2004–05 LEN Euroleague

The 2004–05 LEN Euroleague was the 42nd edition of LEN's premier competition for men's water polo clubs. It ran from 29 September 2004 to 21 May 2005, and it was contested by thirty five teams from fifteen countries. CN Posillipo defeated defending champion Budapest Honvéd in the final to win its third title, while Pro Recco was third and Jug Dubrovnik fourth.[1]

2004–05 LEN Euroleague
LeagueLEN Euroleague
SportWater Polo
Duration29 September 2004 to
21 May 2005
Number of teams16 (preliminary round)
35 (total)
Final Four
Finals championsItaly Posillipo (3rd title)
  Runners-upHungary Bp. Honvéd
Euroleague seasons

First qualifying round

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Brixia Leonessa 5 5 0 0 60 27 +33 15
2   Ferencvárosi 5 4 0 1 39 24 +15 12
3   Galatasaray 5 3 0 2 44 37 +7 9
4   Patras 5 2 0 3 28 36 −8 6
5   Triglav Kranj 5 1 0 4 35 42 −7 3
6   Alphen 5 0 0 5 19 59 −40 0
Source: [citation needed]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Pro Recco 5 5 0 0 58 17 +41 15
2   Primorac Kotor 4 3 0 1 43 22 +21 9
3   Lodz 5 3 0 2 44 37 +7 9
4   Polar Bears Ede 6 2 0 4 33 36 −3 6
5   Illichivets Mariupol 4 1 0 3 24 43 −19 3
6   Tirol Innsbruck 4 1 0 3 20 147 −127 3
7   ASA Tel Aviv 4 0 0 4 26 46 −20 0
Source: [citation needed]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Mladost Zagreb 5 5 0 0 81 24 +57 15
2   Yüzme 5 4 0 1 42 44 −2 12
3   CSKA Moscow 5 3 0 2 44 44 0 9
4   Bayer Uerdingen 5 2 0 3 43 54 −11 6
5   Taverny 95 5 1 0 4 40 59 −19 3
6   Koper 5 0 0 5 23 48 −25 0
Source: [citation needed]

Second qualifying round

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Shturm Chekhov 5 5 0 0 66 23 +43 15
2   Mladost Zagreb 5 4 0 1 54 26 +28 12
3   Patras 5 2 0 3 36 41 −5 6
4   Duisburg 5 2 0 3 26 44 −18 6
5   Taverny 95 5 1 0 4 30 61 −31 3
6   Lodz 5 1 0 4 29 46 −17 3
Source: [citation needed]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Vasas Budapest 5 5 0 0 47 28 +19 15
2   Brixia Leonessa 5 4 0 1 57 24 +33 12
3   Primorac Kotor 5 3 0 2 50 32 +18 9
4   Marseille 5 2 0 3 50 37 +13 6
5   CSKA Moscow 5 1 0 4 30 42 −12 3
6   Tirol Innsbruck 5 0 0 5 12 80 −68 0
Source: [citation needed]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Posillipo 5 5 0 0 68 20 +48 15
2   Niš 5 4 0 1 35 30 +5 12
3   Ferencvárosi 5 3 0 2 44 32 +12 9
4   Polar Bears Ede 5 2 0 3 35 48 −13 6
5   Illichivets Mariupol 5 1 0 4 22 48 −26 3
6   Yüzme 5 0 0 5 29 58 −29 0
Source: [citation needed]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Pro Recco 5 5 0 0 54 18 +36 15
2   Primorje Rijeka 5 4 0 1 62 38 +24 12
3   Triglav Kranj 5 3 0 2 40 52 −12 9
4   Vouliagmeni 5 2 0 3 37 43 −6 6
5   Galatasaray 5 1 0 4 37 43 −6 3
6   Bayer Uerdingen 5 0 0 5 25 56 −31 0
Source: [citation needed]

Preliminary round

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Location of teams of the 2004–05 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

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Jug Dubrovnik 6 5 1 0 65 43 +22 11
  Vasas 6 4 1 1 52 46 +6 9
  Olympic Nice 6 1 0 5 53 49 +4 2
  Niš 6 1 0 5 37 53 −16 2
Source: [citation needed]

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Pro Recco 6 3 3 0 46 38 +8 9
  Jadran Herceg Novi 6 3 1 2 49 40 +9 7
  HAVK Mladost 6 2 1 3 38 48 −10 5
  Atlètic-Barceloneta 6 1 1 4 39 46 −7 3
Source: [citation needed]

Group C

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Posillipo 6 5 0 1 59 39 +20 10
  Spartak Volgograd 6 2 1 3 41 47 −6 5
  Primorje 6 2 1 3 40 46 −6 5
  Spandau 04 6 2 0 4 44 50 −6 4
Source: [citation needed]

Group D

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Honvéd 6 5 0 1 60 42 +18 10
  Leonessa 6 4 0 2 46 44 +2 8
  Šturm 2002 6 2 1 3 51 55 −4 5
  Olympiacos 6 0 1 5 34 50 −16 1
Source: [citation needed]

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finals

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The first legs were played on 30 March, and the second legs were played on 20 April 2005.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bp. Honvéd   25–14   Spartak Volgograd 13–6 12–8
Jadran Herceg Novi   16–17   Jug Dubrovnik 8–8 8–9
Leonessa   11–12   Posillipo 8–8 3–4
Vasas   14–19   Pro Recco 6–10 8–9

Final Four

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Piscina Felice Scandone, Naples, Italy.

2004–05 LEN Euroleague
Champions
 
Posillipo
3rd Cup

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Results in cnposillipohistory.net