The 1998–99 Euroleague Women was the third edition of the Euroleague era of

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's premier international competition for European women's

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clubs. It ran between 23 September 1998 and 8 April 1999.

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won its first title beating former champion Pool Comense in the final, becoming the first (and only to date) Slovak team to win the competition.

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and

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also reached the Final Four, which took place in

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, while defending champion CJM Bourges was knocked out by Ruzomberok in the quarterfinals.Results
in

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's website

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Quarter-finals

Final four

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Group stage

Group A

Group B

Quarter-finals

Final four

Individual statistics

Points

Rebounds

Assists

References