1997–98 FIBA EuroLeague
The 1997–98 FIBA EuroLeague was the 41st installment of the European top-tier level professional club competition for basketball clubs. It began on September 18, 1997, and ended on April 23, 1998. The competition's Final Four was held at Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, with Kinder Bologna defeating AEK in the EuroLeague Final, in front of 11,900 spectators.
Benetton Treviso finished in the third position, while Partizan finished fourth.
Competition system
- 24 teams. The competition culminated in a Final Four.
Teams
Country ranking
For the 1997-1998 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 1994–95 to 1996–97.;Note
Team allocation
First round
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
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
- 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
Group F
Group G
Group H
Top 16
Quarterfinals
Final four
Semifinals
April 21, Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona3rd place game
April 23, Palau Sant Jordi, BarcelonaFinal
April 23, Palau Sant Jordi, BarcelonaFinal standings
Awards
[FIBA EuroLeague Top Scorer]
- Peja Stojaković
[FIBA [EuroLeague Final Four MVP]]
- Zoran Savić
[FIBA [EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer]]
- Antoine Rigaudeau
[FIBA EuroLeague All-Final Four Team]