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{{Short description|8th season of National Football League}}
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = [[National Football League (India)|National Football League]]
| season = 2003–04
| dates = 28 November 2003 – 14 May 2004
| winners = [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]<br/>3rd NFL title<br/>3rd [[List of Indian football champions|Indian title]]
| runners-up = [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]]
| relegated = {{ubl|[[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan Sporting]]|[[Indian Bank Recreational Club|Indian Bank]]}}
| continentalcup1 =
| continentalcup1 qualifiers =
| continentalcup2 = [[2005 AFC Cup|AFC Cup]]
| continentalcup2 qualifiers = {{ubl|[[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]|[[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]]}}
| continentalcup3 =
| continentalcup3 qualifiers =
| league topscorer = [[Cristiano Júnior]] (15 goals)<ref>{{cite web |title= From the History Book|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=1965 |website=All India Football Federation |publisher=the-aiff.com |access-date=19 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717033518/https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=1965 |archive-date=17 July 2014}}</ref>
| biggest home win = {{ubl|East Bengal 4–0 Mohammedan Sporting<br>{{small|(16 January 2004)}}<ref>{{cite news |title=East Bengal downs Sporting |url=https://www.thehindu.com/2004/01/17/stories/2004011705802000.htm |access-date=24 October 2018 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=17 January 2004}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>|[[Vasco S.C.|Vasco]] 5–1 [[Mohun Bagan]]<br>{{small|(16 April 2004)}}<ref name="Pereira3">{{cite news |title=Vasco trounces Mohun Bagan |url=https://www.thehindu.com/2004/04/17/stories/2004041706002200.htm |access-date=24 October 2018 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=17 April 2004}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
}}
| biggest away win = {{nobreak|Mohammedan Sporting 1–5 [[Mahindra United F.C.|Mahindra United]]}}<br/>{{small|(17 March 2004)}}<ref name="Aboagye3">{{cite news |title=Felix stars in Mahindra's big win |url=https://www.thehindu.com/2004/03/18/stories/2004031802272100.htm |access-date=24 October 2018 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=18 March 2004}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
| highest scoring =
| total goals =
| average goals =
| longest wins =
| longest unbeaten =
| longest losses =
| highest attendance =
| lowest attendance =
| average attendance =
| prevseason = [[2002–03 National Football League (India)|2002–03]]
| nextseason = [[2004–05 National Football League (India)|2004–05]]
}}
The '''2003–04 National Football League''' was the eighth season of [[National Football League (India)|National Football League]], the top Indian league for association football clubs, since its inception in 1996.

==Overview==
The fixtures for the first phase of the season (till round 11) were announced on 20 November 2003.<ref>{{cite news |title=National Football League fixtures |url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/2003/nov/20nflfix.htm |access-date=24 October 2018 |work=Rediff.com |date=20 November 2003}}</ref> It was contested by 12 teams, Mohammedan SC and Sporting Club De Goa were promoted from NFL2. [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]] won the championship, in the month of April under the coach Subhas Bhowmick. Dempo came second and Mahindra came third. Indian Bank and [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]] were relegated from the National Football League next season.

==League standings==
{{Location map+|India |width=400|float=right|caption=Locations of teams in the 2003–04 National Football League|places={{Location map~ |India |lat=31.22000|long=75.77000 |label=[[JCT FC|JCT Mills]]|position=right }}
{{Location map~ |India |lat=13.08389|long=80.27 |label=[[Indian Bank Recreational Club|Indian Bank]]|position=bottom }}
{{Location map~ |India |lat=18.97500|long=72.82583 |label=[[Mahindra United FC|Mahindra United]]|position=left}}


{{Location map~ |India3 |lat=22.56972 |long=88.36972 |label= <div style="font-size:90%;">{{nobreak|Kolkata}}</div>|mark=Blue pog.svg|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |India3 |mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |marksize=1 |lat=19.00 |long=86.00 |label=<div style="font-size:90%;">'''{{nobreak|[[Football in Kolkata|Kolkata]] clubs:}}'''<br>
{{nobreak|[[East Bengal FC|East Bengal]]}}<br>
{{nobreak|[[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]}}<br>
{{nobreak|[[Mohun Bagan Super Giant|Mohun Bagan]]}}<br>
{{nobreak|[[Tollygunge Agragami FC|Tollygunge Agragami]]}}<br>
</div>
|position=right}}


{{Location map~ |India3 |lat=15.49300|long=73.81800 |label= <div style="font-size:90%;">{{nobreak|Goa}}</div>|mark=Blue pog.svg|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |India3 |mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |marksize=1 |lat=13.00 |long=86.00 |label=<div style="font-size:90%;">'''{{nobreak|[[Goa]] clubs:}}'''<br>
{{nobreak|[[Churchill Brothers FC Goa|Churchill Brothers]]}}<br>
{{nobreak|[[Dempo SC|Dempo]]}}<br>
{{nobreak|[[Salgaocar FC|Salgaocar]]}}<br>
{{nobreak|[[SC de Goa|Sporting Goa]]}}<br>
{{nobreak|[[Vasco SC|Vasco]]}}<br>
</div>
|position=right}}}}{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|show_limit=5
|sortable_table=y

