1998–99 FIBA Saporta Cup
LeagueFIBA Saporta Cup
SportBasketball
Final
ChampionsItaly Benetton Treviso
  Runners-upSpain Pamesa Valencia
Finals MVPUnited States Henry Williams

The 1998–99 FIBA Saporta Cup was the thirty-third edition of FIBA's 2nd-tier level European-wide professional club basketball competition. It occurred between September 15, 1998, and April 13, 1999. The final was held at Zaragoza, Spain.

Competition system

  • 48 teams (national domestic cup champions, plus the best qualified teams from the most important European national domestic leagues), entered a preliminary group stage, divided into eight groups of six teams each, and played a round-robin. The final standings were based on individual wins and defeats. In the case of a tie between two or more teams, after the group stage, the following criteria were used to decide the final classification: 1) number of wins in one-to-one games between the teams; 2) basket average between the teams; 3) general basket average within the group.
  • The top four teams from each group qualified for a 1/16 Final Playoff (X-pairings, home and away games), where the winners advanced further to 1/8 Finals, 1/4 Finals, and 1/2 Final.
  • The Final was played at a predetermined venue.

Country ranking

For the 1998–1999 FIBA Saporta 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 1995–96 to 1997–98.[1]

Country ranking for 1998–1999 FIBA Saporta Cup
Rank Country Points Teams Notes
1  Greece 237.000 2
2  Italy 222.833
3  Spain 194.500
4  Turkey 92.833
5  France 88.667
6  Russia 67.732
7  Yugoslavia 46.333
8  Germany 38.500
9  Croatia 35.542
10  Lithuania 34.667
11  Slovenia 33.714
12  Israel 31.902
13  Poland 21.524
14  Portugal 19.794
15  Belgium 15.929
16  Ukraine 8.905 -1, Budivelnyk withdrew
17  Macedonia 6.542 1
18  Hungary 6.429 +1, Atomerőmű got wild card
19  Austria 5.417 +1, Stahlbau Oberwart got wild card
Rank Country Points Teams Notes
20  Czech Republic 4.187 1
21  Cyprus 4.083
22  Slovakia 3.944
23  Sweden 3.667
24  England 3.611 -1, London Leopards withdrew
25  Bulgaria 3.361
26  Finland 2.361
27  Netherlands 1.889
28  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.722 +1, Bosna got wild card
29  Latvia 1.445 +1, Ventspils got wild card
30  Estonia 1.333
31  Romania 1.056 -1,-Dinamo București withdrew
32  Luxembourg 0.889 -1, Racing Luxembourg withdrew
33  Albania 0.694 0
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, 4th, 5th, etc.: League position after eventual Playoffs
  • CW: Cup winners
  • WC: Wild card
Regular season
Greece AEK (4th) Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan (3rd) Poland Śląsk Wrocław (1st) Latvia ASK Brocēni (1st)
Greece Aris (CW) Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Budućnost (CW) Poland Mazowszanka (CW) Latvia Ventspils (WC)
Italy Benetton Treviso (5th) Germany Ratiopharm Ulm (2nd) Portugal Estrelas da Avenida (1st) Ukraine BIPA-Moda Odesa (1st)
Italy Sony Milano (9th) Germany Trier (CW) Portugal Ovarense Aerosoles (2nd) North Macedonia MZT Boss Skopje (2nd)
Spain Pinturas Bruguer Joventut (6th) Croatia Zagreb (3rd) Belgium Spirou (1st) Czech Republic Mlékárna Kunín (2nd)
Spain Pamesa Valencia (CW) Croatia Split (5th) Belgium Telindus Racing Antwerpen (2nd) Cyprus APOEL (1st)
Turkey Tofaş (4th) Lithuania Atletas (2nd) Hungary Marc Körmend (4th) Slovakia Slovakofarma Pezinok (1st)
Turkey Türk Telekom (6th) Lithuania Lietuvos rytas (3rd) Hungary Atomerőmű (WC) Sweden Plannja (2nd)
France Limoges CSP (2nd) Slovenia Kovinotehna Savinjska Polzela (2nd) Austria SÜBA Sankt Pölten (1st) Bulgaria Cherno More (1st)
France Cholet (CW) Slovenia Pivovarna Laško (3rd) Austria Stahlbau Oberwart (WC) Finland Torpan Pojat (1st)
Russia Spartak Moscow (4th) Israel Hapoel Eilat (2nd) Bosnia and Herzegovina Feal Široki (1st) Netherlands Hans Verkerk Keukens (1st)
Russia UNICS (5th) Israel Hapoel Jerusalem (4th) Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosna (WC) Estonia Kalev (1st)

Preliminary group stage

Key to colors
     Qualified to Round of 32
     Eliminated

Group A

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1.Italy Sony Milano 101773751693+58
2.Estonia Kalev 101664764699+65
3.Slovenia Kovinotehna Savinjska Polzela 101664705709−4
4.Portugal Estrelas da Avenida 101555730737−7
5.Bulgaria Cherno More 101337755807−52
6.Lithuania Atletas 101337709769−60

Group B

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1.France Cholet 101882815675+140
2.Turkey Türk Telekom 101773768722+46
3.Croatia Split 101555800760+40
4.Slovakia Slovakofarma Pezinok 101555759771−12
5.North Macedonia MZT Boss Skopje 101337738805−67
6.Czech Republic Mlékárna Kunín 101228755902−147

