1998–99 EuroLeague Women

The 1998–99 Euroleague Women was the third edition of the Euroleague era of FIBA's premier international competition for European women's basketball clubs. It ran between 23 September 1998 and 8 April 1999.

MBK Ruzomberok won its first title beating former champion Pool Comense in the final, becoming the first (and only to date) Slovak team to win the competition. Galatasaray and BTV Wuppertal also reached the Final Four, which took place in Brno, while defending champion CJM Bourges was knocked out by Ruzomberok in the quarterfinals.[1]

Group Stage

Group A

# Team Pld W L PF PA
1Slovakia Ruzomberok 14 10 4 1104 928
2Germany Wuppertal 14 10 4 1063 985
3Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Hemofarm 14 10 4 1078 980
4Italy Pool Comense 14 9 5 1066 966
5France Valenciennes 14 8 6 1048 1020
6Hungary Pécs 14 5 9 1004 1000
7Greece Panathinaikos 14 4 10 96 1131
8Israel Elitzur Ramla 14 0 14 873 1188

Group B

# Team Pld W L PF PA
1Czech Republic Brno 14 12 2 1043 798
2Turkey Galatasaray 14 11 3 928 873
3Russia Dynamo Moscow 14 11 3 1084 945
4France Bourges 14 8 6 913 814
5Italy Schio 14 5 9 898 932
6Slovenia Ježica 14 4 10 884 1040
7Poland Lotos Gdynia 14 3 11 850 1003
8Germany Wildcats 14 2 12 911 1106

Quarter-finals

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st 2nd 3rd
Ruzomberok Slovakia 2–1 France Bourges 44–6551–4265–58
Wuppertal Germany 2–1 Russia Dynamo Moscow 73–8073–63 67–58
Brno Czech Republic 0–2 Italy Pool Comense 52–7465–70
Galatasaray Turkey 2–1 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Hemofarm 76–6178–8573–68

Final Four

Semi-finals Final
6 April
 Slovakia Ruzomberok  54  
 Turkey Galatasaray  47  
 
8 April
     Slovakia Ruzomberok  63
   Italy Pool Comense  48
Third place
6 April 8 April
 Germany Wuppertal  53  Turkey Galatasaray  62
 Italy Pool Comense  70    Germany Wuppertal  53

Individual statistics

Points

Rank Name Team PPG
1.Australia Sandra Brondello Germany Wuppertal19.5
2.Greece Eleni Trialoni Greece Panathinaikos19.4
3.United States Andrea Stinson Turkey Galatasaray18.7
3.France Isabelle Fijalkowski Italy Pool Comense18.7
5.Israel Victoria Savin Israel Elitzur Ramla18.4

Rebounds

Rank Name Team PPG
1.Germany Marlies Askamp Germany Wuppertal12.3
2.Czech Republic Kamila Vodicková Czech Republic Brno11.3
3.Poland Malgorzata Dydek Poland Lotos Gdynia9.5
3.Germany Olga Pfeifer Germany Wildcats9.4
5.Moldova Natalia Svisceva Slovakia Ruzomberok8.6

Assists

Rank Name Team PPG
1.Spain Ana Belén Álvaro France Valenciennes4.8
2.Belarus Elena Ksendzhik Russia Dynamo Moscow4.1
3.France Yannick Souvré France Bourges3.5
4.Canada Shawna Molcak Germany Wildcats2.9
4.Slovakia Iveta Bieliková Slovakia Ruzomberok2.9

References

  1. Results in FIBA Europe's website
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