Euroleague
1997-98
(From 18-09-1997 to 23-04-1998)
| COMPETITION SYSTEM
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In a First Stage, 24 teams (the domestic champions in
the most important leagues, together with a variable number
of runners-up) are divided into four groups of six playing a round-robin. The final standing is based on individual wins and defeats.
In case of a tie between two or more teams after this group
stage, the following criteria is 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 24 teams from the First Stage are re-distributed
in a Second Stage, also played as a round-robin of four groups
with six team each, although the individual scores and standings
of the previous round are accumulated.
·
The top four teams from each group after the Second Stage
qualify for a 1/8 Final Playoff (X-pairings, best of 3 games).
The eight winners advance to a 1/4 Final Playoff (best of 3
games). · The four winners of the 1/4 Final Playoff qualify for the Final Stage (Final Four), played at a predetermined venue. |
FIRST STAGE |
GROUP A |
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Competition Day 1 (18-09-1997) / Competition Day 6 (6-11-1997) |
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CSKA [Moskva] (RUS) - Real Madrid CF (SPA) |
90-77 (46-42) |
101-93 (56-52) |
Efes Pilsen SK [İstanbul] (TUR) - Olympiakós BC [Peiraiás] (GRE) |
67-70 (38-36) |
61-60 (32-31) |
Maccabi Elite SC [Tel-Aviv] (ISR) - Limoges CSP (FRA) |
78-62 (37-20) |
78-77 (40-34) |
Competition Day 2 (25-09-1997) / Competition Day 7 (13-11-1997) |
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Olympiakós BC - CSKA |
86-74 (42-43) |
77-58 (36-33) (*) |
Maccabi Elite SC - Real Madrid CF |
87-82 (52-35) |
68-76 (30-38) |
Limoges CSP - Efes Pilsen SK |
62-77 (25-33) |
65-64 (23-34) |
Competition Day 3 (2-10-1997) / Competition Day 8 (20-11-1997) |
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CSKA - Maccabi Elite SC |
71-63 (32-32) (a) |
87-69 (44-44) |
Olympiakós BC - Limoges CSP |
69-57 (39-19) |
66-60 (31-32) |
Real Madrid CF - Efes Pilsen SK |
66-76 (37-42) |
78-81 (41-42) (b) |
Competition Day 4 (9-10-1997) / Competition Day 9 (11-12-1997) |
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Limoges CSP - CSKA |
70-66 (28-32) |
83-70 (36-37) |
Efes Pilsen SK - Maccabi Elite SC |
81-69 (33-39) |
61-70 (30-32) |
Real Madrid CF - Olympiakós BC |
77-78 (41-38) |
82-75 (40-41) |
Competition Day 5 (23-10-1997) / Competition Day 10 (18-12-1997) |
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CSKA - Efes Pilsen SK |
77-73 (36-27) |
71-63 (24-30) |
Limoges CSP - Real Madrid CF |
71-85 (41-41) |
75-62 (38-30) |
Maccabi Elite SC - Olympiakós BC |
73-87 (41-43) |
71-76 (33-33) |
* Games played a day before the reference date for each competition day. (a) Game played on 30-09-1997. (b) Overtime at the end of regulation (69-69). |
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FINAL STANDING |
P |
W |
L |
F |
A |
Pts. |
1(E). Olympiakós BC |
10 |
7 |
3 |
722 |
702 |
17 |
2(E). Efes Pilsen SK |
10 |
6 |
4 |
718 |
674 |
16 |
3(E). Maccabi Elite SC |
10 |
5 |
5 |
747 |
739 |
15 |
4(F). CSKA |
10 |
5 |
5 |
763 |
756 |
15 |
5(F). Real Madrid CF |
10 |
4 |
6 |
787 |
793 |
14 |
6(F). Limoges CSP |
10 |
3 |
7 |
662 |
735 |
13 |
GROUP B |
