1998–99 FIBA Saporta Cup

The 1998–99 FIBA Saporta Cup was the thirty-third edition of FIBA's 2nd-tier level European-wide professional club basketball competition. It occurred between September 15, 1998, and April 13, 1999. The final was held at Zaragoza, Spain.

1998–99 FIBA Saporta Cup
LeagueFIBA Saporta Cup
SportBasketball
Final
Champions Benetton Treviso
  Runners-up Pamesa Valencia
Finals MVP Henry Williams

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 1998-1999 FIBA Saporta Cup, the countries are allocated places according to their place on the FIBA country rankings, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 1995–96 to 1997–98.[1]

Country ranking for 1998-1999 FIBA Saporta Cup
Rank Country Points Teams Notes
1  Greece 237.000 2
2  Italy 222.833
3  Spain 194.500
4  Turkey 92.833
5  France 88.667
6  Russia 67.732
7  FR Yugoslavia 46.333
8  Germany 38.500
9  Croatia 35.542
10  Lithuania 34.667
11  Slovenia 33.714
12  Israel 31.902
13  Poland 21.524
14  Portugal 19.794
15  Belgium 15.929
16  Ukraine 8.905 -1, Budivelnyk withdrew
17  North Macedonia 6.542 1
18  Hungary 6.429 +1, Atomerőmű got wild card
19  Austria 5.417 +1, Stahlbau Oberwart got wild card
Rank Country Points Teams Notes
20  Czech Republic 4.187 1
21  Cyprus 4.083
22  Slovakia 3.944
23  Sweden 3.667
24  England 3.611 -1, London Leopards withdrew
25  Bulgaria 3.361
26  Finland 2.361
27  Netherlands 1.889
28  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.722 +1, Bosna got wild card
29  Latvia 1.445 +1, Ventspils got wild card
30  Estonia 1.333
31  Romania 1.056 -1,-Dinamo București withdrew
32  Luxembourg 0.889 -1, Racing Luxembourg withdrew
33  Albania 0.694 0
34  Georgia 0.416
35   Switzerland 0.278
36  Denmark 0.111
37  Belarus 0.056
38  Moldova 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
AEK (4th) Partizan (3rd) Śląsk Wrocław (1st) ASK Brocēni (1st)
Aris (CW) Budućnost (CW) Mazowszanka (CW) Ventspils (WC)
Benetton Treviso (5th) Ratiopharm Ulm (2nd) Estrelas da Avenida (1st) BIPA-Moda Odessa (1st)
Sony Milano (9th) Trier (CW) Ovarense Aerosoles (2nd) MZT Boss Skopje (2nd)
Pinturas Bruguer Joventut (6th) Zagreb (3rd) Spirou (1st) Mlékárna Kunín (2nd)
Pamesa Valencia (CW) Split (5th) Telindus Racing Antwerpen (2nd) APOEL (1st)
Tofaş (4th) Atletas (2nd) Marc Körmend (4th) Slovakofarma Pezinok (1st)
Türk Telekom (6th) Lietuvos rytas (3rd) Atomerőmű (WC) Plannja (2nd)
Limoges CSP (2nd) Kovinotehna Savinjska Polzela (2nd) SÜBA Sankt Pölten (1st) Cherno More (1st)
Cholet (CW) Pivovarna Laško (3rd) Stahlbau Oberwart (WC) Torpan Pojat (1st)
Spartak Moscow (4th) Hapoel Eilat (2nd) Feal Široki (1st) Hans Verkerk Keukens (1st)
UNICS (5th) Hapoel Jerusalem (4th) Bosna (WC) Kalev (1st)

Preliminary group stage
Key to colors
     Qualified to Round of 32
     Eliminated

Group A

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1. Sony Milano 101773751693+58
2. Kalev 101664764699+65
3. Kovinotehna Savinjska Polzela 101664705709-4
4. Estrelas da Avenida 101555730737-7
5. Cherno More 101337755807-52
6. Atletas 101337709769-60

Group B

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1. Cholet 101882815675+140
2. Türk Telekom 101782815722+93
3. Split 101555800760+40
4. Slovakofarma Pezinok 101555759771-12
5. MZT Boss Skopje 101337738805-67
6. Mlékárna Kunín 101228755902-147

Group C

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1. Pamesa Valencia 1020100805678+117
2. Budućnost 101664780767+13
3. Śląsk Wrocław 101555729706+23
4. ASK Brocēni 101555798815-17
5. SÜBA Sankt Pölten 101228701768-67
6. Hapoel Eilat 101228771850-79

