|  The final was played at Parc des Princes in Paris | |
| Dates | 22 July 1997 – 6 May 1998 | 
|---|---|
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Internazionale (3rd title) | 
| Runners-up |  Lazio | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 125 | 
| Goals scored | 332 (2.66 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) | Stéphane Guivarc'h (Auxerre) 7 goals | 
The 1997–98 UEFA Cup was won by Internazionale 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.
For first time, one nation (France) was represented by seven teams: Strasbourg, Auxerre, Bastia, Nantes, Lyon, Bordeaux and Metz.
Format
According to 1996 UEFA ranking, Spain took a slot to Germany (but this one took the place of the holders), the Netherlands took a place from Russia, while Ukraine, Czech Republic, and Hungary took a slot from Israel, FR Yugoslavia and Poland (but this one took the place of troubled Albania).
The access list was finally decreased to 102 clubs, because only the 16 best national champions excluded from the Champions League group stage entered in the UEFA Cup.
Teams
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:
- TH: Title holders
- LC: League Cup winners
- Nth: League position
- IC: Intertoto Cup winners
- FP: Fair play
- CL Q2: Losers from the Champions League second qualifying round
Notes
- ^ Albania (ALB): Clubs from Albania were not admitted to UEFA competitions as 1996–97 Albanian Superliga was suspended for several months due to 1997 Albanian Civil War and eventually ended in mid-August 1997, past the UEFA deadline.[1]
First qualifying round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinamo Minsk .svg.png.webp) | 2–2 (a) | .svg.png.webp) Kolkheti Poti | 1–0 | 1–2 | 
| Hapoel Petah Tikva  | 3–1 |  Flora Tallinn | 1–0 | 2–1 | 
| Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk  | 8–1 |  FC Yerevan | 6–1 | 2–0 | 
| Inkaras Kaunas .svg.png.webp) | 4–7 |  Boby Brno | 3–1 | 1–6 | 
| MyPa  | 1–4 | .svg.png.webp) Apollon Limassol | 1–1 | 0–3 | 
| Inter CableTel AFC  | 0–8 |  Celtic | 0–3 | 0–5 | 
| Neuchâtel Xamax .svg.png.webp) | 10–1 |  Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol | 7–0 | 3–1 | 
| CS Grevenmacher  | 1–6 |  Hajduk Split | 1–4 | 0–2 | 
| Grasshoppers .svg.png.webp) | 10–1 | .svg.png.webp) Coleraine | 3–0 | 7–1 | 
| Vojvodina .svg.png.webp) | 2–2 (4–5 p) |  Viking | 0–2 | 2–0 (aet) | 
| KR Reykjavík  | 4–1 |  Dinamo Bucharest | 2–0 | 2–1 | 
| Bohemians  | 0–6 |  Ferencváros | 0–1 | 0–5 | 
| FK Jablonec 97  | 8–0 |  FK Karabakh | 5–0 | 3–0 | 
| Birkirkara  | 1–4 |  Spartak Trnava | 0–1 | 1–3 | 
| Odra Wodzisław  | 4–2 |  Pobeda | 3–0 | 1–2 | 
| Torpedo Rīga  | 2–5 |  Vorskla Poltava | 1–3 | 1–2 | 
| Brann  | 4–4 (a) |  Naftex Burgas | 2–1 | 2–3 | 
| Principat  | 0–17 |  Dundee United | 0–8 | 0–9 | 
| Gorica  | 4–4 (a) |  Oţelul Galaţi | 2–0 | 2–4 | 
| Újpest  | 9–2 |  KÍ Klaksvík | 6–0 | 3–2 | 
First leg
| Dinamo Minsk .svg.png.webp) | 1–0 | .svg.png.webp) Kolkheti Poti | 
|---|---|---|
| Charnyawski  10' | Report | 
| Hapoel Petah Tikva  | 1–0 |  Flora Tallinn | 
|---|---|---|
| Márton  90' | Report | 
| Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk  | 6–1 |  FC Yerevan | 
|---|---|---|
| Hetsko  31' Sharan  55', 62', 74' Palyanytsya  60' Moroz  72' | Report | N'diaye  82' | 