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Competition Day 1 (18-09-1997) / Competition Day 6 (6-11-1997) |
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FC Porto (POR) - PAOK BC [Thessaloníkê] (GRE) |
71-88 (34-47) |
84-50 (53-14) |
CB Estudiantes [Madrid] (SPA) - Benetton Pallacanestro Treviso (ITA) |
58-73 (22-34) |
98-58 (51-31) |
KK Split (CRO) - Türk Telekom PTT SK [Ankara] (TUR) |
72-56 (34-31) (*) |
78-69 (36-38) (*) |
Competition Day 2 (25-09-1997) / Competition Day 7 (13-11-1997) |
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Benetton Pallacanestro Treviso - FC Porto |
76-67 (48-31) |
84-91 (35-49) |
KK Split - PAOK BC |
74-76 (32-35) |
89-60 (43-25) (*) |
Türk Telekom PTT SK - CB Estudiantes |
80-88 (45-35) (*) |
71-73 (39-36) (*) |
Competition Day 3 (2-10-1997) / Competition Day 8 (20-11-1997) |
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FC Porto - KK Split |
79-83 (36-44) |
88-82 (55-43) (*) |
Benetton Pallacanestro Treviso - Türk Telekom PTT SK |
71-66 (37-27) |
67-84 (38-41) (*) |
PAOK BC - CB Estudiantes |
72-76 (38-34) (*) |
78-60 (36-29) (*) |
Competition Day 4 (9-10-1997) / Competition Day 9 (11-12-1997) |
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FC Porto - Türk Telekom PTT SK |
61-76 (35-41) |
79-62 (41-26) (*) |
CB Estudiantes - KK Split |
77-73 (46-38) (*) |
86-69 (41-38) (*) |
PAOK BC - Benetton Pallacanestro Treviso |
65-62 (33-34) |
65-57 (35-29) |
Competition Day 5 (23-10-1997) / Competition Day 10 (18-12-1997) |
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FC Porto - CB Estudiantes |
69-92 (41-50) |
86-63 (46-32) (*) |
Türk Telekom PTT SK - PAOK BC |
73-66 (38-40) (*) |
72-63 (39-24) (*) |
KK Split - Benetton Pallacanestro Treviso |
72-77 (38-29) |
85-70 (39-31) |
* Games played a day before the reference date for each competition day. |
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FINAL STANDING |
P |
W |
L |
F |
A |
Pts. |
1(F). Benetton Pallacanestro Treviso |
10 |
9 |
1 |
782 |
664 |
19 |
2(F). CB Estudiantes |
10 |
6 |
4 |
753 |
747 |
16 |
3(F). PAOK BC |
10 |
6 |
4 |
729 |
672 |
16 |
4(E). Türk Telekom PTT SK |
10 |
5 |
5 |
711 |
716 |
15 |
5(E). KK Split |
10 |
4 |
6 |
747 |
768 |
14 |
6(E). FC Porto |
10 |
0 |
10 |
688 |
843 |
10 |
GROUP C |
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Competition Day 1 (18-09-1997) / Competition Day 6 (6-11-1997) |
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KK Partizan [Beograd] (YUG) - Ülker Gençlik SK [İstanbul] (TUR) |
95-86 (42-43) |
80-81 (39-43) |
EB Pau-Orthez (FRA) - FC Barcelona (SPA) |
94-95 (38-40) (a) |
85-62 (42-43) |
Hapoel Jerusalem BC (ISR) - Kinder Virtus Bologna (ITA) |
68-81 (31-40) |
73-51 (37-24) |
Competition Day 2 (25-09-1997) / Competition Day 7 (13-11-1997) |
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FC Barcelona - KK Partizan |
87-71 (34-37) |
106-110 (38-41) (c*) |
Hapoel Jerusalem BC - Ülker Gençlik SK |
80-74 (42-41) |
74-56 (39-26) |
Kinder Virtus Bologna - EB Pau-Orthez |
72-79 (42-45) (*) |
65-67 (34-33) |
Competition Day 3 (2-10-1997) / Competition Day 8 (20-11-1997) |
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KK Partizan - Hapoel Jerusalem BC |
79-59 (45-32) (b) |
88-84 (35-40) (d) |
FC Barcelona - Kinder Virtus Bologna |
71-84 (36-51) |
83-70 (41-31) |
Ülker Gençlik SK - EB Pau-Orthez |
67-64 (35-34) |
77-76 (46-37) |
