1997–98 CERH European League

The 1997–98 CERH European League was the 34th edition of the CERH European League organized by CERH. Its Final Four was held in Vercelli, Italy.

1997–98 CERH European League

Tournament details
Teams	17
Final positions
Champions	Igualada (5th title)
Runners-up	Amatori Vercelli

Preliminary round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Benfica	17–6	Vaulx-en-Velin	10–2	7–4

First round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Oliveirense	4–14	Barcelona	2–5	2–9
Uttigen	7–28	Porto	3–7	4–21
Amatori Vercelli	10–2	Genève	7–0	3–2
Liceo	4–4 (p)	Benfica	2–2	2–2
Herne Bay	5–11	La Vendéenne	2–3	3–8
Novara	5–4	Vic	3–2	2–2
Barcelos	9–7	Salerno	5–1	4–6
Igualada	13–1	Quévert	9–1	4–0

Group stage

In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a home-and-away round-robin format.

The two first qualified teams advanced to the Final Four.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		NOV	IGU	BCS	VEN
1	Novara	6	5	1	0	47	15	+32	11	Advance to Final Four		—	3–2	5–3	21–1
2	Igualada	6	3	1	2	41	14	+27	7			5–6	—	10–3	11–0
3	Barcelos	6	2	2	2	32	29	+3	6			3–3	1–1	—	19–9
4	La Vendéenne	6	0	0	6	13	75	−62	0			1–9	1–12	1–3	—

Source: [1]

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		BAR	VER	POR	LIC
1	Barcelona	6	5	1	0	29	18	+11	11	Advance to Final Four		—	7–1	3–3	4–3
2	Amatori Vercelli	6	3	1	2	21	22	−1	7			3–4	—	6–3	3–1
3	Porto	6	1	2	3	20	27	−7	4			5–7	5–5	—	3–2
4	Liceo	6	1	0	5	15	18	−3	2			3–4	2–3	4–1	—

Source: [2]

Final four

The Final Four was played in Vercelli, Italy.

Igualada achieved their fifth title.

Bracket

	Semifinals				Final
	Igualada	8
	Barcelona	1
					Igualada (p)	8
					Amatori Vercelli	1
	Amatori Vercelli	4
	Novara	3
					Third place
					Barcelona	5
					Novara	3

References

1. Rinkhockey.net
2. Rinkhockey.net

External links

• CERH website