2003–04 ULEB Cup

Basketball tournament 2002–03 2004–05 2003–04 ULEB Cup 2003–04 ISR Hapoel Jerusalem (1st title) ESP Real Madrid 36 (competition proper) Kelly McCarty RUS EuroCup Basketball Finals MVP Priest Lauderdale 28.0 BUL Rasheed Brokenborough 26.6 USA Geert Hammink 11.5 NED Ivan Tomas 4.8 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 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) Auna Gran Canaria (5th) DKV Joventut (7th) Etosa Alicante (8th) Real Madrid (10th) Caprabo Lleida (11th) GER Germany 4 Telekom Bonn (1st) Energy Braunschweig (3rd) RheinEnergie Köln (4th) Opel Skyliners (5th) SCG Serbia & Montenegro 4 Reflex (2nd) Crvena zvezda (3rd) Budućnost (4th) Atlas CRO Croatia 3 Split CO (1st) Zadar (2nd) Zagreb (3rd) FRA France 3 Le Mans (3rd) Gravelines-Dunkerque (4th) Cholet (5th) ITA Italy 3 Breil Milano (5th) Metis Varese (12th) Carisbo Virtus Bologna (15th) BEL Belgium 2 Spirou (1st) Verviers-Pepinster (4th) GRE Greece 2 Ionikos Egnatia Bank (8th) Makedonikos (10th) NED Netherlands 2 Demon Ricoh Astronauts (2nd) EiffelTowers Nijmegen (5th) 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 + Key to colors     Top two places in each group, plus highest-ranked third-place team, advance to Top 16 Group A TeamPldWLPFPADiff 1. ITA Breil Milano 10 8 2 787 684 103 2. ESP Real Madrid 10 7 3 804 728 76 3. BUL Lukoil Academic 10 7 3 855 828 27 4. GER Opel Skyliners 10 6 4 786 715 71 5. CRO Zagreb 10 2 8 776 882 -106 6. NED Demon Ricoh Astronauts 10 0 10 656 827 -171Group B TeamPldWLPFPADiff 1. ESP Caprabo Lleida 10 8 2 796 729 67 2. ESP Auna Gran Canaria 10 7 3 770 670 100 3. GER RheinEnergie Köln 10 6 4 740 785 -45 4. CRO Zadar 10 5 5 773 734 39 5. SCG Atlas 10 3 7 748 774 -26 6. AUT Superfund Bulls 10 1 9 710 845 -135 Group C TeamPldWLPFPADiff 1. ITA Metis Varese 10 7 3 844 770 74 2. LAT Ventspils 10 7 3 811 772 39 3. BEL Spirou 10 6 4 756 759 -3 4. SCG Crvena zvezda 10 5 5 819 815 4 5. ESP Etosa Alicante 10 3 7 769 820 -51 6. FRA Gravelines-Dunkerque 10 2 8 705 768 -63Group D TeamPldWLPFPADiff 1. SCG Reflex 10 9 1 806 714 92 2. ISR Hapoel Jerusalem 10 6 4 833 800 33 3. ESP DKV Joventut 10 6 4 801 781 20 4. BEL Go Pass Verviers-Pepinster 10 3 7 755 779 -24 5. ITA Carisbo Virtus Bologna 10 3 7 769 816 -53 6. GER Telekom Bonn 10 3 7 747 815 -68 Group E TeamPldWLPFPADiff 1. ESP Adecco Estudiantes 10 9 1 833 728 105 2. GRE Makedonikos 10 6 4 778 786 -8 3. FRA Le Mans 10 5 5 791 773 18 4. SCG Budućnost 10 5 5 820 835 -15 5. NED EiffelTowers Nijmegen 10 3 7 818 832 -14 6. GER Energy Braunschweig 10 2 8 769 855 -86Group F TeamPldWLPFPADiff 1. LTU Lietuvos rytas 10 8 2 786 660 126 2. POL Prokom Trefl Sopot 10 7 3 790 696 94 3. ENG Brighton Bears 10 4 6 791 807 -16 4. CRO Split CO 10 4 6 792 868 -76 5. FRA Cholet 10 4 6 762 817 -55 6. GRE Ionikos Egnatia Bank 10 3 7 794 867 -73 Elimination rounds Bracket main 4 high 2+sum no yes Top16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals 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 2003–04 ULEB Cup Top 16 Makedonikos GRE 147–153 Caprabo Lleida ESP 89–63 58–90 2 Spirou BEL 147–158 Adecco Estudiantes ESP 56–74 91–84 2 Real Madrid ESP 148–131 Auna Gran Canaria ESP 87–68 61–63 1 RheinEnergie Köln GER 143–151 Metis Varese ITA 81–70 62–81 2 Ventspils LAT 157–174 Reflex SCG 68–79 89–95 2 DKV Joventut ESP 147–143 Breil Milano ITA 78–62 69–81 1 Hapoel Jerusalem ISR 159–153 Prokom Trefl Sopot POL 77–67 82–86 1 Lukoil Academic BUL 155–185 Lietuvos rytas LTU 77–80 78–105 2 |} Quarterfinals 2003–04 ULEB Cup Quarter finals Hapoel Jerusalem ISR 159–153 Lietuvos rytas LTU 79–72 80–81 1 Caprabo Lleida ESP 150–169 Adecco Estudiantes ESP 82–73 68–96 2 Real Madrid ESP 130–124 Metis Varese ITA 68–67 62–57 1 Reflex SCG 160–156 DKV Joventut ESP 81–73 79–83 1 |} Semifinals 2003–04 ULEB Cup Semi finals Reflex SCG 146–148 Hapoel Jerusalem ISR 70–69 76–79 2 Adecco Estudiantes ESP 148–165 Real Madrid ESP 75–83 73–82 2 |} Final 2003–04 ULEB Cup Final April 13, Spiroudome, Charleroi Real Madrid ESP 72–83 Hapoel Jerusalem ISR 2 |} 2003–04 ULEB Cup ChampionsISR 100px Hapoel Jerusalem 1st title Finals MVP United States Kelly McCarty (Hapoel Jerusalem) External links 2003-04 results and scoresheets ULEB Cup 2003–04 on Eurocupbasketball.com Eurobasket.com Category:2003–04 in European basketball Category:EuroCup Basketball seasons