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2005–06 Euroleague

2005–06 Euroleague

The 2005–06 Euroleague was the 6th season of the professional basketball competition for elite clubs throughout Europe, organised by Euroleague Basketball Company, and it was the 49th season of the premier competition for European men's clubs overall.

The 2005–06 season featured 24 competing teams from 13 different countries. The Final Four was held at the Sazka Arena in Prague, Czech Republic in April 30, 2006. CSKA Moscow defeat the defending champions, Maccabi Elite by a score of 73-69 in the Final.

Euroleague
Sazka Arena Ozzy.jpg
The Sazka Arena in Prague hosted the Final Four
Competition details
Season2005–06
Teams24
Final positions
ChampionsRussiaCSKA Moscow (5th title)
Runners-upIsraelMaccabi Elite
SemifinalistsSpainTau Cerámica
Fourth placeSpainWinterthur FC Barcelona
Awards
MVPUnited StatesAnthony Parker
Finals MVPGreeceTheo Papaloukas
Statistical leaders
Index RatingUnited StatesAnthony Parker
20.5
PointsUnited StatesDrew Nicholas
18.5
ReboundsTurkeyMirsad Türkcan
8.9
AssistsArgentinaPablo Prigioni
6.2
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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:

  1. Head-to-head record in matches between the tied clubs

  2. Overall point difference in games between the tied clubs

  3. Overall point difference in all group matches (first tiebreaker if tied clubs were not in the same group)

  4. Points scored in all group matches

  5. Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each group match

3-5 are used to break ties between 6th place teams

Key to colors
Top five places in each group, plus highest-ranked sixth-place team, advanced to Top 16

Group A

TeamPldWLPFPADiff
SpainTau Cerámica141131130976+154
ItalyClimamio Bologna141041114989+125
LithuaniaŽalgiris149510651037+28
ItalyBenetton Treviso148610421134+8
GermanyCHP Bamberg14779751023-48
SloveniaUnion Olimpija145910591080-21
FranceStrasbourg143119721058-86
GreeceAEK143119401100-160

Group B

TeamPldWLPFPADiff
IsraelMaccabi Elite149512201135+85
TurkeyEfes Pilsen14951025995+30
SpainWinterthur FC Barcelona148610791021+58
LithuaniaLietuvos Rytas148610681012+56
GreeceOlympiacos147710851059+26
CroatiaCibona VIP14689171054-137
PolandProkom Trefl Sopot14599971066-69
ItalyArmani Jeans Milano145910361085-49

Group C

TeamPldWLPFPADiff
SpainUnicaja Málaga1412211001015+85
GreecePanathinaikos1412212191063+156
RussiaCSKA Moscow141041116950+166
SpainReal Madrid147710121004+8
TurkeyÜlker145910001055-55
ItalyMontepaschi Siena144101001105554
FrancePau-Orthez144109711103-132
Serbia and MontenegroPartizan Pivara MB142129781152-174

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

  • Unicaja Málaga, Tau Cerámica, Maccabi Elite, Panathinaikos

Level 2: The remaining second-place teams, plus the top two third-place teams

  • Climamio Bologna, Efes Pilsen, CSKA Moscow, Žalgiris

Level 3: The remaining third-place team, plus the three fourth-place teams

Level 4: The fifth-place teams, plus the top ranked sixth-place team

  • Olympiacos, Brose Bamberg, Ülker, Cibona

Each Top 16 group included one team from each pool. The draw was conducted under the following restrictions:

  1. No more than two teams from the same Regular Season group could be placed in the same Top 16 group.

  2. No more than two teams from the same country could be placed in the same Top 16 group.

  3. If there was a conflict between these two restrictions, (1) would receive priority.

Another draw was held to determine the order of fixtures. In the case of two teams from the same city in the Top 16 (Panathinaikos and Olympiacos, Efes Pilsen and Ülker) they were scheduled so that every week, only one team would be at home.

Key to colors
Top two places in each group advanced to quarterfinals

Group D

TeamPldWLPFPADiff
SpainWinterthur FC Barcelona651448434+14
GreeceOlympiacos642490450+40
SpainUnicaja Málaga633447435+12
LithuaniaŽalgiris606425491−66

Group E

TeamPldWLPFPADiff
IsraelMaccabi Elite651491448+43
SpainReal Madrid642446412+34
ItalyClimamio Bologna624469477−8
TurkeyÜlker615415484−69

Group F

TeamPldWLPFPADiff
RussiaCSKA Moscow651441391+50
SpainTau Cerámica642453422+31
LithuaniaLietuvos Rytas633422427−5
GermanyCHP Bamberg606374450−76

Group G

TeamPldWLPFPADiff
GreecePanathinaikos633447419+28
TurkeyEfes Pilsen633446447−1
ItalyBenetton Treviso633476488−12
CroatiaCibona VIP633458473−15

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.