Group D

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1. Partizan 101991850744+106
2. Pivovarna Laško 101773836803+33
3. AEK 101773757695+62
4. Atomerőmű 101337758816-58
5. Zagreb 101337701780-79
6. Torpan Pojat 101119737791-54

Group E

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1. Tofaş 101773774650+124
2. Hapoel Jerusalem 101773770707+63
3. Spirou 101773680682-2
4. Lietuvos rytas 101664757776-19
5. Marc Körmend 101228723841-118
6. Bosna 101119672720-48

Group F

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1. Aris 101991799637+162
2. Limoges CSP 101773711637+74
3. Telindus Racing Antwerpen 101555708736-28
4. Trier 101446741781-40
5. Plannja 101337756802-46
6. Feal Široki 101228653775-122

Group G

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1. Pinturas Bruguer Badalona 101991855703+152
2. Ratiopharm Ulm 101773775759+16
3. Ventspils 101555860813+47
4. Mazowszanka 101446751783-32
5. APOEL 101337689736-47
6. Spartak Moscow 101228770906-136

Group H

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1. Benetton Treviso 1020100822644+177
2. UNICS 101555757748+9
3. Ovarense Aerosoles 101446682697-15
4. Stahlbau Oberwart 101446691748-57
5. Hans Verkerk Keukens 101446593639-46
6. BIPA-Moda Odessa 101237655724-69

Round of 32
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Slovakofarma Pezinok 161-152 Sony Milano 89–77 72–75
Split 152-139 Kalev 83–77 69–62
Kovinotehna Savinjska Polzela 123–141 Türk Telekom 70–64 53–77
Estrelas da Avenida 114–159 Cholet 59–75 55–84
Atomerőmű 133–153 Pamesa Valencia 70–71 63–82
AEK 129–135 Budućnost 66–61 63–74
Śląsk Wrocław 149–153 Pivovarna Laško 81–82 68–71
ASK Brocēni 173–184 Partizan 84–97 89–87
Trier 140–172 Tofaş 70–92 70–80
Telindus Racing Antwerpen 133–158 Hapoel Jerusalem 67–64 66–94
Spirou Charleroi 136–130 Limoges CSP 60–61 76–69
Lietuvos rytas 149–161 Aris 77–76 72–85
Stahlbau Oberwart 130–187 Pinturas Bruguer Badalona 66-92 64–95
Ovarense Aerosoles 129–141 Ratiopharm Ulm 66–62 63–79
Ventspils 167–147 UNICS 88–73 79–74
Mazowzanka 130–145 Benetton Treviso 70–62 60–83

Round of 16
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Budućnost 171-149 Slovakofarma Pezinok 86–68 85–81
Pivovarna Laško 159–154 Cholet 77–68 82–86
Split 151-163 Pamesa Valencia 76–79 75–84
Türk Telekom 113–161 Partizan 70–85 43–76
Ratiopharm Ulm 135–153 Tofaş 65–74 70–79
Ventspils 137–144 Aris 73–65 64–79
Hapoel Jerusalem 155–166 Pinturas Bruguer Badalona 81-73 74–93
Spirou Charleroi 130–145 Benetton Treviso 66–70 61–75

Quarterfinals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Budućnost 149-129 Tofaş 67–65 82–64
Aris 158–144 Pivovarna Laško 95–72 63–72
Pamesa Valencia 123–119 Pinturas Bruguer Badalona 57-50 66–69
Benetton Treviso 163–150 Partizan 90–77 73–73

Semifinals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Benetton Treviso 96–60 Budućnost 76–60 20–0*
Pamesa Valencia 128–114 Aris 70-64 58–50

*The second leg which was scheduled to be played in Podgorica, was cancelled due to the war situation in Yugoslavia. Although FIBA accepted a neutral venue (Thessaloniki, Greece) to play this game, the Yugoslav players couldn't get out of their country because of the military conflict, and therefore FIBA definitely cancelled this match and awarded a forfeit (20-0) to Benetton Treviso.

Final

April 13, Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Benetton Treviso 64–60 Pamesa Valencia
1998–99 FIBA Saporta Cup Champions

Benetton Treviso
2nd title

Awards

FIBA Saporta Cup Finals MVP
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See also
  1. "Linguasport - FIBA Country Ranking (B)". www.linguasport.com. Retrieved 2020-05-31.

References
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