| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14 August 1997 – 13 May 1998 | 
| Teams | 32 (first round) 47 (qualifying round)  | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 91 | 
| Goals scored | 272 (2.99 per match) | 
| Attendance | 826,944 (9,087 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) | Pasquale Luiso (Vicenza) 8 goals  | 
The 1997–98 season of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup club football tournament was won by Chelsea in the final against Stuttgart.
Teams

Qualifying round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB Tórshavn  | 
1–7 | 1–1 | 0–6 | |
| Hibernians  | 
0–4 | 0–1 | 0–3 | |
| Glenavon  | 
1–5 | 1–1 | 0–4 | |
| Cwmbrân Town  | 
2–12 | 2–5 | 0–7 | |
| Žalgiris Vilnius  | 
1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 (aet) | |
| Zimbru Chișinău  | 
1–4 | 1–1 | 0–3 | |
| Dinaburg  | 
2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Kilmarnock  | 
3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| HJK  | 
1–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | |
| Sloga Jugomagnat  | 
1–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | |
| Balzers  | 
1–5 | 1–3 | 0–2 | |
| Tallinna Sadam  | 
2–5 | 1–1 | 1–4 | |
| Primorje  | 
3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Levski Sofia  | 
2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| Dinamo Batumi  | 
2–31 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 
- Notes
 
- Note 1: Ararat Yerevan were awarded a 3–0 win in the qualifying round first leg after Dinamo Batumi were found guilty of fielding an ineligible player — Sotogashvili. The match originally ended as a 4–2 win for Dinamo Batumi.
 
First leg
| HB Tórshavn  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Arge  | 
Lineups | Alexandrou  | 
| Hibernians  | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lineups | Guðmundsson  | 
| Cwmbrân Town  | 2–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Parfitt  Townsend  | 
Lineups | Vasc  Niculescu Liță  | 
| Zimbru Chișinău  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zgura  | 
Lineups | Atelkin  | 
| Kilmarnock  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Wright  | 
Lineups | Rutherford  | 
| HJK  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Helin  | 
Lineups | 
| Sloga Jugomagnat  | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Petkov  | 
Lineups | Bule  Čižmek  | 
| Tallinna Sadam  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Olumets  | 
Lineups | Khripach  | 
| Primorje  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sabadin  Ščulac  | 
Lineups | 
| Levski Sofia  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| G. Ivanov  | 
Lineups | Novák  | 
| Dinamo Batumi  | 0–3 Awarded1  | |
|---|---|---|
| Guchua  Glonti Shekiladze  | 
Lineups | Ter-Petrosyan  Nazaryan  | 
Second leg
| APOEL  | 6–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hörtnagl  Sotiriou Ioannou Fasouliotis  | 
Lineups | 
APOEL won 7–1 on aggregate.
| ÍBV  | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Helgason  Guðmundsson  | 
Lineups | 
ÍBV won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Legia Warsaw  | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kacprzak  Sokołowski Skrzyek  | 
Lineups | 
Legia Warsaw won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Național București  | 7–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Niculescu  Pigulea Albeanu Savu  | 
Lineups | 
Național București won 12–2 on aggregate.
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva  | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Benayoun  Buchnik  | 
Lineups | Radžius  | 
Hapoel Be'er Sheva won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Shakhtar Donetsk  | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Orbu  Atelkin Kriventsov  | 
Lineups | 
Shakhtar Donetsk won 4–1 on aggregate.
Dinaburg won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Shelbourne  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Baker  | 
Lineups | McIntyre  | 
Kilmarnock won 3–2 on aggregate.
Red Star Belgrade won 3–1 on aggregate.
| NK Zagreb  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sopić  Bule  | 
Lineups | 
Zagreb won 4–1 on aggregate.
| BVSC Budapest  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Komlósi  Bükszegi  | 
Lineups | 
BVSC won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Belshina Bobruisk  | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Smirnykh  Timofeev Hlebasolaw Putrash  | 
Lineups | Rychkov  | 
Belshina Bobruisk won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Union Luxembourg  | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lineups | Rudonja  | 
Primorje won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Slovan Bratislava  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Novák  Mužlay  | 
Lineups | Todorov  | 
Slovan Bratislava won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Ararat Yerevan  | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lineups | Torgashvili  Makharadze  | 
Ararat Yerevan won 3–2 on aggregate.