| Inter CableTel AFC  | 0–3 |  Celtic | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Thom  6' (pen.) Johnson  45' Wieghorst  81' | 
| Neuchâtel Xamax .svg.png.webp) | 7–0 |  Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol | 
|---|---|---|
| Isabella  9', 16' Kunz  15' Sandjak  70' Perret  72' Rothenbühler  76' Gigon  90' | Report | 
| CS Grevenmacher  | 1–4 |  Hajduk Split | 
|---|---|---|
| Thill  69' | Report | Erceg  9' Tudor  23' Vulić  31', 89' | 
| KR Reykjavík  | 2–0 |  Dinamo Bucharest | 
|---|---|---|
| Daníelsson  26' Dadason  51' | Report | 
| Bohemians  | 0–1 |  Ferencváros | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Zavadszky  30' | 
| FK Jablonec 97  | 5–0 |  FK Karabakh | 
|---|---|---|
| Holub  7', 76' Neumann  11', 37' Hromádko  26' | Report | 
| Birkirkara  | 0–1 |  Spartak Trnava | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Tittel  14' | 
| Odra Wodzisław  | 3–0 |  Pobeda | 
|---|---|---|
| Polak  34' Paluch  48' Nosal  68' | Report | 
| Daugava Riga  | 1–3 |  Vorskla Poltava | 
|---|---|---|
| Vucāns  72' | Report | Kobzar  51' Chuichenko  57' Antyukhin  70' | 
| Brann  | 2–1 |  Naftex Burgas | 
|---|---|---|
| Mjelde  22' Løvvik  28' | Report | Kishishev  81' | 
| Principat  | 0–8 |  Dundee United | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Winters  14', 31', 75', 77' McSwegan  46', 73', 76' Zetterlund  48' | 
| Gorica  | 2–0 |  Oţelul Galaţi | 
|---|---|---|
| Demirović  32' Bečaj  90' | Report | 
| Újpest  | 6–0 |  KÍ Klaksvík | 
|---|---|---|
| Kovács  6', 12', 87' Herczeg  9', 27' Jenei  38' | Report | 
Second leg
| Kolkheti Poti .svg.png.webp) | 2–1 | .svg.png.webp) Dinamo Minsk | 
|---|---|---|
| Mikaberidze  40' Gaganidze  61' | Report | U. Makowski  18' | 
2–2 on aggregate; Dinamo Minsk won on away goals.
| Flora Tallinn  | 1–2 |  Hapoel Petah Tikva | 
|---|---|---|
| Oper  17' | Report | Ofri  46' Kakoun  63' | 
Hapoel Petah Tikva won 3–1 on aggregate.
| FC Yerevan  | 0–2 |  Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Hetsko  42' Belkin  90' | 
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk won 8–1 on aggregate.
| Boby Brno  | 6–1 | .svg.png.webp) Inkaras Kaunas | 
|---|---|---|
| Chaloupka  7', 50' Valnoha  15', 54' Holomek  25' Kolomazník  63' | Report | Rudzionis  16' | 
Boby Brno won 7–4 on aggregate.
| Apollon Limassol .svg.png.webp) | 3–0 |  MyPa | 
|---|---|---|
| Mladenović  54' Tsolakis  58' Pittas  82' | Report | 
Apollon Limassol won 4–1 on aggregate.
Celtic won 8-0 on aggregate.
| Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol  | 1–3 | .svg.png.webp) Neuchâtel Xamax | 
|---|---|---|
| Lukianchikov  14' | Report | Sandjak  11' Martin  28' Jeanneret  80' | 
Neuchâtel Xamax won 10–1 on aggregate.
| Hajduk Split  | 2–0 |  CS Grevenmacher | 
|---|---|---|
| Bulat  61' Erceg  90' | Report | 
Hajduk Split won 6–1 on aggregate.
| Coleraine .svg.png.webp) | 1–7 | .svg.png.webp) 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.
| Viking  | 0–2 | .svg.png.webp) Vojvodina | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Vulević  4', 88' | |
| Penalties | ||
| Nyhaug  Aarsheim  Bjerg  Fuglestad  Espevoll  | 5–4 |  Miloševski  Aleksić  Vulević  Jovanović  Vanić | 
2–2 on aggregate; Viking won 5–4 on penalties.
| Dinamo Bucharest  | 1–2 |  KR Reykjavík | 
|---|---|---|
| Mihalcea  42' | Report | Dadason  12', 22' | 
KR Reykjavík won 4–1 on aggregate.
