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2003–04 Euroleague

2003–04 Euroleague
NokiaArena-TelAviv.jpg
The Final Four was held at the Nokia Arena in Tel Aviv
Champions Israel Maccabi Elite (4th title)
Runners-up Italy Skipper Bologna
Third place Russia CSKA Moscow
Fourth place Italy Montepaschi Siena
Teams 24
Awards
Regular Season MVP Lithuania Arvydas Sabonis
Top 16 MVP Lithuania Arvydas Sabonis
Final Four MVP United States Anthony Parker
Statistical leaders
PIR Lithuania Arvydas Sabonis
23.3
Points United States Marcus Brown
18.7
Rebounds Turkey Mirsad Türkcan
10.5
Assists United States Ed Cota
5.7

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 different countries. The final of the competition was held in Nokia Arena, Tel Aviv, Israel, with hosts Maccabi Elite, defeating Skipper Bologna, by a score of 118-74.

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:

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

Level 2: The remaining second-place teams, plus the top two third-place teams

Level 3: The remaining third-place team, plus the three fourth-place teams

Level 4: The fifth-place teams, plus the top ranked sixth-place team

Each Top 16 group included one team from each pool. The draw was conducted under the following restrictions:


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