah itu bahwa ia bermaksud untuk menggunakan pra musim sebagai percobaan untuk lini pertahanannya.<ref name="celt">{{Cite news|title=Vieira returns to fray|last=Irvine|first=Neil|date=3 August 2003|work=The Sunday Telegraph|newspaper=The Sunday Telegraph|location=London|page=S6}}</ref> Ia memasangkan bek tengah Campbell dengan Touré, yang sebagian besar musim lalu bermain di lini tengah. Wenger senang dengan kinerja Touré saat melawan Celtic dan mengatakan: "Dia memiliki kualitas. Dia awalnya seorang bek tengah dan, karena kita telah tidak kebobolan selama beberapa pertandingan terakhir dan dia bermain dengan baik, saya pikir kami akan mempertahankannya disana." Arsenal melakukan perjalanan ke Belgia untuk pertandingan melawan [[K.S.K. Beveren|Beveren]] dan kebobolan dua gol dalam lima menit terakhir yang membuat pertandingan berakhir imbang 2-2. Arsenal menutup persiapan pra musim mereka dengan kemenangan 3-0 melawan [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] pada 5 Agustus 2003.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Vieira all the range|last=Reynolds|first=Lee|date=6 AugustAgustus 2003|work=Daily Mirror|newspaper=Daily Mirror|location=London|page=45}}</ref>
 
