1997–98 UEFA Cup

1997–98 UEFA Cup

Parc des Princes hosted the final
Dates 22 July 1997 – 6 May 1998
Final positions
Champions Italy Internazionale (3rd title)
Runners-up Italy Lazio
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s) France Stéphane Guivarc'h (7 goals)

The 1997–98 UEFA Cup was won by Internazionale comfortably in an all-Italian final against Lazio. It was their third title in eight years in the competition.

It was the first instance of the UEFA Cup final being a one-game contest at a neutral stadium, having previously being decided over two legs with each team having one home game.

First qualifying round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Dinamo Minsk Belarus (a)2–2 Georgia (country) Kolheti Poti 1–0 1–2
Hapoel Petah Tikva Israel 3–1 Estonia Flora Tallinn 1–0 2–1
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Ukraine 8–1 Armenia FC Yerevan 6–1 2–0
Inkaras Kaunas Lithuania 4–7 Czech Republic Boby Brno 3–1 1–6
MyPa Finland 1–4 Cyprus Apollon Limassol 1–1 0–3
Inter CableTel AFC Wales 0–8 Scotland Celtic 0–3 0–5
Neuchâtel Xamax Switzerland 10–1 Moldova Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol 7–0 3–1
CS Grevenmacher Luxembourg 1–6 Croatia Hajduk Split 1–4 0–2
Grasshoppers Switzerland 10–1 Northern Ireland Coleraine 3–0 7–1
Vojvodina Serbia and Montenegro 2–2(p) Norway Viking FK 0–2 2–0(aet)
KR Reykjavík Iceland 4–1 Romania Dinamo Bucharest 2–0 2–1
Bohemians Republic of Ireland 0–6 Hungary Ferencvárosi TC 0–1 0–5
FK Jablonec 97 Czech Republic 8–0 Azerbaijan FK Karabakh 5–0 3–0
Birkirkara Malta 1–4 Slovakia Spartak Trnava 0–1 1–3
Odra Wodzislaw Poland 4–2 Republic of Macedonia Pobeda 3–0 1–2
Torpedo Rīga Latvia 2–5 Ukraine Vorskla Poltava 1–3 1–2
Brann Norway (a)4–4 Bulgaria Naftex Burgas 2–1 2–3
Principat Andorra 0–17 Scotland Dundee United 0–8 0–9
HIT Gorica Slovenia (a)4–4 Romania Oţelul Galaţi 2–0 2–4
Újpest Hungary 9–2 Faroe Islands KÍ Klaksvík 6–0 3–2

First leg

23 July 1997
Hapoel Petah Tikva Israel 1–0 Estonia Flora Tallinn
Márton  90' Report

23 July 1997
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Ukraine 6–1 Armenia FC Yerevan
Hetsko  31'
Sharan  55', 62', 74'
Palyanytsya  60'
Moroz  72' 		Report N'diaye  82'

23 July 1997
Inkaras Kaunas Lithuania 3–1 Czech Republic Boby Brno
Přibyl  14' (o.g.)
Šlekys  63'
Rudzionis  75' 		Report Holomek  5'

23 July 1997
MyPa Finland 1–1 Cyprus Apollon Limassol
Enberg  36' Report Tsolakis  86'

23 July 1997
Inter CableTel AFC Wales 0–3 Scotland Celtic
Report Thom  6' (pen.)
Johnson  45'
Wieghorst  81'

23 July 1997
Neuchâtel Xamax Switzerland 7–0 Moldova Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol
Isabella  9', 16'
Kunz  15'
Sandjak  70'
Perret  72'
Rothenbühler  76'
Gigon  90' 		Report
Xamax

23 July 1997
20:00
CS Grevenmacher Luxembourg 1–4 Croatia Hajduk Split
Thill  69' Report Erceg  9'
Tudor  23'
Vulić  31', 89'
Op Flohr Stadion, Grevenmacher
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Takhir Souleimanov (Azerbaijan)

23 July 1997
Grasshoppers Switzerland 3–0 Northern Ireland Coleraine
H. Yakin  33'
Aspinall  36' (o.g.)
Subiat  80' 		Report

23 July 1997
FK Jablonec 97 Czech Republic 5–0 Azerbaijan FK Karabakh
Holub  7', 76'
Neumann  11', 37'
Hromádko  26' 		Report

23 July 1997
Odra Wodzislaw Poland 3–0 Republic of Macedonia Podeda
Polak  34'
Paluch  48'
Nosal  68' 		Report
Wodzislaw

23 July 1997
Daugava Riga Latvia 1–3 Ukraine Vorskla Poltava
Vucāns  72' Report Kobzar  51'
Chuichenko  57'
Antyukhin  70'

23 July 1997
Brann Norway 2–1 Bulgaria Naftex Burgas
Mjelde  22'
Løvvik  28' 		Report Kishishev  81'

23 July 1997
Principat Andorra 0–8 Scotland Dundee United
Report Winters  14', 31', 75', 77'
McSwegan  46', 73', 76'
Zetterlund  48'

23 July 1997
Újpest Hungary 6–0 Faroe Islands KÍ Klaksvík
Kovács  6', 12', 87'
Herczeg  9', 27'
Jenei  38' 		Report
Ujpest

Second leg

30 July 1997
Kolheti Poti Georgia (country) 2–1 Belarus Dinamo Minsk
Mikaberidze  40'
Ghaghanidze  61' 		Report U. Makowski  18'

Dinamo Minsk 2–2 Kolheti Poti on aggregate. Dinamo Minsk won on away goals rule.

