1997–98 EuroLeague Women

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

Group A

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

Group B

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

Quarter-finals

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st 2nd 3rd
Bourges France 2–1 Germany Wuppertal 58–4651–5765–56
Valenciennes France 2–1 Slovakia Ružomberok 94–8156–61 75–73
Pool Getafe Spain 2–0 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Hemofarm 80–6065–61
Brno Czech Republic 0–2 Italy Pool Comense 67–7567–74

Final Four

Semi-finals Final
7 April
 France Bourges  69  
 France Valenciennes  48  
 
9 April
     France Bourges  76
   Spain Pool Getafe  64
Third place
7 April 9 April
 Spain Pool Getafe  73  Italy Pool Comense  74
 Italy Pool Comense  69    France Valenciennes  69

Individual statistics

Points

Rank Name Team PPG
1.United States Jennifer Gillom Turkey Galatasaray21.8
2.Australia Sandra Brondello Germany Wuppertal19.1
2.Germany Marlies Askamp Germany Wuppertal19.1
4.Czech Republic Eva Nemcová Czech Republic Brno18.7
5.France Isabelle Fijalkowski Italy Pool Comense18.4

Rebounds

Rank Name Team PPG
1.Russia Maria Stepanova Russia CSKA Moscow12.4
2.Germany Marlies Askamp Germany Wuppertal11.1
2.United States Cindy Brown France Valenciennes9.9
4.United States Janice Braxton Italy Parma9.4
5.Russia Elena Baranova Russia CSKA Moscow8.6

Assists

Rank Name Team PPG
1.Russia Ludmila Konovalova Russia CSKA Moscow5.9
2.Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Danijela Ilić Slovenia Ježica5.4
2.France Audrey Sauret France Valenciennes5.3
4.France Yannick Souvré France Bourges4.1
5.Russia Svetlana Antipova Russia CSKA Moscow3.6

References

  1. Results in FIBA Europe's website
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