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2003–04 ULEB Cup
Basketball tournament
Basketball tournament
| Field | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| prevseason | [2002–03](2002-03-uleb-cup) | ||
| nextseason | [2004–05](2004-05-uleb-cup) | ||
| title | ULEB Cup | ||
| t_bg | #212A6B | ||
| t_color | #FFFFFF; border:#F21A22 1px solid; | ||
| season | 2003–04 | ||
| champions | ISR **Hapoel Jerusalem** | ||
| 1st title | |||
| runners_up | ESP Real Madrid | ||
| teams | 36 (competition proper) | ||
| finals_MVP | Kelly McCarty | finals_MVP_n = RUS | |
| finals_MVP_link | EuroCup Basketball Finals MVP | ||
| PIR_leader | Priest Lauderdale | pir = 28.0 | pir_n = BUL |
| top_scorer | Rasheed Brokenborough | ppg = 26.6 | ppg_n = USA |
| rebounds_leader | Geert Hammink | rpg = 11.5 | rpg_n = NED |
| assists_leader | Ivan Tomas | apg = 4.8 | apg_n = CRO |
1st title The 2003–04 ULEB Cup was the second season of the second-tier level European professional club basketball competition, EuroCup Basketball, organized by the Euroleague Basketball Company. The EuroCup is the European-wide league level that is one tier below the EuroLeague level. Thirty-six teams participated in thus expanded edition, including 7 league champions. The final was held on April 13, in Charleroi, Belgium, between Real Madrid and Hapoel Jerusalem, the latter winning it by a score of 83–72.
Team allocation
For the first time teams from Israel, Lithuania, Greece, Latvia, Bulgaria, Poland, Austria and England joined the competition which was undisputedly considered now the 2nd tier of European club basketball. Three out of the 36 teams were domestic champions.
Teams
| Country | Teams | Clubs (ranking in national league) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESP Spain | 6 | Adecco Estudiantes (4th) | ||
| GER Germany | 4 | Telekom Bonn (1st) | ||
| SCG Serbia & Montenegro | 4 | Reflex (2nd) | ||
| CRO Croatia | 3 | Split CO (1st) | ||
| FRA France | 3 | Le Mans (3rd) | ||
| ITA Italy | 3 | Breil Milano (5th) | ||
| BEL Belgium | 2 | Spirou (1st) | ||
| GRE Greece | 2 | Ionikos Egnatia Bank (8th) | ||
| NED Netherlands | 2 | Demon Ricoh Astronauts (2nd) | ||
| AUT Austria | 1 | Superfund Bulls (1st) | ||
| BUL Bulgaria | 1 | Lukoil Academic (1st) | ||
| ENG England | 1 | Brighton Bears (2nd) | ||
| ISR Israel | 1 | Hapoel Jerusalem (8th) | ||
| LAT Latvia | 1 | Ventspils (1st) | ||
| LTU Lithuania | 1 | Lietuvos rytas (2nd) | ||
| POL Poland | 1 | Prokom Trefl Sopot (2nd) |
Format
The 2003–04 ULEB Cup featured a total of 36 teams, divided into six groups of six. The round-robin group stage was followed by knock-out stages. The regular season began in November 2003.
Regular season
All 36 teams in 6 groups played a round-robin competition, home and away. Two teams from each group advanced to the knockout stage (eighth-finals). Four teams with best third place records in their respective groups also advanced to the knockout stage.
Eighth-finals
The winners from the eighthfinals advanced to the quarterfinals. The matches were played as two games, home and away. The match winners were determined by point differential.
Quarterfinals
The winners from the quarterfinals advanced to the semifinals. The matches were played as two games, home and away. The match winners were determined by point differential.
Semifinals
The winners from the semifinals advanced to the finals. The matches were played as two games, home and away. The match winners were determined by point differential.
Final
The match was played as one game.
