# 2004–05 ULEB Cup

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

| Country | Teams | Clubs | Clubs | Clubs | Clubs |
| France | 4 | Gravelines-Dunkerque (2nd) | Le Mans (3rd) | Élan Chalon (4th) | Cholet (5th) |
| Germany | 4 | GHP Bamberg (2nd) | Alba Berlin (3rd) | Telekom Baskets Bonn (4th) | RheinEnergie Köln (6th) |
| Greece | 4 | Maroussi Honda (2nd) | Aris Egnatia Bank (5th) | PAOK (6th) | Makedonikos (9th) |
| Serbia & Montenegro | 4 | Hemofarm (2nd) | Crvena zvezda (3rd) | Budućnost (5th) | Reflex (6th) |
| Belgium | 3 | Spirou (1st) | Liège (3rd) | Telindus Oostende (4th) |
| Italy | 3 | Pompea Napoli (5th) | Vertical Vision Cantù (6th) | Castigroup Varese (8th) |
| Portugal | 3 | QueluzSintra PM (2nd) | Ovarense Aerosoles (3rd) | Benfica (11th) |
| Spain | 3 | Pamesa Valencia (5th) | Gran Canaria (7th) | DKV Joventut (8th) |
| Netherlands | 2 | MPC Capitals (1st) | EiffelTowers Nijmegen (3rd) |
| Turkey | 2 | Darüşşafaka (6th) | Türk Telekom (9th) |
| Austria | 1 | Kapfenberg Bulls (1st) |
| Bulgaria | 1 | Lukoil Academic (1st) |
| Croatia | 1 | Zadar (2nd) |
| Hungary | 1 | Debreceni Vadkakasok (4th |
| Israel | 1 | Hapoel Jerusalem (5th) |
| Latvia | 1 | Ventspils (1st) |
| Lithuania | 1 | Lietuvos rytas (2nd) |
| Poland | 1 | Deichmann Śląsk Wrocław (2nd) |
| Russia | 1 | Dynamo Moscow (3rd) |
| Slovenia | 1 | Pivovarna Laško (2nd) |

## 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

Key to colors :
* Top two places in each group, plus highest-ranked third-place team, advance to Top 16
| Group A Team Pld W L PF PA Diff 1. PAOK 108286677888 2. Spirou Charleroi 107379073456 3. Gravelines-Dunkerque 10558468460 4. Alba Berlin 1046839851-12 5. Budućnost 1046801860-59 6. Debreceni Vadkakasok 1028778851-73 Main article: 2004–05 ULEB Cup Regular Season Group A | Group B Team Pld W L PF PA Diff 1. Ventspils 1091929750179 2. Hemofarm 106489580689 3. RheinEnergie Köln 106483479242 4. Le Mans 106477574530 5. Liège 1028776877-101 6. EiffelTowers Nijmegen 1019662901-239 |
| Group C Team Pld W L PF PA Diff 1. Maroussi Honda 107379273854 2. Cholet 106474072416 3. Gran Canaria 106476272438 4. Zadar 105578373053 5. MPC Capitals 1037714793-79 6. Telindus Oostende 1037768850-82 | Group D Team Pld W L PF PA Diff 1. Dynamo Moscow 107385277379 2. Lukoil Academic 107385383716 3. Aris Egnatia Bank 106484878959 4. Reflex 105578977613 5. Vertical Vision Cantù 1055816820-4 6. Türk Telekom 10010754917-163 |
| Group E Team Pld W L PF PA Diff 1. Pamesa Valencia 1082780676104 2. Castigroup Varese 10737647586 3. Hapoel Jerusalem 106478674541 4. Élan Chalon 10557177152 5. QueluzSintra PM 1046762819-57 6. Ovarense Aerosoles 10010657753-96 | Group F Team Pld W L PF PA Diff 1. Makedonikos 107379071674 2. DKV Joventut 106481274171 3. Darüşşafaka 1064748772-24 4. Pivovarna Laško 106479372271 5. GHP Bamberg 105576370558 6. Kapfenberg Bulls 10010561811-250 |

### Group G

| | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
| 1. | Lietuvos rytas | 10 | 9 | 1 | 828 | 667 | 161 |
| 2. | Deichmann Śląsk Wrocław | 10 | 6 | 4 | 744 | 797 | -53 |
| 3. | Crvena zvezda | 10 | 5 | 5 | 821 | 770 | 51 |
| 4. | Pompea Napoli | 10 | 5 | 5 | 843 | 828 | 15 |
| 5. | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 10 | 5 | 5 | 749 | 773 | -24 |
| 6. | Benfica | 10 | 0 | 10 | 672 | 822 | -150 |

## Top 16

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| DKV Joventut | 155–161 | Pamesa Valencia | 70–76 | 85–85 |
| Lukoil Academic | 140–157 | Spirou Charleroi | 73–85 | 67–72 |
| Cholet | 146–152 | PAOK | 75–78 | 71–74 |
| Aris Egnatia Bank | 154–156 | Lietuvos rytas | 77–75 | 77–81 |
| Deichmann Śląsk Wrocław | 133–180 | Maroussi Honda | 61–71 | 72–109 |
| Castigroup Varese | 122–167 | Makedonikos | 65–77 | 57–90 |
| Hemofarm | 177–159 | Dynamo Moscow | 81–84 | 96–75 |
| RheinEnergie Köln | 151–167 | Ventspils | 93–77 | 58–90 |

## Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Spirou Charleroi | 160–179 | Pamesa Valencia | 78–86 | 82–93 |
| PAOK | 139–147 | Lietuvos rytas | 74–71 | 65–76 |
| Maroussi Honda | 165–167 | Makedonikos | 89–92 | 76–75 |
| Hemofarm | 176–175 | Ventspils | 99–93 | 77–82 |

## Semifinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Pamesa Valencia | 142–150 | Lietuvos rytas | 77–75 | 65–75 |
| Hemofarm | 172–180 | Makedonikos | 107–84 | 65–96 |

## Finals

April 19, Spiroudome, Charleroi
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Lietuvos rytas | 78–74 | Makedonikos |
* 2004–05 ULEB Cup Champions
* Lietuvos rytas 1st title

## Finals MVP

* Robertas Javtokas (Lietuvos rytas)