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 Italy Posillipo (3rd title)
  Runners-up Hungary 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 D L F A Pts
1. Italy Brixia Leonessa 5 5 0 0 60 27 15
2. Hungary Ferencvárosi 5 4 0 1 39 24 12
3. Turkey Galatasaray 5 3 0 2 44 37 9
4. Greece Patras 5 2 0 3 28 36 6
5. Slovenia Triglav Kranj 5 1 0 4 35 42 3
6. Netherlands Alpen 5 0 0 5 19 59 0
Team PL W D L F A Pts
1. Italy Pro Recco 5 5 0 0 58 17 15
2. Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Primorac Kotor 4 3 0 1 43 22 9
3. Poland Lodz 5 3 0 2 44 37 9
4. Netherlands Polar Bears Ede 5 2 0 4 33 36 6
5. Ukraine Illichivets Mariupol 4 1 0 3 24 43 3
6. Austria Tirol Innsbruck 4 1 0 3 20 147 3
7. Israel ASA Tel Aviv 4 0 0 4 26 46 0
Team PL W D L F A Pts
1. Croatia Mladost Zagreb 5 5 0 0 81 24 15
2. Turkey Yüzme 5 4 0 1 42 44 12
3. Russia CSKA Moscow 5 3 0 2 44 44 9
4. Germany Bayer Uerdingen 5 2 0 3 43 54 6
5. France Taverny 95 5 1 0 4 40 59 3
6. Slovenia Koper 5 0 0 5 23 48 0

Second Qualifying Round

Team PL W D L F A Pts
1. Russia Shturm Chekhov 5 5 0 0 66 23 15
2. Croatia Mladost Zagreb 5 4 0 1 54 26 12
3. Greece Patras 5 2 0 3 36 41 6
4. Germany Duisburg 5 2 0 3 26 44 6
5. France Taverny 95 5 1 0 4 30 61 3
6. Poland Lodz 5 1 0 4 29 46 3
Team PL W D L F A Pts
1. Hungary Vasas Budapest 5 5 0 0 47 28 15
2. Italy Brixia Leonessa 5 4 0 1 57 24 12
3. Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Primorac Kotor 5 3 0 2 50 32 9
4. France Marseille 5 2 0 3 50 37 6
5. Russia CSKA Moscow 5 1 0 4 30 42 3
6. Austria Tirol Innsbruck 5 0 0 5 12 80 0
Team PL W D L F A Pts
1. Italy Posillipo 5 5 0 0 68 20 15
2. Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nis 5 4 0 1 35 30 12
3. Hungary Ferencvárosi 5 3 0 2 44 32 9
4. Netherlands Polar Bears Ede 5 2 0 3 35 48 6
5. Ukraine Illichivets Mariupol 5 1 0 4 22 48 3
6. Turkey Yüzme 5 0 0 5 29 58 0
Team PL W D L F A Pts
1. Italy Pro Recco 5 5 0 0 54 18 15
2. Croatia Primorje Rijeka 5 4 0 1 62 38 12
3. Slovenia Triglav Kranj 5 3 0 2 40 52 9
4. Greece Vouliagmeni 5 2 0 3 37 43 6
5. Turkey Galatasaray 5 1 0 4 37 43 3
6. Germany Bayer Uerdingen 5 0 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
Croatia Jug Dubrovnik 6 5 1 0 65 43 +22 11
Hungary Vasas 6 4 1 1 52 46 +6 9
France Olympic Nice 6 1 0 5 53 49 +4 2
Serbia and Montenegro Nais 6 1 0 5 37 53 −16 2

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Italy Pro Recco 6 3 3 0 46 38 +8 9
Serbia and Montenegro Jadran Herceg Novi 6 3 1 2 49 40 +9 7
Croatia HAVK Mladost 6 2 1 3 38 48 −10 5
Spain Atlètic-Barceloneta 6 1 1 4 39 46 −7 3

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Italy Posillipo 6 5 0 1 59 39 +20 10
Russia Spartak Volgograd 6 2 1 3 41 47 −6 5
Croatia Primorje 6 2 1 3 40 46 −6 5
Germany Spandau 04 6 2 0 4 44 50 −6 4

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Hungary Honvéd 6 5 0 1 60 42 +18 10
Italy Leonessa 6 4 0 2 46 44 +2 8
Russia Šturm 2002 6 2 1 3 51 55 −4 5
Greece 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 Hungary 25–14 Russia Spartak Volgograd 13–6 12–8
Jadran Herceg Novi Serbia and Montenegro 16–17 Croatia Jug Dubrovnik 8–8 8–9
Leonessa Italy 11–12 Italy Posillipo 8–8 3–4
Vasas Hungary 14–19 Italy Pro Recco 6–10 8–9

Final Four (Naples)

Semifinals
20 May 2005
Final
21 May 2005
 Croatia Jug Dubrovnik  9  
 Hungary Honvéd (aet)  10  
 
     Hungary Honvéd  8
   Italy Posillipo (aet)  9
Third place
 Italy Pro Recco  6  Croatia Jug Dubrovnik  7
 Italy Posillipo  7    Italy Pro Recco  11

Final standings

Team
Italy Posillipo
Hungary Honvéd
Italy Pro Recco
Croatia Jug Dubrovnik

2004-05 Euroleague
Champions

Italy 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

See also

References

  1. Results in cnposillipohistory.net
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