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kocaelispor  | 
3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| APOEL  | 
0–4 | 0–1 | 0–3 | |
| ÍBV  | 
2–5 | 1–3 | 1–2 | |
| Boavista  | 
3–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | |
| Germinal Ekeren  | 
4–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | |
| AIK  | 
1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 (aet) | |
| AEK Athens  | 
9–2 | 5–0 | 4–2 | |
| Slavia Prague  | 
6–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva  | 
1–14 | 1–4 | 0–10 | |
| NK Zagreb  | 
5–6 | 3–2 | 2–4 (aet) | |
| Copenhagen  | 
5–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| Belshina Bobruisk  | 
1–5 | 1–2 | 0–3 | |
| Chelsea  | 
4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Nice  | 
4–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| Real Betis  | 
4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Vicenza  | 
3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 
First leg
| Kocaelispor  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Albayrak  Moshoeu  | 
Lineups | 
| APOEL  | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lineups | Spiteri  | 
| Germinal Ekeren  | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kovács  Hofmans Dauwe  | 
Lineups | Ognjenović  Stanković  | 
| AEK Athens  | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kopitsis  Katsavos Kalitzakis Marcelo  | 
Lineups | 
| Slavia Prague  | 4–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ašanin  Vácha Vágner Labant  | 
Lineups | Aleksandrov  Koilov  | 
| Copenhagen  | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jónsson  Højer Tur  | 
Lineups | 
| Belshina Bobruisk  | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hlebasolaw  | 
Lineups | Loskov  Borodyuk  | 
| Chelsea  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Di Matteo  Granville  | 
Lineups | 
| Real Betis  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Alfonso  | 
Lineups | 
| Vicenza  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Luiso  Ambrosetti  | 
Lineups | 
Second leg
| Național București  | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lineups | Çolak  | 
Kocaelispor won 3–0 on aggregate.
Sturm Graz won 4–0 on aggregate.
| VfB Stuttgart  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Akpoborie  | 
Lineups | Lárusson  | 
Stuttgart won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Shakhtar Donetsk  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Potskhveria  | 
Lineups | Latapy  | 
Shakhtar Donetsk won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Red Star Belgrade  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drulić  | 
Lineups | Radzinski  | 
Germinal Ekeren won 4–3 on aggregate.
Primorje won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Dinaburg  | 2–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fedotovs  Sergei Isayev  | 
Lineups | Nikolaidis  Vlachos Kostis  | 
AEK Athens won 9–2 on aggregate.
Slavia Prague won 6–2 on aggregate.
| Roda  | 10–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Van Houdt  Lawal Ooijer Vrede Torma  | 
Lineups | 
Roda won 14–1 on aggregate.
Tromsø won 6–5 on aggregate.
| Ararat Yerevan  | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lineups | M. Nielsen  Šestan  | 
Copenhagen won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Lokomotiv Moscow  | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Maminov  Kharlachyov Loskov  | 
Lineups | 
Lokomotiv Moscow won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Slovan Bratislava  | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lineups | Vialli  Di Matteo  | 
Chelsea won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Kilmarnock  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Reilly  | 
Lineups | Milinković  | 
Nice won 4–2 on aggregate.
| BVSC Budapest  | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lineups | Alexis Trujillo  Alfonso  | 
Real Betis won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Legia Warsaw  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kacprzak  | 
Lineups | Zauli  | 
Vicenza won 3–1 on aggregate.
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø  | 
4–9 | 3–2 | 1–7 | |
| Germinal Ekeren  | 
4–6 | 0–4 | 4–2 | |
| Lokomotiv Moscow  | 
2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Shakhtar Donetsk  | 
2–5 | 1–3 | 1–2 | |
| Real Betis  | 
3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| AEK Athens  | 
2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| Nice  | 
3–3 (a) | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Primorje  | 
0–6 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 
First leg
| Germinal Ekeren  | 0–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lineups | Bobic  Akpoborie  | 
| Lokomotiv Moscow  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kharlachyov  Janashia  | 
Lineups | Uzun  | 
| Real Betis  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Oli  Cañas  | 
Lineups | 
| AEK Athens  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Batista  Marcelo  | 
Lineups | 
Second leg
| Chelsea  | 7–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Petrescu  Vialli Zola Leboeuf  | 
Lineups | B. Johansen  | 
Chelsea won 9–4 on aggregate.
| VfB Stuttgart  | 2–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Verlaat  Poschner  | 
Lineups | Van Ankeren  Van Geneugden Karagiannis  | 
Stuttgart won 6–4 on aggregate.
Lokomotiv Moscow won 2–1 on aggregate.
