1997–98 FIBA Korać Cup

The 1997–98 FIBA Korać Cup was the 26th 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
Champions Mash Jeans Verona
  Runners-up Crvena zvezda

Team allocation

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
First round
Belgacom Union Mons (3rd) Aveiro Vojvodina (5th) [Note VOJ] Astra Södertälje (5th)
Echo Houthalen Benfica Spartak Subotica (6th) Lahti Logistics (7th)
Résidense (1st) Queluz Crvena Zvezda (12th) Saab UU (8th)
Sparta Bertrange (2nd) Dinamo București (1st) Benston Zagreb (3rd) Estonian Fairs (1st)
Stahlbau Oberwart (2nd) Steaua București (2nd) Brotnjo Ventspils (4th)
Montan Kapfenberg (3rd) Slavia Sofia (1st) Češko (7th) Mykolaiv (6th)
Möllersdorf Traiskirchen (4th) Cherno More (3rd) Žito Vardar (2nd) Polonia Przemysl (7th)
Mattersburg 49ers (5th) Kompakt (4th) Orka (CF) Sparta Praha (9th)
Albacomp Fehérvár (3rd) Ficosota Shumen (5th) Strumica Tabak (6th) Ricoh Astronauts (2nd)
Falco Szombathely (5th) Panathinaikos Limassol Nemetali Strumica (7th) Hans Verkerk Den Helder (5th)
Fribourg Olympic (1st) Azot Rustavi
Second round
Tau Cerámica (5th) Cholet (6th) Peristeri 3Bit (3rd) Zadar (5th)
Leon Caja España (6th) Montpellier Paillade (7th) Aris Moda Bagno (5th) Buducnost (4th)
Unicaja (7th) SLUC Nancy (8th) Sporting (8th) Shakhtyor Irkutsk (5th)
TDK Manresa (8th) JDA Dijon (9th) Papagou Katselis (9th) Spartak Moscow (8th)
Mash Jeans Verona (4th) Telekom Baskets Bonn (2nd) Kombassan Konya (6th) Lokomotiv Kazan (WC)
Calze Pompea Roma (6th) UniVersa Bamberg (4th) Tuborg Pilsner (7th) Dendi Basket (3rd)
Varese Roosters (7th) TBB Trier (6th) Galatasaray (8th) CSKA Kyiv (5th)
Fontanafredda Siena (9th) Tally Oberelchingen (7th) Darüșșafaka (9th) Šiauliai (4th)
Ovarense Aerosoles (8th) Komfort Stargard Szczecinski (2nd) AEL Limassol Statyba-Lietuvos rytas (10th)
Helios Domžale (5th) Stal Bobrek Bytom (4th) Maccabi Rishon LeZion (6th)
Maribor Ovni (6th) Nobiles Włocławek (5th) Bnei Herzliya (7th)
Notes
  1. ^
    Note VOJ: KK Vojvodina participated instead of BFC Beočin because of merging those two clubs after the 1996–97 season.

First round
Team 1 Agg. 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 133–134 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

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

Group A

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
1. Leon Caja España 660549465+8412
2. Fontanafredda Siena 642498477+2210
3. Aveiro 615469521–527
4. Tally Oberelchingen 615453506–537

Group B

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
1. Crvena zvezda 651513431+7211
2. Peristeri 3Bit 642472419+5310
3. Bnei Herzliya 624446471–258
4. Montan Kapfenberg 615430540–767

Group C

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
1. Statyba-Lietuvos rytas 642516466+5010
2. Komfort Stargard Szczecinski 633446433+139
3. Lokomotiv Kazan 633447474–279
4. Astra Södertälje 624500536–368

Group D

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
1. Darüșșafaka 651476399+7711
2. Budućnost 651506434+7211
3. Slavia Sofia 615490530–407
4. Strumica Tabak 615446555–1097

Group E

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
1. Hapoel Galil Elyon 651516441+7511
2. Papagou Katselis 633424392+329
3. Dinamo București 633450461–119
4. AEL Limassol 615469520–517

Group F

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
1. UniVersa Bamberg 660515439+7612
2. Montpellier Paillade 642462440+2210
3. Benfica 624479465+148
4. Hans Verkerk Den Helder 606350462–1126

Group G

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
1. Mash Jeans Verona 642516457+5910
2. Kombassan Konya 642430402+2810
3. Orka 633446488–429
4. Zadar 615408432–247

Group H

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
1. SLUC Nancy 651517425+9211
2. Tau Cerámica 642491389+10210
3. Echo Houthalen 624435489–548
4. Sparta Praha 615374514–1406

Group I

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
1. Aris Moda Bagno 651528391+13711
2. TBB Trier 642508478+3010
3. Falco Szombathely 633491535–439
4. Maribor Ovni 606376499–1236

Group J

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
1. Cholet 660454383+7112
2. TDK Manresa 642479456+2310
3. Ovarense Aerosoles 615428467–397
4. Belgacom Union Mons 615433488–557

Group K

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
1. Ventspils 642514423+8810
2. Spartak Moscow 642492426+6610
3. CSKA Kyiv 642428443–1510
4. Nobiles Włocławek 606384526–1426

Group L

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
1. Varese Roosters 651505424+8111
2. Galatasaray 642506428+7810
3. Benston Zagreb 633482476+69
4. Žito Vardar 606411576–1656

Group M

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
1. Calze Pompea Roma 660514343+17112
2. Maccabi Rishon LeZion 633431417+149
3. Vojvodina 633378410–329
4. Helios Domžale 606389462–736

Group N

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
1. Stal Bobrek Bytom 642487476+1110
2. Cherno More 633471464+710
3. Tuborg Pilsner 633514479+359
4. Sporting 624425478–538

Group O

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
1. Unicaja 651486411+7511
2. JDA Dijon 642454435+1910
3. Telekom Baskets Bonn 624475478–38
4. Stahlbau Oberwart 615453544–917

Group P

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
1. Dendi Basket 651494454+4011
2. Šiauliai 642509446+6310
3. Shakhtyor Irkutsk 633431459–289
4. Estonian Fairs 615419504–857

Sources:[1][2]

Third round
Team 1 Agg. 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

Top 16
Team 1 Agg. 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

Quarter finals
Team 1 Agg. 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

Semi finals
Team 1 Agg. 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
Team 1 Agg. 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

References
  1. "Korac Cup 1997–98". www.linguasport.com. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
  2. "Korac Cup (1998) | FIBA Europe". www.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
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