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1997–98 EuroLeague Women

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The 1997–98 Euroleague Women was the second edition of the Euroleague era of FIBA's premier international competition for European women's basketball clubs. It ran between 1 October 1997 and 9 April 1998.

Defending champion and Final Four host Bourges Basket won its second title beating Pool Getafe in the final. Pool Comense and US Valenciennes Olympic also reached the Final Four, with the Italians attaining the bronze.[1]

Group stage

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Group A

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# Team Pld W L PF PA
1 Spain Pool Getafe 14 11 3 1052 897
2 France Bourges 14 10 4 997 807
3 Italy Pool Comense 14 10 4 961 869
4 Slovakia Ružomberok 14 8 6 1040 975
5 Russia CSKA Moscow 14 8 6 917 911
6 Slovenia Ježica 14 7 7 908 993
7 Greece Sporting Athens 14 1 13 811 1043
8 Hungary Ferencváros 14 1 13 905 1096

Group B

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# Team Pld W L PF PA
1 France Valenciennes 14 11 3 1029 871
2 Czech Republic Brno 14 10 4 1091 965
3 Germany Wuppertal 14 8 6 1078 1044
4 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Hemofarm 14 8 6 980 974
5 Turkey Galatasaray 14 7 7 929 946
6 Italy Parma 14 6 8 937 975
7 Hungary Pécs 14 5 9 1020 1066
8 Ukraine Kozachka 14 1 13 958 1181

Quarter-finals

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Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st 2nd 3rd
Bourges France 2–1 Germany Wuppertal 58–46 51–57 65–56
Valenciennes France 2–1 Slovakia Ružomberok 94–81 56–61 75–73
Pool Getafe Spain 2–0 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Hemofarm 80–60 65–61
Brno Czech Republic 0–2 Italy Pool Comense 67–75 67–74

Final four

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
7 April
 
 
France Bourges69
 
9 April
 
France Valenciennes48
 
France Bourges 76
 
7 April
 
Spain Pool Getafe64
 
Spain Pool Getafe73
 
 
Italy Pool Comense69
 
Third place
 
 
9 April
 
 
Italy Pool Comense74
 
 
France Valenciennes69

Individual statistics

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Points

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Rank Name Team PPG
1. United States Jennifer Gillom Turkey Galatasaray 21.8
2. Australia Sandra Brondello Germany Wuppertal 19.1
2. Germany Marlies Askamp Germany Wuppertal 19.1
4. Czech Republic Eva Nemcová Czech Republic Brno 18.7
5. France Isabelle Fijalkowski Italy Pool Comense 18.4

Rebounds

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Rank Name Team PPG
1. Russia Maria Stepanova Russia CSKA Moscow 12.4
2. Germany Marlies Askamp Germany Wuppertal 11.1
2. United States Cindy Brown France Valenciennes 9.9
4. United States Janice Braxton Italy Parma 9.4
5. Russia Elena Baranova Russia CSKA Moscow 8.6

Assists

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Rank Name Team PPG
1. Russia Ludmila Konovalova Russia CSKA Moscow 5.9
2. Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Danijela Ilić Slovenia Ježica 5.4
2. France Audrey Sauret France Valenciennes 5.3
4. France Yannick Souvré France Bourges 4.1
5. Russia Svetlana Antipova Russia CSKA Moscow 3.6

References

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  1. ^ Results in FIBA Europe's website