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.

Team allocation Country ranking 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. +Country ranking for 1996–1997 FIBA Korać CupRankCountryPointsTeamsNotes1279.66742275.0003190.8334117.500596.667670.5427 55.389850.833943.0481038.8331125.0001223.0711322.5001421.2061519.4161615.762179.66718 7.139196.555RankCountryPointsTeamsNotes20 6.1114215.445322 5.333234.333244.16725 3.722226 3.083272.694282.38929 1.861130 1.778311.500321.500331.500341.444351.361360.16737 0.111380.05639 0.05640 0.00041 0.000

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

1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.: League position after Regular Season or 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 (4th) Kombassan Konya (6th) Stal Bobrek Bytom (4th) Buducnost (4th) Aris Moda Bagno (6th) Tuborg Pilsner (7th) WTK Nobiles Włocławek (5th) Ovarense Aerosoles (8th) Sporting (8th) Darüșșafaka (8th) Hapoel Galil Elyon (5th) AEL Limassol Papagou Katselis (9th) Galatasaray (9th) Maccabi Rishon LeZion (6th) Mash Jeans Verona (4th) Telekom Baskets Bonn (2nd) Bnei Herzliya (7th) Calze Pompea Roma (6th) UniVersa Bamberg (4th) ZM Maribor Ovni (6th) Varese Roosters (7th) TVG Trier (6th) Helios Domžale (5th) Fontanafredda Siena (9th) Tally Oberelchingen (7th) Zadar (4th) Qualifying round Žito Veles (2nd) Vojvodina (5th) Lahti Logistics (7th) Astra Södertälje (5th) Orka Sport (CF) Spartak Subotica (6th) Saab UU (8th) Panathinaikos Limassol Strumica Tabak (6th) Crvena Zvezda (12th) Brotnjo (1st) Ventspils (4th) Nemetali Strumica (7th) Aveiro Basket Češko (7th) Fribourg Olympic (1st) UBC Stahlbau Oberwart (2nd) Benfica Ricoh Astronauts (2nd) Estonian Fairs (1st) Montan Kapfenberg (3rd) CA Queluz Hans Verkerk Den Helder (5th) Azot Rustavi UKJ Möllersdorf Traiskirchen (4th) Belgacom Union Mons (3rd) Résidense (1st) UBC Mattersburg 49ers (5th) Echo Houthalen (5th) Sparta Bertrange (2nd) Slavia Sofia (1st) Albacomp Fehérvár (3rd) Benston Zagreb (5th) Cherno More (3rd) Falco Szombathely (5th) MKS Polonia Przemysl (7th) Kompakt (4th) Dinamo București (1st) Mykolaiv (6th) Ficosota Shumen (5th) Erbaşu-Steaua București (2nd) Sparta Praha (9th) Notes

KK Crvena zvezda (although hadn't been qualified to competition) replaced Mornar Bar, which team withdrew due to financial difficulties.

Qualifying round

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

Group A Team Pld W L PF PA PDPts 1. Leon Caja España 6 6 0 549 465 +8412 2. Fontanafredda Siena 6 4 2 498 477 +2110 3. Aveiro 6 1 5 469 521 −527 4. Tally Oberelchingen 6 1 5 453 506 −537Group B Team Pld W L PF PA PDPts 1. Crvena zvezda 6 5 1 513 431 +7211 2. Peristeri 3Bit 6 4 2 472 419 +5310 3. Bnei Herzliya 6 2 4 446 471 −258 4. Montan Kapfenberg 6 1 5 430 540 −767

Group C Team Pld W L PF PA PDPts 1. Statyba-Lietuvos rytas 6 4 2 516 466 +5010 2. Komfort Stargard Szczecinski 6 3 3 446 433 +139 3. Lokomotiv Kazan 6 3 3 447 474 −279 4. Astra Södertälje 6 2 4 500 536 −368Group D Team Pld W L PF PA PDPts 1. Darüșșafaka 6 5 1 476 399 +7711 2. Budućnost 6 5 1 506 434 +7211 3. Slavia Sofia 6 1 5 490 530 −407 4. Strumica Tabak 6 1 5 446 555 −1097

