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2003–04 Chelsea F.C. season

The 2003–04 season was Chelsea F.C.'s 12th consecutive season in the Premier League and 98th year as a club. Manager Claudio Ranieri was sacked on 31 May 2004 and was replaced by José Mourinho. In July 2003, long-time chairman Ken Bates sold the club to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich.

Team kit
The team kit was produced by Umbro. The shirt sponsor was the airline Emirates; the kit bore the "Fly Emirates" logo. Chelsea's home kit was all blue with a white collar. Their new away kit was all white with black and blue stripes down the centre. Last season's away kit (all black with blue accents) was retained as the club's third kit. ==First team squad==
First team squad
:Squad at end of season ==Reserve squad==
Transfers
In Out Overall transfer activity Total Spending Summer: £111,150,000 Winter: £10,000,000 Total: £121,150,000 Income Summer: £500,000 Winter: £0 Total: £500,000 Expenditure Summer: £110,650,000 Winter: £10,000,000 Total: £120,650,000 ==Competitions==
Competitions
Premier League League table Results summary Matches UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round Group stage Knockout phase Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals FA Cup League Cup ==Statistics==
Statistics
Statistics taken from and [http://www.11v11.com/teams/chelsea/tab/players/season/2004. Squad details and shirt numbers from and [http://www.eufo.de/football/eng/2003/chela_fc.htm. ==References==
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