Ferencváros won 6–0 on aggregate.
| FK Karabakh  | 0–3 |  FK Jablonec 97 | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Procházka  73' Holub  86' Fukal  88' | 
FK Jablonec 97 won 8–0 on aggregate.
| Spartak Trnava  | 3–1 |  Birkirkara | 
|---|---|---|
| Timko  29' Hadviger  45' Formanko  89' | Report | Galea  86' | 
Spartak Trnava won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Pobeda  | 2–1 |  Odra Wodzisław | 
|---|---|---|
| Rogério Oliveira  79', 88' | Report | Zagórski  18' | 
Odra Wodzisław won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Vorskla Poltava  | 2–1 |  Daugava Riga | 
|---|---|---|
| Chuichenko  30' Antyukhin  58' | Report | Vucāns  49' | 
Vorskla Poltava won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Naftex Burgas  | 3–2 |  Brann | 
|---|---|---|
| Trendafilov  10' Parushev  26' Kiselichkov  72' | Report | Hasund  60', 72' | 
4–4 on aggregate; Brann won on away goals.
| Dundee United  | 9–0 |  Principat | 
|---|---|---|
| McSwegan  8', 24', 65' Winters  23', 42' McLaren  37' Olofsson  55' Zetterlund  59' Thompson  88' | Report | 
Dundee United won 17-0 on aggregate.
4–4 on aggregate; Gorica won on away goals.
Újpest won 9–2 on aggregate.
Second qualifying round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hajduk Split  | 5–2 |  Malmö | 3–2 | 2–0 | 
| Anderlecht .svg.png.webp) | 4–0 |  Vorskla Poltava | 2–0 | 2–0 | 
| Neuchâtel Xamax .svg.png.webp) | 4–2 |  Viking | 3–0 | 1–2 | 
| Rotor Volgograd  | 6–3 |  Odra Wodzisław | 2–0 | 4–3 | 
| Trabzonspor  | 2–1 |  Dundee United | 1–0 | 1–1 | 
| Rapid Wien  | 6–3 |  Boby Brno | 6–1 | 0–2 | 
| Tirol Innsbruck  | 5–7 |  Celtic | 2–1 | 3–6 | 
| Helsingborg  | 1–1 (3–4p) |  Ferencváros | 0–1 | 1–0 (aet) | 
| Vejle  | 0–1 |  Hapoel Petah Tikva | 0–0 | 0–1 | 
| Grasshoppers .svg.png.webp) | 3–2 |  Brann | 3–0 | 0–2 | 
| Gorica  | 3–8 | .svg.png.webp) Club Brugge | 3–5 | 0–3 | 
| PAOK  | 6–3 |  Spartak Trnava | 5–3 | 1–0 | 
| KR Reykjavík  | 1–3 |  OFI | 0–0 | 1–3 | 
| FK Jablonec 97  | 1–1 (a) |  Örebro | 1–1 | 0–0 | 
| Apollon Limassol .svg.png.webp) | 0–3 | .svg.png.webp) Excelsior Mouscron | 0–0 | 0–3 | 
| Dinamo Minsk .svg.png.webp) | 0–3 |  Lillestrøm | 0–2 | 0–1 | 
| Újpest  | 2–3 |  AGF Aarhus | 0–0 | 2–3 | 
| Alania Vladikavkaz  | 6–2 |  Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 2–1 | 4–1 | 
First leg
| Hajduk Split  | 3–2 |  Malmö FF | 
|---|---|---|
| Skoko  78' Sedloski  80' Sarr  90' | Report | Wirmola  11' Gudmundsson  60' | 
| Anderlecht .svg.png.webp) | 2–0 |  Vorskla Poltava | 
|---|---|---|
| Petersen  18' Stoica  90' | Report | 
| Trabzonspor  | 1–0 |  Dundee United | 
|---|---|---|
| Mandıralı  78' (pen.) | Report | 
| Helsingborg  | 0–1 |  Ferencváros | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Vincze  41' | 
| Grasshoppers .svg.png.webp) | 3–0 |  Brann | 
|---|---|---|
| Magnin  50' Türkyilmaz  65' Thüler  83' | Report | 
| Gorica  | 3–5 | .svg.png.webp) Club Brugge | 
|---|---|---|
| Osterc  62', 64', 83' | Report | Claessens  11', 26' Staelens  13' (pen.), 21', 43' (pen.) | 
| PAOK  | 5–3 |  Spartak Trnava | 
|---|---|---|
| Zagorakis  32' Marangos  35', 45' Frantzeskos  52' Olivares  80' | Report | Ujlaky  22', 27' Luhový  24' | 
| Apollon Limassol .svg.png.webp) | 0–0 | .svg.png.webp) Excelsior Mouscron | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
| Dinamo Minsk .svg.png.webp) | 0–2 |  Lillestrøm | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Diallo  39', 74' (pen.) | 
| Újpest  | 0–0 |  AGF Aarhus | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
| Alania Vladikavkaz  | 2–1 |  Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 
|---|---|---|
| Žutautas  18' Ashvetia  58' | Report | Palyanytsya  8' | 
Second leg
| Malmö  | 0–2 |  Hajduk Split | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Vučko  45' Erceg  90' | 
Hajduk Split won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Vorskla Poltava  | 0–2 | .svg.png.webp) Anderlecht | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Zetterberg  31' Scifo  42' | 
Anderlecht won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Viking  | 2–1 | .svg.png.webp) Neuchâtel Xamax | 
|---|---|---|
| Skogheim  54' Mansson  85' | Report | Kunz  48' | 
Neuchâtel Xamax won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Odra Wodzisław  | 3–4 |  Rotor Volgograd | 
|---|---|---|
| Staniek  35' Zagórski  44' Brzoza  45' | Report | Berketov  5' Abramov  50' Veretennikov  68', 72' | 
Rotor Volgograd won 6–3 on aggregate.
