2003–04 CBA season 2003–04 CBA season The 2003–04 CBA season is the ninth CBA season. The season ran from November 16, 2003 to March 3, 2004. No teams were promoted from the Second Division, while two teams were set to be relegated. However, relegations were abolished after all Relegation Round matches have been played. The top 8 teams in the regular season advanced to the playoffs. The quarterfinals and semifinals once again used best-of-three series to determine the advancing team. In the Final series, Guangdong Southern Tigers defeated Bayi Rockets (3-1). Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the
2003–04 DEL season 2003–04 DEL season The 2003–04 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 10th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (). The Frankfurt Lions became German Champions, and the Wölfe Freiburg () were relegated back to the 2. Bundesliga after a single season. A visible change for the fans was the league corporate sponsorship by the German Yellow Pages () who signed a 3-year agreement, later extended ending 2009. The regular season start was on September 4, 2003. The first 8 teams qualified for the playoffs, the last two are to go into playdowns, to determine which team will