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1997 edition of the FIBA EuroBasket

The 1997 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1997, was the 30th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe, which also served as Europe qualifier for the 1998 FIBA World Championship, giving a berth to the top four (or five, depending on Greece reaching one of the top four places) teams in the final standings. It was held in Spain between 24 June and 6 July 1997. Sixteen national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Europe, the sport’s regional governing body. The cities of Badalona, Barcelona and Girona hosted the tournament. FR Yugoslavia won its seventh FIBA European title by defeating Italy with a 61–49 score in the final. Yugoslavia’s Saša Đorđević was voted the tournament’s MVP.

Qualification[edit]

  • The teams were split in four groups of four teams each where they played a round robin. The top three teams from each group advance to the second stage.
  • In the second stage, two groups of six teams were formed and played a round robin. The results between teams that faced during the preliminary round are carried over. The top four teams from each group in the second stage advance to the knockout quarterfinals to compete for the Championship. The winners in the semifinals compete for the European Championship, while the losers from the semifinals play a consolation game for the third place.
  • The losers in the quarterfinals compete in a separate bracket to define 5th through 8th place in the final standings.
  • The four teams eliminated in the second stage compete in another bracket to define 9th through 12th place in the final standings.
  • The four teams eliminated in the preliminary round compete in another bracket to define 13th through 16th place in the final standings.

Preliminary round[edit]

Qualified for the second round
Times given below are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).

Group A[edit]

Palau Girona-Fontajau, Girona
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Gennaro Colucci (ITA), Peter Klingbiel (GER)

Palau Girona-Fontajau, Girona
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Krzysztof Koralewski (POL), Volodymyr Drabikovskyi (UKR)

Palau Girona-Fontajau, Girona
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Viliam Koller (SVK), Danko Radić (CRO)

Palau Girona-Fontajau, Girona
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Tomislav Jovančić (YUG), Víctor Mas (ESP)

Palau Girona-Fontajau, Girona
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Peter Klingbiel (GER), Agnis Perkons (LAT)

Group B[edit]

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Lithuania 3 3 0 245 215 +30 6
 Israel 3 2 1 217 225 −8 5
 France 3 1 2 250 257 −7 4
 Slovenia 3 0 3 210 225 −15 3

Palau Girona-Fontajau, Girona
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Danko Radić (CRO), Tomislav Jovančić (YUG)

Palau Girona-Fontajau, Girona
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Gennaro Colucci (ITA), Peter Klingbiel (GER)

Palau Girona-Fontajau, Girona
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Víctor Mas (ESP), Agnis Perkons (LAT)

Palau Girona-Fontajau, Girona
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Vilim Koller (SVK), Volodymyr Drabikovskyi (UKR)

Palau Girona-Fontajau, Girona
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Krzysztof Koralewski (POL), Philippe Leemann (SUI)

Group C[edit]

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Italy 3 3 0 239 209 +30 6
 FR Yugoslavia 3 2 1 281 239 +42 5
 Poland 3 1 2 227 263 −36 4
 Latvia 3 0 3 243 279 −36 3

Palau Municipal d’Esports de Badalona, Badalona
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU), Aleksander Gorshkov (RUS)
Palau Municipal d’Esports de Badalona, Badalona
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Iztok Rems (SLO), Recep Ankaralı(TUR)

Palau Municipal d’Esports de Badalona, Badalona
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Reuven Virovnik (ISR), Bruno Gasperin (FRA)

Palau Municipal d’Esports de Badalona, Badalona
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE)

Palau Municipal d’Esports de Badalona, Badalona
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU), Kamen Toshev (BUL)

Group D[edit]

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tie
 Spain 3 3 0 227 184 +43 6  
 Croatia 3 1 2 234 228 +6 4 1–1, +13
 Germany 3 1 2 195 202 −7 4 1–1, +1
 Ukraine 3 1 2 194 224 −30 4 1–1, −14

Palau Municipal d’Esports de Badalona, Badalona
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Reuven Virovnik (ISR), Kamen Toshev (BUL)

