1998–99 FIBA EuroLeague

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FIBA EuroLeague
Olympic hall and Olympiaturm.JPG
The Final Four was hosted at the Olympiahalle in Munich
Season1998–99
Teams24
Dates23 September 1998 – 22 April 1999
Final positions
ChampionsLithuania Žalgiris
(1st title)
Runners-upItaly Kinder Bologna
Third placeGreece Olympiacos
Fourth placeItaly Teamsystem Bologna
Awards
Final Four MVPUnited States Tyus Edney
Statistical leaders
Points Turkey İbrahim Kutluay 21.4
Rebounds Croatia Žan Tabak 10.0
Assists United States Tyus Edney 6.1

The 1998–99 FIBA EuroLeague was the 42nd installment of the European top-tier level professional club competition for basketball clubs (now called simply EuroLeague). It began on September 23, 1998, and ended on April 22, 1999. The competition's Final Four was held at Olympiahalle, Munich, with Žalgiris defeating Kinder Bologna in the EuroLeague Final, in front of 9,000 spectators.[1]

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 1998-1999 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 1995–96 to 1997–98.[2]

Country ranking for 1998-1999 FIBA EuroLeague
Rank Country Points Teams Notes
1  Greece 237.000 3
2  Italy 222.833
3  Spain 194.500
4  Turkey 92.833
5  France 88.667 2 ASVEL replaced Limoges
6  Russia 67.732 +1, Samara got wild card
7  FR Yugoslavia 46.333 -1, FMP Železnik withdrew
8  Germany 38.500 -1, Ulm withdrew
9  Croatia 35.542 1 +1, Zadar got wild card
10  Lithuania 34.667
11  Slovenia 33.714
12  Israel 31.902
13  Poland 21.524 0
14  Portugal 19.794
15  Belgium 15.929
16  Ukraine 8.905
17  North Macedonia 6.542
18  Hungary 6.429
19  Austria 5.417
Rank Country Points Teams Notes
20  Czech Republic 4.187 0
21  Cyprus 4.083
22  Slovakia 3.944
23  Sweden 3.667
24  England 3.611
25  Bulgaria 3.361
26  Finland 2.361
27  Netherlands 1.889
28  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.722
29  Latvia 1.445
30  Estonia 1.333
31  Romania 1.056
32  Luxembourg 0.889
33  Albania 0.694
34  Georgia 0.416
35   Switzerland 0.278
36  Denmark 0.111
37  Belarus 0.056
38  Moldova 0.056
Greece Panathinaikos (1st) Spain TDK Manresa (1st) Russia CSKA Moscow (1st) Croatia Cibona (1st)
Greece PAOK (2nd) Spain Tau Cerámica (2nd) Russia Avtodor Saratov (2nd) Croatia Zadar (WC)
Greece Olympiacos (3rd) Spain Real Madrid Teka (3rd) Russia Samara (WC) Germany Alba Berlin (1st)
Italy Kinder Bologna (1st) Turkey Ülker (1st) France Pau-Orthez (1st) Lithuania Žalgiris (1st)
Italy Teamsystem Bologna (2nd) Turkey Efes Pilsen (2nd) France ASVEL (3rd) Slovenia Union Olimpija (1st)
Italy Varese Roosters (3rd) Turkey Fenerbahçe (3rd) Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Crvena zvezda (1st) Israel Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv (1st)


First round[]

Group A[]

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Lithuania Žalgiris 10 8 2 801 753 +48
2. Turkey Fenerbahçe 10 6 4 777 756 +21
3. France Pau-Orthez 10 5 5 751 731 +20
4. Spain Tau Cerámica 10 5 5 778 777 +1
5. Italy Varese Roosters 10 4 6 802 811 -9
6. Russia Avtodor Saratov 10 2 8 732 813 -81

Group B[]

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Greece Panathinaikos 10 10 0 750 628 +122
2. Turkey Efes Pilsen 10 7 3 710 702 +8
3. Israel Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 10 4 6 690 688 +2
4. Croatia Cibona 10 4 6 678 712 -34
5. Spain TDK Manresa 10 3 7 646 713 -67
6. Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Crvena zvezda 10 2 8 695 726 -31

Group C[]

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Greece Olympiacos 10 8 2 746 677 +69
2. Italy Kinder Bologna 10 7 3 676 587 +89
3. Russia CSKA Moscow 10 5 5 752 739 +13
4. Turkey Ülker 10 4 6 675 726 -51
5. Croatia Zadar 10 3 7 660 717 -57
6. Germany Alba Berlin 10 3 7 725 788 -62

Group D[]

