European Cup · Phase 01 - Group E - Matchday 02
Stuttgart v Manchester United
2–1
Manchester United lost 1–2 to Stuttgart at Gottlieb-Daimler Stadium on Wednesday 1st October 2003 in the European Cup. Ruud van Nistelrooy (67') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- Half Time
- 50' Imre Szabics 1–0
- 52' Kevin Kuranyi 2–0
- 65' Quinton Fortune for O'Shea
- 67' Ruud van Nistelrooy pen 2–1
- 82' Diego Forlan for Ferdinand
- 90' Darren Fletcher for Ronaldo
- Full Time 2–1
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Quinton Fortune
65' for O'Shea
Diego Forlan
82' for Ferdinand
Darren Fletcher
90' for Ronaldo
Stuttgart Lineup
Starting XI
1 Timo Hildebrand G
2 Andreas Hinkel M
5 Marcelo Jose Bordon F
6 Fernando Meira D
8 Jurica Vranjes M
15 Aleksandr Hleb M
16 Horst Heldt M
19 Imre Szabics F
20 Zvonimir Soldo D
21 Philip Lahm D
22 Kevin Kuranyi F
Substitutes
7 Silvio Meissner on
11 Ioannis Amanatidis
12 Heiko Gerber on
13 Christian Tiffert on
14 Emanuel Centurion
18 Jeronimo Baretto Cacau
23 Dirk Heinen
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Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Felix Magath
Stuttgart
United vs Stuttgart History
Meeting 1 of 2
2
Played
1
Won
0
Drawn
1
Lost
3
Goals For
2
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Wednesday 1st October 2003. After this match United had played Stuttgart 1 time: 0W 0D 1L.
1 Oct 2003 L 1–2 This match
9 Dec 2003 W 2–0 EC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Away | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →