2005–06 LEN Euroleague

The 2005–06 LEN Euroleague was 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 was contested by 36 teams. The Final Four (semifinals, final, and third place game) took place on May 19 and May 20 in Dubrovnik.

2005–06 LEN Euroleague
LeagueLEN Euroleague
SportWater Polo
Duration14 September 2005 to
20 May 2006
Number of teams16 (preliminary round)
36 (total)
Final Four
Finals championsCroatia Jug Dubrovnik (3rd title)
  Runners-upItaly Pro Recco
Finals MVPHungary Márton Szívós (Pro Recco)

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 D L GF GA GD Pts
Italy Posillipo 6 5 0 1 60 48 +12 10
Hungary Honvéd 6 4 0 2 73 56 +17 8
Croatia HAVK Mladost 6 3 0 3 54 54 0 6
Germany Spandau 04 6 0 0 6 47 78 31 0
Source:

Group B

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

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Italy Savona 6 5 0 1 60 45 +15 10
Serbia and Montenegro Partizan 6 3 1 2 47 42 +5 7
Greece Ethnikos Piraeus 6 2 0 4 53 56 3 4
Spain Barcelona 6 1 1 4 53 70 17 3
Source:

Group D

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

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 Serbia and Montenegro 15–15(1–4 p) Italy Posillipo 5–7 10–8
Partizan Serbia and Montenegro 14–16 Croatia Jug Dubrovnik 9–7 5–9
Pro Recco Italy 23–15 Hungary Bp. Honvéd 11–8 12–7
Vasas Hungary 16–16(6–7 p) Italy Savona 6–5 10–9

Final Four

Bazen u Gružu, Dubrovnik, Croatia

2005–06 LEN Euroleague
Champions
Croatia
Jug Dubrovnik
3rd Cup

Awards

Final four MVP
Hungary Márton Szívós (Pro Recco)

See also

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