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.
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 leaguelast 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.
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)
2 best-ranked group runners-up from the group stage
Teamsedit
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.
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 datesedit
The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws are held in Geneva, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).
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.
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.
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.
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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 LeagueThe Amsterdam Arena held the finalTournament detailsDatesQualifying 23 July 27 August 1997Competition proper 17 September 1997 20 May 1998TeamsCompetition proper 24Total 55Final positionsChampionsReal Madrid 7th title Runners upJuventusTournament statisticsMatches played85Goals scored239 2 81 per match Attendance2 868 568 33 748 per match Top scorer s Alessandro Del Piero Juventus 10 goals 1996 971998 99 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 Contents 1 Association team allocation 1 1 Teams 2 Round and draw dates 3 Qualifying rounds 3 1 First qualifying round 3 2 Second qualifying round 4 Group stage 4 1 Group A 4 2 Group B 4 3 Group C 4 4 Group D 4 5 Group E 4 6 Group F 4 7 Ranking of second placed teams 5 Knockout stage 5 1 Bracket 5 2 Quarter finals 5 3 Semi finals 5 4 Final 6 Top goalscorers 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksAssociation team allocation editNumber 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 roundFirst 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 roundGroup stage 24 teams Champions League title holders Borussia Dortmund 7 champions from associations 1 7 16 winners from the second qualifying roundKnockout phase 8 teams 6 group winners from the group stage 2 best ranked group runners up from the group stageTeams edit 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 nbsp Borussia Dortmund TH 3rd nbsp Real Madrid 1st nbsp Bayern Munich 1st nbsp Porto 1st nbsp Juventus 1st nbsp Monaco 1st nbsp PSV Eindhoven 1st nbsp Manchester United 1st Second qualifying round nbsp Parma 2nd nbsp Sporting CP 2nd nbsp Olympiacos 1st nbsp Brondby 1st nbsp Barcelona 2nd nbsp Newcastle United 2nd nbsp Wustenrot Salzburg 1st nbsp Goteborg 1st nbsp Paris Saint Germain 2nd nbsp Galatasaray 1st nbsp Spartak Moscow 1st nbsp Rosenborg 1st nbsp Bayer Leverkusen 2nd nbsp Besiktas 2nd nbsp Lierse 1st nbsp Sparta Prague 1st nbsp Feyenoord 2nd First qualifying round nbsp Sion 1st nbsp MTK Hungaria 1st nbsp CSKA Sofia 1st nbsp Lantana Tallinn 1st nbsp Widzew Lodz 1st nbsp Dinamo Tbilisi 1st nbsp Sileks 1st nbsp Valletta 1st nbsp Rangers 1st nbsp Kosice 1st nbsp Kareda Siauliai 1st nbsp Derry City 1st nbsp Steaua București 1st nbsp Skonto 1st nbsp Constructorul Chisinău 1st nbsp Pyunik 1st nbsp Croatia Zagreb 1st nbsp Maribor Branik 1st nbsp Crusaders 1st nbsp Jeunesse Esch 1st nbsp Dynamo Kyiv 1st nbsp Jazz 1st nbsp Barry Town 1st nbsp GI Gota 1st nbsp Anorthosis Famagusta 1st nbsp MPKC Mozyr 1st nbsp Partizan 1st nbsp Neftchi Baku 1st nbsp Beitar Jerusalem 1st nbsp IA Akranes 1st 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 won by KF Tirana past the UEFA deadline 2 Round and draw dates editThe schedule of the competition is as follows all draws are held in Geneva Switzerland unless stated otherwise Phase Round Draw date First leg Second legQualifying First qualifying round 9 July 1997 23 July 1997 30 July 1997Second qualifying round 13 August 1997 27 August 1997Group stage Matchday 1 29 August 1997 