<small>'''Keterangan warna:''' Hijau = Arsenal menang; Kuning = seri; Merah = lawan menang.</small>
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== Community Shield ==
{{main|Community Shield FA 2003}}
[[Community Shield|FA Community Shield]] edisi 2003, diperebutkan oleh Manchester United dan Arsenal di [[Stadion Millennium]], Cardiff pada 10 Agustus. Lehmann membuat penampilan kompetitif pertamanya untuk Arsenal dan Touré tetap dipasangkan bersama Campbell di posisi bek tengah.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Howard's way is spot on as Reds lift Shield|last=Bradley|first=Nick|date=11 August 2003|work=Irish News|newspaper=Irish News|location=Dublin|page=19}}</ref> United memimpin pada menit ke-15 melalui gol [[Mikaël Silvestre]], tetapi Henry segera menyamakan kedudukan untuk Arsenal, dari sebuah tendangan bebas.<ref name="com">{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3125653.stm|title=Man Utd win Community Shield|date=10 August 2003|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=13 AugustAgustus 2013}}</ref> Jeffers dikeluarkan dari lapangan pada babak kedua setelah menendang [[Phil Neville]] dan tidak ada lagi gol yang tercipta sehingga hasil pertandingan ditentukan melalui [[adu penalti]]. Penjaga gawang [[Tim Howard]] menggagalkan tendangan penalti Van Bronckhorst dan Pires, membuat United menang 4-3 melalui adu penalti. Wenger menyebutkan bahwa kurangnya kehadiran pendukung Arsenal pada pertandingan itu dan kurangnya gairah untuk memenangkan Community Shield.<ref name="coven">{{Cite news|title=Less appetite for Shield – Wenger|last=Grant|first=Alistair|date=11 August 2003|work=Coventry Evening Telegraph|newspaper=Coventry Evening Telegraph|page=47}}</ref> Dia tidak senang dengan dimulainya liga pada hari Sabtu: "Saya lebih memilih untuk mendapatkan tambahan dua minggu lagi, terutama untuk pemain Prancis yang bermain di [[Piala Konfederasi FIFA|Piala Konfederasi]]. Kami tentu tidak sebugar Manchester United dan banyak pemain kami berada di bawah mereka dalam hal kebugaran."<div style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;" class="reflist">
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== Liga Utama Inggris ==
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|team2 = [[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
|goals1 = [[Sol Campbell|Campbell]] {{sent off|0|25}}<br>[[Thierry Henry|Henry]] {{goal|35|pen.}}<br>[[Patrick Vieira|Vieira]] {{yel|41}}<br>[[Robert PirésPirès|Pires]] {{goal|58}}
|goals2 = [[Thomas Gravesen|Gravesen]] {{yel|74}}<br>[[Wayne Rooney|Rooney]] {{yel|78}}<br>[[Li Tie|Li]] {{sent off|2|80|87}}<br>[[Tomasz Radzinski|Radzinski]] {{goal|84}}
|stadium = [[Stadion Arsenal|Highbury]]
Baris 194 ⟶ 193:
|team2 = [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|goals1 = [[Lauren Etame Mayer|Lauren]] {{goal|10|o.g.}}<br>[[Joey Barton|Barton]] {{yel|49}}<br>[[David Sommeil|Sommeil]] {{yel|56}}<br>[[Michael Tarnat|Tarnat]] {{yel|74}}<br>[[Danny Tiatto|Tiatto]] {{yel|75}}
|goals2 = [[Ashley Cole|Cole]] {{yel|34}}<br>[[Sylvain Wiltord|Wiltord]] {{goal|48}}<br>[[Lauren (footballer)Etame Mayer|Lauren]] {{yel|59}}<br>[[FreddieFredrik Ljungberg|Ljungberg]] {{goal|72}}, {{yel|73}}
|stadium = [[Stadion City of Manchester]]
|location = [[Manchester]]
Baris 258 ⟶ 257:
|team2 = [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|goals1 = [[Harry Kewell|Kewell]] {{goal|14}}<br>[[Igor Bišćan|Bišćan]] {{yel|67}}<br>[[John Welsh|Welsh]] {{yel|85}}
|goals2 = [[Sami Hyypiä|Hyypiä]] {{goal|31|o.g.}}<br>[[Ashley Cole|Cole]] {{yel|34}}<br>[[Ray Parlour|Parlour]] {{yel|37}}<br>[[Robert PirésPirès|Pires]] {{goal|68}}
|stadium = [[Anfield]]
|location = [[Liverpool]]
Baris 306 ⟶ 305:
|team2 = [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|goals1 = [[David Batty|Batty]] {{yel|30}}<br>[[Salomon Olembé|Olembé]] {{yel|51}}<br>[[Alan Smith|Smith]] {{goal|64}}
|goals2 = [[Thierry Henry|Henry]] {{goal|8||33}}<br>[[Robert PirésPirès|Pires]] {{goal|16}}<br>[[Gilberto Silva]] {{goal|50}}
|stadium = [[Elland Road]]
|location = [[Leeds]]
Baris 321 ⟶ 320:
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20041210063654/http://www.arsenal.com/matchday.asp?fxid=235144 Report]
|team2 = [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
|goals1 = [[Ray Parlour|Parlour]] {{yel|10}}<br>[[Robert PirésPirès|Pires]] {{goal|69}}<br>[[Fredrik Ljungberg|Ljungberg]] {{goal|79}}
|goals2 = [[Darren Anderton|Anderton]] {{goal|5}} {{yel|20}}<br>[[Paul Konchesky|Konchesky]] {{yel|14}}<br>[[Dean Richards|Richards]] {{yel|20}}<br>[[Mauricio Taricco|Taricco]] {{yel|27}}
|stadium = [[Stadion Arsenal|Highbury]]
Baris 338 ⟶ 337:
|team2 = [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|goals1 = [[Aliou Cissé|Cissé]] {{yel|7}}
|goals2 = [[Fredrik Ljungberg|Ljungberg]] {{goal|4}}<br>[[Kolo Touré|Touré]] {{yel|14}}<br>[[Edu Gaspar|Edu]] {{yel|78}}<br>[[Dennis Bergkamp|Bergkamp]] {{goal|80}}<br>[[Robert PirésPirès|Pires]] {{goal|88}}
|stadium = [[Stadion St Andrew's|St Andrew's]]
|location = [[Birmingham]]
Baris 402 ⟶ 401:
|team2 = [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|goals1 = [[Iván Campo|Campo]] {{yel|52}}<br>[[Kevin Nolan|Nolan]] {{yel|58}}<br>[[Henrik Pedersen|Pedersen]] {{goal|83}}
|goals2 = [[Patrick Vieira|Vieira]] {{yel|54}}<br>[[Robert PirésPirès|Pires]] {{goal|57}}<br>[[Thierry Henry|Henry]] {{yel|64}}
|stadium = [[Stadion Reebok]]
|location = [[Bolton]]
Baris 434 ⟶ 433:
|team2 = [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|goals1 = [[Neil McCann|McCann]] {{yel|87}}
|goals2 = [[Robert PirésPirès|Pires]] {{goal|35}}
|stadium = [[Stadion St Mary's]]
|location = [[Southampton]]
Baris 465 ⟶ 464:
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20041205184722/http://www.arsenal.com/matchday.asp?fxid=235044 Report]
|team2 = [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]
|goals1 = [[Gilberto Silva]] {{yel|20}}<br>[[Thierry Henry|Henry]] {{goal|38|pen.}}<br>[[Franck Queudrue|Queudrue]] {{goal|45|o.g.}}<br>[[Robert PirésPirès|Pires]] {{goal|57}}<br>[[Fredrik Ljungberg|Ljungberg]] {{goal|68}}
|goals2 = [[Doriva]] {{yel|30}}<br>[[Massimo Maccarone|Maccarone]] {{goal|86|pen.}}
|stadium = [[Stadion Arsenal|Highbury]]
Baris 531 ⟶ 530:
|goals1 = [[Thierry Henry|Henry]] {{goal|31||90}}<br>[[Patrick Vieira|Vieira]] {{yel|38}}<br>[[Ray Parlour|Parlour]] {{yel|63}}
|goals2 = [[Chris Baird|Baird]] {{yel|71}}<br>[[Michael Svensson|Svensson]] {{yel|90}}<br>[[Antti Niemi|Niemi]] {{yel|90}}
|stadium = [[ArsenalStadion StadiumArsenal|Highbury]]
|location = London
|attendance = 38.007
Baris 561 ⟶ 560:
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20041205183646/http://www.arsenal.com/matchday.asp?fxid=235024 Report]
|team2 = [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]]
|goals1 = [[Robert PirésPirès|Pires]] {{goal|2}}<br>[[Thierry Henry|Henry]] {{goal|4}}
|goals2 = [[Claus Jensen|Jensen]] {{goal|59}}
|stadium = [[Stadion Arsenal|Highbury]]
Baris 578 ⟶ 577:
|team2 = [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|goals1 = [[Martin Andresen|Andresen]] {{yel|54}}
|goals2 = [[Thierry Henry|Henry]] {{goal|57}}<br>[[Edu Gaspar|Edu]] {{yel|73}}<br>[[Robert PirésPirès|Pires]] {{goal|87}}
|stadium = [[Ewood Park]]
|location = [[Blackburn]]
Baris 593 ⟶ 592:
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20041205191927/http://www.arsenal.com/matchday.asp?fxid=235084 Report]
|team2 = [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]
|goals1 = [[Robert PirésPirès|Pires]] {{goal|16}}<br>[[Dennis Bergkamp|Bergkamp]] {{goal|24}}<br>[[Ashley Cole|Cole]] {{yel|62}}
|goals2 = [[Kevin Nolan|Nolan]] {{yel|30}}<br>[[Iván Campo|Campo]] {{goal|41}}<br>[[Henrik Pedersen|Pedersen]] {{yel|85}}
|stadium = [[Stadion Arsenal|Highbury]]
Baris 625 ⟶ 624:
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20041210071925/http://www.arsenal.com/matchday.asp?fxid=234864 Report]
|team2 = [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|goals1 = [[Ashley Cole|Cole]] {{yel|29}}<br>[[Thierry Henry|Henry]] {{goal|31||50||78}}<br>[[Robert PirésPirès|Pires]] {{goal|49}}<br>[[Patrick Vieira|Vieira]] {{yel|65}}<br>[[Lauren Etame Mayer|Lauren]] {{yel|73}}
|goals2 = [[Sami Hyypiä|Hyypiä]] {{goal|5}}<br>[[Michael Owen|Owen]] {{goal|42}}<br>[[El Hadji Diouf|Diouf]] {{yel|83}}
|stadium = [[Stadion Arsenal|Highbury]]
Baris 657 ⟶ 656:
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20041023152128/http://www.arsenal.com/matchday.asp?fxid=234884 Report]
|team2 = [[Leeds United A.F.C.|Leeds United]]
|goals1 = [[Robert PirésPirès|Pires]] {{goal|6}}<br>[[Thierry Henry|Henry]] {{goal|27||33|pen.|50||67}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Stadion Arsenal|Highbury]]
Baris 674 ⟶ 673:
|team2 = [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|goals1 = [[Jamie Redknapp|Redknapp]] {{yel|58}}, {{goal|62}}<br>[[Robbie Keane|Keane]] {{goal|90+4|pen.}}
|goals2 = [[Patrick Vieira|Vieira]] {{goal|3}}<br>[[Robert PirésPirès|Pires]] {{goal|35}}<br>[[Jens Lehmann|Lehmann]] {{yel|90}}
|stadium = [[White Hart Lane]]
|location = London
Baris 755 ⟶ 754:
|header=Babak
|label1= Stadion
| res1=[[Stadion Arsenal|H]]/[[RiversideStadion StadiumRiverside|A]]/[[Stadion Arsenal|H]]/[[Stadion City of Manchester|A]]/[[Stadion Arsenal|H]]/[[Old Trafford|A]]/[[Stadion Arsenal|H]]/[[Anfield|A]]/[[Stadion Arsenal|H]]/[[The Valley (London)|A]]/[[Elland Road|A]]/[[Stadion Arsenal|H]]/[[Stadion St Andrew's|A]]/[[Stadion Arsenal|H]]/[[Stadion WalkersKing Power|A]]/[[Stadion Arsenal|H]]/[[Stadion Reebok|A]]/[[Stadion Arsenal|H]]/[[Stadion St Mary's|A]]/[[Goodison Park|A]]/[[Stadion Arsenal|H]]/[[Villa Park|A]]/[[Stadion Arsenal|H]]/[[Stadion Molineux|A]]/[[Stadion Arsenal|H]]/[[Stamford Bridge|A]]/[[Stadion Arsenal|H]]/[[Ewood Park|A]]/[[Stadion Arsenal|H]]/[[Stadion Arsenal|H]]/[[Stadion Arsenal|H]]/[[St James' Park|A]]/[[Stadion Arsenal|H]]/[[White Hart Lane|A]]/[[Stadion Arsenal|H]]/[[Fratton Park|A]]/[[Loftus Road|A]]/[[Stadion Arsenal|H]]
|label2= Hasil
| res2=W/W/W/W/D/D/W/W/W/D/W/W/W/D/D/W/D/W/W/D/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/D/W/D/W/D/D/D/W/W
Baris 783 ⟶ 782:
|team2 = [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|goals1 = [[Mark Viduka|Viduka]] {{goal|8}}<br>[[Eirik Bakke|Bakke]] {{yel|36}}<br>[[Alan Smith (footballer, born 1980)|Smith]] {{yel|42}}
|goals2 = [[Thierry Henry|Henry]] {{goal|26}}<br>[[Edu Gaspar|Edu]] {{goal|33}}<br>[[Gilberto Silva]] {{yel|84}}<br>[[Robert PirésPirès|Pires]] {{goal|87}}<br>[[Kolo Touré|Touré]] {{goal|90}}
|stadium = [[Elland Road]]
|location = [[Leeds]]
|attendance = 31.207
|referee = [[Rob Styles]]
|result = W
}}
Baris 793 ⟶ 792:
|date = {{Start date|2004|1|24|df=y}}
|time = 15:00 [[Waktu Greenwich|GMT]]
|round = [[Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City (Piala FA 2003-20042003–2004)|Babak keempat]]
|team1 = [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|score = 4–1
Baris 846 ⟶ 845:
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20041210064606/http://www.arsenal.com/matchday.asp?fxid=251863 Report]
|team2 = [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|goals1 = [[Robert Pirès|Pires]] {{yel|29}}<br>[[Jens Lehmann|Lehmann]] {{yel|52}}<br>[[Kolo Touré|Touré]] {{yel|78}}<br>[[Lauren (footballer)Etame Mayer|Lauren]] {{yel|80}}
|goals2 = [[Paul Scholes|Scholes]] {{goal|32}}, {{yel|73}}
|stadium = [[Villa Park]]
Baris 882 ⟶ 881:
|date = {{Start date|2003|12|2|df=y}}
|time = 19:45 [[Waktu Greenwich|GMT]]
|round = [[Piala Liga Inggris 2003–2004#FourthBabak roundkeempat|FourthBabak roundkeempat]]
|team1 = [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|score = 5–1
Baris 892 ⟶ 891:
|location = London
|attendance = 28.161
|referee = [[Dermot Gallagher]]
|result = W
}}
Baris 945 ⟶ 944:
}}
<small>'''Warna:''' Hijau = Arsenal menang; Kuning = imbang; Merah = lawan menang.</small>
 
