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1997–98 UEFA Champions League

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 rebranding from the "European Champion Clubs' Cup" or "European Cup". The tournament was won 1–0 by Real Madrid, winning for the first time in 32 years, beating 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, as opposed to four in the previous tournament, 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 (three teams: Germany (Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund as UEFA Champions League title holder); two teams: England (Newcastle United, Manchester United), France (Monaco, Paris Saint-Germain), Netherlands (Feyenoord, PSV Eindhoven), Italy (Juventus, Parma), Portugal (Porto, Sporting CP), Spain (Barcelona, Real Madrid) and Turkey (Beşiktaş, Galatasaray) were entered into the competition. The runners-up entered the second qualifying round, while the league winners entered directly the group stage (except for Turkey where both winner and runner-up entered the second qualifying round).

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

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, 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 after 1991–92 season and the abolishment of UN ban.

1997–98 UEFA Champions League
Tournament details
Dates23 July – 27 August 1997 (qualifying)
17 September 1997 – 20 May 1998 (competition proper)
Teams24 (group stage)
55 (total)
Final positions
ChampionsSpainReal Madrid(7th title)
Runners-upItalyJuventus
Tournament statistics
Matches played85
Goals scored239 (2.81 per match)
Attendance2,868,568 (33,748 per match)
Top scorer(s)ItalyAlessandro Del Piero
(10 goals)

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.[1]

Group stage
GermanyBorussia DortmundTH(3rd)SpainReal Madrid(1st)GermanyBayern Munich(1st)PortugalPorto(1st)
ItalyJuventus(1st)FranceMonaco(1st)NetherlandsPSV Eindhoven(1st)EnglandManchester United(1st)
Second qualifying round
ItalyParma(2nd)PortugalSporting CP(2nd)GreeceOlympiacos(1st)DenmarkBrøndby(1st)
SpainBarcelona(2nd)EnglandNewcastle United(2nd)AustriaWüstenrot Salzburg(1st)SwedenGöteborg(1st)
FranceParis Saint-Germain(2nd)TurkeyGalatasaray(1st)RussiaSpartak Moscow(1st)NorwayRosenborg(1st)
GermanyBayer Leverkusen(2nd)TurkeyBeşiktaş(2nd)BelgiumLierse(1st)Czech RepublicSparta Prague(1st)
NetherlandsFeyenoord(2nd)
First qualifying round
SwitzerlandSion(1st)HungaryMTK Hungária(1st)BulgariaCSKA Sofia(1st)EstoniaLantana Tallinn(1st)
PolandWidzew Łódź(1st)Georgia (country)Dinamo Tbilisi(1st)North MacedoniaSileks(1st)MaltaValletta(1st)
ScotlandRangers(1st)SlovakiaKošice(1st)LithuaniaKareda Šiauliai(1st)Republic of IrelandDerry City(1st)
RomaniaSteaua București(1st)LatviaSkonto(1st)MoldovaConstructorul Chişinău(1st)ArmeniaPyunik(1st)
CroatiaCroatia Zagreb(1st)SloveniaMaribor Branik(1st)Crusaders(1st)LuxembourgJeunesse Esch(1st)
UkraineDynamo Kyiv(1st)FinlandJazz(1st)WalesBarry Town(1st)Faroe IslandsGÍ Gøta(1st)
CyprusAnorthosis(1st)BelarusMPKC Mozyr(1st)Federal Republic of YugoslaviaPartizan(1st)AzerbaijanNeftchi Baku(1st)
IsraelBeitar Jerusalem(1st)IcelandÍA Akranes(1st)
Notes

Qualifying rounds

First qualifying round

Team 1Agg.Team 21st leg2nd leg
Derry CityRepublic of Ireland0–3SloveniaMaribor Branik0–20–1
KošiceSlovakia4–0IcelandÍA3–01–0
PartizanFederal Republic of Yugoslavia1–5CroatiaCroatia Zagreb1–00–5
VallettaMalta1–2LatviaSkonto1–00–2
PyunikArmenia3–6HungaryMTK Hungária0–23–4
Crusaders2–8Georgia (country)Dinamo Tbilisi1–31–5
SileksNorth Macedonia1–3IsraelBeitar Jerusalem1–00–3
Steaua BucureștiRomania5–3BulgariaCSKA Sofia3–32–0
Constructorul ChişinăuMoldova3–4BelarusMPKC Mozyr1–12–3
LantanaEstonia0–3FinlandJazz0–10–2
GÍFaroe Islands0–11ScotlandRangers0–50–6
Neftchi BakuAzerbaijan0–10PolandWidzew Łódź0–20–8
Dynamo KyivUkraine6–0WalesBarry Town2–04–0
SionSwitzerland5–0LuxembourgJeunesse Esch4–01–0
AnorthosisCyprus4–1LithuaniaKareda Šiauliai3–01–1