17 September 1997Matchday 2 1 October 1997Matchday 3 22 October 1997Matchday 4 5 November 1997Matchday 5 26 27 November 1997Matchday 6 10 December 1997Knockout phase Quarter finals 17 December 1997 4 March 1998 18 March 1998Semi finals 20 March 1998 Lausanne 1 April 1998 15 April 1998Final 20 May 1998 at Amsterdam Arena AmsterdamQualifying rounds editMain article 1997 98 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds First qualifying round edit Team 1 Agg Team 2 1st leg 2nd legDerry City nbsp 0 3 nbsp Maribor Branik 0 2 0 1Kosice nbsp 4 0 nbsp IA 3 0 1 0Partizan nbsp 1 5 nbsp Croatia Zagreb 1 0 0 5Valletta nbsp 1 2 nbsp Skonto 1 0 0 2Pyunik nbsp 3 6 nbsp MTK Hungaria 0 2 3 4Crusaders nbsp 2 8 nbsp Dinamo Tbilisi 1 3 1 5Sileks nbsp 1 3 nbsp Beitar Jerusalem 1 0 0 3Steaua București nbsp 5 3 nbsp CSKA Sofia 3 3 2 0Constructorul Chisinău nbsp 3 4 nbsp MPKC Mozyr 1 1 2 3Lantana nbsp 0 3 nbsp Jazz 0 1 0 2GI nbsp 0 11 nbsp Rangers 0 5 0 6Neftchi Baku nbsp 0 10 nbsp Widzew Lodz 0 2 0 8Dynamo Kyiv nbsp 6 0 nbsp Barry Town 2 0 4 0Sion nbsp 5 0 nbsp Jeunesse Esch 4 0 1 0Anorthosis Famagusta nbsp 4 1 nbsp Kareda Siauliai 3 0 1 1Second qualifying round edit Losing teams qualified for the first round of the 1997 98 UEFA Cup Team 1 Agg Team 2 1st leg 2nd legMTK Hungaria nbsp 1 4 nbsp Rosenborg 0 1 1 3Besiktas nbsp 3 1 nbsp Maribor Branik 0 0 3 1Sion nbsp 2 8 nbsp Galatasaray 1 4 1 4Olympiacos nbsp 7 2 nbsp MPKC Mozyr 5 0 2 2Wustenrot Salzburg nbsp 0 3 nbsp Sparta Prague 0 0 0 3IFK Goteborg nbsp 4 1 nbsp Rangers 3 0 1 1Barcelona nbsp 4 2 nbsp Skonto 3 2 1 0Brondby nbsp 3 4 nbsp Dynamo Kyiv 2 4 1 0Newcastle United nbsp 4 3 nbsp Croatia Zagreb 2 1 2 2 aet Feyenoord nbsp 8 3 nbsp Jazz 6 2 2 1Bayer Leverkusen nbsp 6 2 nbsp Dinamo Tbilisi 6 1 0 1Kosice nbsp 2 1 nbsp Spartak Moscow 2 1 0 0Steaua București nbsp 3 5 nbsp Paris Saint Germain 3 0 0 5Widzew Lodz nbsp 1 7 nbsp Parma 1 3 0 4Beitar Jerusalem nbsp 0 3 nbsp Sporting CP 0 0 0 3Anorthosis Famagusta nbsp 2 3 nbsp Lierse 2 0 0 3Note 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 Wustenrot Salzburg and Sparta Prague had to play against each other Group stage editMain article 1997 98 UEFA Champions League group stage nbsp nbsp Lierse nbsp Sparta nbsp Man United nbsp Newcastle nbsp Real Madrid nbsp Barcelona nbsp PSG nbsp Monaco nbsp Leverkusen nbsp Dortmund nbsp Bayern nbsp Olympiacos nbsp Juventus nbsp Parma nbsp Feyenoord nbsp PSV nbsp Rosenborg nbsp Sporting nbsp Porto nbsp Kosice nbsp Goteborg nbsp Besiktas nbsp Galatasaray nbsp Dynamoclass notpageimage Location of teams of the 1997 98 UEFA Champions League group stage nbsp Brown Group A nbsp Red Group B nbsp Orange Group C nbsp Yellow Group D nbsp Green Group E nbsp Blue Group F Bayer Leverkusen Besiktas Kosice 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 Kosice 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 edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DOR PAR SPR GAL1 nbsp Borussia Dortmund 6 5 0 1 14 3 11 15 Advance to knockout stage 2 0 4 1 4 12 nbsp Parma 6 2 3 1 6 5 1 9 1 0 2 2 2 03 nbsp Sparta Prague 6 1 2 3 6 11 5 5 0 3 0 0 3 04 nbsp Galatasaray 6 1 1 4 4 11 7 4 0 1 1 1 2 0 Source UEFA Group B edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MU JUV FEY KOS1 nbsp Manchester United 6 5 0 1 14 5 9 15 Advance to knockout stage 3 2 2 1 3 02 nbsp Juventus 6 4 0 2 12 8 4 12 1 0 5 1 3 23 nbsp Feyenoord 6 3 0 3 8 10 2 9 1 3 2 0 2 04 nbsp Kosice 6 0 0 6 2 13 11 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 Source UEFA Group C edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DK PSV NEW BAR1 nbsp Dynamo Kyiv 6 3 2 1 13 6 7 11 Advance to knockout stage 1 1 2 2 3 02 nbsp PSV Eindhoven 6 2 3 1 9 8 1 9 1 3 1 0 2 23 nbsp Newcastle United 6 2 1 3 7 8 1 7 2 0 0 2 3 24 nbsp Barcelona 6 1 2 3 7 14 7 5 0 4 2 2 1 0 Source