Palau Municipal d’Esports de Badalona, Badalona
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE), Almir Akšamija (BIH)

Palau Municipal d’Esports de Badalona, Badalona
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)
Palau Municipal d’Esports de Badalona, Badalona
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Bruno Gasperin (FRA), Recep Ankaralı (TUR)

Palau Municipal d’Esports de Badalona, Badalona
Attendance: 6,000
Referees: Reuven Virovnik (ISR), Aleksander Gorshkov (RUS)

Second round[edit]

Qualified for the quarterfinals

Group E[edit]

Palau Girona-Fontajau, Girona
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Krzysztof Koralewski (POL), Almir Akšamija (BIH)

Palau Girona-Fontajau, Girona
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Iztok Rems (SLO), Gennaro Colucci (ITA)

Palau Girona-Fontajau, Girona
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Víctor Mas (ESP), Gennaro Colucci (ITA)

Palau Girona-Fontajau, Girona
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Tomislav Jovančić (YUG), Peter Klingbiel (GER)

Palau Girona-Fontajau, Girona
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Kzysztof Koralewski (POL), Almir Akšamija (BIH)

Palau Girona-Fontajau, Girona
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Krzysztof Koralewski (POL), Almir Akšamija (BIH)

Palau Girona-Fontajau, Girona
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Danko Radić (CRO), Gennaro Colucci (ITA)

Palau Girona-Fontajau, Girona
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Kzysztof Koralewski (POL), Almir Akšamija (BIH)

Group F[edit]

Palau Municipal d’Esports de Badalona, Badalona
Attendance: 8,000
Referees: Viliam Koller (SVK), Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE)

Palau Municipal d’Esports de Badalona, Badalona
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Reuven Virovnik (ISR), Volodymyr Drabikovskyi (UKR)

Palau Municipal d’Esports de Badalona, Badalona
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Philippe Leemann (SUI), Volodymyr Drabikovskyi (UKR)

Palau Municipal d’Esports de Badalona, Badalona
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Bruno Gasperin (FRA), Kamen Toshev (BUL)

Palau Municipal d’Esports de Badalona, Badalona
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE), Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)

Palau Municipal d’Esports de Badalona, Badalona
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU), Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE)

Palau Municipal d’Esports de Badalona, Badalona
Attendance: 7,000
Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Reuven Virovnik (ISR)

Palau Municipal d’Esports de Badalona, Badalona
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Viliam Koller (SVK), Volodymyr Drabikovsyi (UKR)

Knockout stage[edit]

Championship bracket[edit]

Quarterfinals[edit]

Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
Attendance: 8,000
Referees: Viliam Koller (SVK), Philippe Leemann (SUI)

Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
Attendance: 10,000
Referees: Iztok Rems (SLO), Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE)

Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
Attendance: 5,500
Referees: Tomislav Jovančić (YUG), Bruno Gasperin (FRA)

Semifinals[edit]

Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
Attendance: 8,000
Referees: Danko Radić (CRO), Viliam Koller (SVK)

Third place[edit]

Final[edit]

5th to 8th place[edit]

Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Gennaro Colucci (ITA), Peter Klingbiel (GER)

Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Bruno Gasperin (FRA), Kamen Toshev (BUL)

Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Tomislav Jovančić (YUG), Philippe Leemann (SUI)

9th to 12th place[edit]

Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Víctor Mas (ESP), Kamen Toshev (BUL)
Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Philippe Leemann (SUI), Recep Ankaralı (TUR)

Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Iztok Rems (SLO), Agnis Perkons (LAT)

13th to 16th place[edit]

Palau Municipal d’Esports de Badalona, Badalona
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Philippe Leemann (SUI), Kamen Toshev (BUL)

Palau Municipal d’Esports de Badalona, Badalona
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Reuven Virovnik (ISR), Viliam Koller (SVK)
Palau Municipal d’Esports de Badalona, Badalona
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Recep Ankaralı (TUR)

Statistical leaders[edit]

Individual Tournament Highs[edit]

Individual Game Highs[edit]

Team Tournament Highs[edit]

Team Game highs[edit]

Final standings[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]