- Competition system
- Teams
- First round Group A Group B Group C Group D
- Second round Group E Group F Group G Group H
- Top 16
- Quarterfinals
- Final four Semifinals 3rd place game Final Final standings
- Awards FIBA EuroLeague Top Scorer FIBA EuroLeague Final Four MVP FIBA EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer FIBA EuroLeague All-Final Four Team
- References
- External links
{{Infobox basketball league season | updated = | prevseason = 1996–97 | nextseason = 1998–99 | title = 1997–98 FIBA EuroLeague | extra information = | image = Palau_Sant_Jordi_Barcelona_Catalonia.jpg | caption = The Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona hosted the Final Four | season = 1997–98 | champions = {{flagicon|ITA}} Kinder Bologna (1st title) | runners_up = {{flagicon|GRE}} AEK | third_place = {{flagicon|ITA}} Benetton Treviso | fourth_place = {{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} Partizan | promoted = | relegated = | continentalcup1 = | continentalcup1 qualifiers= | continentalcup2 = | continentalcup2 qualifiers= | continentalcup3 = | continentalcup3 qualifiers= | continentalcup4 = | continentalcup4 qualifiers= | teams = 24 | games = | dates = September 18, 1997 – April 23, 1998 | top_seed = | TV = | MVP = | MVP_link = Euroleague MVP | MVP_n = | finals_MVP = | finals_MVP_link = | finals_MVP_n = | playoffs_MVP = | playoffs_MVP_link = | playoffs_MVP_n = | final_four_MVP = Zoran Savić | final_four_MVP_link =Euroleague Final Four MVP | final_four_MVP_n = FRY | grand_final_MVP = | grand_final_MVP_link = | grand_final_MVP_n = | award4 = | award4_winner = | award4_link = | award4_n = | award5 = | award5_winner = | award5_link = | award5_n = | award6 = | award6_winner = | award6_link = | award6_n = | award7 = | award7_winner = | award7_link = | award7_n = | award8 = | award8_winner = | award8_link = | award8_n = | award9 = | award9_winner = | award9_link = | award9_n = | PIR_leader = | pir = | pir_n = | top_scorer = {{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} {{flagicon|GRE}} Peja Stojaković | ppg =20.9 | ppg_n = | rebounds_leader = Dejan Tomašević | rpg = 9.6 | rpg_n = FRY | assists_leader = Willie Anderson | apg = 4.4| apg_n = USA | biggest_home_win = | biggest_away_win = | highest_scoring = | winning_streak = | losing_streak = | highest_attendance = | lowest_attendance = | attendance = | average_attendance = }}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.[1] 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.
Teams ITA}} Benetton Treviso (1st) | GRE}} Olympiacos (1st) | FRA}} PSG Racing (1st) | CRO}} Cibona (1st) | ITA}} Teamsystem Bologna (2nd) | GRE}} AEK (2nd) | FRA}} Pau-Orthez (3rd) | CRO}} Split (2nd) | ITA}} Kinder Bologna (3rd) | GRE}} PAOK (4th) | FRA}} Limoges CSP (4th) | FRY}} Partizan (1st) | ESP}} FC Barcelona (1st) | TUR}} Efes Pilsen (1st) | GER}} Alba Berlin (1st) | SLO}} Union Olimpija (1st) | ESP}} Real Madrid Teka (2nd) | TUR}} Türk Telekom PTT (2nd) | ISR}} Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv (1st) | RUS}} CSKA Moscow (1st) | ESP}} Estudiantes (3rd) | TUR}} Ülker (3rd) | ISR}} Hapoel Jerusalem (2nd) | POR}} FC Porto (1st) |
First roundGroup A | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | 1. | {{flagicon|GRE}} Olympiacos | 10 | 7 | 3 | 722 | 702 | +20 | 2. | {{flagicon|TUR}} Efes Pilsen | 10 | 6 | 4 | 718 | 674 | +44 | 3. | {{flagicon|ISR}} Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv | 10 | 5 | 5 | 747 | 739 | +8 | 4. | {{flagicon|RUS}} CSKA Moscow | 10 | 5 | 5 | 763 | 756 | +7 | 5. | {{flagicon|ESP}} Real Madrid Teka | 10 | 4 | 6 | 787 | 793 | –6 | 6. | {{flagicon|FRA}} Limoges CSP | 10 | 3 | 7 | 662 | 735 | –73 |
