1997–98 FIBA EuroLeague

Sports season 1996–97 1998–99 1997–98 FIBA EuroLeague Palau_Sant_Jordi_Barcelona_Catalonia.jpg 300 The Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona hosted the final Four 1997–98 ITA Kinder Bologna (1st title) GRE AEK ITA Benetton Treviso FRY Partizan Zepter 24 September 18, 1997 – April 23, 1998 Euroleague MVP Zoran Savić Euroleague Final Four MVP FRY Peja Stojaković 20.9 FRY Dejan Tomašević 9.6 FRY Willie Anderson 4.4 USA 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.Linguasport – SuproLeague / Champions Cup (C1) (B) http://www.linguasport.com:80/baloncesto/internacional/clubes/c1/C1_98.htm usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20220317150701/http://www.linguasport.com:80/baloncesto/internacional/clubes/c1/C1_98.htm 2022-03-17 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. 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.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 EuroLeagueRankCountryPointsTeamsNotes1279.66732275.0003190.8334117.500596.6672+1, Ulker got wild card670.542Lost one berth Note FIBA755.389Lost one berth Note FIBA8 50.833943.0481+1, Hapoel Jerusalem got wild card1038.8331125.0001223.0711322.50001421.2061519.4161615.762179.667187.139196.555RankCountryPointsTeamsNotes20Macedonia6.1110215.445225.333234.333244.167253.722263.083272.694282.389291.861301.778311.500321.500331.500341.444351.361360.167370.111380.056 Note disc Note FIBA 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 Semifinal 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 The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.: League position after Playoffs WC: Wild card Regular seasonESP FC Barcelona Banca Catalana (1st) ITA Benetton Treviso (1st)TUR Efes Pilsen (1st)ISR Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv (1st)ESP Real Madrid Teka (2nd) ITA Teamsystem Bologna (2nd)TUR Türk Telekom PTT (2nd)ISR Hapoel Jerusalem (WC)ESP Estudiantes (3rd) ITA Kinder Bologna (3rd)TUR Ülker (WC)GER Alba Berlin (1st)GRE Olympiacos (1st)FRA PSG Racing (1st) CRO Cibona (1st) SLO Union Olimpija (1st) GRE AEK (2nd)FRA Pau-Orthez (3rd) CRO Split (2nd) FRY Partizan Zepter (1st)GRE PAOK (3rd)FRA Limoges CSP (4th) RUS CSKA Moscow (1st) POR FC Porto (1st) Preliminary round Group A main WL Group A true points FIBA Europe BSR OLY, EFE, MAC, CSK, RMA, LIM complete 7 3 722 702 6 4 718 674 5 5 747 739 5 5 763 756 4 6 787 793 3 7 662 735 61-60 71-76 86-74 82-75 69-57 67-70 81-69 71-63 78-81 65-64 73-87 61-70 87-69 87-82 78-62 77-58 77-73 71-63 90-77 83-70 77-78 66-76 68-76 101-93 75-62 66-60 62-77 78-77 70-66 71-85 GRE Olympiacos OLY TUR Efes Pilsen EFE ISR Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv MAC RUS CSKA Moscow CSK ESP Real Madrid Teka RMA FRA Limoges CSP LIM Q GrE GrE GrE GrF GrF GrF yellow1 Advance to Group E orange1 Advance to Group F Group B main WL Group B true points FIBA Europe BSR BEN, EST, PAO, TTA, SPL, POR complete 9 1 