EuroLeague 2003/04

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EuroLeague 2003/04
Euroleague logo
Duration November 6, 2003 - May 1, 2004
Order of execution 4th season
organizer ULEB
Number of teams 24
Main round
Main rounds - MVP Lithuania 1989Lithuania Arvydas Sabonis (Zalgiris)
Final Four
venue IsraelIsrael Tel Aviv
master IsraelIsrael Maccabi Tel Aviv
   Runner-up      ItalyItaly Skipper Bologna
Finals - MVP United StatesUnited States Anthony Parker (Maccabi)

← EuroLeague 2002/03

The season 2003/04 was the 4 . Season of the EuroLeague , the most important competition in European club basketball.

Maccabi Tel Aviv won the title . For the Israelis it was the first ULEB Euroleague win. Tel Aviv won the European Cup twice and the Suproleague once .

Main round

Preliminary round

In this first phase the 24 teams, divided into three groups (A to C), competed against each other in home and away games until each team had played 14 games. The five best from each group as well as the best group sixth qualified for the next round.

Group A

team Sp S. N P + P-
1. FC BarcelonaSpainSpain 14th 12 2 1086 937
2. Cibona ZagrebCroatiaCroatia 14th 8th 6th 1122 1101
3. Ülker IstanbulTurkeyTurkey 14th 8th 6th 1023 1050
4. Olimpija LjubljanaSloveniaSlovenia 14th 6th 8th 1093 1123
5. EB Pau OrthezFranceFrance 14th 6th 8th 1141 1130
6. AEK AthensGreeceGreece 14th 6th 8th 1066 1099
7. Partizan BelgradeSerbia and MontenegroSerbia and Montenegro 14th 6th 8th 1081 1078
8. Lottomatica RomaItalyItaly 14th 4th 10 997 1091
Barcelona Zagreb Ulker Ljubljana Orthez AEK Partizan Roma
FC Barcelona * 77 : 60 92 : 57 92 : 72 81 : 69 79 : 62 95 : 91 a.d. 86 : 65
Cibona Zagreb 74 : 68 * 94 : 83 95 : 86 72 : 71 85 : 80 92 : 69 82 : 55
Ülker Istanbul 61: 76 76 : 70 * 68 : 63 62: 78 75 : 69 81 : 73 67 : 63
Olimpija 63: 69 85 : 81 a.d. 82: 91 * 84 : 78 78 : 77 69 : 67 87 : 68
Pau Orthez 79: 83 105 : 89 77: 83 89: 91 a.d. * 68: 78 81 : 78 106: 110 a.d.
AEK Athens 64: 70 73: 75 83 : 82 91 : 87 71: 83 * 95 : 92 79 : 77
Partizan Belgrade 61 : 57 93 : 81 77 : 68 77 : 67 75: 77 78 : 71 * 73: 81
Lottomatica 59: 61 80 : 72 53: 69 80 : 79 73: 80 70: 73 63: 77 *

Group B

team Sp S. N P + P-
1. CSKA MoscowRussiaRussia 14th 11 3 1118 984
2. Maccabi Tel AvivIsraelIsrael 14th 11 3 1261 1169
3. Skipper BolognaItalyItaly 14th 8th 6th 1206 1173
4. Montepaschi SienaItalyItaly 14th 7th 7th 1083 1068
5. Panathinaikos AthensGreeceGreece 14th 7th 7th 1141 1113
6. Žalgiris KaunasLithuania 1989Lithuania 14th 6th 8th 1142 1142
7. Unicaja MálagaSpainSpain 14th 4th 10 1051 1111
8. Krka Novo MestoSloveniaSlovenia 14th 2 12 947 1189
Moscow Maccabi Skipper Siena Athens Zalgiris Unicaja N. Mesto
CSKA Moscow * 80: 83 70: 71 84 : 71 75 : 68 90 : 81 91 : 84 a.d. 89 : 35
Maccabi 84: 87 * 89: 99 88 : 86 97 : 75 92 : 83 88 : 73 98 : 58
Skipper 71: 78 104: 111 a.d. * 95 : 86 114: 118 a.d. 117 : 107 82 : 60 97 : 86
Montepaschi 79 : 73 85: 89 76 : 69 * 86 : 74 64 : 56 80 : 71 82 : 55
Panathinaikos 58: 69 84: 91 75 : 64 80 : 76 * 91 : 80 91 : 67 101 : 67
Zalgiris Kaunas 75: 78 87: 91 87 : 77 73: 75 80 : 74 * 89 : 81 98 : 75
Unicaja Málaga 62: 65 87 : 75 72: 80 75 : 63 83 : 78 72: 74 * 87 : 77
Krka 62: 89 81: 85 58: 66 86 : 74 64: 74 65: 72 78 : 77 *

