# 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.

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

## 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 :
| Panathinaikos (1st) | TDK Manresa (1st) | CSKA Moscow (1st) | Cibona (1st) |
| PAOK (2nd) | Tau Cerámica (2nd) | Avtodor Saratov (2nd) | Zadar (WC) |
| Olympiacos (3rd) | Real Madrid Teka (3rd) | Samara (WC) | Alba Berlin (1st) |
| Kinder Bologna (1st) | Ülker (1st) | Pau-Orthez (1st) | Žalgiris (1st) |
| Teamsystem Bologna (2nd) | Efes Pilsen (2nd) | ASVEL (3rd) | Union Olimpija (1st) |
| Varese Roosters (3rd) | Fenerbahçe (3rd) | Crvena zvezda (1st) | 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 | Žalgiris | 10 | 8 | 2 | 801 | 753 | +48 | 18 | Advance to Group E | — | 64–59 | 70–67 | 80–76 | 97–81 | 77–62 |
| 2 | Fenerbahçe | 10 | 6 | 4 | 777 | 756 | +21 | 16 | Advance to Group E | 99–84 | — | 78–71 | 96–75 | 94–75 | 80–76 |
| 3 | Pau-Orthez | 10 | 5 | 5 | 751 | 731 | +20 | 15 | Advance to Group E | 56–66 | 73–48 | — | 81–71 | 82–67 | 74–71 |
| 4 | Tau Cerámica | 10 | 5 | 5 | 778 | 777 | +1 | 15 | Advance to Group F | 91–97 | 63–57 | 88–84 | — | 75–72 | 80–60 |
| 5 | Varese Roosters | 10 | 4 | 6 | 802 | 811 | −9 | 14 | Advance to Group F | 75–84 | 92–78 | 89–77 | 86–78 | — | 95–73 |
| 6 | Avtodor Saratov | 10 | 2 | 8 | 732 | 813 | −81 | 12 | Advance to Group F | 87–82 | 83–88 | 83–86 | 64–81 | 73–70 | — |

### Group B

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

### Group C

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

### Group D

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

## 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:
* Head-to-head record in matches between the tied clubs
* Overall point difference in games between the tied clubs
* Overall point difference in all group matches (first tiebreaker if tied clubs are not in the same group)
* Points scored in all group matches
* 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 | Žalgiris | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1259 | 1184 | +75 | 28 | Advance to Play Offs | — | | 64–74 | | 75–66 | 91–65 |
| 2 | Fenerbahçe | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1209 | 1188 | +21 | 25 | Advance to Play Offs | | — | 66–61 | | 76–66 | 78–61 |
| 3 | Cibona | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1114 | 1137 | −23 | 24 | Advance to Play Offs | 71–79 | 85–84 | — | 66–56 | | |
| 4 | Pau-Orthez | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1173 | 1132 | +41 | 24 | Advance to Play Offs | | | 76–79 | — | 66–69 | 70–61 |
| 5 | TDK Manresa | 16 | 5 | 11 | 1047 | 1141 | −94 | 21 | | 78–80 | 71–62 | | 51–69 | — | |
| 6 | Crvena zvezda | 16 | 4 | 12 | 1122 | 1185 | −63 | 20 | | 77–69 | 88–66 | | 75–85 | | — |

### Group F

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

### Group G

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

### Group H

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

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

### Eight-Finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
| Efes Pilsen | 2–0 | CSKA Moscow | 73–58 | 105–98 | |
| Žalgiris | 2–0 | Ülker | 76–62 | 93–82 | |
| ASVEL | 2–1 | Cibona | 95–63 | 68–79 | 74–70 |
| Olympiacos | 2–0 | Varese Roosters | 78–66 | 83–77 | |
| Fenerbahçe | 0–2 | Real Madrid Teka | 81–89 | 74–85 | |
| Panathinaikos | 0–2 | Teamsystem Bologna | 58–63 | 64–88 | |
| Kinder Bologna | 2–0 | Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv | 78–57 | 70–55 | |
| Union Olimpija | 1–2 | Pau-Orthez | 72–63 | 57–74 | 57–64 |

### Quarter-Finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
| Žalgiris | 2–0 | Efes Pilsen | 69–68 | 84–70 | |
| Olympiacos | 2–0 | ASVEL | 70–57 | 81–77 | |
| Teamsystem Bologna | 2–0 | Real Madrid Teka | 90–63 | 76–65 | |
| Pau-Orthez | 1–2 | Kinder Bologna | 67–59 | 75–93 | 54–70 |

