1998–99 FIBA EuroLeague

The 1998–99 FIBA EuroLeague was the 42nd installment of the European top-tier level professional club competition for basketball clubs (now called simply EuroLeague). It began on September 23, 1998, and ended on April 22, 1999. The competition's Final Four was held at Olympiahalle, Munich, with Žalgiris defeating Kinder Bologna in the EuroLeague Final, in front of 9,000 spectators.[1]

FIBA EuroLeague
The Final Four was hosted at the Olympiahalle in Munich
Season1998–99
Duration23 September 1998 – 22 April 1999
Number of teams24
Finals
ChampionsLithuania Žalgiris
(1st title)
  Runners-upItaly Kinder Bologna
Third placeGreece Olympiacos
Fourth placeItaly Teamsystem Bologna
Final Four MVPUnited States Tyus Edney
Statistical leaders
Points Turkey İbrahim Kutluay 21.4
Rebounds Croatia Žan Tabak 10.0
Assists United States Tyus Edney 6.1

Competition system
  • 24 teams (the national domestic league champions from the best leagues, and a variable number of other clubs from the most important national domestic leagues). The competition culminated in a Final Four.

Country ranking

For the 1998–1999 EuroLeague, the countries are allocated places according to their place on the FIBA country rankings, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 1995–96 to 1997–98.[2]

Country ranking for 1998–1999 FIBA EuroLeague
Rank Country Points Teams Notes
1  Greece 237.000 3
2  Italy 222.833
3  Spain 194.500
4  Turkey 92.833
5  France 88.667 2 ASVEL replaced Limoges
6  Russia 67.732 +1, Samara got wild card
7  FR Yugoslavia 46.333 -1, FMP Železnik withdrew
8  Germany 38.500 -1, Ulm withdrew
9  Croatia 35.542 1 +1, Zadar got wild card
10  Lithuania 34.667
11  Slovenia 33.714
12  Israel 31.902
13  Poland 21.524 0
14  Portugal 19.794
15  Belgium 15.929
16  Ukraine 8.905
17  Macedonia 6.542
18  Hungary 6.429
19  Austria 5.417
Rank Country Points Teams Notes
20  Czech Republic 4.187 0
21  Cyprus 4.083
22  Slovakia 3.944
23  Sweden 3.667
24  England 3.611
25  Bulgaria 3.361
26  Finland 2.361
27  Netherlands 1.889
28  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.722
29  Latvia 1.445
30  Estonia 1.333
31  Romania 1.056
32  Luxembourg 0.889
33  Albania 0.694
34  Georgia 0.416
35   Switzerland 0.278
36  Denmark 0.111
37  Belarus 0.056
38  Moldova 0.056

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
Regular season
Greece Panathinaikos (1st) Spain TDK Manresa (1st) Russia CSKA Moscow (1st) Croatia Cibona (1st)
Greece PAOK (2nd) Spain Tau Cerámica (2nd) Russia Avtodor Saratov (2nd) Croatia Zadar (WC)
Greece Olympiacos (3rd) Spain Real Madrid Teka (3rd) Russia Samara (WC) Germany Alba Berlin (1st)
Italy Kinder Bologna (1st) Turkey Ülker (1st) France Pau-Orthez (1st) Lithuania Žalgiris (1st)
Italy Teamsystem Bologna (2nd) Turkey Efes Pilsen (2nd) France ASVEL (3rd) Slovenia Union Olimpija (1st)
Italy Varese Roosters (3rd) Turkey Fenerbahçe (3rd) Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Crvena zvezda (1st) Israel Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv (1st)

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification ŽAL FEN PAU TAU VAR AVT
1 Lithuania Žalgiris 10 8 2 801 753 +48 18 Advance to Group E — 64–59 70–67 80–76 97–81 77–62
2 Turkey Fenerbahçe 10 6 4 777 756 +21 16 99–84 — 78–71 96–75 94–75 80–76
3 France Pau-Orthez 10 5 5 751 731 +20 15 56–66 73–48 — 81–71 82–67 74–71
4 Spain Tau Cerámica 10 5 5 778 777 +1 15 Advance to Group F 91–97 63–57 88–84 — 75–72 80–60
5 Italy Varese Roosters 10 4 6 802 811 −9 14 75–84 92–78 89–77 86–78 — 95–73
6 Russia Avtodor Saratov 10 2 8 732 813 −81 12 87–82 83–88 83–86 64–81 73–70 —
Source: FIBA Europe

