2003–04 FIBA Europe League
{{Short description|First season of the FIBA Europe League}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2014}}
{{Infobox basketball league season
| prevseason =
| nextseason = 2004–05
| title = FIBA Europe League
| t_bg = #0181C0
| t_color = white
| season = 2003–04
| image = Baskethall_Kazan.jpg
| caption = The Final Four was played at the Basket-Hall Kazan
| champions = {{flagicon|RUS}} UNICS (1st title)
| runners_up = {{flagicon|GRE}} TIM Maroussi
| third_place = {{flagicon|ISR}} Hapoel Tel Aviv
| fourth_place = {{flagicon|RUS}} Ural Great Perm
| promoted =
| relegated =
| teams = 30
| games =
| duration =
| top_seed =
| MVP =
| finals_MVP =
| final_four_MVP = {{flagicon|EST|size=20px}} Martin Müürsepp | final_four_MVP_link = EuroChallenge Final Four MVP
| award4 = | award4_winner =
| award5 = | award5_winner =
| award6 = | award6_winner =
| updated =
| top_scorer = {{flagicon|USA|size=20px}} Duane Woodward | ppg = 21.4
| rebounds_leader = {{flagicon|USA|size=20px}} Chris Ensminger | rpg = 12.6
| assists_leader = {{flagicon|USA|size=20px}} Stevin Smith | apg = 6.8
| highest_scoring =
| winning_streak =
| losing_streak =
| biggest_home_win =
| biggest_away_win =
| highest_attendance =
| lowest_attendance =
| average_attendance =
}}
The 2003–04 FIBA Europe League was the first season of the FIBA Europe League, the newly established third tier in European basketball and FIBA's top competition. A total number of 30 teams participated in the competition, five of which were domestic champions. UNICS took the title after winning the Final Four.{{ cite web | url = http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.season_2004.compID_BYg5Rb55Jw-G5I3MZ6JB01.html | title = 2003–04 | publisher = FIBA Europe | accessdate= 14 March 2014 }}
Team allocation
There were five domestic champions and six runners-up (including Germany, Russia and Israel) in the new competition which sported a similar name to FIBA European League, the name under which the EuroLeague was known until 1996.
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round.
- 1st, 2nd, etc.: League position after Playoffs
| class="wikitable" style="white-space: nowrap;" |
| colspan=4 | Regular season |
|---|
| width=210 | {{flagicon|RUS}} Ural Great (2nd)
| width=210 | {{flagicon|GRE}} Aris BSA (5th) | width=210 | {{flagicon|ISR}} Hapoel Tel Aviv (7th) | width=210 | {{flagicon|EST}} Kalev Tallinn (5th) |
| width=210 | {{flagicon|RUS}} UNICS (3rd)
| width=210 | {{flagicon|GRE}} TIM Maroussi (6th) | width=210 | {{flagicon|POL}} Anwil Wloclawek (1st) | width=210 | {{flagicon|FIN}} Honka Playboys (1st) |
| width=210 | {{flagicon|RUS}} Khimki (4th)
| width=210 | {{flagicon|UKR}} Azovmash (1st) | width=210 | {{flagicon|POL}} Polonia Warsaw (4th) | width=210 | {{flagicon|GER}} GHP Bamberg (2nd) |
| width=210 | {{flagicon|RUS}} Dynamo Moscow (7th)
| width=210 | {{flagicon|UKR}} Odesa (2nd) | width=210 | {{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} Hemofarm (5th) | width=210 | {{flagicon|LAT}} Skonto (2nd) |
| width=210 | {{flagicon|FRA}} SLUC Nancy (6th)
| width=210 | {{flagicon|UKR}} Kyiv (3rd) | width=210 | {{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} Vojvodina NIS (8th) | width=210 | {{flagicon|LTU}} Alita (3rd) |
| width=210 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Paris Basket Racing (7th)
| width=210 | {{flagicon|BEL}} Dexia Union Mons-Hainaut (2nd) | width=210 | {{flagicon|BIH}} Široki Hercegtisak (1st) | width=210 | {{flagicon|TUR}} Turk Telekom (4th) |