782 664 6 4 753 747 6 4 729 672 5 5 711 716 4 6 747 768 0 10 688 843 98-58 65-57 71-66 85-70 76-67 58-73 78-60 71-73 77-73 86-63 65-62 72-76 72-63 89-60 84-50 67-84 80-88 73-66 78-69 79-62 72-77 86-69 74-76 72-56 88-82 84-91 69-92 71-88 61-76 79-83 ITA Benetton Treviso BEN ESP Estudiantes EST GRE PAOK PAO TUR Türk Telekom PTT TTA CRO Split SPL POR FC Porto POR Q GrF GrF GrF GrE GrE GrE yellow1 Advance to Group E orange1 Advance to Group F Group C main WL Group C true points FIBA Europe BSR KIN, FCB, PAU, PAR, ÜLK, HAP complete 9 1 773 655 7 3 828 793 5 5 739 750 4 6 793 807 3 7 734 769 2 8 680 773 83-70 72-79 77-72 94-64 73-51 71-84 85-62 87-71 89-80 68-65 65-67 94-95 77-76 73-65 49-74 106-110 86-72 95-86 79-59 66-68 67-65 67-64 80-81 74-56 68-81 81-88 67-79 88-84 80-74 ITA Kinder Bologna KIN ESP FC Barcelona Banca Catalana FCB FRA Pau-Orthez PAU FRY Partizan Zepter PAR TUR Ülker ÜLK ISR Hapoel Jerusalem HAP Q GrG GrG GrG GrH GrH GrH yellow1 Advance to Group G orange1 Advance to Group H Group D main WL Group D true points FIBA Europe BSR AEK, TEA, CIB, ALB, UOL, PSG complete 6 4 683 653 6 4 753 788 5 5 741 732 5 5 752 754 4 6 701 716 4 6 668 655 80-57 70-55 79-80 74-65 57-52 70-67 77-75 80-73 77-61 93-77 67-63 87-92 98-84 78-75 61-73 60-67 95-79 74-73 82-74 79-71 71-74 89-68 59-76 78-72 59-76 76-52 84-60 65-71 55-53 66-69 GRE AEK AEK ITA Teamsystem Bologna TEA CRO Cibona CIB GER Alba Berlin ALB SLO Union Olimpija UOL FRA PSG Racing PSG Q GrH GrH GrH GrG GrG GrG yellow1 Advance to Group G orange1 Advance to Group H Qualification 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: Head-to-head record in matches between the tied clubs Overall point difference in games between the tied clubs Overall point difference in all group matches (first tiebreaker if tied clubs are not in the same group) Points scored in all group matches Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each group match Group E main WL Group E true points FIBA Europe BSR OLY, EFE, MAC, SPL, TTA, POR complete 12 4 1176 1098 12 4 1232 1106 11 5 1236 1152 5 11 1185 1243 5 11 1131 1185 0 16 1071 1356 64-60 90-79 73-54 80-82 69-83 67-79 60-53 82-93 73-75 74-68 86-75 80-71 87-76 78-69 88-69 63-92 67-98 59-82 GRE Olympiacos OLY TUR Türk Telekom PTT TTA CRO Split SPL TUR Efes Pilsen EFE ISR Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv MAC POR FC Porto POR Q PO PO PO PO green1 Advance to Play Offs Group F main WL Group F true points FIBA Europe BSR BEN, CSK, PAO, EST, RMA, LIM complete 12 4 1213 1100 9 7 1217 1159 9 7 1119 1083 8 8 1171 1191 7 9 1187 1165 6 10 1099 1199 65-56 83-77 96-70 82-54 75-64 63-58 68-65 78-85 68-62 82-65 74-68 78-48 63-59 61-58 85-76 69-68 83-72 77-75 ITA Benetton Treviso BEN ESP Real Madrid Teka RMA ESP Estudiantes EST RUS CSKA Moscow CSK GRE PAOK PAO FRA Limoges CSP LIM Q PO PO PO PO green1 Advance to Play Offs Group G main WL Group G true points FIBA Europe BSR KIN, ALB, FCB, UOL, PSG, PAU complete 