The 1997–98 CERH European League was the 34th edition of the CERH European League organized by CERH. Its Final Four was held in Vercelli, Italy.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 17 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Igualada (5th title) |
| Runners-up | Amatori Vercelli |
Preliminary round edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Benfica 
|
17–6 |  Vaulx-en-Velin
|
10–2 | 7–4 |
First round edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Oliveirense 
|
4–14 |  Barcelona
|
2–5 | 2–9 |
| Uttigen
|
7–28 | Porto
|
3–7 | 4–21 |
Amatori Vercelli 
|
10–2 | Genève
|
7–0 | 3–2 |
| Liceo
|
4–4 (p) | Benfica
|
2–2 | 2–2 |
Herne Bay 
|
5–11 | La Vendéenne
|
2–3 | 3–8 |
| Novara
|
5–4 | Vic
|
3–2 | 2–2 |
| Barcelos
|
9–7 | Salerno
|
5–1 | 4–6 |
| Igualada
|
13–1 | Quévert
|
9–1 | 4–0 |
Group stage edit
In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a home-and-away round-robin format.
The two first qualified teams advanced to the Final Four.
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | NOV | IGU | BCS | VEN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Novara
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 15 | +32 | 11 | Advance to Final Four | — | 3–2 | 5–3 | 21–1 | |
| 2 | Igualada
|
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 14 | +27 | 7 | 5–6 | — | 10–3 | 11–0 | ||
| 3 | Barcelos
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 6 | 3–3 | 1–1 | — | 19–9 | ||
| 4 | La Vendéenne
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 75 | −62 | 0 | 1–9 | 1–12 | 1–3 | — |
Source: [1]
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAR | VER | POR | LIC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 18 | +11 | 11 | Advance to Final Four | — | 7–1 | 3–3 | 4–3 | |
| 2 | Amatori Vercelli
|
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 7 | 3–4 | — | 6–3 | 3–1 | ||
| 3 | Porto
|
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 4 | 5–7 | 5–5 | — | 3–2 | ||
| 4 | Liceo
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 2 | 3–4 | 2–3 | 4–1 | — |
Source: [2]
Final four edit
The Final Four was played in Vercelli, Italy.
Igualada achieved their fifth title.
Bracket edit
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| Igualada | 8 | |||||
| Barcelona | 1 | |||||
| Igualada (p) | 8 | |||||
| Amatori Vercelli | 1 | |||||
| Amatori Vercelli | 4 | |||||
| Novara | 3 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| Barcelona | 5 | |||||
| Novara | 3 | |||||