The 2004-2005 ULEB Cup

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 season started on November 9, 2004 and officially ended on April 19, 2005. The second-tier level

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 level. Lietuvos Rytas

BC Lietuvos Rytas

BC Lietuvos rytas is a professional basketball club based in Vilnius, Lithuania playing in the Lithuanian Basketball League , the VTB United League, and the Eurocup...

 won the trophy by defeating Makedonikos in the final 78-74.

Participating teams

Country	| Teams	| Teams
France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...	4	Le Mans Sarthe Basket Le Mans Sarthe Basket Le Mans Sarthe Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in the city of Le Mans, France. The club plays in the French Pro A League.-History:Le Mans was founded in the year 1939. The club won the French Championship in 1978, 1979, 1982, and 2006...	BCM Gravelines	Cholet Basket Cholet Basket Cholet Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in Cholet, France. The club plays in the French Pro A League. Their home arena is La Meilleraie.- Establishment :...	Elan Chalon
Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	4	ALBA Berlin ALBA Berlin -Depth Chart:* Denotes injured player.-Championships:*German Championships: 8 *German Cups: 6 *Korać Cups: 1 -Notable players:- Season by season :-External links:...	RheinEnergie Köln RheinEnergie Köln Köln 99ers, that was known as RheinEnergie Köln from 2001-2007, is a basketball club based in Cologne, Germany that played in the Basketball Bundesliga ....	GHP Bamberg GHP Bamberg Brose Baskets is a German professional basketball club that is based in Bamberg, Franconia. The club competes in the German League and the Euroleague. The club's home arena is Stechert Arena, formerly known as Jako Arena.-History:...	Telekom Baskets Bonn Telekom Baskets Bonn Telekom Baskets Bonn is a professional basketball club that is based in Bonn, Germany. The club plays in the German Basketball League, which is the highest level pro basketball league in Germany. The club's sponsor is the German company Deutsche Telekom, a big telephone and internet company, which...
Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....	4	PAOK Thessaloniki	Maroussi BC Maroussi BC Maroussi Athens B.C. , is a Greek professional basketball club that is based in Maroussi, a northern suburb of Athens, Greece. The club's full name is Gymnastikos Syllogos Amarousiou. The club competes in the Greek League. Its long-time owner was Armodios Vovos of the BVIC construction firm...	Makedonikos	Aris Thessaloniki Aris BC Aris Basketball Club is the professional basketball team of the Thessaloniki-based Greek sport club Aris Thessaloniki. Aris BC was founded in 1922, eight years after the founding of Aris Thessaloniki....
Belgium Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...	3	Spirou Charleroi Spirou Charleroi Spirou Charleroi, also known as Spirou Basket, is a Belgian professional basketball club that is located in Charleroi, Belgium. The club competes in the top Belgian League...	Telindus Oostende Telindus Oostende BC Oostende is a Belgian basketball team founded in 1970. It was previously known as Sunair Oostende then as Telindus oostende , Base Oostende and is now referred to as Telenet Oostende. The club has won 12 Belgian League titles, including a 6 year in a row sequence...	BC Liege Liege Basket Liège Basket is a Belgian professional basketball club from Liège, Belgium. Known as Belgacom Liège Basket for sponsorship reasons, The club competes in the Basketball League Belgium. Founded in 1967, the team plays at 5,600 seat Country Hall Ethias Liège, in the Belgian city of Liège.-External...
Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...	3	Vertical Vision Cantu	Pompea Napoli	Casti Group Varese Pallacanestro Varese -Notable players:-Notable coaches: Aleksandar Nikolić Nico Messina Sandro Gamba Edoardo Rusconi Joe Isaac Carlo Recalcati Valerio Bianchini Ruben Magnano-Sponsorship names:Through the years, due to sponsorship deals, it has been also known as:...
Portugal Portugal Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...	3	SL Benfica	CA Queluz CA Queluz Queluz Sintra Património Mundial is a professional basketball team based in Queluz, Portugal. It plays in LCB.-Achievements:* Portuguese Basketball League: 21983/84, 2004/05* Portuguese Basketball Cup: 21982/83, 2004/05-Current Squad 2006/07:...	Ovarense Aerosoles Ovarense (basketball) Ovarense Basketball is a team of professional basketball that plays in Ovar, Portugal. The team plays in the LCB. The Ovarense created its section of basketball in 1970, with the initiative of a member entrepreneur, John Gonçalves, but in this space of time managed to assert itself as one of the...
