The 1997–98 Winston YUBA League () was the 6th season of the YUBA League, the top-tier professional basketball league in Yugoslavia (later renamed to Serbia and Montenegro).
Teams A total of 14 teams participated in the 1997–98 Winston YUBA League.
Distribution The following is the access list for this season. +Access list for the 1997–98 Winston YUBA LeagueTeams entering in this roundTeams advancing from the previous roundRegular season(14 teams)12 highest-placed teams from the last season 2 highest-placed teams from the B LeaguePlayoffs(8 teams) 8 highest-placed teams from the Regular season
Promotion and relegation Teams promoted from the YUBA B League Beopetrol OKK Beograd
Teams relegated to the YUBA B League Borac Čačak Vojvodina / BFC (BFC got merged into Vojvodina)
Venues and locations
Club Home city Arena Capacity Beobanka Belgrade New Belgrade Sports Hall5,000 Beopetrol Belgrade New Belgrade Sports Hall5,000 Borovica Ruma Ruma Sports Center2,500 Budućnost Podgorica Morača Hall4,300 Crvena zvezda Belgrade Pionir Hall5,878 FMP Železnik Belgrade Železnik Hall3,000 Iva Zorka Šabac Zorka Hall2,300 Lovćen Cetinje Lovćen Sports Center1,500 Mornar Bar OKK Beograd Belgrade SC Šumice2,000 Partizan Zepter Belgrade Pionir Hall5,878 Radnički Beograd Belgrade SC Šumice2,000 Spartak Subotica Dudova Šuma Hall3,000 Vojvodina Novi Sad SPC Vojvodina7,022
Personnel and sponsorship Club Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Beobanka Darko Ruso Sportstar Beobanka Beopetrol Zoran Krečković Champion Beopetrol Borovica Nikola Lazić Budućnost Goran Bojanić Nike Crvena zvezda Tom Ludwig / Vladislav Lučić / Mihailo Pavićević Nike Delta Banka FMP Železnik Momir Milatović Nike Atlas Banka Iva Zorka Dragan Vuković / Milovan Stepandić Mijailo Grušanović Lovćen Miodrag Kadija Mornar Đorđije Pavićević OKK Beograd Slobodan Nikolić Partizan Zepter Miroslav Nikolić / Milovan Bogojević Nike Zepter Radnički Beograd Velimir Gašić Spartak Srećko Sekulović Vojvodina Željko Lukajić
Regular season Standings
Playoffs Bracket
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals Source
Clubs in European competitions Source Competition Team Progress Result EuroLeague Partizan Zepter Final Four / 4th Eliminated in 3rd place game by Benetton Treviso, 89–96 FIBA EuroCup FMP Železnik Round of 32 Eliminated by ASVEL, 136–145 (1–1) Beobanka Quarterfinals Eliminated by Žalgiris, 119–137 (0–2) FIBA Korać Cup Crvena zvezda Runners-up Eliminated by Mash Jeans Verona, 138–141 (1–1) Budućnost Round of 16 Eliminated by Peristeri 3Bit, 135–136 (1–1) Spartak Qualifying round Eliminated by Cherno More, 168–186 (1–1) Vojvodina Regular season – Group M 3rd (3–3)
All-Star Game The 1998 YUBA All-Star Game took place in Belgrade with Vladimir Petrović being the slam-dunk winner.Vladimir Petrović - ACB.Com Other known players who featured in the All-Star Game were Vlado Scepanovic, Milenko Topic and Aleksandar Glintić.
See also 1997–98 ACB season 1997–98 Slovenian Basketball League
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