1997–98 CERH European League

International football competition

The 1997–98 CERH European League was the 34th edition of the CERH European League organized by CERH. Its Final Four was held in Vercelli, Italy.

Preliminary round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Benfica	17–6	Vaulx-en-Velin	10–2	7–4

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Oliveirense	4–14	Barcelona	2–5	2–9
Uttigen	7–28	Porto	3–7	4–21
Amatori Vercelli	10–2	Genève	7–0	3–2
Liceo	4–4 (p)	Benfica	2–2	2–2
Herne Bay	5–11	La Vendéenne	2–3	3–8
Novara	5–4	Vic	3–2	2–2
Barcelos	9–7	Salerno	5–1	4–6
Igualada	13–1	Quévert	9–1	4–0

In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a home-and-away round-robin format.

The two first qualified teams advanced to the Final Four.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	NOV	IGU	BCS	VEN
1	Novara	6	5	1	0	47	15	+32	11	Advance to Final Four	—	3–2	5–3	21–1
2	Igualada	6	3	1	2	41	14	+27	7	Advance to Final Four	5–6	—	10–3	11–0
3	Barcelos	6	2	2	2	32	29	+3	6		3–3	1–1	—	19–9
4	La Vendéenne	6	0	0	6	13	75	−62	0		1–9	1–12	1–3	—

Source:

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	BAR	VER	POR	LIC
1	Barcelona	6	5	1	0	29	18	+11	11	Advance to Final Four	—	7–1	3–3	4–3
2	Amatori Vercelli	6	3	1	2	21	22	−1	7	Advance to Final Four	3–4	—	6–3	3–1
3	Porto	6	1	2	3	20	27	−7	4		5–7	5–5	—	3–2
4	Liceo	6	1	0	5	15	18	−3	2		3–4	2–3	4–1	—

Source:

The Final Four was played in Vercelli, Italy.

Igualada achieved their fifth title.

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