UEFA Champions League 1997/98 - The 6th draw of the UEFA Champions League and the 43rd draw of the European Champions Cup. The final was held on May 20, 1998 at the Amsterdam ArenA stadium . The winner was Real Madrid , who defeated Juventus 1-0, and for Juventus this final was the third in a row. The tournament was held according to a new scheme: for the first time two qualifying rounds were held, and at the decisive stage the teams were divided into 6 groups. In the quarter-finals were all the winners of the groups, as well as the two best teams from among the runners-up. For the first time, not only the champions of their countries took part in the tournament, but also the second winners of the eight strongest championships.
| UEFA Champions League 1997/98 | |
|---|---|
| 1997–98 UEFA Champions League | |
| Tournament details | |
| Dates | July 23, 1997 - May 20, 1998 |
| Number of teams | 24 (group stage) 55 (total) |
| Official site | uefa.com |
| Final placement | |
| Winner |  RealMadrid |
| Finalist |  Juventus |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 85 |
| Clogged up | 239 (2.81 per game) |
| Bombardier (s) | Alessandro Del Piero (10) |
Members
55 teams from 46 UEFA associations took part in the 1997/98 Champions League . Each association has the right to submit a certain number of teams to participate in the draw in accordance with the coefficient :
- Associations ranked 1 to 8: 2 teams
- Associations ranked 9 to 46: 1 team
First qualifying round
- 30 association champions, ranked from 17 to 46
Second qualifying round
- 15 clubs winning the first qualifying round
- 9 champions associations, ranked 8 to 16
- 8 clubs, who took second places in associations of 1-8 places
Group stage
- 16 clubs winning the second qualifying round
- 7 champions associations, ranked from 1 to 7
- The current tournament winner
Playoffs
- 6 teams that took the first places in the group stage
- 2 best teams among the runners-up in the group stage
- List of participating clubs
| Group stage | |||
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| Juventus ( 1st ) | Monaco ( 1st ) | PSV ( 1st ) | Manchester United ( 1st ) |
| Real Madrid ( 1st ) | Bavaria ( 1st ) | Porto ( 1st ) | Borussia Dortmund ( Champions League ) |
| 2nd qualifying round | |||
| Parma ( 2nd ) | Sporting ( 2nd ) | Olympiacos ( 1st ) | Brondby ( 1st ) |
| Barcelona ( 2nd ) | Newcastle United ( 2nd ) | Wustenroth ( 1st ) | Gothenburg ( 1st ) |
| PSG ( 2nd ) | Galatasaray ( 1st ) | Spartak Moscow ( 1st ) | Rosenborg ( 1st ) |
| Bayer ( 2nd ) | Besiktas ( 2nd ) | Lierse ( 1st ) | Sparta Prague ( 1st ) |
| Feyenoord ( 2nd ) | |||
| 1st qualifying round | |||
| Sion ( 1st ) | MTK ( 1st ) | CSKA Sofia ( 1st ) | Lantana ( 1st ) |
| Widzev ( 1st ) | Dinamo Tbilisi ( 1st ) | Sileks ( 1st ) | Valletta ( 1st ) |
| Rangers ( 1st ) | Kosice ( 1st ) | Careda ( 1st ) | Derry City ( 1st ) |
| Steaua ( 1st ) | Skonto ( 1st ) | Constructor ( 1st ) | Pyunik ( 1st ) |
| Croat ( 1st ) | Maribor ( 1st ) | Crusaders ( 1st ) | Jeness ( 1st ) |
| Dynamo Kiev ( 1st ) | Jazz ( 1st ) | Barry Town ( 1st ) | Gotha ( 1st ) |
| Anorthosis ( 1st ) | ISCC ( 1st ) | Partizan ( 1st ) | Neftchi Baku ( 1st ) |
| Beitar Jerusalem ( 1st ) | Akranes ( 1st ) | ||
Schedule
| Stage | Round | Draw | First matches | Return matches |
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| Qualification | 1st qualifying round | July 9, 1997 | July 23, 1997 | July 30, 1997 |
| 2nd qualifying round | August 13, 1997 | August 27, 1997 | ||
| Group stage | 1st round | August 29, 1997 | September 17, 1997 | |
| 2nd round | October 1, 1997 | |||
| 3rd round | October 22, 1997 | |||
| 4th round | November 5, 1997 | |||
| 5th round | November 26, 1997 | |||
| 6th round | December 10, 1997 | |||
| Playoffs | Quarter finals | December 17, 1997 | March 4, 1998 | March 18, 1998 |
| Semi final | March 20, 1998 | April 1, 1998 | April 15, 1998 | |
| The final | May 20, 1998 | |||
