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2003–04 ULEB Cup

{{Short description|Basketball tournament}}

{{Infobox basketball league season

| updated =

| image =

| caption =

| prevseason = 2002–03

| nextseason =2004–05

| title = ULEB Cup

| extra information =

| t_bg = #212A6B

| t_color = #FFFFFF; border:#F21A22 1px solid;

| season = 2003–04

| champions = {{flagicon|ISR}} Hapoel Jerusalem
1st title

| runners_up = {{flagicon|ESP}} Real Madrid

| semifinalists =

| teams = 36 (competition proper)

| games =

| duration =

| top_seed =

| finals_MVP = Kelly McCarty | finals_MVP_n = RUS

| finals_MVP_link = EuroCup Basketball Finals MVP

| PIR_leader = Priest Lauderdale | pir = 28.0 | pir_n = BUL

| top_scorer = Rasheed Brokenborough | ppg = 26.6 | ppg_n = USA

| rebounds_leader = Geert Hammink | rpg = 11.5 | rpg_n = NED

| assists_leader = Ivan Tomas | 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=

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{{col-break}}

class="wikitable" style="margin-left:0.5em;"
|Country| Teamscolspan=6| Clubs {{small|(ranking in national league)}}
{{flagicon|ESP}} Spainalign=center| 6

| Adecco Estudiantes {{small|(4th)}}

| Auna Gran Canaria {{small|(5th)}}

| DKV Joventut {{small|(7th)}}

| Etosa Alicante {{small|(8th)}}

| Real Madrid {{small|(10th)}}

| Caprabo Lleida {{small|(11th)}}

{{flagicon|GER}} Germanyalign=center| 4

| Telekom Bonn {{small|(1st)}}

| Energy Braunschweig {{small|(3rd)}}

| RheinEnergie Köln {{small|(4th)}}

| Opel Skyliners {{small|(5th)}}

{{flagicon|SCG}} Serbia & Montenegroalign=center| 4

| Reflex {{small|(2nd)}}

| Crvena zvezda {{small|(3rd)}}

| Budućnost {{small|(4th)}}

| Atlas

{{flagicon|CRO}} Croatiaalign=center| 3

| Split CO {{small|(1st)}}

| Zadar {{small|(2nd)}}

| Zagreb {{small|(3rd)}}

{{flagicon|FRA}} Francealign=center| 3

| Le Mans {{small|(3rd)}}

| Gravelines-Dunkerque {{small|(4th)}}

| Cholet {{small|(5th)}}

{{flagicon|ITA}} Italyalign=center| 3

| Breil Milano {{small|(5th)}}

| Metis Varese {{small|(12th)}}

| Carisbo Virtus Bologna {{small|(15th)}}

{{flagicon|BEL}} Belgiumalign=center| 2

| Spirou {{small|(1st)}}

| Verviers-Pepinster {{small|(4th)}}

{{flagicon|GRE}} Greecealign=center| 2

| Ionikos Egnatia Bank {{small|(8th)}}

| Makedonikos {{small|(10th)}}

{{flagicon|NED}} Netherlandsalign=center| 2

| Demon Ricoh Astronauts {{small|(2nd)}}

| EiffelTowers Nijmegen {{small|(5th)}}

{{flagicon|AUT}} Austriaalign=center| 1

| Superfund Bulls {{small|(1st)}}

{{flagicon|BUL}} Bulgariaalign=center| 1

| Lukoil Academic {{small|(1st)}}

{{flagicon|ENG}} Englandalign=center| 1

| Brighton Bears {{small|(2nd)}}

{{flagicon|ISR}} Israelalign=center| 1

| Hapoel Jerusalem {{small|(8th)}}

{{flagicon|LAT}} Latviaalign=center| 1

| Ventspils {{small|(1st)}}

{{flagicon|LTU}} Lithuaniaalign=center| 1

| Lietuvos rytas {{small|(2nd)}}

{{flagicon|POL}} Polandalign=center| 1

| Prokom Trefl Sopot {{small|(2nd)}}

{{col-end}}

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

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|+ Key to colors

style="background:#cfc;"|     

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

{|

|-

| style="vertical-align:top; width:33%;"|

=Group A=

class=wikitable style="text-align:center"

!width=15|

!width=220|Team

!width=20|Pld

!width=20|W

!width=20|L

!width=20|PF

!width=20|PA

!width=30|Diff

style="background: #ccffcc;"

| 1.

align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Breil Milano

| 10

82787684103
style="background: #ccffcc;"

| 2.

align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} Real Madrid

| 10

7380472876
style="background: #ccffcc;"

| 3.

align=left|{{flagicon|BUL}} Lukoil Academic

| 10

7385582827
style="background: #ffcccc;"

| 4.

align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Opel Skyliners

| 10

6478671571
style="background: #ffcccc;"

| 5.

align=left|{{flagicon|CRO}} Zagreb

| 10

28776882-106
style="background: #ffcccc;"

| 6.