30 July 1997
Flora Tallinn Estonia 1–2 Israel Hapoel Petah Tikva
Oper  17' Report Ofri  46'
Kakoun  63'

Flora Tallinn won 3–1 on aggregate.

Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk won 8–1 on aggregate.

30 July 1997
Boby Brno Czech Republic 6–1 Lithuania Inkaras Kaunas
Chaloupka  7', 50'
Valnoha  15', 54'
Holomek  25'
Kolomazník  63' 		Report Rudzionis  16'

Boby Brno won 4–7 on aggregate.

30 July 1997
Apollon Limassol Cyprus 3–0 Finland MyPa
Mladenović  54'
Tsolakis  58'
Pittas  82' 		Report

Apollon Limassol won 1–4 on aggregate.

30 July 1997
Celtic Scotland 5–0 Wales Inter CableTel AFC
Thom  19' (pen.)
Jackson  42'
Johnson  45'
Hannah  63'
Hay  85' 		Report

Celtic won 0–8 on aggregate.

30 July 1997
Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol Moldova 1–3 Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax
Lukianchikov  14' Report Sandjak  11'
Martin  28'
Jeanneret  80'

Neuchâtel Xamax won 10–1 on aggregate.

30 July 1997
20:00
Hajduk Split Croatia 2–0 Luxembourg CS Grevenmacher
Bulat  61'
Erceg  90' 		Report
Stadion Poljud, Split
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Spiridon Papadakos (Greece)

Hajduk Split won 1–6 on aggregate.

30 July 1997
Coleraine Northern Ireland 1–7 Switzerland Grasshoppers
O'Dowd  22' Report Magnin  15'
Esposito  27'
Ahinful  33'
Shiels  51' (o.g.)
Tikva  63'
H. Yakin  64'
Aspinall  83' (o.g.)

Grasshoppers won 10–1 on aggregate.

30 July 1997
Viking FK Norway 0 – 2
5 – 4 on penalties 		Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vojvodina
Report Vulević  4', 88'

Vojvodina 2–2 Viking FK on aggregate. Viking FK won 4–5 on penalties.

KR Reykjavík won 4–1 on aggregate.

30 July 1997
Ferencvárosi TC Hungary 5–0 Republic of Ireland Bohemians
Albert  15'
Jagodics  47', 74'
Schultz  58'
Zavadszky  71' 		Report

Ferencvárosi TC won 0–6 on aggregate.

30 July 1997
FK Karabakh Azerbaijan 0–3 Czech Republic FK Jablonec 97
Report Procházka  73'
Holub  86'
Fukal  88'

FK Jablonec 97 won 8–0 on aggregate.

30 July 1997
Spartak Trnava Slovakia 3–1 Malta Birkirkara
Timko  29'
Hadviger  45'
Formanko  89' 		Report Galea  86'

Spartak Trnava won 1–4 on aggregate.

30 July 1997
Podeda Republic of Macedonia 2–1 Poland Odra Wodzislaw
Rogério Oliveira  79', 88' Report Zagórski  18'

Odra Wodzislaw won 4–2 on aggregate.

Vorskla Poltava won 2–5 on aggregate.

30 July 1997
Naftex Burgas Bulgaria 3–2 Norway Brann
Trendafilov  10'
Parushev  26'
Kiselichkov  72' 		Report Hasund  60', 72'

Brann 4–4 Naftex Burgas on aggregate. Brann won on away goals rule.

30 July 1997
Dundee United Scotland 9–0 Andorra Principat
McSwegan  8', 24', 65'
Winters  23', 42'
McLaren  37'
Olofsson  55'
Zetterlund  59'
Thompson  88' 		Report

Dundee United won 0–17 on aggregate.

30 July 1997
Oţelul Galaţi Romania 4–2 Slovenia HIT Gorica
Ştefan  20', 27'
State  63'
Ion  75' 		Report Protega  88'
Demirović  90'

HIT Gorica 4–4 Oţelul Galaţi on aggregate. HIT Gorica won on away goals rule.

30 July 1997
KÍ Klaksvík Faroe Islands 2–3 Hungary Újpest
Danielsen  14'
Mørkøre  73' 		Report Szanyó  39'
Sebők  77', 89'

Újpest won 9–2 on aggregate.

