The 2003–04 ABA Goodyear League was the third season of the

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. The league expanded this season: 14 teams from

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, and

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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

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from April 16 until April 18, 2004.

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became the 2004 Goodyear League Champion.

Regular season

Final four

Matches played at Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall,

Incident

On Friday night, 16 April 2004 around 11pm following the semifinal games, an ethnically motivated incident occurred when Crvena zvezda's director

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and B92 journalist Danijel Bukumirović got assaulted at the Panorama Hotel parking lot by an organized group of fifteen Croatian hooligans armed 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.Udarali su nas štanglama i lancima
''Glas javnosti'', 19 April 2004

Stats leaders

Ranking MVP

Points

Rebounds

Assists

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References

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