Team 1Agg.Team 21st leg2nd leg3rd leg
Winterthur FC BarcelonaSpain2–1SpainReal Madrid72–5878–8476-70
Maccabi EliteIsrael2–1GreeceOlympiacos87–7870–7677-73
CSKA MoscowRussia2–0TurkeyEfes Pilsen66–5775–71{{{8}}}
PanathinaikosGreece1–2SpainTau Cerámica84–7279–8571-74

Final four

Semifinals

April 28, Sazka Arena, Prague

Team 1 Score Team 2
Winterthur FC BarcelonaSpain75–84RussiaCSKA Moscow
Maccabi EliteIsrael85–70SpainTau Cerámica

3rd place game

April 30, Sazka Arena, Prague

Team 1 Score Team 2
Winterthur FC BarcelonaSpain82–87SpainTau Cerámica

Final

April 30, Sazka Arena, Prague

Team 1 Score Team 2
CSKA MoscowRussia73–69IsraelMaccabi Elite
2005–06 Euroleague
Champions
Russia
CSKA Moscow
5th Title

Final standings

Team
Coppa del Campionato di Pallacanestro.pngRussiaCSKA Moscow
Silver medal europe.svgIsraelMaccabi Elite
Bronze medal europe.svgSpainTau Cerámica
SpainWinterthur FC Barcelona

Final Four 2006 MVP

[[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/35px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/45px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 2x|Greece|h15|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Theodoros Papaloukas (CSKA Moscow)

Individual statistics

Rating

RankNameTeamGamesRatingPIR
United StatesAnthony ParkerIsraelMaccabi Elite2551320.52
SpainJorge GarbajosaSpainUnicaja Málaga1834819.33
ArgentinaLuis ScolaSpainTau Cerámica2547018.80

Points

RankNameTeamGamesRatingPPG
United StatesDrew NicholasItalyBenetton Treviso2036918.45
United StatesScoonie PennCroatiaCibona2034117.05
United StatesLouis BullockSpainReal Madrid2031615.80

Rebounds

RankNameTeamGamesRatingRPG
TurkeyMirsad TürkcanTurkeyÜlker161438.94
LithuaniaDarjuš LavrinovičLithuaniaŽalgiris201668.30
LithuaniaRobertas JavtokasLithuaniaLietuvos Rytas201648.20

Assists

RankNameTeamGamesRatingAPG
ArgentinaPablo PrigioniSpainTau Cerámica251566.24
United StatesTyus EdneyGreeceOlympiacos231034.48
Georgia (country)Shammond WilliamsSpainWinterthur FC Barcelona251074.28

Other Stats

CategoryNameTeamGamesStat
Steals per gameUnited StatesJeff TrepagnierTurkeyÜlker203.05
Blocks per gameLithuaniaDarjuš LavrinovičLithuaniaŽalgiris202.10
Turnovers per gameItalyMassimo BulleriItalyArmani Jeans Milano143.79
Fouls drawn per gameUnited StatesScoonie PennCroatiaCibona205.80
Minutes per gameIsraelYotam HalperinSloveniaUnion Olimpija1436:04
2FG%LithuaniaTomas MasiulisPolandProkom Trefl140.666
3FG%ItalyGiacomo GalandaItalyArmani Jeans Milano140.536
FT%GreeceNikos ChatzisGreeceOlympiacos200.969

Game highs

CategoryNameTeamStat
RatingAzerbaijanSpencer NelsonGermanyBrose Bamberg48
PointsArgentinaLuis ScolaSpainTau Cerámica36
ReboundsAzerbaijanSpencer NelsonGermanyBrose Bamberg20
AssistsNorth MacedoniaVrbica StefanovTurkeyÜlker12
United StatesLonnie CooperFrancePau-Orthez
StealsUnited StatesJeff TrepagnierTurkeyÜlker11
BlocksUnited StatesMaceo BastonIsraelMaccabi Elite6
TurnoversSerbiaIgor RakočevićSpainReal Madrid9
GreeceGiannis KalampokisGreeceAEK
Fouls DrawnSloveniaJaka LakovičGreecePanathinaikos15

Awards

Euroleague MVP

  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x|United States|h12|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Anthony Parker ( [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/21px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/32px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/41px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png 2x|Israel|h15|w21|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Maccabi Elite )

Final Four MVP

  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/35px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/45px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 2x|Greece|h15|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Theodoros Papaloukas ( [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 2x|Russia|h15|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] CSKA Moscow )

