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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 83–72.

ULEB Cup
Season2003–04
Teams36 (competition proper)
Finals
ChampionsIsrael Hapoel Jerusalem
1st title
  Runners-upSpain Real Madrid
Finals MVPRussia Kelly McCarty
Statistical leaders
Points United States Rasheed Brokenborough 26.6
Rebounds Netherlands Geert Hammink 11.5
Assists Croatia Ivan Tomas 4.8
Index Rating Bulgaria Priest Lauderdale 28.0

Team allocation

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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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Format

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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The match was played as one game.

Regular season

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

Group A

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Bracket

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Main article: 2003–04 ULEB Cup 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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