Serbia Serbia Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...	3	KK Hemofarm KK Hemofarm Košarkaški klub Hemofarm is a professional basketball club from Vršac, Serbia. The club currently participates in the Adriatic League and Serbian League...	KK Red Star	KK FMP KK FMP KK FMP , also known as FMP Železnik, is a defunct Serbian basketball club.Based in the Belgrade's neighborhood of Železnik, the club continually posts notable results every competition it competes in...
Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...	3	DKV Joventut	Pamesa Valencia	CB Gran Canaria CB Gran Canaria Club Baloncesto Gran Canaria - Claret, S.A.D. is a professional basketball team that plays in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto. The team is based in the autonomous community's capital and largest city, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands. It plays at Centro Insular.-History:CB Gran...
Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...	2	EiffelTowers EiffelTowers The EiffelTowers is a Dutch professional basketball team that plays in the FEB Eredivisie. The team has also been a regular at international competitions, lastly when it played in the EuroChallenge 2009–10...	MPC Capitals
Turkey Turkey Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...	2	Turk Telekom B.K. Türk Telekom B.K. Türk Telekom Basketbol Kulübü is a professional basketball club of based in Ankara, Turkey. It is branch of the Türk Telekom GSK. Their home arena is the Ankara Arena with a capacity of 10,400 seats which was opened in April 2010...	Darussafaka S.K. Darüssafaka S.K. Darüşşafaka Cooper Tires, is a professional basketball club based in İstanbul, Turkey that plays in the Turkish Basketball League since 1992-93 season. Their home arena is the Ayhan Sahenk Sport Hall, sometimes called Ayhan Şahenk Arena. The club is sponsored by Çelik Motor a subsidiary of Turkish...
Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...	1	Kapfenberg Bulls Kapfenberg Bulls Kapfenberg Bulls is a basketball club based in Kapfenberg, which is a town in Styria, a state of Austria. Since 1991, the team plays in the Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga, the highest Austrian professional basketball league. Between 2001 and 2004, the club had its most successful era with 4...
Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...	1	Lukoil Academic
Croatia Croatia Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...	1	KK Zadar KK Zadar KK Zadar is a Croatian professional basketball team from the city of Zadar playing in the A-1 Liga.Zadar is the place where Croatian basketball was born in 1930. Zadar's reputation has been of a basketball hotbed with a team that can capture trophies at any given moment...
Hungary Hungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...	1	Debreceni Vadkakasok Debreceni Vadkakasok Debreceni Vadkakasok is a professional basketball team in Debrecen, Hungary. The team participated in Korać Cup twice and in ULEB Cup once.-Current roster:*4 - Daniel Takacs*5 - Gregory Harris*6 - Davorin Skornik*7 - Miro Vranjic*8 - Marton Fodor...
Israel Israel The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...	1	Hapoel Jerusalem
Latvia Latvia Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...	1	BK Ventspils BK Ventspils BK Ventspils is a professional basketball club that is located in Ventspils, Latvia. The club competes in the Latvian Basketball League and the Baltic Basketball League .-History:...
Lithuania Lithuania Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...	1	Lietuvos Rytas BC Lietuvos Rytas BC Lietuvos rytas is a professional basketball club based in Vilnius, Lithuania playing in the Lithuanian Basketball League , the VTB United League, and the Eurocup...
Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...	1	Slask Wroclaw
Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...	1	Dynamo Moscow MBC Dynamo Moscow MBC Dynamo Moscow is a Russian professional basketball team from Moscow, Russia.-Early Years:Created in 1923 when Russia was part of the Soviet Union, Dynamo is among the oldest sports clubs in the country. Its name was chosen because Dynamo means 'power in motion'. The club was backed by the...
Serbia & Montenegro	1	KK Buducnost
Slovenia Slovenia Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...	1	Pivovarna Laško Zlatorog Laško -Depth Chart:-In: Darko Čohadarević John Roberson Jure Škifić Grega Mali...