Second qualifying round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Hajduk Split Croatia 5–2 Sweden Malmö 3–2 2–0
Anderlecht Belgium 4–0 Ukraine Vorskla Poltava 2–0 2–0
Neuchâtel Xamax Switzerland 4–2 Norway Viking FK 3–0 1–2
Rotor Volgograd Russia 6–3 Poland Odra Wodzislaw 2–0 4–3
Trabzonspor Turkey 2–1 Scotland Dundee United 1–0 1–1
Rapid Wien Austria 6–3 Czech Republic Boby Brno 6–1 0–2
Tirol Innsbruck Austria 5–7 Scotland Celtic 2–1 3–6
Helsingborg Sweden 1–1(p) Hungary Ferencvárosi TC 0–1 1–0(aet)
Vejle Denmark 0–1 Israel Hapoel Petah Tikva 0–0 0–1
Grasshoppers Switzerland 3–2 Norway Brann 3–0 0–2
HIT Gorica Slovenia 3–8 Belgium Club Brugge 3–5 0–3
PAOK Greece 6–3 Slovakia Spartak Trnava 5–3 1–0
KR Reykjavík Iceland 1–3 Greece OFI Crete 0–0 1–3
FK Jablonec 97 Czech Republic 1–1(a) Sweden Örebro 1–1 0–0
Apollon Limassol Cyprus 0–3 Belgium Excelsior Mouscron 0–0 0–3
Dinamo Minsk Belarus 0–3 Norway Lillestrøm 0–2 0–1
Újpest Hungary 2–3 Denmark AGF Aarhus 0–0 2–3
Alania Vladikavkaz Russia 6–2 Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2–1 4–1

First leg

12 August 1997
20:00
Hajduk Split Croatia 3–2 Sweden Malmö FF
Skoko  78'
Sedloski  80'
Sarr  90' 		Report Wirmola  11'
Gudmundsson  60'
Stadion Poljud, Split
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Garcia Redondo (Spain)

12 August 1997
Anderlecht Belgium 2–0 Ukraine Vorskla Poltava
Petersen  18'
Stoica  90' 		Report
Brussel

12 August 1997
Neuchâtel Xamax Switzerland 3–0 Norway Viking FK
Sandjak  54', 81'
Fuglestad  58' (o.g.) 		Report
Xamax

12 August 1997
Rapid Wien Austria 6–1 Czech Republic Boby Brno
Ipoua  36', 62'
Stöger  45', 86'
Prosenik  79'
Stumpf  80' 		Report Dostálek  53'

12 August 1997
Tirol Innsbruck Austria 2–1 Scotland Celtic
Mayrleb  22', 29' Report Stubbs  82'

12 August 1997
Grasshoppers Switzerland 3–0 Norway Brann
Magnin  50'
Türkyilmaz  65'
Thüler  83' 		Report

12 August 1997
HIT Gorica Slovenia 3–5 Belgium Club Brugge
Osterc  62', 64', 83' Report Claessens  11', 26'
Staelens  13' (pen.), 21', 43' (pen.)

12 August 1997
PAOK Greece 5–3 Slovakia Spartak Trnava
Zagorakis  32'
Marangos  35', 45'
Frantzeskos  52'
Olivares  80' 		Report Ujlaky  22', 27'
Luhový  24'

12 August 1997
Dinamo Minsk Belarus 0–2 Norway Lillestrøm
Report Diallo  43', 75' (pen.)

12 August 1997
Újpest Hungary 0–0 Denmark AGF Aarhus
Report
Ujpest

Second leg

26 August 1997
19:30
Malmö Sweden 0–2 Croatia Hajduk Split
Report Vučko  45'
Erceg  90'
Malmö Stadion, Malmö
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Hartmut Strampe (Germany)

Hajduk Split won 5–2 on aggregate.

Anderlecht won 4–0 on aggregate.

26 August 1997
Viking FK Norway 2–1 Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax
Skogheim  54'
Mansson  85' 		Report Kunz  48'

Neuchâtel Xamax won 4–2 on aggregate.

26 August 1997
Odra Wodzislaw Poland 3–4 Russia Rotor Volgograd
Staniek  35'
Zagórski  44'
Brzoza  45' 		Report Berketov  5'
Abramov  50'
Veretennikov  68', 72'
Wodzislaw

Rotor Volgograd won 6–3 on aggregate.

Trabzonspor won 2–1 on aggregate.

26 August 1997
Boby Brno Czech Republic 2–0 Austria Rapid Wien
Pacanda  4'
Valnoha  45' 		Report

Rapid Wien won 6–3 on aggregate.

26 August 1997
Celtic Scotland 6–3 Austria Tirol Innsbruck
Donnelly  34', 69'
Thom  45'
Burley  70', 90'
Wieghorst  90' 		Report Mayrleb  39'
Severeyns  45'
Krinner  82'

Celtic won 5–7 on aggregate.

26 August 1997
Ferencvárosi TC Hungary 0 – 1
3–4 on penalties 		Sweden Helsingborg
Report Jacobsson  43'

Helsingborg 1–1 Ferencvárosi TC on aggregate. Ferencvárosi TC won 3–4 on penalties.

Hapoel Petah Tikva won 0–1 on aggregate.

26 August 1997
Brann Norway 2–0 Switzerland Grasshoppers
Paldan  41', 44' Report

Grasshoppers won 3–2 on aggregate.

26 August 1997
Club Brugge Belgium 3–0 Slovenia HIT Gorica
Jbari  4'
De Brul  84'
Van der Elst  85' 		Report
Brugge

Club Brugge won 3–8 on aggregate.

26 August 1997
Spartak Trnava Slovakia 0–1 Greece PAOK
Report Zagorakis  80'

PAOK won 6–3 on aggregate.

26 August 1997
OFI Crete Greece 3–1 Iceland KR Reykjavík
Anastasiou  10'
Mitić  66'
Papadopoulos  72' (pen.) 		Report Björnsson  41'

OFI Crete won 1–3 on aggregate.

FK Jablonec 97 1–1 Örebro on aggregate. Örebro won on away goals rule.

