2004–05 ULEB Cup explained

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ULEB Cup
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T Color:
  1. FFFFFF; border:#F21A22 1px solid;
Season:2004–05
Champions: Lietuvos rytas
1st title
Runners Up: Makedonikos
Teams:42 (competition proper)
Finals Mvp N:LTU
Finals Mvp Link:EuroCup Basketball Finals MVP
Pir:23.9
Pir N:USA
Ppg:23.9
Ppg N:BUL
Rpg:10.7
Rpg N:USA
Apg:7.8
Apg N:CRO

The 2004–05 ULEB Cup was the third season of the second-tier level European professional club basketball competition, the EuroCup, which is organized by the Euroleague Basketball Company. The season started on November 9, 2004, and officially ended on April 19, 2005. The second-tier level EuroCup is the European-wide league level that is one tier below the EuroLeague level. Lietuvos rytas won the trophy, by defeating Makedonikos in the final, by a score of 78–74.

Teams

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Format

Each group contained 6 teams. There were 7 groups. Each team would play amongst each group twice. Top 2 teams from groups A, C, E, F, and G qualify to eighthfinals. Top 3 teams from groups B and D also qualify to the eighthfinals.

In eighthfinals, each team plays against their selected team twice. The winner of the two games with a higher combined score qualifies to quarterfinals. This procedure repeats in quarterfinals and in semifinals.

Regular season

Key to colors
    Top two places in each group, plus highest-ranked third-place team, advance to Top 16

Group A

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1. PAOK10 8 2 866 778 88
2. Spirou Charleroi10 7 3 790 734 56
3. Gravelines-Dunkerque10 5 5 846 846 0
4. Alba Berlin10 4 6 839 851 -12
5. Budućnost10 4 6 801 860 -59
6. Debreceni Vadkakasok10 2 8 778 851 -73

See main article: 2004–05 ULEB Cup Regular Season Group A.

Group B

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1. Ventspils10 9 1 929 750 179
2. Hemofarm10 6 4 895 806 89
3. RheinEnergie Köln10 6 4 834 792 42
4. Le Mans10 6 4 775 745 30
5. Liège10 2 8 776 877 -101
6. EiffelTowers Nijmegen10 1 9 662 901 -239

Group C

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1. Maroussi Honda10 7 3 792 738 54
2. Cholet10 6 4 740 724 16
3. Gran Canaria10 6 4 762 724 38
4. Zadar10 5 5 783 730 53
5. MPC Capitals10 3 7 714 793 -79
6. Telindus Oostende10 3 7 768 850 -82

Group D

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1. Dynamo Moscow10 7 3 852 773 79
2. Lukoil Academic10 7 3 853 837 16
3. Aris Egnatia Bank10 6 4 848 789 59
4. Reflex10 5 5 789 776 13
5. Vertical Vision Cantù10 5 5 816 820 -4
6. Türk Telekom10 0 10 754 917 -163

Group E

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1. Pamesa Valencia10 8 2 780 676 104
2. Castigroup Varese10 7 3 764 758 6
3. Hapoel Jerusalem10 6 4 786 745 41
4. Élan Chalon10 5 5 717 715 2
5. QueluzSintra PM10 4 6 762 819 -57
6. Ovarense Aerosoles10 0 10 657 753 -96

Group F

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1. Makedonikos10 7 3 790 716 74
2. DKV Joventut10 6 4 812 741 71
3. Darüşşafaka10 6 4 748 772 -24
4. Pivovarna Laško10 6 4 793 722 71
5. GHP Bamberg10 5 5 763 705 58
6. Kapfenberg Bulls10 0 10 561 811 -250

Group G

width=15width=220Teamwidth=20Pldwidth=20Wwidth=20Lwidth=20PFwidth=20PAwidth=30Diff
1. Lietuvos rytas10 9 1 828 667 161
2. Deichmann Śląsk Wrocław10 6 4 744 797 -53
3. Crvena zvezda10 5 5 821 770 51
4. Pompea Napoli10 5 5 843 828 15
5. Telekom Baskets Bonn10 5 5 749 773 -24
6. Benfica10 0 10 672 822 -150

Top 16

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Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Finals

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Finals MVP

External links