| width=210 | {{flagicon|FRA}} STB Le Havre (8th)
| width=210 | {{flagicon|BEL}} Telindus Oostende (3rd) | width=210 | {{flagicon|CZE}} ECM Nymburk (2nd) | width=210 | |
| {{flagicon|GRE}} Peristeri (4th)
|{{flagicon|ISR}} Strauss Iscar Nahariya (2nd) |{{flagicon|CYP}} EKA AEL Limassol (1st) | |
Qualifying round
=Group A=
|section=Group A
|for_against_style=points |ranking_style=wins
|source=[http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.pageID_-vjCv8HqHsAzz3gbhkE3j2.compID_BYg5Rb55Jw-G5I3MZ6JB01.season_2004.html FIBA Europe]
|team1=AAA |team2=BBB |team3=CCC |team4=DDD|team5=EEE|team6=FFF|team7=GGG
|update=complete
|win_AAA=11 |loss_AAA=1 |gf_AAA=1058 |ga_AAA=804
|win_BBB=7 |loss_BBB=5 |gf_BBB=919 |ga_BBB=875
|win_CCC=6 |loss_CCC=6 |gf_CCC=899 |ga_CCC=914
|win_DDD=6 |loss_DDD=6 |gf_DDD=979 |ga_DDD=1000
|win_EEE=6 |loss_EEE=6 |gf_EEE=899 |ga_EEE=952
|win_FFF=4 |loss_FFF=8 |gf_FFF=797 |ga_FFF=890
|win_GGG=2 |loss_GGG=10 |gf_GGG=852 |ga_GGG=968
|name_AAA={{flagicon|RUS}} UNICS
|name_BBB={{flagicon|UKR}} Azovmash Mariupol
|name_CCC={{flagicon|TUR}} Türk Telekom
|name_DDD={{flagicon|BEL}} Telindus Oostende
|name_EEE={{flagicon|BIH}} Široki Hercegtisak
|name_FFF={{flagicon|FRA}} STB Le Havre
|name_GGG={{flagicon|LTU}} Alita
|res_col_header=Q
|result1=A |result2=A |result3=A|result4=A
|col_A=green1 |text_A=Advance to play-offs
}}
=Group B=
|section=Group B
|for_against_style=points |ranking_style=wins
|source=[http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.pageID_-vjCv8HqHsAzz3gbhkE3j2.compID_BYg5Rb55Jw-G5I3MZ6JB01.season_2004.html FIBA Europe]
|team1=AAA |team2=BBB |team3=CCC |team4=DDD|team5=EEE|team6=FFF|team7=GGG
|update=complete
|win_AAA=9 |loss_AAA=3 |gf_AAA=902 |ga_AAA=867
|win_BBB=8 |loss_BBB=4 |gf_BBB=960 |ga_BBB=882
|win_CCC=7 |loss_CCC=5 |gf_CCC=842 |ga_CCC=840
|win_DDD=6 |loss_DDD=6 |gf_DDD=972 |ga_DDD=968
|win_EEE=5 |loss_EEE=7 |gf_EEE=914 |ga_EEE=948
|win_FFF=4 |loss_FFF=8 |gf_FFF=885 |ga_FFF=946
|win_GGG=3 |loss_GGG=9 |gf_GGG=897 |ga_GGG=921
|name_AAA={{flagicon|POL}} Anwil Włocławek
|name_BBB={{flagicon|Serbia and Montenegro}} Hemofarm
|name_CCC={{flagicon|CYP}} EKA AEL Limassol
|name_DDD={{flagicon|RUS}} Khimki
|name_EEE={{flagicon|GRE}} Peristeri
|name_FFF={{flagicon|FRA}} Paris Basket Racing
|name_GGG={{flagicon|BEL}} Dexia Mons-Hainaut
|res_col_header=Q
|result1=A |result2=A |result3=A|result4=A
|col_A=green1 |text_A=Advance to play-offs
}}
=Group C=
|section=Group C
|for_against_style=points |ranking_style=wins
|source=[http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.pageID_-vjCv8HqHsAzz3gbhkE3j2.compID_BYg5Rb55Jw-G5I3MZ6JB01.season_2004.html FIBA Europe]
|team1=AAA |team2=BBB |team3=CCC |team4=DDD|team5=EEE|team6=FFF|team7=GGG |team8=HHH
|update=complete
|win_AAA=11 |loss_AAA=3 |gf_AAA=1253 |ga_AAA=1064
|win_BBB=10 |loss_BBB=4 |gf_BBB=1154 |ga_BBB=990
|win_CCC=10 |loss_CCC=4 |gf_CCC=1045 |ga_CCC=1053
|win_DDD=9 |loss_DDD=5 |gf_DDD=1171 |ga_DDD=1072
|win_EEE=7 |loss_EEE=7 |gf_EEE=1145 |ga_EEE=1156
|win_FFF=5 |loss_FFF=9 |gf_FFF=1046 |ga_FFF=1107
|win_GGG=3 |loss_GGG=11 |gf_GGG=1031 |ga_GGG=1193
|win_HHH=1 |loss_HHH=13 |gf_HHH=941 |ga_HHH=1151
|name_AAA={{flagicon|RUS}} Ural Great
|name_BBB={{flagicon|ISR}} Hapoel Tel Aviv
|name_CCC={{flagicon|GER}} GHP Bamberg
|name_DDD={{flagicon|GRE}} Aris BSA
|name_EEE={{flagicon|POL}} Polonia Warsaw
|name_FFF={{flagicon|UKR}} Kyiv
|name_GGG={{flagicon|LAT}} Skonto
|name_HHH={{flagicon|FIN}} Honka Playboys
|res_col_header=Q
|result1=A |result2=A |result3=A|result4=A
