2006 Euroleague Final Four

The 2006 Euroleague Final Four was the concluding Euroleague Final Four tournament of the 2005–06 Euroleague season. The event was held on April 28 and on April 30, 2006 at the O2 Arena in Prague. CSKA Moscow won its fifth EuroLeague championship, after beating Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Final.

2006 Euroleague Final Four
Season2005–06 Euroleague
Tournament details
ArenaO2 Arena
Prague, Czech Republic
DatesApril 28–30, 2006
Final positions
ChampionsRussia CSKA Moscow (5th title)
Runners-upIsrael Maccabi Tel Aviv
Third placeSpain TAU Cerámica
Fourth placeSpain Winterthur FC Barcelona
Awards and statistics
MVPGreece Theo Papaloukas
2005
2007

Bracket edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
April 28, Prague
 
 
Maccabi Elite 85
 
April 30, Prague
 
Tau Cerámica 70
 
CSKA Moscow 73
 
April 28, Prague
 
Maccabi Elite 69
 
Winterthur FCB 75
 
 
CSKA Moscow84
 
Third place
 
 
April 30, Prague
 
 
Winterthur FCB 82
 
 
Tau Cerámica 87

Semifinals edit

28 April 2006
17:30
Maccabi Elite 85–70 Tau Cerámica
Scoring by quarter: 24–17, 27–15, 22–16, 12–22
Pts: Baston 20
Rebs: Vujčić 8
Asts: Vujčić 7
Pts: Scola 17
Rebs: Scola 11
Asts: Scola 5
Sazka Arena, Prague
Attendance: 16,805
Referees: Brazauskas (LTU), Koukoulekidis (GRE), Belošević (SCG)
28 April 2006
20:30
Winterthur FC Barcelona 75–84 CSKA Moscow
Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 18–19, 14–23, 23–27
Pts: Williams 24
Rebs: Fučka 10
Asts: Williams 4
Pts: Holden, Papaloukas 19
Rebs: Smodiš 12
Asts: Langdon 3
Sazka Arena, Prague
Attendance: 16,805
Referees: Jungebrand (FIN), Zavlanos (GRE), Facchini (ITA), Ramot (ISR)

Third Place game edit

30 April 2006
17:30
Winterthur FC Barcelona 82–87 Tau Cerámica
Scoring by quarter: 19–26, 17–21, 24–15, 22–25
Pts: Fučka, Navarro 20
Rebs: Fučka 9
Asts: Williams 4
Pts: Drobnjak 19
Rebs: Drobnjak, Scola 12
Asts: Prigioni 6
Sazka Arena, Prague
Attendance: 16,805
Referees: Zavlanos (GRE), Jovčić (SCG), Sahin (ITA)

Final edit

Maccabi came to the game looking for their third consecutive title. however, CSKA snatched a narrow 4-point victory to win its fifth title.

30 April 2006
20:30
CSKA Moscow 73–69 Maccabi Elite
Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 17–12, 14–18, 24–21
Pts: Papaloukas 18
Rebs: Smodiš 8
Asts: Papaloukas 7
Pts: Solomon 20
Rebs: Baston 15
Asts: three players 2
Sazka Arena, Prague
Attendance: 16,805
Referees: Jungebrand (FIN), Koukoulekidis (GRE), Belošević (SCG)
CSKA Moscow
Maccabi Elite
Starters:PRA
PG
10
J.R. Holden630
SG
21
Trajan Langdon1101
SF
9
David Vanterpool1634
PF
8
Matjaž Smodiš1281
C
14
Aleksey Savrasenko1040
Reserves:PRA
PG
4
Theo Papaloukas1837
PF
5
Nikita KurbanovDNP
PF
6
Sergey Panov000
SG
7
Vasily ZavourevDNP
SF
11
Zakhar PashutinDNP
PF
12
Vladimir DyachokDNP
PG
23
Alexey Shved322
C
22
Tomas Van Den Spiegel020
Head coach:
Ettore Messina
2005–06 Euroleague
Champions

CSKA Moscow
5th title
Starters:PRA
PG
15
Will Solomon2012
SG
8
Anthony Parker1052
SF
10
Tal Burstein972
PF
5
Maceo Baston6150
C
7
Nikola Vujčić451
Reserves:PRA
PG
6
Derrick Sharp300
PF
11
Sharon Shason000
SG
12
Assaf DotanDNP
PF
14
Omri CasspiDNP
SF
20
Kirk Penney300
SG
23
Jamie Arnold1440
C
41
Yaniv GreenDNP
Head coach:
Pini Gershon

Awards edit

Euroleague Final Four MVP edit

Euroleague Finals Top Scorer edit

External links edit