SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549



                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


        Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): April 19, 2004

                          THE SPORTS CLUB COMPANY, INC.
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

                                    Delaware
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


        1-13290                                        95-4479735
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(Commission File Number)                   (IRS Employer Identification Number)


                     11100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 300
                          Los Angeles, California 90025
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                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

                  Registrant's telephone number, including area
                               code: 310-479-5200

                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)




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Item 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure

     As  reported  in  Registrant's  Current  Report on Form 8-K filed  with the
Securities and Exchange  Commission on April 16, 2004,  Nanette Pattee Francini,
without  disagreement  or  conflict,  resigned  her  position  as a Director  of
Registrant  effective April 8, 2004. At a Board meeting duly and validly held on
April 8, 2004 the Board elected Mr. Charles  Ferraro to fill the vacancy created
by Ms.  Francini's  resignation.  Effective April 19, 2004, Mr. Ferraro accepted
the position and was appointed to the Registrant's Board of Directors.

     The Board of  Directors  of  Registrant  is  currently  comprised  of seven
members.  Mr.  Ferraro  meets the  criteria of  "independent"  as defined by the
Securities  and Exchange  Commission  and the American  Stock  Exchange and will
bring the number of independent directors to four.  Biographical  information on
Mr. Ferraro follows:

     Charles J. Ferraro  brings an extensive  background  in the  management  of
service  industries  to the Board of  Directors,  having held various  executive
positions in the hotel industry over the past thirty-five years. Mr. Ferraro has
been with the Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts since 1980 and currently serves as
its Senior Vice  President of  Operations  with  operating  responsibilities  in
Texas, California,  Hawaii, Washington,  Florida, the Caribbean, Mexico, Central
America and South America.  Mr. Ferraro  graduated from Paul Smith's  College of
Hotel and Restaurant Management.




                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


Dated: April 23, 2004                       THE SPORTS CLUB COMPANY, INC.



                                            By:    /s/ Timothy O'Brien
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                                                       Timothy M. O'Brien
                                                       Chief Financial Officer




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