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification PAN EFE MAC CIB TDK CZV
1 Greece Panathinaikos 10 10 0 750 628 +122 20 Advance to Group F — 77–63 67–58 83–70 74–58 77–71
2 Turkey Efes Pilsen 10 7 3 710 702 +8 17 53–80 — 81–74 80–57 82–74 73–60
3 Israel Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 10 4 6 690 688 +2 14 62–84 66–68 — 76–57 81–55 78–59
4 Croatia Cibona 10 4 6 678 712 −34 14 Advance to Group E 61–69 76–70 78–60 — 54–61 77–80
5 Spain TDK Manresa 10 3 7 646 713 −67 13 58–63 67–68 72–65 67–79 — 74–59
6 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Crvena zvezda 10 2 8 695 726 −31 12 74–76 71–72 67–70 66–69 88–60 —
Source: FIBA Europe

Group C

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification OLY KIN CSK ÜLK ZAD ALB
1 Greece Olympiacos 10 8 2 746 677 +69 18 Advance to Group G — 55–50 74–76 58–72 71–55 94–65
2 Italy Kinder Bologna 10 7 3 676 587 +89 17 67–72 — 86–65 66–49 62–53 78–52
3 Russia CSKA Moscow 10 5 5 752 739 +13 15 75–81 62–70 — 82–76 66–68 86–75
4 Turkey Ülker 10 4 6 675 726 −51 14 Advance to Group H 79–89 49–60 64–91 — 62–55 76–65
5 Croatia Zadar 10 3 7 660 717 −57 13 55–67 55–65 82–79 73–85 — 79–82
6 Germany Alba Berlin 10 3 7 725 788 −63 13 83–85 75–72 63–70 87–63 78–85 —
Source: FIBA Europe

Group D

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification UOL ASV RMA TEA PAO SAM
1 Slovenia Union Olimpija 10 7 3 702 649 +53 17 Advance to Group H — 64–54 76–84 57–45 84–68 84–55
2 France ASVEL 10 7 3 729 700 +29 17 77–68 — 77–73 71–66 80–66 92–69
3 Spain Real Madrid Teka 10 6 4 795 742 +53 16 67–68 71–70 — 65–69 77–69 101–72
4 Italy Teamsystem Bologna 10 5 5 676 639 +37 15 Advance to Group G 63–66 84–61 66–73 — 76–61 77–58
5 Greece PAOK 10 4 6 722 738 −16 14 76–68 65–69 87–75 68–59 — 85–66
6 Russia Samara 10 1 9 685 841 −156 11 60–67 74–78 88–109 59–71 84–77 —
Source: FIBA Europe

Qualification round

(The individual scores and standings of the First round are accumulated in the Second round)

If one or more clubs are level on won-lost record, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

  1. Head-to-head record in matches between the tied clubs
  2. Overall point difference in games between the tied clubs
  3. Overall point difference in all group matches (first tiebreaker if tied clubs are not in the same group)
  4. Points scored in all group matches
  5. Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each group match

Group E

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification ŽAL FEN CIB PAU TDK CZV
1 Lithuania Žalgiris 16 12 4 1259 1184 +75 28 Advance to Play Offs — 64–74 75–66 91–65
2 Turkey Fenerbahçe 16 9 7 1209 1188 +21 25 — 66–61 76–66 78–61
3 Croatia Cibona 16 8 8 1114 1137 −23 24 71–79 85–84 — 66–56
4 France Pau-Orthez 16 8 8 1173 1132 +41 24 76–79 — 66–69 70–61
5 Spain TDK Manresa 16 5 11 1047 1141 −94 21 78–80 71–62 51–69 —
6 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Crvena zvezda 16 4 12 1122 1185 −63 20 77–69 88–66 75–85 —
Source: FIBA Europe

Group F

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification PAN EFE MAC VAR TAU AVT
1 Greece Panathinaikos 16 15 1 1211 1048 +163 31 Advance to Play Offs — 82–71 86–63 86–76
2 Turkey Efes Pilsen 16 11 5 1166 1148 +18 27 — 83–72 71–67 107–91
3 Israel Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 16 7 9 1225 1161 +64 23 — 94–78 104–64 92–69
4 Italy Varese Roosters 16 7 9 1253 1277 −24 23 63–54 67–57 100–96 —
5 Spain Tau Cerámica 16 7 9 1208 1252 −44 23 74–77 83–61 79–76 —
6 Russia Avtodor Saratov 16 3 13 1190 1324 −134 19 73–76 66–77 83–73 —
Source: FIBA Europe

