| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14 August 1997 – 13 May 1998 |
| Teams | 32 (first round) 47 (qualifying round) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 91 |
| Goals scored | 272 (2.99 per match) |
| Attendance | 826,944 (9,087 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Pasquale Luiso (Vicenza) 8 goals |
The 1997–98 season of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup club football tournament was won by Chelsea in the final against Stuttgart.
Teams

Qualifying round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB Tórshavn |
1–7 | 1–1 | 0–6 | |
| Hibernians |
0–4 | 0–1 | 0–3 | |
| Glenavon |
1–5 | 1–1 | 0–4 | |
| Cwmbrân Town |
2–12 | 2–5 | 0–7 | |
| Žalgiris Vilnius |
1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 (aet) | |
| Zimbru Chișinău |
1–4 | 1–1 | 0–3 | |
| Dinaburg |
2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Kilmarnock |
3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| HJK |
1–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | |
| Sloga Jugomagnat |
1–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | |
| Balzers |
1–5 | 1–3 | 0–2 | |
| Tallinna Sadam |
2–5 | 1–1 | 1–4 | |
| Primorje |
3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Levski Sofia |
2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| Dinamo Batumi |
2–31 | 0–3 | 2–0 |
- Notes
- Note 1: Ararat Yerevan were awarded a 3–0 win in the qualifying round first leg after Dinamo Batumi were found guilty of fielding an ineligible player — Sotogashvili. The match originally ended as a 4–2 win for Dinamo Batumi.
First leg
| HB Tórshavn | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Arge |
Lineups | Alexandrou |
| Hibernians | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lineups | Guðmundsson |
| Cwmbrân Town | 2–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Parfitt Townsend |
Lineups | Vasc Niculescu Liță |
| Zimbru Chișinău | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zgura |
Lineups | Atelkin |
| Kilmarnock | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Wright |
Lineups | Rutherford |
| HJK | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Helin |
Lineups |
| Sloga Jugomagnat | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Petkov |
Lineups | Bule Čižmek |
| Tallinna Sadam | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Olumets |
Lineups | Khripach |
| Primorje | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sabadin Ščulac |
Lineups |
| Levski Sofia | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| G. Ivanov |
Lineups | Novák |
| Dinamo Batumi | 0–3 Awarded1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Guchua Glonti Shekiladze |
Lineups | Ter-Petrosyan Nazaryan |
Second leg
| APOEL | 6–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hörtnagl Sotiriou Ioannou Fasouliotis |
Lineups |
APOEL won 7–1 on aggregate.
| ÍBV | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Helgason Guðmundsson |
Lineups |
ÍBV won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Legia Warsaw | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kacprzak Sokołowski Skrzyek |
Lineups |
Legia Warsaw won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Național București | 7–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Niculescu Pigulea Albeanu Savu |
Lineups |
Național București won 12–2 on aggregate.
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Benayoun Buchnik |
Lineups | Radžius |
Hapoel Be'er Sheva won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Orbu Atelkin Kriventsov |
Lineups |
Shakhtar Donetsk won 4–1 on aggregate.
Dinaburg won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Shelbourne | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Baker |
Lineups | McIntyre |
Kilmarnock won 3–2 on aggregate.
Red Star Belgrade won 3–1 on aggregate.
| NK Zagreb | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sopić Bule |
Lineups |
Zagreb won 4–1 on aggregate.
| BVSC Budapest | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Komlósi Bükszegi |
Lineups |
BVSC won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Belshina Bobruisk | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Smirnykh Timofeev Hlebasolaw Putrash |
Lineups | Rychkov |
Belshina Bobruisk won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Union Luxembourg | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lineups | Rudonja |
Primorje won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Slovan Bratislava | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Novák Mužlay |
Lineups | Todorov |
Slovan Bratislava won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Ararat Yerevan | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lineups | Torgashvili Makharadze |
Ararat Yerevan won 3–2 on aggregate.