11 5 1234 1175 10 6 1193 1167 9 7 1236 1131 9 7 1209 1173 8 8 1177 1175 1 15 1123 1297 69-52 72-62 81-66 62-72 69-68 70-51 76-60 92-60 71-68 85-69 81-78 66-55 78-77 84-65 77-78 61-64 76-77 94-75 ITA Kinder Bologna KIN FRA PSG Racing PSG SLO Union Olimpija UOL GER Alba Berlin ALB ESP FC Barcelona Banca Catalana FCB FRA Pau-Orthez PAU Q PO PO PO PO green1 Advance to Play Offs Group H main WL Group H true points FIBA Europe BSR AEK, TEA, CIB, PAR, ÜLK, HAP complete 11 5 1123 1055 10 6 1206 1232 10 6 1245 1204 6 10 1234 1261 5 11 1201 1242 2 14 1090 1243 81-73 68-76 65-51 63-70 83-69 88-82 71-73 76-66 70-78 80-74 85-82 79-60 91-86 84-66 81-79 68-83 69-74 83-88 GRE AEK AEK TUR Ülker ÜLK FRY Partizan Zepter PAR ITA Teamsystem Bologna TEA CRO Cibona CIB ISR Hapoel Jerusalem HAP Q PO PO PO PO green1 Advance to Play Offs Playoffs Bracket Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding, the numbers to the right indicate the result of games including result in bold of the team that won in that game, and the numbers furthest to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. main 4 3 / 3 / 1 / 1 Third Place legs high y Eight-Finals Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final E1 GRE Olympiacos 74 60 H4 FRY Partizan Zepter 78 72 F2 RUS CSKA Moscow 81 63 88 G3 ESP FC Barcelona Banca Catalana 79 75 76 G1 ITA Kinder Bologna 86 67 F4 ESP Estudiantes 62 62 H2 ITA Teamsystem Bologna 96 72 68 E3 ISR Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 93 88 65 F1 ITA Benetton Treviso 81 70 G4 SLO Union Olimpija 79 61 E2 TUR Efes Pilsen 75 102 H3 CRO Cibona 59 98 H1 GRE AEK 76 62 E4 CRO Split 46 54 G2 GER Alba Berlin 77 60 104 F3 GRE PAOK 75 81 71 FRY Partizan Zepter 87 52 89 RUS CSKA Moscow 72 77 77 ITA Kinder Bologna 64 58 ITA Teamsystem Bologna 52 56 ITA Benetton Treviso 67 58 76 TUR Efes Pilsen 57 59 68 GRE AEK 88 82 GER Alba Berlin 68 58 FRY Partizan Zepter 61 ITA Kinder Bologna 83 ITA Benetton Treviso 66 GRE AEK 69 ITA Kinder Bologna 58 GRE AEK 44 FRY Partizan Zepter 89 ITA Benetton Treviso 96 Eight-Finals 3 CSKA Moscow RUS 2–1 FC Barcelona Banca Catalana ESP 81–79 63–75 88–76 1 Olympiacos GRE 0–2 Partizan Zepter FRY 74–78 60–72 2 Teamsystem Bologna ITA 2–1 Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv ISR 96–93 72–88 68–65 1 Kinder Bologna ITA 2–0 Estudiantes ESP 86–62 67–62 1 Efes Pilsen TUR 2–0 Cibona CRO 75–59 102–98 1 Benetton Treviso ITA 2–0 Union Olimpija SLO 81–79 70–61 1 Alba Berlin GER 2–1 PAOK GRE 77–75(o) 60–81 104–71 1 AEK GRE 2–0 Split CRO 76–46 62–54 1 |} Quarter-Finals 3 Partizan Zepter FRY 2–1 CSKA Moscow RUS 87–72 52–77 89–77 1 Kinder Bologna ITA 2–0 Teamsystem Bologna ITA 64–52 58–56 1 Benetton Treviso ITA 2–1 Efes Pilsen TUR 67–57 58–59 76–68 1 AEK GRE 2–0 Alba Berlin GER 88–68 82–58 1 |} Final four 1998 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four Semifinals April 21, Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Partizan Zepter FRY 61–83 