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

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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

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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

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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

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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: P R A
PG
10
  J.R. Holden 6 3 0
SG
21
  Trajan Langdon 11 0 1
SF
9
  David Vanterpool 16 3 4
PF
8
  Matjaž Smodiš 12 8 1
C
14
  Aleksey Savrasenko 10 4 0
Reserves: P R A
PG
4
  Theo Papaloukas 18 3 7
PF
5
  Nikita Kurbanov DNP
PF
6
  Sergey Panov 0 0 0
SG
7
  Vasily Zavourev DNP
SF
11
  Zakhar Pashutin DNP
PF
12
  Vladimir Dyachok DNP
PG
23
  Alexey Shved 3 2 2
C
22
  Tomas Van Den Spiegel 0 2 0
Head coach:
  Ettore Messina
2005–06 Euroleague
Champions
 
CSKA Moscow
5th title
Starters: P R A
PG
15
  Will Solomon 20 1 2
SG
8
  Anthony Parker 10 5 2
SF
10
  Tal Burstein 9 7 2
PF
5
  Maceo Baston 6 15 0
C
7
  Nikola Vujčić 4 5 1
Reserves: P R A
PG
6
  Derrick Sharp 3 0 0
PF
11
  Sharon Shason 0 0 0
SG
12
  Assaf Dotan DNP
PF
14
  Omri Casspi DNP
SF
20
  Kirk Penney 3 0 0
SG
23
  Jamie Arnold 14 4 0
C
41
  Yaniv Green DNP
Head coach:
  Pini Gershon

Awards

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