| Group B | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | 1. | {{flagicon|ITA}} Benetton Treviso | 10 | 9 | 1 | 782 | 664 | +118 | 2. | {{flagicon|ESP}} Estudiantes | 10 | 6 | 4 | 753 | 747 | +6 | 3. | {{flagicon|GRE}} PAOK | 10 | 6 | 4 | 729 | 672 | +57 | 4. | {{flagicon|TUR}} Türk Telekom PTT | 10 | 5 | 5 | 711 | 716 | –5 | 5. | {{flagicon|CRO}} Split | 10 | 4 | 6 | 747 | 768 | –21 | 6. | {{flagicon|POR}} FC Porto | 10 | 0 | 10 | 688 | 843 | -155 |
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Group C | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | 1. | {{flagicon|ITA}} Kinder Bologna | 10 | 9 | 1 | 773 | 655 | +118 | 2. | {{flagicon|ESP}} FC Barcelona | 10 | 7 | 3 | 828 | 793 | +35 | 3. | {{flagicon|FRA}} Pau-Orthez | 10 | 5 | 5 | 739 | 750 | –11 | 4. | {{flagicon|FRY}} Partizan | 10 | 4 | 6 | 793 | 807 | –14 | 5. | {{flagicon|TUR}} Ülker | 10 | 3 | 7 | 734 | 769 | –35 | 6. | {{flagicon|ISR}} Hapoel Jerusalem | 10 | 2 | 8 | 680 | 773 | –93 |
| Group D | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | 1. | {{flagicon|GRE}} AEK | 10 | 6 | 4 | 683 | 653 | +30 | 2. | {{flagicon|ITA}} Teamsystem Bologna | 10 | 6 | 4 | 753 | 788 | -35 | 3. | {{flagicon|CRO}} Cibona | 10 | 5 | 5 | 741 | 732 | +8 | 4. | {{flagicon|GER}} Alba Berlin | 10 | 5 | 5 | 752 | 754 | –2 | 5. | {{flagicon|SLO}} Union Olimpija | 10 | 4 | 6 | 701 | 716 | –15 | 6. | {{flagicon|FRA}} PSG Racing | 10 | 4 | 6 | 668 | 655 | +13 |
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Second 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
Key to colors | Top four places in each group advance to Playoff | Group E | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | 1. | {{flagicon|GRE}} Olympiacos | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1176 | 1098 | 78 | 2. | {{flagicon|TUR}} Efes Pilsen | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1232 | 1106 | 126 | 3. | {{flagicon|ISR}} Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1236 | 1152 | 84 | 4. | {{flagicon|CRO}} Split | 16 | 5 | 11 | 1185 | 1243 | -58 | 5. | {{flagicon|TUR}} Türk Telekom PTT | 16 | 5 | 11 | 1131 | 1185 | -54 | 6. | {{flagicon|POR}} FC Porto | 16 | 0 | 16 | 1071 | 1356 | -285 |
| Group F | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | 1. | {{flagicon|ITA}} Benetton Treviso | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1213 | 1100 | 113 | 2. | {{flagicon|RUS}} CSKA Moscow | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1217 | 1159 | 58 | 3. | {{flagicon|GRE}} PAOK | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1119 | 1083 | 36 | 4. | {{flagicon|ESP}} Estudiantes | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1171 | 1191 | -20 | 5. | {{flagicon|ESP}} Real Madrid Teka | 16 | 7 | 9 | 1187 | 1165 | 22 | 6. | {{flagicon|FRA}} Limoges CSP | 16 | 6 | 10 | 1099 | 1199 | -100 |
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Group G | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | 1. | {{flagicon|ITA}} Kinder Bologna | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1196 | 1058 | 138 | 2. | {{flagicon|GER}} Alba Berlin | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1203 | 1208 | -5 | 3. | {{flagicon|ESP}} FC Barcelona | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1273 | 1255 | 18 | 4. | {{flagicon|SLO}} Union Olimpija | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1144 | 1136 | 8 | 5. | {{flagicon|FRA}} PSG Racing | 16 | 7 | 9 | 1062 | 1054 | 8 | 6. | {{flagicon|FRA}} Pau-Orthez | 16 | 6 | 10 | 1144 | 1173 | -29 |