| Dundee United  | 1–1 |  Trabzonspor | 
|---|---|---|
| McLaren  56' | Report | Mandıralı  81' | 
Trabzonspor won 2–1 on aggregate.
Rapid Wien won 6–3 on aggregate.
| Celtic  | 6–3 |  Tirol Innsbruck | 
|---|---|---|
| Donnelly  34', 69' Thom  45' Burley  70', 90' Wieghorst  90' | Report | Mayrleb  39' Severeyns  45' Krinner  82' | 
Celtic won 7–5 on aggregate.
| Ferencváros  | 0–1 |  Helsingborg | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Jacobsson  43' | |
| Penalties | ||
| 3–4 | ||
1–1 on aggregate; Ferencváros won 4–3 on penalties.
| Hapoel Petah Tikva  | 1–0 |  Vejle | 
|---|---|---|
| Kakoun  32' | Report | 
Hapoel Petah Tikva won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Brann  | 2–0 | .svg.png.webp) Grasshoppers | 
|---|---|---|
| Paldan  41', 44' | Report | 
Grasshoppers won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Club Brugge .svg.png.webp) | 3–0 |  Gorica | 
|---|---|---|
| Jbari  4' De Brul  84' Van der Elst  85' | Report | 
Club Brugge won 8–3 on aggregate.
| Spartak Trnava  | 0–1 |  PAOK | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Zagorakis  80' | 
PAOK won 6–3 on aggregate.
| OFI  | 3–1 |  KR Reykjavík | 
|---|---|---|
| Anastasiou  10' Mitić  66' Papadopoulos  72' (pen.) | Report | Björnsson  41' | 
OFI Crete won 3–1 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate; Örebro won on away goals.
| Excelsior Mouscron .svg.png.webp) | 3–0 | .svg.png.webp) Apollon Limassol | 
|---|---|---|
| Pierre  30', 66' Vidović  55' | Report | 
Excelsior Mouscron won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Lillestrøm  | 1–0 | .svg.png.webp) Dinamo Minsk | 
|---|---|---|
| Diallo  40' | Report | 
Lillestrøm won 3–0 on aggregate.
AGF Aarhus won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk  | 1–4 |  Alania Vladikavkaz | 
|---|---|---|
| Sharan  23' | Report | Gakhokidze  2', 27' Yanovskiy  33' Kobiashvili  44' | 
Alania Vladikavkaz won 6–2 on aggregate.
