# 2005–06 FIBA EuroCup

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, Ukraine. Joventut Badalona 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.

## 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.
| Country | Teams | Teams | Teams | Teams | Teams |
| Russia | 4 | BC Khimki (4th) | Dynamo St. Petersburg (5th) | Lokomotiv Rostov (6th) | Dynamo Moscow Region (7th) |
| France | 3 | SLUC Nancy (2nd) | Cholet (9th) | BCM Gravelines (10th) | |
| Israel | 3 | Hapoel Tel Aviv (2nd) | Hapoel Galil Elyon (3rd) | Ironi Strauss Iscar Nahariya (6th) | |
| Belgium | 2 | Dexia Union Mons-Hainaut (3rd) | Leuven (6th) | | |
| Spain | 2 | DKV Joventut Badalona (7th) | CB Gran Canaria (8th) | | |
| Germany | 2 | RheinEnergie Köln (5th) | Telekom Baskets Bonn (9th) | | |
| Greece | 2 | Maroussi Honda (4th) | PAOK Thessaloniki (5th) | | |
| Ukraine | 2 | Kyiv (1st) | Azovmash Mariupol (2nd) | | |
| Austria | 1 | Allianz Swans Gmunden (1st) | | | |
| Croatia | 1 | KK Zadar (1st) | | | |
| Cyprus | 1 | Proteas EKA AEL Limassol (1st) | | | |
| Czech Republic | 1 | ČEZ Nymburk (1st) | | | |
| Estonia | 1 | BC Kalev/Cramo(1st) | | | |
| Italy | 1 | Vertical Vision Cantu (6th) | | | |
| Latvia | 1 | Barons Riga (2nd) | | | |
| Lithuania | 1 | BC Šiauliai (3rd) | | | |
| Netherlands | 1 | MPC Capitals (5th) | | | |
| Poland | 1 | WKS Slask Wroclaw (5th) | | | |
| Romania | 1 | CSU Asesoft Ploiesti (1st) | | | |
| Turkey | 1 | Fenerbahçe (4th) | | | |

## Regular season
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
| 1 | Dynamo Saint Petersburg | 6 | 6 | 0 | 466 | 392 | +74 | Advance to top 16 |
| 2 | Azovmash Mariupol | 6 | 3 | 3 | 480 | 450 | +30 | Advance to top 16 |
| 3 | Cholet | 6 | 2 | 4 | 411 | 469 | −58 | |
| 4 | CSU Asesoft Ploiesti | 6 | 1 | 5 | 399 | 445 | −46 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
| 1 | RheinEnergie Köln | 6 | 4 | 2 | 439 | 402 | +37 | Advance to top 16 |
| 2 | Zadar | 6 | 3 | 3 | 430 | 428 | +2 | Advance to top 16 |
| 3 | Gran Canaria | 6 | 3 | 3 | 460 | 449 | +11 | |
| 4 | Leuven | 6 | 2 | 4 | 427 | 477 | −50 | |

#### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
| 1 | Dexia Mons-Hainaut | 6 | 4 | 2 | 512 | 502 | +10 | Advance to top 16 |
| 2 | Vertical Vision Cantù | 6 | 3 | 3 | 480 | 452 | +28 | Advance to top 16 |
| 3 | Šiauliai | 6 | 3 | 3 | 470 | 511 | −41 | |
| 4 | SLUC Nancy | 6 | 2 | 4 | 512 | 509 | +3 | |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
| 1 | Khimki | 6 | 5 | 1 | 548 | 491 | +57 | Advance to top 16 |
| 2 | ČEZ Nymburk | 6 | 4 | 2 | 504 | 501 | +3 | Advance to top 16 |
| 3 | Ironi Strauss Iscar Nahariya | 6 | 3 | 3 | 491 | 482 | +9 | |
| 4 | Allianz Swans Gmunden | 6 | 0 | 6 | 451 | 520 | −69 | |

### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
| 1 | Fenerbahçe | 6 | 5 | 1 | 528 | 478 | +50 | Advance to top 16 |
| 2 | Proteas EKA AEL | 6 | 5 | 1 | 460 | 422 | +38 | Advance to top 16 |
| 3 | Kalev/Cramo | 6 | 1 | 5 | 450 | 460 | −10 | |
| 4 | PAOK | 6 | 1 | 5 | 466 | 544 | −78 | |

### Group F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
| 1 | Maroussi Honda | 6 | 4 | 2 | 439 | 397 | +42 | Advance to top 16 |
| 2 | Śląsk Wrocław | 6 | 4 | 2 | 440 | 443 | −3 | Advance to top 16 |
| 3 | MPC Capitals | 6 | 2 | 4 | 408 | 429 | −21 | |
| 4 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 6 | 2 | 4 | 408 | 426 | −18 | |

