2005–06 FIBA EuroCup

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FIBA EuroCup
Season2005–06
Number of teams32
Finals
Champions
Joventut Badalona (1st title)
  Runners-upRussia Khimki
Third placeUkraine Kyiv
Fourth placeRussia Dynamo Saint Petersburg
Final Four MVPSpain Rudy Fernández
Statistical leaders
Points United States Khalid El-Amin 19.8
Rebounds Panama Jaime Lloreda 11.5
Assists United States Maurice Whitfield 5.8

The 2005–06 FIBA EuroCup was the 3rd season of the

Joventut Badalona won the cup after defeating BC Khimki
88–63 in the final.

Format

A number of 32 teams were split into 8 groups of four teams each. The top two teams in each group advanced to the next stage, where they were split into new four groups of four. The top two teams in each group in the second group stage advanced to the Quarter-Final, which was played in a

Best-of-three playoff system. The winner of each series advanced to the 2006 EuroCup Final Four, which was held in Kyiv
.

Team allocation

The number of the teams remained at 32 of which 7 were domestic champions (including Croatia) and 4 runners-up, including France and Israel.

Country Teams Teams
Russia Russia 4 BC Khimki (4th)
Dynamo St. Petersburg
(5th)
Lokomotiv Rostov
(6th)
Dynamo Moscow Region
(7th)
France France 3
SLUC Nancy
(2nd)
Cholet (9th)
BCM Gravelines
(10th)
Israel Israel 3 Hapoel Tel Aviv (2nd) Hapoel Galil Elyon (3rd) Ironi Nahariya (6th)
Belgium Belgium 2
Dexia Mons
(3rd)
Leuven (6th)
Spain Spain 2
Joventut Badalona
(7th)
CB Gran Canaria (8th)
Germany Germany 2
RheinEnergie Köln
(5th)
Telekom Baskets Bonn (9th)
Greece Greece 2
Maroussi BC
(4th)
PAOK Thessaloniki
(5th)
Ukraine Ukraine 2 Kyiv (1st)
Azovmash Mariupol
(2nd)
Austria Austria 1
Swans Gmunden
(1st)
Croatia Croatia 1 KK Zadar (1st)
Cyprus Cyprus 1
Proteas EKA AEL
(1st)
Czech Republic Czech Republic 1
ČEZ Nymburk
(1st)
Estonia Estonia 1
BC Kalev
(1st)
Italy Italy 1 Cantu (6th)
Latvia Latvia 1
Barons Riga
(2nd)
Lithuania Lithuania 1
BC Siauliai
(3rd)
Netherlands Netherlands 1
MPC Capitals
(5th)
Poland Poland 1 Slask Wroclaw (5th)
Romania Romania 1
CSU Asesoft
(1st)
Turkey Turkey 1
Fenerbahçe (4th
)

Regular season

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Russia Dynamo Saint Petersburg 6 6 0 466 392 +74 Advance to top 16
2
Azovmash Mariupol
6 3 3 480 450 +30
3 France Cholet 6 2 4 411 469 −58
4
CSU Asesoft
6 1 5 399 445 −46

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1
RheinEnergie Köln
6 4 2 439 402 +37 Advance to top 16
2 Croatia Zadar 6 3 3 430 428 +2
3 Spain Gran Canaria 6 3 3 460 449 +11
4 Belgium Leuven 6 2 4 427 477 −50
Source: FIBA Europe

Group C

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1
Dexia Mons-Hainaut
6 4 2 512 502 +10 Advance to top 16
2
Cantù
6 3 3 480 452 +28
3 Lithuania Šiauliai 6 3 3 470 511 −41
4
SLUC Nancy
6 2 4 512 509 +3
Source: FIBA Europe

Group D

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Russia Khimki 6 5 1 548 491 +57 Advance to top 16
2 Czech Republic ČEZ Nymburk 6 4 2 504 501 +3
3 Israel Ironi Nahariya 6 3 3 491 482 +9
4
Allianz Swans Gmunden
6 0 6 451 520 −69
Source: FIBA Europe

Group E

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1
Fenerbahçe
6 5 1 528 478 +50 Advance to top 16
2
Proteas EKA AEL
6 5 1 460 422 +38
3 Estonia Kalev/Cramo 6 1 5 450 460 −10
4 Greece PAOK 6 1 5 466 544 −78
Source: FIBA Europe

Group F

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1
Maroussi Honda
6 4 2 439 397 +42 Advance to top 16
2 Poland Śląsk Wrocław 6 4 2 440 443 −3
3 Netherlands MPC Capitals 6 2 4 408 429 −21
4 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv 6 2 4 408 426 −18
Source: FIBA Europe

Group G

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1
Lokomotiv Rostov
6 5 1 470 443 +27 Advance to top 16
2 Ukraine Kyiv 6 5 1 476 409 +67
3
Barons/LU
6 1 5 455 489 −34
4 Germany Telekom Baskets Bonn 6 1 5 405 464 −59
Source: FIBA Europe

Group H

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1
Joventut Badalona
6 5 1 521 474 +47 Advance to top 16
2
Dynamo Moscow Region
6 4 2 561 508 +53
3 Israel Hapoel Galil Elyon 6 2 4 529 556 −27
4
BCM Gravelines
6 1 5 436 509 −73
Source: FIBA Europe

Second stage

Group I

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Ukraine BC Kyiv 6 4 2 490 454 +36
2. Russia Dynamo Saint Petersburg 6 3 3 439 438 +1
3.
Fenerbahçe
6 3 3 474 483 -9
4.
CEZ Nymburk
6 2 4 477 505 -28

Group J

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1.
Maroussi BC
6 5 1 393 387 +6
2.
RheinEnergie Köln
6 4 2 458 426 +32
3.
Cantu
6 2 4 457 475 -18
4.
Dynamo Moscow Region
6 1 5 447 467 -20

Group K

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1.
Lokomotiv Rostov
6 4 2 462 431 +31
2.
Dexia Mons
6 4 2 483 456 +27
3. Croatia KK Zadar 6 2 4 487 464 +23
4. Poland Slask Wroclaw 6 2 4 411 492 -81

Group L

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Russia BC Khimki 6 4 2 487 447 +40
2.
Joventut Badalona
6 4 2 527 483 +44
3.
Azovmash Mariupol
6 4 2 452 443 +9
4.
Proteas EKA AEL
6 0 6 486 579 -93

Quarterfinals

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg
BC Kyiv Ukraine 2 – 1
RheinEnergie Köln
87 – 85 62 – 69 71 – 64
Lokomotiv Rostov Russia
0 – 2
Joventut Badalona
54 – 88 57 – 86
BC Khimki Russia 2 – 1
Dexia Mons
91 – 75 73 – 79 94 – 78
Maroussi BC Greece
0 – 2 Russia Dynamo Saint Petersburg 53 – 64 59 – 71

Final Four

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinals
 
      
 
April 7,
Kyiv Palace of Sports
 
Russia Dynamo St. Petersburg 61
 
Joventut Badalona
88
 
Joventut Badalona
88
 
Third Place
 
 
April 9,
Kyiv Palace of Sports
 
 
Russia Dynamo St. Petersburg81
 
 
Ukraine BC Kyiv83

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