1997–98 FIBA EuroLeague

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1997–98 FIBA EuroLeague
Palau Sant Jordi Barcelona Catalonia.jpg
The Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona hosted the Final Four
Season1997–98
Teams24
DatesSeptember 18, 1997 – April 23, 1998
Final positions
ChampionsItaly Kinder Bologna (1st title)
Runners-upGreece AEK
Third placeItaly Benetton Treviso
Fourth placeFederal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan Zepter
Awards
Final Four MVPFederal Republic of Yugoslavia Zoran Savić
Statistical leaders
Points Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Greece Peja Stojaković 20.9
Rebounds Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dejan Tomašević 9.6
Assists United States Willie Anderson 4.4

The 1997–98 FIBA EuroLeague was the 41st installment of the European top-tier level professional club competition for basketball clubs (now called simply EuroLeague). It began on September 18, 1997, and ended on April 23, 1998. The competition's Final Four was held at Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, with Kinder Bologna defeating AEK in the EuroLeague Final, in front of 11,900 spectators.[1]

Benetton Treviso finished in the third position, while Partizan finished fourth.

Competition system[]

  • 24 teams (the national domestic league champions from the best leagues, and a variable number of other clubs from the most important national domestic leagues). The competition culminated in a Final Four.

Teams[]

Country ranking[]

For the 1997-1998 EuroLeague, the countries are allocated places according to their place on the FIBA country rankings, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 1994–95 to 1996–97.[2]

Country ranking for 1997-1998 FIBA EuroLeague
Rank Country Points Teams Notes
1  Spain 279.667 3
2  Greece 275.000
3  Italy 190.833
4  France 117.500
5  Turkey 96.667 2 +1, Ulker got wild card
6  Russia 70.542 Lost one berth [Note FIBA]
7  Germany 55.389 Lost one berth [Note FIBA]
8  Croatia 50.833
9  Israel 43.048 1 +1, Hapoel Jerusalem got wild card
10  Slovenia 38.833
11  FR Yugoslavia 25.000
12  Portugal 23.071
13  Belgium 22.500 0
14  Poland 21.206
15  Lithuania 19.416
16  Ukraine 15.762
17  Hungary 9.667
18  Czech Republic 7.139
19  Slovakia 6.555
Rank Country Points Teams Notes
20  North Macedonia 6.111 0
21  Austria 5.445
22  Sweden 5.333
23  Cyprus 4.333
24  England 4.167
25  Latvia 3.722
26   Switzerland 3.083
27  Bulgaria 2.694
28  Romania 2.389
29  Finland 1.861
30  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.778
31  Estonia 1.500
32  Netherlands 1.500
33  Georgia 1.500
34  Luxembourg 1.444
35  Albania 1.361
36  Denmark 0.167
37  Moldova 0.111
38  Belarus 0.056
Note
  1. ^
    FIBA: In Euroleague, teams finishing 6th in the Second Stage of 1996–97 FIBA EuroLeague (groups E-H) lose a berth for their country in next season. These berths are gained by those countries whose teams reach the Semi-Final Round in the 1996–97 FIBA EuroCup. As a general rule, a federation cannot have more than 3 teams in Euroleague. Should a semi-finalist in EuroCup provide one more berth for its country, in case it already has 3 berths assigned in Euroleague, this berth will be transferred to the next federation in FIBA Ranking which has 2 teams (as long as one of its teams reached the 1/4 Final Round in EuroCup during the same season)..

Team allocation[]

Regular season
Spain FC Barcelona Banca Catalana (1st) Italy Benetton Treviso (1st) Turkey Efes Pilsen (1st) Israel Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv (1st)
Spain Real Madrid Teka (2nd) Italy Teamsystem Bologna (2nd) Turkey Türk Telekom PTT (2nd) Israel Hapoel Jerusalem (WC)
Spain Estudiantes (3rd) Italy Kinder Bologna (3rd) Turkey Ülker (WC) Germany Alba Berlin (1st)
Greece Olympiacos (1st) France PSG Racing (1st) Croatia Cibona (1st) Slovenia Union Olimpija (1st)
Greece AEK (2nd) France Pau-Orthez (3rd) Croatia Split (2nd) Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan Zepter (1st)
Greece PAOK (3rd) France Limoges CSP (4th) Russia CSKA Moscow (1st) Portugal FC Porto (1st)

First round[]

Group A[]

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Greece Olympiacos 10 7 3 722 702 +20
2. Turkey Efes Pilsen 10 6 4 718 674 +44
3. Israel Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 10 5 5 747 739 +8
4. Russia CSKA Moscow 10 5 5 763 756 +7
5. Spain Real Madrid Teka 10 4 6 787 793 –6
6. France Limoges CSP 10 3 7 662 735 –73

Group B[]

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Italy Benetton Treviso 10 9 1 782 664 +118
2. Spain Estudiantes 10 6 4 753 747 +6
3. Greece PAOK 10 6 4 729 672 +57
4. Turkey Türk Telekom PTT 10 5 5 711 716 –5
5. Croatia Split 10 4 6 747 768 –21
6. Portugal FC Porto 10 0 10 688 843 -155

Group C[]

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Italy Kinder Bologna 10 9 1 773 655 +118
2. Spain FC Barcelona Banca Catalana 10 7 3 828 793 +35
3. France Pau-Orthez 10 5 5 739 750 –11
4. Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan Zepter 10 4 6 793 807 –14
5. Turkey Ülker 10 3 7 734 769 –35
6. Israel Hapoel Jerusalem 10 2 8 680 773 –93

