2004–05 Euroleague

Sports season 2003–04 2005–06 2004–05 Euroleague С-к Олимпийский - panoramio - Александр Спиридонов (1).jpg 300 The Olimpiisky Arena in Moscow hosted the Final Four 2004–05 ISR Maccabi Tel Aviv (5th title) ESP Tau Cerámica GRE Panathinaikos RUS CSKA Moscow 24 Anthony Parker (Maccabi Tel Aviv) EuroLeague MVP USA Šarūnas Jasikevičius (Maccabi Tel Aviv) EuroLeague Final Four MVP LTU Anthony Parker 24.9 USA Charles Smith 20.7 USA Tanoka Beard 10.6 USA Mire Chatman 6.2 USA The 2004–05 Euroleague was the fifth season of the professional basketball competition for elite clubs throughout Europe, organised by Euroleague Basketball Company, and it was the 48th season of the premier competition for European men's clubs overall. The 2004–05 season featured 24 competing teams, from 13 countries. The final of the competition was held in Olimpiisky Arena, Moscow, Russia, with the defending champions, Maccabi Tel Aviv, defeating Tau Cerámica by a score of 90–78. Team allocation Distribution The table below shows the default access list. Teams entering in this roundRegular season(24 teams) 15 teams with 3-year licences 2 best-placed teams from: Spain The champion teams from: Germany Greece Israel Italy Poland Yugoslavia 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 Montepaschi Siena (1st)GRE Olympiacos (8th)LIT Žalgiris (1st)ITA Climamio Bologna (2nd)ESP Winterthur Barcelona (1st)RUS CSKA Moscow (1st)ITA Benetton Treviso (3rd)ESP Tau Cerámica (4th)SLO Union Olimpija (1st)FRA Pau-Orthez (1st)TUR Efes Pilsen (1st)FRA Adecco ASVEL (11th)TUR Ülker (2nd)GRE AEK (4th)CRO Cibona VIP (1st)Associated clubsITA Scavolini Pesaro (4th)ESP Adecco Estudiantes (2nd)ISR Maccabi Elite (1st)THGRE Panathinaikos (1st)ESP Unicaja Málaga (3rd)POL Prokom Trefl Sopot (1st)GER Opel Skyliners (1st)ESP Real Madrid (5th)WCSCG Partizan Pivara MB (1st) 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 + Key to colors     Top five places in each group, plus highest-ranked sixth-place team, advanced to Top 16 Group A TeamPldWLPFPADiff 1. ITA Climamio Bologna 14 12 2 1199 1103 +96 2. TUR Efes Pilsen 14 12 2 1080 934 +146 3. CRO Cibona VIP 14 8 6 1172 1037 +47 4. ESP Real Madrid 14 7 7 1056 1020 +36 5. POL Prokom Trefl Sopot 14 7 7 981 1028 -47 6. ESP Adecco Estudiantes 14 4 10 1074 1109 -35 7. GRE Olympiacos 14 4 10 1017 1144 -127 8. SCG Partizan Pivara MB 14 2 12 1030 1146 -116Group B TeamPldWLPFPADiff 1. ISR Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 14 10 4 1324 1189 +135 2. ESP Winterthur FC Barcelona 14 9 5 1071 1045 +26 3. LIT Žalgiris 14 8 6 1185 1180 +5 4. GRE AEK 14 7 7 1102 1106 -4 5. ITA Montepaschi Siena 14 7 7 1105 1049 56 6. ITA Scavolini Pesaro 14 7 7 1116 1168 -52 7. SLO Union Olimpija 14 6 8 1040 1058 -18 8. FRA Adecco ASVEL 14 2 12 973 1121 -148 Group C TeamPldWLPFPADiff 1. RUS CSKA Moscow 14 14 0 1191 1074 +117 2. GRE Panathinaikos 14 8 6 1126 1061 +65 3. ITA Benetton Treviso 14 8 6 1039 986 +53 4. TUR Ülker 14 7 7 1030 987 +43 5. ESP Tau Cerámica 14 6 8 1149 1146 +3 6. ESP Unicaja Málaga 14 6 8 1030 1024 +6 7. GER Opel Skyliners 14 4 10 996 1137 -141 8. FRA Pau-Orthez 14 3 11 1070 1216 -146 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 CSKA Moscow, Climamio Bologna, Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv, Efes Pilsen Level 2: The remaining second-place teams, plus the top two third-place teams FC Barcelona, Panathinaikos, Benetton Treviso, Cibona Level 3: The remaining third-place team, plus the three fourth-place teams Žalgiris, Ülker, Real Madrid, AEK Level 4: The fifth-place teams, plus the top ranked sixth-place team Tau Cerámica, Montepaschi Siena, Prokom Trefl Sopot, Scavolini Pesaro 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. + Key to colors     