| 1997–98 LEN Champions League |
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| League | LEN Champions League |
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| Sport | Water Polo |
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| Duration | 1997 to
5 June 1998 |
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| Teams | 8 (preliminary round) |
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| Finals champions |  Posillipo (2nd title) |
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| Runners-up | Pescara |
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The 1997–98 LEN Champions League was the 35th edition of LEN's premier competition for men's water polo clubs. It ran from 1997 to 6 June 1998, and it was contested by 16 teams. The Final Four (semifinals, final, and third place game) took place on June 5 and June 6 in Zagreb.
Preliminary round
Location of teams of the
1997–98 LEN Champions League group stage.
Blue Group;
Red Group.
| Key to colors in group tables
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| Group winners and runners-up advanced to Final four
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Blue Group
| Team
|
Pld
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W
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D
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L
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GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
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 HAVK Mladost
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6
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4
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0
|
2
|
46
|
40
|
+6
|
8
|
 Spartak Volgograd
|
6
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
37
|
42
|
−5
|
7
|
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|
6
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
51
|
44
|
+7
|
6
|
 BVSC
|
6
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
46
|
54
|
−8
|
3
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Source:
Red Group
| Team
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Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
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| Posillipo
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6
|
5
|
1
|
0
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58
|
45
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+13
|
11
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| Pescara
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6
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4
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1
|
1
|
67
|
45
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+22
|
9
|
 Olympic Nice
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6
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
46
|
68
|
−22
|
2
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 Vouliagmeni
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
43
|
56
|
−13
|
2
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Source:
Final standings
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1997–98 Champions League
Champions
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2nd title
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| Milan Tadić, Marcello De Georgio, Tamás Kásás, Giuseppe Porzio, Francesco Postiglione, Gergely Kiss, Fabio Galasso, Francesco Porzio, Luca Giustolisi, Paolo Zizza, Dušan Popović, Gianfranco Salvati, Fulvio Di Martire, Carlo Silipo, Fabio Bencivenga, Antracite Lignano
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| Head coach
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| Paolo De Crescenzo
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See also
- 1997–98 LEN Cup Winners' Cup
- 1997–98 LEN Cup
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