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

Bracket

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

Semifinals

28 April 2006
17:30
Maccabi Elite Israel 8570 Spain 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 Spain 7584 Russia 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

30 April 2006
17:30
Winterthur FC Barcelona Spain 8287 Spain 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

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 Russia 7369 Israel 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 jersey
Team colours
Team colours
CSKA Moscow
Maccabi Elite jersey
Team colours
Team colours
Maccabi Elite
Starters:PRA
PG
10
Russia J.R. Holden630
SG
21
United States Trajan Langdon1101
SF
9
United States David Vanterpool1634
PF
8
Slovenia Matjaž Smodiš1281
C
14
Russia Aleksey Savrasenko1040
Reserves:PRA
PG
4
Greece Theo Papaloukas1837
PF
5
Russia Nikita KurbanovDNP
PF
6
Russia Sergey Panov000
SG
7
Russia Vasily ZavourevDNP
SF
11
Russia Zakhar PashutinDNP
PF
12
Russia Vladimir DyachokDNP
PG
23
Russia Alexey Shved322
C
22
Belgium Tomas Van Den Spiegel020
Head coach:
Italy Ettore Messina
2005–06 Euroleague
Champions
Russia
CSKA Moscow
5th title
Starters:PRA
PG
15
United States Will Solomon2012
SG
8
United States Anthony Parker1052
SF
10
Israel Tal Burstein972
PF
5
United States Maceo Baston6150
C
7
Croatia Nikola Vujčić451
Reserves:PRA
PG
6
Israel Derrick Sharp300
PF
11
Israel Sharon Shason000
SG
12
Israel Assaf DotanDNP
PF
14
Israel Omri CasspiDNP
SF
20
New Zealand Kirk Penney300
SG
23
Israel Jamie Arnold1440
C
41
Israel Yaniv GreenDNP
Head coach:
Israel Pini Gershon

Awards

Euroleague Final Four MVP

Euroleague Finals Top Scorer

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