1997–98 FIBA EuroLeague
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]
| 1997–98 FIBA EuroLeague | ||||||||||
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 The Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona hosted the Final Four | ||||||||||
| Season | 1997–98 | |||||||||
| Teams | 24 | |||||||||
| Dates | September 18, 1997 – April 23, 1998 | |||||||||
| Final positions | ||||||||||
| Champions |  Kinder Bologna (1st title) | |||||||||
| Runners-up |  AEK | |||||||||
| Third place | Benetton Treviso | |||||||||
| Fourth place | %253B_Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_(2003%E2%80%932006).svg.png.webp){kind=small} Partizan Zepter | |||||||||
| Awards | ||||||||||
| Final Four MVP | Zoran Savić | |||||||||
| Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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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
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.[2]
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- Note
- ^ 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 Semi-Final 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
| Regular season | |||
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 FC Barcelona Banca Catalana (1st) |
Benetton Treviso (1st) |
 Efes Pilsen (1st) |
 Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv (1st) |
| Real Madrid Teka (2nd) |
Teamsystem Bologna (2nd) |
Türk Telekom PTT (2nd) |
Hapoel Jerusalem (WC) |
| Estudiantes (3rd) |
Kinder Bologna (3rd) |
Ülker (WC) |
 Alba Berlin (1st) |
| Olympiacos (1st) |
 PSG Racing (1st) |
 Cibona (1st) |
 Union Olimpija (1st) |
| AEK (2nd) |
Pau-Orthez (3rd) |
Split (2nd) |
Partizan Zepter (1st) |
| PAOK (4th) |
Limoges CSP (4th) |
 CSKA Moscow (1st) |
 FC Porto (1st) |
First round
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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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
| Top four places in each group advance to Playoff |
Group E
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Group F
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Group G
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Group H
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Top 16
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
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| CSKA Moscow |
2–1 | FC Barcelona Banca Catalana |
81–79 | 63–75 | 88–76 |
| Olympiacos |
0–2 | Partizan Zepter |
74–78 | 60–72 | |
| Teamsystem Bologna |
2–1 | Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv |
96–93 | 72–88 | 68–65 |
| Kinder Bologna |
2–0 | Estudiantes |
86–62 | 67–62 | {{{8}}} |
| Efes Pilsen |
2–0 | Cibona |
75–59 | 102–98 | {{{8}}} |
| Benetton Treviso |
2–0 | Union Olimpija |
81–79 | 70–61 | {{{8}}} |
| Alba Berlin |
2–1 | PAOK |
77–75(o) | 60–81 | 104–71 |
| AEK |
2–0 | Split |
76–46 | 62–54 | {{{8}}} |
Quarterfinals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
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| Partizan Zepter |
2–1 | CSKA Moscow |
87–72 | 52–77 | 89–77 |
| Kinder Bologna |
2–0 | Teamsystem Bologna |
64–52 | 58–56 | {{{8}}} |
| Benetton Treviso |
2–1 | Efes Pilsen |
67–57 | 58–59 | 76–68 |
| AEK |
2–0 | Alba Berlin |
88–68 | 82–58 | {{{8}}} |
Final four
Semifinals
April 21, Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| Partizan Zepter |
61–83 | Kinder Bologna |
| Benetton Treviso |
66–69 | AEK |
3rd place game
April 23, Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| Partizan Zepter |
89–96 | Benetton Treviso |
Final
April 23, Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| Kinder Bologna |
58–44 | AEK |
| 1997–98 FIBA EuroLeague Champions |
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Kinder Bologna 1st Title |
Final standings
| Team | |
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 | Kinder Bologna |
 | AEK |
 | Benetton Treviso |
| Partizan Zepter |
Awards
FIBA EuroLeague All-Final Four Team
| FIBA EuroLeague All-Final Four Team | |||
| Player | Team | Ref. | |
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| Antoine Rigaudeau | Kinder Bologna | [3] | |
| Sašha Danilović | Kinder Bologna | ||
 Henry Williams | Benetton Treviso | ||
| Dejan Tomašević | Partizan Zepter | ||
| Zoran Savić (MVP) | Kinder Bologna | ||
References
- "Linguasport - FIBA Country Ranking (B)". www.linguasport.com. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
- Champions Cup 1997–98.
External links
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