1997–98 EuroLeague Women

The 1997–98 Euroleague Women was the second edition of the Euroleague era of FIBA's premier international competition for European women's basketball clubs. It ran between 1 October 1997 and 9 April 1998.

Defending champion and Final Four host Bourges Basket won its second title beating Pool Getafe in the final. Pool Comense and US Valenciennes Olympic also reached the Final Four, with the Italians attaining the bronze.[1]

Group stage

Group A

# Team Pld W L PF PA
1 Pool Getafe 14 11 3 1052 897
2 Bourges 14 10 4 997 807
3 Pool Comense 14 10 4 961 869
4 Ružomberok 14 8 6 1040 975
5 CSKA Moscow 14 8 6 917 911
6 Ježica 14 7 7 908 993
7 Sporting Athens 14 1 13 811 1043
8 Ferencváros 14 1 13 905 1096

Group B

# Team Pld W L PF PA
1 Valenciennes 14 11 3 1029 871
2 Brno 14 10 4 1091 965
3 Wuppertal 14 8 6 1078 1044
4 Hemofarm 14 8 6 980 974
5 Galatasaray 14 7 7 929 946
6 Parma 14 6 8 937 975
7 Pécs 14 5 9 1020 1066
8 Kozachka 14 1 13 958 1181

Quarter-finals

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st 2nd 3rd
Bourges 2–1 Wuppertal 58–46 51–57 65–56
Valenciennes 2–1 Ružomberok 94–81 56–61 75–73
Pool Getafe 2–0 Hemofarm 80–60 65–61
Brno 0–2 Pool Comense 67–75 67–74

Final four

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
7 April
 
 
Bourges69
 
9 April
 
Valenciennes48
 
Bourges 76
 
7 April
 
Pool Getafe64
 
Pool Getafe73
 
 
Pool Comense69
 
Third place
 
 
9 April
 
 
Pool Comense74
 
 
Valenciennes69

Individual statistics

Points

Rank Name Team PPG
1. Jennifer Gillom Galatasaray 21.8
2. Sandra Brondello Wuppertal 19.1
2. Marlies Askamp Wuppertal 19.1
4. Eva Nemcová Brno 18.7
5. Isabelle Fijalkowski Pool Comense 18.4

Rebounds

Rank Name Team PPG
1. Maria Stepanova CSKA Moscow 12.4
2. Marlies Askamp Wuppertal 11.1
2. Cindy Brown Valenciennes 9.9
4. Janice Braxton Parma 9.4
5. Elena Baranova CSKA Moscow 8.6

Assists

Rank Name Team PPG
1. Ludmila Konovalova CSKA Moscow 5.9
2. Danijela Ilić Ježica 5.4
2. Audrey Sauret Valenciennes 5.3
4. Yannick Souvré Bourges 4.1
5. Svetlana Antipova CSKA Moscow 3.6

References

  1. ^ Results in FIBA Europe's website