2005–06 Euroleague

Sports season 2004–05 2006–07 2005–06 Euroleague Sazka_Arena_Ozzy.jpg 300 The Sazka Arena in Prague hosted the Final Four 2005–06 RUS CSKA Moscow (5th title) ISR Maccabi Elite ESP Tau Cerámica ESP Winterthur FC Barcelona 24 Anthony Parker EuroLeague MVP USA Theo Papaloukas EuroLeague Final Four MVP GRE Anthony Parker 20.5 USA Drew Nicholas 18.5 USA Mirsad Türkcan 8.9 TUR Pablo Prigioni 6.2 ARG The 2005–06 Euroleague was the 6th season of the professional basketball competition for elite clubs throughout Europe, organised by Euroleague Basketball Company, and it was the 49th season of the premier competition for European men's clubs overall. The 2005–06 season featured 24 competing teams from 13 countries. The Final Four was held at the Sazka Arena in Prague, Czech Republic on April 30, 2006. CSKA Moscow defeat the defending champions, Maccabi Elite by a score of 73–69 in the final. Team allocation Distribution The table below shows the default access list. Teams entering in this roundRegular season(24 teams)14 teams with 3-year licences 2 best-placed teams from: Spain The champion teams from: France Germany Greece Israel Italy Poland Serbia and Montenegro 1 Wild cardTop 16(16 teams)3 group winners from the regular season 3 group runners-up from the regular season 3 group third-placed teams from the regular season 3 group fourth-placed teams from the regular season 3 group fifth-placed teams from the regular season 1 group sixth placed team from the regular seasonQuarterfinals(8 teams) 4 group winners from the top 16 4 group runners-up from the top 16 Teams The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round (TH: EuroLeague title holders) Licensed clubs: 3-year licence 1st, 2nd, etc.: League position after Playoffs WC: Wild card Regular seasonLicensed clubsITA Climamio Bologna (1st)ESP Winterthur Barcelona (5th)RUS CSKA Moscow (1st)ITA Benetton Treviso (3rd)TUR Efes Pilsen (1st)SLO Union Olimpija (1st)ITA Montepaschi Siena (5th)TUR Ülker (3rd)GRE AEK (2nd)CRO Cibona VIP (2nd)GRE Olympiacos (8th)FRA Pau-Orthez (7th)ESP Tau Cerámica (2nd)LIT Žalgiris (1st)Associated clubsESP Real Madrid (1st)FRA Strasbourg (1st)POL Prokom Trefl Sopot (1st)ESP Unicaja Málaga (3rd)LTU Lietuvos Rytas (2nd)SCG Partizan Pivara MB (1st)GRE Panathinaikos (1st) GER CHP Bamberg (1st)ITA Armani Jeans Milano (2nd)ISR Maccabi Elite (1st)TH Regular season The first phase was a regular season, in which the competing teams were drawn into three groups, each containing eight teams. Each team played every other team in its group at home and away, resulting in 14 games for each team in the first stage. The top 5 teams in each group and the best sixth-placed team advanced to the next round. The complete list of tiebreakers was provided in the lead-in to the Regular Season results. If one or more clubs were level on won–lost record, tiebreakers were applied in the following order: Head-to-head record in matches between the tied clubs Overall point difference in games between the tied clubs Overall point difference in all group matches (first tiebreaker if tied clubs were not in the same group) Points scored in all group matches Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each