2003–04 Euroleague
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, defeating Skipper Bologna, by a score of 118-74. Regular season. 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: 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 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: 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. Final four. Semifinals. April 29, Nokia Arena, Tel Aviv 3rd place game. May 1, Nokia Arena , Tel Aviv Final. May 1, Nokia Arena, Tel Aviv