1997–98 UEFA Champions League

The 1997–98 UEFA Champions League was the 43rd season of the UEFA Champions League, UEFA's premier club football tournament, and the sixth since its re-branding from the "European Champion Clubs' Cup" or "European Cup". The tournament was won by Real Madrid, winning for the first time in 32 years, beating 1–0 Juventus who were playing in a third consecutive final. It started a run of three victories in five seasons for the Spanish club.

1997–98 UEFA Champions League
The Amsterdam Arena held the final
Tournament details
DatesQualifying:
23 July – 27 August 1997
Competition proper:
17 September 1997 – 20 May 1998
TeamsCompetition proper: 24
Total: 55
Final positions
ChampionsSpain Real Madrid (7th title)
Runners-upItaly Juventus
Tournament statistics
Matches played85
Goals scored239 (2.81 per match)
Attendance2,868,568 (33,748 per match)
Top scorer(s)Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus)
10 goals

This season was the first to have six groups, instead of previous four, which meant that only two group runners-up qualified for the quarter-finals as opposed to all the second-placed teams. It was also the first to have two qualifying rounds instead of just one. After three years of entering the UEFA Cup, champions of smaller nations returned to the Champions League. For the first time, the runners-up of eight domestic leagues entered into the competition. With Borussia Dortmund being the title holders but finishing third in their domestic league last season, Germany became the first association to provide three teams to the premier European competition.

Borussia Dortmund, the defending champions, were eliminated in the semi-finals by eventual winners Real Madrid.

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Slovakia and the Republic of Macedonia all entered their champions for the first time, while the champion of Yugoslavia returned to this competition for the first time since 1991–92 season after the UN ban was lifted.

Association team allocation

Number of teams per country as well as the starting round for each club and seeding were based on 1997 UEFA league coefficient, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 1992–93 to 1996–97.[1]

  • Associations ranked 1–8 each have two participants
  • Associations ranked 9–48 each have one participant (except Liechtenstein and Albania)
Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round
First qualifying round
(30 teams)
  • 30 champions from associations 17–48 (except Liechtenstein and Albania)
Second qualifying round
(32 teams)
  • 9 champions from associations 8–16
  • 8 runners-up from associations 1–8
  • 15 winners from the first qualifying round
Group stage
(24 teams)
  • Champions League title holders (Borussia Dortmund)
  • 7 champions from associations 1–7
  • 16 winners from the second qualifying round
Knockout phase
(8 teams)
  • 6 group winners from the group stage
  • 2 best-ranked group runners-up from the group stage

Teams

55 teams entered the competition: the national champions of each of the top 48 nations in the UEFA coefficient rankings (except Liechtenstein and Albania), plus the runners-up from each of the top eight nations and UEFA Champions League holders, Borussia Dortmund. The national champions of the associations ranked 1–7 (Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Netherlands, Portugal and England), plus the title holders, all received a bye to the group stage, while the national champions of the associations ranked 8–16 and the runners-up of the associations ranked 1–8 all entered in the second qualifying round. The remaining national champions from the associations ranked 17–48 entered in the first qualifying round.

