2003–04 ULEB Cup explained

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ULEB Cup
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T Color:
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Season:2003–04
Champions: Hapoel Jerusalem
1st title
Runners Up: Real Madrid
Teams:36 (competition proper)
Finals Mvp N:RUS
Finals Mvp Link:EuroCup Basketball Finals MVP
Pir:28.0
Pir N:BUL
Ppg:26.6
Ppg N:USA
Rpg:11.5
Rpg N:NED
Apg:4.8
Apg N:CRO

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 the competition. 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
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4
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3
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3
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2
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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

Key to colors
    Top two places in each group, plus highest-ranked third-place team, advance to Top 16

Group A

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1. Breil Milano10 8 2 787 684 103
2. Real Madrid10 7 3 804 728 76
3. Lukoil Academic10 7 3 855 828 27
4. Opel Skyliners10 6 4 786 715 71
5. Zagreb10 2 8 776 882 -106
6. Demon Ricoh Astronauts10 0 10 656 827 -171

Group B

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1. Caprabo Lleida10 8 2 796 729 67
2. 10 7 3 770 670 100
3. RheinEnergie Köln10 6 4 740 785 -45
4. Zadar10 5 5 773 734 39
5. Atlas10 3 7 748 774 -26
6. Superfund Bulls10 1 9 710 845 -135

Group C

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1. Metis Varese10 7 3 844 770 74
2. Ventspils10 7 3 811 772 39
3. Spirou10 6 4 756 759 -3
4. Crvena zvezda10 5 5 819 815 4
5. Etosa Alicante10 3 7 769 820 -51
6. Gravelines-Dunkerque10 2 8 705 768 -63

Group D

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1. Reflex10 9 1 806 714 92
2. Hapoel Jerusalem10 6 4 833 800 33
3. DKV Joventut10 6 4 801 781 20
4. Go Pass Verviers-Pepinster10 3 7 755 779 -24
5. Carisbo Virtus Bologna10 3 7 769 816 -53
6. Telekom Bonn10 3 7 747 815 -68

Group E

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1. Adecco Estudiantes10 9 1 833 728 105
2. Makedonikos10 6 4 778 786 -8
3. Le Mans10 5 5 791 773 18
4. Budućnost10 5 5 820 835 -15
5. EiffelTowers Nijmegen10 3 7 818 832 -14
6. Energy Braunschweig10 2 8 769 855 -86

Group F

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1. Lietuvos rytas10 8 2 786 660 126
2. Prokom Trefl Sopot10 7 3 790 696 94
3. Brighton Bears10 4 6 791 807 -16
4. Split CO10 4 6 792 868 -76
5. Cholet10 4 6 762 817 -55
6. Ionikos Egnatia Bank10 3 7 794 867 -73

Elimination rounds

Bracket

Source: ULEB Cup

Top 16

See main article: 2003–04 ULEB Cup Top 16.

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Quarterfinals

See main article: 2003–04 ULEB Cup Quarter finals.

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Semifinals

See main article: 2003–04 ULEB Cup Semi finals.

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Final

April 13, Spiroudome, Charleroi|}

Finals MVP

External links