== Liga Champions UEFA ==
{{main|Liga Champions UEFA 2003–2004}}
Liga Champions UEFA adalah kompetisi sepak bola klub kontinental yang diselenggarakan oleh UEFA. Didirikan pada 1950-an sebagai Piala Champions Eropa, kompetisi ini terbuka untuk klub juara dimasing-masing negara dan diatur sebagai turnamen sistem gugur.<ref name="uefhi">{{cite web |title=Football's top club competition |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/background/index.html |website=UEFA.com |accessdate=19 Agustus 2016}}</ref> Pertumbuhan hak siar melihat format berganti nama pada 1990-an untuk memasukkan tahap grup dan mengizinkan beberapa pendatang.<ref name="uefhi"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Wenger predicts even bigger Champions' League |url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/default.aspx?pageid=438&n=soccer----wenger-predicts-even-bigger-champions-league-1997-10-22 |newspaper=Hürriyet Daily News |location=Istanbul |date=22 Oktober 1997 |accessdate=19 Agustus 2016}}</ref> Arsenal telah memenuhi syarat untuk setiap musim Liga Champions sejak 1998–99, tetapi klub tidak pernah maju lebih jauh dari tahap perempat final.<ref name="chanc">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2003/sep/17/championsleague.sport1 |title=Home has to be sweet for Arsenal |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |first=Kevin |last=McCarra |date=17 September 2003 |accessdate=19 Agustus 2016}}</ref> Menjelang kampanye baru, Wenger menilai timnya perlu tampil dipertandingan kandang, menambahkan: "Kami cukup dewasa sekarang dan kami harus menambahkan sedikit kilau untuk membuat perbedaan."<ref name="chanc"/>
 
