The first phase was a regular season, in which the competing teams were drawn into three groups, each containing eight teams. Each team played every other team in its group at home and away, resulting in 14 games for each team in the first stage. The top 5 teams in each group and the best sixth-placed team advanced to the next round. The complete list of tiebreakers was provided in the lead-in to the Regular Season results.
If one or more clubs were level on won-lost record, tiebreakers were applied in the following order:
Head-to-head record in matches between the tied clubs
Overall point difference in games between the tied clubs
Overall point difference in all group matches (first tiebreaker if tied clubs were not in the same group)
Points scored in all group matches
Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each group match
Key to colors
Top five places in each group, plus highest-ranked sixth-place team, advanced to Top 16
The surviving teams were divided into four groups of four teams each, and again a round robin system was adopted resulting in 6 games each, with the top team advancing to the Final Four. Tiebreakers were identical to those used in the Regular Season.
This was the last season in which teams advanced directly from the Top 16 to the Final Four. A quarterfinal round was introduced in the 2004–05 season.
The draw was held in accordance with Euroleague rules.
The teams were placed into four pools, as follows:
Level 1: The three group winners, plus the top-ranked second-place team
Each Top 16 group included one team from each pool. The draw was conducted under the following restrictions:
No more than two teams from the same Regular Season group could be placed in the same Top 16 group.
No more than two teams from the same country could be placed in the same Top 16 group.
If there is a conflict between these two restrictions, (1) would receive priority.
Another draw was held to determine the order of fixtures. In the case of two teams from the same city in the Top 16 (Panathinaikos and Olympiacos, Efes Pilsen and Ülker) they were scheduled so that every week only one team would be at home.
^The venue for each year's Final Four is determined before the previous year's Final Four, before it can possibly be known who will advance.
External linksedit
Euroleague.net - Official Euroleague homepage.
Eurobasket.com - Popular basketball news site.
TalkBasket.net - Basketball forum.
January 01, 1970
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The 2003 04 Euroleague was the fourth season of the professional basketball competition for elite clubs throughout Europe organised by Euroleague Basketball Company and it was the 47th season of the premier competition for European men s clubs overall The 2003 04 season featured 24 competing teams from 13 countries The final of the competition was held in Nokia Arena Tel Aviv Israel with hosts Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 1 defeating Skipper Bologna by a score of 118 74 2003 04 EuroleagueThe Final Four was held at the Nokia Arena in Tel AvivNumber of teams24FinalsChampionsMaccabi Elite Tel Aviv 4th title Runners upSkipper BolognaThird placeCSKA MoscowFourth placeMontepaschi SienaAwardsRegular Season MVPArvydas SabonisTop 16 MVPArvydas SabonisFinal Four MVPAnthony ParkerStatistical leadersPointsLynn Greer25 1ReboundsArvydas Sabonis10 7AssistsEd Cota5 7Index RatingArvydas Sabonis26 3 2002 032004 05 Contents 1 Team allocation 1 1 Distribution 1 2 Teams 2 Regular season 2 1 Group A 2 2 Group B 2 3 Group C 3 Top 16 3 1 Group D 3 2 Group E 3 3 Group F 3 4 Group G 4 Final four 4 1 Semifinals 4 2 3rd place game 4 3 Final 4 4 Final standings 5 Awards 5 1 Top Scorer 5 2 Regular Season MVP 5 3 Top 16 MVP 5 4 Final Four MVP 5 5 Finals Top Scorer 5 6 All Euroleague First Team 2003 04 5 7 All Euroleague Second Team 2003 04 6 References and notes 7 External linksTeam allocation editDistribution edit The table below shows the default access list Teams entering in this round Regular season 