### Group G

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
| 1 | Lokomotiv Rostov | 6 | 5 | 1 | 470 | 443 | +27 | Advance to top 16 |
| 2 | Kyiv | 6 | 5 | 1 | 476 | 409 | +67 | Advance to top 16 |
| 3 | Barons/LU | 6 | 1 | 5 | 455 | 489 | −34 | |
| 4 | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 6 | 1 | 5 | 405 | 464 | −59 | |

### Group H

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
| 1 | DKV Joventut | 6 | 5 | 1 | 521 | 474 | +47 | Advance to top 16 |
| 2 | Dynamo Moscow Region | 6 | 4 | 2 | 561 | 508 | +53 | Advance to top 16 |
| 3 | Hapoel Galil Elyon | 6 | 2 | 4 | 529 | 556 | −27 | |
| 4 | BCM Gravelines | 6 | 1 | 5 | 436 | 509 | −73 | |

## Second stage
### Group I

| | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
| 1. | BC Kyiv | 6 | 4 | 2 | 490 | 454 | +36 |
| 2. | Dynamo Saint Petersburg | 6 | 3 | 3 | 439 | 438 | +1 |
| 3. | Fenerbahçe | 6 | 3 | 3 | 474 | 483 | -9 |
| 4. | CEZ Nymburk | 6 | 2 | 4 | 477 | 505 | -28 |

### Group J

| | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
| 1. | Maroussi Honda | 6 | 5 | 1 | 393 | 387 | +6 |
| 2. | RheinEnergie Köln | 6 | 4 | 2 | 458 | 426 | +32 |
| 3. | Vertical Vision Cantu | 6 | 2 | 4 | 457 | 475 | -18 |
| 4. | Dynamo Moscow Region | 6 | 1 | 5 | 447 | 467 | -20 |

### Group K

| | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
| 1. | Lokomotiv Rostov | 6 | 4 | 2 | 462 | 431 | +31 |
| 2. | Dexia Union Mons-Hainaut | 6 | 4 | 2 | 483 | 456 | +27 |
| 3. | Zadar | 6 | 2 | 4 | 487 | 464 | +23 |
| 4. | Slask Wroclaw | 6 | 2 | 4 | 411 | 492 | -81 |

### Group L

| | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
| 1. | Khimki | 6 | 4 | 2 | 487 | 447 | +40 |
| 2. | DKV Joventut | 6 | 4 | 2 | 527 | 483 | +44 |
| 3. | Azovmash | 6 | 4 | 2 | 452 | 443 | +9 |
| 4. | Proteas EKA AEL | 6 | 0 | 6 | 486 | 579 | -93 |

## Quarterfinals

| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
| BC Kyiv | 2 – 1 | RheinEnergie Köln | 87 – 85 | 62 – 69 | 71 – 64 |
| Lokomotiv Rostov | 0 – 2 | DKV Joventut | 54 – 88 | 57 – 86 | |
| BC Khimki | 2 – 1 | Dexia Union Mons-Hainaut | 91 – 75 | 73 – 79 | 94 – 78 |
| Maroussi Honda | 0 – 2 | Dynamo Saint Petersburg | 53 – 64 | 59 – 71 | |

### Final Four
#### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals |
| April 7, Kyiv, Kyiv Palace of Sports | April 7, Kyiv, Kyiv Palace of Sports |
| Khimki | 63 |
| Khimki | 63 | April 9, Kyiv, Kyiv Palace of Sports | April 9, Kyiv, Kyiv Palace of Sports |
| Dynamo St. Petersburg | 61 | April 9, Kyiv, Kyiv Palace of Sports | April 9, Kyiv, Kyiv Palace of Sports |
| Dynamo St. Petersburg | 61 | BC Khimki | 63 |
| April 7, Kyiv, Kyiv Palace of Sports | April 7, Kyiv, Kyiv Palace of Sports | | BC Khimki | 63 |
| April 7, Kyiv, Kyiv Palace of Sports | April 7, Kyiv, Kyiv Palace of Sports | DKV Joventut | 88 |
| Kyiv | 78 | DKV Joventut | 88 |
| DKV Joventut | 88 | | |
| DKV Joventut | 88 | Third Place | Third Place |
| | | April 9, Kyiv, Kyiv Palace of Sports | April 9, Kyiv, Kyiv Palace of Sports |
| | | Dynamo St. Petersburg | 81 |
| | | Kyiv | 83 |