1998–99 FIBA EuroLeague
The 1998–99 FIBA EuroLeague was the 42nd installment of the European top-tier level professional club competition for basketball clubs (now called simply EuroLeague). It began on September 23, 1998, and ended on April 22, 1999. The competition's Final Four was held at Olympiahalle, Munich, with Žalgiris defeating Kinder Bologna in the EuroLeague Final, in front of 9,000 spectators.[1]
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| Season | 1998–99 | ||
| Teams | 24 | ||
| Dates | 23 September 1998 – 22 April 1999 | ||
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| Runners-up |
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| Third place |
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| Fourth place |
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| Final Four MVP |
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| Statistical leaders | |||
| Points |
 21.4 | ||
| Rebounds |
 10.0 | ||
| Assists |
6.1 | ||
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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 1998-1999 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 1995–96 to 1997–98.[2]
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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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| Efes Pilsen |
2–0 | |
73–58 | 105–98 | |
| Žalgiris |
2–0 | |
76–62 | 93–82 | |
| ASVEL |
2–1 | |
95–63 | 68–79 | 74-70 |
| Olympiacos |
2–0 | |
78–66 | 83–77 | |
| Fenerbahçe |
0–2 | |
81–89 | 74–85 | |
| Panathinaikos |
0–2 | |
58–63 | 64–88 | |
| Kinder Bologna |
2–0 | |
78–57 | 70–55 | |
| Union Olimpija |
1–2 | |
72–63 | 57–74 | 57–64 |
Quarterfinals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
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| Žalgiris |
2–0 | |
69–68 | 84–70 | |
| Olympiacos |
2–0 | |
70–57 | 81–77 | |
| Teamsystem Bologna |
2–0 | |
90–63 | 76–65 | |
| Pau-Orthez |
1–2 | |
67–59 | 75–93 | 54–70 |
Final four
Semifinals
April 20, Olympiahalle, Munich
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| Žalgiris |
87–71 | |
| Teamsystem Bologna |
57–62 | |
3rd place game
April 22, Olympiahalle, Munich
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| Olympiacos |
74–63 | |
Final
April 22, Olympiahalle, Munich
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| Žalgiris |
82–74 | |
| 1998–99 FIBA EuroLeague Champions |
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Žalgiris 1st Title |
Final standings
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Awards
FIBA EuroLeague Top Scorer
FIBA EuroLeague Final Four MVP
FIBA EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer
FIBA EuroLeague All-Final Four Team
| FIBA EuroLeague All-Final Four Team | |||
| Player | Team | Ref. | |
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| Žalgiris Kaunas | [3] | |
| Žalgiris Kaunas | ||
| Žalgiris Kaunas | ||
| Virtus Bologna | ||
| Žalgiris Kaunas | ||
References
- Euroleague 1998-99
- "Linguasport - FIBA Country Ranking (B)". www.linguasport.com. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
- Champions Cup 1998–99.
External links
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