## Final four
### Semifinals

April 20, Olympiahalle, Munich
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Žalgiris | 87–71 | Olympiacos |
| Teamsystem Bologna | 57–62 | Kinder Bologna |

### 3rd place game

April 22, Olympiahalle, Munich
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Olympiacos | 74–63 | Teamsystem Bologna |

### Final

April 22, Olympiahalle, Munich
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Žalgiris | 82–74 | Kinder Bologna |
* 1998–99 FIBA EuroLeague Champions
* Žalgiris 1st Title

### Final standings

* Team
* Žalgiris
* Kinder Bologna
* Olympiacos
* Teamsystem Bologna

## Awards

All official awards of the 1998–99 FIBA EuroLeague.

### FIBA EuroLeague Final Four MVP

* Tyus Edney ( Žalgiris)

### FIBA EuroLeague All-Final Four Team

First Team :
| Tyus Edney (MVP) | Žalgiris |
| Anthony Bowie | Žalgiris |
| Saulius Štombergas | Žalgiris |
| Rašho Nesterović | Kinder Bologna |
| Eurelijus Žukauskas | Žalgiris |

### FIBA EuroLeague Top Scorer

* İbrahim Kutluay ( Fenerbahçe)

### FIBA EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer

* Antoine Rigaudeau ( Virtus Bologna)

## Statistics
### Individual statistics
#### Points

| Rank | Name | Team | Games | Points | PPG |
| 1. | İbrahim Kutluay | Fenerbahçe | 17 | 364 | 21.4 |
| 2. | Dejan Bodiroga | Panathinaikos | 17 | 344 | 20.2 |
| 3. | Harun Erdenay | Ülker | 18 | 362 | 20.1 |
Source: FIBAEurope

#### Rebounds

| Rank | Name | Team | Games | Rebounds | RPG |
| 1. | Žan Tabak | Fenerbahçe | 18 | 180 | 10.0 |
| 2. | Hüseyin Beşok | Efes Pilsen | 20 | 192 | 9.6 |
| 3. | Victor Alexander | Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv | 18 | 161 | 8.9 |
Source: FIBAEurope

#### Assists

| Rank | Name | Team | Games | Assists | APG |
| 1. | Tyus Edney | Žalgiris | 22 | 135 | 6.1 |
| 2. | Delaney Rudd | ASVEL | 21 | 124 | 5.9 |
| 3. | Petar Naumoski | Efes Pilsen | 19 | 110 | 5.8 |
Source: FIBAEurope

#### Other statistics

| Category | Player | Team | Games | Average |
| Steals | Gerald Lewis | Zadar | 15 | 2.5 |
| Turnovers | Frankie King | PAOK | 15 | 3.5 |
| Minutes | Petar Naumoski | Efes Pilsen | 19 | 39.1 |
| FT % | Artūras Karnišovas | Teamsystem Bologna | 20 | 89.6% |
| 2-Point % | Milenko Topić | Crvena zvezda | 16 | 64.1% |
| 3-Point % | Valeriy Dayneko | CSKA Moscow | 18 | 57.9% |

### Individual game highs

| Category | Player | Team | Statistic | Opponent |
| Points | İbrahim Kutluay | Fenerbahçe | 41 | Cibona (Feb 10, 1999) |
| Rebounds | Hüseyin Beşok | Efes Pilsen | 21 | Varese Roosters (Jan 7, 1999) |
| Rebounds | Nikola Prkačin | Cibona | 21 | Pau-Orthez (Jan 7, 1999) |
| Assists | Elmer Bennett | Tau Cerámica | 17 | Žalgiris (Dec 10, 1998) |
| Steals | Saulius Štombergas | Žalgiris | 9 | Cibona (Feb 18, 1999) |

### Team statistics

| Category | Team | Average |
| Points | Žalgiris | 79.5 |
| Rebounds | Avtodor Saratov | 32.3 |
| Assists | Žalgiris | 17.1 |
| Steals | Zadar | 12.4 |
| Turnovers | Samara | 17.6 |
| FT % | Samara | 76.1% |
| 2-Point % | Panathinaikos | 57.4% |
| 3-Point % | Žalgiris | 43.4% |