Excelsior Mouscron won 0–3 on aggregate.

Lillestrøm won 0–3 on aggregate.

26 August 1997
AGF Aarhus Denmark 3–2 Hungary Újpest
Rieper  25'
Hallum  67'
Sørensen  70' 		Report Sebők  29'
Kovács  76'

AGF Aarhus won 2–3 on aggregate.

Alania Vladikavkaz won 6–2 on aggregate.

First round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Deportivo La Coruña Spain 1–2 France Auxerre 1–2 0–0
Austria Salzburg Austria 6–7 Belgium Anderlecht 4–3 2–4
PAOK Greece 2–1 England Arsenal 1–0 1–1
Widzew Łódź Poland 1–3 Italy Udinese 1–0 0–3
NK Maribor Slovenia 2–10 Netherlands Ajax 1–1 1–9
Lyon France 7–3 Denmark Brøndby 4–1 3–2
MPKC Mozyr Belarus 1–2 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi 1–1 0–1
Real Valladolid Spain 2–1 Latvia Skonto 2–0 0–1
Vitória Guimarães Portugal 1–6 Italy Lazio 0–4 1–2
Strasbourg France 4–2 Scotland Rangers 2–1 2–1
MTK Hungária Hungary 4–1 Russia Alania Vladikavkaz 3–0 1–1
Schalke 04 Germany 5–2 Croatia Hajduk Split 2–0 3–2
Bastia France 1–0 Portugal Benfica 1–0 0–0
Sion Switzerland 1–6 Russia Spartak Moscow 0–1 1–5
OFI Crete Greece 4–2 Hungary Ferencvárosi TC 3–0 1–2
Sampdoria Italy 1–4 Spain Athletic Bilbao 1–2 0–2
FC Girondins de Bordeaux France 0–1 England Aston Villa 0–0 0–1(aet)
Steaua Bucharest Romania 2–1 Turkey Fenerbahçe 0–0 2–1
Rotor Volgograd Russia 6–1 Sweden Örebro 2–0 4–1
FC Jazz Finland 1–7 Germany 1860 Munich 0–1 1–6
Trabzonspor Turkey 5–6 Germany Bochum 2–1 3–5
Croatia Zagreb Croatia 9–4 Switzerland Grasshoppers 4–4 5–0
Vitesse Netherlands 2–3 Portugal Braga 2–1 0–2
Rapid Wien Austria 2–1 Israel Hapoel Petah Tikva 1–0 1–1
Internazionale Italy 4–0 Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax 2–0 2–0
Celtic Scotland 2–2(a) England Liverpool 2–2 0–0
Excelsior Mouscron Belgium 1–6 France Metz 0–2 1–4
Twente Netherlands (a)2–2 Norway Lillestrøm 0–1 2–1
Beitar Jerusalem Israel 2–4 Belgium Club Brugge 2–1 0–3
Atlético Madrid Spain 4–1 England Leicester City 2–1 2–0
AGF Aarhus Denmark 3–2 France Nantes Atlantique 2–2 1–0
Karlsruhe Germany 3–2 Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta 2–1 1–1

First leg

16 September 1997
Deportivo La Coruña Spain 1–2 France Auxerre
Djalminha  87' Report Diomède  72'
Guivarc'h  84'
La Coruña

16 September 1997
Austria Salzburg Austria 4–3 Belgium Anderlecht
Klausz  33', 52'
Glieder  51', 64' (pen.) 		Report Iachtchouk  34'
Goor  59'
Stoica  80'

16 September 1997
PAOK Greece 1–0 England Arsenal
Frantzeskos  61' Report

16 September 1997
Widzew Łódź Poland 1–0 Italy Udinese
Bogusz  63' Report
Stadion Widzewa, Łódź
Referee: Eric Blareau (Belgium)

16 September 1997
NK Maribor Slovenia 1–1 Netherlands Ajax
Čeh  47' Report Litmanen  66'

16 September 1997
Lyon France 4–1 Denmark Brøndby
Kanouté  20'
Linarès  50'
Carteron  63'
Giuly  75' 		Report Daugaard  34' (pen.)

16 September 1997
MPKC Mozyr Belarus 1–1 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi
Kushnir  50' Report Mujiri  42'
Mozyr

16 September 1997
Real Valladolid Spain 2–0 Latvia Skonto
Juan Carlos  30' (pen.)
Edu Manga  30' 		Report

16 September 1997
Strasbourg France 2–1 Scotland Rangers
Baticle  45' (pen.)  61' (pen.) Report Albertz  49' (pen.)

16 September 1997
20:30
Schalke 04 Germany 2–0 Croatia Hajduk Split
Goossens  7', 23' Report
Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen
Attendance: 53,250
Referee: Sergei Khusainov (Russia)

16 September 1997
Bastia France 1–0 Portugal Benfica
André  80' Report

16 September 1997
Sion Switzerland 0–1 Russia Spartak Moscow
Report Kechinov  73'

16 September 1997
OFI Crete Greece 3–0 Hungary Ferencvárosi TC
Papadopoulos  21'
Kounenakis  57'
Nioplias  86' 		Report

16 September 1997
Sampdoria Italy 1–2 Spain Athletic Bilbao
Boghossian  74' Report Ríos  19'
Larrainzar  62'
Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Ahmet Çakar (Turkey)

