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1997–98 FIBA EuroCup

FieldValue
title1997–98 FIBA EuroCup
leagueFIBA EuroCup
sportBasketball
finalsFinal
finals_link1997–98 FIBA EuroCup Final
finals_MVPLTU Saulius Štombergas
finals_MVP_linkFIBA Saporta Cup Finals MVP
finals_champLTU Žalgiris
finals_runner-upITA Stefanel Milano
seasonslistnamesFIBA EuroCup
prevseason_link1996–97 FIBA EuroCup
prevseason_year1996–97
nextseason_year1998–99
nextseason_link1998–99 FIBA Saporta Cup

| finals_runner-up = ITA Stefanel Milano

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.

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 were 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.

RankCountryPointsTeamsNotes12345678910111213141516171819
279.6672
275.000
190.833
117.500
96.667
70.542
55.389
50.833
43.048
38.833
25.000
23.071
22.500
21.206
19.416
15.762
9.6671+1, Marc-Kormend got wild card
7.139+1, USK Erpet Praha got wild card
6.555

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RankCountryPointsTeamsNotes20212223242526272829303132333435363738
Macedonia6.1111+1, MZT got wild card
5.445
5.333
4.333
4.167
3.722
3.083-1, Fribourg Olympic withdrew
2.694-1, Slavia Sofia withdrew
2.389-1, Dinamo București withdrew
1.861
1.778
1.500
1.500
1.5000
1.444
1.361
0.167
0.111
0.056

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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
ESP Festina Joventut (4th)
ESP Cáceres (10th)
GRE Panathinaikos (5th)
GRE Apollon Achaia Clauss (7th)
ITA Stefanel Milano (5th)
ITA Polti Cantù (8th)
FRA ASVEL (CW)
FRA Le Mans (5th)
TUR Tofaş (4th)
TUR Fenerbahçe (5th)
RUS Avtodor Saratov (2nd)
RUS Samara (3rd)

Preliminary group stage

Eliminated
TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1.ESP Festina Joventut10**19**91884782
2.TUR Tofaş10**17**73793698
3.UKR BIPA-Moda Odesa10**17**73731644
4.FIN Torpan Pojat10**15**55738735
5.LTU Žemaitijos Lokiai10**12**28734854
6.MKD Rabotnički10**10**010653820

Group B

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1.FRA Le Mans10**17**73794792
2.POL Śląsk Wrocław10**16**64760751
3.SLO Pivovarna Laško10**16**64800783
4.TUR Fenerbahçe10**15**55783763
5.LAT ASK Brocēni10**15**55879832
6.CZE ICEC Opava10**11**19745840

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TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1.LTU Žalgiris10**17**73777672
2.FRA ASVEL10**17**73677642
3.POL Mazowzanka10**16**64827790
4.CRO Zagreb10**16**64776704
5.EST Kalev10**14**46690737
6.MKD MZT Aerodrom10**10**010634836

Group D

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1.ESP Cáceres10**16**64836767
2.RUS Samara10**16**64801774
3.FRY FMP Železnik10**16**64793719
4.CYP Keravnos10**15**55681743
5.POR Oliveirense10**14**46713787
6.SWE Plannja10**13**37819853

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TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1.ITA Stefanel Milano10**18**82840729
2.FRY Beobanka10**17**73784716
3.ISR Hapoel Eilat10**17**73805787
4.GER Tatami Rhöndorf10**15**55765814
5.HUN Danone-Honvéd10**12**28721779
6.ENG London Towers10**11**19692782

Group F

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1.BEL Spirou10**18**82855710
2.GRE Apollon Patras10**17**73910795
3.CRO Zrinjevac10**16**64836822
4.SLO Kovinotehna Savinjska Polzela10**15**55859842
5.NED Libertel Dolphins EBBC10**13**37761889
6.CZE USK Erpet Praha10**11**19730893

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TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1.ITA Polti Cantù10**19**91916762
2.BEL Sunair Oostende10**17**73860820
3.HUN Marc-Körmend10**16**64822807
4.GER Bayer 04 Leverkusen10**15**55820884
5.POR Portugal Telecom10**13**37863873
6.BIH Sloboda Dita10**10**010735870

Group H

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1.GRE Panathinaikos10**19**91865645
2.RUS Avtodor Saratov10**18**82879834
3.ISR Maccabi Ironi Ra`anana10**15**55778784
4.SVK Slovakofarma Pezinok10**14**46756856
5.AUT SÜBA Sankt Pölten10**12**28707802
6.UKR Budivelnyk10**12**28695759

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Round of 32

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Round of 16

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Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Final

April 14, Hala Pionir, Belgrade |}

1997–98 FIBA EuroCup Champions
LTU
**Žalgiris**
**1st title**

Awards

[[FIBA Saporta Cup Finals MVP]]

  • LTU Saulius Štombergas (LTU Žalgiris)

References

References

  1. (February 2025). "Linguasport – FIBA Country Ranking (B)".
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