Qualification
First Qualifying Round
| Team 1 | Total | Team 2 | 1st match | 2nd match |
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| Kosice | 4: 0 | Akranes | 3: 0 | 1: 0 |
| Partizan | 1: 5 | Dynamo (Zagreb) | 1: 0 | 0: 5 |
| Valletta | 1: 2 | Skonto | 1: 0 | 0: 2 |
| Pyunik | 3: 6 | MTK | 0: 2 | 3: 4 |
| Crusaders | 2: 8 | Dinamo (Tbilisi) | 1: 3 | 1: 5 |
| Sileks | 1: 3 | Beitar | 1: 0 | 0: 3 |
| Steaua | 5: 3 | CSKA (Sofia) | 3: 3 | 2: 0 |
| Constructor | 3: 4 | Slavia | 1: 1 | 2: 3 |
| Lantana | 0: 3 | Jazz | 0: 2 | 0: 1 |
| Gota | 0:11 | Rangers | 0: 5 | 0: 6 |
| Neftchi | 0:10 | Widzev | 0: 2 | 0: 8 |
| Dynamo (Kiev) | 6: 0 | Barry town | 2: 0 | 4: 0 |
| Sion | 5: 0 | Jeness | 4: 0 | 1: 0 |
| Anorthosis | 4: 1 | Kareda | 3: 0 | 1: 1 |
| Derry City | 0: 3 | Maribor | 0: 2 | 0: 1 |
Second Qualifying Round
| Team 1 | Total | Team 2 | 1st match | 2nd match |
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| Besiktas | 3: 1 | Maribor | 0-0 | 3: 1 |
| Sion | 2: 8 | Galatasaray | 1: 4 | 1: 4 |
| Olympiacos | 7: 2 | Slavia | 5: 0 | 2: 2 |
| SV Casino | 0: 3 | Sparta (Prague) | 0-0 | 0: 3 |
| Gothenburg | 4: 1 | Rangers | 3: 0 | 1: 1 |
| Barcelona | 4: 2 | Skonto | 3: 2 | 1: 0 |
| Brondby | 3: 4 | Dynamo (Kiev) | 2: 4 | 1: 0 |
| Newcastle united | 4: 3 ( dv ) | Dynamo (Zagreb) | 2: 1 | 2: 2 |
| Feyenoord | 8: 3 | Jazz | 6: 2 | 2: 1 |
| Bayer | 6: 2 | Dinamo (Tbilisi) | 6: 1 | 0: 1 |
| Steaua | 3: 5 | Paris Saint-Germain | 3: 0 ( mn ) | 0: 5 |
| Widzev | 1: 7 | Parma | 1: 3 | 0-4 |
| Beitar | 0: 3 | Sporting | 0-0 | 0: 3 |
| Anorthosis | 2: 3 | Lierse | 2: 0 | 0: 3 |
| Kosice | 2: 1 | Spartak Moscow) | 2: 1 | 0-0 |
| MTK | 1: 4 | Rosenborg | 0: 1 | 1: 3 |
Group Tournament
Group A
Standings
| # | Club | one | 2 | 3 | four | AND | AT | H | P | M | Glasses | ||
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| one | Borussia Dortmund) | ~ | 2: 0 | 4: 1 | 4: 1 | 6 | five | 0 | one | 14 - 3 | 15 | ||
| 2 | Parma | 1: 0 | ~ | 2: 2 | 2: 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | one | 6 - 5 | 9 | ||
| 3 | Sparta (Prague) | 0: 3 | 0-0 | ~ | 3: 0 | 6 | one | 2 | 3 | 6 - 11 | five | ||
| four | Galatasaray | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 0 | ~ | 6 | one | one | four | 4 - 11 | four |
| September 17, 1997 |
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| October 1, 1997 |
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| October 1, 1997 |
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| October 22, 1997 |
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| October 22, 1997 |
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| November 5, 1997 |
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| November 5, 1997 |
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| November 27, 1997 |
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| November 27, 1997 |
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| December 10, 1997 |
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Group B
Standings
| # | Club | one | 2 | 3 | four | AND | AT | H | P | M | Glasses | ||
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| one | Manchester United | ~ | 3: 2 | 2: 1 | 3: 0 | 6 | five | 0 | one | 14 - 5 | 15 | ||
| 2 | Juventus | 1: 0 | ~ | 5: 1 | 3: 2 | 6 | four | 0 | 2 | 12 - 8 | 12 | ||
| 3 | Feyenoord | 1: 3 | 2: 0 | ~ | 2: 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 - 10 | 9 | ||
| four | Kosice | 0: 3 | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | ~ | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 - 13 | 0 |
| September 17, 1997 |
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| October 1, 1997 |
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| October 1, 1997 |
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| October 22, 1997 |
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| October 22, 1997 |
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| November 5, 1997 |
