2003–04 ULEB Cup

ULEB Cup
Season2003–04
Teams36 (competition proper)
Finals
Champions Hapoel Jerusalem
1st title
Runners-up Real Madrid
Finals MVP Kelly McCarty
Statistical leaders
Points Rasheed Brokenborough 26.6
Rebounds Geert Hammink 11.5
Assists Ivan Tomas 4.8
Index Rating Priest Lauderdale 28.0

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

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

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Breil Milano 10 8 2 787 684 103
2. Real Madrid 10 7 3 804 728 76
3. Lukoil Academic 10 7 3 855 828 27
4. Opel Skyliners 10 6 4 786 715 71
5. Zagreb 10 2 8 776 882 -106
6. Demon Ricoh Astronauts 10 0 10 656 827 -171

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Caprabo Lleida 10 8 2 796 729 67
2. Auna Gran Canaria 10 7 3 770 670 100
3. RheinEnergie Köln 10 6 4 740 785 -45
4. Zadar 10 5 5 773 734 39
5. Atlas 10 3 7 748 774 -26
6. Superfund Bulls 10 1 9 710 845 -135

Group C

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Metis Varese 10 7 3 844 770 74
2. Ventspils 10 7 3 811 772 39
3. Spirou 10 6 4 756 759 -3
4. Crvena zvezda 10 5 5 819 815 4
5. Etosa Alicante 10 3 7 769 820 -51
6. Gravelines-Dunkerque 10 2 8 705 768 -63

Group D

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Reflex 10 9 1 806 714 92
2. Hapoel Jerusalem 10 6 4 833 800 33
3. DKV Joventut 10 6 4 801 781 20
4. Go Pass Verviers-Pepinster 10 3 7 755 779 -24
5. Carisbo Virtus Bologna 10 3 7 769 816 -53
6. Telekom Bonn 10 3 7 747 815 -68

Group E

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Adecco Estudiantes 10 9 1 833 728 105
2. Makedonikos 10 6 4 778 786 -8
3. Le Mans 10 5 5 791 773 18
4. Budućnost 10 5 5 820 835 -15
5. EiffelTowers Nijmegen 10 3 7 818 832 -14
6. Energy Braunschweig 10 2 8 769 855 -86

Group F

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Lietuvos rytas 10 8 2 786 660 126
2. Prokom Trefl Sopot 10 7 3 790 696 94
3. Brighton Bears 10 4 6 791 807 -16
4. Split CO 10 4 6 792 868 -76
5. Cholet 10 4 6 762 817 -55
6. Ionikos Egnatia Bank 10 3 7 794 867 -73

Elimination rounds

Bracket

 
Top16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
 
                      
 
 
 
 
 Makedonikos8958147
 
 
 
 Caprabo Lleida6390 153
 
 Caprabo Lleida8268150
 
 
 
 Adecco Estudiantes7396 169
 
 Spirou5691147
 
 
 
 Adecco Estudiantes7484 158
 
 Adecco Estudiantes7573148
 
 
 
 Real Madrid8382 165
 
 Real Madrid8761148
 
 
 
 Auna Gran Canaria6863 131
 
 Real Madrid6862130
 
 
 
 Metis Varese6757 124
 
 RheinEnergie Köln8162143
 
 
 
 Metis Varese7081 151
 
 Real Madrid72
 
 
 
 Hapoel Jerusalem83
 
 Ventspils6889157
 
 
 
 Reflex7995 174
 
 Reflex8179160
 
 
 
 DKV Joventut7383 156
 
 DKV Joventut7869147
 
 
 
 Breil Milano6281 143
 
 Reflex7076146
 
 
 
 Hapoel Jerusalem6979 148
 
 Hapoel Jerusalem7782159
 
 
 
 Prokom Trefl Sopot6786 153
 
 Hapoel Jerusalem7980159
 
 
 
 Lietuvos rytas7281 153
 
 Lukoil Academic7778155
 
 
 Lietuvos rytas80105 185
 

Source: ULEB Cup

Top 16

Main article: 2003–04 ULEB Cup Top 16
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Makedonikos 147–153 Caprabo Lleida 89–63 58–90
Spirou 147–158 Adecco Estudiantes 56–74 91–84
Real Madrid 148–131 Auna Gran Canaria 87–68 61–63
RheinEnergie Köln 143–151 Metis Varese 81–70 62–81
Ventspils 157–174 Reflex 68–79 89–95
DKV Joventut 147–143 Breil Milano 78–62 69–81
Hapoel Jerusalem 159–153 Prokom Trefl Sopot 77–67 82–86
Lukoil Academic 155–185 Lietuvos rytas 77–80 78–105

Quarterfinals

Main article: 2003–04 ULEB Cup Quarter finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Hapoel Jerusalem 159–153 Lietuvos rytas 79–72 80–81
Caprabo Lleida 150–169 Adecco Estudiantes 82–73 68–96
Real Madrid 130–124 Metis Varese 68–67 62–57
Reflex 160–156 DKV Joventut 81–73 79–83

Semifinals

Main article: 2003–04 ULEB Cup Semi finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Reflex 146–148 Hapoel Jerusalem 70–69 76–79
Adecco Estudiantes 148–165 Real Madrid 75–83 73–82

Final

April 13, Spiroudome, Charleroi

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Real Madrid 72–83 Hapoel Jerusalem
2003–04 ULEB Cup Champions

Hapoel Jerusalem
1st title

Finals MVP

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