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Slovenia Union Olimpija 10 7 3 702 649 +53
2. France ASVEL 10 7 3 729 700 +29
3. Spain Real Madrid Teka 10 6 4 795 742 +53
4. Italy Teamsystem Bologna 10 5 5 676 639 +37
5. Greece PAOK 10 4 6 722 738 -16
6. Russia Samara 10 1 9 685 841 -156

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. Lithuania Žalgiris 16 12 4 1259 1184 +105
2. Turkey Fenerbahçe 16 9 7 1209 1188 +21
3. Croatia Cibona 16 8 8 1114 1137 -23
4. France Pau-Orthez 16 8 8 1173 1132 +41
5. Spain TDK Manresa 16 5 11 1047 1141 -94
6. Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Crvena zvezda 16 4 12 1122 1185 -63

Group F[]

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Greece Panathinaikos 16 15 1 1211 1048 +163
2. Turkey Efes Pilsen 16 11 5 1166 1148 +18
3. Israel Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 16 7 9 1225 1161 +64
4. Italy Varese Roosters 16 7 9 1253 1277 -24
5. Spain Tau Cerámica 16 7 9 1208 1252 -44
6. Russia Avtodor Saratov 16 3 13 1190 1324 -134

Group G[]

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Greece Olympiacos 16 11 5 1160 1086 +74
2. Italy Kinder Bologna 16 10 6 1099 974 +125
3. Russia CSKA Moscow 16 10 6 1206 1155 +51
4. Italy Teamsystem Bologna 16 9 7 1100 1039 +61
5. Greece PAOK 16 7 9 1128 1144 -16
6. Russia Samara 16 1 15 1067 1326 -259

Group H[]

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Slovenia Union Olimpija 16 13 3 1142 1014 +128
2. France ASVEL 16 9 7 1143 1138 +5
3. Spain Real Madrid Teka 16 9 7 1247 1197 +50
4. Turkey Ülker 16 7 9 1110 1168 -58
5. Germany Alba Berlin 16 6 10 1144 1220 -76
6. Croatia Zadar 16 4 12 1064 1149 -85

Top 16[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg
Efes Pilsen Turkey 2–0 Russia CSKA Moscow 73–58 105–98
Žalgiris Lithuania 2–0 Turkey Ülker 76–62 93–82
ASVEL France 2–1 Croatia Cibona 95–63 68–79 74-70
Olympiacos Greece 2–0 Italy Varese Roosters 78–66 83–77
Fenerbahçe Turkey 0–2 Spain Real Madrid Teka 81–89 74–85
Panathinaikos Greece 0–2 Italy Teamsystem Bologna 58–63 64–88
Kinder Bologna Italy 2–0 Israel Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 78–57 70–55
Union Olimpija Slovenia 1–2 France Pau-Orthez 72–63 57–74 57–64

Quarterfinals[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg
Žalgiris Lithuania 2–0 Turkey Efes Pilsen 69–68 84–70
Olympiacos Greece 2–0 France ASVEL 70–57 81–77
Teamsystem Bologna Italy 2–0 Spain Real Madrid Teka 90–63 76–65
Pau-Orthez France 1–2 Italy Kinder Bologna 67–59 75–93 54–70

Final four[]

Main article: 1999 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four

Semifinals[]

April 20, Olympiahalle, Munich

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Žalgiris Lithuania 87–71 Greece Olympiacos
Teamsystem Bologna Italy 57–62 Italy Kinder Bologna

3rd place game[]

April 22, Olympiahalle, Munich

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Olympiacos Greece 74–63 Italy Teamsystem Bologna

Final[]

April 22, Olympiahalle, Munich

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Žalgiris Lithuania 82–74 Italy Kinder Bologna
1998–99 FIBA EuroLeague Champions
Lithuania
Žalgiris
1st Title

Final standings[]

Team
Coppa del Campionato di Pallacanestro.png Lithuania Žalgiris
Silver medal europe.svg Italy Kinder Bologna
Bronze medal europe.svg Greece Olympiacos
Italy Teamsystem Bologna

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.
United States Tyus Edney (MVP) Žalgiris Kaunas [3]
United States Anthony Bowie Žalgiris Kaunas
Lithuania Saulius Štombergas Žalgiris Kaunas
Slovenia/Greece Rašho Nesterović Virtus Bologna
Lithuania Eurelijus Žukauskas Žalgiris Kaunas

References[]

  1. ^ Euroleague 1998-99
  2. ^ "Linguasport - FIBA Country Ranking (B)". www.linguasport.com. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  3. ^ Champions Cup 1998–99.

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