First round
First leg
| Austria Salzburg  | 4–3 | .svg.png.webp) Anderlecht | 
|---|---|---|
| Klausz  33', 52' Glieder  51', 64' (pen.) | Report | Iachtchouk  34' Goor  59' Stoica  80' | 
| PAOK  | 1–0 |  Arsenal | 
|---|---|---|
| Frantzeskos  61' | Report | 
| Widzew Łódź  | 1–0 |  Udinese | 
|---|---|---|
| Bogusz  63' | Report | 
| Lyon  | 4–1 |  Brøndby | 
|---|---|---|
| Kanouté  20' Linarès  50' Carteron  63' Giuly  75' | Report | Daugaard  34' (pen.) | 
| MPKC Mozyr .svg.png.webp) | 1–1 | .svg.png.webp) Dinamo Tbilisi | 
|---|---|---|
| Kushnir  50' | Report | Mujiri  42' | 
| Real Valladolid  | 2–0 |  Skonto | 
|---|---|---|
| Juan Carlos  32' (pen.) Edu Manga  55' | Report | 
| MTK Hungária  | 3–0 |  Alania Vladikavkaz | 
|---|---|---|
| Illés  55' Preisinger  71' Lörincz  88' | Report | 
| Schalke 04  | 2–0 |  Hajduk Split | 
|---|---|---|
| Goossens  7', 23' | Report | 
| Sion .svg.png.webp) | 0–1 |  Spartak Moscow | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kechinov  73' | 
| OFI  | 3–0 |  Ferencváros | 
|---|---|---|
| Papadopoulos  21' Kounenakis  57' Nioplias  86' | Report | 
| Sampdoria  | 1–2 |  Athletic Bilbao | 
|---|---|---|
| Boghossian  74' | Report | Ríos  19' Larrainzar  62' | 
| Bordeaux  | 0–0 |  Aston Villa | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
| Steaua București  | 0–0 |  Fenerbahçe | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
| Rotor Volgograd  | 2–0 |  Örebro | 
|---|---|---|
| Burlachenko  45' Veretennikov  72' | Report | 
| FC Jazz  | 0–1 |  1860 Munich | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Abedi Pele  90' | 
| Trabzonspor  | 2–1 |  Bochum | 
|---|---|---|
| Hami  22' (pen.) Çetin  45' | Report | Bałuszyński  1' (pen.) | 
| Croatia Zagreb  | 4–4 | .svg.png.webp) Grasshoppers | 
|---|---|---|
| Šarić  23' Viduka  41' Prosinečki  58' (pen.) Cvitanović  78' | Report | Moldovan  20', 79' Mladinić  62' (o.g.) Türkyilmaz  65' | 
| Rapid Wien  | 1–0 |  Hapoel Petah Tikva | 
|---|---|---|
| Freund  37' | Report | 
| Internazionale  | 2–0 | .svg.png.webp) Neuchâtel Xamax | 
|---|---|---|
| Ronaldo  59' Zé Elias  71' | Report | 
| Beitar Jerusalem  | 2–1 | .svg.png.webp) Club Brugge | 
|---|---|---|
| Pisont  47' Sallói  50' | Report | Jbari  57' | 
| Atlético Madrid  | 2–1 |  Leicester City | 
|---|---|---|
| Juninho  69' Vieri  71' (pen.) | Report | Marshall  11' | 
| AGF Aarhus  | 2–2 |  Nantes Atlantique | 
|---|---|---|
| Piechnik  19' Hallum  77' | Report | Gourvennec  12' N'Diaye  24' | 
| Karlsruhe  | 2–1 | .svg.png.webp) Anorthosis Famagusta | 
|---|---|---|
| Regis  11' Schroth  88' | Report | Charalambous  34' | 
Second leg
| Auxerre  | 0–0 |  Deportivo La Coruña | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
Auxerre won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Anderlecht .svg.png.webp) | 4–2 |  Austria Salzburg | 
|---|---|---|
| Peiremans  46', 67' Iachtchouk  57' Dheedene  66' | Report | Glieder  5' Ivanauskas  30' | 
Anderlecht won 7–6 on aggregate.
PAOK won 2–1 on aggregate.
Udinese won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Ajax  | 9–1 |  Maribor | 
|---|---|---|
| Arveladze  1', 26' Litmanen  21' Witschge  37' Babangida  40' F. de Boer  63' McCarthy  79', 87' Oliseh  85' | Report | Ljubobratovic  83' | 
Ajax won 10–2 on aggregate.
| Brøndby  | 2–3 |  Lyon | 
|---|---|---|
| Sand  5' Daugaard  10' (pen.) | Report | Giuly  15' (pen.) Job  80' Bardon  88' | 
Lyon won 7–3 on aggregate.
| Dinamo Tbilisi .svg.png.webp) | 1–0 | .svg.png.webp) MPKC Mozyr | 
|---|---|---|
| Aleksidze  73' | Report | 
Dinamo Tbilisi won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Skonto  | 1–0 |  Real Valladolid | 
|---|---|---|
| Miholaps  6' | Report | 
Real Valladolid won 2–1 on aggregate.
Lazio won 6–1 on aggregate.
Strasbourg won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Alania Vladikavkaz  | 1–1 |  MTK Hungária | 
|---|---|---|
| Moroz  17' | Report | Halmai  85' | 
MTK Hungária won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Hajduk Split  | 2–3 |  Schalke 04 | 
|---|---|---|
| Vulić  20' Računica  34' | Report | Wilmots  21' Eijkelkamp  68', 73' | 
Schalke won 5–2 on aggregate.
