1998–99 YUBA League

7th edition of YUBA League
1998–99 Winston YUBA League
LeagueYUBA League
Season1998–99
Number of games22 each
Number of teams12
Finals
ChampionsBudućnost
  Runners-upCrvena zvezda
Seasons
← 1997–98
1999–2000 →

The 1998–99 Winston YUBA League (Serbian Cyrillic: Винстон ЈУБА лига 1998/99.) was the 7th season of the YUBA League, the top-tier professional basketball league in Yugoslavia (later renamed to Serbia and Montenegro).

Teams

A total of 12 teams participated in the 1998–99 Winston YUBA League.

Distribution

The following is the access list for this season.

Access list for the 1998–99 Winston YUBA League
Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from the previous round
Regular season
(12 teams)
  • 10 highest-placed teams from the previous season
  • 2 highest-placed teams from the B League
Playoffs
(8 teams)
  • 8 highest-placed teams from the Regular season

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from the YUBA B League
Teams relegated to the YUBA B League
  • OKK Beograd
  • Borovica
  • Vojvodina
  • Mornar

Venues and locations

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Location of clubs in the 1998–99 season
Club Home city Arena Capacity
Beobanka Belgrade New Belgrade Sports Hall 5,000
Beopetrol Belgrade New Belgrade Sports Hall 5,000
Budućnost Podgorica Morača Hall 4,300
Crvena zvezda Belgrade Pionir Hall 5,878
FMP Železnik Belgrade Železnik Hall 3,000
Hemofarm Vršac Millennium Centar 5,000
Iva Zorka Šabac Zorka Hall 2,300
Lovćen Cetinje Lovćen Sports Center 1,500
Partizan Belgrade Pionir Hall 5,878
Radnički Beograd Belgrade SC Šumice 2,000
Spartak Subotica Dudova Šuma Hall 3,000
Zdravlje Leskovac SRC Dubočica 3,600

Personnel and sponsorship

Club Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Beobanka Darko Ruso Ivan Cimbaljević Sportstar Beobanka
Beopetrol Zoran Krečković Champion Beopetrol
Budućnost Miroslav Nikolić Nike
Crvena zvezda Borislav Džaković / Jovica Antonić Milenko Topić Nike Delta Banka
FMP Železnik Boško Đokić / Aleksandar Petrović
Hemofarm Željko Lukajić Hemofarm
Iva Zorka
Lovćen Miodrag Kadija
Partizan Vladislav Lučić Nike
Radnički Beograd Rajko Toroman NAAI Jugopetrol
Spartak Srećko Sekulović
Zdravlje Jovica Arsić

Regular season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation BUD CZV PAR RAD BBA BPE FMP SPA LOV HEM ZDR IVA
1 Budućnost Hipotekarna banka 22 20 2 1762 1523 +239 42 Champions — 75–59 93–77 89–66 80–74 87–76 83–66 65–61 85–74
2 Crvena zvezda 22 19 3 1794 1562 +232 41 Runners-up 73–67 — 84–72 89–77 79–69 77–60 87–63 74–53 77–67 104–74
3 Partizan Zepter 22 16 6 1926 1694 +232 38 74–84 84–85 — 74–63 73–61 93–71 81–68 89–82 67–64 105–78 95–70 102–61
4 Radnički Jugopetrol 22 13 9 1778 1762 +16 35 67–101 91–96 104–95 — 66–70 82–78 85–77 92–66 106–90
5 Beobanka 22 11 11 1632 1573 +59 33 62–63 75–79 74–78 — 99–95 65–59 75–77 68–57 66–50 102–66
6 Beopetrol 22 11 11 1709 1684 +25 33 78–85 76–77 86–101 — 73–65 72–71 81–68 74–64 71–60
7 FMP Železnik 22 11 11 1646 1569 +77 33 63–72 73–72 102–94 77–84 69–62 — 73–61 76–74 71–62
8 Spartak 22 9 13 1645 1686 −41 31 56–59 89–83 66–101 80–88 — 83–71 69–60 83–61
9 Lovćen 22 9 13 1455 1555 −100 31 73–70 61–70 59–63 59–52 64–74 67–92 67–65 — 47–51
10 Hemofarm 22 7 15 1561 1628 −67 29 58–72 73–97 75–79 82–73 81–59 91–68 62–66 — 92–64
11 Zdravlje 22 5 17 1512 1689 −177 27 Relegation to YUBA B League 63–79 73–95 53–77 79–73 80–88 57–71 64–68 — 113–77
12 Iva Zorka 22 1 21 1678 2175 −497 23 77–110 86–111 109–127 75–83 69–86 68–96 73–101 83–97 86–87 —
Source: kosarka.co.yu

Playoffs

The playoffs were not played due to the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia (March–June 1999) and then top-seeded Budućnost was awarded with the championships title.[1]

Clubs in European competitions

Competition Team Progress Result
FIBA EuroLeague Crvena zvezda Second round – Group E 6th (4–12)
FIBA Saporta Cup Partizan Zepter Quarterfinals Eliminated by Italy Benetton Treviso, 150–163 (0-1–1)
Budućnost HB Semifinals Eliminated by Italy Benetton Treviso, 96–60 (0–2)
FIBA Korać Cup FMP Železnik Regular season – Group D 3rd (3–3)
Lovćen Regular season – Group M 3rd (1–5)
Beobanka Regular season – Group P 3rd (3–3)
Radnički Jugopetrol Round of 16 Eliminated by Greece Panionios Nutella, 145–169 (0–2)

See also

References

  1. ^ "NA SR JUGOSLAVIJU PADALE BOMBE, A U PIONIRU SE IGRALO ZA TROFEJ: Kup 1999. koji ne pamtite - u vreme vazdušne opasnosti!". mondo.rs. Retrieved 21 August 2022.