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| November 5, 1997 |
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| November 26, 1997 |
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| November 27, 1997 |
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| December 10, 1997 |
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Group C
Standings
| # | Club | one | 2 | 3 | four | AND | AT | H | P | M | Glasses | ||
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| one | Dynamo (Kiev) | ~ | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 3: 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | one | 13 - 6 | eleven | ||
| 2 | PSV Eindhoven | 1: 3 | ~ | 1: 0 | 2: 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | one | 9 - 8 | 9 | ||
| 3 | Newcastle united | 2: 0 | 0: 2 | ~ | 3: 2 | 6 | 2 | one | 3 | 7 - 8 | 7 | ||
| four | Barcelona | 0-4 | 2: 2 | 1: 0 | ~ | 6 | one | 2 | 3 | 7 - 14 | five |
| September 17, 1997 |
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| October 1, 1997 |
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| October 1, 1997 |
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| October 22, 1997 |
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| October 22, 1997 |
| Olympic |
| November 5, 1997 |
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| November 5, 1997 |
| camp Nou |
| November 26, 1997 |
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| November 27, 1997 |
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| December 10, 1997 |
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Group D
Standings
| # | Club | one | 2 | 3 | four | AND | AT | H | P | M | Glasses | ||
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| one | RealMadrid | ~ | 4: 1 | 5: 1 | 4: 0 | 6 | four | one | one | 15 - 4 | 13 | ||
| 2 | Rosenborg | 2: 0 | ~ | 5: 1 | 2: 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | one | 13 - 8 | eleven | ||
| 3 | Olympiacos | 0-0 | 2: 2 | ~ | 1: 0 | 6 | one | 2 | 3 | 6 - 14 | five | ||
| four | Porto | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | ~ | 6 | one | one | four | 3 - 11 | four |
| September 17, 1997 |
| Santiago Bernabéu , Madrid |
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| October 1, 1997 |
| As Antas - Porto |
| October 1, 1997 |
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| October 22, 1997 |
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| October 22, 1997 |
| Estadio Santiago Bernabéu - Madrid |
| November 5, 1997 |
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| November 5, 1997 |
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| November 27, 1997 |
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| November 27, 1997 |
| Lerkendal Stadion - Trondheim |
| December 10, 1997 |
| Estadio Santiago Bernabéu - Madrid |
| December 10, 1997 |
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Group E
Standings
| # | Club | one | 2 | 3 | four | AND | AT | H | P | M | Glasses | ||
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| one | Bavaria | ~ | 5: 1 | 2: 0 | 0: 1 | 6 | four | 0 | 2 | 13 - 6 | 12 | ||
| 2 | Paris Saint-Germain | 3: 1 | ~ | 2: 1 | 3: 0 | 6 | four | 0 | 2 | 11 - 10 | 12 | ||
| 3 | Besiktas | 0: 2 | 3: 1 | ~ | 1: 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | four | 6 - 9 | 6 | ||
| four | Gothenburg | 1: 3 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | ~ | 6 | 2 | 0 | four | 4 - 9 | 6 |
| September 17, 1997 |
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| October 22, 1997 |
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| November 5, 1997 |
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| November 26, 1997 |
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Group F
Standings
| # | Club | one | 2 | 3 | four | AND | AT | H | P | M | Glasses | ||
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| one | Monaco | ~ | 4: 0 | 3: 2 | 5: 1 | 6 | four | one | one | 15 - 8 | 13 | ||
