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1997–98 UEFA Cup
27th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1997–98 UEFA Cup was won by Internazionale in an all-Italian final against Lazio. It was their third title in eight years in the competition.
Quick Facts Dates, Final positions ...
![]() The final was played at Parc des Princes in Paris | |
Dates | 22 July 1997 – 6 May 1998 |
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Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 125 |
Goals scored | 332 (2.66 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Stéphane Guivarc'h (Auxerre) 7 goals |
← 1996–97 1998–99 → |
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It was the first instance of the UEFA Cup final being a one-game contest at a neutral stadium, having previously being decided over two legs with each team having one home game. This was the first tournament where the 2nd placed team of major European leagues went to the Champions League instead of the UEFA Cup.
For first time, one nation (France) was represented by seven teams: Strasbourg, Auxerre, Bastia, Nantes, Lyon, Bordeaux and Metz.