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1997–98 FIBA Korać Cup

The 1997–98 FIBA Korać Cup was the 27th edition of the third tier European basketball tournament FIBA Korać cup and had 84 participants (42 teams played from the first round and another 42 teams from the second round). Mash Jeans Verona won the tournament.

1997–98 FIBA Korać Cup
LeagueFIBA Korać Cup
SportBasketball
Finals
ChampionsItaly Mash Jeans Verona
  Runners-upFederal Republic of Yugoslavia Crvena zvezda
FIBA Korać Cup seasons

Team allocation edit

Country ranking edit

For the 1997–1998 FIBA Korać Cup, 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.[1]

Country ranking for 1996–1997 FIBA Korać Cup
Rank Country Points Teams Notes
1   Spain 279.667 4
2   Greece 275.000
3   Italy 190.833
4   France 117.500
5   Turkey 96.667
6   Russia 70.542
7   Germany 55.389
8   Croatia 50.833
9   Israel 43.048
10   Slovenia 38.833
11   Yugoslavia 25.000
12   Portugal 23.071
13   Belgium 22.500
14   Poland 21.206
15   Lithuania 19.416
16   Ukraine 15.762
17   Hungary 9.667
18   Czech Republic 7.139
19   Slovakia 6.555
Rank Country Points Teams Notes
20   Macedonia 6.111 4
21   Austria 5.445 3
22   Sweden 5.333
23   Cyprus 4.333
24   England 4.167
25   Latvia 3.722 2
26   Switzerland 3.083
27   Bulgaria 2.694
28   Romania 2.389
29   Finland 1.861 1
30   Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.778
31   Estonia 1.500
32   Netherlands 1.500
33   Georgia 1.500
34   Luxembourg 1.444
35   Albania 1.361
36   Denmark 0.167
37   Moldova 0.111
38   Belarus 0.056
39   Iceland 0.056
40   Ireland 0.000
41   Wales 0.000

Teams edit

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.: League position after Playoffs
  • WC: Wild card
Regular season
  Tau Cerámica (5th)   Cholet (6th)   Shakhtyor Irkutsk (5th)   Šiauliai (4th)
  Leon Caja España (6th)   Montpellier Paillade (7th)   Spartak Moscow (8th)   Statyba-Lietuvos rytas (10th)
  Unicaja (7th)   SLUC Nancy (8th)   Lokomotiv Kazan (WC)   Dendi Basket (3rd)
  TDK Manresa (8th)   JDA Dijon (9th)   Komfort Stargard Szczecinski (2nd)   CSKA Kyiv (5th)
  Peristeri 3Bit (3rd)   Kombassan Konya (6th)   Stal Bobrek Bytom (4th)   Buducnost (4th)
  Aris Moda Bagno (5th)   Tuborg Pilsner (7th)   Nobiles Włocławek (5th)   Ovarense Aerosoles (8th)
  Sporting (8th)   Galatasaray (8th)   Hapoel Galil Elyon (5th)   AEL Limassol
  Papagou Katselis (9th)   Darüșșafaka (9th)   Maccabi Rishon LeZion (6th)
  Mash Jeans Verona (4th)   Telekom Baskets Bonn (2nd)   Bnei Herzliya (7th)
  Calze Pompea Roma (6th)   UniVersa Bamberg (4th)   Maribor Ovni (6th)
  Varese Roosters (7th)   TBB Trier (6th)   Helios Domžale (5th)
  Fontanafredda Siena (9th)   Tally Oberelchingen (7th)   Zadar (5th)
Qualifying round
  Žito Vardar (2nd)   Vojvodina (5th)[Note YUG]   Lahti Logistics (7th)   Astra Södertälje (5th)
  Orka (CF)   Spartak Subotica (6th)   Saab UU (8th)   Panathinaikos Limassol
  Strumica Tabak (6th)   Crvena Zvezda (12th)[Note YUG]   Brotnjo (1st)[Note BIH]   Ventspils (4th)
  Nemetali Strumica (7th)   Aveiro   Češko (7th)   Fribourg Olympic (1st)
  Stahlbau Oberwart (2nd)   Benfica   Ricoh Astronauts (2nd)   Estonian Fairs (1st)
  Montan Kapfenberg (3rd)   Queluz   Hans Verkerk Den Helder (5th)   Azot Rustavi
  Möllersdorf Traiskirchen (4th)   Belgacom Union Mons (3rd)   Résidense (1st)
  Mattersburg 49ers (5th)   Echo Houthalen (5th)   Sparta Bertrange (2nd)
  Slavia Sofia (1st)   Albacomp Fehérvár (3rd)   Benston Zagreb (3rd)
  Cherno More (3rd)   Falco Szombathely (5th)   Polonia Przemysl (7th)
  Kompakt (4th)   Dinamo București (1st)   Mykolaiv (6th)
  Ficosota Shumen (5th)   Steaua București (2nd)   Sparta Praha (9th)
Notes
  1. ^
    Note YUG: KK Vojvodina participated instead of BFC Beočin because of merging those two clubs after the 1996–97 season.
    2. KK Crvena zvezda (although hadn't been qualified to competition) replaced Mornar Bar, which team withdrew due to financial difficulties.
  2. ^
    Note BIH: After the war in Bosnia, basketball league in BIH was divided in three parts by ethnicity. HKK Brotnjo participated as a champion of the league of Herzeg-Bosnia

