1997 UEFA Super Cup

The 1997 UEFA Super Cup was a two-legged football match played on 8 January 1998 and 11 March 1998 between Borussia Dortmund of Germany, winner of the 1996–97 UEFA Champions League, and Barcelona of Spain, winner of the 1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. Barcelona won the match 3–1 on aggregate, beating Borussia Dortmund 2–0 at Camp Nou in the first leg and drawing the second leg 1–1 in Westfalenstadion, Dortmund.

1997 UEFA Super Cup

Barcelona Borussia Dortmund 3 1
on aggregate
First leg
Barcelona Borussia Dortmund 2 0
Date	8 January 1998
Venue	Camp Nou, Barcelona
Referee	David Elleray (England)[1]
Attendance	50,000
Second leg
Borussia Dortmund Barcelona 1 1
Date	11 March 1998
Venue	Westfalenstadion, Dortmund
Referee	Piero Ceccarini (Italy)[2]
Attendance	32,500
← 1996 1998 →

This was the last Super Cup played over two legs. Since 1998, it has been played as a single match at a neutral venue.

Match

Details

First leg

Barcelona	2–0	Borussia Dortmund
Luis Enrique 8' Rivaldo 61' (pen.)	Report[dead link]

8 January 1998

21:00 CET

Camp Nou, Barcelona

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: David Elleray (England)^[1]

Barcelona

Borussia Dortmund

GK 13 Ruud Hesp RB 2 Albert Ferrer CB 26 Winston Bogarde CB 22 Michael Reiziger  70' LB 12 Sergi DM 17 Albert Celades CM 23 Iván de la Peña AM 11 Rivaldo  86' RW 7 Luís Figo (c)  86' LW 21 Luis Enrique CF 9 Sonny Anderson Substitutes: GK 25 Carles Busquets DF 3 Abelardo  70' DF 5 Fernando Couto MF 10 Giovanni  86' MF 16 Dragan Ćirić FW 8 Hristo Stoichkov  86' FW 19 Juan Antonio Pizzi Manager: Louis van Gaal

GK 1 Stefan Klos SW 26 Manfred Binz CB 16 Martin Kree CB 3 René Schneider  46' RWB  18 Lars Ricken (c) LWB  17 Jörg Heinrich CM 4 Steffen Freund CM 24 Vladimir But  77' AM 22 Jovan Kirovski CF 27 Harry Decheiver CF 13 Ibrahim Tanko  58' Substitutes: GK 12 Wolfgang de Beer DF 2 Knut Reinhardt  46' DF 20 Wolfgang Feiersinger MF 8 Michael Zorc  77' MF 21 Frank Riethmann FW 9 Stéphane Chapuisat  58' FW 23 Scott Booth Manager: Nevio Scala

Assistant referees: Philip Sharp (England)[1] Mark Warren (England)[1] Fourth official: Peter Jones (England)

Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of golden goal extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions.

Second leg

Borussia Dortmund	1–1	Barcelona
Heinrich 64'	Report[dead link]	Giovanni 8'

11 March 1998

20:00 CET

Westfalenstadion, Dortmund

Attendance: 32,500

Referee: Piero Ceccarini (Italy)^[2]

Borussia Dortmund

Barcelona

GK 1 Stefan Klos SW 26 Manfred Binz CB 3 René Schneider CB 15 Jürgen Kohler (c)  73' RWB  17 Jörg Heinrich LWB  16 Martin Kree CM 18 Lars Ricken CM 4 Steffen Freund  20' CM 8 Michael Zorc CF 27 Harry Decheiver CF 9 Stéphane Chapuisat   46' Substitutes: GK 12 Wolfgang de Beer DF 2 Knut Reinhardt MF 10 Andreas Möller MF 25 Björn Mehnert  20' FW 22 Jovan Kirovski  73' FW 28 Christian Timm FW 36 Bashiru Gambo  46' Manager: Nevio Scala

GK 13 Ruud Hesp RB 2 Albert Ferrer CB 26 Winston Bogarde CB 20 Miguel Ángel Nadal LB 12 Sergi CM 17 Albert Celades  79' CM 21 Luis Enrique  89' AM 10 Giovanni RW 7 Luís Figo (c) LW 11 Rivaldo CF 9 Sonny Anderson  71' Substitutes: GK 25 Carles Busquets DF 5 Fernando Couto DF 22 Michael Reiziger MF 6 Óscar  71' MF 16 Dragan Ćirić  89' MF 18 Guillermo Amor  79' MF 24 Roger Manager: Louis van Gaal

Assistant referees: Sergio Zuccolini (Italy)[2] Luigi Medeot (Italy) Fourth official: Alfredo Trentalange (Italy)

Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of golden goal extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions.

See also

• 1996–97 UEFA Champions League
• 1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
• Borussia Dortmund in European football
• FC Barcelona in international football competitions

References

1. "Match details / line-up: Barcelona – Borussia Dortmund (UEFA-Supercup 1998)". Worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
2. "Match details / line-up: Borussia Dortmund – Barcelona (UEFA-Supercup 1998)". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 29 August 2012.

External links

• 1997 UEFA Super Cup at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation