1997–98 FIBA EuroCup

1997–98 FIBA EuroCup
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Champions Žalgiris
  Runners-up Stefanel Milano
Finals MVP Saulius Štombergas

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.[1]

Country ranking for 1997–1998 FIBA EuroCup
Rank Country Points Teams Notes
1  Spain 279.667 2
2  Greece 275.000
3  Italy 190.833
4  France 117.500
5  Turkey 96.667
6  Russia 70.542
7  Germany 55.389
8  Croatia 50.833
9  Israel 43.048
10  Slovenia 38.833
11  Yugoslavia 25.000
12  Portugal 23.071
13  Belgium 22.500
14  Poland 21.206
15  Lithuania 19.416
16  Ukraine 15.762
17  Hungary 9.667 1 +1, Marc-Kormend got wild card
18  Czech Republic 7.139 +1, USK Erpet Praha got wild card
19  Slovakia 6.555
Rank Country Points Teams Notes
20 Macedonia 6.111 1 +1, MZT got wild card
21  Austria 5.445
22  Sweden 5.333
23  Cyprus 4.333
24  England 4.167
25  Latvia 3.722
26  Switzerland 3.083 -1, Fribourg Olympic withdrew
27  Bulgaria 2.694 -1, Slavia Sofia withdrew
28  Romania 2.389 -1, Dinamo București withdrew
29  Finland 1.861
30  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.778
31  Estonia 1.500
32  Netherlands 1.500
33  Georgia 1.500 0
34  Luxembourg 1.444
35  Albania 1.361
36  Denmark 0.167
37  Moldova 0.111
38  Belarus 0.056

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
Festina Joventut (4th) Bayer 04 Leverkusen (3rd) Spirou (1st) Rabotnički (1st)
Cáceres (10th) Tatami Rhöndorf (5th) Sunair Oostende (CW) MZT Skopje (WC)
Panathinaikos (5th) Zrinjevac (3rd) Mazowzanka (1st) Slovakofarma Pezinok (1st)
Apollon Achaia Clauss (7th) Zagreb (6th) Śląsk Wrocław (CW) UKJ SÜBA Sankt Pölten (1st)
Stefanel Milano (5th) Maccabi Ironi Ra`anana (3rd) Žalgiris (1st) Plannja Basket (1st)
Polti Cantù (8th) Hapoel Eilat (4th) Žemaitijos Lokiai (2nd) Keravnos (1st)
ASVEL (CW) Kovinotehna Savinjska Polzela (2nd) Budivelnyk (1st) London Towers (1st)
Le Mans (5th) Pivovarna Laško (4th) BIPA-Moda Odesa (2nd) ASK Brocēni (1st)
Tofaş (4th) FMP Železnik (CW) Danone-Honvéd (1st) Torpan Pojat (1st)
Fenerbahçe (5th) Beobanka (3rd) Marc-Körmend (WC) Sloboda Dita (1st)
Avtodor Saratov (2nd) Oliveirense (2nd) ICEC Opava (1st) Kalev Talinn (2nd)
Samara (3rd) Portugal Telecom (3rd) USK Erpet Praha (WC) 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. Festina Joventut 10 19 9 1 884 782 +102
2. Tofaş 10 17 7 3 793 698 +95
3. BIPA-Moda Odesa 10 17 7 3 731 644 +87
4. Torpan Pojat 10 15 5 5 738 735 +3
5. Žemaitijos Lokiai 10 12 2 8 734 854 −120
6. Rabotnički 10 10 0 10 653 820 −167

Group B

Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD
1. Le Mans 10 17 7 3 794 792 +2
2. Śląsk Wrocław 10 16 6 4 760 751 +9
3. Pivovarna Laško 10 16 6 4 800 783 +17
4. Fenerbahçe 10 15 5 5 783 763 +20
5. ASK Brocēni 10 15 5 5 879 832 +47
6. ICEC Opava 10 11 1 9 745 840 −95

Group C

Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD
1. Žalgiris 10 17 7 3 777 672 +105
2. ASVEL 10 17 7 3 677 642 +35
3. Mazowzanka 10 16 6 4 827 790 +37
4. Zagreb 10 16 6 4 776 704 +72
5. Kalev 10 14 4 6 690 737 −47
6. MZT Aerodrom 10 10 0 10 634 836 −202