|col_A=green1 |text_A=Advance to play-offs
}}
=Group D=
|section=Group D
|for_against_style=points |ranking_style=wins
|source=[http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.pageID_-vjCv8HqHsAzz3gbhkE3j2.compID_BYg5Rb55Jw-G5I3MZ6JB01.season_2004.html FIBA Europe]
|team1=AAA |team2=BBB |team3=CCC |team4=DDD|team5=EEE|team6=FFF|team7=GGG|team8=HHH
|update=complete
|win_AAA=11 |loss_AAA=3 |gf_AAA=1233 |ga_AAA=1090
|win_BBB=11 |loss_BBB=3 |gf_BBB=1251 |ga_BBB=1134
|win_CCC=10 |loss_CCC=4 |gf_CCC=1161 |ga_CCC=1037
|win_DDD=9 |loss_DDD=5 |gf_DDD=1193 |ga_DDD=1115
|win_EEE=6 |loss_EEE=8 |gf_EEE=1172 |ga_EEE=1179
|win_FFF=5 |loss_FFF=9 |gf_FFF=1107 |ga_FFF=1148
|win_GGG=3 |loss_GGG=11 |gf_GGG=1084 |ga_GGG=1182
|win_HHH=1 |loss_HHH=13|gf_HHH=984|ga_HHH=1300
|name_AAA={{flagicon|RUS}} Dynamo Moscow
|name_BBB={{flagicon|ISR}} Strauss Iscar Nahariya
|name_CCC={{flagicon|GRE}} TIM Maroussi
|name_DDD={{flagicon|SCG}} NIS Vojvodina
|name_EEE={{flagicon|CZE}} ECM Nymburk
|name_FFF={{flagicon|FRA}} SLUC Nancy
|name_GGG={{flagicon|UKR}} Odesa
|name_HHH={{flagicon|EST}} Kalev Tallinn
|res_col_header=Q
|result1=A |result2=A |result3=A|result4=A
|col_A=green1 |text_A=Advance to play-offs
}}
Play-offs
{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=4|bold_winner=high||score-boxes=3|nowrap=yes|score-width=25
|{{flagicon|Serbia and Montenegro}} Vojvodina|67|73||{{flagicon|RUS}} UNICS|77|85|
||{{flagicon|GER}} GHP Bamberg|66|70||{{flagicon|Serbia and Montenegro}} Hemofarm|80|79|
||{{Flagicon|RUS}} Ural Great|100|79|88|{{flagicon|RUS}} Khimki|94|85|67
||{{flagicon|TUR}} Türk Telekom|78|75||{{flagicon|ISR}} Ironi Nahariya|101|98|
||{{flagicon|GRE}} TIM Maroussi|76|88||{{flagicon|UKR}} Azovmash Mariupol|70|84|
||{{flagicon|GRE}} Aris BSA|96|98||{{flagicon|POL}} Anwil Włocławek|85|92|
||{{flagicon|CYP}} EKA AEL Limassol|66|73||{{flagicon|ISR}} Hapoel Tel Aviv|87|89|
||{{flagicon|BEL}} Telindus Oostende|74|70||{{flagicon|RUS}} Dynamo Moscow|94|72|
||{{flagicon|RUS}} UNICS|76|70|87|{{flagicon|Serbia and Montenegro}} Hemofarm|52|71|58
||{{Flagicon|RUS}} Ural Great|96|77|81|{{flagicon|ISR}} Ironi Nahariya|91|89|73
||{{flagicon|GRE}} TIM Maroussi|85|93|99|{{flagicon|GRE}} Aris BSA|76|101|90
||{{flagicon|ISR}} Hapoel Tel Aviv|92|83||{{flagicon|RUS}} Dynamo Moscow|82|80|
||{{flagicon|RUS}} UNICS|93|||{{flagicon|RUS}} Ural Great|68||
||{{flagicon|GRE}} TIM Maroussi|92|||{{Flagicon|ISR}} Hapoel Tel Aviv|74||
||{{flagicon|RUS}} UNICS|87|||{{flagicon|GRE}} TIM Maroussi |63||
||{{flagicon|RUS}} Ural Great|104|||{{flagicon|ISR}} Hapoel Tel Aviv|112||
}}
| class=wikitable style="text-align:center; margin:auto"
!2003–04 FIBA Europe League |
| |{{flagicon|RUS|size=100px}} UNICS 1st title |
See also
References
{{reflist}}
Sources
- [https://www.eurobasket.com/FIBA-Europe-League/basketball_2003-2004.aspx 2003-04 at Eurobasket.com]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20061010123613/http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_f43ulKJBGLcVnbH-aqLVu2.season_2004.compID_BYg5Rb55Jw-G5I3MZ6JB01.html 2003-04 at FIBA Europe]
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220627203559/http://www.linguasport.com/baloncesto/internacional/clubes/FIBA_EC/EC_04.htm Linguasport]}}
External links
- [http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.season_2004.compID_BYg5Rb55Jw-G5I3MZ6JB01.html Season review at the EuroChallenge site]
{{BC UNICS 2003–04 FIBA Europe League champions}}
{{EuroCup Seasons}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2003-04 FIBA Europe League}}