Copa del Rey 1997/98

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Copa del Rey 1997/98
Cup winners FC Barcelona (24th title)
Beginning September 3, 1997
final April 29, 1998
Final stadium Estadio Mestalla , Valencia
Teams 66
Games 125
Gates 314  (ø 2.51 per game)
Top scorer BrazilBrazil Rivaldo (FC Barcelona)
← Copa del Rey 1996/97

The 1997/98 Copa del Rey was the 94th edition of the Spanish Football Cup.

The competition started on September 3, 1997 and ended with the final on April 29, 1998 in the Estadio Mestalla ( Valencia ). The defending champion of the cup competition was FC Barcelona . The title was won again by FC Barcelona with a 5-4 win on penalties in the final against RCD Mallorca . Since the Catalans qualified for the UEFA Champions League in the 1997/98 season , RCD Mallorca took part in the 1998/99 European Cup Winners' Cup.

First main round

The first legs were played on September 3, the second legs on September 10, 1997.

total First leg Return leg
FC Andorra 1: 6 UE Lleida 0: 3 1: 3
Caudal Deportivo (a)3: 3 ( a ) CD Ourense 2: 3 1-0
SD Lemona 1: 2 SD Eibar 0: 1 1: 1
UDA Gramenet 2: 4 FC Úbeda 1: 4 1-0
FC Barakaldo 1: 4 CA Osasuna 1-0 0: 4
CD Aurrerá de Vitoria 1: 2 Deportivo Alavés 1-0 0: 2
FC Burgos 3: 1 CD Logroñés 1-0 2: 1
FC Zamora 4: 5 CD Numancia 1: 3 3: 2
Gimnàstic de Tarragona 0: 3 UE Figueres 0: 2 0: 1
UP Plasencia 1: 2 FC Extremadura 1: 1 0: 1
CP Moralo (a)1: 1 ( a ) CD Badajoz 1: 1 0-0
FC Novelda 5: 4 Levante UD 4: 4 1-0
Ontinyent FC 2: 4 Hércules Alicante 1: 2 1: 2
Recreativo Huelva 4: 2 Cordoba FC 1: 1 3: 1
UD Pájara Playas de Jandía 4: 5 UD Las Palmas 3: 1 1: 4
Spartak Larués 3: 2 Olímpic de Artieda 0-0 3: 2
FC Manchego 4: 6 Albacete Balompié 1: 3 3: 3
FC Talavera 0: 2 CD Toledo 0-0 0: 2
FC Elche 1-0 Villarreal CF 0-0 1-0
Écija Balompié 2: 3 Deportivo Xerez 2: 1 0: 2
CD Isla Cristina ( a ) 4: 4(a) Sevilla FC 1: 2 3: 2
UD Almería (a)2: 2 ( a ) Real Jaén 2: 1 0: 1
Motril FC 0: 2 FC Lorca 0: 1 0: 1

Second main round

The first legs were played on October 8, the second legs on October 29, 1997.

total First leg Return leg
FC Burgos 0: 1 Real Sociedad 0: 1 0-0
Racing Pintano 2: 3 Spartak Larués 2: 2 0: 1
CA Osasuna 2: 1 Sporting Gijón 1: 1 1-0
UE Lleida 2: 3 Real Zaragoza 1: 1 1: 2
CD Ourense 1: 3 Celta Vigo 0: 1 1: 2
CD Toledo 0: 3 UD Salamanca 0: 1 0: 2
Rayo Vallecano 0: 1 FC Extremadura 0: 1 0-0
FC Lorca ( a ) 4: 4(a) Albacete Balompié 0: 2 4: 2
FC Úbeda 1: 7 RCD Mallorca 1: 1 0: 6
Deportivo Xerez ( a ) 1: 1(a) Real Jaén 0-0 1: 1
CD Isla Cristina 1: 4 Recreativo Huelva 1: 2 0: 2
UD Las Palmas 5: 4 CD Tenerife 3: 2 2: 2
UE Figueres 3: 2 Espanyol Barcelona 1: 1 2: 1
Hércules Alicante 0: 4 Valencia CF 0: 3 0: 1
FC Novelda 1-0 FC Elche 1-0 0-0
CD Badajoz 0: 3 CP Mérida 0-0 0: 3

Third main round

The first legs were played on December 2, 1997, the second legs on January 8, 1998.

