1997–98 UEFA Cup


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.

Format

According to 1996 UEFA ranking, Spain took a slot to Germany, the Netherlands took a place from Russia, while Ukraine, Czech Republic, and Hungary took a slot from Israel, FR Yugoslavia and Poland.
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:
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First qualifying round

First leg

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Second leg

Dinamo Minsk 2–2 Kolheti Poti on aggregate. Dinamo Minsk won on away goals.
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Hapoel Petah Tikva won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk won 8–1 on aggregate.
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Boby Brno won 4–7 on aggregate.
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Apollon Limassol won 1–4 on aggregate.
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Celtic won 8-0 on aggregate.
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Neuchâtel Xamax won 10–1 on aggregate.
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Hajduk Split won 1–6 on aggregate.
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Grasshoppers won 10–1 on aggregate.
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Vojvodina 2–2 Viking on aggregate. Viking won 5–4 on penalties.
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KR Reykjavík won 4–1 on aggregate.
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Ferencváros won 0–6 on aggregate.
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FK Jablonec 97 won 8–0 on aggregate.
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Spartak Trnava won 1–4 on aggregate.
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Odra Wodzisław won 4–2 on aggregate.
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Vorskla Poltava won 2–5 on aggregate.
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Brann 4–4 Naftex Burgas on aggregate. Brann won on away goals.
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Dundee United won 17-0 on aggregate.
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Gorica 4–4 Oţelul Galaţi on aggregate. Gorica won on away goals.
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Újpest won 9–2 on aggregate.

Second qualifying round

First leg

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Second leg

Hajduk Split won 5–2 on aggregate.
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Anderlecht won 4–0 on aggregate.
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Neuchâtel Xamax won 4–2 on aggregate.
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Rotor Volgograd won 6–3 on aggregate.
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Trabzonspor won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Rapid Wien won 6–3 on aggregate.
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Celtic won 7–5 on aggregate.
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Helsingborg 1–1 Ferencváros on aggregate. Ferencváros won 4–3 on penalties.
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Hapoel Petah Tikva won 0–1 on aggregate.
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Grasshoppers won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Club Brugge won 8–3 on aggregate.
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PAOK won 6–3 on aggregate.
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OFI Crete won 1–3 on aggregate.
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FK Jablonec 97 1–1 Örebro on aggregate. Örebro won on away goals.
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Excelsior Mouscron won 0–3 on aggregate.
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Lillestrøm won 0–3 on aggregate.
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AGF Aarhus won 2–3 on aggregate.
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Alania Vladikavkaz won 6–2 on aggregate.

First round

First leg

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Second leg

Auxerre won 1–2 on aggregate.
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Anderlecht won 6–7 on aggregate.
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PAOK won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Udinese won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Ajax won 2–10 on aggregate.
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Lyon won 7–3 on aggregate.
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Dinamo Tbilisi won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Real Valladolid won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Lazio won 6–1 on aggregate.
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Strasbourg won 4–2 on aggregate.
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MTK Hungária won 4–1 on aggregate.
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Schalke won 5–2 on aggregate.
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Bastia won 1–0 on aggregate.
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Spartak Moscow won 1–6 on aggregate.

The original 2nd leg game finished 2–2 on 30 September, but had to be replayed because the goal posts were 8 cm short of the prescribed height.
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OFI Crete won 4–2 on aggregate.
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Athletic Bilbao won 4–1 on aggregate.
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Aston Villa won 0–1 on aggregate.
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Steaua București won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Rotor Volgograd won 6–1 on aggregate.
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1860 Munich won 1–7 on aggregate.
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Bochum won 6–5 on aggregate.
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Croatia Zagreb won 9–4 on aggregate.
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Braga won 2–3 on aggregate.
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Rapid Wien won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Internazionale won 4–0 on aggregate.
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Celtic 2–2 Liverpool on aggregate. Liverpool won on away goals.
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Metz won 1–6 on aggregate.
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Twente 2–2 Lillestrøm on aggregate. Twente won on away goals.
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Club Brugge won 2–4 on aggregate.
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Atlético Madrid won 4–1 on aggregate.
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AGF Aarhus won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Karlsruhe won 3–2 on aggregate.

Second round

First leg

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Second leg

Strasbourg won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Internazionale won 4–3 on aggregate.
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Braga won 5–0 on aggregate.
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Schalke 04 won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Udinese 2–2 Ajax on aggregate. Ajax won on away goals.
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Bochum won 4–2 on aggregate.
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Karlsruhe won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Spartak Moscow won 4–1 on aggregate.
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Croatia Zagreb won 1–2 on aggregate.
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Atlético Madrid won 9–6 on aggregate.
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Steaua București 3–3 Bastia on aggregate. Steaua București won on away goals.
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Aston Villa won 1–2 on aggregate.
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Rapid Wien won 4–2 on aggregate.
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Lazio won 3–0 on aggregate.
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AGF Aarhus 1–1 Twente on aggregate. Twente won on away goals.
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Auxerre won 5–4 on aggregate.

Third round

The draw for the third round was held on 7 November 1997.

First leg

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Second leg

Internazionale won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Schalke 04 won 0–2 on aggregate.
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Ajax won 6–4 on aggregate.
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Spartak Moscow won 1–0 on aggregate.
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Atlético Madrid won 1–2 on aggregate.
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Aston Villa won 2–3 on aggregate.
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Lazio won 3–0 on aggregate.
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Auxerre won 0–3 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

First leg

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Second leg

Internazionale won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Spartak Moscow won 1–4 on aggregate.
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Atlético Madrid 2–2 Aston Villa on aggregate. Atlético Madrid won on away goals.
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Lazio won 3–2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

First leg

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Second leg

Internazionale won 4–2 on aggregate.
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Lazio won 1–0 on aggregate.

Final

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