[1] It was the second edition of the indoor track and field meeting for international teams, which featured the eight top performing nations from the 2003 European Cup.[2] It was the second consecutive year that the event was held at the venue, following on from a successful hosting of the 2003 European Athletics Indoor Cup.[3] The competition featured nineteen athletics events, nine for men and ten for women.[2] The international team points totals were decided by their athletes' finishing positions, with each representative's performance contributing towards their national overall score.The Russian women's team retained their title from the previous year, taking a comprehensive victory – seven of the ten women's events were won by Russians and the team was eighteen points clear of runner-up Germany.
Triple jump winner
Christian Olsson
went on to win Olympic gold that year.