1997–98 FIBA Korać Cup explained

1997–98 FIBA Korać Cup
League:FIBA Korać Cup
Sport:Basketball
Finals:Finals
Finals Link:1997–98 FIBA Korać Cup Finals
Finals Champ: Mash Jeans Verona
Finals Runner-Up: Crvena zvezda
Seasonslistnames:FIBA Korać Cup
Prevseason Link:1996–97 FIBA Korać Cup
Prevseason Year:1996–97
Nextseason Year:1998–99
Nextseason Link:1998–99 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.

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.[1]

Country ranking for 1996–1997 FIBA Korać Cup
RankCountryPointsTeamsNotes
1279.667align=center rowspan=194
2275.000
3190.833
4117.500
596.667
670.542
755.389
850.833
943.048
1038.833
1125.000
1223.071
1322.500
1421.206
1519.416
1615.762
179.667
187.139
196.555
RankCountryPointsTeamsNotes
206.111align=center rowspan=14
215.445align=center rowspan=43
225.333
234.333
244.167
253.722align=center rowspan=42
263.083
272.694
282.389
291.861align=center rowspan=131
301.778
311.500
321.500
331.500
341.444
351.361
360.167
370.111
380.056
390.056
400.000
410.000

Teams

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

Regular season
width=210 Tau Cerámica (5th)width=210 Cholet (6th)width=210 Shakhtyor Irkutsk (5th)width=210 Šiauliai (4th)
width=210 Leon Caja España (6th)width=210 Montpellier Paillade (7th)width=210 Spartak Moscow (8th)width=210 Statyba-Lietuvos rytas (10th)
width=210 Unicaja (7th)width=210 SLUC Nancy (8th)width=210 Lokomotiv Kazan (WC)width=210 Dendi Basket (3rd)
width=210 TDK Manresa (8th)width=210 JDA Dijon (9th)width=210 Komfort Stargard Szczecinski (2nd)width=210 CSKA Kyiv (5th)
width=210 Peristeri 3Bit (3rd)width=210 Kombassan Konya (6th)width=210 Stal Bobrek Bytom (4th)width=210 Buducnost (4th)
width=210 Aris Moda Bagno (5th)width=210 Tuborg Pilsner (7th)width=210 Nobiles Włocławek (5th)width=210 Ovarense Aerosoles (8th)
width=210 Sporting (8th)width=210 Darüșșafaka (8th)width=210 Hapoel Galil Elyon (5th)width=210 AEL Limassol
width=210 Papagou Katselis (9th)width=210 Galatasaray (9th)width=210 Maccabi Rishon LeZion (6th)
width=210 Mash Jeans Verona (4th) width=210 Telekom Baskets Bonn (2nd)width=210 Bnei Herzliya (7th)
width=210 Calze Pompea Roma (6th)width=210 UniVersa Bamberg (4th)width=210 Maribor Ovni (6th)
width=210 Varese Roosters (7th)width=210 TBB Trier (6th)width=210 Helios Domžale (5th)
width=210 Fontanafredda Siena (9th)width=210 Tally Oberelchingen (7th)width=210 Zadar (4th)
Qualifying round
width=210 Žito Vardar (2nd)width=210 Vojvodina (5th)width=210 Lahti Logistics (7th)width=210 Astra Södertälje (5th)
width=210 Orka (CF)width=210 Spartak Subotica (6th)width=210 Saab UU (8th)width=210 Panathinaikos Limassol
width=210 Strumica Tabak (6th)width=210 Crvena Zvezda (12th)width=210 Brotnjo (1st)width=210 Ventspils (4th)
width=210 Nemetali Strumica (7th)width=210 Aveirowidth=210 Češko (7th)width=210 Fribourg Olympic (1st)
width=210 Stahlbau Oberwart (2nd)width=210 Benficawidth=210 Ricoh Astronauts (2nd)width=210 Estonian Fairs (1st)
width=210 Montan Kapfenberg (3rd)width=210 Queluzwidth=210 Hans Verkerk Den Helder (5th)width=210 Azot Rustavi
width=210 Möllersdorf Traiskirchen (4th)width=210 Belgacom Union Mons (3rd)width=210 Résidense (1st)
width=210 Mattersburg 49ers (5th)width=210 Echo Houthalen (5th)width=210 Sparta Bertrange (2nd)
width=210 Slavia Sofia (1st)width=210 Albacomp Fehérvár (3rd)width=210 Benston Zagreb (5th)
width=210 Cherno More (3rd)width=210 Falco Szombathely (5th)width=210 Polonia Przemysl (7th)
width=210 Kompakt (4th)width=210 Dinamo București (1st)width=210 Mykolaiv (6th)
width=210 Ficosota Shumen (5th)width=210 Steaua București (2nd)width=210 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

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Regular season

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

Group A

width=15!width=220Team !width=20Pld !W L PF PA PDPts
1. Leon Caja España6 6 0 549 465 +8412
2. Fontanafredda Siena6 4 2 498 477 +2110
3. Aveiro6 1 5 469 521 −527
4. Tally Oberelchingen6 1 5 453 506 −537