Group G

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification OLY KIN CSK TEA PAO SAM
1 Greece Olympiacos 16 11 5 1160 1086 +74 27 Advance to Play Offs — 62–73 57–71 85–63
2 Italy Kinder Bologna 16 10 6 1099 974 +125 26 — 72–74 78–56 80–58
3 Russia CSKA Moscow 16 10 6 1206 1155 +51 26 — 69–67 77–67 79–68
4 Italy Teamsystem Bologna 16 9 7 1100 1039 +61 25 60–63 67–65 83–69 —
5 Greece PAOK 16 7 9 1128 1144 −16 23 72–66 71–57 69–71 —
6 Russia Samara 16 1 15 1067 1326 −259 17 70–81 61–71 62–89 —
Source: FIBA Europe

Group H

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification UOL ASV RMA ÜLK ALB ZAD
1 Slovenia Union Olimpija 16 13 3 1142 1014 +128 29 Advance to Play Offs — 80–62 66–59 76–65
2 France ASVEL 16 9 7 1193 1167 +26 25 — 72–56 82–88 69–61
3 Spain Real Madrid Teka 16 9 7 1247 1197 +50 25 — 72–85 74–63 86–75
4 Turkey Ülker 16 7 9 1110 1168 −58 23 61–71 86–64 85–83 —
5 Germany Alba Berlin 16 6 10 1144 1220 −76 22 57–75 73–71 79–64 —
6 Croatia Zadar 16 4 12 1064 1149 −85 20 61–72 74–56 68–73 —
Source: FIBA Europe

Playoffs

Bracket

Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding, the numbers to the right indicate the result of games including result in bold of the team that won in that game, and the numbers furthest to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round.

Eight-Finals Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
                  
E1 Lithuania Žalgiris 76 93 2
H4 Turkey Ülker 62 82 0
Lithuania Žalgiris 69 84 2
Turkey Efes Pilsen 68 70 0
F2 Turkey Efes Pilsen 73 105 2
G3 Russia CSKA Moscow 58 98 0
Lithuania Žalgiris 87
Greece Olympiacos 71
G1 Greece Olympiacos 78 83 2
F4 Italy Varese Roosters 66 77 0
Greece Olympiacos 70 81 2
France ASVEL 57 77 0
H2 France ASVEL 95 68 74 2
E3 Croatia Cibona 63 79 70 1
Lithuania Žalgiris 82
Italy Kinder Bologna 74
F1 Greece Panathinaikos 58 64 0
G4 Italy Teamsystem Bologna 63 88 2
Italy Teamsystem Bologna 90 76 2
Spain Real Madrid Teka 63 65 0
E2 Turkey Fenerbahçe 81 74 0
H3 Spain Real Madrid Teka 89 85 2
Italy Teamsystem Bologna 57
Italy Kinder Bologna 62
H1 Slovenia Union Olimpija 72 57 57 1 Third Place
E4 France Pau-Orthez 63 74 64 2
France Pau-Orthez 67 75 54 1 Greece Olympiacos 74
Italy Kinder Bologna 59 93 70 2 Italy Teamsystem Bologna 63
G2 Italy Kinder Bologna 78 70 2
F3 Israel Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 57 55 0


Eight-Finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg3rd leg
Efes Pilsen Turkey 2–0 Russia CSKA Moscow 73–58 105–98
Žalgiris Lithuania 2–0 Turkey Ülker 76–62 93–82
ASVEL France 2–1 Croatia Cibona 95–63 68–79 74–70
Olympiacos Greece 2–0 Italy Varese Roosters 78–66 83–77
Fenerbahçe Turkey 0–2 Spain Real Madrid Teka 81–89 74–85
Panathinaikos Greece 0–2 Italy Teamsystem Bologna 58–63 64–88
Kinder Bologna Italy 2–0 Israel Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 78–57 70–55
Union Olimpija Slovenia 1–2 France Pau-Orthez 72–63 57–74 57–64