Group C

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1.Spain Pamesa Valencia 1020100805678+117
2.Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Budućnost 101664780767+13
3.Poland Śląsk Wrocław 101555729706+23
4.Latvia ASK Brocēni 101555798815−17
5.Austria SÜBA Sankt Pölten 101228701768−67
6.Israel Hapoel Eilat 101228771850−79

Group D

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1.Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan 101991850744+106
2.Slovenia Pivovarna Laško 101773836803+33
3.Greece AEK 101773757695+62
4.Hungary Atomerőmű 101337758816−58
5.Croatia Zagreb 101337701780−79
6.Finland Torpan Pojat 101119727791−64

Group E

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1.Turkey Tofaş 101773774650+124
2.Israel Hapoel Jerusalem 101773770707+63
3.Belgium Spirou 101773680682−2
4.Lithuania Lietuvos rytas 101664757776−19
5.Hungary Marc Körmend 101228723841−118
6.Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosna 101119672720−48

Group F

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1.Greece Aris 101991799637+162
2.France Limoges CSP 101773711637+74
3.Belgium Telindus Racing Antwerpen 101555708736−28
4.Germany Trier 101446741781−40
5.Sweden Plannja 101337756802−46
6.Bosnia and Herzegovina Feal Široki 101228653775−122

Group G

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1.Spain Pinturas Bruguer Badalona 101991855703+152
2.Germany Ratiopharm Ulm 101773775759+16
3.Latvia Ventspils 101555860813+47
4.Poland Mazowszanka 101446751783−32
5.Cyprus APOEL 101337689736−47
6.Russia Spartak Moscow 101228770906−136

Group H

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1.Italy Benetton Treviso 1020100822644+177
2.Russia UNICS 101555757748+9
3.Portugal Ovarense Aerosoles 101446682697−15
4.Austria Stahlbau Oberwart 101446691748−57
5.Netherlands Hans Verkerk Keukens 101446593639−46
6.Ukraine BIPA-Moda Odesa 101237655724−69

Round of 32

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Slovakofarma Pezinok Slovakia 161–152 Italy Sony Milano 89–77 72–75
Split Croatia 152–139 Estonia Kalev 83–77 69–62
Kovinotehna Savinjska Polzela Slovenia 123–141 Turkey Türk Telekom 70–64 53–77
Estrelas da Avenida Portugal 114–159 France Cholet 59–75 55–84
Atomerőmű Hungary 133–153 Spain Pamesa Valencia 70–71 63–82
AEK Greece 129–135 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Budućnost 66–61 63–74
Śląsk Wrocław Poland 149–153 Slovenia Pivovarna Laško 81–82 68–71
ASK Brocēni Latvia 173–184 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan 84–97 89–87
Trier Germany 140–172 Turkey Tofaş 70–92 70–80
Telindus Racing Antwerpen Belgium 133–158 Israel Hapoel Jerusalem 67–64 66–94
Spirou Charleroi Belgium 136–130 France Limoges CSP 60–61 76–69
Lietuvos rytas Lithuania 149–161 Greece Aris 77–76 72–85
Stahlbau Oberwart Austria 130–187 Spain Pinturas Bruguer Badalona 66–92 64–95
Ovarense Aerosoles Portugal 129–141 Germany Ratiopharm Ulm 66–62 63–79
Ventspils Latvia 167–147 Russia UNICS 88–73 79–74
Mazowzanka Poland 130–145 Italy Benetton Treviso 70–62 60–83

Round of 16

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Budućnost Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 171–149 Slovakia Slovakofarma Pezinok 86–68 85–81
Pivovarna Laško Slovenia 159–154 France Cholet 77–68 82–86
Split Croatia 151–163 Spain Pamesa Valencia 76–79 75–84
Türk Telekom Turkey 113–161 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan 70–85 43–76
Ratiopharm Ulm Germany 135–153 Turkey Tofaş 65–74 70–79
Ventspils Latvia 137–144 Greece Aris 73–65 64–79
Hapoel Jerusalem Israel 155–166 Spain Pinturas Bruguer Badalona 81–73 74–93
Spirou Charleroi Belgium 127–145 Italy Benetton Treviso 66–70 61–75

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Budućnost Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 149–129 Turkey Tofaş 67–65 82–64
Aris Greece 158–144 Slovenia Pivovarna Laško 95–72 63–72
Pamesa Valencia Spain 123–119 Spain Pinturas Bruguer Badalona 57–50 66–69
Benetton Treviso Italy 163–150 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan 90–77 73–73

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Benetton Treviso Italy 96–60 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Budućnost 76–60 20–0*
Pamesa Valencia Spain 128–114 Greece Aris 70–64 58–50

*The second leg which was scheduled to be played in Podgorica, was cancelled due to the war situation in Yugoslavia. Although FIBA accepted a neutral venue (Thessaloniki, Greece) to play this game, the Yugoslav players couldn't get out of their country because of the military conflict, and therefore FIBA definitely cancelled this match and awarded a forfeit (20–0) to Benetton Treviso.

Final

April 13, Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Benetton Treviso Italy 64–60 Spain Pamesa Valencia
1998–99 FIBA Saporta Cup Champions
Italy
Benetton Treviso
2nd title

Awards

FIBA Saporta Cup Finals MVP

See also

  1. "Linguasport – FIBA Country Ranking (B)". www.linguasport.com. Retrieved 2020-05-31.

References

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