24 teams 4 best placed teams from Italy 3 best placed teams from Spain 2 best placed teams from Greece France Turkey Slovenia The champion teams from Croatia Germany Israel Lithuania Poland Russia Yugoslavia 2 Wild Cards Top 16 16 teams 3 group winners from the regular season 3 group runners up from the regular season 3 group third placed teams from the regular season 3 group fourth placed teams from the regular season 3 group fifth placed teams from the regular season 1 group sixth placed team from the regular season Final four 4 teams 4 group winners from the top 16 Teams edit The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round TH EuroLeague title holders 1st 2nd etc League position after Playoffs WC Wild card Regular season nbsp Benetton Treviso 1st nbsp Unicaja Malaga 3rd nbsp Adecco ASVEL 2nd nbsp ALBA Berlin 1st nbsp Skipper Bologna 2nd nbsp Tau Ceramica 6th WC nbsp Krka 1st nbsp Maccabi Elite 1st nbsp Lottomatica Roma 3rd nbsp Panathinaikos 1st nbsp Union Olimpija 2nd nbsp Zalgiris 1st nbsp Montepaschi Siena 4th nbsp AEK 2nd nbsp Efes Pilsen 1st nbsp Idea Slask 3rd WC nbsp FC Barcelona 1st TH nbsp Olympiacos 4th WC nbsp Ulker 2nd nbsp CSKA Moscow 1st nbsp Pamesa Valencia 2nd nbsp Pau Orthez 1st nbsp Cibona VIP 2nd WC nbsp Partizan Mobtel 1st Regular season editThe first phase was a regular season in which the competing teams were drawn into three groups each containing eight teams Each team played every other team in its group at home and away resulting in 14 games for each team in the first stage The top 5 teams in each group and the best sixth placed team advanced to the next round The complete list of tiebreakers was provided in the lead in to the Regular Season results If one or more clubs were level on won lost record tiebreakers were applied in the following order Head to head record in matches between the tied clubs Overall point difference in games between the tied clubs Overall point difference in all group matches first tiebreaker if tied clubs were not in the same group Points scored in all group matches Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each group match Key to colors Top five places in each group plus highest ranked sixth place team advanced to Top 16 Group A edit Team Pld W L PF PA Diff 1 nbsp FC Barcelona 14 12 2 1086 937 149 2 nbsp Cibona VIP 14 8 6 1122 1101 21 3 nbsp Ulker 14 8 6 1023 1050 27 4 nbsp Union Olimpija 14 6 8 1093 1123 30 5 nbsp Pau Orthez 14 6 8 1141 1130 11 6 nbsp AEK 14 6 8 1066 1099 33 7 nbsp Partizan Mobtel 14 6 8 1081 1078 3 8 nbsp Lottomatica Roma 14 4 10 997 1091 94 Group B edit Team Pld W L PF PA Diff 1 nbsp CSKA Moscow 14 11 3 1118 984 134 2 nbsp Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 14 11 3 1261 1169 92 3 nbsp Skipper Bologna 14 8 6 1206 1173 33 4 nbsp Montepaschi Siena 14 8 6 1142 1142 0 5 nbsp Panathinaikos 14 7 7 1141 1113 28 6 nbsp Zalgiris 14 6 8 1083 1068 15 7 nbsp Unicaja Malaga 14 4 10 1051 1111 60 8 nbsp Krka 14 2 12 947 1189 242 Group C edit Team Pld W L PF PA Diff 1 nbsp Efes Pilsen 14 10 4 1066 1002 64 2 nbsp Benetton Treviso 14 10 4 1185 1067 118 3 nbsp Pamesa Valencia 14 9 5 1149 1089 60 4 nbsp Tau Ceramica 14 9 5 1183 1127 56 5 nbsp Olympiacos 14 7 7 1109 1108 1 6 nbsp Idea Slask Wroclaw 14 6 8 1110 1163 53 7 nbsp Alba Berlin 14 3 11 1075 1170 95 8 nbsp Adecco ASVEL 14 2 12 982 1133 151Top 16 editThe surviving teams were divided into four groups of four teams each and again a round robin system was adopted resulting in 6 games each with the top team advancing to the Final Four Tiebreakers were identical to those used in the Regular Season This was the last season in which teams advanced directly from the Top 16 to the Final Four A quarterfinal round was introduced in the 2004 05 season The draw was held in accordance with Euroleague rules The teams were placed into four pools as follows Level 1 The three group winners plus the top ranked second place team CSKA Moscow FC Barcelona Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv Efes Pilsen Level 2 The