Group E Team Pld W L PF PA PDPts 1. Hapoel Galil Elyon 6 5 1 471 441 +3011 2. Papagou Katselis 6 3 3 424 392 +329 3. Dinamo București 6 3 3 450 461 −119 4. AEL Limassol 6 1 5 469 520 −517 Group F Team Pld W L PF PA PDPts 1. UniVersa Bamberg 6 6 0 515 439 +7612 2. Montpellier Paillade 6 4 2 462 440 +2210 3. Benfica 6 2 4 479 465 +148 4. Hans Verkerk Den Helder 6 0 6 350 462 −1126

Group G Team Pld W L PF PA PDPts 1. Mash Jeans Verona 6 4 2 495 457 +3810 2. Kombassan Konya 6 4 2 430 402 +2810 3. Orka 6 3 3 446 488 −429 4. Zadar 6 1 5 408 432 −247 Group H Team Pld W L PF PA PDPts 1. SLUC Nancy 6 5 1 517 425 +9211 2. Tau Cerámica 6 4 2 491 389 +10210 3. Echo Houthalen 6 2 4 435 489 −548 4. Sparta Praha 6 1 5 374 514 −1406

Group I Team Pld W L PF PA PDPts 1. Aris Moda Bagno 6 5 1 528 391 +13711 2. TVG Trier 6 4 2 508 478 +3010 3. Falco Szombathely 6 3 3 491 535 −439 4. Maribor Ovni 6 0 6 376 499 −1236 Group J Team Pld W L PF PA PDPts 1. Cholet 6 6 0 454 383 +7112 2. TDK Manresa 6 4 2 479 456 +2310 3. Ovarense Aerosoles 6 1 5 428 467 −397 4. Belgacom Union Mons 6 1 5 433 488 −557

Group K Team Pld W L PF PA PDPts 1. Ventspils 6 4 2 514 423 +9110 2. Spartak Moscow 6 4 2 492 426 +6610 3. CSKA Kyiv 6 4 2 428 443 −1510 4. Nobiles Włocławek 6 0 6 384 526 −1426 Group L Team Pld W L PF PA PDPts 1. Varese Roosters 6 5 1 505 424 +8111 2. Galatasaray 6 4 2 506 428 +7810 3. Benston Zagreb 6 3 3 482 476 +69 4. Žito 6 0 6 411 576 −1656

Group M Team Pld W L PF PA PDPts 1. Calze Pompea Roma 6 6 0 434 343 +9112 2. Maccabi Rishon LeZion 6 3 3 431 417 +149 3. Vojvodina 6 3 3 378 410 −329 4. Helios Domžale 6 0 6 389 462 −736 Group N Team Pld W L PF PA PDPts 1. Stal Bobrek Bytom 6 4 2 487 476 +1110 2. Cherno More 6 3 3 471 464 +710 3. Tuborg Pilsner 6 3 3 514 479 +359 4. Sporting 6 2 4 425 478 −538

Group O Team Pld W L PF PA PDPts 1. Unicaja 6 5 1 486 411 +7511 2. JDA Dijon 6 4 2 454 435 +1910 3. Telekom Baskets Bonn 6 2 4 475 478 −38 4. Stahlbau Oberwart 6 1 5 453 544 −917 Group P Team Pld W L PF PA PDPts 1. Dendi-Basket 6 5 1 494 444 +5011 2. Šiauliai 6 4 2 509 446 +6310 3. Shakhtyor Irkutsk 6 2 4 431 459 −289 4. Estonian Fairs 6 1 5 419 504 −857

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Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Rosters Scaligera Verona: Mike Iuzzolino, Myron Brown, Randolph Keys, Roberto Dalla Vecchia (C), Alessandro Boni; Roberto Bullara, Hansi Gnad, Joachim Jerichow. Coach: Andrea Mazzon Crvena zvezda: Igor Rakocevic, Zlatko Bolic, Oliver Popovic, Milenko Topic, Jovo Stanojevic; Vojkan Bencic, Vladimir Kuzmanovic, Dejan Miskovic, Zeljko Topalovic, Igor Perović. Coach: Vladislav Lucic

1997–98 FIBA Korać Cup Champions Mash Jeans Verona 1st title

See also 1997–98 FIBA EuroLeague 1997–98 FIBA EuroCup

References

External links Le formazioni delle finaliste in Europa dal 1996 al 2000 batsweb.org