=== Babak grup ===
{{main|Liga Champions UEFA 2003–2004#Grup B}}
Arsenal berada di Grup B, bersama dengan klub Italia Inter Milan, Lokomotiv Moscow dari Rusia dan Dynamo Kyiv dari Ukraina.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/champions_league/3186363.stm |title=Man Utd face Rangers |publisher=BBC Sport |date=28 Agustus 2003 |accessdate=3 November 2013}}</ref> Wenger yakin perjalanan ke Eropa Timur mengancam peluang timnya memenangkan Liga Utama: "Tim-tim Inggris lainnya memiliki kelompok yang lebih nyaman daripada kami. Sulit untuk pergi ke Rusia – saya selalu mengatakan bahwa jika Anda harus melakukan perjalanan lebih dari dua berjam-jam itu sulit. Kadang-kadang para pemain membayar mahal dalam pertandingan-pertandingan yang mengikuti pertandingan Liga Champions."<ref>{{cite news |last=Rodgers |first=Martin |title=Man to Mann |date=30 August 2003 |newspaper=Daily Mirror |location=London |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Football%3A+MAN+TO+MANN%3B+MAN+CITY+V+ARSENAL,+TOMORROW,+4.05PM+Prove...-a0107089474 |accessdate=3 November 2013}}</ref>
 
Arsenal membuka kampanye Liga Champions mereka dengan kekalahan 3–0 melawan Inter Milan. Gol-gol dari Julio Ricardo Cruz, Andy van der Meyde dan Obafemi Martins semuanya di babak pertama memperpanjang kemenangan Arsenal dalam enam pertandingan kandang dalam kompetisi tanpa kemenangan.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/champions_league/3110724.stm |title=Inter stun Gunners |publisher=BBC Sport |date=17 September 2003 |accessdate=19 November 2013}}</ref> Wenger mengatakan setelah itu: "Kami bisa mengeluh dan menangis sepanjang malam tapi itu tidak akan mengubah hasilnya. Satu-satunya hal yang bisa kami lakukan adalah merespons."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/3118378.stm |title=Wenger defiant in defeat |publisher=BBC Sport |date=18 September 2003 |accessdate=19 November 2013}}</ref> Tim, tanpa Campbell dan Vieira, mendapat hasil imbang ke Lokomotiv Moscow, tetapi tetap berada dibawah grup.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2003/nov/06/match.championsleague |title=Cole header keeps Arsenal afloat |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |first=Jon |last=Brodkin |date=1 Oktober 2003 |accessdate=19 November 2013}}</ref> Arsenal kalah dari Dynamo Kyiv pada akhir Oktober; Keputusan Wenger untuk beralih dari [[formasi (sepak bola)|formasi 4–4–2]] yang disukainya menyebabkan tim bermain lebih sempit dari biasanya.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2003/oct/01/match.championsleague |title=Arsenal back on the right track |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |first=Matt |last=Scott |date=22 Oktober 2003 |accessdate=19 November 2013}}</ref> Cole mencetak gol kemenangan di pertandingan terbalik di Highbury. Sebuah umpan silang dari Wiltord dijentikkan oleh Henry ke arah Cole yang masuk, yang menukik bola melewati kiper Oleksandr Shovkovskiy.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2003/nov/06/match.championsleague |title=Cole header keeps Arsenal afloat |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |first=Kevin |last=McCarra |date=6 November 2003 |accessdate=19 November 2013}}</ref>
 
