2004–05 ULEB Cup

Basketball championship 2003–04 2005–06 2004–05 ULEB Cup 2004–05 LTU Lietuvos rytas (1st title) GRE Makedonikos 42 (competition proper) Robertas Javtokas LTU EuroCup Basketball Finals MVP Fred House 23.9 USA Todor Stoykov 23.9 BUL Chris Ensminger 10.7 USA Damir Mulaomerović 7.8 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 Country Teams Clubs FRA France 4 Gravelines-Dunkerque (2nd) Le Mans (3rd) Élan Chalon (4th) Cholet (5th) GER Germany 4 GHP Bamberg (2nd) Alba Berlin (3rd) Telekom Baskets Bonn (4th) RheinEnergie Köln (6th) GRE Greece 4 Maroussi Honda (2nd) Aris Egnatia Bank (5th) PAOK (6th) Makedonikos (9th) SCG Serbia & Montenegro 4 Hemofarm (2nd) Crvena zvezda (3rd) Budućnost (5th) Reflex (6th) BEL Belgium 3 Spirou (1st) Liège (3rd) Telindus Oostende (4th) ITA Italy 3 Pompea Napoli (5th) Vertical Vision Cantù (6th) Castigroup Varese (8th) POR Portugal 3 QueluzSintra PM (2nd) Ovarense Aerosoles (3rd) Benfica (11th) ESP Spain 3 Pamesa Valencia (5th) Gran Canaria (7th) DKV Joventut (8th) NED Netherlands 2 MPC Capitals (1st) EiffelTowers Nijmegen (3rd) TUR Turkey 2 Darüşşafaka (6th) Türk Telekom (9th) AUT Austria 1 Kapfenberg Bulls (1st) BUL Bulgaria 1 Lukoil Academic (1st) CRO Croatia 1 Zadar (2nd) HUN Hungary 1 Debreceni Vadkakasok (4th ISR Israel 1 Hapoel Jerusalem (5th) LAT Latvia 1 Ventspils (1st) LTU Lithuania 1 Lietuvos rytas (2nd) POL Poland 1 Deichmann Śląsk Wrocław (2nd) RUS Russia 1 Dynamo Moscow (3rd) SLO Slovenia 1 Pivovarna Laško (2nd) 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 TeamPldWLPFPADiff 1. GRE PAOK 10 8 2 866 778 88 2. BEL Spirou Charleroi 10 7 3 790 734 56 3. FRA Gravelines-Dunkerque 10 5 5 846 846 0 4. GER Alba Berlin 10 4 6 839 851 -12 5. SCG Budućnost 10 4 6 801 860 -59 6. HUN Debreceni Vadkakasok 10 2 8 778 851 -73 2004–05 ULEB Cup Regular Season Group AGroup B TeamPldWLPFPADiff 1. LAT Ventspils 10 9 1 929 750 179 2. SCG Hemofarm 10 6 4 895 806 89 3. GER RheinEnergie Köln 10 6 4 834 792 42 4. FRA Le Mans 10 6 4 775 745 30 5. BEL Liège 10 2 8 776 877 -101 6. NED EiffelTowers Nijmegen 10 1 9 662 901 -239 Group C TeamPldWLPFPADiff 1. GRE Maroussi Honda 10 7 3 792 738 54 2. FRA Cholet 10 6 4 740 724 16 3. ESP Gran Canaria 10 6 4 762 724 38 4. CRO Zadar 10 5 5 783 730 53 5. Netherlands MPC Capitals 10 3 7 714 793 -79 6. BEL Telindus Oostende 10 3 7 768 850 -82Group D TeamPldWLPFPADiff 1. RUS Dynamo Moscow 10 7 3 852 773 79 2. BUL Lukoil Academic 10 7 3 853 837 16 3. GRE Aris Egnatia Bank 10 6 4 848 789 59 4. SCG Reflex 10 5 5 789 776 13 5. ITA Vertical Vision Cantù 10 5 5 816 820 -4 6. TUR Türk Telekom 10 0 10 754 917 -163 Group E TeamPldWLPFPADiff 1. ESP Pamesa Valencia 10 8 2 780 676 104 2. ITA Castigroup Varese 10 7 3 764 758 6 3. ISR Hapoel Jerusalem 10 6 4 786 745 41 4. FRA Élan Chalon 10 5 5 717 715 2 5. POR QueluzSintra PM 10 4 6 762 819 -57 6. POR Ovarense Aerosoles 10 0 10 657 753 -96Group F TeamPldWLPFPADiff 1. GRE Makedonikos 10 7 3 790 716 74 2. ESP DKV Joventut 10 6 4 812 741 71 3. TUR Darüşşafaka 10 6 4 748 772 -24 4. SLO Pivovarna Laško 10 6 4 793 722 71 5. GER GHP Bamberg 10 5 5 763 705 58 6. AUT Kapfenberg Bulls 10 0 10 561 811 -250 Group G TeamPldWLPFPADiff 1. LTU Lietuvos rytas 10 9 1 828 667 161 2. POL Deichmann Śląsk Wrocław 10 6 4 744 797 -53 3. SCG Crvena zvezda 10 5 5 821 770 51 4. ITA Pompea Napoli 10 5 5 843 828 15 5. GER Telekom Baskets Bonn 10 5 5 749 773 -24 6. POR Benfica 10 0 10 672 822 -150 Top 16 DKV Joventut ESP 155–161 Pamesa Valencia ESP 70–76 85–85 2 Lukoil Academic BUL 140–157 Spirou Charleroi BEL 73–85 67–72 2 Cholet FRA 146–152 PAOK GRE 75–78 71–74 2 Aris Egnatia Bank GRE 154–156 Lietuvos rytas LTU 77–75 77–81 2 Deichmann Śląsk Wrocław POL 133–180 Maroussi Honda GRE 61–71 72–109 2 Castigroup Varese ITA 122–167 Makedonikos GRE 65–77 57–90 2 Hemofarm SCG 177–159 Dynamo Moscow RUS 81–84 96–75 1 RheinEnergie Köln GER 151–167 Ventspils LAT 93–77 58–90 2 |} Quarterfinals Spirou Charleroi BEL 160–179 Pamesa Valencia ESP 78–86 82–93 2 PAOK GRE 139–147 Lietuvos rytas LTU 74–71 65–76 2 Maroussi Honda GRE 165–167 Makedonikos GRE 89–92 76–75 2 Hemofarm SCG 176–175 Ventspils LAT 99–93 77–82 1 |} Semifinals Pamesa Valencia ESP 142–150 Lietuvos rytas LTU 77–75 65–75 2 Hemofarm SCG 172–180 Makedonikos GRE 107–84 65–96 2 |} Finals April 19, Spiroudome, Charleroi Lietuvos rytas LTU 78–74 Makedonikos GRE 1 |} 2004–05 ULEB Cup ChampionsLTU 100px Lietuvos rytas 1st title Finals MVP LTU Robertas Javtokas (Lietuvos rytas) External links ULEB Cup 2004-05 on Eurocupbasketball.com Uleb Category:EuroCup Basketball seasons