1997–98 EHF Champions League

EHF Champions League
1997–98
Tournament information
SportHandball
Dates13 September 1997–25 April 1998
AdministratorEHF
Participants35
Final positions
ChampionsFC Barcelona
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)József Éles (84)

The 1997–98 EHF Champions League was the 38th edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament. FC Barcelona won their 4th title and 3rd in a row, beating Croatian Badel 1862 Zagreb in the final.[1]

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Celje Pivovarna Lasko 6 5 0 1 162 133 +29 10
Badel 1862 Zagreb 6 4 0 2 158 141 +17 8
Generali Trieste 6 2 0 4 141 149 −8 4
KA Akureyri 6 1 0 5 132 170 −38 2
Source:

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Pfadi Winterthur 6 4 1 1 168 147 +21 9
Ademar León 6 4 1 1 191 157 +34 9
HC Red Star 6 2 0 4 164 180 −16 4
Drammen HK 6 1 0 5 138 177 −39 2
Source:

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
FC Barcelona 6 5 1 0 179 128 +51 11
ABC Braga 6 3 1 2 139 140 −1 7
Hapoel Rishon Le Zion 6 3 0 3 142 166 −24 6
Virum-Sorgenfri HK 6 0 0 6 135 161 −26 0
Source:

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
TBV Lemgo 6 4 1 1 164 145 +19 9
Fotex KC Veszprém 6 4 1 1 168 144 +24 9
Jafa Promet Resen 6 2 0 4 159 168 −9 4
CS Cabot Zubri 6 1 0 5 148 182 −34 2
Source:

Knockout stage

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ademar León 50–61 Celje Pivovarna Lasko 24–26 26–35
Badel 1862 Zagreb 51–45 Pfadi Winterthur 27–24 24–21
Fotex KC Veszprém 60–60 FC Barcelona 33–28 27–32
ABC Braga 51–55 TBV Lemgo 25–29 26–26

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
FC Barcelona 63–56 TBV Lemgo 31–22 32–34
Badel 1862 Zagreb 51–45 Celje Pivovarna Lasko 27–20 24–25

Finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
FC Barcelona 56–40 Badel 1862 Zagreb 28–18 28–22

References

  1. ^ "1997/98 VELUX EHF Champions League Final". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 2018-07-05.