2004–05 LEN Euroleague

2004-05 LEN Euroleague
League	LEN Euroleague
Sport	Water Polo
Duration	29 September 2004 to 21 May 2005
Number of teams	16 (Preliminary Round) 35 (Total)
Final Four
Finals champions	Posillipo (3rd title)
Runners-up	Honvéd

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]

First Qualifying Round

	Team	PL	W	L	F	A	Pts
1.	Brixia Leonessa	5	5	0	60	27	15
2.	Ferencvárosi	5	4	1	39	24	12
3.	Galatasaray	5	3	2	44	37	9
4.	Patras	5	2	3	28	36	6
5.	Triglav Kranj	5	1	4	35	42	3
6.	Alphen	5	0	5	19	59	0

	Team	PL	W	L	F	A	Pts
1.	Pro Recco	5	5	0	58	17	15
2.	Primorac Kotor	4	3	1	43	22	9
3.	Lodz	5	3	2	44	37	9
4.	Polar Bears Ede	5	2	4	33	36	6
5.	Illichivets Mariupol	4	1	3	24	43	3
6.	Tirol Innsbruck	4	1	3	20	147	3
7.	ASA Tel Aviv	4	0	4	26	46	0

	Team	PL	W	L	F	A	Pts
1.	Mladost Zagreb	5	5	0	81	24	15
2.	Yüzme	5	4	1	42	44	12
3.	CSKA Moscow	5	3	2	44	44	9
4.	Bayer Uerdingen	5	2	3	43	54	6
5.	Taverny 95	5	1	4	40	59	3
6.	Koper	5	0	5	23	48	0

Second Qualifying Round

	Team	PL	W	L	F	A	Pts
1.	Shturm Chekhov	5	5	0	66	23	15
2.	Mladost Zagreb	5	4	1	54	26	12
3.	Patras	5	2	3	36	41	6
4.	Duisburg	5	2	3	26	44	6
5.	Taverny 95	5	1	4	30	61	3
6.	Lodz	5	1	4	29	46	3

	Team	PL	W	L	F	A	Pts
1.	Vasas Budapest	5	5	0	47	28	15
2.	Brixia Leonessa	5	4	1	57	24	12
3.	Primorac Kotor	5	3	2	50	32	9
4.	Marseille	5	2	3	50	37	6
5.	CSKA Moscow	5	1	4	30	42	3
6.	Tirol Innsbruck	5	0	5	12	80	0

	Team	PL	W	L	F	A	Pts
1.	Posillipo	5	5	0	68	20	15
2.	Nis	5	4	1	35	30	12
3.	Ferencvárosi	5	3	2	44	32	9
4.	Polar Bears Ede	5	2	3	35	48	6
5.	Illichivets Mariupol	5	1	4	22	48	3
6.	Yüzme	5	0	5	29	58	0

	Team	PL	W	L	F	A	Pts
1.	Pro Recco	5	5	0	54	18	15
2.	Primorje Rijeka	5	4	1	62	38	12
3.	Triglav Kranj	5	3	2	40	52	9
4.	Vouliagmeni	5	2	3	37	43	6
5.	Galatasaray	5	1	4	37	43	3
6.	Bayer Uerdingen	5	0	5	25	56	0

Preliminary Round

Nais

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 colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advanced to the Quarter-finals

Group A

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
Nais	6	1	0	5	37	53	−16	2

Group B

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

Group C

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

Group D

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

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

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

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
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 (Naples)

Semifinals 20 May 2005			Final 21 May 2005


Jug Dubrovnik	9
Honvéd (aet)	10


			Honvéd	8
			Posillipo (aet)	9


			Third place

Pro Recco	6	Jug Dubrovnik	7
Posillipo	7		Pro Recco	11

Final standings

	Team
	Posillipo
	Honvéd
	Pro Recco
	Jug Dubrovnik

2004-05 Euroleague Champions
Posillipo 3rd Title

Fabio Violetti, Francesco Postiglione, Giancarlo Agrillo, Fabrizio Buonocore, Christos Afroudakis, Maurizio Felugo, Andrea Scotti Galletta, Valentino Gallo, Boris Zloković, Ratko Štritof, Luigi Di Costanzo, Carlo Silipo, Fabio Bencivenga

Head Coach

Giuseppe Porzio

References

↑ Results in cnposillipohistory.net

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