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
League	LEN Euroleague
Sport	Water Polo
Duration	14 September 2005 to 20 May 2006
Number of teams	16 (preliminary round) 36 (total)
Final Four
Finals champions	Jug Dubrovnik (3rd title)
Runners-up	Pro Recco
Finals MVP	Márton Szívós (Pro Recco)

Preliminary round

Posillipo

Honvéd

Mladost

Spandau

Jug

Vasas

Olympiacos

Marseille

Savona

Partizan

Ethnikos

Barcelona

Recco

Jadran

Šturm

Barceloneta

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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
Posillipo	6	5	0	1	60	48	+12	10
Honvéd	6	4	0	2	73	56	+17	8
HAVK Mladost	6	3	0	3	54	54	0	6
Spandau 04	6	0	0	6	47	78	−31	0

Source:

Group B

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

Source:

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Savona	6	5	0	1	60	45	+15	10
Partizan	6	3	1	2	47	42	+5	7
Ethnikos Piraeus	6	2	0	4	53	56	−3	4
Barcelona	6	1	1	4	53	70	−17	3

Source:

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Pro Recco	6	5	0	1	67	45	+22	10
Jadran Herceg Novi	6	3	0	3	54	57	−3	6
Šturm 2002	6	2	1	3	53	63	−10	5
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	15–15(1–4 p)	Posillipo	5–7	10–8
Partizan	14–16	Jug Dubrovnik	9–7	5–9
Pro Recco	23–15	Bp. Honvéd	11–8	12–7
Vasas	16–16(6–7 p)	Savona	6–5	10–9

Final Four

Bazen u Gružu, Dubrovnik, Croatia

	Semifinals 19 May 2006				Final 20 May 2006
	Savona	8
	Jug Dubrovnik	9
					Jug Dubrovnik	9
					Pro Recco	7
	Posillipo	8
	Pro Recco (aet)	9
					Third place
					Savona	8
					Posillipo	11

Final standings

	Team
	Jug Dubrovnik
	Pro Recco
	Posillipo
	Savona

2005–06 LEN Euroleague Champions
Jug Dubrovnik 3rd Cup

Awards

Final four MVP
Márton Szívós (Pro Recco)

See also

• 2005–06 LEN Trophy