Tim mencetak empat gol di babak kedua melawan Inter Milan dan menang 5–1. Wenger merasa hasilnya menunjukkan ada "…kekuatan mental khusus dalam tim", sementara Cole membandingkannya dengan kemenangan Inggris melawan Jerman pada tahun 2001 tetapi menambahkan "ini bahkan lebih baik."<ref name="inter">{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2425801/Goal-blitz-re-ignites-Arsenals-campaign.html |title=Goal blitz re-ignites Arsenal's campaign |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |first=Henry |last=Winter |date=26 November 2003 |accessdate=19 November 2013}}</ref> Arsenal menang 2–0 melawan Lokomotiv Moscow untuk menjadi pemuncak Grup B. Pemecatan [[Jacob Lekgetho]] pada menit kedelapan berarti lawan memainkan sisa pertandingan dengan sepuluh orang.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2003/dec/11/match.arsenal |title=Stylish Arsenal cruise through |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |first=Kevin |last=McCarra |date=11 December 2003 |accessdate=19 November 2013}}</ref>
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|section=Group B
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|team2=LM |name_LM ={{flagicon|RUS}} [[FC Lokomotiv Moscow|Lokomotiv Moscow]]
|team3=INT|name_INT={{flagicon|ITA|2003}} [[Football Club Internazionale Milano|Internazionale]]
|team4=DK |name_DK ={{flagicon|UKR}} [[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]]
|win_ARS=3|draw_ARS=1|loss_ARS=2|gf_ARS=9|ga_ARS=6
|win_LM =2|draw_LM =2|loss_LM =2|gf_LM =7|ga_LM =7
|win_INT=2|draw_INT=2|loss_INT=2|gf_INT=8|ga_INT=11
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|update=complete|source=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2003/]
}}</onlyinclude>
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|2003|9|17|df=y}}
|time = 19:45 [[Waktu Musim Panas Britania|BST]]
|round = [[Babak grup Liga Champions UEFA 2003–2004#Arsenal v Internazionale|1]]
|team1 = [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] {{flagicon|ENG}}
|score = 0–3
|report = [http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2003/matches/round=1712/match=1056800/postmatch/report/index.html Report]
|team2 = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Football Club Internazionale Milano|Internazionale]]
|goals1 =
|goals2 = [[Julio Ricardo Cruz|Cruz]] {{goal|22}}<br>[[Andy van der Meyde|Van der Meyde]] {{goal|24}}<br>[[Obafemi Martins|Martins]] {{goal|41}}
|stadium = [[Stadion Arsenal|Highbury]]
|location = London, Inggris
|attendance = 34.393
|referee = Manuel Mejuto González ([[Federasi Sepak Bola Kerajaan Spanyol|Spanyol]])
|result = L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|2003|9|30|df=y}}
|time = 18:30 [[Waktu Moskow|MSD]]
|round = [[Babak grup Liga Champions UEFA 2003–2004#Lokomotiv Moscow v Arsenal|2]]
|team1 = [[FC Lokomotiv Moscow|Lokomotiv Moscow]] {{flagicon|RUS}}
|score = 0–0
|report = [http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2003/matches/round=1712/match=1056816/postmatch/report/index.html Report]
|team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|goals1 = [[Gennadiy Nizhegorodov|Nizhegorodov]] {{yel|79}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Stadion Lokomotiv]]
|location = Moskow, Rusia
|attendance = 30.000
|referee = Jan Wegereef ([[Asosiasi Sepak Bola Kerajaan Belanda|Belanda]])
|result = D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|2003|10|21|df=y}}
|time = 20:45 [[Waktu Eropa Timur|EET]]
|round = [[Babak grup Liga Champions UEFA 2003–2004#Dynamo Kyiv v Arsenal|3]]
|team1 = [[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]] {{flagicon|UKR}}
|score = 2–1
|report = [http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2003/matches/round=1712/match=1056832/postmatch/report/index.html Report]
|team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|goals1 = [[Maksim Shatskikh|Shatskikh]] {{goal|27}}<br>[[Valyantsin Byalkevich|Belkevich]] {{goal|64}}
|goals2 = [[Thierry Henry|Henry]] {{goal|80}}
|stadium = [[Olimpiysky National Sports Complex|Olimpiysky NSC]]
|location = [[Kiev]], Ukraina
|attendance = 80.000
|referee = Konrad Plautz ([[Asosiasi Sepak Bola Austria|Austria]])
|result = L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|2003|11|5|df=y}}
|time = 19:45 [[Waktu Greenwich|GMT]]
|round = [[Babak grup Liga Champions UEFA 2003–2004#Arsenal v Dynamo Kyiv|4]]
|team1 = [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] {{flagicon|ENG}}
|score = 1–0
|report = [http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2003/matches/round=1712/match=1056848/postmatch/report/index.html Report]
|team2 = {{flagicon|UKR}} [[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]]
|goals1 = [[Gilberto Silva|Silva]] {{yel|27}}<br>[[Kolo Touré|Touré]] {{yel|74}}<br>[[Ashley Cole|Cole]] {{goal|88}}
|goals2 = [[Jerko Leko|Leko]] {{yel|37}}
|stadium = [[Stadion Arsenal|Highbury]]
|location = London, Inggris
|attendance = 34.419
|referee = [[Lucílio Batista]] ([[Federasi Sepak Bola Portugal|Portugal]])
|result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|2003|11|25|df=y}}
|time = 20:45 [[Waktu Eropa Tengah|CET]]
|round = [[Babak grup Liga Champions UEFA 2003–2004#Internazionale v Arsenal|5]]
|team1 = [[Football Club Internazionale Milano|Internazionale]] {{flagicon|ITA}}
|score = 1–5
|report = [http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2003/matches/round=1712/match=1056864/postmatch/report/index.html Report]
|team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|goals1 = [[Christian Vieri|Vieri]] {{goal|33}}
|goals2 = [[Thierry Henry|Henry]] {{goal|25||85}}<br>[[Pascal Cygan|Cygan]] {{yel|61}}<br>[[Fredrik Ljungberg|Ljungberg]] {{goal|49}}<br>[[Edu Gaspar|Edu]] {{goal|88}}<br>[[Robert Pirès|Pires]] {{goal|89}}
|stadium = [[San Siro]]
|location = [[Milan]], Italia
|attendance = 44.884
|referee = [[Wolfgang Stark]] ([[Asosiasi Sepak Bola Jerman|Jerman]])
|result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|2003|12|10|df=y}}
|time = 19:45 [[Waktu Greenwich|GMT]]
|round = [[Babak grup Liga Champions UEFA 2003–2004#Arsenal v Lokomotiv Moscow|6]]
|team1 = [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] {{flagicon|ENG}}
|score = 2–0
|report = [http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2003/matches/round=1712/match=1056880/postmatch/report/index.html Report]
|team2 = {{flagicon|RUS}} [[FC Lokomotiv Moscow|Lokomotiv Moscow]]
|goals1 = [[Robert Pirès|Pires]] {{goal|12}}<br>[[Patrick Vieira|Vieira]] {{yel|14}}<br>[[Fredrik Ljungberg|Ljungberg]] {{goal|67}}
|goals2 = [[Vadim Evseev|Evseev]] {{yel|38}}<br>[[Jacob Lekgetho|Lekgetho]] {{sent off|2|8||45}}
|stadium = [[Stadion Arsenal|Highbury]]
|location = London, Inggris
|attendance = 35.343
|referee = [[Ľuboš Micheľ]] ([[Asosiasi Sepak Bola Slovenia|Slovenia]])
|result = W
}}
<small>'''Warna:''' Hijau = Arsenal menang; Kuning = seri; Merah = lawan menang.</small>
 
