1997–98 FIBA EuroCup

1997–98 FIBA EuroCup FIBA EuroCup Basketball Final 1997–98 FIBA EuroCup Final LTU Saulius Štombergas FIBA Saporta Cup Finals MVP LTU Žalgiris ITA Stefanel Milano FIBA EuroCup 1996–97 FIBA EuroCup 1996–97 1998–99 1998–99 FIBA Saporta Cup The 1997–98 FIBA EuroCup was the thirty-second edition of FIBA's 2nd-tier level European-wide professional club basketball competition. it occurred between September 16, 1997, and April 14, 1998. The final was held at Pionir Hall, Belgrade, Yugoslavia. In the final, Žalgiris defeated Stefanel Milano, in front of 5,000 spectators. Competition system 48 teams (national domestic cup champions, plus the best qualified teams from the most important European national domestic leagues), entered a preliminary group stage, divided into eight groups of six teams each, and played a round-robin. The final standings were based on individual wins and defeats. In the case of a tie between two or more teams, after the group stage, the following criteria were used to decide the final classification: 1) number of wins in one-to-one games between the teams; 2) basket average between the teams; 3) general basket average within the group. The top four teams from each group qualified for a 1/16 Final Playoff (X-pairings, home and away games), where the winners advanced further to 1/8 Finals, 1/4 Finals, and 1/2 Final. The Final was played at a predetermined venue. Country ranking For the 1997–1998 FIBA EuroCup, 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.Linguasport – FIBA Country Ranking (B) http://www.linguasport.com/baloncesto/internacional/clubes/ranking/ranking_e.htm www.linguasport.com 2020-05-31February 2025 medicmedic +Country ranking for 1997–1998 FIBA EuroCupRankCountryPointsTeamsNotes1279.66722275.0003190.8334117.500596.667670.542755.3898 50.833943.0481038.8331125.0001223.0711322.5001421.2061519.4161615.762179.6671+1, Marc-Kormend got wild card187.139+1, USK Erpet Praha got wild card196.555RankCountryPointsTeamsNotes20Macedonia6.1111+1, MZT got wild card215.445225.333234.333244.167253.722263.083-1, Fribourg Olympic withdrew272.694-1, Slavia Sofia withdrew282.389-1, Dinamo București withdrew291.861301.778311.500321.500331.5000341.444351.361360.167370.111380.056 Team allocation The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc.: League position after eventual Playoffs CW: Cup winners WC: Wild card Regular season ESP Festina Joventut (4th)GER Bayer 04 Leverkusen (3rd)BEL Spirou (1st)MKD Rabotnički (1st) ESP Cáceres (10th)GER Tatami Rhöndorf (5th)BEL Sunair Oostende (CW)MKD MZT Skopje (WC)GRE Panathinaikos (5th) CRO Zrinjevac (3rd)POL Mazowzanka (1st)SVK Slovakofarma Pezinok (1st)GRE Apollon Achaia Clauss (7th) CRO Zagreb (6th)POL Śląsk Wrocław (CW)AUT UKJ SÜBA Sankt Pölten (1st)ITA Stefanel Milano (5th)ISR Maccabi Ironi Ra`anana (3rd)LTU Žalgiris (1st)SWE Plannja Basket (1st)ITA Polti Cantù (8th)ISR Hapoel Eilat (4th) LTU Žemaitijos Lokiai (2nd)CYP Keravnos (1st) FRA ASVEL (CW)SLO Kovinotehna Savinjska Polzela (2nd) UKR Budivelnyk (1st)ENG London Towers (1st) FRA Le Mans (5th)SLO Pivovarna Laško (4th) UKR BIPA-Moda Odesa (2nd)LAT ASK Brocēni (1st)TUR Tofaş (4th)FRY FMP Železnik (CW) HUN Danone-Honvéd (1st) FIN Torpan Pojat (1st)TUR Fenerbahçe (5th)FRY Beobanka (3rd) HUN Marc-Körmend (WC)BIH Sloboda Dita (1st)RUS Avtodor Saratov (2nd)POR Oliveirense (2nd) CZE ICEC Opava (1st)EST Kalev Talinn (2nd) RUS Samara (3rd)POR Portugal Telecom (3rd) CZE USK Erpet Praha (WC)NED Libertel Dolphins EBBC (1st) Preliminary group stage + Key to colors     Qualified to Round of 32     Eliminated Group A Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. ESP Festina Joventut 10 19 9 1 884 782 +102 2. TUR Tofaş 10 17 7 3 793 698 +95 3. UKR BIPA-Moda Odesa 10 17 7 3 731 644 +87 4. FIN Torpan Pojat 10 15 5 5 738 735 +3 5. LTU Žemaitijos Lokiai 10 12 2 8 734 854 −120 6. MKD Rabotnički 10 10 0 10 653 820 −167Group B Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. FRA Le Mans 10 17 7 3 794 792 +2 2. POL Śląsk Wrocław 10 16 6 4 760 751 +9 3. SLO Pivovarna Laško 10 16 6 4 800 783 +17 