Bastia won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Spartak Moscow  | 5–1 | .svg.png.webp) Sion | 
|---|---|---|
| Buznikin  6' Titov  34' Kechinov  41' Tikhonov  60' Romaschenko  83' | Report | Camadini  65' | 
Spartak Moscow won 6–1 on aggregate.
The original 2nd leg game finished 2–2 (scorers: Shirko, Alenichev – Lota 2x) on 30 September (Report), but had to be replayed because the goal posts were 8 cm short of the prescribed height.
| Ferencváros  | 2–1 |  OFI | 
|---|---|---|
| Nichenko  70' Horváth  85' (pen.) | Report | Nioplias  14' | 
OFI Crete won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Athletic Bilbao  | 2–0 |  Sampdoria | 
|---|---|---|
| Larrazábal  40' (pen.) Ziganda  47' | Report | 
Athletic Bilbao won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Aston Villa  | 1–0 (a.e.t.) |  Bordeaux | 
|---|---|---|
| Milošević  111' | Report | 
Aston Villa won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Fenerbahçe  | 1–2 |  Steaua București | 
|---|---|---|
| Bolić  63' | Report | Militaru  10' Ciocoiu  44' | 
Steaua București won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Örebro  | 1–4 |  Rotor Volgograd | 
|---|---|---|
| Karlsson  84' | Report | Niederhaus  25', 67' Zernov  40' Veretennikov  72' | 
Rotor Volgograd won 6–1 on aggregate.
| 1860 Munich  | 6–1 |  FC Jazz | 
|---|---|---|
| Winkler  34', 71' Cerny  45' Böhme  50' Nowak  52' Hamann  68' | Report | Méndez  83' | 
1860 Munich won 7–1 on aggregate.
| Bochum  | 5–3 |  Trabzonspor | 
|---|---|---|
| Stickroth  22' Yuran  44', 51' Dickhaut  60' Peschel  68' | Report | Missé-Missé  31' Ogün  73' Osman  78' | 
Bochum won 6–5 on aggregate.
| Grasshoppers .svg.png.webp) | 0–5 |  Croatia Zagreb | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Cvitanović  25', 32', 89' Prosinečki  86' (pen.), 90' (pen.) | 
Croatia Zagreb won 9–4 on aggregate.
Braga won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Hapoel Petah Tikva  | 1–1 |  Rapid Wien | 
|---|---|---|
| Kakoun  30' (pen.) | Report | Penksa  73' | 
Rapid Wien won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Neuchâtel Xamax .svg.png.webp) | 0–2 |  Internazionale | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Moriero  26' Ganz  69' | 
Internazionale won 4–0 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate; Liverpool won on away goals.
| Metz  | 4–1 | .svg.png.webp) Excelsior Mouscron | 
|---|---|---|
| Rodriguez  4', 25' Kastendeuch  39' Gaillot  90' | Report | van Durme  10' | 
Metz won 6–1 on aggregate.
| Lillestrøm  | 1–2 |  Twente | 
|---|---|---|
| Diallo  89' (pen.) | Report | Vennegoor of Hesselink  56' van Halst  90' (pen.) | 
2–2 on aggregate; Twente won on away goals.
| Club Brugge .svg.png.webp) | 3–0 |  Beitar Jerusalem | 
|---|---|---|
| Jbari  66' Fadiga  70' Verheyen  81' | Report | 
Club Brugge won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Leicester City  | 0–2 |  Atlético Madrid | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Juninho  72' Kiko  88' | 
Atlético Madrid won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Nantes Atlantique  | 0–1 |  AGF Aarhus | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Piechnik  45' | 
AGF Aarhus won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Anorthosis Famagusta .svg.png.webp) | 1–1 |  Karlsruhe | 
|---|---|---|
| Mihajlović  12' | Report | Schepens  42' | 
Karlsruhe won 3–2 on aggregate.