Competition Day 4 (9-10-1997) / Competition Day 9 (11-12-1997) |
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Kinder Virtus Bologna - KK Partizan |
77-72 (44-32) |
49-74 (22-35) |
EB Pau-Orthez - Hapoel Jerusalem BC |
73-65 (32-35) (*) |
67-79 (31-48) |
Ülker Gençlik SK - FC Barcelona |
67-65 (28-33) |
89-80 (50-44) |
Competition Day 5 (23-10-1997) / Competition Day 10 (18-12-1997) |
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KK Partizan - EB Pau-Orthez |
86-72 (43-32) |
74-70 (38-31) (*) |
Kinder Virtus Bologna - Ülker Gençlik SK |
94-64 (40-41) |
66-68 (38-37) |
Hapoel Jerusalem BC - FC Barcelona |
81-88 (44-39) |
68-65 (39-22) |
* Games played a day before the reference date for each competition day. (a) Overtime at the end of regulation (83-83). (b) Game played on 30-09-1997. (c) Two overtimes at the end of regulation (86-86 and 95-95). (d) Overtime at the end of regulation (72-72). |
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FINAL STANDING |
P |
W |
L |
F |
A |
Pts. |
1(G). Kinder Virtus Bologna |
10 |
9 |
1 |
773 |
655 |
19 |
2(G). FC Barcelona |
10 |
7 |
3 |
828 |
793 |
17 |
3(G). EB Pau-Orthez |
10 |
5 |
5 |
739 |
750 |
15 |
4(H). KK Partizan |
10 |
4 |
6 |
793 |
807 |
14 |
5(H). Ülker Gençlik SK |
10 |
3 |
7 |
734 |
769 |
13 |
6(H). Hapoel Jerusalem BC |
10 |
2 |
8 |
680 |
773 |
12 |
GROUP D |
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Competition Day 1 (18-09-1997) / Competition Day 6 (6-11-1997) |
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Teamsystem Fortitudo Bologna (ITA) - Alba Berlin BT (GER) |
80-73 (42-37) (*) |
95-79 (46-42) |
AEK BC [Athína] (GRE) - PSG Racing Basket [Paris] (FRA) |
57-52 (26-28) |
76-52 (38-26) |
KK Cibona [Zagreb] (CRO) - KK Union Olimpija [Ljubljana] (SVN) |
78-75 (41-35) |
59-76 (29-44) |
Competition Day 2 (25-09-1997) / Competition Day 7 (13-11-1997) |
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Alba Berlin BT - PSG Racing Basket |
79-71 (38-33) (a) |
55-53 (26-30) |
KK Cibona - Teamsystem Fortitudo Bologna |
87-92 (41-49) (*) |
77-75 (46-41) |
KK Union Olimpija - AEK BC |
71-74 (30-37) (*) |
74-65 (33-31) (*) |
Competition Day 3 (2-10-1997) / Competition Day 8 (20-11-1997) |
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Alba Berlin BT - KK Cibona |
74-73 (44-38) |
98-84 (59-45) |
PSG Racing Basket - KK Union Olimpija |
66-69 (34-32) |
60-49 (29-30) |
Teamsystem Fortitudo Bologna - AEK BC |
70-67 (41-36) (*) |
80-57 (42-36) (*) |
Competition Day 4 (9-10-1997) / Competition Day 9 (11-12-1997) |
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KK Union Olimpija - Alba Berlin BT |
78-72 (38-41) |
82-74 (46-45) (*) |
AEK BC - KK Cibona |
70-55 (42-27) |
67-63 (37-28) |
Teamsystem Fortitudo Bologna - PSG Racing Basket |
93-77 (47-38) (*) |
84-60 (46-32) |
Competition Day 5 (23-10-1997) / Competition Day 10 (18-12-1997) |
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AEK BC - Alba Berlin BT |
79-80 (36-40) (*) |
60-67 (27-35) |
KK Union Olimpija - Teamsystem Fortitudo Bologna |
89-68 (51-31) |
77-61 (36-38) (*) |
KK Cibona - PSG Racing Basket |
61-73 (41-35) (b) |
65-71 (36-26) |
* Games played a day before the reference date for each competition day. (a) Overtime at the end of regulation (68-68). (b) Game played on 21-10-1997. |
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FINAL STANDING |
P |
W |
L |
F |