|team1=EB |name_EB =[[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
|team2=DEM|name_DEM=[[Dempo Sports Club|Dempo]]
|team3=MAH|name_MAH=[[Mahindra United]]
|team4=CB |name_CB =[[Churchill Brothers Sports Club|Churchill Brothers]]
|team5=JCT|name_JCT=[[JCT FC|JCT Mills]]
|team6=VAS|name_VAS=[[Vasco Sports Club|Vasco]]
|team7=SAL|name_SAL=[[Salgaocar Sports Club|Salgaocar]]
|team8=SCG|name_SCG=[[Sporting Clube de Goa|Sporting Goa]]
|team9=MB |name_MB =[[Mohun Bagan]]
|team10=TA |name_TA =[[Tollygunge Agragami]]
|team11=MOH|name_MOH=[[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan Sporting]]
|team12=IB |name_IB =[[Indian Bank Recreational Club|Indian Bank]]

|win_EB =15|draw_EB =4|loss_EB =3|gf_EB =37|ga_EB =13|status_EB=C
|win_DEM=12|draw_DEM=9|loss_DEM=1|gf_DEM=28|ga_DEM=12
|win_MAH=12|draw_MAH=5|loss_MAH=5|gf_MAH=34|ga_MAH=21
|win_CB =10|draw_CB =6|loss_CB =6|gf_CB =29|ga_CB =24
|win_JCT=8|draw_JCT=9|loss_JCT=5|gf_JCT=23|ga_JCT=21
|win_VAS=6|draw_VAS=10|loss_VAS=6|gf_VAS=22|ga_VAS=19
|win_SAL=7|draw_SAL=6|loss_SAL=9|gf_SAL=24|ga_SAL=23
|win_SCG=7|draw_SCG=6|loss_SCG=9|gf_SCG=34|ga_SCG=35
|win_MB =6|draw_MB =6|loss_MB =10|gf_MB =22|ga_MB =23
|win_TA =4|draw_TA =8|loss_TA =10|gf_TA =16|ga_TA =24
|win_MOH=4|draw_MOH=7|loss_MOH=11|gf_MOH=20|ga_MOH=39|status_MOH=R
|win_IB =2|draw_IB =2|loss_IB =18|gf_IB =15|ga_IB =50|status_IB=R

|update=complete
|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india04.html rsssf.com]
}}

== Season statistics ==

=== Top scorers ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Rank
!Player
!Club
!Goals<ref>{{cite web |title=Leading Goal Scorers |url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/nflsco04.htm |publisher=Rediff.com |access-date=24 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040828213707/http://www.rediff.com/sports/nflsco04.htm |archive-date=28 August 2004 |date=14 May 2004}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="1"|1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Cristiano Júnior]]
|align="left"|East Bengal
|rowspan="1"|15
|-
|rowspan="1"|2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|GHA}} [[Yusif Yakubu]]
|align="left"|Churchill Brothers
|rowspan="1"|14
|-
|rowspan="1"|3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NGA}} [[Dudu Omagbemi]]
|align="left"|Mohammedan Sporting
|rowspan="1"|13
|-
|rowspan="1"|4
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Bhaichung Bhutia]]
|align="left"|East Bengal
|rowspan="1"|12
|-
|rowspan="1"|5
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NGA}} Abdul Seriki
|align="left"|Mohammedan Sporting
|rowspan="1"|11
|-
|rowspan="1"|6
|align="left"|{{flagicon|LBR}} [[Sunday Seah]]
|align="left"|Dempo
|rowspan="1"|9
|-
|rowspan="2"|7
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Abhishek Yadav (footballer)|Abhishek Yadav]]
|align="left"|Mahindra United
|rowspan="2"|7
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Harvinder Singh
|align="left"|JCT Mills
|}

===Hat-tricks===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Player !! For !! Against !! style="text-align:center"| Result !! Date !! {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
| [[Ashim Biswas (footballer)|Ashim Biswas]] || Mohun Bagan || Indian Bank || 3–0 (H) || 15 December 2003 || <ref>{{cite news |title=Biswas 'tricks' for Bagan |url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/2003/dec/15nfl-bagan.htm |access-date=24 October 2018 |work=Rediff.com |date=15 December 2003}}</ref>
|-
| [[Yusif Yakubu]] || Churchill Brothers || Indian Bank || 4–1 (H) || 5 March 2004 || <ref>{{cite news |title=Yakubu nets three in Churchill's big win |url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/2004/mar/05foot2.htm |access-date=24 October 2018 |work=Rediff.com |date=5 March 2004}}</ref>
|-
| [[Felix Aboagye]] || Mahindra United || Mohammedan Sporting || 5–1 (A) || 17 March 2004 || <ref name="Aboagye3"/>
|-
| [[Dudu Omagbemi]] || Sporting Clube || Indian Bank || 4–1 (H) || 5 April 2004 || <ref>{{cite news |title=Haywards Sporting downs Indian Bank |url=https://www.thehindu.com/2004/04/06/stories/2004040609272200.htm |access-date=24 October 2018 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=6 April 2004}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
|-
| Marcos Pereira || Vasco || Mohun Bagan || 5–1 (H) || 16 April 2004 || <ref name="Pereira3"/>
|}
:'''Note:''' (H) – Home; (A) – Away

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.rediff.com/sports/nfl03-04.htm Season home] at [[Rediff.com]]
* [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india04.html 8th National Football League] at [[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]]

{{National Football League seasons (India)}}
{{I-League seasons}}
{{2003–04 in Indian football}}
{{2004 in Asian football (AFC)}}

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