group match 3–5 are used to break ties between 6th place teams + Key to colors     Top five places in each group, plus highest-ranked sixth-place team, advanced to Top 16 Group A TeamPldWLPFPADiff 1. ESP Tau Cerámica 14 11 3 1130 976 +154 2. ITA Climamio Bologna 14 10 4 1114 989 +125 3. LTU Žalgiris 14 9 5 1065 1037 +28 4. ITA Benetton Treviso 14 8 6 1142Proballers Euroleague Schedule (2005-2006) https://www.proballers.com/basketball/league/177/euroleague/schedule/2005 2026-06-25 Proballers en 1134 +8 5. GER CHP Bamberg 14 7 7 975 1023 -48 6. SLO Union Olimpija 14 5 9 1059 1080 -21 7. FRA Strasbourg 14 3 11 972 1058 -86 8. GRE AEK 14 3 11 940 1100 -160 Group B TeamPldWLPFPADiff 1. ISR Maccabi Elite 14 9 5 1220 1135 +85 2. TUR Efes Pilsen 14 9 5 1025 995 +30 3. LTU Lietuvos Rytas 14 8 6 1068 1012 +58 4. ESP Winterthur FC Barcelona 14 7 7EuroLeague Standings 2005/2006 Regular season / Leagues https://basketnews.com/leagues/25-euroleague/standings.html?fstage=55 2026-06-25 basketnews.com en 1079 1021 +56 5. GRE Olympiacos 14 7 7 1085 1059 +26 6. CRO Cibona VIP 14 6 8 917 1054 -137 7. POL Prokom Trefl Sopot 14 5 9 997 1066 -69 8. ITA Armani Jeans Milano 14 5 9 1036 1085 -49 Group C TeamPldWLPFPADiff 1. ESP Unicaja Málaga 14 12 2 1100 1015 +85 2. GRE Panathinaikos 14 12 2 1219 1063 +156 3. RUS CSKA Moscow 14 10 4 1116 950 +166 4. ESP Real Madrid 14 7 7 1012 1004 +8 5. TUR Ülker 14 5 9 1000 1055 -55 6. ITA Montepaschi Siena 14 4 10 1001 1055 54 7. FRA Pau-Orthez 14 4 10 971 1103 -132 8. SCG Partizan Pivara MB 14 2 12 978 1152 -174 Top 16 The surviving teams were divided into four groups of four teams each, and again a round robin system was adopted, resulting in 6 games each, with the two top teams advancing to the quarterfinals. Tiebreakers were identical to those used in the Regular Season. The draw was held in accordance with Euroleague rules. The teams were placed into four pools, as follows: Level 1: The three group winners, plus the top-ranked second-place team Unicaja Málaga, Tau Cerámica, Maccabi Elite, Panathinaikos Level 2: The remaining second-place teams, plus the top two third-place teams Climamio Bologna, Efes Pilsen, CSKA Moscow, Žalgiris Level 3: The remaining third-place team, plus the three fourth-place teams Lietuvos Rytas, Benetton Treviso, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid Level 4: The fifth-place teams, plus the top ranked sixth-place team Olympiacos, Brose Bamberg, Ülker, Cibona Each Top 16 group included one team from each pool. The draw was conducted under the following restrictions: No more than two teams from the same Regular Season group could be placed in the same Top 16 group. No more than two teams from the same country could be placed in the same Top 16 group. If there was a conflict between these two restrictions, (1) would receive priority. Another draw was held to determine the order of fixtures. In the case of two teams from the same city in the Top 16 (Panathinaikos and Olympiacos, Efes Pilsen and Ülker) they were scheduled so that every week, only one team would be at home. + Key to colors     Top two places in each group advanced to quarterfinals Group D TeamPldWLPFPADiff 1. ESP Winterthur FC