| Group H | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | 1. | {{flagicon|GRE}} AEK | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1123 | 1055 | 68 | 2. | {{flagicon|ITA}} Teamsystem Bologna | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1206 | 1232 | -26 | 3. | {{flagicon|CRO}} Cibona | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1245 | 1204 | 41 | 4. | {{flagicon|FRY}} Partizan | 16 | 6 | 10 | 1234 | 1261 | -27 | 5. | {{flagicon|TUR}} Ülker | 16 | 5 | 11 | 1201 | 1242 | -41 | 6. | {{flagicon|ISR}} Hapoel Jerusalem | 16 | 2 | 14 | 1090 | 1243 | -153 |
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Top 16{{TwoLeg start|legs=3}}{{ThreeLegResult|CSKA Moscow|RUS|2–1|FC Barcelona|ESP|81–79|63–75|88–76|winner=1}}{{ThreeLegResult|Olympiacos|GRE|0–2|Partizan|FRY|74–78|60–72||winner=2}}{{ThreeLegResult|Teamsystem Bologna|ITA|2–1|Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv|ISR|96–93|72–88|68–65|winner=1}}{{ThreeLegResult|Kinder Bologna|ITA|2–0|Estudiantes|ESP|86–62|67–62|winner=1}}{{ThreeLegResult|Efes Pilsen|TUR|2–0|Cibona|CRO|75–59|102–98|winner=1}}{{ThreeLegResult|Benetton Treviso|ITA|2–0|Union Olimpija|SLO|81–79|70–61|winner=1}}{{ThreeLegResult|Alba Berlin|GER|2–1|PAOK|GRE|77–75|60–81|104–71|winner=1}}{{ThreeLegResult|AEK|GRE|2–0|Split|CRO|76–46|62–54|winner=1}} |}Quarterfinals{{TwoLeg start|legs=3}}{{ThreeLegResult|Partizan|FRY|2–1|CSKA Moscow|RUS|87–72|52–77|89–77|winner=1}}{{ThreeLegResult|Kinder Bologna|ITA|2–0|Teamsystem Bologna|ITA|64–52|58–56|winner=1}}{{ThreeLegResult|Benetton Treviso|ITA|2–1|Efes Pilsen|TUR|67–57|58–59|76–68|winner=1}}{{ThreeLegResult|AEK|GRE|2–0|Alba Berlin|GER|88–68|82–58|winner=1}} |}Final four{{Main|1998 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four}}SemifinalsApril 21, Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona {{OneLegStart}}{{OneLegResult|Partizan|FRY|61–83|Kinder Bologna|ITA|winner=2}}{{OneLegResult|Benetton Treviso|ITA|66–69|AEK|GRE|winner=2}} |}3rd place gameApril 23, Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona {{OneLegStart}}{{OneLegResult|Partizan|FRY|89–96|Benetton Treviso|ITA|winner=2}} |}FinalApril 23, Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona {{OneLegStart}}{{OneLegResult|Kinder Bologna|ITA|58–44|AEK|GRE|winner=1}} |}1997–98 FIBA EuroLeague Champions |
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ITA|size=100px}} Kinder Bologna 1st Title |
Final standings | Team | {{flagicon|ITA}} Kinder Bologna | {{flagicon|GRE}} AEK | {{flagicon|ITA}} Benetton Treviso | {{flagicon|FRY}} Partizan |
AwardsFIBA EuroLeague Top Scorer- {{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} {{flagicon|GRE}} Peja Stojaković ({{flagicon|GRE}} PAOK)
FIBA EuroLeague Final Four MVP- {{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} Zoran Savić (Virtus Bologna)
FIBA EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer- {{flagicon|FRA}} Antoine Rigaudeau (Virtus Bologna)
FIBA EuroLeague All-Final Four TeamFIBA EuroLeague All-Final Four Team | Player | Team | Ref. |
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{{flagicon|France}} Antoine Rigaudeau | Virtus Bologna | [2] | {{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} Sašha Danilović | Virtus Bologna | {{flagicon|USA}} Henry Williams | Treviso | {{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} Dejan Tomašević | Partizan | {{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} Zoran Savić (MVP) | Virtus Bologna |
References1. ^ 2. ^Champions Cup 1997–98.
External links- 1997–98 FIBA EuroLeague
- 1997–98 FIBA EuroLeague
- Eurobasket.com 1997–98 FIBA EuroLeague
{{Virtus Bologna 1997-98 Euroleague champions}}{{Euroleague}}{{DEFAULTSORT:1997-98 FIBA Euroleague}} 2 : 1997–98 in European basketball leagues|Euroleague seasons |