Quarter-Finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg3rd leg
Žalgiris Lithuania 2–0 Turkey Efes Pilsen 69–68 84–70
Olympiacos Greece 2–0 France ASVEL 70–57 81–77
Teamsystem Bologna Italy 2–0 Spain Real Madrid Teka 90–63 76–65
Pau-Orthez France 1–2 Italy Kinder Bologna 67–59 75–93 54–70

Final four
Main article: 1999 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four

Semifinals

April 20, Olympiahalle, Munich

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Žalgiris Lithuania 87–71 Greece Olympiacos
Teamsystem Bologna Italy 57–62 Italy Kinder Bologna

3rd place game

April 22, Olympiahalle, Munich

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Olympiacos Greece 74–63 Italy Teamsystem Bologna

Final

April 22, Olympiahalle, Munich

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Žalgiris Lithuania 82–74 Italy Kinder Bologna
1998–99 FIBA EuroLeague Champions
Lithuania
Žalgiris
1st Title

Final standings
Team
Lithuania Žalgiris
Italy Kinder Bologna
Greece Olympiacos
Italy Teamsystem Bologna

Awards

All official awards of the 1998–99 FIBA EuroLeague.

FIBA EuroLeague Final Four MVP

FIBA EuroLeague All-Final Four Team
First Team[3]
United States Tyus Edney (MVP) Lithuania Žalgiris
United States Anthony Bowie Lithuania Žalgiris
Lithuania Saulius Štombergas Lithuania Žalgiris
Slovenia Rašho Nesterović Italy Kinder Bologna
Lithuania Eurelijus Žukauskas Lithuania Žalgiris

FIBA EuroLeague Top Scorer

FIBA EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer

Statistics

Points
Rank Name Team Games Points PPG
1.Turkey İbrahim KutluayTurkey Fenerbahçe1736421.4
2.Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dejan BodirogaGreece Panathinaikos1734420.2
3.Turkey Harun ErdenayTurkey Ülker1836220.1

Source: FIBAEurope

Rebounds
Rank Name Team Games Rebounds RPG
1.Croatia Žan TabakTurkey Fenerbahçe1818010.0
2.Turkey Hüseyin BeşokTurkey Efes Pilsen201929.6
3.United States Victor AlexanderIsrael Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv181618.9

Source: FIBAEurope

Assists
Rank Name Team Games Assists APG
1.United States Tyus EdneyLithuania Žalgiris221356.1
2.United States Delaney RuddFrance ASVEL211245.9
3.North Macedonia Petar NaumoskiTurkey Efes Pilsen191105.8

Source: FIBAEurope

Other statistics
Category Player Team Games Average
Steals United States Gerald LewisCroatia Zadar152.5
Turnovers United States Frankie KingGreece PAOK153.5
Minutes North Macedonia Petar NaumoskiTurkey Efes Pilsen1939.1
FT % Lithuania Artūras KarnišovasItaly Teamsystem Bologna2089.6%
2-Point % Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Milenko TopićFederal Republic of Yugoslavia Crvena zvezda1664.1%
3-Point % Russia Valeriy DaynekoRussia CSKA Moscow1857.9%

Individual game highs
Category Player Team Statistic Opponent
Points Turkey İbrahim KutluayTurkey Fenerbahçe41Croatia Cibona (Feb 10, 1999)
Rebounds Turkey Hüseyin BeşokTurkey Efes Pilsen21Italy Varese Roosters (Jan 7, 1999)
Croatia Nikola PrkačinCroatia CibonaFrance Pau-Orthez (Jan 7, 1999)
Assists United States Elmer BennettSpain Tau Cerámica17Lithuania Žalgiris (Dec 10, 1998)
Steals Lithuania Saulius ŠtombergasLithuania Žalgiris9Croatia Cibona (Feb 18, 1999)

Team statistics
Category Team Average
Points Lithuania Žalgiris79.5
Rebounds Russia Avtodor Saratov32.3
Assists Lithuania Žalgiris17.1
Steals Croatia Zadar12.4
Turnovers Russia Samara17.6
FT % Russia Samara76.1%
2-Point % Greece Panathinaikos57.4%
3-Point % Lithuania Žalgiris43.4%

See also

References
  1. Euroleague 1998–99
  2. "Linguasport – FIBA Country Ranking (B)". www.linguasport.com. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  3. Champions Cup 1998–99.
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