Barcelona 6 5 1 448 434 +14 2. GRE Olympiacos 6 4 2 490 450 +40 3. ESP Unicaja Málaga 6 3 3 447 435 +12 4. LIT Žalgiris 6 0 6 425 491 −66 Group E TeamPldWLPFPADiff 1. ISR Maccabi Elite 6 5 1 491 448 +43 2. ESP Real Madrid 6 4 2 446 412 +34 3. ITA Climamio Bologna 6 2 4 469 477 −8 4. TUR Ülker 6 1 5 415 484 −69 Group F TeamPldWLPFPADiff 1. RUS CSKA Moscow 6 5 1 441 391 +50 2. ESP Tau Cerámica 6 4 2 453 422 +31 3. LIT Lietuvos Rytas 6 3 3 422 427 −5 4. GER CHP Bamberg 6 0 6 374 450 −76 Group G TeamPldWLPFPADiff 1. GRE Panathinaikos 6 3 3 447 419 +28 2. TUR Efes Pilsen 6 3 3 446 447 −1 3. ITA Benetton Treviso 6 3 3 476 488 −12 4. CRO Cibona VIP 6 3 3 458 473 −15 Quarterfinals Each quarterfinal was a best-of-three series between a first-place team in the Top 16 and a second-place team from a different group, with the first-place team receiving home advantage. 3 Winterthur FC Barcelona ESP 2–1 Real Madrid ESP 72–58 78–84 76-70 1 Maccabi Elite ISR 2–1 Olympiacos GRE 87–78 70–76 77-73 1 CSKA Moscow RUS 2–0 Efes Pilsen TUR 66–57 75–71 1 Panathinaikos GRE 1–2 Tau Cerámica ESP 84–72 79–85 71-74 2 |} Final four 2005–06 Euroleague Final Four Semifinals April 28, Sazka Arena, Prague Winterthur FC Barcelona ESP 75–84 CSKA Moscow RUS 2 Maccabi Elite ISR 85–70 Tau Cerámica ESP 1 |} 3rd place game April 30, Sazka Arena, Prague Winterthur FC Barcelona ESP 82–87 Tau Cerámica ESP 2 |} Final April 30, Sazka Arena, Prague CSKA Moscow RUS 73–69 Maccabi Elite ISR 1 |} 2005–06 EuroleagueChampionsRUS 100px CSKA Moscow 5th Title Final standings Team 15px RUS CSKA Moscow ISR Maccabi Elite ESP Tau Cerámica ESP Winterthur FC Barcelona Final Four 2006 MVP GRE Theodoros Papaloukas (CSKA Moscow) Individual statistics Rating RankNameTeamGamesRatingPIR1.USA Anthony ParkerISR Maccabi Elite2551320.522.ESP Jorge Garbajosa ESP Unicaja Málaga1834819.333.ARG Luis ScolaESP Tau Cerámica2547018.80 Points RankNameTeamGamesRatingPPG1.USA Drew Nicholas ITA Benetton Treviso2036918.452.USA Scoonie Penn CRO Cibona2034117.053.USA Louis BullockESP Real Madrid2031615.80 Rebounds RankNameTeamGamesRatingRPG1.TUR Mirsad TürkcanTUR Ülker161438.942.LIT Darjuš Lavrinovič LTU Žalgiris201668.303.LIT Robertas Javtokas LTU Lietuvos Rytas201648.20 Assists RankNameTeamGamesRatingAPG1.ARG Pablo Prigioni ESP Tau Cerámica251566.242.USA Tyus Edney GRE Olympiacos231034.483.GEO Shammond Williams ESP Winterthur FC Barcelona251074.28 Other Stats CategoryNameTeamGamesStatSteals per gameUSA Jeff TrepagnierTUR Ülker203.05Blocks per gameLIT Darjuš LavrinovičLTU Žalgiris202.10Turnovers per gameITA Massimo BulleriITA Armani Jeans Milano143.79Fouls drawn per gameUSA Scoonie PennCRO Cibona205.80Minutes per gameISR Yotam HalperinSLO Union Olimpija1436:042FG%LIT Tomas MasiulisPOL Prokom Trefl140.6663FG%ITA Giacomo GalandaITA Armani Jeans Milano140.536FT%GRE Nikos ChatzisGRE Olympiacos200.969 Game highs CategoryNameTeamStatRatingUSA Spencer NelsonGER Brose Bamberg48PointsARG Luis ScolaESP Tau Cerámica 36ReboundsUSA Spencer NelsonGER Brose Bamberg20AssistsMKD Vrbica StefanovTUR Ülker 12USA Lonnie CooperFRA Pau-OrthezStealsUSA Jeff TrepagnierTUR Ülker11BlocksUSA Maceo BastonISR Maccabi Elite6TurnoversSCG Igor RakočevićESP Real Madrid 9GRE