A |
Pts. |
1(H). AEK BC |
10 |
6 |
4 |
683 |
653 |
16 |
2(H). Teamsystem Fortitudo Bologna |
10 |
6 |
4 |
753 |
788 |
16 |
3(H). KK Cibona |
10 |
5 |
5 |
741 |
732 |
15 |
4(G). Alba Berlin BT |
10 |
5 |
5 |
752 |
754 |
15 |
5(G). KK Union Olimpija |
10 |
4 |
6 |
701 |
716 |
14 |
6(G). PSG Racing Basket |
10 |
4 |
6 |
668 |
655 |
14 |
SECOND STAGE (The individual scores and standings of the First Stage are accumulated in the Second Stage) |
GROUP E |
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Competition Day 1 (8-01-1998) / Competition Day 4 (5-02-1998) |
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FC Porto - Olympiakós BC |
63-92 (24-52) (*) |
73-54 (30-33) (*) |
KK Split - Efes Pilsen SK |
82-93 (37-37) |
86-75 (37-35) (*) |
Türk Telekom PTT SK - Maccabi Elite SC |
67-79 (31-39) |
87-76 (50-35) |
Competition Day 2 (15-01-1998) / Competition Day 5 (12-02-1998) |
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Olympiakós BC - KK Split |
90-79 (39-45) |
60-53 (40-31) |
Efes Pilsen SK - Türk Telekom PTT SK |
74-68 (40-28) (*) |
69-83 (39-36) |
Maccabi Elite SC - FC Porto |
88-69 (46-37) |
59-82 (37-33) |
Competition Day 3 (22-01-1998) / Competition Day 6 (19-02-1998) |
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Türk Telekom PTT SK - Olympiakós BC |
80-82 (40-39) |
64-60 (36-26) |
FC Porto - Efes Pilsen SK |
67-98 (34-60) (*) |
80-71 (32-33) (*) |
KK Split - Maccabi Elite SC |
73-75 (37-41) |
78-69 (40-34) |
* Games played a day before the reference date for each competition day. |
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FINAL STANDING |
P |
W |
L |
F |
A |
Pts. |
1. Olympiakós BC |
16 |
12 |
4 |
1176 |
1098 |
28 |
2. Efes Pilsen SK |
16 |
12 |
4 |
1232 |
1106 |
28 |
3. Maccabi Elite SC |
16 |
11 |
5 |
1236 |
1152 |
27 |
4. KK Split |
16 |
5 |
11 |
1185 |
1243 |
21 |
5. Türk Telekom PTT SK |
16 |
5 |
11 |
1131 |
1185 |
21 |
6. FC Porto |
16 |
0 |
16 |
1071 |
1356 |
16 |
GROUP F |
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Competition Day 1 (8-01-1998) / Competition Day 4 (5-02-1998) |
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Limoges CSP - Benetton Pallacanestro Treviso |
69-68 (27-38) |
96-70 (41-29) |
Real Madrid CF - CB Estudiantes |
75-64 (38-37) (*) |
68-65 (34-41) |
CSKA - PAOK BC |
78-48 (46-23) |
61-58 (35-35) |
Competition Day 2 (15-01-1998) / Competition Day 5 (12-02-1998) |
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Benetton Pallacanestro Treviso - Real Madrid CF |
65-56 (32-33) |
82-54 (41-37) |
CB Estudiantes - CSKA |
78-85 (42-39) |
74-68 (37-39) |
PAOK BC - Limoges CSP |
85-76 (31-31) (*) |
77-75 (27-29) (a*) |
Competition Day 3 (22-01-1998) / Competition Day 6 (19-02-1998) |
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CSKA - Benetton Pallacanestro Treviso |
82-65 (37-35) |
83-77 (44-32) |
Limoges CSP - CB Estudiantes |
83-72 (42-31) |
68-62 (27-34) |
Real Madrid CF - PAOK BC |
63-58 (32-22) |
63-59 (32-26) (*) |
* Games played a day before the reference date for each competition day. (a) Overtime at the end of regulation (64-64). |
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FINAL STANDING |
P |
W |
L |
F |
A |
Pts. |
1. Benetton Pallacanestro Treviso |
16 |
12 |
4 |
1213 |
1100 |
28 |
2. CSKA |
16 |
9 |
7 |
1217 |
1159 |
25 |
3. PAOK BC |
16 |
9 |
7 |
1119 |
1083 |
25 |
4. CB Estudiantes |