Kinder Bologna ITA 2 Benetton Treviso ITA 66–69 AEK GRE 2 |} 3rd place game April 23, Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Partizan Zepter FRY 89–96 Benetton Treviso ITA 2 |} Final April 23, Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Kinder Bologna ITA 58–44 AEK GRE 1 |} 1997–98 FIBA EuroLeague ChampionsITA 100px Kinder Bologna 1st Title Final standings Team 15px ITA Kinder Bologna 15px GRE AEK 15px ITA Benetton Treviso FRY Partizan Zepter Awards All official awards of the 1997–98 FIBA EuroLeague. FIBA EuroLeague Final Four MVP FRY Zoran Savić (ITA Kinder Bologna) FIBA EuroLeague All-Final Four Team First TeamChampions Cup 1997–98.FRA Antoine RigaudeauITA Kinder BolognaFRY Sasha DanilovićITA Kinder BolognaUSA Henry WilliamsITA Benetton TrevisoFRY Dejan TomaševićFRY Partizan ZepterFRY Zoran Savić (MVP)ITA Kinder Bologna FIBA EuroLeague Top Scorer FRY Peja Stojaković (GRE PAOK) FIBA EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer FRA Antoine Rigaudeau (ITA Kinder Bologna) Statistics Individual statistics Points RankNameTeamGamesPointsPPG1.FRY Peja StojakovićGRE PAOK1633520.92.TUR Harun ErdenayTUR Ülker 1632120.13.ISR Oded KattashISR Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 1937219.6 Source: FIBAEurope Rebounds RankNameTeamGamesReboundsRPG1.FRY Dejan Tomašević FRY Partizan Zepter232219.62.TUR Mirsad Türkcan TUR Efes Pilsen211949.23.USA Conrad McRae GRE PAOK191678.8 Source: FIBAEurope Assists RankNameTeamGamesAssistsAPG1.USA Willie AndersonGRE AEK12534.42.MKD Petar NaumoskiTUR Efes Pilsen 17714.23.FRY Aleksandar ĐorđevićESP FC Barcelona B.Catalana 18744.1 Source: FIBAEurope Other statistics CategoryPlayerTeamGamesAverage Steals USA David Rivers ITA Teamsystem Bologna 21 2.9 Turnovers USA Michael Anderson TUR Ülker 16 3.1 Minutes MKD Petar NaumoskiTUR Efes Pilsen 17 39.9 FT % RUS Valeriy Dayneko RUS CSKA Moscow 22 87.8% 2-Point % FRY Radisav Ćurčić ISR Hapoel Jerusalem 16 63.6% 3-Point % ESP Roger Esteller ESP FC Barcelona B.Catalana 19 52.1% Individual game highs CategoryPlayerTeamStatistic Opponent Points FRY Aleksandar Đorđević ESP FC Barcelona B.Catalana 39 FRY Partizan Zepter (Nov 12, 1997)ReboundsUSA Kevin Rankin TUR Ülker 19 GRE AEK (Jan 14, 1998)Assists GER Henrik Rödl GER Alba Berlin 12 ITA Teamsystem Bologna (Nov 6, 1997) FRY Aleksandar Đorđević ESP FC Barcelona B.Catalana TUR Ülker (Dec 11, 1997) Steals USA Marcus Webb RUS CSKA Moscow 11 GRE PAOK (Jan 8, 1998) Team statistics CategoryTeamAverage Points ESP FC Barcelona B.Catalana 79.1 Rebounds ESP Estudiantes 30.8 Assists GER Alba Berlin 14.3 Steals RUS CSKA Moscow 11.7 Turnovers POR FC Porto 15.8 FT % ISR Hapoel Jerusalem 75.1%2-Point % ESP Real Madrid Teka 57.9% ITA Benetton Treviso 3-Point % GRE Olympiacos 40.7% See also 1997–98 FIBA EuroCup 1997–98 FIBA Korać Cup References External links 1997–98 FIBA EuroLeague 1997–98 FIBA EuroLeague Eurobasket.com 1997–98 FIBA EuroLeague 97-98 awards 1997–1998