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kocaelispor |
3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| APOEL |
0–4 | 0–1 | 0–3 | |
| ÍBV |
2–5 | 1–3 | 1–2 | |
| Boavista |
3–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | |
| Germinal Ekeren |
4–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | |
| AIK |
1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 (aet) | |
| AEK Athens |
9–2 | 5–0 | 4–2 | |
| Slavia Prague |
6–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
1–14 | 1–4 | 0–10 | |
| NK Zagreb |
5–6 | 3–2 | 2–4 (aet) | |
| Copenhagen |
5–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| Belshina Bobruisk |
1–5 | 1–2 | 0–3 | |
| Chelsea |
4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Nice |
4–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| Real Betis |
4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Vicenza |
3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
First leg
| Kocaelispor | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Albayrak Moshoeu |
Lineups |
| APOEL | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lineups | Spiteri |
| Germinal Ekeren | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kovács Hofmans Dauwe |
Lineups | Ognjenović Stanković |
| AEK Athens | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kopitsis Katsavos Kalitzakis Marcelo |
Lineups |
| Slavia Prague | 4–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ašanin Vácha Vágner Labant |
Lineups | Aleksandrov Koilov |
| Copenhagen | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jónsson Højer Tur |
Lineups |
| Belshina Bobruisk | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hlebasolaw |
Lineups | Loskov Borodyuk |
| Chelsea | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Di Matteo Granville |
Lineups |
| Real Betis | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Alfonso |
Lineups |
| Vicenza | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Luiso Ambrosetti |
Lineups |
Second leg
| Național București | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lineups | Çolak |
Kocaelispor won 3–0 on aggregate.
Sturm Graz won 4–0 on aggregate.
| VfB Stuttgart | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Akpoborie |
Lineups | Lárusson |
Stuttgart won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Potskhveria |
Lineups | Latapy |
Shakhtar Donetsk won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Red Star Belgrade | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drulić |
Lineups | Radzinski |
Germinal Ekeren won 4–3 on aggregate.
Primorje won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Dinaburg | 2–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fedotovs Sergei Isayev |
Lineups | Nikolaidis Vlachos Kostis |
AEK Athens won 9–2 on aggregate.
Slavia Prague won 6–2 on aggregate.
| Roda | 10–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Van Houdt Lawal Ooijer Vrede Torma |
Lineups |
Roda won 14–1 on aggregate.
Tromsø won 6–5 on aggregate.
| Ararat Yerevan | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lineups | M. Nielsen Šestan |
Copenhagen won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Maminov Kharlachyov Loskov |
Lineups |
Lokomotiv Moscow won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Slovan Bratislava | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lineups | Vialli Di Matteo |
Chelsea won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Kilmarnock | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Reilly |
Lineups | Milinković |
Nice won 4–2 on aggregate.
| BVSC Budapest | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lineups | Alexis Trujillo Alfonso |
Real Betis won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Legia Warsaw | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kacprzak |
Lineups | Zauli |
Vicenza won 3–1 on aggregate.
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø |
4–9 | 3–2 | 1–7 | |
| Germinal Ekeren |
4–6 | 0–4 | 4–2 | |
| Lokomotiv Moscow |
2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Shakhtar Donetsk |
2–5 | 1–3 | 1–2 | |
| Real Betis |
3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| AEK Athens |
2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| Nice |
3–3 (a) | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Primorje |
0–6 | 0–2 | 0–4 |
First leg
| Germinal Ekeren | 0–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lineups | Bobic Akpoborie |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kharlachyov Janashia |
Lineups | Uzun |
| Real Betis | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Oli Cañas |
Lineups |
| AEK Athens | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Batista Marcelo |
Lineups |
Second leg
| Chelsea | 7–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Petrescu Vialli Zola Leboeuf |
Lineups | B. Johansen |
Chelsea won 9–4 on aggregate.
| VfB Stuttgart | 2–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Verlaat Poschner |
Lineups | Van Ankeren Van Geneugden Karagiannis |
Stuttgart won 6–4 on aggregate.
Lokomotiv Moscow won 2–1 on aggregate.