Group C

team Sp S. N P + P-
1. Efes Pilsen IstanbulTurkeyTurkey 14th 10 4th 1066 1002
2. Benetton TrevisoItalyItaly 14th 10 4th 1185 1067
3. Pamesa ValenciaSpainSpain 14th 9 5 1149 1089
4. TAU CeramicaSpainSpain 14th 9 5 1183 1127
5. Olympiacos PiraeusGreeceGreece 14th 7th 7th 1109 1108
6. Idea ŚląskPolandPoland 14th 6th 8th 1110 1163
7th ALBA BerlinGermanyGermany 14th 3 11 1075 1170
8. Asvel VilleurbanneFranceFrance 14th 2 12 982 1133
Efes Treviso Valencia DEW Piraeus Idea Slask ALBA Villeurbanne
Efes Pilsen * 78: 89 69 : 59 74 : 65 61 : 52 95 : 92 79 : 68 69 : 44
Benetton 66: 79 * 90 72 92: 99 80 : 75 98 : 56 91 : 65 80 : 59
Pamesa 107 : 103 a.d. 89 : 64 * 84 : 71 78: 90 102 : 73 87 : 72 80 : 64
TAU Ceramica 83: 87 88 : 81 73 : 67 * 92 : 77 95 : 75 94 : 81 92 : 76
Olympiacos 57: 69 89: 102 69: 77 81 : 72 * 98 : 92 96 : 95 a.d. 82 : 61
Idea Slask 76 : 69 72: 77 85: 88 87: 88 82 : 80 * 92 : 80 84 : 75
ALBA Berlin 77 : 61 70: 86 80: 93 95 : 89 70: 71 53: 67 * 80 : 73
Asvel 67: 73 74: 87 86 : 66 70: 82 77: 92 65: 77 91 : 89 *

Intermediate round (Top 16)

In the second phase of the EuroLeague, the remaining 16 teams were divided into four groups (D to G) of four teams each. The performance from the regular season was reflected in the seeding list for the draw. In this phase, too, the teams in each group competed against each other in home and return matches. The respective group winners qualified for the Final Four tournament.

Group D

team Sp S. N P + P-
1. CSKA Moscow RussiaRussia 6th 5 1 477 436
2. TAU Ceramica SpainSpain 6th 4th 2 505 477
3. Cibona Zagreb CroatiaCroatia 6th 2 4th 422 449
4. Olympiacos Piraeus GreeceGreece 6th 1 5 436 477
Moscow DEW Zagreb Piraeus
CSKA Moscow * 84 : 82 68 : 61 80 : 66
TAU Ceramica 77: 80 * 95 : 76 87 : 82
Cibona Zagreb 81 : 72 72: 78 * 62: 68
Olympiacos 69: 93 83: 85 68: 70 *

Group E

team Sp S. N P + P-
1. Skipper Bologna ItalyItaly 6th 5 1 484 457
2. Efes Pilsen TurkeyTurkey 6th 4th 2 427 390
3. Pau Orthez FranceFrance 6th 2 4th 452 468
4. Olimpija Ljubljana SloveniaSlovenia 6th 1 5 438 468
Bologna Efes Orthez Ljubljana
Skipper * 76 : 75 87 : 81 84 : 76
Efes Pilsen 72 : 70 * 78 : 61 68 : 58
Pau Orthez 80: 81 57: 77 * 83 : 77
Olimpija 73: 86 68 : 57 86: 90 *

Group F.

