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2003–04 ULEB Cup

2003–04 ULEB Cup

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 82–73.

ULEB Cup
Competition details
Season2003–04
Teams36 (competition proper)
Final positions
ChampionsIsraelHapoel Migdal Jerusalem
1st title
Runners-upSpainReal Madrid
Awards
Finals MVPRussiaKelly McCarty
Statistical leaders
Index RatingBulgariaPriest Lauderdale
28.0
PointsUnited StatesRasheed Brokenborough
26.6
ReboundsNetherlandsGeert Hammink
11.5
AssistsCroatiaIvan Tomas
4.8
← 2002–03

Teams of the 2003–2004 ULEB Cup

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.

Quarter-finals

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
ItalyBreil Milano1082787684103
SpainReal Madrid107380472876
BulgariaLukoil Academic107385582827
GermanyOpel Skyliners106478671571
CroatiaZagreb1028776882-106
NetherlandsDemon Astronauts10010656827-171

Group B

TeamPldWLPFPADiff
SpainCaprabo Lleida108279672967
SpainAuna Gran Canaria1073770670100
GermanyRheinEnergie Köln1064740785-45
CroatiaZadar105577373439
Serbia and MontenegroAtlas1037748774-26
AustriaSuperfund Bulls1019710845-135

Group C

TeamPldWLPFPADiff
ItalyMetis Varese107384477074
LatviaVentspils107381177239
BelgiumSpirou1064756759-3
Serbia and MontenegroCrvena zvezda10558198154
SpainEtosa Alicante1037769820-51
FranceGravelines-Dunkerque1028705768-63

Group D

TeamPldWLPFPADiff
Serbia and MontenegroReflex109180671492
IsraelHapoel Migdal106483380033
SpainDKV Joventut106480178120
BelgiumGo Pass Verviers-Pepinster1037755779-24
ItalyCarisbo Bologna1037769816-53
GermanyTelekom Bonn1037747815-68

Group E

TeamPldWLPFPADiff
SpainAdecco Estudiantes1091833728105
GreeceMakedonikos1064778786-8
FranceLe Mans105579177318
Serbia and MontenegroBudućnost1055820835-15
NetherlandsEiffelTowers Nijmegen1037818832-14
GermanyEnergy Braunschweig1028769855-86

Group F

TeamPldWLPFPADiff
LithuaniaLietuvos rytas1082786660126
PolandProkom Trefl Sopot107379069694
United KingdomBrighton Bears1046791807-16
CroatiaSplit CO1046792868-76
FranceCholet1046762817-55
GreeceIonikos Egnatia Bank1037794867-73

Top 16

Team 1Agg.Team 21st leg2nd leg
MakedonikosGreece147–153SpainCaprabo Lleida89–6358–90
SpirouBelgium147–158SpainAdecco Estudiantes56–7491–84
Real MadridSpain148–131SpainAuna Gran Canaria87–6861–63
RheinEnergie KölnGermany143–151ItalyMetis Varese81–7062–81
VentspilsLatvia157–174Serbia and MontenegroReflex68–7989–95
DKV JoventutSpain147–143ItalyBreil Milano78–6269–81
Hapoel MigdalIsrael159–153PolandProkom Trefl Sopot77–6782–86
Lukoil AcademicBulgaria155–185LithuaniaLietuvos rytas77–8078–105

Quarter finals

Team 1Agg.Team 21st leg2nd leg
Hapoel MigdalIsrael159–153LithuaniaLietuvos rytas79–7280–81
Caprabo LleidaSpain150–169SpainAdecco Estudiantes82–7368–96
Real MadridSpain130–124ItalyMetis Varese68–6762–57
ReflexSerbia and Montenegro160–156SpainDKV Joventut81–7379–83

Semi finals

Team 1Agg.Team 21st leg2nd leg
ReflexSerbia and Montenegro146–148IsraelHapoel Migdal70–6976–79
Adecco EstudiantesSpain148–165SpainReal Madrid75–8373–82

Final

April 13, Spiroudome, Charleroi

Team 1 Score Team 2
Real MadridSpain72–83IsraelHapoel Migdal
2003–04 ULEB Cup Champions
Israel
Hapoel Migdal
1st title

Finals MVP

  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 2x|Russia|h15|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Kelly McCarty (Hapoel Jerusalem)

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