title: 2003–04 Dundee F.C. season
text: # 2003–04 Dundee F.C. season
  
  The 2003–04 season saw Dundee compete in the Scottish Premier League where they finished in 7th position with 46 points.
  
  ## Final league table
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Celtic | 38 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 105 | 25 | +80 | 98 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
  | 2 | Rangers | 38 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 76 | 33 | +43 | 81 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
  | 3 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 56 | 40 | +16 | 68 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
  | 4 | Dunfermline Athletic | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 53 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
  | 5 | Dundee United | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 47 | 60 | −13 | 49 | |
  | 6 | Motherwell | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 46 | |
  | 7 | Dundee | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 48 | 57 | −9 | 46 | |
  | 8 | Hibernian | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 41 | 60 | −19 | 44 | Qualification for the UEFA Intertoto Cup second round |
  | 9 | Livingston | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 48 | 57 | −9 | 43 | |
  | 10 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 51 | 74 | −23 | 42 | |
  | 11 | Aberdeen | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 39 | 63 | −24 | 34 | |
  | 12 | Partick Thistle | 38 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 39 | 67 | −28 | 26 | Relegation to the Scottish First Division |
  
  * ↑ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.
  * ↑ As Celtic, the 2003–04 Scottish Cup winners, qualified for the UEFA Champions League via their league position, the place in the UEFA Cup was passed onto Dunfermline Athletic, the cup runners-up.
  * ↑ Hibernian qualified for the 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup as the highest placed team to apply to participate in the competition.
  
  ## Results
  
  Dundee's score comes first
  
  ### Legend
  
  | Win | Draw | Loss |
  | - | - | - |
  
  ### Scottish Premier League
  
  | Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 9 August 2003 | Motherwell | A | 3–0 | 6,812 | Rae 23', Wilkie 43', Smith 84' |
  | 2 | 17 August 2003 | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 0–2 | 7,750 | |
  | 3 | 23 August 2003 | Livingston | H | 2–1 | 5,815 | Novo (2) 17', 84' |
  | 4 | 31 August 2003 | Kilmarnock | A | 1–1 | 5,973 | Novo 54' |
  | 5 | 13 September 2003 | Celtic | H | 0–1 | 10,647 | |
  | 6 | 20 September 2003 | Aberdeen | H | 2–0 | 7,887 | Cowan 28', Novo 82' |
  | 7 | 27 September 2003 | Rangers | A | 1–3 | 49,548 | Novo 77' |
  | 8 | 4 October 2003 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–2 | 11,358 | Novo 16', Rae 64' |
  | 9 | 18 October 2003 | Partick Thistle | H | 1–0 | 6,497 | Novo 55' |
  | 10 | 26 October 2003 | Dundee United | A | 1–1 | 12,292 | Novo 20' |
  | 11 | 1 November 2003 | Hibernian | H | 1–1 | 7,032 | Novo 33' |
  | 12 | 8 November 2003 | Motherwell | H | 0–1 | 6,374 | |
  | 13 | 22 November 2003 | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 0–2 | 5,490 | |
  | 14 | 29 November 2003 | Livingston | A | 1–1 | 4,625 | Fotheringham 84' |
  | 15 | 6 December 2003 | Kilmarnock | H | 1–2 | 6,954 | Novo 32' |
  | 16 | 13 December 2003 | Celtic | A | 2–3 | 57,573 | Fotheringham 20', Mair 90' |
  | 17 | 20 December 2003 | Aberdeen | A | 2–2 | 10,354 | Hutchinson 45', Novo 52' |
  | 18 | 28 December 2003 | Rangers | H | 0–2 | 10,948 | |
  | 19 | 6 January 2004 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–2 | 6,387 | McLean 80' |
  | 20 | 17 January 2004 | Partick Thistle | A | 2–1 | 4,690 | Novo 85', Smith 89' |
  | 21 | 25 January 2004 | Dundee United | H | 2–1 | 10,747 | Novo 48', Lovell 70' |
  | 22 | 25 January 2004 | Hibernian | A | 1–1 | 8,023 | Fotheringham 44' |
  | 23 | 11 February 2004 | Motherwell | A | 3–5 | 4,247 | Barrett (2) 11', 28', Novo 58' |
  | 24 | 14 February 2004 | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 0–1 | 5,643 | |
  | 25 | 21 February 2004 | Livingston | H | 1–0 | 6,108 | Milne 59' |
  | 26 | 28 February 2004 | Kilmarnock | A | 2–4 | 5,454 | Novo 6', Milne 62' |
  | 27 | 13 March 2004 | Aberdeen | H | 1–1 | 6,839 | Fotheringham 8' |
  | 28 | 17 March 2004 | Celtic | H | 1–2 | 8,539 | Kneißl 90' |
  | 29 | 20 March 2004 | Rangers | A | 0–4 | 49,364 | |
  | 30 | 27 March 2004 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–3 | 10,491 | Milne 8' |
  | 31 | 3 April 2004 | Partick Thistle | H | 2–1 | 5,084 | Milne 2', Novo 90' |
  | 32 | 11 April 2004 | Dundee United | A | 2–2 | 9,571 | Lovell 18', Milne 39' |
  | 33 | 17 April 2004 | Hibernian | H | 2–2 | 5,508 | Lovell 38', Milne 90' |
  | 34 | 24 April 2004 | Partick Thistle | A | 1–0 | 2,727 | Lovell 71' |
  | 35 | 1 May 2004 | Hibernian | A | 0–1 | 6,180 | |
  | 36 | 8 May 2004 | Kilmarnock | H | 2–0 | 4,942 | Milne 6', Novo 80' |
  | 37 | 12 May 2004 | Livingston | H | 2–0 | 4,954 | Novo (2) 5', 90' |
  | 38 | 15 May 2004 | Aberdeen | A | 2–1 | 7,878 | Milne 73', Lovell 90' |
  
  ### Scottish Cup
  
  | Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | R3 | 10 January 2004 | Aberdeen | A | 0–0 | 11,012 | |
  | R3 Replay | 21 January 2004 | Aberdeen | H | 2–3 | 5,857 | Robb 9', Novo 90' |
  
  ### Scottish League Cup
  
  | Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | R3 | 29 October 2003 | Clyde | A | 5–2 | 1,701 | Novo 4', Wilkie 66', Ravanelli (3) 73', 74', 80' |
  | QF | 3 December 2003 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–0 | 7,130 | Linn 107' |
  | SF | 3 February 2004 | Livingston | H | 0–1 | 6,660 | |
  
  ### UEFA Cup
  
  | Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | QR 1st leg | 14 August 2003 | Vllaznia Shkodër | A | 2–0 | 10,000 | Lovell 44', Novo 47' |
  | QR 2nd leg | 28 August 2003 | Vllaznia Shkodër | H | 4–0 | 7,000 | Novo (2) 2', 89', Sara 40', Rae 50' |
  | R1 1st leg | 24 September 2003 | Perugia | H | 1–2 | 9,111 | Novo 64' |
  | R1 2nd leg | 15 October 2003 | Perugia | A | 0–1 | 10,000 | |
  