2004–05 ULEB Cup
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| ULEB Cup | |||||||||||||
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| Season | 2004–05 | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 42 (competition proper) | ||||||||||||
| Finals | |||||||||||||
| Champions | Lithuania Lietuvos rytas 1st title | ||||||||||||
| Runners-up | Greece Makedonikos | ||||||||||||
| Finals MVP | Lithuania Robertas Javtokas | ||||||||||||
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← 2003–04 2005–06 → | |||||||||||||
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.
Teams
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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
| Top two places in each group, plus highest-ranked third-place team, advance to Top 16 |
Group A
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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. | Lithuania Lietuvos rytas | 10 | 9 | 1 | 828 | 667 | 161 |
| 2. | Poland Deichmann Śląsk Wrocław | 10 | 6 | 4 | 744 | 797 | -53 |
| 3. | Serbia and Montenegro Crvena zvezda | 10 | 5 | 5 | 821 | 770 | 51 |
| 4. | Italy Pompea Napoli | 10 | 5 | 5 | 843 | 828 | 15 |
| 5. | Germany Telekom Baskets Bonn | 10 | 5 | 5 | 749 | 773 | -24 |
| 6. | Portugal Benfica | 10 | 0 | 10 | 672 | 822 | -150 |
Top 16
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| DKV Joventut Spain | 155–161 | Spain Pamesa Valencia | 70–76 | 85–85 |
| Lukoil Academic Bulgaria | 140–157 | Belgium Spirou Charleroi | 73–85 | 67–72 |
| Cholet France | 146–152 | Greece PAOK | 75–78 | 71–74 |
| Aris Egnatia Bank Greece | 154–156 | Lithuania Lietuvos rytas | 77–75 | 77–81 |
| Deichmann Śląsk Wrocław Poland | 133–180 | Greece Maroussi Honda | 61–71 | 72–109 |
| Castigroup Varese Italy | 122–167 | Greece Makedonikos | 65–77 | 57–90 |
| Hemofarm Serbia and Montenegro | 177–159 | Russia Dynamo Moscow | 81–84 | 96–75 |
| RheinEnergie Köln Germany | 151–167 | Latvia Ventspils | 93–77 | 58–90 |
Quarterfinals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Spirou Charleroi Belgium | 160–179 | Spain Pamesa Valencia | 78–86 | 82–93 |
| PAOK Greece | 139–147 | Lithuania Lietuvos rytas | 74–71 | 65–76 |
| Maroussi Honda Greece | 165–167 | Greece Makedonikos | 89–92 | 76–75 |
| Hemofarm Serbia and Montenegro | 176–175 | Latvia Ventspils | 99–93 | 77–82 |
Semifinals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Pamesa Valencia Spain | 142–150 | Lithuania Lietuvos rytas | 77–75 | 65–75 |
| Hemofarm Serbia and Montenegro | 172–180 | Greece Makedonikos | 107–84 | 65–96 |
Finals
April 19, Spiroudome, Charleroi
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| Lietuvos rytas Lithuania | 78–74 | Greece Makedonikos |
| 2004–05 ULEB Cup Champions |
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| Lithuania Lietuvos rytas 1st title |
