ABA Goodyear League 2003–04
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The ABA Goodyear League 2003–04 was the third season of the Liga ABA. The league expanded this season: 14 teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina
, Croatia
, Serbia and Montenegro
, and Slovenia
participated in Goodyear League in its third season: Union Olimpija, Krka, Pivovarna Laško, Geoplin Slovan, Cibona VIP, Zadar, Zagreb, Split Croatia Osiguranje, Široki Hercegtisak, Banjalučka pivara, Crvena zvezda, Reflex, Budućnost, Lovćen CG komercijalna banka.
There were 26 rounds played in the regular part of the season, best four teams qualified for the Final Four Tournament which was played in Zagreb
from April 16 until April 18, 2004.
Reflex
became the 2004 Goodyear League Champion.
Pld - Played; W - Won; L - Lost; PF - Points for; PA - Points against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points.
journalist Danijel Bukumirović got assaulted at the parking lot of Panorama Hotel by an organized group of fifteen Croatian hooligans with chains, rocks and metal poles. Bukumirović managed to escape into the car with only minor injuries while Žeželj wasn't as lucky and ended up with a fractured rib
and 6 stitches on his forehead. Croatian police reportedly arrested six individuals in connection with the attack that was carried out by a group that trolled around the Final Four venue Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall
, as well as hotels Sheraton and Panorama looking to beat up anyone from Serbia.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
, Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
, Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro was a country in southeastern Europe, formed from two former republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia : Serbia and Montenegro. Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, it was established in 1992 as a federation called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...
, and Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
participated in Goodyear League in its third season: Union Olimpija, Krka, Pivovarna Laško, Geoplin Slovan, Cibona VIP, Zadar, Zagreb, Split Croatia Osiguranje, Široki Hercegtisak, Banjalučka pivara, Crvena zvezda, Reflex, Budućnost, Lovćen CG komercijalna banka.
There were 26 rounds played in the regular part of the season, best four teams qualified for the Final Four Tournament which was played in Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
from April 16 until April 18, 2004.
Reflex
KK FMP
KK FMP , also known as FMP Železnik, is a defunct Serbian basketball club.Based in the Belgrade's neighborhood of Železnik, the club continually posts notable results every competition it competes in...
became the 2004 Goodyear League Champion.
Regular season
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cibona VIP KK Cibona Košarkaški klub Cibona is a professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. It competes in the Croatian League and the Adriatic League.-History:The club was founded in 1946 under the name Sloboda... |
26 | 20 | 6 | 2242 | 1984 | +258 | 46 |
| 2. | Reflex KK FMP KK FMP , also known as FMP Železnik, is a defunct Serbian basketball club.Based in the Belgrade's neighborhood of Železnik, the club continually posts notable results every competition it competes in... |
26 | 19 | 7 | 2187 | 1945 | +242 | 45 |
| 3. | Union Olimpija KK Union Olimpija -Depth Chart:-In: Ben Woodside Deon Thompson Aleksandar Ćapin Jaka Blažič Danny Green Ratko Varda Robert Rothbart -Out: Giorgi Shermadini - return from a loan Kenny Gregory Samo Udrih Aloysius Anagonye Vladimir... |
26 | 18 | 8 | 2173 | 2050 | +123 | 44 |
| 4. | Crvena zvezda KK Crvena zvezda Košarkaški klub Crvena zvezda is a professional basketball club based in Belgrade, Serbia. Its name Crvena zvezda means Red Star and it's part of the Red Star Belgrade sports society .... |
26 | 18 | 8 | 2250 | 2168 | +82 | 44 |
| 5. | Budućnost KK Buducnost Podgorica KK Budućnost Podgorica is a professional basketball club from Podgorica, Montenegro. It is a part of Budućnost Podgorica sport society. The team currently competes in First Montenegrin Opportunity League and regional Adriatic League... |