Vicenza won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Copenhagen  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| P. Nielsen  | 
Lineups | Ureña  | 
Real Betis won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Sturm Graz  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Spiteri  | 
Lineups | 
AEK Athens won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Slavia Prague  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Labant  | 
Lineups | Vandecasteele  | 
3–3 on aggregate. Slavia Prague won on away goals.
Roda won 6–0 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roda  | 
1–9 | 1–4 | 0–5 | |
| Slavia Prague  | 
1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| AEK Athens  | 
1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | |
| Real Betis  | 
2–5 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 
First leg
| Roda  | 1–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Peeters  | 
Lineups | Luiso  Belotti Otero  | 
| Slavia Prague  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vácha  | 
Lineups | Poschner  | 
| Real Betis  | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Alfonso  | 
Lineups | Flo  | 
Second leg
Vicenza won 9–1 on aggregate.
| VfB Stuttgart  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Balakov  | 
Lineups | 
Stuttgart won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Lokomotiv Moscow  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kharlachyov  Chugainov  | 
Lineups | Kopitsis  | 
Lokomotiv Moscow won 2–1 on aggregate.
Chelsea won 5–2 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vicenza  | 
2–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | |
| VfB Stuttgart  | 
3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 
First leg
| VfB Stuttgart  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Akpoborie  Bobic  | 
Lineups | Janashia  | 
Second leg
Chelsea won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Lokomotiv Moscow  | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lineups | Bobic  | 
Stuttgart won 3–1 on aggregate.
Final
| Chelsea  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zola  | 
Lineups | 
Top goalscorers
The top goalscorers from the 1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup are as follows:
See also
References
- ↑ "Hibernians v ÍBV, 14 August 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
 - ↑ "Glenavon v Legia Warsaw, 14 August 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
 - ↑ "Cwmbrân Town v Național București, 14 August 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
 - ↑ "Zimbru Chișinău v Shakhtar Donetsk, 14 August 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
 - ↑ "Tallinna Sadam v Belshina Bobruisk, 14 August 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
 - ↑ "Primorje v Union Luxembourg, 14 August 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
 - ↑ "Levski Sofia v Slovan Bratislava, 14 August 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
 - ↑ "Dinamo Batumi v Ararat Yerevan, 14 August 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
 - ↑ "APOEL v HB Tórshavn, 28 August 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
 - ↑ "Hapoel Be'er Sheva v Žalgiris Vilnius, 28 August 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
 - ↑ "Shakhtar Donetsk v Zimbru Chișinău, 28 August 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
 - ↑ "Kapaz v Dinaburg, 28 August 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
 - ↑ "Red Star Belgrade v HJK, 28 August 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
 - ↑ "Zagreb v Sloga Jugomagnat, 28 August 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
 - ↑ "Belshina Bobruisk v Tallinna Sadam, 28 August 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
 - ↑ "Slovan Bratislava v Levski Sofia, 28 August 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
 - ↑ "Ararat Yerevan v Dinamo Batumi, 20 August 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
 - ↑ "Kocaelispor v Național București, 18 September 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
 - ↑ "Hapoel Be'er Sheva v Roda, 18 September 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
 - ↑ "Zagreb v Tromsø, 18 September 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
 - ↑ "Belshina Bobruisk v Lokomotiv Moscow, 18 September 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
 - ↑ "Real Betis v BVSC Budapest, 18 September 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
 - ↑ "Stuttgart v ÍBV, 2 October 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
 - ↑ "Primorje v AIK, 2 October 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
 - ↑ "Dinaburg v AEK Athens, 2 October 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
 - ↑ "Luzern v Slavia Prague, 2 October 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
 - ↑ "Lokomotiv Moscow v Belshina Bobruisk, 2 October 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
 - ↑ "Slovan Bratislava v Chelsea, 2 October 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
 - ↑ "Legia Warsaw v Vicenza, 2 October 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
 - ↑ "Shakhtar Donetsk v Vicenza, 23 October 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
 - ↑ "Primorje v Roda, 23 October 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
 - ↑ "Vicenza v Shakhtar Donetsk, 6 November 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
 - ↑ "Roda v Primorje, 6 November 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
 - ↑ "Roda v Vicenza, 5 March 1998" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
 - ↑ "Real Betis v Chelsea, 5 March 1998" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
 - ↑ "Stuttgart v Slavia Prague, 19 March 1998" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
 - ↑ "Stuttgart v Lokomotiv Moscow, 2 April 1998" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
 
External links
- 1997-98 competition at UEFA website
 - results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
 - Cup Winners Cup Seasons 1997-98 – results, protocols
 - Archive of old pages site UEFA Season 1997–98, written protocol games.