16 September 1997
FC Jazz Finland 0–1 Germany 1860 Munich
Report Abedi Pele  90'

16 September 1997
Trabzonspor Turkey 2–1 Germany Bochum
Hami  22' (pen.)
Çetin  45' 		Report Bałuszyński  1' (pen.)
Avni Aker Stadium, Trabzon
Attendance: 12.000
Referee: Jorge Monteiro Coroado (Portugal)

16 September 1997
Croatia Zagreb Croatia 4–4 Switzerland Grasshoppers
Šarić  23'
Viduka  41'
Prosinečki  58' (pen.)
Cvitanović  78' 		Report Moldovan  20', 79'
Mladinić  62' (o.g.)
Türkyilmaz  65'

16 September 1997
Vitesse Netherlands 2–1 Portugal Braga
Čurović  33'
Trustfull  85' (pen.) 		Report Karoglan  90' (pen.)

16 September 1997
Rapid Wien Austria 1–0 Israel Hapoel Petah Tikva
Freund  37' Report

16 September 1997
Internazionale Italy 2–0 Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax
Ronaldo  59'
Zé Elias  71' 		Report

16 September 1997
Celtic Scotland 2–2 England Liverpool
McNamara  53'
Donnelly  74' (pen.) 		Report Owen  6'
McManaman  89'
Glasgow
Attendance: 48,526

16 September 1997
Twente Netherlands 0–1 Norway Lillestrøm
Report Diallo  25' (pen.)

16 September 1997
Beitar Jerusalem Israel 2–1 Belgium Club Brugge
Pisont  47'
Sallói  50' 		Report Jbari  57'

16 September 1997
AGF Aarhus Denmark 2–2 France Nantes Atlantique
Piechnik  19'
Hallum  77' 		Report Gourvennec  12'
N'Diaye  24'

16 September 1997
Karlsruhe Germany 2–1 Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta
Regis  11'
Schroth  88' 		Report Charalambous  34'
Wildparkstadion, Karlsruhe
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Adrian Stoica (Romania)

Second leg

Auxerre won 1–2 on aggregate.

30 September 1997
Anderlecht Belgium 4–2 Austria Austria Salzburg
Peiremans  46', 67'
Iachtchouk  57'
Dheedene  66' 		Report Glieder  5'
Ivanauskas  30'
Brussel

Anderlecht won 6–7 on aggregate.

30 September 1997
Arsenal England 1–1 Greece PAOK
Bergkamp  22' Report Vryzas  88'
London

PAOK won 2–1 on aggregate.

30 September 1997
Udinese Italy 3–0 Poland Widzew Łódź
Bierhoff  2'
Poggi  7'
Locatelli  89' 		Report

Udinese won 3–1 on aggregate.

30 September 1997
Ajax Netherlands 9–1 Slovenia NK Maribor
Arveladze  1', 26'
Litmanen  21'
Witschge  37'
Babangida  40'
F. de Boer  63'
McCarthy  79', 87'
Oliseh  85' 		Report Ljubobratovic  83'

Ajax won 2–10 on aggregate.

30 September 1997
Brøndby Denmark 2–3 France Lyon
Sand  5'
Daugaard  10' (pen.) 		Report Giuly  15' (pen.)
Job  80'
Bardon  88'
Brøndby

Lyon won 7–3 on aggregate.

Dinamo Tbilisi won 1–2 on aggregate.

Real Valladolid won 2–1 on aggregate.

30 September 1997
Lazio Italy 2–1 Portugal Vitória Guimarães
Signori  40'
Nedvěd  73' 		Report Paas  1'
Rome

Lazio won 6–1 on aggregate.

30 September 1997
Rangers Scotland 1–2 France Strasbourg
Gattuso  11' Report Baticle  35'
Zitelli  49'

Strasbourg won 4–2 on aggregate.

MTK Hungária won 4–1 on aggregate.

30 September 1997
16:00
Hajduk Split Croatia 2–3 Germany Schalke 04
Vulić  20'
Računica  34' 		Report Wilmots  21'
Eijkelkamp  68', 73'
Stadion Poljud, Split
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto (Italy)

Schalke won 5–2 on aggregate.

30 September 1997
Benfica Portugal 0–0 France Bastia
Report

Bastia won 1–0 on aggregate.

15 October 1997
Spartak Moscow Russia 5–1 Switzerland Sion
Buznikin  6'
Titov  34'
Kechinov  41'
Tikhonov  60'
Romaschenko  83' 		Report Camadini  65'
Moscow

Spartak Moscow won 1–6 on aggregate.
The 2nd leg finished 2–2 (Shirko, Alenichev – Lota 2x) on 30 September (Report), but had to be replayed because the goals were 8 cm short of the prescribed height.

OFI Crete won 4–2 on aggregate.

30 September 1997
Athletic Bilbao Spain 2–0 Italy Sampdoria
Larrazábal  40' (pen.)
Ziganda  47' 		Report
San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Marc Batta (France)

Athletic Bilbao won 4–1 on aggregate.

30 September 1997
Aston Villa England 1 – 0
(a.e.t.) 		France Bordeaux
Milošević  111' Report

Aston Villa won 0–1 on aggregate.

Steaua Bucharest won 2–1 on aggregate.