Vicenza won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Copenhagen | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| P. Nielsen |
Lineups | Ureña |
Real Betis won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Sturm Graz | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Spiteri |
Lineups |
AEK Athens won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Slavia Prague | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Labant |
Lineups | Vandecasteele |
3–3 on aggregate. Slavia Prague won on away goals.
Roda won 6–0 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roda |
1–9 | 1–4 | 0–5 | |
| Slavia Prague |
1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| AEK Athens |
1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | |
| Real Betis |
2–5 | 1–2 | 1–3 |
First leg
| Roda | 1–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Peeters |
Lineups | Luiso Belotti Otero |
| Slavia Prague | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vácha |
Lineups | Poschner |
| Real Betis | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Alfonso |
Lineups | Flo |
Second leg
Vicenza won 9–1 on aggregate.
| VfB Stuttgart | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Balakov |
Lineups |
Stuttgart won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kharlachyov Chugainov |
Lineups | Kopitsis |
Lokomotiv Moscow won 2–1 on aggregate.
Chelsea won 5–2 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vicenza |
2–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | |
| VfB Stuttgart |
3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
First leg
| VfB Stuttgart | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Akpoborie Bobic |
Lineups | Janashia |
Second leg
Chelsea won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lineups | Bobic |
Stuttgart won 3–1 on aggregate.
Final
| Chelsea | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zola |
Lineups |
Top goalscorers
The top goalscorers from the 1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup are as follows:
See also
References
- ↑ "Hibernians v ÍBV, 14 August 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ↑ "Glenavon v Legia Warsaw, 14 August 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ↑ "Cwmbrân Town v Național București, 14 August 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ↑ "Zimbru Chișinău v Shakhtar Donetsk, 14 August 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ↑ "Tallinna Sadam v Belshina Bobruisk, 14 August 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ↑ "Primorje v Union Luxembourg, 14 August 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ↑ "Levski Sofia v Slovan Bratislava, 14 August 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ↑ "Dinamo Batumi v Ararat Yerevan, 14 August 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ↑ "APOEL v HB Tórshavn, 28 August 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ↑ "Hapoel Be'er Sheva v Žalgiris Vilnius, 28 August 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ↑ "Shakhtar Donetsk v Zimbru Chișinău, 28 August 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ↑ "Kapaz v Dinaburg, 28 August 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ↑ "Red Star Belgrade v HJK, 28 August 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ↑ "Zagreb v Sloga Jugomagnat, 28 August 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ↑ "Belshina Bobruisk v Tallinna Sadam, 28 August 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ↑ "Slovan Bratislava v Levski Sofia, 28 August 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ↑ "Ararat Yerevan v Dinamo Batumi, 20 August 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ↑ "Kocaelispor v Național București, 18 September 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ↑ "Hapoel Be'er Sheva v Roda, 18 September 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ↑ "Zagreb v Tromsø, 18 September 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ↑ "Belshina Bobruisk v Lokomotiv Moscow, 18 September 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ↑ "Real Betis v BVSC Budapest, 18 September 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ↑ "Stuttgart v ÍBV, 2 October 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ↑ "Primorje v AIK, 2 October 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ↑ "Dinaburg v AEK Athens, 2 October 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ↑ "Luzern v Slavia Prague, 2 October 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ↑ "Lokomotiv Moscow v Belshina Bobruisk, 2 October 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ↑ "Slovan Bratislava v Chelsea, 2 October 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ↑ "Legia Warsaw v Vicenza, 2 October 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ↑ "Shakhtar Donetsk v Vicenza, 23 October 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ↑ "Primorje v Roda, 23 October 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ↑ "Vicenza v Shakhtar Donetsk, 6 November 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ↑ "Roda v Primorje, 6 November 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ↑ "Roda v Vicenza, 5 March 1998" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ↑ "Real Betis v Chelsea, 5 March 1998" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ↑ "Stuttgart v Slavia Prague, 19 March 1998" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ↑ "Stuttgart v Lokomotiv Moscow, 2 April 1998" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
External links
- 1997-98 competition at UEFA website
- results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- Cup Winners Cup Seasons 1997-98 – results, protocols
- Archive of old pages site UEFA Season 1997–98, written protocol games.