Qualifying round edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Residense   157–182   Aveiro 79–81 78–101
Steaua București   135–141   Strumica Tabak 63–53 72–88
Mykolaiv   127–133   Slavia Sofia 66–67 61–66
Saab UU   159–166   Astra Södertälje 80–83 79–83
Montan Kapfenberg   143–134   Albacomp Fehérvár 65–74 78–60
Crvena zvezda   179–131   Panathinaikos Limassol 90–54 89–77
Češko   136–145   Dinamo București 72–68 64–77
Benfica   144–130   Fribourg Olympic 66–67 78–63
Hans Verkerk   147–111   Sparta Bertrange 93–64 54–47
Sparta Praha   138–127   Polonia Przemyśl 63–60 75–67
Echo Houthalen   167–166   Möllersdorf Traiskirchen 88–74 79–92
Ficosota Shumen   180–191   Orka 85–85 95–106
Žito Vardar   155–151   Kompakt 84–70 71–81
Mattersburg 49ers   125–150   Benston Zagreb 75–83 50–67
Ricoh Astronauts   128–160   Belgacom Union Mons 57–81 71–79
Lahti Logistics   153–163   Ventspils 80–89 73–74
Brotnjo   0–40   Falco Szombathely 0–20 0–20
Queluz   132–134   Stahlbau Oberwart 67–66 65–68
Azot Rustavi   148–165   Estonian Fairs 81–75 67–90
Nemetali Strumica   119–204   Vojvodina 66–108 53–96
Cherno More   186–168   Spartak Subotica 97–70 89–98

Regular season edit

Key to colors
     Top two places in each group advance to round of 32

Group A edit

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1.   Leon Caja España 6 6 0 549 465 +84 12
2.   Fontanafredda Siena 6 4 2 498 477 +21 10
3.   Aveiro 6 1 5 469 521 −52 7
4.   Tally Oberelchingen 6 1 5 453 506 −53 7

Group B edit

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1.   Crvena zvezda 6 5 1 513 431 +72 11
2.   Peristeri 3Bit 6 4 2 472 419 +53 10
3.   Bnei Herzliya 6 2 4 446 471 −25 8
4.   Montan Kapfenberg 6 1 5 430 540 −76 7

Group C edit

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1.   Statyba-Lietuvos rytas 6 4 2 516 466 +50 10
2.   Komfort Stargard Szczecinski 6 3 3 446 433 +13 9
3.   Lokomotiv Kazan 6 3 3 447 474 −27 9
4.   Astra Södertälje 6 2 4 500 536 −36 8

Group D edit

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1.   Darüșșafaka 6 5 1 476 399 +77 11
2.   Budućnost 6 5 1 506 434 +72 11
3.   Slavia Sofia 6 1 5 490 530 −40 7
4.   Strumica Tabak 6 1 5 446 555 −109 7

Group E edit

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1.   Hapoel Galil Elyon 6 5 1 471 441 +30 11
2.   Papagou Katselis 6 3 3 424 392 +32 9
3.   Dinamo București 6 3 3 450 461 −11 9
4.   AEL Limassol 6 1 5 469 520 −51 7

Group F edit

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1.   UniVersa Bamberg 6 6 0 515 439 +76 12
2.   Montpellier Paillade 6 4 2 462 440 +22 10
3.   Benfica 6 2 4 479 465 +14 8
4.   Hans Verkerk Den Helder 6 0 6 350 462 −112 6

Group G edit

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1.   Mash Jeans Verona 6 4 2 495 457 +38 10
2.   Kombassan Konya 6 4 2 430 402 +28 10
3.   Orka 6 3 3 446 488 −42 9
4.   Zadar 6 1 5 408 432 −24 7

Group H edit

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1.   SLUC Nancy 6 5 1 517 425 +92 11
2.   Tau Cerámica 6 4 2 491 389 +102 10
3.   Echo Houthalen 6 2 4 435 489 −54 8
4.   Sparta Praha 6 1 5 374 514 −140 6

Group I edit

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1.   Aris Moda Bagno 6 5 1 528 391 +137 11
2.   TBB Trier 6 4 2 508 478 +30 10
3.   Falco Szombathely 6 3 3 491 535 −43 9
4.   Maribor Ovni 6 0 6 376 499 −123 6