Group B

width=15!width=220Team !width=20Pld !W L PF PA PDPts
1. Crvena zvezda6 5 1 513 431 +7211
2. Peristeri 3Bit6 4 2 472 419 +5310
3. Bnei Herzliya6 2 4 446 471 −258
4. Montan Kapfenberg6 1 5 430 540−767

Group C

width=15!width=220Team !width=20Pld !W L PF PA PDPts
1. Statyba-Lietuvos rytas6 4 2 516 466 +5010
2. Komfort Stargard Szczecinski6 3 3 446 433 +139
3. Lokomotiv Kazan6 3 3 447 474 −279
4. Astra Södertälje6 2 4 500 536 −368

Group D

width=15!width=220Team !width=20Pld !W L PF PA PDPts
1. Darüșșafaka6 5 1 476 399 +7711
2. Budućnost6 5 1 506 434 +7211
3. Slavia Sofia6 1 5 490 530 −407
4. Strumica Tabak6 1 5 446 555 −1097

Group E

width=15!width=220Team !width=20Pld !W L PF PA PDPts
1. Hapoel Galil Elyon6 5 1 471 441 +3011
2. Papagou Katselis6 3 3 424 392 +329
3. Dinamo București6 3 3 450 461 −119
4. AEL Limassol6 1 5 469 520 −517

Group F

width=15!width=220Team !width=20Pld !W L PF PA PDPts
1. UniVersa Bamberg6 6 0 515 439 +7612
2. Montpellier Paillade6 4 2 462 440 +2210
3. Benfica6 2 4 479 465 +148
4. Hans Verkerk Den Helder6 0 6 350 462 −1126

Group G

width=15!width=220Team !width=20Pld !W L PF PA PDPts
1. Mash Jeans Verona6 4 2 495 457 +3810
2. Kombassan Konya6 4 2 430 402 +2810
3. Orka6 3 3 446 488 −429
4. Zadar6 1 5 408 432 −247

Group H

width=15!width=220Team !width=20Pld !W L PF PA PDPts
1. SLUC Nancy6 5 1 517 425 +9211
2. Tau Cerámica6 4 2 491 389 +10210
3. Echo Houthalen6 2 4 435 489 −548
4. Sparta Praha6 1 5 374 514 −1406

Group I

width=15!width=220Team !width=20Pld !W L PF PA PDPts
1. Aris Moda Bagno6 5 1 528 391 +13711
2. TBB Trier6 4 2 508 478 +3010
3. Falco Szombathely6 3 3 491 535 −439
4. Maribor Ovni6 0 6 376 499 −1236

Group J

width=15!width=220Team !width=20Pld !W L PF PA PDPts
1. Cholet6 6 0 454 383 +7112
2. TDK Manresa6 4 2 479 456 +2310
3. Ovarense Aerosoles6 1 5 428 467 −397
4. Belgacom Union Mons6 1 5 433 488 −557

Group K

width=15!width=220Team !width=20Pld !W L PF PA PDPts
1. Ventspils6 4 2 514 423 +9110
2. Spartak Moscow6 4 2 492 426 +6610
3. CSKA Kyiv6 4 2 428 443 −1510
4. Nobiles Włocławek6 0 6 384 526 −1426

Group L

width=15!width=220Team !width=20Pld !W L PF PA PDPts
1. Varese Roosters6 5 1 505 424 +8111
2. Galatasaray6 4 2 506 428 +7810
3. Benston Zagreb6 3 3 482 476 +69
4. Žito Vardar6 0 6 411 576 −1656

Group M

width=15!width=220Team !width=20Pld !W L PF PA PDPts
1. Calze Pompea Roma6 6 0 434 343 +9112
2. Maccabi Rishon LeZion6 3 3 431 417 +149
3. Vojvodina6 3 3 378 410 −329
4. Helios Domžale6 0 6 389 462 −736

Group N

width=15!width=220Team !width=20Pld !W L PF PA PDPts
1. Stal Bobrek Bytom6 4 2 487 476 +1110
2. Cherno More6 3 3 471 464 +710
3. Tuborg Pilsner6 3 3 514 479 +359
4. Sporting6 2 4 425 478 −538

Group O

width=15!width=220Team !width=20Pld !W L PF PA PDPts
1. Unicaja6 5 1 486 411 +7511
2. JDA Dijon6 4 2 454 435 +1910
3. Telekom Baskets Bonn6 2 4 475 478 −38
4. Stahlbau Oberwart6 1 5 453 544 −917

Group P

width=15!width=220Team !width=20Pld !W L PF PA PDPts
1. Dendi Basket6 5 1 494 444 +5011
2. Šiauliai6 4 2 509 446 +6310
3. Shakhtyor Irkutsk6 2 4 431 459 −289
4. Estonian Fairs6 1 5 419 504 −857

Sources:[2] [3]

Round of 32

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Round of 16

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Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Finals

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See also

Notes and References

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

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