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

Color key

	Qualified to Eighthfinals
	Eliminated

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
1.	PAOK Thessaloniki	10	8	2	866	778	88
2.	Spirou Charleroi Spirou Charleroi Spirou Charleroi, also known as Spirou Basket, is a Belgian professional basketball club that is located in Charleroi, Belgium. The club competes in the top Belgian League...	10	7	3	790	734	56
3.	BCM Gravelines	10	5	5	846	846	0
4.	ALBA Berlin ALBA Berlin -Depth Chart:* Denotes injured player.-Championships:*German Championships: 8 *German Cups: 6 *Korać Cups: 1 -Notable players:- Season by season :-External links:...	10	4	6	839	851	-12
5.	KK Buducnost	10	4	6	801	860	-59
6.	Debreceni Vadkakasok Debreceni Vadkakasok Debreceni Vadkakasok is a professional basketball team in Debrecen, Hungary. The team participated in Korać Cup twice and in ULEB Cup once.-Current roster:*4 - Daniel Takacs*5 - Gregory Harris*6 - Davorin Skornik*7 - Miro Vranjic*8 - Marton Fodor...	10	2	8	778	851	-73

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
1.	BK Ventspils BK Ventspils BK Ventspils is a professional basketball club that is located in Ventspils, Latvia. The club competes in the Latvian Basketball League and the Baltic Basketball League .-History:...	10	9	1	929	750	179
2.	KK Hemofarm KK Hemofarm Košarkaški klub Hemofarm is a professional basketball club from Vršac, Serbia. The club currently participates in the Adriatic League and Serbian League...	10	6	4	895	806	89
3.	RheinEnergie Köln RheinEnergie Köln Köln 99ers, that was known as RheinEnergie Köln from 2001-2007, is a basketball club based in Cologne, Germany that played in the Basketball Bundesliga ....	10	6	4	834	792	42
4.	Le Mans Sarthe Basket Le Mans Sarthe Basket Le Mans Sarthe Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in the city of Le Mans, France. The club plays in the French Pro A League.-History:Le Mans was founded in the year 1939. The club won the French Championship in 1978, 1979, 1982, and 2006...	10	6	4	775	745	30
5.	Liege BC Liege Basket Liège Basket is a Belgian professional basketball club from Liège, Belgium. Known as Belgacom Liège Basket for sponsorship reasons, The club competes in the Basketball League Belgium. Founded in 1967, the team plays at 5,600 seat Country Hall Ethias Liège, in the Belgian city of Liège.-External...	10	2	8	776	877	-101
6.	EiffelTowers EiffelTowers The EiffelTowers is a Dutch professional basketball team that plays in the FEB Eredivisie. The team has also been a regular at international competitions, lastly when it played in the EuroChallenge 2009–10...	10	1	9	662	901	-239

Group C

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
1.	Maroussi BC Maroussi BC Maroussi Athens B.C. , is a Greek professional basketball club that is based in Maroussi, a northern suburb of Athens, Greece. The club's full name is Gymnastikos Syllogos Amarousiou. The club competes in the Greek League. Its long-time owner was Armodios Vovos of the BVIC construction firm...	10	7	3	792	738	54
2.	CB Gran Canaria CB Gran Canaria Club Baloncesto Gran Canaria - Claret, S.A.D. is a professional basketball team that plays in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto. The team is based in the autonomous community's capital and largest city, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands. It plays at Centro Insular.-History:CB Gran...	10	6	4	762	724	38
3.	Cholet Basket Cholet Basket Cholet Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in Cholet, France. The club plays in the French Pro A League. Their home arena is La Meilleraie.- Establishment :...	10	6	4	740	724	16
4.	Zadar KK Zadar KK Zadar is a Croatian professional basketball team from the city of Zadar playing in the A-1 Liga.Zadar is the place where Croatian basketball was born in 1930. Zadar's reputation has been of a basketball hotbed with a team that can capture trophies at any given moment...	10	5	5	783	730	53
5.	MPC Capitals	10	3	7	714	793	-79
6.	Telindus Oostende Telindus Oostende BC Oostende is a Belgian basketball team founded in 1970. It was previously known as Sunair Oostende then as Telindus oostende , Base Oostende and is now referred to as Telenet Oostende. The club has won 12 Belgian League titles, including a 6 year in a row sequence...	10	3	7	768	850	-82

