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EuroCup
Saporta Cup
Saporta Cup was the name of the second-tier level European professional club basketball competition, where the National Cup winners from all over Europe played against each other. The competition was organized by FIBA Europe...

Basketball 1997–1998 season occurred between September 16, 1997 and April 14, 1998. The final was held at Pionir Hall

Pionir Hall

Pionir Hall, or Pionir Arena is a sports arena in Belgrade, Serbia, located in the Belgrade's municipality of Palilula...

, Belgrade

Belgrade

Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...

, Yugoslavia with Kauno Žalgiris defeating Stefanel Milano in front of 5,000 spectators.

Group A

	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Diff	Pts
1.	Pinturas Bruguer Badalona Joventut Badalona Club Joventut Badalona, S.A.D. is a Spanish professional basketball club based in Badalona, Catalonia, playing in the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto . Known to their fans as La Penya , it is one of only three teams that have never been relegated from the top division of the Spanish League...	10	9	1	884	782	+102	19
2.	Tofaş SC Bursa Tofas S.K. Tofaş Spor Kulübü known simply as Tofaş is a professional basketball team based in the city of Bursa in Turkey that plays in the Turkish Basketball League. Their home arena is the Bursa Atatürk Sport Hall with a capacity of 3,500 seats.The club sponsored by Tofaş Company...	10	7	3	793	698	+95	17
3.	Bipa Moda Odessa BC Odessa BC Odessa is a Ukrainian professional basketball club based in Odessa that competes in the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague . It is one of the most distinguished basketball clubs in the country and has won the UBSL championship 4 times. It was founded in 1992 under the name BIPA-Moda after its...	10	7	3	731	644	+87	17
4.	Teamware Helsinki Torpan Pojat Torpan Pojat is a basketball club, based in Helsinki, Finland. It was formed in 1932, originally as a sport club for the school of Munkkiniemi. With approximately 500 members, it includes men's, women's, and junior teams...	10	5	5	738	735	+ 3	15
5.	Lokiai Zemaitija	10	2	8	734	854	–120	12
6.	Rabotnički Skopje KK Rabotnički KK Rabotnički is a basketball club based in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. They currently play in the Macedonian First League and are the most successful Macedonian basketball team of all time.-History:...	10	0	10	653	820	–167	10

Group B

	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Diff	Pts
1.	Le Mans Sarthe Basket Le Mans Sarthe Basket Le Mans Sarthe Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in the city of Le Mans, France. The club plays in the French Pro A League.-History:Le Mans was founded in the year 1939. The club won the French Championship in 1978, 1979, 1982, and 2006...	10	7	3	794	792	+ 2	17
2.	Zepter Śląsk Idea Wrocław	10	6	4	760	751	+ 9	16
3.	Pivovarna Lasko Zlatorog Laško -Depth Chart:-In: Darko Čohadarević John Roberson Jure Škifić Grega Mali...	10	6	4	800	783	+17	16
4.	Fenerbahçe Istanbul Fenerbahçe Ülker Fenerbahçe Ülker is the professional men's basketball department of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major multisport club based in Istanbul, Turkey. The department has been sponsored by the Ülker since 2006. In 2006 Fenerbahçe S.K...	10	5	5	783	763	+20	15
5.	ASK Broceni LMT	10	5	5	879	832	+47	15
6.	BK Opava	10	1	9	745	840	–95	11

Group C

	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Diff	Pts
1.	Žalgiris Kaunas BC Žalgiris BC Žalgiris is a professional basketball team that is based in Kaunas, Lithuania. It is one of the oldest teams in the Euroleague and plays domestically in the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga , and regionally in the VTB United League...	10	7	3	777	672	+105	17
2.	ASVEL Villeurbanne	10	7	3	677	642	+35	17
3.	Mazowiecki Pruskow	10	6	4	827	790	+37	16
4.	KK Zagreb KK Zagreb Košarkaški klub Zagreb is a professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. It competes in the Croatian League, the Adriatic League and in the 2011/12 season for the first time in ULEB Euroleague...	10	6	4	776	704	+72	16
5.	Kalev Tallinn Kalev Tallinn Kalev Tallinn may stand for:* JK Tallinna Kalev, football club from Tallinn, Estonia* BC Kalev/Cramo, basketball club from Tallinn, Estonia* Tallinna Kalev, basketball club from Tallinn, Estonia...	10	4	6	690	737	–47	14
6.	MZT Skopje 2000	10	0	10	634	836	–202	10

Group D

	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Diff	Pts
1.	CB Caceres	10	6	4	836	767	+69	16
2.	BC Samara	10	6	4	801	774	+27	16
3.	KK FMP Železnik	10	6	4	793	719	+74	16
4.	Keravnos Nicosia	10	5	5	681	743	–62	15
5.	Uniao Desportiva Oliveirense	10	4	6	713	787	–74	14
6.	Plannja Basket Luleå	10	3	7	819	853	–34	13