Finals Top Scorer

  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x|United States|h12|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Will Solomon ( [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/21px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/32px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/41px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png 2x|Israel|h15|w21|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Maccabi Tel Aviv )

All-Euroleague Team 2005–06

PositionAll-Euroleague First TeamClub TeamAll-Euroleague Second TeamClub Team
PG
GreeceTheodoros PapaloukasRussiaCSKA MoscowArgentinaPablo PrigioniSpainTau Cerámica
SG/SF
SpainJuan Carlos NavarroSpainWinterthur FC BarcelonaGreeceVassilis SpanoulisGreecePanathinaikos
SG/SF
United StatesAnthony ParkerIsraelMaccabi EliteUnited StatesTrajan LangdonRussiaCSKA Moscow
PF/C
ArgentinaLuis ScolaSpainTau CerámicaSpainJorge GarbajosaSpainUnicaja Málaga
PF/C
CroatiaNikola VujčićIsraelMaccabi EliteLithuaniaDarjuš LavrinovičLithuaniaŽalgiris

Best Defender

  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/35px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/45px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 2x|Greece|h15|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Dimitris Diamantidis ( [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/35px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/45px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 2x|Greece|h15|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Panathinaikos )

Rising Star

  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x|Italy|h15|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Andrea Bargnani ( [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x|Italy|h15|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Benetton Treviso )

Alphonso Ford Top Scorer

  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x|United States|h12|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Drew Nicholas ( [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x|Italy|h15|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Benetton Treviso )

Alexander Gomelsky Coach of the Year

  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x|Italy|h15|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Ettore Messina ( [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 2x|Russia|h15|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] CSKA Moscow )

Club Executive of the Year

  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 2x|Russia|h15|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Sergey Kushchenko ( [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 2x|Russia|h15|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] CSKA Moscow )

Regular season

GamePlayerTeamRating
1SerbiaDejan MilojevićSerbiaPartizan33
CroatiaNikola VujčićIsraelMaccabi Elite33
2GreeceVassilis SpanoulisGreecePanathinaikos32
3CroatiaMarko PopovićTurkeyEfes Pilsen31
4United StatesMaceo BastonIsraelMaccabi Elite35
5SerbiaDejan Milojević (2)SerbiaPartizan33
United StatesLynn GreerFranceStrasbourg33
6Bosnia and HerzegovinaHaris MujezinovićLithuaniaLietuvos Rytas36
United StatesAnthony ParkerIsraelMaccabi Elite36
7United StatesScoonie PennCroatiaCibona36
8AzerbaijanSpencer NelsonGermanyBrose Bamberg48
9CroatiaAndrija ZizićGreeceOlympiacos41
10United StatesMike BatisteGreecePanathinaikos33
11United StatesLouis BullockSpainReal Madrid34
12CroatiaMarko Popović (2)TurkeyEfes Pilsen40
13United StatesTyus EdneyGreeceOlympiacos38
SpainFelipe ReyesSpainReal Madrid38
14United StatesScoonie Penn (2)CroatiaCibona37

Top 16

GamePlayerTeamPIR
1United StatesAnthony Parker (2)IsraelMaccabi Elite39
2SerbiaIgor RakočevićSpainReal Madrid32
GreeceSofoklis SchortsanitisGreeceOlympiacos32
3SpainJorge GarbajosaSpainUnicaja Málaga37
4United StatesMaceo Baston (2)IsraelMaccabi Elite28
CroatiaNikola PrkacinTurkeyEfes Pilsen28
United StatesAntonio GrangerTurkeyEfes Pilsen28
5SerbiaIgor Rakočević (2)SpainReal Madrid28
6Bosnia and HerzegovinaHenry DomercantTurkeyEfes Pilsen29
United StatesMaceo Baston (3)IsraelMaccabi Elite29

Playoffs

GamePlayerTeamPIR
1-2GreeceVassilis Spanoulis (2)GreecePanathinaikos23
3GreeceMichalis KakiouzisSpainWinterthur FC Barcelona23

MVP of the Month

MonthPlayerTeam
November 2005TurkeyKaya PekerTurkeyEfes Pilsen
December 2005SpainJorge GarbajosaSpainUnicaja Málaga
January 2006SpainJuan Carlos NavarroSpainWinterthur FC Barcelona
February 2006United StatesTyus EdneyGreeceOlympiacos
March 2006United StatesMaceo BastonIsraelMaccabi Elite
April 2006United StatesTrajan LangdonRussiaCSKA Moscow

References and notes

Euroleague Competition Format [6]

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