16 |
8 |
8 |
1171 |
1191 |
24 |
5. Real Madrid CF |
16 |
7 |
9 |
1187 |
1165 |
23 |
6. Limoges CSP |
16 |
6 |
10 |
1099 |
1199 |
22 |
GROUP G |
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Competition Day 1 (8-01-1998) / Competition Day 4 (5-02-1998) |
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PSG Racing Basket - Kinder Virtus Bologna |
62-72 (39-38) |
69-52 (36-20) |
KK Union Olimpija - FC Barcelona |
92-60 (52-33) |
84-65 (45-36) |
Alba Berlin BT - EB Pau-Orthez |
66-55 (36-26) |
94-75 (49-40) |
Competition Day 2 (15-01-1998) / Competition Day 5 (12-02-1998) |
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Kinder Virtus Bologna - KK Union Olimpija |
72-62 (31-23) |
76-60 (47-30) |
FC Barcelona - Alba Berlin BT |
77-78 (38-38) |
81-78 (48-47) |
EB Pau-Orthez - PSG Racing Basket |
61-64 (34-31) (*) |
70-51 (32-25) (*) |
Competition Day 3 (22-01-1998) / Competition Day 6 (19-02-1998) |
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Kinder Virtus Bologna - Alba Berlin BT |
81-66 (41-40) |
85-69 (41-32) |
PSG Racing Basket - FC Barcelona |
69-68 (36-35) |
78-77 (49-43) |
KK Union Olimpija - EB Pau-Orthez |
71-68 (39-39) |
76-77 (24-31) (a*) |
* Games played a day before the reference date for each competition day. (a) Overtime at the end of regulation (62-62). |
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FINAL STANDING |
P |
W |
L |
F |
A |
Pts. |
1. Kinder Virtus Bologna |
16 |
13 |
3 |
1196 |
1058 |
29 |
2. Alba Berlin BT |
16 |
9 |
7 |
1203 |
1208 |
25 |
3. FC Barcelona |
16 |
9 |
7 |
1273 |
1255 |
25 |
4. KK Union Olimpija |
16 |
8 |
8 |
1144 |
1136 |
24 |
5. PSG Racing Basket |
16 |
7 |
9 |
1062 |
1054 |
23 |
6. EB Pau-Orthez |
16 |
6 |
10 |
1144 |
1173 |
22 |
GROUP H |
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Competition Day 1 (8-01-1998) / Competition Day 4 (5-02-1998) |
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Hapoel Jerusalem BC - AEK BC |
68-83 (33-43) (*) |
65-51 (36-23) (*) |
Ülker Gençlik SK - Teamsystem Fortitudo Bologna |
83-69 (42-31) |
80-74 (47-33) (*) |
KK Partizan - KK Cibona |
70-78 (28-30) |
84-66 (38-35) |
Competition Day 2 (15-01-1998) / Competition Day 5 (12-02-1998) |
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AEK BC - Ülker Gençlik SK |
81-73 (36-31) (a*) |
63-70 (42-32) |
Teamsystem Fortitudo Bologna - KK Partizan |
85-82 (45-49) (*) |
76-66 (38-34) |
KK Cibona - Hapoel Jerusalem BC |
81-79 (48-40) |
83-88 (42-49) (*) |
Competition Day 3 (22-01-1998) / Competition Day 6 (19-02-1998) |
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KK Partizan - AEK BC |
71-73 (37-33) (*) |
68-76 (34-32) |
Hapoel Jerusalem BC - Teamsystem Fortitudo Bologna |
69-74 (33-46) (*) |
79-60 (42-32) |
Ülker Gençlik SK - KK Cibona |
88-82 (38-33) (*) |
91-86 (42-44) (b*) |
* Games played a day before the reference date for each competition day. (a) Overtime at the end of regulation (71-71). (b) Overtime at the end of regulation (78-78). |
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FINAL STANDING |
P |
W |
L |
F |
A |
Pts. |
1. AEK BC |
16 |
11 |
5 |
1123 |
1055 |
27 |
2. Teamsystem Fortitudo Bologna |
16 |
10 |
6 |
1206 |
1232 |
26 |
3. KK Cibona |
16 |
10 |
6 |
1245 |
1204 |
26 |
4. KK Partizan |
16 |
6 |
10 |
1234 |
1261 |
22 |
5. Ülker Gençlik SK |
16 |
5 |
11 |
1201 |
1242 |
21 |
6. Hapoel Jerusalem BC |
