The 1997–98 Euroleague Women was the second edition of the Euroleague era of FIBA's premier international competition for European women's basketball clubs. It ran between 1 October 1997 and 9 April 1998.
Defending champion and Final Four host Bourges Basket won its second title beating Pool Getafe in the final. Pool Comense and US Valenciennes Olympic also reached the Final Four, with the Italians attaining the bronze.Results in FIBA Europe's website
Group stage Group A #TeamPldWLPFPA1 Pool Getafe 14 11 3 1052 8972 Bourges 14 10 4 997 8073 Pool Comense 14 10 4 961 8694 Ružomberok 14 8 6 1040 9755 CSKA Moscow 14 8 6 917 9116 Ježica 14 7 7 908 9937 Sporting Athens 14 1 13 811 10438 Ferencváros 14 1 13 905 1096
Group B #TeamPldWLPFPA1 Valenciennes 14 11 3 1029 8712 Brno 14 10 4 1091 9653 Wuppertal 14 8 6 1078 10444 Hemofarm 14 8 6 980 9745 Galatasaray 14 7 7 929 9466 Parma 14 6 8 937 9757 Pécs 14 5 9 1020 10668 Kozachka 14 1 13 958 1181
Quarter-finals Team #1Agg.Team #21st2nd3rdBourges 2–1 Wuppertal 58–4651–5765–56Valenciennes 2–1 Ružomberok 94–8156–61 75–73Pool Getafe 2–0 Hemofarm 80–6065–61Brno 0–2 Pool Comense 67–7567–74
Final four Bourges, France
Individual statistics Points RankNameTeamPPG1. Jennifer Gillom Galatasaray21.82. Sandra Brondello Wuppertal19.12. Marlies Askamp Wuppertal19.14. Eva Nemcová Brno18.75. Isabelle Fijalkowski Pool Comense18.4
Rebounds RankNameTeamPPG1. Maria Stepanova CSKA Moscow12.42. Marlies Askamp Wuppertal11.12. Cindy Brown Valenciennes9.94. Janice Braxton Parma9.45. Elena Baranova CSKA Moscow8.6
Assists RankNameTeamPPG1. Ludmila Konovalova CSKA Moscow5.92. Danijela Ilić Ježica5.42. Audrey Sauret Valenciennes5.34. Yannick Souvré Bourges4.15. Svetlana Antipova CSKA Moscow3.6
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