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| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | Qualifying: 23 July – 27 August 1997 Competition proper: 17 September 1997 – 20 May 1998 |
| Teams | Competition proper: 24 Total: 55 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Real Madrid (7th title) |
| Runners-up |  Juventus |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 85 |
| Goals scored | 239 (2.81 per match) |
| Attendance | 2,868,568 (33,748 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus) 10 goals |
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The1997–98 UEFA Champions League was the 43rd season of theUEFA Champions League,UEFA's premier clubfootball tournament, and the sixth since its re-branding from the "European Champion Clubs' Cup" or "European Cup". The tournament was won byReal Madrid, winning for the first time in32 years, beating 1–0Juventus 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, instead of previous four, 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 entered into the competition.[1] WithBorussia Dortmund being the title holders but finishing third in theirdomestic leaguethe previous season,Germany became the first association to provide three teams to the premier European competition.
Borussia Dortmund, the defending champions, were eliminated in the semi-finals by eventual winnersReal Madrid.
Armenia,Azerbaijan,Slovakia and theRepublic of Macedonia all entered their champions for the first time, while the champion ofYugoslavia returned to this competition for the first time since1991–92 season after theUN ban was lifted.
Number of teams per country as well as the starting round for each club and seeding were based onUEFA association coefficients.[2]
For the 1997–98 UEFA Champions League, the associations were allocated places according to their 1997UEFA association coefficients, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 1992–93 to 1996–97.[2][3]
Apart from the allocation based on the association coefficients, an association could have an additional team participating in the Champions League, as noted below:
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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.
The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws are held inGeneva,Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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| Qualifying | First qualifying round | 9 July 1997 | 23 July 1997 | 30 July 1997 |
| Second qualifying round | 13 August 1997 | 27 August 1997 | ||
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 29 August 1997 | 17 September 1997 | |
| Matchday 2 | 1 October 1997 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 22 October 1997 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 5 November 1997 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 26–27 November 1997 | |||
| Matchday 6 | 10 December 1997 | |||
| Knockout phase | Quarter-finals | 17 December 1997 | 4 March 1998 | 18 March 1998 |
| Semi-finals | 20 March 1998 (Lausanne) | 1 April 1998 | 15 April 1998 | |
| Final | 20 May 1998 atAmsterdam Arena,Amsterdam | |||
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Derry City  | 0–3 |  Maribor | 0–2 | 0–1 |
Pyunik  | 3–6 |  MTK | 0–2 | 3–4 |
Crusaders  | 2–8 |  Dinamo Tbilisi | 1–3 | 1–5 |
Košice  | 4–0 |  ÍA | 3–0 | 1–0 |
Partizan  | 1–5 |  Croatia Zagreb | 1–0 | 0–5 |
Valletta  | 1–2 |  Skonto | 1–0 | 0–2 |
Sileks  | 1–3 |  Beitar Jerusalem | 1–0 | 0–3 |
Steaua București  | 5–3 |  CSKA Sofia | 3–3 | 2–0 |
Constructorul Chișinău  | 3–4 |  MPKC Mozyr | 1–1 | 2–3 |
Lantana  | 0–3 |  Jazz | 0–2 | 0–1 |
GÍ  | 0–11 |  Rangers | 0–5 | 0–6 |
Neftçi  | 0–10 |  Widzew Łódź | 0–2 | 0–8 |
Dynamo Kyiv  | 6–0 |  Barry Town | 2–0 | 4–0 |
Sion  | 5–0 |  Jeunesse Esch | 4–0 | 1–0 |
Anorthosis Famagusta  | 4–1 |  Kareda | 3–0 | 1–1 |
The losing teams qualified for the first round of the1997–98 UEFA Cup.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Beşiktaş  | 3–1 | Maribor | 0–0 | 3–1 |
| MTK | 1–4 |  Rosenborg | 0–1[a] | 1–3 |
| Sion | 2–8 | Galatasaray | 1–4 | 1–4 |
Olympiacos  | 7–2 | MPKC Mozyr | 5–0 | 2–2 |
Wüstenrot Salzburg  | 0–3 |  Sparta Prague | 0–0 | 0–3 |
IFK Göteborg  | 4–1 | Rangers | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Barcelona | 4–2 | Skonto | 3–2 | 1–0 |
Brøndby  | 3–4 | Dynamo Kyiv | 2–4 | 1–0 |
Newcastle United  | 4–3 | Croatia Zagreb | 2–1 | 2–2 (a.e.t.) |
Feyenoord  | 8–3 | Jazz | 6–2 | 2–1 |
Bayer Leverkusen  | 6–2 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 6–1 | 0–1 |
| Košice | 2–1 |  Spartak Moscow | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Steaua București | 3–5 |  Paris Saint-Germain | 3–0[b] | 0–5 |
| Widzew Łódź | 1–7 | Parma | 1–3 | 0–4 |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 0–3 |  Sporting CP | 0–0 | 0–3 |
| Anorthosis Famagusta | 2–3 |  Lierse | 2–0 | 0–3 |
Brown: Group A;
Red: Group B;
Orange: Group C;
Yellow: Group D;
Green: Group E;
Blue: Group F.Bayer Leverkusen,Beşiktaş,Košice,Feyenoord,Lierse,Newcastle United,Olympiacos,Parma,Sparta Prague (who already qualified for the 1991-92 European Cup group stage) andSporting 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. They were also first team from Slovakia to play in group stage.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DOR | PRM | SPP | GAL | |