Group stage
Germany Borussia Dortmund TH (3rd) Spain Real Madrid (1st) Germany Bayern Munich (1st) Portugal Porto (1st)
Italy Juventus (1st) France Monaco (1st) Netherlands PSV Eindhoven (1st) England Manchester United (1st)
Second qualifying round
Italy Parma (2nd) Portugal Sporting CP (2nd) Greece Olympiacos (1st) Denmark Brøndby (1st)
Spain Barcelona (2nd) England Newcastle United (2nd) Austria Wüstenrot Salzburg (1st) Sweden Göteborg (1st)
France Paris Saint-Germain (2nd) Turkey Galatasaray (1st) Russia Spartak Moscow (1st) Norway Rosenborg (1st)
Germany Bayer Leverkusen (2nd) Turkey Beşiktaş (2nd) Belgium Lierse (1st) Czech Republic Sparta Prague (1st)
Netherlands Feyenoord (2nd)
First qualifying round
Switzerland Sion (1st) Hungary MTK Hungária (1st) Bulgaria CSKA Sofia (1st) Estonia Lantana Tallinn (1st)
Poland Widzew Łódź (1st) Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi (1st) North Macedonia Sileks (1st) Malta Valletta (1st)
Scotland Rangers (1st) Slovakia Košice (1st) Lithuania Kareda Šiauliai (1st) Republic of Ireland Derry City (1st)
Romania Steaua București (1st) Latvia Skonto (1st) Moldova Constructorul Chişinău (1st) Armenia Pyunik (1st)
Croatia Croatia Zagreb (1st) Slovenia Maribor Branik (1st) Northern Ireland Crusaders (1st) Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch (1st)
Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv (1st) Finland Jazz (1st) Wales Barry Town (1st) Faroe Islands GÍ Gøta (1st)
Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta (1st) Belarus MPKC Mozyr (1st) Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan (1st) Azerbaijan Neftchi Baku (1st)
Israel Beitar Jerusalem (1st) Iceland ÍA Akranes (1st)
Notes
  1. ^
    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 (won by KF Tirana), past the UEFA deadline.[2]

Round and draw dates

The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws are held in Geneva, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying First qualifying round 9 July 1997 23 July 1997 30 July 1997
Second qualifying round 13 August 1997 27 August 1997
Group stage Matchday 1 29 August 1997 17 September 1997
Matchday 2 1 October 1997
Matchday 3 22 October 1997
Matchday 4 5 November 1997
Matchday 5 26–27 November 1997
Matchday 6 10 December 1997
Knockout phase Quarter-finals 17 December 1997 4 March 1998 18 March 1998
Semi-finals 20 March 1998
(Lausanne)		 1 April 1998 15 April 1998
Final 20 May 1998 at Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam

Qualifying rounds
Main article: 1997–98 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds

First qualifying round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Derry City Republic of Ireland 0–3 Slovenia Maribor Branik 0–2 0–1
Košice Slovakia 4–0 Iceland ÍA 3–0 1–0
Partizan Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1–5 Croatia Croatia Zagreb 1–0 0–5
Valletta Malta 1–2 Latvia Skonto 1–0 0–2
Pyunik Armenia 3–6 Hungary MTK Hungária 0–2 3–4
Crusaders Northern Ireland 2–8 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi 1–3 1–5
Sileks North Macedonia 1–3 Israel Beitar Jerusalem 1–0 0–3
Steaua București Romania 5–3 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 3–3 2–0
Constructorul Chişinău Moldova 3–4 Belarus MPKC Mozyr 1–1 2–3
Lantana Estonia 0–3 Finland Jazz 0–1 0–2
GÍ Faroe Islands 0–11 Scotland Rangers 0–5 0–6
Neftchi Baku Azerbaijan 0–10 Poland Widzew Łódź 0–2 0–8
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine 6–0 Wales Barry Town 2–0 4–0
Sion Switzerland 5–0 Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch 4–0 1–0
Anorthosis Famagusta Cyprus 4–1 Lithuania Kareda Šiauliai 3–0 1–1

