| 24 November 2005
With the last games of the Preliminary Round being concluded today, the pairings of the Sixteenth-Finals are determined. Out of the 47 clubs in the Preliminary Round the two best placed teams from each of the 12 groups qualify alongside the 8 best third-placed teams. Third-placed teams qualified The overall ranking of the third-placed teams is based on the following criteria: - Win/Loss record (games won devided by games played)
- Goal average (points scored devided by points against)
- Higher number of points scored
This results in the following ranking, the qulified teams are highlighted: | | Group | Team | Pl | W | L | Perc. | Points For | Points Against | Goal Avg. | | 1 | B | Sibenik Jolly JBS (CRO) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 66.7% | 436 | 406 | 1.0739 | | 2 | I | CajaCanarias (ESP) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50.0% | 435 | 370 | 1.1757 | | 3 | F | Fenerbahce SK Istanbul (TUR) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50.0% | 483 | 433 | 1.1155 | | 4 | J | Acis Incosa Leon (ESP) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50.0% | 407 | 375 | 1.0853 | | 5 | E | Kastoria CAC (GRE) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50.0% | 456 | 440 | 1.0364 | | 6 | D | DKSK Miskolc (HUN) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50.0% | 418 | 409 | 1.0220 | | 7 | L | SCAB 63 (FRA) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50.0% | 386 | 417 | 0.9257 | | 8 | A | BSE ESMA Budapest (HUN) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33.3% | 451 | 433 | 1.0416 | | 9 | K | Hondarribia - Irun (ESP) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33.3% | 408 | 404 | 1.0099 | | 10 | G | WBC Kimico Struga (MKD) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33.3% | 446 | 446 | 1.0000 | | 11 | C | Szeviép Szeged (HUN) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33.3% | 399 | 418 | 0.9545 | | 12 | H | ZKK Vojvodina Nis-Gas (SCG) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25.0% | 259 | 300 | 0.8633 |
Sixteenth-Finals The pairings of the Sixteenth-Finals are determined by an overall ranking of all 32 qualified teams with their respective Preliminary Round records, with the highest ranked team playing number e.g. 1 vs 32, 2 vs 31, 3 vs 30 and so on. The ranking is based on the same criteria as for the third placed teams, i.e. win/loss-percentage, goal average and higher number of points scored. The rank in the respective group is irrelevant. The ranking is: | | Group | Team | Pl | W | L | Perc. | Points For | Points Against | Goal Avg. | | 1 | G | Anda Ramat Hasharon (ISR) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100.0% | 518 | 287 | 1.8049 | | 2 | A | MBK Ruzomberok (SVK) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100.0% | 503 | 367 | 1.3706 | | 3 | D | Nadezhda (RUS) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100.0% | 500 | 395 | 1.2658 | | 4 | E | Besiktas Colaturka Istanbul (TUR) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100.0% | 484 | 412 | 1.1748 | | 5 | L | Halcon Avenida Salamanca (ESP) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83.3% | 426 | 333 | 1.2793 | | 6 | C | Gospic Croatia Osiguranje (CRO) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83.3% | 477 | 406 | 1.1749 | | 7 | I | Polisportiva Ares Ribera (ITA) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83.3% | 411 | 354 | 1.1610 | | 8 | F | Spartak Moscow Region (RUS) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83.3% | 446 | 401 | 1.1122 | | 9 | K | Tarbes Gespe Bigorre (FRA) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83.3% | 460 | 418 | 1.1005 | | 10 | H | BC Chevakata (RUS) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75.0% | 297 | 285 | 1.0421 | | 11 | I | Pays d'Aix Basket 13 (FRA) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 66.7% | 479 | 352 | 1.3608 | | 12 | G | Mersin Büyüksehir Belediye (TUR) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 66.7% | 460 | 378 | 1.2169 | | 13 | J | ESB Lille Metropole (FRA) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 66.7% | 425 | 372 | 1.1425 | | 14 | B | Dynamo Kursk (RUS) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 66.7% | 443 | 391 | 1.1330 | | 15 | A | TSV 1880 Wasserburg (GER) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 66.7% | 482 | 434 | 1.1106 | | 16 | B | Zala Volán ZTE (HUN) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 66.7% | 438 | 402 | 1.0896 | | 17 | J | Lavezzini Parma (ITA) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 66.7% | 454 | 417 | 1.0887 | | 18 | L | Coconuda Maddaloni (ITA) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 66.7% | 416 | 386 | 1.0777 | | 19 | B | Sibenik Jolly JBS (CRO) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 66.7% | 436 | 406 | 1.0739 | | 20 | F | KK Hemofarm Vrsac (SCG) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 66.7% | 443 | 434 | 1.0207 | | 21 | K | H.S. Penta Faenza (ITA) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 66.7% | 419 | 416 | 1.0072 | | 22 | C | Arvi Marijampole (LTU) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 66.7% | 430 | 428 | 1.0047 | | 23 | I | CajaCanarias (ESP) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50.0% | 435 | 370 | 1.1757 | | 24 | F | Fenerbahce SK Istanbul (TUR) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50.0% | 483 | 433 | 1.1155 | | 25 | H | Ceyhan Belediyespor (TUR) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50.0% | 299 | 270 | 1.1074 | | 26 | J | Acis Incosa Leon (ESP) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50.0% | 407 | 375 | 1.0853 | | 27 | E | Kozachka-Zalk Zaporozhye (UKR) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50.0% | 428 | 404 | 1.0594 | | 28 | E | Kastoria CAC (GRE) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50.0% | 456 | 440 | 1.0364 | | 29 | D | ZKK Croatia Zagreb (CRO) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50.0% | 452 | 439 | 1.0296 | | 30 | D | DKSK Miskolc (HUN) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50.0% | 418 | 409 | 1.0220 | | 31 | L | SCAB 63 (FRA) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50.0% | 386 | 417 | 0.9257 | | 32 | A | BSE ESMA Budapest (HUN) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33.3% | 451 | 433 | 1.0416 |
The games of the Sixteenth-Finals are played over two-legs (home and away). The team with the better aggregate score (both scores added together) advance to the Eighth-Finals. It is possible that one of these games can finish in a tie. The pairings are: | Anda Ramat Hasharon (ISR) | vs | BSE ESMA Budapest (HUN) | | MBK Ruzomberok (SVK) | vs | SCAB 63 (FRA) | | Nadezhda (RUS) | vs | DKSK Miskolc (HUN) | | Besiktas Colaturka Istanbul (TUR) | vs | ZKK Croatia Zagreb (CRO) | | Halcon Avenida Salamanca (ESP) | vs | Kastoria CAC (GRE) | | Gospic Croatia Osiguranje (CRO) | vs | Kozachka-Zalk Zaporozhye (UKR) | | Polisportiva Ares Ribera (ITA) | vs | Acis Incosa Leon (ESP) | | Spartak Moscow Region (RUS) | vs | Ceyhan Belediyespor (TUR) | | Tarbes Gespe Bigorre (FRA) | vs | Fenerbahce SK Istanbul (TUR) | | BC Chevakata (RUS) | vs | CajaCanarias (ESP) | | Pays d'Aix Basket 13 (FRA) | vs | Arvi Marijampole (LTU) | | Mersin Büyüksehir Belediye (TUR) | vs | H.S. Penta Faenza (ITA) | | ESB Lille Metropole (FRA) | vs | KK Hemofarm Vrsac (SCG) | | Dynamo Kursk (RUS) | vs | Sibenik Jolly JBS (CRO) | | TSV 1880 Wasserburg (GER) | vs | Coconuda Maddaloni (ITA) | | Zala Volán ZTE (HUN) | vs | Lavezzini Parma (ITA) |
All games are played between 8th and 15th December 2005, with the higher ranked team having home-court advantage in the second leg. | 