UEFA Group D edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RM ROS OLY POR1 nbsp Real Madrid 6 4 1 1 15 4 11 13 Advance to knockout stage 4 1 5 1 4 02 nbsp Rosenborg 6 3 2 1 13 8 5 11 2 0 5 1 2 03 nbsp Olympiacos 6 1 2 3 6 14 8 5 0 0 2 2 1 04 nbsp Porto 6 1 1 4 3 11 8 4 0 2 1 1 2 1 Source UEFA Group E edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAY PSG BJK GOT1 nbsp Bayern Munich 6 4 0 2 13 6 7 12 Advance to knockout stage 5 1 2 0 0 12 nbsp Paris Saint Germain 6 4 0 2 11 10 1 12 3 1 2 1 3 03 nbsp Besiktas 6 2 0 4 6 9 3 6 0 2 3 1 1 04 nbsp IFK Goteborg 6 2 0 4 4 9 5 6 1 3 0 1 2 1 Source UEFA Group F edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MON LEV SCP LIE1 nbsp Monaco 6 4 1 1 15 8 7 13 Advance to knockout stage 4 0 3 2 5 12 nbsp Bayer Leverkusen 6 4 1 1 11 7 4 13 2 2 4 1 1 03 nbsp Sporting CP 6 2 1 3 9 11 2 7 3 0 0 2 2 14 nbsp Lierse 6 0 1 5 3 12 9 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 Source UEFA Ranking of second placed teams edit Pos Grp Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 F nbsp Bayer Leverkusen 6 4 1 1 11 7 4 13 Advance to knockout stage2 B nbsp Juventus 6 4 0 2 12 8 4 123 E nbsp Paris Saint Germain 6 4 0 2 11 10 1 124 D nbsp Rosenborg 6 3 2 1 13 8 5 115 C nbsp PSV Eindhoven 6 2 3 1 9 8 1 96 A nbsp Parma 6 2 3 1 6 5 1 9Source citation needed Knockout stage editMain article 1997 98 UEFA Champions League knockout stage Bracket edit Quarter finalsSemi finalsFinal nbsp Juventus145 nbsp Dynamo Kyiv112 nbsp Juventus426 nbsp Monaco134 nbsp Monaco a 011 nbsp Manchester United011 nbsp Juventus0 nbsp Real Madrid1 nbsp Bayer Leverkusen101 nbsp Real Madrid134 nbsp Real Madrid202 nbsp Borussia Dortmund000 nbsp Bayern Munich000 nbsp Borussia Dortmund011Quarter finals edit Team 1 Agg Team 2 1st leg 2nd legBayer Leverkusen nbsp 1 4 nbsp Real Madrid 1 1 0 3Bayern Munich nbsp 0 1 nbsp Borussia Dortmund 0 0 0 1 aet Juventus nbsp 5 2 nbsp Dynamo Kyiv 1 1 4 1Monaco nbsp 1 1 a nbsp Manchester United 0 0 1 1The 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 edit Team 1 Agg Team 2 1st leg 2nd legReal Madrid nbsp 2 0 nbsp Borussia Dortmund 2 0 0 0Juventus nbsp 6 4 nbsp Monaco 4 1 2 3Final edit Main article 1998 UEFA Champions League Final 20 May 199820 45Juventus nbsp 0 1 nbsp Real MadridReport Mijatovic nbsp 66 Amsterdam Arena AmsterdamAttendance 48 500Referee Hellmut Krug Germany Top goalscorers editRank Name Team Goals1 nbsp Alessandro Del Piero nbsp Juventus 102 nbsp Thierry Henry nbsp Monaco 73 nbsp Filippo Inzaghi nbsp Juventus 6 nbsp Serhiy Rebrov nbsp Dynamo Kyiv 65 nbsp Andy Cole nbsp Manchester United 5 nbsp Andriy Shevchenko nbsp Dynamo Kyiv 57 nbsp Stefan Beinlich nbsp Bayer Leverkusen 4 nbsp Oktay Derelioglu nbsp Besiktas 4 nbsp Emerson nbsp Bayer Leverkusen 4 nbsp Victor Ikpeba nbsp Monaco 4 nbsp Carsten Jancker nbsp Bayern Munich 4 nbsp Fernando Morientes nbsp Real Madrid 4 nbsp Sigurd Rushfeldt nbsp Rosenborg 4 nbsp Davor Suker nbsp Real Madrid 4 nbsp David Trezeguet nbsp Monaco 4 nbsp Stephane Chapuisat nbsp Borussia Dortmund 4 nbsp Harald Brattbakk nbsp Rosenborg 4 nbsp Roar Strand nbsp Rosenborg 4See also edit1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1997 98 UEFA Cup 1997 98 UEFA Cup Winners CupReferences edit UEFA Country Ranking 1997 Retrieved 17 October 2019 Albania 1996 97 at RSSSFExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1997 1998 UEFA Champions League 1997 98 All matches season at UEFA website European Cup results at RSSSF All scorers 1997 98 UEFA Champions League excluding qualifying round according to protocols UEFA all scorers qualifying round 1997 98 UEFA Champions League results and line ups archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1997 98 UEFA Champions League amp oldid 1188317650, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