Group D

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
1.	Dynamo Moscow MBC Dynamo Moscow MBC Dynamo Moscow is a Russian professional basketball team from Moscow, Russia.-Early Years:Created in 1923 when Russia was part of the Soviet Union, Dynamo is among the oldest sports clubs in the country. Its name was chosen because Dynamo means 'power in motion'. The club was backed by the...	10	7	3	852	773	79
2.	Lukoil Akademik	10	7	3	853	837	16
3.	Aris Thessaloniki Aris BC Aris Basketball Club is the professional basketball team of the Thessaloniki-based Greek sport club Aris Thessaloniki. Aris BC was founded in 1922, eight years after the founding of Aris Thessaloniki....	10	6	4	740	724	59
4.	KK FMP KK FMP KK FMP , also known as FMP Železnik, is a defunct Serbian basketball club.Based in the Belgrade's neighborhood of Železnik, the club continually posts notable results every competition it competes in...	10	5	5	789	776	13
5.	Vertical Vision Cantu	10	5	5	816	820	-4
6.	Turk Telekom B.K. Türk Telekom B.K. Türk Telekom Basketbol Kulübü is a professional basketball club of based in Ankara, Turkey. It is branch of the Türk Telekom GSK. Their home arena is the Ankara Arena with a capacity of 10,400 seats which was opened in April 2010...	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.	Casti Group Varese Pallacanestro Varese -Notable players:-Notable coaches: Aleksandar Nikolić Nico Messina Sandro Gamba Edoardo Rusconi Joe Isaac Carlo Recalcati Valerio Bianchini Ruben Magnano-Sponsorship names:Through the years, due to sponsorship deals, it has been also known as:...	10	7	3	757	750	7
3.	Hapoel Jerusalem	10	6	4	786	745	41
4.	Elan Chalon	10	5	5	717	719	-2
5.	CA Queluz CA Queluz Queluz Sintra Património Mundial is a professional basketball team based in Queluz, Portugal. It plays in LCB.-Achievements:* Portuguese Basketball League: 21983/84, 2004/05* Portuguese Basketball Cup: 21982/83, 2004/05-Current Squad 2006/07:...	10	4	6	754	808	-54
6.	Ovarense Aerosoles Ovarense (basketball) Ovarense Basketball is a team of professional basketball that plays in Ovar, Portugal. The team plays in the LCB. The Ovarense created its section of basketball in 1970, with the initiative of a member entrepreneur, John Gonçalves, but in this space of time managed to assert itself as one of the...	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 Lasko Zlatorog Laško -Depth Chart:-In: Darko Čohadarević John Roberson Jure Škifić Grega Mali...	10	6	4	793	722	71
4.	Darussafaka S.K. Darüssafaka S.K. Darüşşafaka Cooper Tires, is a professional basketball club based in İstanbul, Turkey that plays in the Turkish Basketball League since 1992-93 season. Their home arena is the Ayhan Sahenk Sport Hall, sometimes called Ayhan Şahenk Arena. The club is sponsored by Çelik Motor a subsidiary of Turkish...	10	6	4	748	772	-24
5.	GHP Bamberg GHP Bamberg Brose Baskets is a German professional basketball club that is based in Bamberg, Franconia. The club competes in the German League and the Euroleague. The club's home arena is Stechert Arena, formerly known as Jako Arena.-History:...	10	5	5	763	705	58
6.	Kapfenberg Bulls Kapfenberg Bulls Kapfenberg Bulls is a basketball club based in Kapfenberg, which is a town in Styria, a state of Austria. Since 1991, the team plays in the Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga, the highest Austrian professional basketball league. Between 2001 and 2004, the club had its most successful era with 4...	10	0	10	561	811	-250

Group G

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
1.	Lietuvos Rytas BC Lietuvos Rytas BC Lietuvos rytas is a professional basketball club based in Vilnius, Lithuania playing in the Lithuanian Basketball League , the VTB United League, and the Eurocup...	10	9	1	828	667	161
2.	Slask Wroclaw	10	6	4	744	797	-53
3.	KK Red Star	10	5	5	821	770	51
4.	Pompea Napoli	10	5	5	843	828	15
5.	Telekom Baskets Bonn Telekom Baskets Bonn Telekom Baskets Bonn is a professional basketball club that is based in Bonn, Germany. The club plays in the German Basketball League, which is the highest level pro basketball league in Germany. The club's sponsor is the German company Deutsche Telekom, a big telephone and internet company, which...	10	5	5	749	773	-24
6.	SL Benfica	10	0	10	672	822	-150

Finals

The finals took place from February 1, 2005 to April 19, 2005. In the finals, BC Lietuvos Rytas

BC Lietuvos Rytas

BC Lietuvos rytas is a professional basketball club based in Vilnius, Lithuania playing in the Lithuanian Basketball League , the VTB United League, and the Eurocup...

 beat Makedonikos 78 to 74.

External links

• ULEB Cup 2004-05 on Eurocupbasketball.com