Second qualifying round

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

Team 1Agg.Team 21st leg2nd leg
MTK HungáriaHungary1–4NorwayRosenborg0–11–3
BeşiktaşTurkey3–1SloveniaMaribor Branik0–03–1
SionSwitzerland2–8TurkeyGalatasaray1–41–4
OlympiacosGreece7–2BelarusMPKC Mozyr5–02–2
Wüstenrot SalzburgAustria0–3Czech RepublicSparta Prague0–00–3
IFK GöteborgSweden4–1ScotlandRangers3–01–1
BarcelonaSpain4–2LatviaSkonto3–21–0
BrøndbyDenmark3–4UkraineDynamo Kyiv2–41–0
Newcastle UnitedEngland4–3CroatiaCroatia Zagreb2–12–2(aet)
FeyenoordNetherlands8–3FinlandJazz6–22–1
Bayer LeverkusenGermany6–2Georgia (country)Dinamo Tbilisi6–10–1
KošiceSlovakia2–1RussiaSpartak Moscow2–10–0
Steaua BucureștiRomania3–5FranceParis Saint-Germain3–00–5
Widzew ŁódźPoland1–7ItalyParma1–30–4
Beitar JerusalemIsrael0–3PortugalSporting CP0–00–3
Anorthosis FamagustaCyprus2–3BelgiumLierse2–00–3

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

Location of teams of the 1997–98 UEFA Champions League group stage.[[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Brown_pog.svg/8px-Brown_pog.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Brown_pog.svg/12px-Brown_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Brown_pog.svg/16px-Brown_pog.svg.png 2x|Brown pog.svg|h8|w8]] Brown: Group A; [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x|Red pog.svg|h8|w8]] Red: Group B; [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/8px-Orange_pog.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/12px-Orange_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/16px-Orange_pog.svg.png 2x|Orange pog.svg|h8|w8]] Orange: Group C; [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Yellow_pog.svg/8px-Yellow_pog.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Yellow_pog.svg/12px-Yellow_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Yellow_pog.svg/16px-Yellow_pog.svg.png 2x|Yellow pog.svg|h8|w8]] Yellow: Group D; [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/12px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/16px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x|Green pog.svg|h8|w8]] Green: Group E; [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/8px-Blue_pog.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/12px-Blue_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/16px-Blue_pog.svg.png 2x|Blue pog.svg|h8|w8]] Blue: Group F.

Location of teams of the 1997–98 UEFA Champions League group stage.[[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Brown_pog.svg/8px-Brown_pog.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Brown_pog.svg/12px-Brown_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Brown_pog.svg/16px-Brown_pog.svg.png 2x|Brown pog.svg|h8|w8]] Brown: Group A; [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x|Red pog.svg|h8|w8]] Red: Group B; [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/8px-Orange_pog.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/12px-Orange_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/16px-Orange_pog.svg.png 2x|Orange pog.svg|h8|w8]] Orange: Group C; [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Yellow_pog.svg/8px-Yellow_pog.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Yellow_pog.svg/12px-Yellow_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Yellow_pog.svg/16px-Yellow_pog.svg.png 2x|Yellow pog.svg|h8|w8]] Yellow: Group D; [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/12px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/16px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x|Green pog.svg|h8|w8]] Green: Group E; [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/8px-Blue_pog.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/12px-Blue_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/16px-Blue_pog.svg.png 2x|Blue pog.svg|h8|w8]] Blue: Group F.

Bayer Leverkusen, Beşiktaş, Košice, Feyenoord, Lierse, Newcastle United, Olympiacos, Parma, Sparta Prague 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.

