The 2003 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 2003, was the 29th regional championship held by FIBA Europe. The competition was held in Greece and took place from September 19 to September 28, 2003. Russia won the gold medal and Czech Republic the silver medal while Spain won the bronze. Lucie Blahůšková from Czech Republic was named the tournament MVP.
Participating teams
|
Group A |
Group B
|
Venues
| Group | City | Arena |
|---|---|---|
| A | Pyrgos | Pyrgos Indoor Hall |
| B | Amaliada | Basketball Hall of Amaliada |
| Knockout Stage and Final | Patras | Apollon Patras Indoor Hall |
Qualification
Squads
Preliminary round
Group A (Pyrgos)
| Team | Pts. | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.  Czech Republic
|
10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 435 | 336 | +99 |
2.  France
|
8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 386 | 346 | +40 |
3.  Poland
|
8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 353 | 309 | +44 |
4.  Serbia and Montenegro
|
8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 374 | 352 | +22 |
5.  Greece
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 321 | 362 | -41 |
6.  Israel
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 293 | 457 | -164 |
Group B (Amaliada)
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.  Spain
|
10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 359 | 300 | +59 |
2.  Slovakia
|
8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 345 | 340 | +5 |
3.  Russia
|
8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 348 | 308 | +40 |
4.  Belgium
|
7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 355 | 377 | -22 |
5.  Hungary
|
7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 299 | 319 | -20 |
6.  Ukraine
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 301 | 363 | -62 |
Knockout stage
Championship bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| September 26, 2003 | ||||||||||
| France | 66 | |||||||||
| September 27, 2003 | ||||||||||
| Russia | 79 | |||||||||
| Russia | 78 | |||||||||
| September 26, 2003 | ||||||||||
| Spain | 71 | |||||||||
| Spain | 76 | |||||||||
| September 28, 2003 | ||||||||||
| Serbia and Montenegro | 64 | |||||||||
| Czech Republic | 56 | |||||||||
| September 26, 2003 | ||||||||||
| Russia | 59 | |||||||||
| Czech Republic | 98 | |||||||||
| September 27, 2003 | ||||||||||
| Belgium | 62 | |||||||||
| Poland | 66 | |||||||||
| September 26, 2003 | ||||||||||
| Czech Republic | 74 | Third place | ||||||||
| Slovakia | 61 | |||||||||
| September 28, 2003 | ||||||||||
| Poland | 78 | |||||||||
| Poland | 81 | |||||||||
| Spain | 87 | |||||||||
5th place bracket
| Semi-finals | Fifth place | |||||
| September 27, 2003 - Patras | ||||||
| France | 83 | |||||
| September 27, 2003 - Patras | ||||||
| Serbia and Montenegro | 61 | |||||
| Belgium | 75 | |||||
| September 27, 2003 - Patras | ||||||
| France | 94 | |||||
| Slovakia | 80 | |||||
| Belgium | 86 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| September 27, 2003 - Patras | ||||||
| Slovakia | 68 | |||||
| Serbia and Montenegro | 67 | |||||
9th place bracket
| Semi-finals | Ninth place | |||||
| September 26, 2003 - Patras | ||||||
| Greece | 76 | |||||
| September 27, 2003 - Patras | ||||||
| Ukraine | 68 | |||||
| Greece | 85 | |||||
| September 26, 2003 - Patras | ||||||
| Hungary | 83 | |||||
| Hungary | 85 | |||||
| Israel | 77 | |||||
| Twelfth place | ||||||
| September 27, 2003 - Patras | ||||||
| Ukraine | 107 | |||||
| Israel | 87 | |||||
| 2003 FIBA European champions |
|---|
 Russia 1st title |
Final standings
| Place | Team | W-L |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia |
6–2 |
| 2 | Czech Republic |
7–1 |
| 3 | Spain |
7–1 |
| 4 | Poland |
4–4 |
| 5 | France |
5–3 |
| 6 | Belgium |
3–5 |
| 7 | Slovakia |
4–4 |
| 8 | Serbia and Montenegro |
3–5 |
| 9 | Greece |
3–4 |
| 10 | Hungary |
2–5 |
| 11 | Ukraine |
1–6 |
| 12 | Israel |
0–7 |
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