Regular season
| Top two places in each group, plus highest-ranked third-place team, advance to Top 16 |
|---|
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | ITA Breil Milano | 10 | 8 | 2 | 787 | 684 |
| 2. | ESP Real Madrid | 10 | 7 | 3 | 804 | 728 |
| 3. | BUL Lukoil Academic | 10 | 7 | 3 | 855 | 828 |
| 4. | GER Opel Skyliners | 10 | 6 | 4 | 786 | 715 |
| 5. | CRO Zagreb | 10 | 2 | 8 | 776 | 882 |
| 6. | NED Demon Ricoh Astronauts | 10 | 0 | 10 | 656 | 827 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | ESP Caprabo Lleida | 10 | 8 | 2 | 796 | 729 |
| 2. | ESP Auna Gran Canaria | 10 | 7 | 3 | 770 | 670 |
| 3. | GER RheinEnergie Köln | 10 | 6 | 4 | 740 | 785 |
| 4. | CRO Zadar | 10 | 5 | 5 | 773 | 734 |
| 5. | SCG Atlas | 10 | 3 | 7 | 748 | 774 |
| 6. | AUT Superfund Bulls | 10 | 1 | 9 | 710 | 845 |
|}
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | ITA Metis Varese | 10 | 7 | 3 | 844 | 770 |
| 2. | LAT Ventspils | 10 | 7 | 3 | 811 | 772 |
| 3. | BEL Spirou | 10 | 6 | 4 | 756 | 759 |
| 4. | SCG Crvena zvezda | 10 | 5 | 5 | 819 | 815 |
| 5. | ESP Etosa Alicante | 10 | 3 | 7 | 769 | 820 |
| 6. | FRA Gravelines-Dunkerque | 10 | 2 | 8 | 705 | 768 |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | SCG Reflex | 10 | 9 | 1 | 806 | 714 |
| 2. | ISR Hapoel Jerusalem | 10 | 6 | 4 | 833 | 800 |
| 3. | ESP DKV Joventut | 10 | 6 | 4 | 801 | 781 |
| 4. | BEL Go Pass Verviers-Pepinster | 10 | 3 | 7 | 755 | 779 |
| 5. | ITA Carisbo Virtus Bologna | 10 | 3 | 7 | 769 | 816 |
| 6. | GER Telekom Bonn | 10 | 3 | 7 | 747 | 815 |
|}
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | ESP Adecco Estudiantes | 10 | 9 | 1 | 833 | 728 |
| 2. | GRE Makedonikos | 10 | 6 | 4 | 778 | 786 |
| 3. | FRA Le Mans | 10 | 5 | 5 | 791 | 773 |
| 4. | SCG Budućnost | 10 | 5 | 5 | 820 | 835 |
| 5. | NED EiffelTowers Nijmegen | 10 | 3 | 7 | 818 | 832 |
| 6. | GER Energy Braunschweig | 10 | 2 | 8 | 769 | 855 |
Group F
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | LTU Lietuvos rytas | 10 | 8 | 2 | 786 | 660 |
| 2. | POL Prokom Trefl Sopot | 10 | 7 | 3 | 790 | 696 |
| 3. | ENG Brighton Bears | 10 | 4 | 6 | 791 | 807 |
| 4. | CRO Split CO | 10 | 4 | 6 | 792 | 868 |
| 5. | FRA Cholet | 10 | 4 | 6 | 762 | 817 |
| 6. | GRE Ionikos Egnatia Bank | 10 | 3 | 7 | 794 | 867 |
|}
Elimination rounds
Bracket
|score-width=25
||GRE Makedonikos|89|58|ESP Caprabo Lleida|63|90 ||BEL Spirou|56|91|ESP Adecco Estudiantes|74|84 ||ESP Real Madrid|87|61|ESP Auna Gran Canaria|68|63 ||GER RheinEnergie Köln|81|62|ITA Metis Varese|70|81 ||LAT Ventspils|68|89|SCG Reflex|79|95 ||ESP DKV Joventut|78|69|ITA Breil Milano|62|81 ||ISR Hapoel Jerusalem|77|82|POL Prokom Trefl Sopot|67|86 ||BUL Lukoil Academic|77|78|LTU Lietuvos rytas|80|105
||ESP Caprabo Lleida|82|68|ESP Adecco Estudiantes|73|96 ||ESP Real Madrid|68|62|ITA Metis Varese|67|57 ||SCG Reflex|81|79|ESP DKV Joventut|73|83 ||ISR Hapoel Jerusalem|79|80|LTU Lietuvos rytas|72|81
||ESP Adecco Estudiantes|75|73|ESP Real Madrid|83|82 ||SCG Reflex|70|76|ISR Hapoel Jerusalem|69|79
||ESP Real Madrid|72||ISR Hapoel Jerusalem|83|| Source: ULEB Cup
Top 16
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Quarterfinals
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Semifinals
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Final
April 13, Spiroudome, Charleroi |}
| 2003–04 ULEB Cup Champions |
|---|
| ISR |
| **Hapoel Jerusalem** |
| **1st title** |
Finals MVP
- United States Kelly McCarty (Hapoel Jerusalem)
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