2004–05_ULEB_Cup
2004–05 ULEB Cup
Basketball championship
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.
| ULEB Cup | |||||||||||||
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| Season | 2004–05 | ||||||||||||
| Number of teams | 42 (competition proper) | ||||||||||||
| Finals | |||||||||||||
| Champions |  Lietuvos rytas1st title | ||||||||||||
| Runners-up |  Makedonikos | ||||||||||||
| Finals MVP |  Robertas Javtokas | ||||||||||||
| Statistical leaders | |||||||||||||
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← 2003–04 2005–06 → | |||||||||||||
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.
| Top two places in each group, plus highest-ranked third-place team, advance to Top 16 |
Group A
Main article: 2004–05 ULEB Cup Regular Season Group A |
Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Group E
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Group F
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Group G
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | |
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| 1. | Lietuvos rytas |
10 | 9 | 1 | 828 | 667 | 161 |
| 2. |  Deichmann 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 Baskets Bonn |
10 | 5 | 5 | 749 | 773 | -24 |
| 6. |  Benfica |
10 | 0 | 10 | 672 | 822 | -150 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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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 |
| Deichmann Śląsk Wrocław |
133–180 | Maroussi Honda |
61–71 | 72–109 |
| Castigroup Varese |
122–167 | Makedonikos |
65–77 | 57–90 |
| Hemofarm |
177–159 |  Dynamo Moscow |
81–84 | 96–75 |
| RheinEnergie Köln |
151–167 |  Ventspils |
93–77 | 58–90 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| 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 |
176–175 | Ventspils |
99–93 | 77–82 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pamesa Valencia |
142–150 | Lietuvos rytas |
77–75 | 65–75 |
| Hemofarm |
172–180 | Makedonikos |
107–84 | 65–96 |
April 19, Spiroudome, Charleroi
| 2004–05 ULEB Cup Champions |
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Lietuvos rytas 1st title |