Adriatic League expanded from 14 to 16 teams before the 2004–05 season. It was the second time since the inaugural 2001-02 that the competition expanded its number of teams.
16 teams from Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro participated in Goodyear League in its fourth season: Union Olimpija, Helios, Pivovarna Laško, Geoplin Slovan, Cibona VIP, Zadar, Zagreb, Split Croatia Osiguranje, Šibenka Dalmare, Široki Hercegtisak, Bosna ASA BH TELECOM, Crvena zvezda, Partizan Pivara MB, Hemofarm, Reflex, Budućnost.
In this season the league also decided to change the play-off system. The Final Tournament was expanded and renamed into the Final Eight Tournament. There were 30 rounds played in the regular part of the season, best eight teams qualified for the Final Eight Tournament which was played in Belgrade from April 28 until May 1, 2005.
Hemofarm became the 2005 Goodyear League Champion.
Throughout the season, the issue of Partizan's forward Milan Gurović not being allowed to enter Croatia due to having a tattoo of Draža Mihailović on his left shoulder received much attention in the media.Titula Hemofarma u senci Gurovićeve tetovaže;Press, 17 July 2011
Regular season
Stats Leaders Points RankNameTeamPointsGamesPPG1. Dejan MilojevićPartizan 5662621,772. Marko TomasZagreb 5883019,603. Roko UkićSplit4812618,504. Damir MiljkovićZagreb 5062917,455. Marko BanićZadar5353117,26
Rebounds RankNameTeamReboundsGamesRPG1. Dejan MilojevićPartizan219268,422. Frano ČolakŠibenka175257,003. Todor GečevskiZadar198296,834. Milenko TopićHemofarm196296,765. Marko BanićZadar200316,45
Assists RankNameTeamAssistsGamesAPG1. Roko UkićSplit 113264,352. Kyle HillZadar99253,963. Andrés RodríguezOlimpija114303,804. Marko AntonijevičLaško111303,705. Marko PopovićZadar86253,44
Ranking MVP RankNameTeamEfficiencyGamesAverage1. Dejan MilojevićPartizan7892630,352. Marko TomasZagreb6343021,133. Roko UkićSplit5162619,854. Marko BanićZadar6073119,585. Frano ČolakŠibenka4852519,40
Final eight Matches played at Pionir Hall, Belgrade
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