2004–05 ULEB Cup

ULEB Cup 2004–05
League	ULEB Cup
Sport	Basketball
Top scorer	Todor Stoykov (Lukoil Academic)
Finals
Champions	Lietuvos Rytas
Runners-up	Makedonikos
Finals MVP	Robertas Javtokas

The 2004–05 ULEB Cup was the third season of the second-tier level European professional basketball competition ULEB Cup, organized by the Euroleague Basketball Company. The season started on November 9, 2004, and officially ended on April 19, 2005. The second-tier level ULEB Cup is the 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 of the 2004–05 ULEB Cup

Country Teams Clubs France 4 Le Mans Gravelines Cholet Élan Chalon Germany 4 Alba Berlin RheinEnergie Köln GHP Bamberg Telekom Bonn Greece 4 PAOK Maroussi Honda Makedonikos Aris Egnatia Bank Serbia & Montenegro 4 Hemofarm Vršac Crvena Zvezda Reflex FMP Budućnost Belgium 3 Spirou Charleroi Telindus Oostende Liège Italy 3 Vertical Vision Cantù Pompea Napoli Castigroup Varèse Portugal 3 Benfica Queluz Ovarense Aerosoles Spain 3 DKV Joventut Pamesa Valencia Gran Canaria Netherlands 2 EiffelTowers Nijmegen MPC Capitals Turkey 2 Türk Telekom Darüşşafaka Austria 1 Kapfenberg Bulls Bulgaria 1 Lukoil Academic Croatia 1 Zadar Hungary 1 Debreceni Vadkakasok Israel 1 Hapoel Migdal Latvia 1 Ventspils Lithuania 1 Lietuvos Rytas Poland 1 Śląsk Wrocław Russia 1 Dynamo Moscow Slovenia 1 Pivovarna Laško

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 Team Pld W L PF PA Diff 1. PAOK 10 8 2 866 778 88 2. Spirou Charleroi 10 7 3 790 734 56 3. Gravelines 10 5 5 846 846 0 4. Alba Berlin 10 4 6 839 851 -12 5. Budućnost 10 4 6 801 860 -59 6. Debreceni Vadkakasok 10 2 8 778 851 -73

Group B Team Pld W L PF PA Diff 1. Ventspils 10 9 1 929 750 179 2. Hemofarm Vršac 10 6 4 895 806 89 3. RheinEnergie Köln 10 6 4 834 792 42 4. Le Mans 10 6 4 775 745 30 5. Liège 10 2 8 776 877 -101 6. EiffelTowers Nijmegen 10 1 9 662 901 -239

Group C Team Pld W L PF PA Diff 1. Maroussi Honda 10 7 3 792 738 54 2. Gran Canaria 10 6 4 762 724 38 3. Cholet 10 6 4 740 724 16 4. Zadar 10 5 5 783 730 53 5. MPC Capitals 10 3 7 714 793 -79 6. Telindus Oostende 10 3 7 768 850 -82

Group D Team Pld W L PF PA Diff 1. Dynamo Moscow 10 7 3 852 773 79 2. Lukoil Academic 10 7 3 853 837 16 3. Aris Egnatia Bank 10 6 4 740 724 59 4. Reflex FMP 10 5 5 789 776 13 5. Vertical Vision Cantù 10 5 5 816 820 -4 6. Türk Telekom 10 0 10 754 917 -163

Group E Team Pld W L PF PA Diff 1. Pamesa Valencia 10 8 2 780 676 104 2. Casti Group Varèse 10 7 3 757 750 7 3. Hapoel Migdal 10 6 4 786 745 41 4. Élan Chalon 10 5 5 717 719 -2 5. Queluz 10 4 6 754 808 -54 6. Ovarense Aerosoles 10 0 10 657 753 -96

Group F Team Pld W L PF PA Diff 1. Makedonikos 10 7 3 790 716 74 2. DKV Joventut 10 6 4 812 741 71 3. Pivovarna Laško 10 6 4 793 722 71 4. Darüşşafaka 10 6 4 748 772 -24 5. GHP Bamberg 10 5 5 763 705 58 6. Kapfenberg Bulls 10 0 10 561 811 -250

Group G

	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
1.	Lietuvos Rytas	10	9	1	828	667	161
2.	Śląsk Wrocław	10	6	4	744	797	-53
3.	Crvena Zvezda	10	5	5	821	770	51
4.	Pompea Napoli	10	5	5	843	828	15
5.	Telekom Bonn	10	5	5	749	773	-24
6.	Benfica	10	0	10	672	822	-150

Top 16

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
DKV Joventut	155–161	Pamesa Valencia	70–76	85–85
Lukoil Academic	140–157	Spirou Charleroi	73–85	67–72
Cholet	146–152	PAOK	75–78	71–74
Aris Egnatia Bank	154–156	Lietuvos Rytas	77–75	77–81
Śląsk Wrocław	133–180	Maroussi Honda	61–71	72–109
Castigroup Varèse	122–167	Makedonikos	65–77	57–90
Hemofarm Vršac	177–159	Dynamo Moscow	81–84	96–75
RheinEnergie Köln	151–167	Ventspils	93–77	58–90

Quarter finals

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Spirou Charleroi	160–179	Pamesa Valencia	78–86	82–93
PAOK	139–147	Lietuvos Rytas	74–71	65–76
Maroussi Honda	165–167	Makedonikos	89–92	76–75
Hemofarm Vršac	176–175	Ventspils	99–93	77–82

Semi finals

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Pamesa Valencia	142–150	Lietuvos Rytas	77–75	65–75
Hemofarm Vršac	172–180	Makedonikos	107–84	65–96

Finals

April 19, Spiroudome, Charleroi

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Lietuvos Rytas	78–74	Makedonikos

2004–05 ULEB Cup Champions
Lietuvos Rytas 1st title

Finals MVP

• Robertas Javtokas (Lietuvos Rytas)

External links

• ULEB Cup 2004-05 on Eurocupbasketball.com