Group E

	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Diff	Pts
1.	Stefanel Milano	10	8	2	840	729	+111	18
2.	Beobanka Beograd	10	7	3	784	716	+68	17
3.	Hapoel Eilat Hapoel Eilat B.C. Hapoel Eilat is an Israeli basketball club. The team playing currently in the Liga Artzit.The team represented the Far-South region of the country - the Arabah Area, and the city of Eilat.The team climbed to the First Division in season 1990/91....	10	7	3	805	787	+18	17
4.	Skyliners Frankfurt Deutsche Bank Skyliners Skyliners Frankfurt, currently known as Fraport Skyliners for sponsorship reasons, is a basketball club based in Frankfurt, Germany that has played in the Basketball Bundesliga since 1999. They have won the national club competition 2000 and the national championship 2004...	10	5	5	765	814	–49	15
5.	Danone Honved	10	2	8	721	779	–58	12
6.	London Towers London Towers London Towers was a professional basketball team based in London, England. They were one of the most successful and recognised British sports teams of the 1990s, collecting many titles in the British Basketball League as well as regularly competing in European competitions such as the Euroleague...	10	1	9	692	782	–90	11

Group F

	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Diff	Pts
1.	Spirou Charleroi Spirou Charleroi Spirou Charleroi, also known as Spirou Basket, is a Belgian professional basketball club that is located in Charleroi, Belgium. The club competes in the top Belgian League...	10	8	2	855	710	+145	18
2.	Apollon Patras B.C.	10	7	3	910	795	+150	17
3.	BC Zrinjevac Zagreb KK Zrinjevac Košarkaški klub Zrinjevac is a professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. It competes in the Croatian Second League.-Name changes:KS Martinovka Element Jedinstvo Monter *Montažno...	10	6	4	836	822	+14	16
4.	KK Savinjski Hopsi Polzela KD Hopsi Polzela KD Hopsi Polzela is a professional basketball team that is based in Polzela, Slovenia. The team currently competes in the UPC Telemach League- 2011–2012 Season :Coach: Jernej Kobale-Honours:* Champions of Slovenian League...	10	5	5	859	842	+17	15
5.	Libertel Dolphins	10	3	7	761	889	–128	13
6.	USK Praha	10	1	9	730	893	–163	11

Group G

	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Diff	Pts
1.	Pallacanestro Cantù Pallacanestro Cantù Pallacanestro Cantù is an Italian League professional basketball club that is based in Cantù. For sponsorship reasons, it is also known as Bennet Cantù, after Bennet, an Italian supermarket chain. For past club sponsorship names, see the list below...	10	9	1	916	762	+154	19
2.	BC Oostende	10	7	3	860	820	+40	17
3.	BC Körmend	10	6	4	822	807	+15	16
4.	TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen Bayer Giants Leverkusen Bayer Giants Leverkusen is a professional basketball club, part of the Bayer Leverkusen sports club based in Leverkusen, Germany. Based on the number of titles, Leverkusen is the most successful team in the history of German Basketball. In 2009, the Bayer company cut down sponsorship and the club...	10	5	5	820	884	–654	15
5.	Portugal Telecom Lisboa S.L. Benfica (basketball) Benfica Basket is the professional basketball team of Sport Lisboa e Benfica, based in Lisbon, Portugal. It plays in Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol , although in June 2007, the team decided to leave the LCB professional top league and join for the 2007–2008 season the Proliga, a league organized by...	10	3	7	863	873	–10	13
6.	KK Sloboda Tuzla KK Sloboda Tuzla KK Sloboda was a Bosnian basketball team from the city of Tuzla, formed in 1946.The club played its home games at Mejdan sports center, seating capacity 5,000. The club was shut down due to 3,5 million KM debt on September 28th, 2011, with all of the administration resigning...	10	0	10	735	870	–135	10

Group H

	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Diff	Pts
1.	Panathinaikos B.C.	10	9	1	865	645	+220	19
2.	BC Avtodor Saratov	10	8	2	879	834	+35	18
3.	Maccabi Ness Raanana Bnei HaSharon Bnei HaSharon/Herzliya is a professional basketball club based in Herzliya, in central Israel. The club currently plays in Ligat HaAl, the top division of Israeli basketball.The club was created by the merge of Maccabi Ra'anana and Bnei Herzliya in 2002...	10	5	5	778	784	–6	15
4.	BC Slovakofarma Pezinok Skanska Pezinok BC Basketbal Pezinok is a Slovakian professional basketball club, based in Pezinok, Slovakia. The club competes in the Slovak Extraliga.-Current roster:...	10	4	6	756	856	–100	14
5.	UKJ Suba St. Pölten	10	2	8	707	802	–95	12
6.	BC Budivelnik	10	2	8	695	759	–64	12

Finals

EuroCup 1998 Champions
Žalgiris Kaunas BC Žalgiris BC Žalgiris is a professional basketball team that is based in Kaunas, Lithuania. It is one of the oldest teams in the Euroleague and plays domestically in the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga , and regionally in the VTB United League... 1st title

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