=== Babak gugur ===
{{main|Babak gugur Liga Champions UEFA 2003–2004}}
 
==== Babak 16 besar ====
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|2004|2|24|df=y}}
|time = 20:45 [[Waktu Eropa Tengah|CET]]
|round = [[Babak gugur Liga Champions UEFA 2003–2004#Celta Vigo v Arsenal|Leg pertama]]
|team1 = [[Celta de Vigo|Celta Vigo]] {{flagicon|ESP}}
|score = 2–3
|report = [http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2003/matches/round=1713/match=1059558/postmatch/report/index.html Report]
|team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|goals1 = [[Luís Eduardo Schmidt|Edu]] {{goal|27}}<br>[[Sylvinho]] {{yel|45}}<br>[[José Ignacio Sáenz|José Ignacio]] {{goal|64}}
|goals2 = [[Edu Gaspar|Edu]] {{goal|18||58}}, {{yel|87}}<br>[[Robert Pirès|Pires]] {{goal|80}}<br>[[Thierry Henry|Henry]] {{yel|88}}
|stadium = [[Balaídos]]
|location = [[Vigo]], Spanyol
|attendance = 21.000
|referee = [[Anders Frisk]] ([[Asosiasi Sepak Bola Swedia|Swedia]])
|result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|2004|3|10|df=y}}
|time = 19:45 [[Waktu Musim Panas Britania|BST]]
|round = [[Babak gugur Liga Champions UEFA 2003–2004#Arsenal v Celta Vigo|Leg kedua]]
|team1 = [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] {{flagicon|ENG}}
|score = 2–0
|aggregatescore= 5–2
|report = [http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2003/matches/round=1713/match=1059566/postmatch/report/index.html Report]
|team2 = {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Celta de Vigo|Celta Vigo]]
|goals1 = [[Thierry Henry|Henry]] {{goal|14||34}}
|goals2 = [[Fernando Cáceres|Cáceres]] {{sent off|2|36||74}}
|stadium = [[Stadion Arsenal|Highbury]]
|location = London, Inggris
|attendance = 35.402
|referee = Pierluigi Collina ([[Federasi Sepak Bola Italia|Italia]])
|result = W
}}
<small>'''Warna:''' Hijau = Arsenal menang; Kuning = seri; Merah = lawan menang.</small>
 
==== Perempat final ====
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|2004|3|24|df=y}}
|time = 19:45 [[Waktu Musim Panas Britania|BST]]
|round = [[Babak gugur Liga Champions UEFA 2003–2004#Chelsea v Arsenal|Leg pertama]]
|team1 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] {{flagicon|ENG}}
|score = 1–1
|report = [http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2003/matches/round=1714/match=1062125/postmatch/report/index.html Report]
|team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|goals1 = [[Eiður Guðjohnsen|Guðjohnsen]] {{goal|53}}<br>[[Claude Makelele|Makelele]] {{yel|65}}<br>[[Marcel Desailly|Desailly]] {{sent off|2|80|83}}
|goals2 = [[Robert Pires|Pires]] {{goal|59}}
|stadium = [[Stamford Bridge]]
|location = London, Inggris
|attendance = 40.778
|referee = Manuel Mejuto González ([[Federasi Sepak Bola Kerajaan Spanyol|Spanyol]])
|result = D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|2004|4|6|df=y}}
|time = 19:45 [[Waktu Musim Panas Britania|BST]]
|round = [[Babak gugur Liga Champions UEFA 2003–2004#Arsenal v Chelsea|Leg kedua]]
|team1 = [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] {{flagicon|ENG}}
|score = 1–2
|aggregatescore= 2–3
|report = [http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2003/matches/round=1714/match=1062129/postmatch/report/index.html Report]
|team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|goals1 = [[Lauren Etame Mayer|Lauren]] {{yel|36}}<br>[[José Antonio Reyes|Reyes]] {{goal|45+1}}
|goals2 = [[William Gallas|Gallas]] {{yel|9}}<br>[[Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink|Hasselbaink]] {{yel|15}}<br>[[Frank Lampard|Lampard]] {{goal|51}}<br>[[Joe Cole|Cole]] {{yel|84}}<br>[[Wayne Bridge|Bridge]] {{goal|87}}
|stadium = [[Stadion Arsenal|Highbury]]
|location = London, Inggris
|attendance = 35.486
|referee = Markus Merk ([[Asosiasi Sepak Bola Jerman|Jerman]])
|result = L
}}
<small>'''Warna:''' Hijau = Arsenal menang; Kuning = seri; Merah = lawan menang.</small>
 