Group D[]

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Greece AEK 10 6 4 683 653 +30
2. Italy Teamsystem Bologna 10 6 4 753 788 -35
3. Croatia Cibona 10 5 5 741 732 +8
4. Germany Alba Berlin 10 5 5 752 754 –2
5. Slovenia Union Olimpija 10 4 6 701 716 –15
6. France PSG Racing 10 4 6 668 655 +13

Second round[]

(The individual scores and standings of the First round are accumulated in the Second round)

If one or more clubs are level on won-lost record, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

  1. Head-to-head record in matches between the tied clubs
  2. Overall point difference in games between the tied clubs
  3. Overall point difference in all group matches (first tiebreaker if tied clubs are not in the same group)
  4. Points scored in all group matches
  5. Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each group match
Key to colors
     Top four places in each group advance to Playoff

Group E[]

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Greece Olympiacos 16 12 4 1176 1098 78
2. Turkey Efes Pilsen 16 12 4 1232 1106 126
3. Israel Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 16 11 5 1236 1152 84
4. Croatia Split 16 5 11 1185 1243 -58
5. Turkey Türk Telekom PTT 16 5 11 1131 1185 -54
6. Portugal FC Porto 16 0 16 1071 1356 -285

Group F[]

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Italy Benetton Treviso 16 12 4 1213 1100 113
2. Russia CSKA Moscow 16 9 7 1217 1159 58
3. Greece PAOK 16 9 7 1119 1083 36
4. Spain Estudiantes 16 8 8 1171 1191 -20
5. Spain Real Madrid Teka 16 7 9 1187 1165 22
6. France Limoges CSP 16 6 10 1099 1199 -100

Group G[]

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Italy Kinder Bologna 16 13 3 1196 1058 138
2. Germany Alba Berlin 16 9 7 1203 1208 -5
3. Spain FC Barcelona Banca Catalana 16 9 7 1273 1255 18
4. Slovenia Union Olimpija 16 8 8 1144 1136 8
5. France PSG Racing 16 7 9 1062 1054 8
6. France Pau-Orthez 16 6 10 1144 1173 -29

Group H[]

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Greece AEK 16 11 5 1123 1055 68
2. Italy Teamsystem Bologna 16 10 6 1206 1232 -26
3. Croatia Cibona 16 10 6 1245 1204 41
4. Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan Zepter 16 6 10 1234 1261 -27
5. Turkey Ülker 16 5 11 1201 1242 -41
6. Israel Hapoel Jerusalem 16 2 14 1090 1243 -153

Top 16[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg
CSKA Moscow Russia 2–1 Spain FC Barcelona Banca Catalana 81–79 63–75 88–76
Olympiacos Greece 0–2 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan Zepter 74–78 60–72
Teamsystem Bologna Italy 2–1 Israel Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 96–93 72–88 68–65
Kinder Bologna Italy 2–0 Spain Estudiantes 86–62 67–62 {{{8}}}
Efes Pilsen Turkey 2–0 Croatia Cibona 75–59 102–98 {{{8}}}
Benetton Treviso Italy 2–0 Slovenia Union Olimpija 81–79 70–61 {{{8}}}
Alba Berlin Germany 2–1 Greece PAOK 77–75(o) 60–81 104–71
AEK Greece 2–0 Croatia Split 76–46 62–54 {{{8}}}

Quarterfinals[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg
Partizan Zepter Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 2–1 Russia CSKA Moscow 87–72 52–77 89–77
Kinder Bologna Italy 2–0 Italy Teamsystem Bologna 64–52 58–56 {{{8}}}
Benetton Treviso Italy 2–1 Turkey Efes Pilsen 67–57 58–59 76–68
AEK Greece 2–0 Germany Alba Berlin 88–68 82–58 {{{8}}}

Final four[]

Main article: 1998 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four

Semifinals[]

April 21, Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Partizan Zepter Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 61–83 Italy Kinder Bologna
Benetton Treviso Italy 66–69 Greece AEK

3rd place game[]

April 23, Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Partizan Zepter Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 89–96 Italy Benetton Treviso

Final[]

April 23, Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Kinder Bologna Italy 58–44 Greece AEK
1997–98 FIBA EuroLeague Champions
Italy
Kinder Bologna
1st Title

Final standings[]

Team
Coppa del Campionato di Pallacanestro.png Italy Kinder Bologna
Silver medal europe.svg Greece AEK
Bronze medal europe.svg Italy Benetton Treviso
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan Zepter

Awards[]

FIBA EuroLeague Top Scorer[]

FIBA EuroLeague Final Four MVP[]

FIBA EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer[]

FIBA EuroLeague All-Final Four Team[]

FIBA EuroLeague All-Final Four Team
Player Team Ref.
France Antoine Rigaudeau Kinder Bologna [3]
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sasha Danilović Kinder Bologna
United States Henry Williams Benetton Treviso
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dejan Tomašević Partizan Zepter
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zoran Savić (MVP) Kinder Bologna

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.linguasport.com/baloncesto/internacional/clubes/c1/c1_e.htm
  2. ^ "Linguasport - FIBA Country Ranking (B)". www.linguasport.com. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  3. ^ Champions Cup 1997–98.

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