Second qualifying round

Losing teams qualified for the first round of the 1997–98 UEFA Cup.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
MTK Hungária Hungary 1–4 Norway Rosenborg 0–1 1–3
Beşiktaş Turkey 3–1 Slovenia Maribor Branik 0–0 3–1
Sion Switzerland 2–8 Turkey Galatasaray 1–4 1–4
Olympiacos Greece 7–2 Belarus MPKC Mozyr 5–0 2–2
Wüstenrot Salzburg Austria 0–3 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 0–0 0–3
IFK Göteborg Sweden 4–1 Scotland Rangers 3–0 1–1
Barcelona Spain 4–2 Latvia Skonto 3–2 1–0
Brøndby Denmark 3–4 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 2–4 1–0
Newcastle United England 4–3 Croatia Croatia Zagreb 2–1 2–2(aet)
Feyenoord Netherlands 8–3 Finland Jazz 6–2 2–1
Bayer Leverkusen Germany 6–2 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi 6–1 0–1
Košice Slovakia 2–1 Russia Spartak Moscow 2–1 0–0
Steaua București Romania 3–5 France Paris Saint-Germain 3–0 0–5
Widzew Łódź Poland 1–7 Italy Parma 1–3 0–4
Beitar Jerusalem Israel 0–3 Portugal Sporting CP 0–0 0–3
Anorthosis Famagusta Cyprus 2–3 Belgium Lierse 2–0 0–3

Note: Winning teams of the first qualifying round were drawn against teams qualified directly for the second qualifying round. Because of the unequal number of teams (15 and 17), Wüstenrot Salzburg and Sparta Prague had to play against each other.

Group stage
Main article: 1997–98 UEFA Champions League group stage
Location of teams of the 1997–98 UEFA Champions League group stage.
Brown: Group A; Red: Group B; Orange: Group C; Yellow: Group D; Green: Group E; Blue: Group F.

Bayer Leverkusen, Beşiktaş, Košice, Feyenoord, Lierse, Newcastle United, Olympiacos, Parma, Sparta Prague (who already qualified for the 1991-92 European Cup group stage) and Sporting CP made their debut in the group stage. Košice lost all six of their group stage matches and thus became the first team to finish a Champions League group stage with no points. They were also first team from Slovakia to play in group stage.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DOR PAR SPR GAL
1 Germany Borussia Dortmund 6 5 0 1 14 3 +11 15 Advance to knockout stage — 2–0 4–1 4–1
2 Italy Parma 6 2 3 1 6 5 +1 9 1–0 — 2–2 2–0
3 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 6 1 2 3 6 11 −5 5 0–3 0–0 — 3–0
4 Turkey Galatasaray 6 1 1 4 4 11 −7 4 0–1 1–1 2–0 —
Source: UEFA

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MU JUV FEY KOS
1 England Manchester United 6 5 0 1 14 5 +9 15 Advance to knockout stage — 3–2 2–1 3–0
2 Italy Juventus 6 4 0 2 12 8 +4 12 1–0 — 5–1 3–2
3 Netherlands Feyenoord 6 3 0 3 8 10 −2 9 1–3 2–0 — 2–0
4 Slovakia Košice 6 0 0 6 2 13 −11 0 0–3 0–1 0–1 —
Source: UEFA

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DK PSV NEW BAR
1 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 6 3 2 1 13 6 +7 11 Advance to knockout stage — 1–1 2–2 3–0
2 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 6 2 3 1 9 8 +1 9 1–3 — 1–0 2–2
3 England Newcastle United 6 2 1 3 7 8 −1 7 2–0 0–2 — 3–2
4 Spain Barcelona 6 1 2 3 7 14 −7 5 0–4 2–2 1–0 —
Source: UEFA

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RM ROS OLY POR
1 Spain Real Madrid 6 4 1 1 15 4 +11 13 Advance to knockout stage — 4–1 5–1 4–0
2 Norway Rosenborg 6 3 2 1 13 8 +5 11 2–0 — 5–1 2–0
3 Greece Olympiacos 6 1 2 3 6 14 −8 5 0–0 2–2 — 1–0
4 Portugal Porto 6 1 1 4 3 11 −8 4 0–2 1–1 2–1 —
Source: UEFA

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAY PSG BJK GÖT
1 Germany Bayern Munich 6 4 0 2 13 6 +7 12 Advance to knockout stage — 5–1 2–0 0–1
2 France Paris Saint-Germain 6 4 0 2 11 10 +1 12 3–1 — 2–1 3–0
3 Turkey Beşiktaş 6 2 0 4 6 9 −3 6 0–2 3–1 — 1–0
4 Sweden IFK Göteborg 6 2 0 4 4 9 −5 6 1–3 0–1 2–1 —
Source: UEFA