total First leg Return leg
UD Las Palmas (a)4: 4 ( a ) RCD Mallorca 3: 2 1: 2
Recreativo Huelva 2: 6 Celta Vigo 0: 1 2: 5
UE Figueres 2: 3 Valencia CF 1: 1 1: 2
FC Novelda 3: 7 Real Zaragoza 2: 2 1: 5
FC Lorca 3: 4 CP Mérida 2-0 1: 4
Deportivo Alavés 3: 2 SD Compostela 1-0 2: 2
CA Osasuna 3: 2 Racing Santander 3-0 0: 2
FC Extremadura ( a ) 2: 2(a) UD Salamanca 1-0 1: 2
Deportivo Xerez 3: 4 Real Sociedad 1-0 2: 4

Round of 16

The first legs were played on January 13, the second legs on January 22, 1998.

total First leg Return leg
Deportivo Alavés ( a ) 2: 2(a) real Madrid 1-0 1: 2
CA Osasuna 1: 3 Deportivo La Coruña 0: 1 1: 2
Real Sociedad 1: 3 Betis Seville 0: 2 1: 1
Real Zaragoza 3: 2 Atlético Madrid 2-0 1: 2
FC Extremadura 3: 4 Athletic Bilbao 2-0 1: 4
Real Valladolid 2: 4 CP Mérida 1: 1 1: 3
RCD Mallorca ( a ) 2: 2(a) Celta Vigo 1-0 1: 2
FC Barcelona 5: 2 Valencia CF 2: 1 3: 1

Quarter finals

The first leg was played on February 3, the second leg on February 12, 1998

total First leg Return leg
Athletic Bilbao (a)2: 2 ( a ) RCD Mallorca 2: 1 0: 1
Real Zaragoza 5: 2 Betis Seville 3-0 2: 2
Deportivo Alavés 3: 1 Deportivo La Coruña 3: 1 0-0
FC Barcelona 5-0 CP Mérida 2-0 3-0

Semifinals

The first legs were played on February 18, the second legs on February 26, 1998.

total First leg Return leg
Deportivo Alavés 1: 3 RCD Mallorca 1: 2 0: 1
FC Barcelona 5: 2 Real Zaragoza 5: 2 0-0

final

FC Barcelona RCD Mallorca
FC Barcelona
April 29, 1998 in Valencia ( Estadio Mestalla )
Result: 1: 1 n.V. (1: 1, 0: 1), 5: 4 i. E.
Spectators: 54,000
Referee: Daudén Ibáñez
RCD Mallorca


Ruud Hesp - Albert Ferrer (50th Roger ), Winston Bogarde , Miguel Ángel Nadal , Michael Reiziger - Luís Figo , Albert Celades , Luis Enrique (106th Óscar ), Giovanni - Rivaldo , Sonny Anderson (76th Juan Antonio Pizzi ) Trainers: Louis van Gaal ( Netherlands ) (C)Captain of the crew
NetherlandsNetherlands 		 Carlos Roa - Javier Olaizola , Marcelino Elena , Iván Campo , Enrique Romero - Óscar Mena , Vicente Engonga (70th Xabier Eskurza ), Juan Carlos Valerón (91st Iván Rocha ), Jovan Stanković - Santiago Ezquerro (71st Paco Soler ), Gabriel Amato Trainer: Héctor Cúper ( Argentina ) (C)Captain of the crew
ArgentinaArgentina 

goal 1: 1 Rivaldo (66th) 		goal 0: 1 Jovan Stanković (6th)
penalties shoot
Penalty missedRivaldo

Penalty converted1: 0 Giovanni

Penalty missedAlbert Celades

Penalty converted2: 1 Juan Antonio Pizzi

Penalty converted3: 2 Roger

Penalty missedLuís Figo

Penalty converted4: 3 Óscar

Penalty converted5: 4 Michael Reiziger
Penalty missedIván Rocha

Penalty converted1: 1 Paco Soler

Penalty missedIván Campo

Penalty converted2: 2 Javier Olaizola

Penalty converted3: 3 Carlos Roa

Penalty missedJovan Stanković

Penalty converted4: 4 Gabriel Amato

Penalty missedXabier Eskurza
yellow cards Rivaldo (2nd), Roger (62nd), Miguel Ángel Nadal (77th), Luís Figo (111th) yellow cards Marcelino Elena (1st), Vicente Engonga (46th), Juan Carlos Valerón (76th), Iván Campo (84th), Enrique Romero (84th), Xabier Eskurza (117th)
Yellow-red cards Enrique Romero (93.)
Red cards Óscar Mena (84th)

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