16 |
2 |
14 |
1090 |
1243 |
18 |
1/8 FINAL (best of 3 games: 3-03-1998 / 5-03-1998 / 12-03-1998; same color means same home court) |
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2F-3G (1): CSKA - FC Barcelona |
81-79 (38-39) (a) |
75-63 (37-35) |
88-76 (33-32) |
1E-4H (2): Olympiakós BC - KK Partizan |
74-78 (35-37) |
72-60 (30-33) |
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2H-3E (3): Teamsystem Fortitudo Bologna - Maccabi Elite SC |
96-93 (43-35) (b) |
88-72 (38-26) |
68-65 (36-34) |
1G-4F (4): Kinder Virtus Bologna - CB Estudiantes |
86-62 (39-27) |
62-67 (31-34) |
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2E-3H (5): Efes Pilsen SK - KK Cibona |
75-59 (44-31) (c) |
98-102 (40-28) (e) |
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1F-4G (6): Benetton Palla. Treviso - KK Union Olimpija |
81-79 (34-34) |
61-70 (25-36) |
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2G-3F (7): Alba Berlin BT - PAOK BC |
77-75 (35-36) (d) |
81-60 (40-27) |
104-71 (53-30) |
1H-4E (8): AEK BC - KK Split |
76-46 (35-24) |
54-62 (25-30) |
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(a) Overtime at the end of regulation (70-70). (b) Overtime at the end of regulation (79-79). (c) Game played on 4-03-1998. (d) Overtime at the end of regulation (69-69). (e) Game played on 6-03-1998; three overtimes at the end of regulation (65-65;76-76;85-85). |
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1/4 FINAL (best of 3 games: 24-03-1998 / 26-03-1998 / 2-04-1998; same color means same home court) |
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2-1 (A): KK Partizan - CSKA |
87-72 (49-24) |
77-52 (40-26) |
89-77 (42-39) |
4-3 (B): Kinder Virtus Bologna - Teamsystem Fortitudo Bologna |
64-52 (39-28) |
56-58 (36-26) |
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6-5 (C): Benetton Pallacanestro Treviso - Efes Pilsen SK |
67-57 (36-28) |
59-58 (24-27) |
76-68 (41-37) |
8-7 (D): AEK BC - Alba Berlin BT |
88-68 (47-27) |
58-82 (30-40) |
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FINAL STAGE (Barcelona, Spain) |
1/2 FINAL (21-04-1998) |
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A-B: KK Partizan - Kinder Virtus Bologna |
61-83 (25-45) |
C-D: Benetton Pallacanestro Treviso - AEK BC |
66-69 (36-37) |
PLACES 3-4 (23-04-1998) |
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KK Partizan - Benetton Pallacanestro Treviso |
89-96 (46-54) |
FINAL |
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VENUE: Palau Sant Jordi (Barcelona) DATE: 23-04-1998 (20:30 h) ATTENDANCE: 11.900 REFEREES: Miguel Ángel Betancor (SPA), Iztok Rems (SVN) FOULED OUT: - TOP SCORER: Antoine Rigaudeau (14) MVP: Zoran Savić [Incidents: After the disturbances caused by the Greek fans of AEK in the semifinal, the local organizers decided to confine them in an area of the stadium surrounded by safety fences and riot police.] |
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RESUMEN (SUMMARY) Siguiendo la estela del “basket control” (o “basket muermo”) iniciada por el Limoges de Maljković en 1993, la final de la Euroliga celebrada en el Palau Sant Jordi de Barcelona se convirtió en un verdadero homenaje a la defensa. Lo importante no era sumar puntos, sino evitar que el rival lo hiciera. Baste decir que el máximo anotador del AEK fue el español José Lasa con… ¡7 puntos!