Top two places in each group advanced to quarterfinals Group D TeamPldWLPFPADiff 1. ISR Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 6 6 0 513 427 +86 2. TUR Ülker 6 3 3 434 469 -35 3. ITA Montepaschi Siena 6 2 4 470 462 +8 4. CRO Cibona VIP 6 1 5 430 489 −59Group E TeamPldWLPFPADiff 1. RUS CSKA Moscow 6 5 1 515 450 +65 2. ITA Scavolini Pesaro 6 3 3 467 492 -25 3. ESP Winterthur FC Barcelona 6 2 4 463 478 −15 4. ESP Real Madrid 6 2 4 477 502 −25 Group F TeamPldWLPFPADiff 1. GRE Panathinaikos 6 4 2 480 450 +30 2. ESP Tau Cerámica 6 4 2 526 483 +43 3 ITA Climamio Bologna 6 4 2 471 479 −8 4. LIT Žalgiris 6 0 6 457 522 −65Group G TeamPldWLPFPADiff 1. ITA Benetton Treviso 6 4 2 447 385 +62 2. TUR Efes Pilsen 6 4 2 424 377 +47 3. GRE AEK 6 4 2 436 427 +9 4. POL Prokom Trefl Sopot 6 0 6 387 505 −118 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 Maccabi Tel Aviv ISR 2–0 Scavolini Pesaro ITA 88–60 103–100 CSKA Moscow RUS 2–0 Ülker TUR 88–74 82–64 Panathinaikos GRE 2–1 Efes Pilsen TUR 102–96 63–75 84–76 Benetton Treviso ITA 0–2 Tau Cerámica ESP 59–98 64–66 |} Final four 2005 Euroleague Final Four Bracket Individual statistics Rating RankNameTeamGamesRatingPIR1.USA Anthony ParkerISR Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv2459724.882.USA Tanoka Beard LTU Žalgiris2043921.953.USA Chris WilliamsGER Frankfurt Skyliners1430121.50 Points RankNameTeamGamesRatingPPG1.USA Charles Smith ITA Scavolini Pesaro2041320.652.USA Chris Williams GER Frankfurt Skyliners1426518.933.USA Tanoka BeardLTU Žalgiris2036018.00 Rebounds RankNameTeamGamesRatingRPG1.USA Tanoka BeardLTU Žalgiris2021210.602.PAN Rubén Garcés ESP Adecco Estudiantes141218.643.TUR Hüseyin Beşok FRA ASVEL141128.00 Assists RankNameTeamGamesRatingAPG1.USA Mire Chatman FRA Pau-Orthez14876.212.LTU Šarūnas Jasikevičius ISR Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv241285.333.GRE Nikos Zisis GRE AEK20884.40 Other Stats CategoryNameTeamGamesStatSteals per gameUSA Chris WilliamsGER Frankfurt Skyliners142.79Blocks per gameLIT Eurelijus ŽukauskasTUR Ülker221.82Turnovers per gameUSA Mire ChatmanFRA Pau-Orthez143.64Fouls drawn per gameESP Jorge GarbajosaESP Unicaja Málaga136.54Minutes per gameGER Pascal RollerGER Frankfurt Skyliners1436:382FG%ESP Fran VázquezESP Unicaja Málaga140.7013FG%USA Antonio GrangerRUS CSKA Moscow230.483FT%SRB Uroš TripkovićSRB Partizan140.968 Awards Euroleague MVP USA Anthony Parker (ISR Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv) Final Four MVP LIT Šarūnas Jasikevičius (ISR Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv) Finals Top Scorer LIT Šarūnas Jasikevičius (ISR Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv) All-Euroleague First Team LIT Šarūnas Jasikevičius (ISR Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv) LIT Arvydas Macijauskas (ESP Tau Cerámica) USA Anthony Parker (ISR Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv) AUS David Andersen (RUS CSKA Moscow) CRO Nikola Vujčić (ISR Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv) All-Euroleague Second Team SLO Jaka Lakovič (GRE Panathinaikos) USA Marcus Brown (RUS CSKA Moscow) USA Charles Smith (ITA Scavolini Pesaro) ARG Luis Scola (ESP Tau Cerámica) USA Tanoka Beard (LIT Žalgiris) Rising Star SLO Erazem Lorbek (ITA Climamio Bologna) Best Defender GRE Dimitris Diamantidis (GRE Panathinaikos) Alphonso Ford Top Scorer USA Charles Smith (ITA Scavolini Pesaro) Alexander Gomelsky Coach of the Year ISR Pini Gershon (ISR Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv) Club Executive of the Year ESP Jose Antonio Querejeta (ESP Tau Cerámica) References and notes Euroleague Competition Format External links Euroleague.net - Official Euroleague homepage. 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