Group J edit

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1.   Cholet 6 6 0 454 383 +71 12
2.   TDK Manresa 6 4 2 479 456 +23 10
3.   Ovarense Aerosoles 6 1 5 428 467 −39 7
4.   Belgacom Union Mons 6 1 5 433 488 −55 7

Group K edit

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1.   Ventspils 6 4 2 514 423 +91 10
2.   Spartak Moscow 6 4 2 492 426 +66 10
3.   CSKA Kyiv 6 4 2 428 443 −15 10
4.   Nobiles Włocławek 6 0 6 384 526 −142 6

Group L edit

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1.   Varese Roosters 6 5 1 505 424 +81 11
2.   Galatasaray 6 4 2 506 428 +78 10
3.   Benston Zagreb 6 3 3 482 476 +6 9
4.   Žito Vardar 6 0 6 411 576 −165 6

Group M edit

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1.   Calze Pompea Roma 6 6 0 434 343 +91 12
2.   Maccabi Rishon LeZion 6 3 3 431 417 +14 9
3.   Vojvodina 6 3 3 378 410 −32 9
4.   Helios Domžale 6 0 6 389 462 −73 6

Group N edit

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1.   Stal Bobrek Bytom 6 4 2 487 476 +11 10
2.   Cherno More 6 3 3 471 464 +7 10
3.   Tuborg Pilsner 6 3 3 514 479 +35 9
4.   Sporting 6 2 4 425 478 −53 8

Group O edit

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1.   Unicaja 6 5 1 486 411 +75 11
2.   JDA Dijon 6 4 2 454 435 +19 10
3.   Telekom Baskets Bonn 6 2 4 475 478 −3 8
4.   Stahlbau Oberwart 6 1 5 453 544 −91 7

Group P edit

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1.   Dendi Basket 6 5 1 494 444 +50 11
2.   Šiauliai 6 4 2 509 446 +63 10
3.   Shakhtyor Irkutsk 6 2 4 431 459 −28 9
4.   Estonian Fairs 6 1 5 419 504 −85 7

Sources:[2][3]

Round of 32 edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Fontanafredda Siena   154–163   Crvena zvezda 81–72 73–91
Peristeri 3Bit   145–137   León Caja España 78–69 67–68
Komfort Stargard Szczeciński   133–137   Darüşşafaka 78–69 55–68
Budućnost   144–138   Statyba-Lietuvos rytas 83–69 61–69
Papagou Katselis   129–117   UniVersa Bamberg 60–71 69–46
Montpellier Paillade   118–136   Hapoel Galil Elyon 61–56 57–80
Kombassan Konya   140–137   SLUC Nancy 74–68 66–69
Tau Cerámica   155–169   Mash Jeans Verona 70–90 85–79
TBB Trier   145–170   Cholet 75–85 70–85
TDK Manresa   158–163   Aris Moda Bagno 84–67 74–96
Spartak Moscow   173–198   Varese Roosters 79–104 94–94
Galatasaray   141–146   Ventspils 77–76 64–70
Maccabi Rishon LeZion   149–163   Stal Bobrek Bytom 63–81 86–82
Cherno More   134–163   Calze Pompea Roma 79–78 55–85
JDA Dijon   171–152   Dendi 85–79 86–73
Šiauliai   133–142   Unicaja 74–73 59–69

Round of 16 edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Crvena zvezda   148–139   Darüşşafaka 67–62 81–77
Peristeri 3Bit   136–135   Budućnost 76–57 60–78
Papagou Katselis   134–142   Kombassan Konya 79–76 55–66
Hapoel Galil Elyon   146–154   Mash Jeans Verona 86–83 60–71
Cholet   177–159   Varese Roosters 95–70 82–89
Aris Moda Bagno   175–133   Ventspils 102–66 73–67
Stal Bobrek Bytom   133–138   JDA Dijon 77–63 56–75
Calze Pompea Roma   139–129   Unicaja 74–55 65–74

Quarterfinals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Crvena zvezda   144–133   Kombassan Konya 81–66 63–67
Peristeri 3Bit   151–158   Mash Jeans Verona 72–68 79–90
Cholet   139–124   JDA Dijon 82–62 57–62
Aris Moda Bagno   158–166   Calze Pompea Roma 79–80 79–86

Semifinals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Crvena zvezda   155–145   Cholet 81–49 74–96
Mash Jeans Verona   166–154   Calze Pompea Roma 96–82 70–72

Finals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mash Jeans Verona   141–138   Crvena zvezda 68–74 73–64
1997–98 FIBA Korać Cup Champions
 
Mash Jeans Verona
1st title

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Linguasport – FIBA Country Ranking (B)". www.linguasport.com. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  2. ^ "Korac Cup 1997–98". www.linguasport.com. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
  3. ^ "Korac Cup (1998) | FIBA Europe". www.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
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