The 1997 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four was the 1996–97 season's FIBA EuroLeague Final Four tournament, organized by FIBA Europe.
Olympiacos won its first title, after defeating FC Barcelona Banca Catalana.
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
 Smelt Olimpija | 65 | |||||
 Olympiacos | 74 | |||||
| Olympiacos | 73 | |||||
 FCB Banca Catalana | 58 | |||||
| FCB Banca Catalana | 77 | |||||
 ASVEL | 70 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| Smelt Olimpija | 86 | |||||
| ASVEL | 79 | |||||
Semifinals
Smelt Olimpija – Olympiacos
April 22
18:30 |
| Smelt Olimpija |
65–74 | Olympiacos |
| Scoring by half: 32–37, 33–37 | ||
| Pts: Stepania 12 Rebs: Stepania 10 Asts: four players 2 |
Pts: Rivers 28 Rebs: Tarlać 13 Asts: Rivers, Sigalas 4 | |
FC Barcelona Banca Catalana – ASVEL
April 22
20:30 |
| FC Barcelona Banca Catalana |
77–70 | ASVEL |
| Scoring by half: 38–36, 39–34 | ||
| Pts: Djordjević 17 Rebs: Rivas 12 Asts: Djordjević 5 |
Pts: Howard, Rudd 20 Rebs: Howard 6 Asts: Rudd 6 | |
Third-place game
April 24
18:30 |
| Smelt Olimpija |
86–79 | ASVEL |
| Scoring by half: 54–35, 32–44 | ||
| Pts: Milič 17 Rebs: Jurković 8 Asts: McDonald 5 |
Pts: Digbeu 22 Rebs: Howard, Nebot 6 Asts: Rudd 5 | |
Final
April 24
20:30 |
| Olympiacos |
73–58 | FC Barcelona Banca Catalana |
| Scoring by half: 31–29, 42–29 | ||
| Pts: Rivers 26 Rebs: Tarlać 14 Asts: Rivers 3 |
Pts: Jiménez 16 Rebs: Jiménez 9 Asts: Djordjević 7 | |
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Awards
| FIBA EuroLeague All-Final Four Team | |||
| Player | Team | Ref. | |
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 David Rivers (MVP) |
Olympiacos | [1] | |
| Dimitrios Papanikolaou |
Olympiacos | ||
| Brian Howard |
ASVEL | ||
| Andrés Jiménez |
FC Barcelona Banca Catalana | ||
 Dragan Tarlać |
Olympiacos | ||
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