2005–06 LEN Euroleague

2005-06 LEN Euroleague
2005-06 LEN Euroleague
League	LEN Euroleague
Sport	Water Polo
Duration	14 September 2005 to; 20 May 2006
Number of teams	16 (Preliminary Round); 36 (Total)
Final Four
Finals champions	Jug Dubrovnik (3rd title)
Runners-up	Pro Recco
Euroleague seasons
	← 2004–05 2006-07 →

The 2005–06 LEN Euroleague is the 43rd edition of LEN's premier competition for men's water polo clubs. It ran from 14 September 2005 to 20 May 2006, and it is contested by 36 teams. The Final Four (semifinals, final, and third place game) took place on May 19 and May 20 in Dubrovnik.

Preliminary round

Location of teams of the 2005–06 LEN Euroleague group stage.

Red: Group A;

Green: Group B;

Blue: Group C;

Yellow: Group D.

Key to colors in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advanced to the Quarter-finals

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Posillipo	6	5	1	60	48	+12	10
Honvéd	6	4	2	73	56	+17	8
HAVK Mladost	6	3	3	54	54	0	6
Spandau 04	6	0	6	47	78	−31	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Jug Dubrovnik	6	5	0	1	73	52	+21	10
Vasas	6	3	1	2	57	58	−1	7
Olympiacos	6	2	1	3	54	61	−7	5
Marseille	6	1	0	5	56	69	−13	2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Savona	6	5	0	1	60	45	+15	10
Partizan	6	3	1	2	47	42	+5	7
Ethnikos Piraeus	6	2	0	4	53	56	−3	4
Barcelona	6	1	1	4	53	70	−17	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Pro Recco	6	5	0	1	67	45	+22	10
Jadran Herceg Novi	6	3	0	3	54	57	−3	6
Šturm 2002	6	2	1	3	53	63	−10	5
Atlètic-Barceloneta	6	1	1	4	45	54	−9	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

The first legs were played on 22 March, and the second legs were played on 19 April 2006.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Jadran Herceg Novi	18–21	Posillipo	5–7	13–14 (p)
Partizan	14–16	Jug Dubrovnik	9–7	5–9
Pro Recco	23–15	Honvéd	11–8	12–7
Vasas	22–23	Savona	6–5	16–18 (p)

Final Four (Dubrovnik)

Bazen u Gružu, Dubrovnik, Croatia

Semifinals 19 May 2006		Final 20 May 2006



Savona	8

Jug Dubrovnik	9
		Jug Dubrovnik	9

		Pro Recco	7
Posillipo	8

Pro Recco (aet)	9
		Third place



		Savona	8

		Posillipo	11

Final standings

	Team
	Jug Dubrovnik
	Pro Recco
	Posillipo
	Savona

2005-06 Euroleague Champions
Jug Dubrovnik 3rd title

Goran Volarević, Andrija Komadina, Miho Bošković, Igor Računica, Ognjen Kržić, Mile Smodlaka, Pavo Marković, Andro Bušlje, Maro Joković, Nikša Dobud, Nikša Drobac, Elvis Fatović, Frano Karač, Davor Car

Head Coach

Emil Nikolić

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Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Final Four (Dubrovnik)

Final standings

See also