30 September 1997
Örebro Sweden 1–4 Russia Rotor Volgograd
Karlsson  84' Report Niederhaus  25', 67'
Zernov  40'
Veretennikov  72'

Rotor Volgograd won 6–1 on aggregate.

30 September 1997
1860 Munich Germany 6–1 Finland FC Jazz
Winkler  34', 71'
Cerny  45'
Böhme  50'
Nowak  52'
Hamann  68' 		Report Méndez  83'

1860 Munich won 1–7 on aggregate.

30 September 1997
Bochum Germany 5–3 Turkey Trabzonspor
Stickroth  22'
Yuran  44', 51'
Dickhaut  60'
Peschel  68' 		Report Missé-Missé  31'
Ogün  73'
Osman  78'
Ruhrstadion, Bochum
Attendance: 24.500
Referee: Miroslav Radoman (Yugoslavia)

Bochum won 6–5 on aggregate.

30 September 1997
Grasshoppers Switzerland 0–5 Croatia Croatia Zagreb
Report Cvitanović  25', 32', 89'
Prosinečki  86' (pen.)

Croatia Zagreb won 9–4 on aggregate.

30 September 1997
Braga Portugal 2–0 Netherlands Vitesse
Artur Jorge  14' (pen.), pen.' Report

Braga won 2–3 on aggregate.

Rapid Wien won 2–1 on aggregate.

30 September 1997
Neuchâtel Xamax Switzerland 0–2 Italy Internazionale
Report Moriero  26'
Ganz  69'

Internazionale won 4–0 on aggregate.

30 September 1997
Liverpool England 0–0 Scotland Celtic
Report
Liverpool
Attendance: 38,205

Celtic 2–2 Liverpool on aggregate. Liverpool won on away goals rule.

30 September 1997
Metz France 4–1 Belgium Excelsior Mouscron
Rodriguez  4', 25'
Kastendeuch  39'
Gaillot  90' 		Report van Durme  10'

Metz won 1–6 on aggregate.

Twente 2–2 Lillestrøm on aggregate. Twente won on away goals rule.

30 September 1997
Club Brugge Belgium 3–0 Israel Beitar Jerusalem
Jbari  66'
Fadiga  70'
Verheyen  81' 		Report
Brugge

Club Brugge won 2–4 on aggregate.

Atlético Madrid won 4–1 on aggregate.

AGF Aarhus won 3–2 on aggregate.

Karlsruhe won 3–2 on aggregate.

Second round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Strasbourg France 3–2 England Liverpool 3–0 0–2
Internazionale Italy 4–3 France Lyon 1–2 3–1
Braga Portugal 5–0 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi 4–0 1–0
Schalke 04 Germany 3–1 Belgium Anderlecht 1–0 2–1
Ajax Netherlands (a)2–2 Italy Udinese 1–0 1–2
Club Brugge Belgium 2–4 Germany Bochum 1–0 1–4
Metz France 1–3 Germany Karlsruhe 0–2 1–1
Spartak Moscow Russia 4–1 Spain Real Valladolid 2–0 2–1
MTK Hungária Hungary 1–2 Croatia Croatia Zagreb 1–0 0–2
Atlético Madrid Spain 9–6 Greece PAOK 5–2 4–4
Steaua Bucharest Romania (a)3–3 France Bastia 1–0 2–3
Athletic Bilbao Spain 1–2 England Aston Villa 0–0 1–2
Rapid Wien Austria 4–2 Germany 1860 Munich 3–0 1–2
Rotor Volgograd Russia 0–3 Italy Lazio 0–0 0–3
AGF Aarhus Denmark 1–1(a) Netherlands Twente 1–1 0–0
Auxerre France 5–4 Greece OFI Crete 3–1 2–3

First leg

21 October 1997
Strasbourg France 3–0 England Liverpool
Zitelli  20', 62'
Conteh  72' 		Report
Strasbourg
Attendance: 18,813

21 October 1997
Internazionale Italy 1–2 France Lyon
Ganz  69' Report Giuly  22'
Caveglia  80' (pen.)

21 October 1997
Braga Portugal 4–0 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi
Rodrigão  22'
Toni  55'
Karoglan  66'
Bruno  77' 		Report

21 October 1997
Ajax Netherlands 1–0 Italy Udinese
Dani  28' Report

21 October 1997
Club Brugge Belgium 1–0 Germany Bochum
Jbari  80' Report
Olympic Stadium, Bruges
Attendance: 13.000
Referee: Karol Ihring (Slovakia)

21 October 1997
Metz France 0–2 Germany Karlsruhe
Report Häßler  13', 39'

21 October 1997
MTK Hungária Hungary 1–0 Croatia Croatia Zagreb
Lőrincz  82' Report

21 October 1997
Atlético Madrid Spain 5–2 Greece PAOK
Vieri  10', 31', 55'
Lardín  12'
Kiko  75' 		Report Frantzeskos  19'
Marangos  65'

21 October 1997
Steaua Bucharest Romania 1–0 France Bastia
Hrib  66' Report

21 October 1997
Athletic Bilbao Spain 0–0 England Aston Villa
Report
San Mamés, Bilbao
Attendance: 46,000
Referee: Hartmut Strampe (Germany)

21 October 1997
Rapid Wien Austria 3–0 Germany 1860 Munich
Stöger  45' (pen.)
Schöttel  64'
Penksa  82' 		Report

21 October 1997
Rotor Volgograd Russia 0–0 Italy Lazio
Report
Central Stadium, Volgograd
Attendance: 25,000

21 October 1997
AGF Aarhus Denmark 1–1 Netherlands Twente
Mølby  41' (pen.) Report Sumiala  16'

21 October 1997
Auxerre France 3–1 Greece OFI Crete
Sibierski  15'
Guivarc'h  61', 90' 		Report Nioplias  13'

Second leg

4 November 1997
Liverpool England 2–0 France Strasbourg
Fowler  63' (pen.)
Riedle  84' 		Report
Liverpool
Attendance: 32,426

Strasbourg won 3–2 on aggregate.