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strasbourg  | 3–2 |  Liverpool | 3–0 | 0–2 | 
| Internazionale  | 4–3 |  Lyon | 1–2 | 3–1 | 
| Braga  | 5–0 | .svg.png.webp) Dinamo Tbilisi | 4–0 | 1–0 | 
| Schalke 04  | 3–1 | .svg.png.webp) Anderlecht | 1–0 | 2–1 | 
| Ajax  | 2–2 (a) |  Udinese | 1–0 | 1–2 | 
| Club Brugge .svg.png.webp) | 2–4 |  Bochum | 1–0 | 1–4 | 
| Metz  | 1–3 |  Karlsruhe | 0–2 | 1–1 | 
| Spartak Moscow  | 4–1 |  Real Valladolid | 2–0 | 2–1 | 
| MTK Hungária  | 1–2 |  Croatia Zagreb | 1–0 | 0–2 | 
| Atlético Madrid  | 9–6 |  PAOK | 5–2 | 4–4 | 
| Steaua București  | 3–3 (a) |  Bastia | 1–0 | 2–3 | 
| Athletic Bilbao  | 1–2 |  Aston Villa | 0–0 | 1–2 | 
| Rapid Wien  | 4–2 |  1860 Munich | 3–0 | 1–2 | 
| Rotor Volgograd  | 0–3 |  Lazio | 0–0 | 0–3 | 
| AGF Aarhus  | 1–1 (a) |  Twente | 1–1 | 0–0 | 
| Auxerre  | 5–4 |  OFI | 3–1 | 2–3 | 
First leg
| Strasbourg  | 3–0 |  Liverpool | 
|---|---|---|
| Zitelli  20', 62' Conteh  72' | Report | 
| Schalke 04  | 1–0 | .svg.png.webp) Anderlecht | 
|---|---|---|
| Thon  18' | Report | 
| Club Brugge .svg.png.webp) | 1–0 |  Bochum | 
|---|---|---|
| Jbari  80' | Report | 
| Spartak Moscow  | 2–0 |  Real Valladolid | 
|---|---|---|
| Tikhonov  60' Titov  84' | Report | 
| MTK Hungária  | 1–0 |  Croatia Zagreb | 
|---|---|---|
| Lőrincz  82' | Report | 
| Atlético Madrid  | 5–2 |  PAOK | 
|---|---|---|
| Vieri  10', 31', 55' Lardín  12' Kiko  75' | Report | Frantzeskos  19' Marangos  65' | 
| Steaua București  | 1–0 |  Bastia | 
|---|---|---|
| Hrib  66' | Report | 
| Rapid Wien  | 3–0 |  1860 Munich | 
|---|---|---|
| Stöger  45' (pen.) Schöttel  64' Penksa  82' | Report | 
| Rotor Volgograd  | 0–0 |  Lazio | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
Second leg
Strasbourg won 3–2 on aggregate.
Internazionale won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Dinamo Tbilisi .svg.png.webp) | 0–1 |  Braga | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Toni  55' | 
Braga won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Anderlecht .svg.png.webp) | 1–2 |  Schalke 04 | 
|---|---|---|
| De Boeck  16' | Report | van Hoogdalem  59' Wilmots  66' | 
Schalke 04 won 3–1 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate; Ajax won on away goals.
Bochum won 4–2 on aggregate.
Karlsruhe won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Real Valladolid  | 1–2 |  Spartak Moscow | 
|---|---|---|
| Juan Carlos  87' | Report | Shirko  64', 90' | 
Spartak Moscow won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Croatia Zagreb  | 2–0 |  MTK Hungária | 
|---|---|---|
| Prosinečki  12', 56' | Report | 
Croatia Zagreb won 2–1 on aggregate.
| PAOK  | 4–4 |  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.
3–3 on aggregate; Steaua București won on away goals.
| Aston Villa  | 2–1 |  Athletic Bilbao | 
|---|---|---|
| Taylor  27' Yorke  50' | Report | González  70' | 
Aston Villa won 2–1 on aggregate.
| 1860 Munich  | 2–1 |  Rapid Wien | 
|---|---|---|
| Borimirov  6' Winkler  23' (pen.) | Report | Zingler  70' | 
Rapid Wien won 4–2 on aggregate.
Lazio won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Twente  | 0–0 |  AGF Aarhus | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
1–1 on aggregate; Twente won on away goals.
| OFI  | 3–2 |  Auxerre | 
|---|---|---|
| Papadopoulos  57', 75' (pen.) Anastasiou  90' | Report | Guivarc'h  37' Deniaud  60' | 
Auxerre won 5–4 on aggregate.