align=left|{{flagicon|NED}} Demon Ricoh Astronauts

| 10

010656827-171

| style="vertical-align:top; width:33%;"|

=Group B=

class=wikitable style="text-align:center"

!width=15|

!width=220|Team

!width=20|Pld

!width=20|W

!width=20|L

!width=20|PF

!width=20|PA

!width=30|Diff

style="background: #ccffcc;"

| 1.

align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} Caprabo Lleida

| 10

8279672967
style="background: #ccffcc;"

| 2.

align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} Auna Gran Canaria

| 10

73770670100
style="background: #ccffcc;"

| 3.

align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} RheinEnergie Köln

| 10

64740785-45
style="background: #ffcccc;"

| 4.

align=left|{{flagicon|CRO}} Zadar

| 10

5577373439
style="background: #ffcccc;"

| 5.

align=left|{{flagicon|SCG}} Atlas

| 10

37748774-26
style="background: #ffcccc;"

| 6.

align=left|{{flagicon|AUT}} Superfund Bulls

| 10

19710845-135

|}

{|

|-

| style="vertical-align:top; width:33%;"|

=Group C=

class=wikitable style="text-align:center"

!width=15|

!width=220|Team

!width=20|Pld

!width=20|W

!width=20|L

!width=20|PF

!width=20|PA

!width=30|Diff

style="background: #ccffcc;"

| 1.

align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Metis Varese

| 10

7384477074
style="background: #ccffcc;"

| 2.

align=left|{{flagicon|LAT}} Ventspils

| 10

7381177239
style="background: #ccffcc;"

| 3.

align=left|{{flagicon|BEL}} Spirou

| 10

64756759-3
style="background: #ffcccc;"

| 4.

align=left|{{flagicon|SCG}} Crvena zvezda

| 10

558198154
style="background: #ffcccc;"

| 5.

align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} Etosa Alicante

| 10

37769820-51
style="background: #ffcccc;"

| 6.

align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} Gravelines-Dunkerque

| 10

28705768-63

| style="vertical-align:top; width:33%;"|

=Group D=

class=wikitable style="text-align:center"

!width=15|

!width=220|Team

!width=20|Pld

!width=20|W

!width=20|L

!width=20|PF

!width=20|PA

!width=30|Diff

style="background: #ccffcc;"

| 1.

align=left|{{flagicon|SCG}} Reflex

| 10

9180671492
style="background: #ccffcc;"

| 2.

align=left|{{flagicon|ISR}} Hapoel Jerusalem

| 10

6483380033
style="background: #ccffcc;"

| 3.

align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} DKV Joventut

| 10

6480178120
style="background: #ffcccc;"

| 4.

align=left|{{flagicon|BEL}} Go Pass Verviers-Pepinster

| 10

37755779-24
style="background: #ffcccc;"

| 5.

align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Carisbo Virtus Bologna

| 10

37769816-53
style="background: #ffcccc;"

| 6.

align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Telekom Bonn

| 10

37747815-68

|}

{|

|-

| style="vertical-align:top; width:33%;"|

=Group E=

class=wikitable style="text-align:center"

!width=15|

!width=220|Team

!width=20|Pld

!width=20|W

!width=20|L

!width=20|PF

!width=20|PA

!width=30|Diff

style="background: #ccffcc;"

| 1.

align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} Adecco Estudiantes

| 10

91833728105
style="background: #ccffcc;"

| 2.

align=left|{{flagicon|GRE}} Makedonikos

| 10

64778786-8
style="background: #ffcccc;"

| 3.

align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} Le Mans

| 10

5579177318
style="background: #ffcccc;"

| 4.

align=left|{{flagicon|SCG}} Budućnost

| 10

55820835-15
style="background: #ffcccc;"

| 5.

align=left|{{flagicon|NED}} EiffelTowers Nijmegen

| 10

37818832-14
style="background: #ffcccc;"

| 6.

align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Energy Braunschweig

| 10

28769855-86

| style="vertical-align:top; width:33%;"|

=Group F=

class=wikitable style="text-align:center"

!width=15|

!width=220|Team

!width=20|Pld

!width=20|W

!width=20|L

!width=20|PF

!width=20|PA

!width=30|Diff

style="background: #ccffcc;"

| 1.

align=left|{{flagicon|LTU}} Lietuvos rytas

| 10

82786660126
style="background: #ccffcc;"

| 2.

align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} Prokom Trefl Sopot

| 10

7379069694
style="background: #ffcccc;"

| 3.

align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Brighton Bears

| 10

46791807-16
style="background: #ffcccc;"

| 4.

align=left|{{flagicon|CRO}} Split CO

| 10

46792868-76
style="background: #ffcccc;"

| 5.

align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} Cholet

| 10

46762817-55
style="background: #ffcccc;"

| 6.