remaining second place teams plus the top two third place teams Skipper Bologna Pamesa Valencia Benetton Treviso Cibona Level 3 The remaining third place team plus the three fourth place teams Union Olimpija Ulker Montepaschi Siena Tau Ceramica Level 4 The fifth place teams plus the top ranked sixth place team Pau Orthez Panathinaikos Olympiacos Zalgiris Each Top 16 group included one team from each pool The draw was conducted under the following restrictions No more than two teams from the same Regular Season group could be placed in the same Top 16 group No more than two teams from the same country could be placed in the same Top 16 group If there is a conflict between these two restrictions 1 would receive priority Another draw was held to determine the order of fixtures In the case of two teams from the same city in the Top 16 Panathinaikos and Olympiacos Efes Pilsen and Ulker they were scheduled so that every week only one team would be at home Key to colors Top place in each group advanced to Final four Group D edit Team Pld W L PF PA Diff 1 nbsp CSKA Moscow 6 5 1 477 436 41 2 nbsp Tau Ceramica 6 4 2 505 477 28 3 nbsp Cibona VIP 6 2 4 422 449 27 4 nbsp Olympiacos 6 1 5 436 477 41 Group E edit Team Pld W L PF PA Diff 1 nbsp Skipper Bologna 6 5 1 484 457 27 2 nbsp Efes Pilsen 6 4 2 427 390 37 3 nbsp Pau Orthez 6 2 4 452 486 34 4 nbsp Union Olimpija 6 1 5 438 468 30 Group F edit Team Pld W L PF PA Diff 1 nbsp Montepaschi Siena 6 4 2 498 461 37 2 nbsp Benetton Treviso 6 4 2 510 494 16 3 nbsp FC Barcelona 6 2 4 445 452 7 4 nbsp Panathinaikos 6 2 4 460 506 46 Group G edit Team Pld W L PF PA Diff 1 nbsp Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 6 4 2 452 406 46 2 nbsp Pamesa Valencia 6 4 2 418 421 3 3 nbsp Zalgiris 6 3 3 520 507 13 4 nbsp Ulker 6 1 5 449 505 56 Main article Euroleague 2003 04 Top 16 Group GFinal four editMain article 2003 04 Euroleague Final Four Semifinals edit April 29 Nokia Arena Tel Aviv Team 1 Score Team 2 Montepaschi Siena nbsp 102 103 nbsp Skipper Bologna Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv nbsp 93 85 nbsp CSKA Moscow 3rd place game edit May 1 Nokia Arena Tel Aviv Team 1 Score Team 2 Montepaschi Siena nbsp 94 97 nbsp CSKA Moscow Final edit May 1 Nokia Arena Tel Aviv Team 1 Score Team 2 Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv nbsp 118 74 nbsp Skipper Bologna 2003 04 Euroleague Champions nbsp Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 4th Title Final standings edit Team nbsp nbsp Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv nbsp nbsp Skipper Bologna nbsp nbsp CSKA Moscow nbsp Montepaschi SienaAwards editTop Scorer edit nbsp Lynn Greer nbsp Slask Wroclaw Regular Season MVP edit nbsp Arvydas Sabonis nbsp Zalgiris Top 16 MVP edit nbsp Arvydas Sabonis nbsp Zalgiris Final Four MVP edit nbsp Anthony Parker nbsp Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv Finals Top Scorer edit nbsp Anthony Parker nbsp Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv amp nbsp Milos Vujanic nbsp Skipper Bologna All Euroleague First Team 2003 04 edit nbsp Sarunas Jasikevicius nbsp Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv nbsp Marcus Brown nbsp CSKA Moscow nbsp Dejan Bodiroga nbsp FC Barcelona nbsp Mirsad Turkcan nbsp CSKA Moscow nbsp Arvydas Sabonis nbsp Zalgiris All Euroleague Second Team 2003 04 edit nbsp Milos Vujanic nbsp Skipper Bologna nbsp Lynn Greer nbsp Slask Wroclaw nbsp David Vanterpool nbsp Montepaschi Siena nbsp Andres Nocioni nbsp Tau Ceramica nbsp Nikola Vujcic nbsp Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv References and notes edit The venue for each year s Final Four is determined before the previous year s Final Four before it can possibly be known who will advance External links editEuroleague net Official Euroleague homepage Eurobasket com Popular basketball news site TalkBasket net Basketball forum Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2003 04 Euroleague amp oldid 1168072335, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
