The 2005–06 FIBA EuroCup was the 3rd season of the
FIBA EuroCup, the
third-strongest pan-European club basketball competition. It was the first season of the competition under the new name ''EuroCup'' which is now used for the formerly known
ULEB Cup. A total number of 32 teams from 20 countries participated in competition. The season finished with the EuroCup Final Four, which was held in
Kyiv
Kyiv, also Kiev, is the capital and most populous List of cities in Ukraine, city of Ukraine. Located in the north-central part of the country, it straddles both sides of the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2022, its population was 2, ...
,
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ...
.
Joventut Badalona
Club Joventut Badalona, S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional basketball club based in Badalona, Catalonia, Spain, playing in the Liga ACB and the EuroCup. Known to their fans as ''La Penya'' (in English, ''The Club''), it is one of only two team ...
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
Kyiv, also Kiev, is the capital and most populous List of cities in Ukraine, city of Ukraine. Located in the north-central part of the country, it straddles both sides of the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2022, its population was 2, ...
.
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.
Regular season
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Second stage
Group I
Group J
Group K
Group L
Quarterfinals
Final Four
Bracket
See also
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2005-06 Euroleague
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2005-06 ULEB Cup
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2005–06 FIBA EuroCup Challenge
External links
Official siteAt Eurobasket.com
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Euro
The euro (currency symbol, symbol: euro sign, €; ISO 4217, currency code: EUR) is the official currency of 20 of the Member state of the European Union, member states of the European Union. This group of states is officially known as the ...
FIBA EuroChallenge seasons