align=left|{{flagicon|GRE}} Ionikos Egnatia Bank

| 10

37794867-73

|}

Elimination rounds

=Bracket=

{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=4|boldwinner=high|score-boxes=2+sum|3rdplace=no|nowrap=yes

|RD1=Top16
|RD2=Quarterfinals
|RD3=Semifinals
|RD4=Finals
|score-width=25

||{{flagicon|GRE}} Makedonikos|89|58|{{flagicon|ESP}} Caprabo Lleida|63|90

||{{flagicon|BEL}} Spirou|56|91|{{flagicon|ESP}} Adecco Estudiantes|74|84

||{{flagicon|ESP}} Real Madrid|87|61|{{flagicon|ESP}} Auna Gran Canaria|68|63

||{{flagicon|GER}} RheinEnergie Köln|81|62|{{flagicon|ITA}} Metis Varese|70|81

||{{flagicon|LAT}} Ventspils|68|89|{{flagicon|SCG}} Reflex|79|95

||{{flagicon|ESP}} DKV Joventut|78|69|{{flagicon|ITA}} Breil Milano|62|81

||{{flagicon|ISR}} Hapoel Jerusalem|77|82|{{flagicon|POL}} Prokom Trefl Sopot|67|86

||{{flagicon|BUL}} Lukoil Academic|77|78|{{flagicon|LTU}} Lietuvos rytas|80|105

||{{flagicon|ESP}} Caprabo Lleida|82|68|{{flagicon|ESP}} Adecco Estudiantes|73|96

||{{flagicon|ESP}} Real Madrid|68|62|{{flagicon|ITA}} Metis Varese|67|57

||{{flagicon|SCG}} Reflex|81|79|{{flagicon|ESP}} DKV Joventut|73|83

||{{flagicon|ISR}} Hapoel Jerusalem|79|80|{{flagicon|LTU}} Lietuvos rytas|72|81

||{{flagicon|ESP}} Adecco Estudiantes|75|73|{{flagicon|ESP}} Real Madrid|83|82

||{{flagicon|SCG}} Reflex|70|76|{{flagicon|ISR}} Hapoel Jerusalem|69|79

||{{flagicon|ESP}} Real Madrid|72||{{flagicon|ISR}} Hapoel Jerusalem|83||

}}

Source: [https://web.archive.org/web/20031019065252/http://www.euroleague.net/ulebcup/noticia.jsp?temporada=E02&jornada=10&id=362 ULEB Cup]

Top 16

{{main|2003–04 ULEB Cup Top 16}}

{{TwoLeg start}}

{{TwoLegResult|Makedonikos|GRE|147–153|Caprabo Lleida|ESP|89–63|58–90|winner=2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Spirou|BEL|147–158|Adecco Estudiantes|ESP|56–74|91–84|winner=2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Real Madrid|ESP|148–131|Auna Gran Canaria|ESP|87–68|61–63|winner=1}}

{{TwoLegResult|RheinEnergie Köln|GER|143–151|Metis Varese|ITA|81–70|62–81|winner=2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Ventspils|LAT|157–174|Reflex|SCG|68–79|89–95|winner=2}}

{{TwoLegResult|DKV Joventut|ESP|147–143|Breil Milano|ITA|78–62|69–81|winner=1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Hapoel Jerusalem|ISR|159–153|Prokom Trefl Sopot|POL|77–67|82–86|winner=1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Lukoil Academic|BUL|155–185|Lietuvos rytas|LTU|77–80|78–105|winner=2}}

|}

Quarterfinals

{{main|2003–04 ULEB Cup Quarter finals}}

{{TwoLeg start}}

{{TwoLegResult|Hapoel Jerusalem|ISR|159–153|Lietuvos rytas|LTU|79–72|80–81|winner=1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Caprabo Lleida|ESP|150–169|Adecco Estudiantes|ESP|82–73|68–96|winner=2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Real Madrid|ESP|130–124|Metis Varese|ITA|68–67|62–57|winner=1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Reflex|SCG|160–156|DKV Joventut|ESP|81–73|79–83|winner=1}}

|}

Semifinals

{{main|2003–04 ULEB Cup Semi finals}}

{{TwoLeg start}}

{{TwoLegResult|Reflex|SCG|146–148|Hapoel Jerusalem|ISR|70–69|76–79|winner=2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Adecco Estudiantes|ESP|148–165|Real Madrid|ESP|75–83|73–82|winner=2}}

|}

Final

{{main|2003–04 ULEB Cup Final}}

April 13, Spiroudome, Charleroi

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Real Madrid|ESP|72–83|Hapoel Jerusalem|ISR|winner=2}}

|}

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!2003–04 ULEB Cup Champions

{{flagicon|ISR|size=100px}}
Hapoel Jerusalem
1st title

Finals MVP

External links

  • [https://www.eurobasket.com/ULEB-Cup/basketball_2003-2004.aspx ULEB Cup 2003–04 on Eurocupbasketball.com]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20081210020830/http://www.eurobasket.com/events/ulebcup/07-08/ulebcup.asp Eurobasket.com]

{{Hapoel Jerusalem 2003–04 ULEB Cup Champions}}

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{{DEFAULTSORT:2003-04 ULEB Cup}}

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