Lo cierto es que ambos entrenadores buscaron durante la final posesiones largas y controladas, aburrir al contrario hasta el agotamiento físico y mental, y a fe que lo consiguieron. Los ataques nunca lograron imponerse a las defensas, y de ahí los pobres guarismos finales que, en honor a la verdad, se debieron más a los desaciertos en el tiro que a la propia intensidad defensiva del partido. Casi ningún jugador del AEK dio la talla en la final (en especial sus americanos Anderson y Alexander, con unos lamentables porcentajes de tiro). La Kinder, por su parte, contaba con jugadores de gran talento y una clase innegable en ataque, que además sabían sacrificarse en defensa cuando hacía falta. La primera línea, formada por Sconochini y Abbio, hizo una labor impresionante cerrando todos los espacios, y cuando algún rival conseguía penetrar se encontraba con el muro infranqueable de Savić y Nesterovič. Demasiada defensa para un equipo griego ya de por sí bastante romo en ataque.
Y eso que el partido comenzó a un ritmo trepidante. Con unos quintetos “atípicos” en ambos conjuntos —a consecuencia de la Ley Bosman y las nacionalizaciones, ninguno de los diez jugadores que saltaron a pista había nacido en el país de su equipo—, la Kinder inició las hostilidades con un triple de Danilović y una canasta de Sconochini, que se vieron neutralizados por un parcial de 7-0 del AEK (5-7, min. 4). Triples a tutiplén por parte de ambos equipos (Danilović, Rigaudeau y Savić por los italianos, Prelević y Coldebella por los griegos) hicieron que se alcanzara el minuto ocho con un prometedor 18-10 en el marcador. Pero ahí se acabaron las alegrías atacantes, porque Giannis Ioannidis, que veía cómo el intercambio de canastas perjudicaba a su equipo, ordenó una zona y pidió a sus hombres máxima intensidad defensiva. El panorama del partido cambió entonces por completo. De las carreras y los triples se pasó a la lucha cuerpo a cuerpo, posesiones de treinta segundos y lucha a muerte por cada rebote. Baste decir que el parcial en esos doce minutos finales del primer periodo fue de 10-10.
