CSKA is the leader of Group D

23.02.2004
Today the draw of best 16 teams in Europe took place in Barcelona. In Group D, CSKA Moscow will face Cibona VIP of Croatia, Tau Ceramica of Spain and Olympiacos of Greece.

Maccabi Tel-Aviv became the leader of group G. So, our trams could reach each other only in the final game of Final Four. But if 2 Italian clubs will become winners of other 2 groups, Maccabi and CSKA can face in the semifinal.


TOP16 groups
:

Group D: CSKA (B1), Cibona (A2), TAU (C4), Olympiacos (C5)
Group E: Efes Pilsen (C1), Skipper (B3), Olimpija (A4), Pau-Orthez (A5)
Group F: Barcelona (А1), Benetton (C2), Siena (B4), Panathinaikos (B5),
Group G: Maccabi (B2), Pamesa (C3), Ulker (A3), Zalgiris (B6)

The winners of those four new Top 16 groups will advance to the Final Four, to be played April 29 to May 1 in Tel Aviv. Semifinal games: D1-E1, F1-G1. This scheme will change if two teams from the same country will reach Final Four. In this case they will play against each other.


CSKA calendar
:
1 tour (March, 3-4): CSKA - Olympiacos
2 tour (March, 10-11): CSKA - Cibona
3 tour (March, 17-18): TAU - CSKA
4 tour (March, 24-25): Olympiacos - CSKA
5 tour (March, 31 – April, 1): CSKA - TAU
6 tour (April, 7-8): Cibona - CSKA