Third round
The draw for the third round was held on 7 November 1997.[2][3]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strasbourg  | 2–3 |  Internazionale | 2–0 | 0–3 | 
| Braga  | 0–2 |  Schalke 04 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 
| Ajax  | 6–4 |  Bochum | 4–2 | 2–2 | 
| Karlsruhe  | 0–1 |  Spartak Moscow | 0–0 | 0–1 (aet) | 
| Croatia Zagreb  | 1–2 |  Atlético Madrid | 1–1 | 0–1 | 
| Steaua București  | 2–3 |  Aston Villa | 2–1 | 0–2 | 
| Rapid Wien  | 0–3 |  Lazio | 0–2 | 0–1 | 
| Twente  | 0–3 |  Auxerre | 0–1 | 0–2 | 
First leg
| Strasbourg  | 2–0 |  Internazionale | 
|---|---|---|
| Baticle  11' Ismaël  19' | Report | 
| Braga  | 0–0 |  Schalke 04 | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
| Croatia Zagreb  | 1–1 |  Atlético Madrid | 
|---|---|---|
| Mujčin  2' | Report | Caminero  61' | 
| Steaua București  | 2–1 |  Aston Villa | 
|---|---|---|
| Ciocoiu  30', 32' | Report | Yorke  54' | 
Second leg
| Internazionale  | 3–0 |  Strasbourg | 
|---|---|---|
| Ronaldo  27' Zanetti  48' Simeone  73' | Report | 
Internazionale won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Schalke 04  | 2–0 |  Braga | 
|---|---|---|
| Max  46' Eijkelkamp  63' | Report | 
Schalke 04 won 2–0 on aggregate.
Ajax won 6–4 on aggregate.
| Spartak Moscow  | 1–0 (a.e.t.) |  Karlsruhe | 
|---|---|---|
| Shirko  109' | Report | 
Spartak Moscow won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Atlético Madrid  | 1–0 |  Croatia Zagreb | 
|---|---|---|
| Caminero  44' | Report | 
Atlético Madrid won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Aston Villa  | 2–0 |  Steaua București | 
|---|---|---|
| Milošević  71' Taylor  85' | Report | 
Aston Villa won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Lazio  | 1–0 |  Rapid Wien | 
|---|---|---|
| Venturin  86' | Report | 
Lazio won 3–0 on aggregate.
Auxerre won 3–0 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internazionale  | 2–1 |  Schalke 04 | 1–0 | 1–1 (aet) | 
| Ajax  | 1–4 |  Spartak Moscow | 1–3 | 0–1 | 
| Atlético Madrid  | 2–2 (a) |  Aston Villa | 1–0 | 1–2 | 
| Lazio  | 3–2 |  Auxerre | 1–0 | 2–2 | 
First leg
| Internazionale  | 1–0 |  Schalke 04 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ronaldo  17' | Report | 
| Atlético Madrid  | 1–0 |  Aston Villa | 
|---|---|---|
| Vieri  42' (pen.) | Report | 
Second leg
| Schalke 04  | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |  Internazionale | 
|---|---|---|
| Goossens  90' | Report | West  91' | 
Internazionale won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Spartak Moscow  | 1–0 |  Ajax | 
|---|---|---|
| Shirko  85' | Report | 
Spartak Moscow won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Aston Villa  | 2–1 |  Atlético Madrid | 
|---|---|---|
| Taylor  72' Collymore  74' | Report | Caminero  29' | 
2–2 on aggregate; Atlético Madrid won on away goals.
Lazio won 3–2 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internazionale  | 4–2 |  Spartak Moscow | 2–1 | 2–1 | 
| Atlético Madrid  | 0–1 |  Lazio | 0–1 | 0–0 | 
First leg
| Internazionale  | 2–1 |  Spartak Moscow | 
|---|---|---|
| Zamorano  45' Zé Elias  89' | Report | Alenichev  48' | 
| Atlético Madrid  | 0–1 |  Lazio | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Jugović  33' | 
Second leg
| Spartak Moscow  | 1–2 |  Internazionale | 
|---|---|---|
| Tikhonov  12' | Report | Ronaldo  45', 75' | 
Internazionale won 4–2 on aggregate.
Lazio won 1–0 on aggregate.
Final
Top goalscorers
See also
References
- ↑ Albania 1996/97 at RSSSF
- ↑ "Villa avoid big boys of Europe in third round UEFA Cup draw". BBC News. BBC. 7 November 1997. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ↑ Maume, Chris (8 November 1997). "Football: Romanians a mystery for Aston Villa". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
External links
- 1997–98 All matches UEFA Cup – season at UEFA website
- Official Site
- Results at RSSSF.com
- All scorers 1997–98 UEFA Cup according to (excluding preliminary round) according to protocols UEFA + all scorers preliminary round
- 1997/98 UEFA Cup - results and line-ups (archive)

