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-Dunkerque	Cholet	Élan Chalon
Germany	4	Alba Berlin	RheinEnergie Köln	GHP Bamberg	Telekom Baskets Bonn
Greece	4	PAOK	Maroussi Honda	Makedonikos	Aris Egnatia Bank
Serbia & Montenegro	4	Hemofarm	Crvena zvezda	Reflex FMP	Budućnost
Belgium	3	Spirou	Telindus Oostende	Liège
Italy	3	Vertical Vision Cantù	Pompea Napoli	Castigroup Varese
Portugal	3	Benfica	QueluzSintra PM	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	Deichmann 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	10	7	3	790	734	56
3.	Gravelines-Dunkerque	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

Main article: 2004–05 ULEB Cup Regular Season Group A

Group B

	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
1.	Ventspils	10	9	1	929	750	179
2.	Hemofarm	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.	Castigroup Varese	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.	QueluzSintra PM	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.	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

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	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

Quarter finals

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Spirou	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

Semi finals

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Pamesa Valencia	142–150	Lietuvos rytas	77–75	65–75
Hemofarm	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

ULEB Cup and EuroCup

Seasons	2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Finals	2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Other	Awards Euroleague Basketball Individual statistics MVP of the Week European national league rankings European club basketball pyramid FIBA Korać Cup FIBA Saporta Cup Performance Index Rating

Category Multimedia

International men's basketball

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Africa	FIBA Africa – AfroBasket U-18 U-16

Americas	FIBA Americas – FIBA Americas Championship U-18 U-16

Asia	FIBA Asia – FIBA Asia Cup U-18 U-16

Europe	FIBA Europe – EuroBasket U-20 U-18 U-16

Oceania	FIBA Oceania – FIBA Oceania Championship U-20 U-18 U-16

Other tournaments	Acropolis Tournament Adecco Cup Albert Schweitzer Tournament African Games Asian Games Commonwealth Games Belgrade Trophy Diamond Ball FIBA Asia Challenge FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament Lusophony Games Marchand Cup Mediterranean Games MVP Cup Stanković Cup Pan American Games Pan Arab Games South American Championship South Asian Games TBF International Under-16 Tournament William Jones Cup World Cup (Turkey)

Note: The Under-21 Championship is no longer held.

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