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| 1 | Borussia Dortmund | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 15 | Advance toknockout stage | — | 2–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | |
| 2 | Parma | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 9 | 1–0 | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Sparta Prague | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 5 | 0–3 | 0–0 | — | 3–0 | ||
| 4 | Galatasaray | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MUN | JUV | FEY | KOS | |
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| 1 | Manchester United | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 15 | Advance toknockout stage | — | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Juventus | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 12 | 1–0 | — | 5–1 | 3–2 | ||
| 3 | Feyenoord | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 9 | 1–3 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | Košice | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DKV | PSV | NEW | BAR | |
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| 1 | Dynamo Kyiv | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 11 | Advance toknockout stage | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | PSV Eindhoven | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 9 | 1–3 | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | ||
| 3 | Newcastle United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 7 | 2–0 | 0–2 | — | 3–2 | ||
| 4 | Barcelona | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 5 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–0 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RMA | ROS | OLY | POR | |
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| 1 | Real Madrid | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 13 | Advance toknockout stage | — | 4–1 | 5–1 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Rosenborg | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 11 | 2–0 | — | 5–1 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Olympiacos | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 5 | 0–0 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Porto | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAY | PAR | BES | GOT | |
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| 1 | Bayern Munich | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 12 | Advance toknockout stage | — | 5–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| 2 | Paris Saint-Germain | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 12 | 3–1 | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | Beşiktaş | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 6 | 0–2 | 3–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | IFK Göteborg | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 6 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MON | LEV | SPO | LIE | |
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| 1 | Monaco | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 13 | Advance toknockout stage | — | 4–0 | 3–2 | 5–1 | |
| 2 | Bayer Leverkusen | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 13 | 2–2 | — | 4–1 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Sporting CP | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 7 | 3–0 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Lierse | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — |
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | F | Bayer Leverkusen | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 13 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 | B | Juventus | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 12 | |
| 3 | E | Paris Saint-Germain | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 12 | |
| 4 | D | Rosenborg | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 11 | |
| 5 | C | PSV Eindhoven | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 9 | |
| 6 | A | Parma | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 9 |
The quarter-final between German clubsBayern Munich andBorussia Dortmund marked the first meeting of two teams from the same country in the Champions League (including the European Cup era, the first game between teams from the same country occurred in1958–59). With Bayer Leverkusen also having qualified, it marked the first time three clubs from the same nation played in the knockout phase.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Bayer Leverkusen | 1–4 | Real Madrid | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Bayern Munich | 0–1 | Borussia Dortmund | 0–0 | 0–1 (a.e.t.) |
| Juventus | 5–2 |  Dynamo Kyiv | 1–1 | 4–1 |
| Monaco | 1–1 (a) | Manchester United | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Real Madrid | 2–0 | Borussia Dortmund | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Juventus | 6–4 | Monaco | 4–1 | 2–3 |
The final was played on 20 May 1998 at theAmsterdam Arena inAmsterdam, Netherlands.
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