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Euroleague 2005–06

Euroleague
Sazka Arena Ozzy.jpg
The Sazka Arena in Prague hosted the Final Four
Season 2005–06
Champions Russia CSKA Moscow (5th title)
Runners-up Israel Maccabi Elite
Semifinalists Spain Tau Cerámica
Fourth place Spain Winterthur FC Barcelona
Teams 24
Awards
MVP United States Anthony Parker
Finals MVP Greece Theo Papaloukas
Statistical leaders
Index Rating United States Anthony Parker
20.5
Points United States Drew Nicholas
18.5
Rebounds Turkey Mirsad Türkcan
8.9
Assists Argentina Pablo Prigioni
6.2

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.

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:

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

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

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

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

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.


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