== Statistik pemain ==
;Kunci
{{col-begin}}
{{col-3}}
'''No.''' = Nomor Skuad
 
'''Pos''' = Posisi pemain
 
'''Nat.''' = Warga negara
 
'''Apps''' = Penampilan
{{col-3}}
'''GK''' = [[Penjaga gawang (sepak bola)|Penjaga gawang]]
 
'''DF''' = [[Bek (sepak bola)|Bek]]
 
'''MF''' = [[Gelandang (sepak bola)|Gelandang]]
 
'''FW''' = [[Penyerang (sepak bola)|Penyerang]]
{{col-3}}
[[Berkas:Yellow card.svg|12px|alt=|Kartu kuning]] = Kartu kuning
 
[[Berkas:Red card.svg|12px|alt=|Kartu Merah]] = Kartu merah
{{col-end}}
 
''Angka dalam tanda kurung menunjukkan penampilan sebagai [[pemain cadangan]]. Pemain dengan nama menembus dan ditandai {{dagger|alt=Meninggalkan klub selama berlangsungnya musim}} meninggalkan klub selama berlangsungnya musim.''
 
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan="2"|No.
!rowspan="2"|Pos.
!rowspan="2"|Nat.
! rowspan="2" style="width:160px;"|Nama
! colspan="2" style="width:87px;"|[[Liga Utama Inggris 2003–2004|Liga Utama Inggris]]
! colspan="2" style="width:87px;"|[[Piala FA 2003–2004|Piala FA]]
! colspan="2" style="width:87px;"|[[Piala Liga Inggris 2003–2004|Piala Liga]]
! colspan="2" style="width:87px;"|[[Community Shield FA 2003|Community Shield]]
! colspan="2" style="width:87px;"|[[Liga Champions UEFA 2003–2004|Liga Champions]]
! colspan="2" style="width:87px;"|Total
! colspan="2" style="width:87px;"|Disiplin
|-
!Apps
!Gol
!Apps
!Gol
!Apps
!Gol
!Apps
!Gol
!Apps
!Gol
!Apps
!Gol
![[Berkas:Yellow card.svg|13px|Booked|alt=A yellow rectangular card]]
![[Berkas:Red card.svg|13px|Sent off|alt=A red rectangular card]]
|-
|1
|GK
|{{Flag|GER}}
!scope="row"|[[Jens Lehmann]]
||38||0||5||0||0||0||1||0||10||0||54||0||3||0
|-
|3
|DF
|{{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|[[Ashley Cole]]
||32||0||4||0||1||0||1||0||9||1||47||1||6||1
|-
|4
|MF
|{{Flag|FRA}}
!scope="row"|[[Patrick Vieira]]
||29||3||5||0||2||0||1||0||6 (1)||0||43 (1)||3||13||1
|-
|5
|DF
|{{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|[[Martin Keown]]
||3 (7)||0||1||0||3||0||0||0||1||0||8 (7)||0||1||1
|-
|7
|MF
|{{Flag|FRA}}
!scope="row"|[[Robert Pirès]]
||33 (3)||14||3 (1)||1||0||0||(1)||0||10||4||46 (5)||19||1||0
|-
|8
|MF
|{{Flag|SWE}}
!scope="row"|[[Fredrik Ljungberg]]
||27 (3)||4||4||4||0||0||1||0||8 (1)||2||40 (4)||10||2||0
|-
|9
|FW
|{{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|<s>[[Francis Jeffers]]</s> {{dagger|alt=Meninggalkan klub selama berlangsungnya musim}}
||0||0||0||0||0||0||(1)||0||0||0||(1)||0||0||1
|-
|9
|FW
|{{Flag|ESP}}
!scope="row"|[[José Antonio Reyes]]
||7 (6)||2||2 (1)||2||1||0||0||0||2 (2)||1||12 (9)||5||0||0
|-
|10
|FW
|{{Flag|NED}}
!scope="row"|[[Dennis Bergkamp]]
||21 (7)||4||3||1||0||0||1||0||4 (2)||0||29 (9)||5||2||0
|-
|11
|FW
|{{Flag|FRA}}
!scope="row"|[[Sylvain Wiltord]]
||8 (4)||3||0||0||3||1||(1)||0||3 (1)||0||14 (6)||4||0||0
|-
|12
|DF
|{{Flag|CMR}}
!scope="row"|[[Lauren Etame Mayer|Lauren]]
||30 (2)||0||5||0||1||0||1||0||8||0||45 (2)||0||7||0
|-
|14
|FW
|{{Flag|FRA}}
!scope="row"|[[Thierry Henry]]
||37||30||2 (1)||3||0||0||1||1||10||5||50 (1)||39||4||0
|-
|15
|MF
|{{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|[[Ray Parlour]]
||16 (9)||0||2 (1)||0||3||0||1||0||4 (1)||0||26 (11)||0||8||0
|-
|16
|MF
|{{Flag|NED}}
!scope="row"|<s>[[Giovanni van Bronckhorst]]</s> {{dagger|alt=Meninggalkan klub selama berlangsungnya musim}}
||0||0||0||0||0||0||(1)||0||0||0||(1)||0||0||0
|-
|17
|MF
|{{Flag|BRA}}
!scope="row"|[[Edu Gaspar|Edu]]
||13 (17)||2||4 (1)||1||4||1||(1)||0||7 (1)||3||28 (20)||7||5||0
|-
|18
|DF
|{{Flag|FRA}}
!scope="row"|[[Pascal Cygan]]
||10 (8)||0||0||0||3||0||0||0||2 (1)||0||15 (9)||0||2||0
|-
|19
|MF
|{{Flag|BRA}}
!scope="row"|[[Gilberto Silva]]
||29 (3)||4||3||0||1||0||1||0||5 (3)||0||40 (6)||4||5||0
|-
|22
|DF
|{{Flag|FRA}}
!scope="row"|[[Gaël Clichy]]
||7 (5)||0||1 (3)||0||5||0||0||0||1||0||14 (8)||0||1||0
|-
|23
|DF
|{{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|[[Sol Campbell]]
||35||1||5||0||0||0||1||0||9||0||50||1||3||1
|-
|25
|FW
|{{Flag|NGR}}
!scope="row"|[[Nwankwo Kanu]]
||3 (7)||1||1 (2)||0||4||2||0||0||1 (6)||0||9 (15)||3||0||0
|-
|27
|DF
|{{Flag|GRE}}
!scope="row"|[[Stathis Tavlaridis]]
||0||0||0||0||3||0||0||0||0||0||3||0||1||0
|-
|28
|DF
|{{Flag|CIV}}
!scope="row"|[[Kolo Touré]]
||36 (1)||1||4 (1)||2||2||0||1||0||10||0||53 (2)||3||6||0
|-
|30
|FW
|{{Flag|FRA}}
!scope="row"|[[Jérémie Aliadière]]
||3 (7)||0||1||0||3||0||0||4||(1)||0||7 (8)||4||2||0
|-
|32
|FW
|{{Flag|CZE}}
!scope="row"|[[Michal Papadopulos]]
||0||0||0||0||(1)||0||0||0||0||0||(1)||0||0||0
|-
|33
|GK
|{{Flag|IRL}}
!scope="row"|[[Graham Stack]]
||0||0||0||0||5||0||0||0||0||0||5||0||0||0
|-
|39
|MF
|{{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|[[David Bentley]]
||1||0||(2)||1||4||0||0||0||(1)||0||5 (3)||1||1||0
|-
|45
|DF
|{{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|[[Justin Hoyte]]
||(1)||0||0||0||2||0||0||0||0||0||2 (1)||0||0||0
|-
|51
|DF
|{{Flag|USA}}
!scope="row"|[[Frank Simek]]
||0||0||0||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||1||0
|-
|52
|FW
|{{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|[[John Spicer]]
||0||0||0||0||(1)||0||0||0||0||0||(1)||0||0||0
|-
|53
|MF
|{{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|[[Jerome Thomas]]
||0||0||0||0||1 (2)||0||0||0||0||0||1 (2)||0||0||0
|-
|54
|FW
|{{Flag|GHA}}
!scope="row"|[[Quincy Owusu-Abeyie]]
||0||0||0||0||1 (2)||0||0||0||0||0||1 (2)||0||0||0
|-
|55
|MF
|{{Flag|ISL}}
!scope="row"|[[Ólafur Ingi Skúlason]]
||0||0||0||0||(1)||0||0||0||0||0||(1)||0||0||0
|-
|56
|FW
|{{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|[[Ryan Smith]]
||0||0||0||0||(3)||0||0||0||0||0||(3)||0||0||0
|-
|57
|MF
|{{Flag|ESP}}
!scope="row"|[[Cesc Fàbregas]]
||0||0||0||0||2 (1)||1||0||0||0||0||2 (1)||1||0||0
|}
 
