The two winners made it into the main round. The remaining teams continued to play in the Saporta Cup .
1 round
total
First leg
Return leg
Darüşşafaka SK Turkey
135: 171
GermanyTelekom Baskets Bonn
81: 94
54: 77
KK Lietuos Rytas Lithuania 1989
158: 159
CroatiaKK Croatia Split
87 : 71
71: 88
2nd round
total
First leg
Return leg
Club Portugal Telecom Portugal
150: 198
BelgiumSpirou Charleroi
77: 92
73: 106
Telekom Baskets BonnGermany
166 : 159
Croatia KK Croatia Split
76 : 73
90 : 86
3rd round
total
First leg
Return leg
Spirou CharleroiBelgium
162 : 141
Israel Hapoel Jerusalem
84 : 70
78 : 71
KK KrkaSlovenia
162 : 153
Germany Telekom Baskets Bonn
89 : 82
73 : 71
Main round
Preliminary round
In this first phase, the 32 teams divided into four groups (A to D) competed against each other in home and away games until each team had played 14 games. The four best from each group qualified for the next round.
In the second phase of the Euroleague, the remaining 16 teams were divided into four groups (E to H) of four teams each. The performance from the regular season was reflected in the seeding list for the draw. In this phase, too, the teams in each group competed against each other in home and return matches. The respective group winners qualified directly for the Final Four tournament.
Group E
team
Sp
S.
N
P +
P-
1. Benetton Treviso
Italy
6th
4th
2
538
481
2. FC Barcelona
Spain
6th
4th
2
499
483
3. Skipper Bologna
Italy
6th
2
4th
482
509
4. Scavolini Pesaro
Italy
6th
2
4th
487
514
Treviso
Barcelona
Skipper
Pesaro
Benetton Treviso
*
89 : 75
96 : 90
94 : 66
FC Barcelona
76 : 75
*
77 : 59
90 : 76
Skipper Bologna
73: 86
97 : 93
*
73: 86
Scavolini Pesaro
101 : 98
87: 88
71: 90
*
Group F.
team
Sp
S.
N
P +
P-
1. Children of Bologna
Italy
6th
4th
2
460
432
2. Efes Pilsen
Turkey
6th
3
3
506
481
3. Real Madrid
Spain
6th
3
3
500
528
4. Urals Great Perm
Russia
6th
2
4th
516
541
Children BO
Efes
Madrid
Perm
Children of Bologna
*
77 : 71
71: 82
72 : 61
Efes Pilsen
73: 76
*
63: 67
101 : 84
real Madrid
58: 86
92: 109
*
88: 95
Urals Great Perm
87 : 78
85: 89
104: 113
*
Group G
team
Sp
S.
N
P +
P-
1. Panathinaikos Athens
Greece
6th
5
1
496
467
2. Olympiacos Piraeus
Greece
6th
4th
2
480
452
3. AEK Athens
Greece
6th
2
4th
474
475
4. Olimpija Ljubljana
Slovenia
6th
1
5
450
506
PAO
Piraeus
AEK
Ljubljana
Panathinaikos
*
88 : 78
96 : 92 a.d.
85 : 67
Olympiacos
92 : 75
*
75 : 69
85: 89 a.d.
AEK Athens
66: 73
65: 75
*
97 : 87
Olimpija
72: 79
66: 75
69: 85
*
Group H.
team
Sp
S.
N
P +
P-
1. Maccabi Tel Aviv
Israel
6th
4th
2
410
370
2. TAU Cerámica
Spain
6th
4th
2
496
472
3. CSKA Moscow
Russia
6th
3
3
486
485
4. Ülker Istanbul
Turkey
6th
1
5
395
460
Tel Aviv
Vitoria
Moscow
Ülkerspor
Maccabi Tel Aviv
*
77: 78
69 : 68
2 : 0 *
TAU Ceramica
65: 94
*
73: 87
101 : 69
CSKA Moscow
81 : 77
73: 90
*
86 : 80
Ülker Istanbul
78: 91
72: 89
96 : 91
*
* Ülker Istanbul did not show up for the game in Tel Aviv. The reason given by the Istanbul residents was the unsafe situation in Israel.
Final Four tournament
In a tournament that took place within a weekend, two teams each competed in semifinals. The winners qualified for the final, from which the winner of the ULEB Euroleague emerged.