Los de Bolonia habían demostrado que eran capaces de adaptarse a cualquier ritmo de juego, ya sea rápido o lento, y en el segundo tiempo continuaron aumentando sus diferencias (33-20, min. 23). La victoria italiana parecía ya clara, más que nada por la terrible ineficacia del AEK en ataque. Pese a que la entrada del base español José Lasa motivó una ligera reacción del conjunto griego (33-26, min. 25), un nuevo triple de Danilović volvió a situar la diferencia en diez puntos y supuso un golpe moral de consideración para el cuadro de Ioannidis que, con Prelević, Anderson y Alexander negados en ataque, se veía impotente para hacer frente a la Kinder. Tras alcanzar el minuto 30 con una nueva máxima ventaja de once puntos (40-29), parecía que los italianos podrían administrar su renta hasta el final. Sin embargo, de la mano de un espléndido Lasa, el AEK logró forzar un final igualado (45-41, min. 37). No fue más que el canto del cisne griego, porque los italianos no se pusieron nerviosos y supieron conservar su ventaja. |
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ROSTERS (FINAL FOUR) (Numbers in blue indicate the 10 players
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AEK BC (ΑΕΚ BC) |
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5. Predrag Danilović (G) 6. Claudio Crippa (PG) 6. John Amaechi (PF) 6. Fabio Ruini (PG) 7. Alessandro Abbio (G) 8. Radoslav Nesterovič (C)* 9. Enrico Ravaglia (PG) 10. Hugo Ariel Sconochini (G) 11. Augusto Binelli (C) 12. Zoran Savić (PF) 13. Riccardo Morandotti (F) 13. Davide Gonzo (F) 13. Tomas Ress (PF) 14. Antoine Rigaudeau (PG) 15. Alessandro Frosini (C) Steven Hansell (G) Matteo Panichi (F) Paolo Barlera (C) COACH: Ettore Messina * In order to avoid EU restrictions, the Slovenian center Radoslav Nesterovič adopted a secondary Greek citizenship while playing for PAOK (1993-1995), and was required by law to change his surname into a Greek one: Radoslav Makris (Ραδοσλάβ Μακρής). For this reason, later he also became known as “Radoslav Makris” or “”Radoslav Makris-Nesterovič”. |
4. Claudio Coldebella (PG) 5. José Lasa Azpeitia (PG) 5. Panagiotis Barlas (Παναγιώτης Μπαρλάς)
(G) 6. Terence Stansbury (F) 6. Prodromos Nikolaidis (Πρόδρομος Νικολαΐδης)
(F) 7. Branislav Prelević (Μπράνισλαβ Πρέλεβιτς) (G) 8. Willie Anderson (F) 8. Dimitris Papadopoulos (Δημήτρης Παπαδόπουλος) (PF) 9. Nikos Chatzis (Νίκος Χατζής)
(G) 10. Mikkel Larsen (PF) 11. Michalis Kakiouzis (Μιχάλης Κακιούζης)
(F) 12. Iakovos Tsakalidis (Ιάκωβος Τσακαλίδης) (C) 12. Christos Lyngos (Χρήστος Λύγγος) (PF) 12. Juan Ramón Rivas Contreras (C) 14. Michael Andersen (C) 15. Victor Alexander (C) Ricky Pierce (G) COACH: Giannis Ioannidis (Γιάννης Ιωαννίδης) |
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4. Luca Carretta (G) 4. David Sanesi (PG) 5. Andrea Gracis (PG) 6. Glenn Sekunda (PF) 7. Riccardo Pittis (F) 8. Denis Marconato (C) 9. Stjepan Stazić (G) 10. Davide Bonora (PG) 11. Željko Rebrača (C) 12. Laurent Sciarra (PG) 12. Mauro Rosso (F) 13. Andrea Niccolai (F) 14. Henry Williams (G) 15. Stefano Rusconi (C) Vincenzo Magnone (C) COACH: Željko Obradović |
4. Vladimir Đokic (PG) 5. Haris Brkić (G) 6. Milan Dozet (G) 7. Aleksandar Čubrilo (F) 8. Mišel Lazarević (PF) 9. Slaviša Koprivica (PF) 9. Marko Peković (G) 10. Ratko Varda (C) 11. Vladimir Vidačić (F) 12. Dejan Tomašević (PF) 13. Miroslav Radošević (G) 14. Predrag Drobnjak (C) 15. Dragan Lukovski (PG) Vule Avdalović (PG) Andrija Crnogorac (PF) COACH: Miroslav
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FINAL FOUR MVP: Zoran Savić (KIN) |
FINAL FOUR TEAM |
Antoine Rigaudeau (KIN) Predrag Danilović (KIN) Henry Williams (BEN) Dejan Tomašević (PAR) Zoran Savić (KIN) |
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