4 November 1997
Lyon France 1–3 Italy Internazionale
Bąk  67' Report Moriero  9', 69'
Cauet  46'

Internazionale won 4–3 on aggregate.

4 November 1997
Dinamo Tbilisi Georgia (country) 0–1 Portugal Braga
Report Toni  55'
Moscow

Braga won 5–0 on aggregate.

4 November 1997
Anderlecht Belgium 1–2 Germany Schalke 04
De Boeck  16' Report van Hoogdalem  59'
Wilmots  66'
Brussel

Schalke 04 won 3–1 on aggregate.

4 November 1997
Udinese Italy 2–1 Netherlands Ajax
Poggi  25'
Bierhoff  32' 		Report Arveladze  80'

Udinese 2–2 Ajax on aggregate. Ajax won on away goals rule.

6 November 1997
Bochum Germany 4–1 Belgium Club Brugge
Donkov  12' (pen.), 57'
Yuran  83'
Wosz  90' 		Report Jbari  37'
Ruhrstadion, Bochum
Attendance: 23.900
Referee: Charles Agius (Malta)

Bochum won 4–2 on aggregate.

4 November 1997
Karlsruhe Germany 1–1 France Metz
Häßler  36' Report Boffin  10'
Wildparkstadion, Karlsruhe
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: Graziano Cesari (Italy)

Karlsruhe won 3–1 on aggregate.

Spartak Moscow won 4–1 on aggregate.

Croatia Zagreb won 1–2 on aggregate.

4 November 1997
PAOK Greece 4–4 Spain Atlético Madrid
Frantzeskos  17'
Olivares  55'
Zagorakis  76' (pen.)
Zouboulis  81' 		Report Lardín  2'
Bogdanović  28'
Santi  51'
Kiko  90'

Atlético Madrid won 9–6 on aggregate.

4 November 1997
Bastia France 3–2 Romania Steaua Bucharest
Daye  52', 68'
Mendy  80' 		Report Munteanu  14', 40'

Steaua Bucharest 3–3 Bastia on aggregate. Steaua Bucharest won on away goals rule.

4 November 1997
Aston Villa England 2–1 Spain Athletic Bilbao
Taylor  27'
Yorke  50' 		Report González  70'
Villa Park, Birmingham
Attendance: 35,915
Referee: S. Piller (Hungary)

Aston Villa won 1–2 on aggregate.

4 November 1997
1860 Munich Germany 2–1 Austria Rapid Wien
Borimirov  6'
Winkler  23' (pen.) 		Report Zingler  70'

Rapid Wien won 4–2 on aggregate.

4 November 1997
Lazio Italy 3–0 Russia Rotor Volgograd
Casiraghi  4'
Mancini  34'
Signori  89' 		Report
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

Lazio won 3–0 on aggregate.

4 November 1997
Twente Netherlands 0–0 Denmark AGF Aarhus
Report

AGF Aarhus 1–1 Twente on aggregate. Twente won on away goals rule.

4 November 1997
OFI Crete Greece 3–2 France Auxerre
Papadopoulos  57', 75' (pen.)
Anastasiou  90' 		Report Guivarc'h  37'
Deniaud  60'

Auxerre won 5–4 on aggregate.

Third round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Strasbourg France 2–3 Italy Internazionale 2–0 0–3
Braga Portugal 0–2 Germany Schalke 04 0–0 0–2
Ajax Netherlands 6–4 Germany Bochum 4–2 2–2
Karlsruhe Germany 0–1 Russia Spartak Moscow 0–0 0–1(aet)
Croatia Zagreb Croatia 1–2 Spain Atlético Madrid 1–1 0–1
Steaua Bucharest Romania 2–3 England Aston Villa 2–1 0–2
Rapid Wien Austria 0–3 Italy Lazio 0–2 0–1
Twente Netherlands 0–3 France Auxerre 0–1 0–2

First leg

25 November 1997
Strasbourg France 2–0 Italy Internazionale
Baticle  11'
Ismaël  19' 		Report

25 November 1997
Braga Portugal 0–0 Germany Schalke 04
Report

25 November 1997
Ajax Netherlands 4–2 Germany Bochum
Laudrup  34', 36'
Arveladze  38'
F. de Boer  45' 		Report Reis  20'
Wałdoch  24'

25 November 1997
Karlsruhe Germany 0–0 Russia Spartak Moscow
Report
Wildparkstadion, Karlsruhe
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands)

25 November 1997
Steaua Bucharest Romania 2–1 England Aston Villa
Cristian Ciocoiu  30', 32' Report Yorke  54'
Ghencea Stadium, Bucharest
Attendance: 24.000
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ {Slovakia)

25 November 1997
Rapid Wien Austria 0–2 Italy Lazio
Report Casiraghi  38'
Mancini  62'

25 November 1997
Twente Netherlands 0–1 France Auxerre
Report Diomède  70'

Second leg

9 December 1997
Internazionale Italy 3–0 France Strasbourg
Ronaldo  27'
Zanetti  48'
Simeone  73' 		Report

Internazionale won 3–2 on aggregate.

