2003–04 ULEB Cup

ULEB Cup 2003–04
League	ULEB Cup
Sport	Basketball
Top scorer	Rasheed Brokenborough (Kapfenburg)
Finals
Finals champions	Hapoel Jerusalem
Runners-up	Real Madrid
Finals MVP	Kelly McCarty
ULEB Cup seasons
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The 2003–04 ULEB Cup was the second season of the second-tier level European professional basketball competition ULEB Cup, organized by the Euroleague Basketball Company. The ULEB Cup is the 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.

Teams of the 2003-2004 ULEB Cup

Country	Teams	Teams (place in national championship)
Spain	6	Adecco Estudiantes (4)	Auna Gran Canaria (5)	DKV Joventut (7)	Etosa Alicante (8)	Real Madrid (10)	Caprabo Lleida (11)
Germany	4	Telekom Baskets Bonn (1)	BS Energy Braunschweig (3)	RheinEnergie Cologne (4)	Opel Skyliners (7)
Serbia and Montenegro	4	BC Reflex (2)	BC Red Star (3)	KK Buducnost (4)	KK Atlas
Italy	3	Breil Milano (5)	Metis Varese (12)	Virtus Bologna (15)
France	3	Le Mans Sarthe Basket (3)	BCM Gravelines (4)	Cholet Basket (5)
Croatia	3	Split Croatia Insurance (1)	KK Zadar (2)	KK Zagreb (4)
Netherlands	2	Demon Astronauts (2)	EiffelTowers (5)
Belgium	2	Region Wallone Charleroi (1)	Royal BC Verviers Pepinster (4)
Greece	2	Ionikos NF Egnatia Bank (8)	Makedonikos (10)
Bulgaria	1	Lukoil Academic (1)
Austria	1	Superfund Bulls Kapfenberg (1)
Latvia	1	BK Ventspils (1)
Israel	1	Hapoel Jerusalem (8)
Poland	1	Prokom Trefl Sopot (2)
Lithuania	1	Lietuvos Rytas (2)
United Kingdom	1	Brighton Bears

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

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.	KK Zagreb	10	2	8	776	882	-106
6.	Demon 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 Cologne	10	6	4	740	785	-45
4.	KK Zadar	10	5	5	773	734	39
5.	KK Atlas	10	3	7	748	774	-26
6.	Superfund Bulls Kapfenberg	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.	BK Ventspils	10	7	3	811	772	39
3.	Region Wallone Charleroi	10	6	4	756	759	-3
4.	BC Red Star	10	5	5	819	815	4
5.	Etosa Alicante	10	3	7	769	820	-51
6.	BCM Gravelines	10	2	8	705	768	-63

Group D

	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
1.	BC 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.	Royal BC Verviers Pepinster	10	3	7	755	779	-24
5.	Virtus Bologna	10	3	7	769	816	-53
6.	Telekom Baskets 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 Sarthe Basket	10	5	5	791	773	18
4.	KK Buducnost	10	5	5	820	835	-15
5.	EiffelTowers	10	3	7	818	832	-14
6.	BS 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 Croatia Insurance	10	4	6	792	868	-76
5.	Cholet Basket	10	4	6	762	817	-55
6.	Ionikos NF Egnatia Bank	10	3	7	794	867	-73

Eighth-finals

Eighth-final 1

	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Venue	Date
Game 1	Makedonikos	89 - 63	Caprabo Lleida	Kozani	February 10, 2004
Game 2	Caprabo Lleida	90 - 58	Makedonikos	Lleida	February 17, 2004

Eighth-final 2

	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Venue	Date
Game 1	Wallone Charleroi	56 - 74	Adecco Estudiantes	Charleroi	February 10, 2004
Game 2	Adecco Estudiantes	84 - 91	Wallone Charleroi	Madrid	February 17, 2004

Eighth-final 3

	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Venue	Date
Game 1	Real Madrid	87 - 68	Auna Gran Canaria	Madrid	February 10, 2004
Game 2	Auna Gran Canaria	63 - 61	Real Madrid	Las Palmas	February 17, 2004

Eighth-final 4

	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Venue	Date
Game 1	RheinEnergie Cologne	81 - 70	Metis Varese	Cologne	February 10, 2004
Game 2	Metis Varese	81 - 62	RheinEnergie Cologne	Varese	February 17, 2004

Eighth-final 5

	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Venue	Date
Game 1	BK Ventspils	68 - 79	BC Reflex	Ventspils	February 10, 2004
Game 2	BC Reflex	95 - 89	BK Ventspils	Belgrade	February 17, 2004

Eighth-final 6

	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Venue	Date
Game 1	DKV Joventut	78 - 62	Breil Milano	Badalona	February 10, 2004
Game 2	Breil Milano	81 - 69	DKV Joventut	Milano	February 17, 2004

Eighth-final 7

	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Venue	Date
Game 1	Hapoel Jerusalem	77 - 67	Prokom Trefl Sopot	Jerusalem	February 10, 2004
Game 2	Prokom Trefl Sopot	86 - 82	Hapoel Jerusalem	Sopot	February 17, 2004

Eighth-final 8

	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Venue	Date
Game 1	Lukoil Academic	77 - 80	Lietuvos Rytas	Sofia	February 10, 2004
Game 1	Lietuvos Rytas	105 - 78	Lukoil Academic	Vilnius	February 17, 2004

Quarter-finals

Quarter-final 1

	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Venue	Date
Game 1	Hapoel Jerusalem	79 - 72	Lietuvos Rytas	Jerusalem	March 2, 2004
Game 2	Lietuvos Rytas	81 - 80	Hapoel Jerusalem	Vilnius	March 9, 2004

Quarter-final 2

	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Venue	Date
Game 1	Caprabo Lleida	82 - 73	Adecco Estudiantes	Lleida	March 2, 2004
Game 2	Adecco Estudiantes	96 - 68	Caprabo Lleida	Madrid	March 9, 2004

Quarter-final 3

	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Venue	Date
Game 1	Real Madrid	68 - 67	Metis Varese	Madrid	March 2, 2004
Game 2	Metis Varese	57 - 62	Real Madrid	Varese	March 9, 2004

Quarter-final 4

	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Venue	Date
Game 1	BC Reflex	81 - 73	DKV Joventut	Belgrade	March 2, 2004
Game 2	DKV Joventut	83 - 79	BC Reflex	Badalona	March 9, 2004

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Venue	Date
Game 1	BC Reflex	70 - 69	Hapoel Jerusalem	Belgrade	March 23, 2004
Game 2	Hapoel Jerusalem	79 - 76	BC Reflex	Jerusalem	March 30, 2004

Semifinal 2

	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Venue	Date
Game 1	Adecco Estudiantes	75 - 83	Real Madrid	Madrid	March 23, 2004
Game 2	Real Madrid	82 - 73	Adecco Estudiantes	Madrid	March 30, 2004

Finals

	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Venue	Date
Game 1	Real Madrid	72 - 83	Hapoel Jerusalem	Charleroi	April 13, 2004

Finals MVP

• Kelly McCarty ( Hapoel Jerusalem )

External links

• ULEB Cup 2003-04 on Eurocupbasketball.com
• Eurobasket.com

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