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. 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.

Competition system

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.
Panathinaikos TDK Manresa CSKA Moscow Cibona
PAOK Tau Cerámica Avtodor Saratov Zadar
Olympiacos Real Madrid Teka Samara Alba Berlin
Kinder Bologna Ülker Pau-Orthez Žalgiris
Teamsystem Bologna Efes Pilsen ASVEL Union Olimpija
Varese Roosters Fenerbahçe Crvena zvezda Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv

First round

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

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
  4. Points scored in all group matches
  5. Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each group match
Top four places in each group advance to Playoff

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Top 16

Quarterfinals

Final four

Semifinals

April 20, Olympiahalle, Munich

3rd place game

April 22, Olympiahalle, Munich

Final

April 22, Olympiahalle, Munich

Final standings

Awards

[FIBA EuroLeague Top Scorer]