2002–03 ULEB Cup

ULEB Cup 2002–03
League	ULEB Cup
Sport	Basketball
Top scorer	Jamie Arnold (Krka)
Finals
Champions	Pamesa Valencia
Runners-up	Krka
Finals MVP	Dejan Tomašević (Pamesa Valencia)

The 2002–03 ULEB Cup was the first season of the European professional basketball competition, the ULEB Cup, organized by Euroleague Basketball Company. The second-tier level ULEB Cup is the level that is one tier below the Euroleague level. There were 24 teams. The final games took place from April 15, to April 24, in Valencia, Spain, and Novo Mesto, Slovenia.

Teams of the 2002-03 ULEB Cup

Country	Teams	Clubs (rank in national league)
Spain	5	Pamesa Valencia (5th)	Adecco Estudiantes (6th)	Jabones Pardo Fuenlabrada (7th)	Caprabo Lleida (8th)	DKV Joventut (9th)
Italy	4	Generali Group Trieste (7th)	Eurocellulari Roseto (9th)	Metis Varèse (10th)	Snaidero Udine (12th)
France	3	Cholet (3rd)	Élan Chalon (4th)	Gravelines (5th)
Germany	3	Telekom Bonn (2nd)	Opel Skyliners (5th)	RheinEnergie Köln
Belgium	2	Telindus Oostende (1st)	Spirou Charleroi (2nd)
Slovenia	2	Krka (2nd)	Pivovarna Laško (3rd)
Croatia	1	Zadar (2nd)
Netherlands	1	Ricoh Astronauts (3rd)
Russia	1	Ural Great (1st)
Serbia & Montenegro	1	FMP Železnik (3rd)
Turkey	1	Darüssafaka (3rd)

Format

This season's ULEB Cup featured a total of 24 teams, divided into four groups of six. The round-robin group stage was followed by knock-out stages. The regular season began in October 2002.

Regular season

The 24 teams played a round-robin tournament competition (home and away). Four teams from each group advanced to the knock-out stage (quarter-finals).

Eighth-finals

The winners from eighth-finals advanced to the quarterfinals. The matches were played at two games (home and away). The match winner was determined by point differential.

Quarter-finals

The winners from quarter-finals advanced to the semifinals. The matches were played at two games (home and away). The match winner was determined by point differential.

Semifinals

The winners from semifinals advanced to the finals. The matches were played at two games (home and away). The match winner was determined by point differential.

Final

The matches were played at two games (home and away). The match winner was determined by point differential.

Regular season

Key to colors
	Top four places in each group advance to Top 16

Group A

	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
1.	Gravelines	10	7	3	851	796	55
2.	DKV Joventut	10	6	4	837	824	13
3.	Ural Great	10	5	5	877	824	53
4.	Snaidero Udine	10	5	5	823	805	18
5.	Telekom Bonn	10	4	6	786	845	-59
6.	Jabones Pardo Fuenlabrada	10	3	7	809	889	-80

Group B

	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
1.	FMP Železnik	10	9	1	796	669	127
2.	Pamesa Valencia	10	8	2	847	710	137
3.	Eurocellulari Roseto	10	5	5	786	778	8
4.	Pivovarna Laško	10	4	6	751	828	-77
5.	Opel Skyliners	10	3	7	731	795	-64
6.	Telindus Oostende	10	1	9	748	879	-131

Group C

	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
1.	Krka	10	7	3	869	802	67
2.	Adecco Estudiantes	10	7	3	890	794	96
3.	RheinEnergie Köln	10	6	4	814	811	3
4.	Generali Group Trieste	10	4	6	806	849	-43
5.	Élan Chalon	10	4	6	785	821	-36
6.	Darüşşafaka	10	2	8	779	866	-87

Group D

	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
1.	Metis Varèse	10	6	4	784	769	15
2.	Caprabo Lleida	10	6	4	838	794	44
3.	Spirou Charleroi	10	6	4	780	764	16
4.	Zadar	10	5	5	794	828	-34
5.	Cholet	10	4	6	830	820	10
6.	Ricoh Astronauts	10	3	7	761	812	-51

Top 16

Main article: 2002–03 ULEB Cup Top 16

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Spirou Charleroi	121–129	DKV Joventut	64–56	57–73
Generali Group Trieste	159–172	FMP Železnik	73–91	86–81
Ural Great	153–165	Caprabo Lleida	84–79	69–86
Pivovarna Laško	147–155	Krka	78–79	69–76
RheinEnergie Köln	156–169	Pamesa Valencia	72–76	84–93
Zadar	158–149	Gravelines	94–71	64–78
Eurocellulari Roseto	148–156	Adecco Estudiantes	80–72	68–84
Snaidero Udine	142–150	Metis Varèse	83–77	59–73

Quarter finals

Main article: 2002–03 ULEB Cup Quarter finals

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
DKV Joventut	160–159	FMP Železnik	80–66	80–93
Caprabo Lleida	168–180	Krka	91–86	77–94
Pamesa Valencia	185–177	Zadar	105–84	80–93
Adecco Estudiantes	178–147	Metis Varèse	77–59	101–88

Semi finals

Main article: 2002–03 ULEB Cup Semi finals

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
DKV Joventut	148–151	Krka	82–69	66–82
Pamesa Valencia	136–130	Adecco Estudiantes	68–55	68–75

Finals

Main article: 2002–03 ULEB Cup Finals

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Krka	154–168	Pamesa Valencia	78–90	76–78

2002–03 ULEB Cup Champions
Pamesa Valencia 1st title

Finals MVP

Dejan Tomašević (Pamesa Valencia)

External links

ULEB Cup and Eurocup

Seasons	2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Finals	2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Other	Awards Euroleague Basketball Company Individual statistics MVP of the Week European national league rankings European club basketball pyramid FIBA Korać Cup FIBA Saporta Cup Performance Index Rating

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