9 December 1997
Schalke 04 Germany 2–0 Portugal Braga
Max  46'
Eijkelkamp  63' 		Report

Schalke 04 won 0–2 on aggregate.

11 December 1997
Bochum Germany 2–2 Netherlands Ajax
Hofmann  59'
Mamić  70' 		Report Arveladze  51'
Dani  73'
Ruhrstadion, Bochum
Attendance: 24,500
Referee: Claude Colombo (France)

Ajax won 6–4 on aggregate.

9 December 1997
Spartak Moscow Russia 1–0 (a.e.t.) Germany Karlsruhe
Shirko  109' Report
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Amand Ancion (Belgium)

Spartak Moscow won 1–0 on aggregate.

Atlético Madrid won 1–2 on aggregate.

9 December 1997
Aston Villa England 2–0 Romania Steaua Bucharest
Milošević  71'
Taylor  85' 		Report
Villa Park, Birmingham
Attendance: 35.102
Referee: Bernard Heynemann (Germany)

Aston Villa won 2–3 on aggregate.

Lazio won 3–0 on aggregate.

9 December 1997
Auxerre France 2–0 Netherlands Twente
Diomède  3'
Guivarc'h  82' (pen.) 		Report

Auxerre won 0–3 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Internazionale Italy 2–1 Germany Schalke 04 1–0 1–1(aet)
Ajax Netherlands 1–4 Russia Spartak Moscow 1–3 0–1
Atlético Madrid Spain 2–2 (a) England Aston Villa 1–0 1–2
Lazio Italy 3–2 France Auxerre 1–0 2–2

First leg

3 March 1998
Ajax Netherlands 1–3 Russia Spartak Moscow
Arveladze  57' Report Shirko  26', 52'
Kechinov  84'

3 March 1998
Atlético Madrid Spain 1–0 England Aston Villa
Vieri  42' (pen.) Report
Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Stefano Braschi (Italy)

3 March 1998
Lazio Italy 1–0 France Auxerre
Casiraghi  64' Report
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Michel Piraux (Belgium)

Second leg

17 March 1998
Schalke 04 Germany 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) Italy Internazionale
Goossens  90' Report West  91'
Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen
Attendance: 58,000
Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)

Internazionale won 2–1 on aggregate.

Spartak Moscow won 1–4 on aggregate.

Atlético Madrid 2–2 Aston Villa on aggregate. Atlético Madrid won on away goals rule.

17 March 1998
Auxerre France 2–2 Italy Lazio
Guivarc'h  39', 81' Report Mancini  8' (pen.)
Gottardi  13'

Lazio won 3–2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Internazionale Italy 4–2 Russia Spartak Moscow 2–1 2–1
Atlético Madrid Spain 0–1 Italy Lazio 0–1 0–0

First leg

31 March 1998
Internazionale Italy 2–1 Russia Spartak Moscow
Zamorano  45'
Zé Elias  89' 		Report Alenichev  48'
San Siro, Milan
Attendance: 57,803
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Second leg

14 April 1998
Spartak Moscow Russia 1–2 Italy Internazionale
Tikhonov  12' Report Ronaldo  45', 75'
Dynamo Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)

Internazionale won 4–2 on aggregate.

14 April 1998
Lazio Italy 0–0 Spain Atlético Madrid
Report
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: László Vágner (Hungary)

Lazio won 1–0 on aggregate.

Final

Main article: 1998 UEFA Cup Final

6 May 1998
20:45
Lazio Italy 0–3 Italy Internazionale
Report Zamorano  5'
Zanetti  60'
Ronaldo  70'
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 44,412
Referee: Antonio López Nieto (Spain)

Top goalscorers

Rank Name Team Goals
1 France Stéphane Guivarc'h France Auxerre 7
2 Scotland Gary McSwegan Scotland Dundee United 6
Brazil Ronaldo Italy Internazionale 6
Russia Aleksandr Shirko Russia Spartak Moscow 6
Scotland Robbie Winters Scotland Dundee United 6
Georgia (country) Shota Arveladze Netherlands Ajax 6
6 Senegal Mamadou Diallo Norway Lillestrøm 5
Belgium Nordin Jbari Belgium Club Brugge 5
Croatia Robert Prosinečki Croatia Croatia Zagreb 5
Russia Oleg Veretennikov Russia Rotor Volgograd 5
Italy Christian Vieri Spain Atlético Madrid 5
12 France Gérald Baticle France Strasbourg 4
Italy Pierluigi Casiraghi Italy Lazio 4
Croatia Igor Cvitanović Croatia Croatia Zagreb 4
Greece Kostas Frantzeskos Greece PAOK 4
Hungary Zoltán Kovács Hungary Újpest 4
Greece Nikos Papadopoulos Greece OFI Crete 4
Algeria Liazid Sandjak Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax 4
Ukraine Volodymyr Sharan Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 4

See also

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