26 | 16 | 10 | 2307 | 2235 | +72 | 42 |
| 6. | Pivovarna Laško | 26 | 15 | 11 | 2084 | 2010 | +74 | 41 |
| 7. | Krka Krka Basketball Club -Depth Chart:-In: Marko Đurković Curtis Stinson Jerome Jordan Jimmy Baxter Allan Ray... |
26 | 14 | 12 | 2116 | 2091 | +25 | 40 |
| 8. | Zadar KK Zadar KK Zadar is a Croatian professional basketball team from the city of Zadar playing in the A-1 Liga.Zadar is the place where Croatian basketball was born in 1930. Zadar's reputation has been of a basketball hotbed with a team that can capture trophies at any given moment... |
26 | 13 | 13 | 2277 | 2217 | +60 | 39 |
| 9. | Split Croatia Osiguranje KK Split KK Split , KK Split CO for sponsorship relations is a basketball club from Split, Croatia. Currently, KK Split competes in the A-1 Liga and Krešimir Ćosić Cup.-History:... |
26 | 10 | 16 | 2118 | 2226 | -108 | 36 |
| 10. | Geoplin Slovan KD Slovan KK Geoplin Slovan or KD Slovan is a professional basketball team from Slovenia.-History:A beginning of the club is dating back to 1951 when Stane Urek suggested a formation of a basketball club Poljane at one of Ljubljana high schools. The club got its official right to play in April same year... |
26 | 9 | 17 | 1923 | 2083 | -160 | 35 |
| 11. | Zagreb KK Zagreb Košarkaški klub Zagreb is a professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. It competes in the Croatian League, the Adriatic League and in the 2011/12 season for the first time in ULEB Euroleague... |
26 | 9 | 17 | 2023 | 2134 | -111 | 35 |
| 12. | Široki Hercegtisak HKK Široki HKK Široki is a Bosnia-Herzegovinan basketball team from the town of Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club currently plays in the Adriatic League and the Bosnian basketball championship.... |
26 | 8 | 18 | 2004 | 2128 | -124 | 34 |
| 13. | Banjalučka pivara KK Borac Banja Luka KK Borac Banja Luka or Borac is a Bosnian basketball club, based in Banja Luka. Home ground is SD Borik arena. The club is competing in EuroChallenge 2008-09.Champion of Bosnia-Herzegovina: 1999/2000... |
26 | 8 | 18 | 2065 | 2229 | -164 | 34 |
| 14. | Lovćen CG komercijalna banka | 26 | 5 | 21 | 2000 | 2269 | -269 | 31 |
| Qualified for Final four | |
| Relegated |
Pld - Played; W - Won; L - Lost; PF - Points for; PA - Points against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points.
Incident
On Friday night, April 16th around 11pm following the semifinal games, an ethnically motivated incident occurred when Crvena zvezda's director Igor Žeželj and B92B92
B92 is a radio and television broadcaster with national coverage headquartered in Belgrade, Serbia. The network's key demographic is chiefly urban and young audience. Its programs, including the news cover topics with fairly liberal political painted attitudes...
journalist Danijel Bukumirović got assaulted at the parking lot of Panorama Hotel by an organized group of fifteen Croatian hooligans with chains, rocks and metal poles. Bukumirović managed to escape into the car with only minor injuries while Žeželj wasn't as lucky and ended up with a fractured rib
Rib fracture
A rib fracture is a break or fracture in one or more of the bones making up the rib cage.The first rib is rarely fractured because of its protected position behind the clavicle . However, if it is broken serious damage can occur to the brachial plexus of nerves and the subclavian vessels...
and 6 stitches on his forehead. Croatian police reportedly arrested six individuals in connection with the attack that was carried out by a group that trolled around the Final Four venue Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall
Dražen Petrovic Basketball Hall
Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall is an Indoor sporting arena in Zagreb, Croatia. It serves as the home court for the professional basketball club KK Cibona. The arena has a seating capacity of 5,400 people.-History:...
, as well as hotels Sheraton and Panorama looking to beat up anyone from Serbia.
| 2003–04 ABA Godyear League Champions |
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Reflex KK FMP KK FMP , also known as FMP Železnik, is a defunct Serbian basketball club.Based in the Belgrade's neighborhood of Železnik, the club continually posts notable results every competition it competes in... 1st Title |