Giannis KalampokisGRE AEKFouls DrawnSLO Jaka LakovičGRE Panathinaikos 15 Awards Euroleague MVP USA Anthony Parker (ISR Maccabi Elite) Final Four MVP GRE Theodoros Papaloukas (RUS CSKA Moscow) Finals Top Scorer USA Will Solomon (ISR Maccabi Tel Aviv) All-Euroleague Team 2005–06 All-Euroleague team, MVP announced in Prague - MAIN PAGE - Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL http://www.euroleague.net/final-four/prague-2006/main-page/i/22508/1929 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100117230916/http://www.euroleague.net/final-four/prague-2006/main-page/i/22508/1929 January 17, 2010 2021-12-09 www.euroleague.net en Position All-Euroleague First Team Club Team All-Euroleague Second Team Club teamPGGRE Theodoros Papaloukas RUS CSKA MoscowARG Pablo PrigioniESP Tau CerámicaSG/SFESP Juan Carlos Navarro ESP Winterthur FC BarcelonaGRE Vassilis SpanoulisGRE PanathinaikosSG/SFUSA Anthony ParkerISR Maccabi EliteUSA Trajan LangdonRUS CSKA MoscowPF/CARG Luis ScolaESP Tau CerámicaESP Jorge GarbajosaESP Unicaja MálagaPF/CCRO Nikola VujčićISR Maccabi EliteLIT Darjuš Lavrinovič LIT Žalgiris Best Defender GRE Dimitris Diamantidis (GRE Panathinaikos) Rising Star ITA Andrea Bargnani (ITA Benetton Treviso) Alphonso Ford Top Scorer USA Drew Nicholas (ITA Benetton Treviso) Alexander Gomelsky Coach of the Year ITA Ettore Messina (RUS CSKA Moscow) Club Executive of the Year RUS Sergey Kushchenko (RUS CSKA Moscow) Regular season EuroLeague MVP of the Round GamePlayerTeamRating1SCG Dejan MilojevićSCG Partizan33CRO Nikola VujčićISR Maccabi Elite332GRE Vassilis SpanoulisGRE Panathinaikos 323CRO Marko Popović TUR Efes Pilsen314USA Maceo Baston ISR Maccabi Elite355SCG Dejan Milojević (2) SCG Partizan33USA Lynn Greer FRA Strasbourg336BIH Haris MujezinovićLTU Lietuvos Rytas36USA Anthony ParkerISR Maccabi Elite367USA Scoonie PennCRO Cibona368USA Spencer NelsonGER Brose Bamberg489CRO Andrija ZizićGRE Olympiacos4110USA Mike BatisteGRE Panathinaikos3311USA Louis BullockESP Real Madrid3412CRO Marko Popović (2)TUR Efes Pilsen4013USA Tyus EdneyGRE Olympiacos38ESP Felipe ReyesESP Real Madrid3814USA Scoonie Penn (2)CRO Cibona37 Top 16 GamePlayerTeamPerformance Index Rating PIR1USA Anthony Parker (2) ISR Maccabi Elite392SCG Igor Rakočević ESP Real Madrid32GRE Sofoklis SchortsanitisGRE Olympiacos323ESP Jorge GarbajosaESP Unicaja Málaga374USA Maceo Baston (2)ISR Maccabi Elite28CRO Nikola PrkacinTUR Efes Pilsen28USA Antonio GrangerTUR Efes Pilsen285SCG Igor Rakočević (2)ESP Real Madrid286BIH Henry DomercantTUR Efes Pilsen29USA Maceo Baston (3)ISR Maccabi Elite29 Playoffs GamePlayerTeamPerformance Index Rating PIR1-2GRE Vassilis Spanoulis (2)GRE Panathinaikos233GRE Michalis KakiouzisESP Winterthur FC Barcelona23 MVP of the Month EuroLeague MVP of the Month MonthPlayerTeamNovember 2005TUR Kaya PekerTUR Efes PilsenDecember 2005ESP Jorge GarbajosaESP Unicaja MálagaJanuary 2006ESP Juan Carlos NavarroESP Winterthur FC BarcelonaFebruary 2006USA Tyus EdneyGRE OlympiacosMarch 2006USA Maceo BastonISR Maccabi EliteApril 2006USA Trajan LangdonRUS CSKA Moscow References and notes Euroleague Competition Format External links Euroleague.net - 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