Template:Infobox football league season The 2003–04 National Football League was the eighth season of 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.[1] It was contested by 12 teams, Mohammedan SC and Sporting Club De Goa were promoted from NFL2. 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 were relegated from the National Football League next season.
League standings
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Season statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Cristiano Júnior | East Bengal | 15 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Yusif Yakubu | Churchill Brothers | 14 |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Dudu Omagbemi | Mohammedan Sporting | 13 |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Bhaichung Bhutia | East Bengal | 12 |
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Abdul Seriki | Mohammedan Sporting | 11 |
| 6 | Template:Flagicon Sunday Seah | Dempo | 9 |
| 7 | Template:Flagicon Abhishek Yadav | Mahindra United | 7 |
| Template:Flagicon Harvinder Singh | JCT Mills |
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Template:Tooltip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashim Biswas | Mohun Bagan | Indian Bank | 3–0 (H) | 15 December 2003 | [3] |
| Yusif Yakubu | Churchill Brothers | Indian Bank | 4–1 (H) | 5 March 2004 | [4] |
| Felix Aboagye | Mahindra United | Mohammedan Sporting | 5–1 (A) | 17 March 2004 | [5] |
| Dudu Omagbemi | Sporting Clube | Indian Bank | 4–1 (H) | 5 April 2004 | [6] |
| Marcos Pereira | Vasco | Mohun Bagan | 5–1 (H) | 16 April 2004 | [7] |
- Note: (H) – Home; (A) – Away
References
- ↑ National Football League fixtures. Rediff.com(20 November 2003). Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- ↑ Leading Goal Scorers. Rediff.com(14 May 2004). Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- ↑ Biswas 'tricks' for Bagan. Rediff.com(15 December 2003). Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- ↑ Yakubu nets three in Churchill's big win. Rediff.com(5 March 2004). Retrieved 24 October 2018.
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External links
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