The 2003–04 National Football League was the eighth season of

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, 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. It was contested by 12 teams, and

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won the championship, in the month of April under the coach Subhas Bhowmick. Dempo came second and Mahindra came third. Indian Bank and

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were relegated from the National Football League next season.

League standings

Season statistics

Top scorers

Hat-tricks

:Note: (H) – Home; (A) – Away

References

External links

Season home
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