1997–98 FIBA EuroCup

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.

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

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 was 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  FR 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  North 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 Aerodrom (WC)
Panathinaikos (5th) Zagreb (3rd) Mazowzanka (1st) Slovakofarma Pezinok (1st)
Apollon Patras (7th) Zrinjevac (5th) Śląsk Wrocław (CW) Süba Sankt Pölten (1st)
Stefanel Milano (5th) Maccabi Ironi Ra`anana (3rd) Žalgiris (1st) Plannja (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 Odessa (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 (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

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1. Festina Joventut 101991884782+102
2. Tofaş 101773793698+95
3. BIPA-Moda Odessa 101773731644+87
4. Torpan Pojat 101555738735+3
5. Žemaitijos Lokiai 101228734854-120
6. Rabotnički 1010010653820-167

Group B

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1. Le Mans 101773794792+2
2. Śląsk Wrocław 101664760751+9
3. Pivovarna Laško 101664800783+17
4. Fenerbahçe 101555783763+20
5. ASK Brocēni 101555879832+47
6. ICEC Opava 101119745840-95

Group C

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1. Žalgiris 101773777672+105
2. ASVEL 101773677642+35
3. Mazowzanka 101664827790+37
4. Zagreb 101664776704+72
5. Kalev 101446690737-47
6. MZT Aerodrom 1010010634836-202

Group D

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1. Cáceres 101664836767+69
2. Samara 101664801774+27
3. FMP Železnik 101664793719+74
4. Keravnos 101555681743-62
5. Oliveirense 101446713787-74
6. Plannja 101337819853-34

Group E

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1. Stefanel Milano 101882840729+111
2. Beobanka 101773784716+68
3. Hapoel Eilat 101773805787+18
4. Tatami Rhöndorf 101555765814-49
5. Danone-Honvéd 101228721779-58
6. London Towers 101119692782-90

Group F

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1. Spirou 101882855710+145
2. Apollon Patras 101773910795+115
3. Zrinjevac 101664836822+14
4. Kovinotehna Savinjska Polzela 101555859842+17
5. Libertel Dolphins EBBC 101337761889-128
6. USK Erpet Praha 101119730893-163

Group G

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1. Polti Cantù 101991916762+154
2. Sunair Oostende 101773860820+40
3. Marc-Körmend 101664822807+15
4. Bayer 04 Leverkusen 101555820884-64
5. Portugal Telecom 101337863873-10
6. Sloboda Dita 1010010735870-135

Group H

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1. Panathinaikos 101991865645+220
2. Avtodor Saratov 101882879834+45
3. Maccabi Ironi Ra`anana 101555778784-6
4. Slovakofarma Pezinok 101446756856-100
5. Süba Sankt Pölten 101228707802-95
6. Budivelnyk 101228695759-64

Round of 32
Team 1 Agg. 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 Odessa 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. 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. 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. 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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