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MON LEV SCP LIE
1 France Monaco 6 4 1 1 15 8 +7 13 Advance to knockout stage — 4–0 3–2 5–1
2 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 6 4 1 1 11 7 +4 13 2–2 — 4–1 1–0
3 Portugal Sporting CP 6 2 1 3 9 11 −2 7 3–0 0–2 — 2–1
4 Belgium Lierse 6 0 1 5 3 12 −9 1 0–1 0–2 1–1 —
Source: UEFA

Ranking of second-placed teams

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 F Germany Bayer Leverkusen 6 4 1 1 11 7 +4 13 Advance to knockout stage
2 B Italy Juventus 6 4 0 2 12 8 +4 12
3 E France Paris Saint-Germain 6 4 0 2 11 10 +1 12
4 D Norway Rosenborg 6 3 2 1 13 8 +5 11
5 C Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 6 2 3 1 9 8 +1 9
6 A Italy Parma 6 2 3 1 6 5 +1 9
Source:

Knockout stage
Main article: 1997–98 UEFA Champions League knockout stage

Bracket
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
          
Italy Juventus 1 4 5
Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 1 1 2
Italy Juventus 4 2 6
France Monaco 1 3 4
France Monaco (a) 0 1 1
England Manchester United 0 1 1
Italy Juventus 0
Spain Real Madrid 1
Germany Bayer Leverkusen 1 0 1
Spain Real Madrid 1 3 4
Spain Real Madrid 2 0 2
Germany Borussia Dortmund 0 0 0
Germany Bayern Munich 0 0 0
Germany Borussia Dortmund 0 1 1

Quarter-finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bayer Leverkusen Germany 1–4 Spain Real Madrid 1–1 0–3
Bayern Munich Germany 0–1 Germany Borussia Dortmund 0–0 0–1 (aet)
Juventus Italy 5–2 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 1–1 4–1
Monaco France 1–1 (a) England Manchester United 0–0 1–1

The quarter-final between German clubs Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund marked the first meeting of two teams from the same country in the Champions League (including the European Cup era, the first game between teams from the same country occurred in 1958–59). With Bayer Leverkusen also having qualified, it marked the first time three clubs from the same nation played in the knockout phase.

Semi-finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Real Madrid Spain 2–0 Germany Borussia Dortmund 2–0 0–0
Juventus Italy 6–4 France Monaco 4–1 2–3

Final
Main article: 1998 UEFA Champions League Final
Juventus Italy0–1Spain Real Madrid
Report Mijatović 66'
Attendance: 48,500

Top goalscorers
Rank Name Team Goals
1 Italy Alessandro Del Piero Italy Juventus 10
2 France Thierry Henry France Monaco 7
3 Italy Filippo Inzaghi Italy Juventus 6
Ukraine Serhiy Rebrov Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 6
5 England Andy Cole England Manchester United 5
Ukraine Andriy Shevchenko Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 5
7 Germany Stefan Beinlich Germany Bayer Leverkusen 4
Turkey Oktay Derelioğlu Turkey Beşiktaş 4
Brazil Emerson Germany Bayer Leverkusen 4
Nigeria Victor Ikpeba France Monaco 4
Germany Carsten Jancker Germany Bayern Munich 4
Spain Fernando Morientes Spain Real Madrid 4
Norway Sigurd Rushfeldt Norway Rosenborg 4
Croatia Davor Šuker Spain Real Madrid 4
France David Trezeguet France Monaco 4
Switzerland Stéphane Chapuisat Germany Borussia Dortmund 4
Norway Harald Brattbakk Norway Rosenborg 4
Norway Roar Strand Norway Rosenborg 4

See also

References
  1. "UEFA Country Ranking 1997". Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  2. Albania 1996/97 at RSSSF
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