| 2 | Bayer | 2: 2 | ~ | 4: 1 | 1: 0 | 6 | four | one | one | 11 - 7 | 13 | ||
| 3 | Sporting | 3: 0 | 0: 2 | ~ | 2: 1 | 6 | 2 | one | 3 | 9 - 11 | 7 | ||
| four | Lierse | 0: 1 | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | ~ | 6 | 0 | one | five | 3 - 12 | one |
| September 17, 1997 |
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| October 22, 1997 |
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| November 5, 1997 |
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| November 5, 1997 |
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| November 26, 1997 |
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| November 26, 1997 |
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| December 10, 1997 |
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| December 10, 1997 |
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Play Off
Grid
| Quarter finals | Semifinals | The final | |||||||||||||||||
| Bayer | one | 0 | one | ||||||||||||||||
| RealMadrid | one | 3 | four | ||||||||||||||||
| RealMadrid | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Borussia Dortmund) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bavaria | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Borussia Dortmund) | 0 | one | one | ||||||||||||||||
| RealMadrid | one | ||||||||||||||||||
| Juventus | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Juventus | one | four | five | ||||||||||||||||
| Dynamo (Kiev) | one | one | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Juventus | four | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Monaco | one | 3 | four | ||||||||||||||||
| Monaco | 0 | one | one | ||||||||||||||||
| Manchester United | 0 | one | one | ||||||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Total | Team 2 | 1st match | 2nd match |
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| Bayer | 1: 4 | RealMadrid | 1: 1 | 0: 3 |
| Bavaria | 0: 1 | Borussia Dortmund) | 0-0 | 0: 1 ( dv ) |
| Juventus | 5: 2 | Dynamo (Kiev) | 1: 1 | 4: 1 |
| Monaco | 1: 1 ( gw ) | Manchester United | 0-0 | 1: 1 |
Semifinals
| Team 1 | Total | Team 2 | 1st match | 2nd match |
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| RealMadrid | 2: 0 | Borussia Dortmund) | 2: 0 | 0-0 |
| Juventus | 6-4 | Monaco | 4: 1 | 2: 3 |
Final
May 20, 1998 20:45 UTC + 1 |
| RealMadrid | 1: 0 | Juventus |
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| Miyatovic 67 ' | (report) |
Amsterdam Arena , Amsterdam Viewers: 48 500 Judge: Helmut Circle |
Top scorers
| Player | Team | Heads |
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| Alessandro Del Piero | Juventus | ten |
| Thierry Henry | Monaco | 7 |
| Filippo Inzaghi | Juventus | 6 |
| Sergey Rebrov | Dynamo (Kiev) | 6 |
| Andy Cole | Manchester United | five |
| Andrey Shevchenko | Dynamo (Kiev) | five |
Facts and statistics
- The tournament was attended by a record number of teams - 55.
- For the first time, one country ( Germany ) had three representatives in the draw at once: a champion ( Bavaria ), a silver medalist ( Bayer ) and a winner of the previous League ( Borussia ).
- In 145 matches of the tournament 437 goals were scored. The average performance was 3.24 goals per game.
- Košice won the dubious title of the first team that lost all 6 matches of the group tournament.
- Real Madrid has improved its own achievement, for the seventh time becoming the best team on the continent. Prior to that, the royal club, this peak has not submitted 32 years.
- Only one club from among those who got into the tournament grid from second place in the championship reached the quarterfinal stage - Leverkusen Bayer became them, and Juventus reached the final.
- The first match at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium between Real and Borussia was delayed by 45 minutes due to the fact that the gate differed in size from the standard by 2 cm.