Group D

Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD
1. Cáceres 10 16 6 4 836 767 +69
2. Samara 10 16 6 4 801 774 +27
3. FMP Železnik 10 16 6 4 793 719 +74
4. Keravnos 10 15 5 5 681 743 −62
5. Oliveirense 10 14 4 6 713 787 −74
6. Plannja 10 13 3 7 819 853 −34

Group E

Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD
1. Stefanel Milano 10 18 8 2 840 729 +111
2. Beobanka 10 17 7 3 784 716 +68
3. Hapoel Eilat 10 17 7 3 805 787 +18
4. Tatami Rhöndorf 10 15 5 5 765 814 −49
5. Danone-Honvéd 10 12 2 8 721 779 −58
6. London Towers 10 11 1 9 692 782 −90

Group F

Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD
1. Spirou 10 18 8 2 855 710 +145
2. Apollon Patras 10 17 7 3 910 795 +115
3. Zrinjevac 10 16 6 4 836 822 +14
4. Kovinotehna Savinjska Polzela 10 15 5 5 859 842 +17
5. Libertel Dolphins EBBC 10 13 3 7 761 889 −128
6. USK Erpet Praha 10 11 1 9 730 893 −163

Group G

Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD
1. Polti Cantù 10 19 9 1 916 762 +154
2. Sunair Oostende 10 17 7 3 860 820 +40
3. Marc-Körmend 10 16 6 4 822 807 +15
4. Bayer 04 Leverkusen 10 15 5 5 820 884 −64
5. Portugal Telecom 10 13 3 7 863 873 −10
6. Sloboda Dita 10 10 0 10 735 870 −135

Group H

Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD
1. Panathinaikos 10 19 9 1 865 645 +220
2. Avtodor Saratov 10 18 8 2 879 834 +45
3. Maccabi Ironi Ra`anana 10 15 5 5 778 784 −6
4. Slovakofarma Pezinok 10 14 4 6 756 856 −100
5. SÜBA Sankt Pölten 10 12 2 8 707 802 −95
6. Budivelnyk 10 12 2 8 695 759 −64

Round of 32

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Fenerbahçe 150–162 Festina Joventut 78–75 72–87
Pivovarna Laško 157–170 Tofaş 79–85 78–85
BIPA-Moda Odesa 143–171 Śląsk Wrocław 74–84 69–87
Torpan Pojat 144–131 Le Mans 77–69 67–62
Keravnos 101–130 Žalgiris 61–57 40–73
FMP Železnik 136–145 ASVEL 71–66 65–79
Mazowzanka 150–164 Samara 78–94 72–70
Zagreb 151–146 Cáceres 98–63 53–83
Kovinotehna Savinjska Polzela 111–168 Stefanel Milano 56–98 55–70
Zrinjevac 114–119 Beobanka 59–59 55–60
Hapoel Eilat 180–173 Apollon Patras 101–84 79–89
Tatami Rhöndorf 177–159 Spirou 83–77 94–82
Slovakofarma Pezinok 154–166 Polti Cantù 95–87 59–79
Maccabi Ironi Ra`anana 155–156 Sunair Oostende 86–82 69–74
Marc-Körmend 159–184 Avtodor Saratov 83–85 76–99
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 135–169 Panathinaikos 64–86 71–83

Round of 16

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
ASVEL 164–152 Festina Joventut 82–74 82–78
Samara 127–125 Torpan Pojat 77–74 50–51
Tofaş 131–133 Žalgiris 66–62 65–71
Śląsk Wrocław 142–131 Zagreb 76–60 66–71
Sunair Oostende 140–162 Stefanel Milano 68–80 72–82
Avtodor Saratov 160–126 Tatami Rhöndorf 71–50 89–76
Beobanka 163–136 Polti Cantù 88–58 75–78
Hapoel Eilat 148–164 Panathinaikos 80–78 68–86

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
ASVEL 128–129 Stefanel Milano 58–67 70–62
Avtodor Saratov 181–175 Samara 92–65 89–110
Žalgiris 137–119 Beobanka 78–65 59–54
Panathinaikos 143–119 Śląsk Wrocław 82–58 61–61

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Panathinaikos 138–144 Stefanel Milano 77–58 61–86
Žalgiris 159–151 Avtodor Saratov 96–74 63–77

Final

April 14, Hala Pionir, Belgrade

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Žalgiris 82–67 Stefanel Milano
1997–98 FIBA EuroCup Champions

Žalgiris
1st title

Awards

FIBA Saporta Cup Finals MVP

References

  1. ^ "Linguasport – FIBA Country Ranking (B)". www.linguasport.com. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
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