4. TUR Fenerbahçe 10 15 5 5 783 763 +20 5. LAT ASK Brocēni 10 15 5 5 879 832 +47 6. CZE ICEC Opava 10 11 1 9 745 840 −95 Group C Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. LTU Žalgiris 10 17 7 3 777 672 +105 2. FRA ASVEL 10 17 7 3 677 642 +35 3. POL Mazowzanka 10 16 6 4 827 790 +37 4. CRO Zagreb 10 16 6 4 776 704 +72 5. EST Kalev 10 14 4 6 690 737 −47 6. MKD MZT Aerodrom 10 10 0 10 634 836 −202Group D Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. ESP Cáceres 10 16 6 4 836 767 +69 2. RUS Samara 10 16 6 4 801 774 +27 3. FRY FMP Železnik 10 16 6 4 793 719 +74 4. CYP Keravnos 10 15 5 5 681 743 −62 5. POR Oliveirense 10 14 4 6 713 787 −74 6. SWE Plannja 10 13 3 7 819 853 −34 Group E Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. ITA Stefanel Milano 10 18 8 2 840 729 +111 2. FRY Beobanka 10 17 7 3 784 716 +68 3. ISR Hapoel Eilat 10 17 7 3 805 787 +18 4. GER Tatami Rhöndorf 10 15 5 5 765 814 −49 5. HUN Danone-Honvéd 10 12 2 8 721 779 −58 6. ENG London Towers 10 11 1 9 692 782 −90Group F Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. BEL Spirou 10 18 8 2 855 710 +145 2. GRE Apollon Patras 10 17 7 3 910 795 +115 3. CRO Zrinjevac 10 16 6 4 836 822 +14 4. SLO Kovinotehna Savinjska Polzela 10 15 5 5 859 842 +17 5. NED Libertel Dolphins EBBC 10 13 3 7 761 889 −128 6. CZE USK Erpet Praha 10 11 1 9 730 893 −163 Group G Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. ITA Polti Cantù 10 19 9 1 916 762 +154 2. BEL Sunair Oostende 10 17 7 3 860 820 +40 3. HUN Marc-Körmend 10 16 6 4 822 807 +15 4. GER Bayer 04 Leverkusen 10 15 5 5 820 884 −64 5. POR Portugal Telecom 10 13 3 7 863 873 −10 6. BIH Sloboda Dita 10 10 0 10 735 870 −135Group H Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. GRE Panathinaikos 10 19 9 1 865 645 +220 2. RUS Avtodor Saratov 10 18 8 2 879 834 +45 3. ISR Maccabi Ironi Ra`anana 10 15 5 5 778 784 −6 4. SVK Slovakofarma Pezinok 10 14 4 6 756 856 −100 5. AUT SÜBA Sankt Pölten 10 12 2 8 707 802 −95 6. UKR Budivelnyk 10 12 2 8 695 759 −64 Round of 32 Fenerbahçe TUR 150–162 Festina Joventut ESP 78–75 72–87 2 Pivovarna Laško SLO 157–170 Tofaş TUR 79–85 78–85 2 BIPA-Moda Odesa UKR 143–171 Śląsk Wrocław POL 74–84 69–87 2 Torpan Pojat FIN 144–131 Le Mans FRA 77–69 67–62 1 Keravnos CYP 101–130 Žalgiris LTU 61–57 40–73 2 FMP Železnik FRY 136–145 ASVEL FRA 71–66 65–79 2 Mazowzanka POL 150–164 Samara RUS 78–94 72–70 2 Zagreb CRO 151–146 Cáceres ESP 98–63 53–83 1 Kovinotehna Savinjska Polzela SLO 111–168 Stefanel Milano ITA 56–98 55–70 2 Zrinjevac CRO 114–119 Beobanka FRY 59–59 55–60 2 Hapoel Eilat ISR 180–173 Apollon Patras GRE 101–84 79–89 1 Tatami Rhöndorf GER 177–159 Spirou BEL 83–77 94–82 1 Slovakofarma Pezinok SVK 154–166 Polti Cantù ITA 95–87 59–79 2 Maccabi Ironi Ra`anana ISR 155–156 Sunair Oostende BEL 86–82 69–74 2 Marc-Körmend HUN 159–184 Avtodor Saratov RUS 83–85 76–99 2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen GER 135–169 Panathinaikos GRE 64–86 71–83 2 |} Round of 16 ASVEL FRA 164–152 Festina Joventut ESP 82–74 82–78 1 Samara RUS 127–125 Torpan Pojat FIN 77–74 50–51 1 Tofaş TUR 131–133 Žalgiris LTU 66–62 65–71 2 Śląsk Wrocław POL 142–131 Zagreb CRO 76–60 66–71 1 Sunair Oostende BEL 140–162 Stefanel Milano ITA 68–80 72–82 2 Avtodor Saratov RUS 160–126 Tatami Rhöndorf GER 71–50 89–76 1 Beobanka FRY 163–136 Polti Cantù ITA 88–58 75–78 1 Hapoel Eilat ISR 148–164 Panathinaikos GRE 80–78 68–86 2 |} Quarterfinals ASVEL FRA 128–129 Stefanel Milano ITA 58–67 70–62 2 Avtodor Saratov RUS 181–175 Samara RUS 92–65 89–110 1 Žalgiris LTU 137–119 Beobanka FRY 78–65 59–54 1 Panathinaikos GRE 143–119 Śląsk Wrocław POL 82–58 61–61 1 |} Semifinals Panathinaikos GRE 138–144 Stefanel Milano ITA 77–58 61–86 2 Žalgiris LTU 159–151 Avtodor Saratov RUS 96–74 63–77 1 |} Final April 14, Hala Pionir, Belgrade Žalgiris LTU 82–67 Stefanel Milano ITA 1 |} 1997–98 FIBA EuroCup ChampionsLTU 100px Žalgiris 1st title Awards FIBA Saporta Cup Finals MVP LTU Saulius Štombergas (LTU Žalgiris) References External links 1997–98 FIBA EuroCup @ FIBA Europe.com 1997–98 FIBA EuroCup @ linguasport.com FIBA 1997–98