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and best two runners-up advance to the quarter-finals

Group A

Team
[
    ]
    		PldWDLGFGAGDPtsDORPARSPRGAL
    GermanyBorussia Dortmund6501143+1115—2–04–14–1
    ItalyParma623165+191–0—2–22–0
    Czech RepublicSparta Prague6123611−550–30–0—3–0
    TurkeyGalatasaray6114411−740–11–12–0—

    Group B

    Team
    [
      ]
      		PldWDLGFGAGDPtsMUJUVFEYKOS
      EnglandManchester United6501145+915—3–22–13–0
      ItalyJuventus6402128+4121–0—5–13–2
      NetherlandsFeyenoord6303810−291–32–0—2–0
      SlovakiaKošice6006213−1100–30–10–1—

      Group C

      Team
      [
        ]
        		PldWDLGFGAGDPtsDKPSVNEWBAR
        UkraineDynamo Kyiv6321136+711—1–12–23–0
        NetherlandsPSV Eindhoven623198+191–3—1–02–2
        EnglandNewcastle United621378−172–00–2—3–2
        SpainBarcelona6123714−750–42–21–0—

        Group D

        Team
        [
          ]
          		PldWDLGFGAGDPtsRMROSOLYPOR
          SpainReal Madrid6411154+1113—4–15–14–0
          NorwayRosenborg6321138+5112–0—5–12–0
          GreeceOlympiacos6123614−850–02–2—1–0
          PortugalPorto6114311−840–21–12–1—

          Group E

          Team
          [
            ]
            		PldWDLGFGAGDPtsBAYPSGBJKGÖT
            GermanyBayern Munich6402136+712—5–12–00–1
            FranceParis Saint-Germain64021110+1123–1—2–13–0
            TurkeyBeşiktaş620469−360–23–1—1–0
            SwedenIFK Göteborg620449−561–30–12–1—

            Group F

            Team
            [
              ]
              		PldWDLGFGAGDPtsMONLEVSCPLIE
              FranceMonaco6411158+713—4–03–25–1
              GermanyBayer Leverkusen6411117+4132–2—4–11–0
              PortugalSporting CP6213911−273–00–2—2–1
              BelgiumLierse6015312−910–10–21–1—

              Ranking of runners-up

              Team
              [
                ]
                		PldWDLGFGAGDPts
                GermanyBayer Leverkusen6411117+413
                ItalyJuventus6402128+412
                FranceParis Saint-Germain64021110+112
                NorwayRosenborg6321138+511
                NetherlandsPSV Eindhoven623198+19
                ItalyParma623165+19

                Knockout stage

                Bracket

                Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
                ItalyJuventus145
                UkraineDynamo Kyiv112
                ItalyJuventus426
                FranceMonaco134
                FranceMonaco (a)011
                EnglandManchester United011
                ItalyJuventus0
                SpainReal Madrid1
                GermanyBayer Leverkusen101
                SpainReal Madrid134
                SpainReal Madrid202
                GermanyBorussia Dortmund000
                GermanyBayern Munich000
                GermanyBorussia Dortmund011

                Quarter-finals

                Team 1Agg.Team 21st leg2nd leg
                Bayer LeverkusenGermany1–4SpainReal Madrid1–10–3
                Bayern MunichGermany0–1GermanyBorussia Dortmund0–00–1 (aet)
                JuventusItaly5–2UkraineDynamo Kyiv1–14–1
                MonacoFrance1–1 (a)EnglandManchester United0–01–1

                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. 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 1Agg.Team 21st leg2nd leg
                Real MadridSpain2–0GermanyBorussia Dortmund2–00–0
                JuventusItaly6–4FranceMonaco4–12–3

                Final

                Top goalscorers

                The top scorers from the 1997–98 UEFA Champions League (excluding qualifying rounds) are as follows:

                RankNameTeamGoals
                1ItalyAlessandro Del PieroItalyJuventus10
                2FranceThierry HenryFranceMonaco7
                3ItalyFilippo InzaghiItalyJuventus6
                UkraineSerhiy RebrovUkraineDynamo Kyiv6
                5EnglandAndy ColeEnglandManchester United5
                UkraineAndriy ShevchenkoUkraineDynamo Kyiv5
                7GermanyStefan BeinlichGermanyBayer Leverkusen4
                TurkeyOktay DerelioğluTurkeyBeşiktaş4
                BrazilEmersonGermanyBayer Leverkusen4
                NigeriaVictor IkpebaFranceMonaco4
                GermanyCarsten JanckerGermanyBayern Munich4
                SpainFernando MorientesSpainReal Madrid4
                NorwaySigurd RushfeldtNorwayRosenborg4
                CroatiaDavor ŠukerSpainReal Madrid4
                FranceDavid TrezeguetFranceMonaco4
                SwitzerlandStéphane ChapuisatGermanyBorussia Dortmund4
                NorwayHarald BrattbakkNorwayRosenborg4
                NorwayRoar StrandNorwayRosenborg4

                See also

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