team Sp S. N P + P-
1. Montepaschi Siena ItalyItaly 6th 4th 2 498 461
2. Benetton Treviso ItalyItaly 6th 4th 2 510 494
3. FC Barcelona SpainSpain 6th 2 4th 445 452
4. Panathinaikos Athens GreeceGreece 6th 2 4th 460 506
Siena Treviso Barcelona Athens
Montepaschi * 80 : 64 68: 73 86 : 67
Benetton 95 : 92 * 88 : 72 111 : 101 a.d.
FC Barcelona 85: 86 67: 77 * 64: 67
Panathinaikos 77: 86 82 : 75 66: 84 *

Group G

team Sp S. N P + P-
1. Maccabi Tel Aviv IsraelIsrael 6th 4th 2 452 406
2. Pamesa Valencia SpainSpain 6th 4th 2 418 421
3. Zalgiris Kaunas Lithuania 1989Lithuania 6th 3 3 520 507
4. Ulker Istanbul TurkeyTurkey 6th 1 5 449 505
Tel Aviv Valencia Zalgiris Ulker
Maccabi * 20 : 0 * 107 : 99 a.d. 90 : 76
Pamesa 74: 89 * 85 : 76 78 : 72
Zalgiris Kaunas 78 : 70 87: 100 * 95 : 72
Ulker Istanbul 79 : 76 77: 81 73: 85 *

* Pamesa Valencia did not travel to Israel because of the tense situation in the country - triggered by the killing of Ahmed Yassin . The ULEB then rated the game 20: 0 for Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Final Four tournament

In a tournament that took place within a weekend, two teams each competed in semifinals. The winners qualified for the final, from which the winner of the EuroLeague emerged.

Semifinals

The semi-finals took place on April 29th .

pairing Result
ItalyItaly Skipper Bologna - ItalyItaly Montepaschi Siena 103 : 102 a.d.
RussiaRussia CSKA Moscow - IsraelIsrael Maccabi Tel Aviv 85: 93

3rd place match

The game took place on May 1st .

pairing Result
ItalyItaly Montepaschi Siena - RussiaRussia CSKA Moscow 94: 97

final

The EuroLeague final took place on May 1st, 2004 in the Nokia Arena in Tel Aviv .

pairing IsraelIsrael Maccabi Tel Aviv - Skipper Bologna ItalyItaly
Result 118  : 74
date May 1, 2004
Stadion Nokia Arena, Tel Aviv
spectator 10,000
referee Lithuania 1989LithuaniaRomuldas Brazauskas, Stelios Koukoulekidis, Ilija Belosevic GreeceGreeceSerbia and MontenegroSerbia and Montenegro
Maccabi Tel Aviv Avraham Ben Chimol 2, Maceo Baston 9, Derrick Sharp 9, Nikola Vujčić 9, Anthony Parker 21, Gur Shelef 2, Tal Burstein 17, Yotam Halperin 7, Šarūnas Jasikevičius 18, Bruno Sundov 4, Deon Thomas, David Bluthenthal 20
Trainer : Pini Gershon
Skipper Bologna Hanno Möttölä 7, Gianluca Basile 10, Stefano Mancinelli 3, Marco Belinelli 3, Matjaž Smodiš 2, Gianmarco Pozzecco 10, Miloš Vujanić 21, Tomas van den Spiegel 3, Erazem Lorbek 7, Arthur Guyton, Patricio Prato 2, Carlos Delfino 6,
trainers : Jasmin Repeša

Awards

Regular Season MVP

Regular Season & Top 16 MVP: Arvydas Sabonis

Top 16 MVP

  • Lithuania 1989Lithuania Arvydas Sabonis (Zalgiris Kaunas)

Final Four MVP

All Euroleague First Team 2003-2004

All Euroleague Second Team 2003-2004

  • Serbia and MontenegroSerbia and Montenegro Miloš Vujanić (Skipper Bologna)
  • United StatesUnited States Lynn Greer (Idea Slask)
  • American Virgin IslandsAmerican Virgin Islands David Vanterpool (Montepaschi Siena)
  • ArgentinaArgentina Andrés Nocioni (TAU Ceramica)
  • CroatiaCroatia Nikola Vujčić (Maccabi Tel Aviv)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Information on linguasport.com , accessed on April 21, 2014.