<small>Source:</small><ref>{{cite web |url=http://espnfc.com/team/squad/_/id/359/season/2003/league/all/arsenal?cc=5739 |title=Arsenal squad statistics – 2003/04 |work=ESPN FC |accessdate=10 April 2004}}</ref>
 
== Penghargaan ==
Sebagai penghargaan atas pencapaian tim, Wenger dianugerahi Barclaycard Manager of the Year. Seorang juru bicara panel penghargaan mengatakan tentang keputusan itu: "Arsene Wenger adalah penerima yang sangat layak atas penghargaan ini dan telah mengirim timnya ke dalam buku-buku sejarah. Arsenal telah memainkan sepakbola menyerang yang menarik sepanjang musim dan menyelesaikannya tanpa terkalahkan adalah prestasi yang mungkin tidak dapat diulang selama 100 tahun lagi."[214] Henry diberi penghargaan PFA Players' Player of the Year oleh rekan-rekannya dan Pemain Sepak Bola Tahun Ini FWA Tahun oleh para penulis sepak bola untuk musim kedua berturut-turut. Ia menjadi peringkat kedua di Pemain Terbaik Dunia FIFA 2003 dan Ballon d'Or 2003.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/nedved-henry-deserved-to-win-6971310.html |title=Nedved: Henry deserved to win |newspaper=Evening Standard |location=London |date=23 Desember 2003 |accessdate=5 Oktober 2013}}</ref>
 
Tiga pemain Arsenal menerima penghargaan Premier League Player of the Month – Henry dua kali pada Januari dan April 2004, dan Bergkamp dan Edu membagikan penghargaan itu pada Februari 2004 setelah para juri "merasa sudah sepantasnya kita membuat penghargaan bersama."<ref>{{cite news |title=Arsenal treble |page=40 |newspaper=Evening Times |location=Glasgow |date=13 Maret 2004}}</ref> Wenger adalah Premier League Manager of the Month pada Agustus 2003 dan Februari 2004.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/managers/1137/overview |publisher=Premier League|accessdate=10 Juli 2016|title=Manager profile, Arsene Wenger}}</ref>
 
== Catatan ==