FA Cup 1997/98
| FA Cup 1997/98 | |
|---|---|
| Cup winners | Arsenal FC (7th title) |
| ← FA Cup 1996/97 | |
The 1997/98 FA Cup was the 117th staging of the world's oldest football cup tournament; The Football Association Challenge Cup , or FA Cup for short . The cup competition ended with the final at Wembley Stadium on May 16, 1998. The winner of this event was Arsenal FC .
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| round | date |
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| Preliminary round | August 30, 1997 |
| First qualifying round | September 13, 1997 |
| Second qualifying round | September 27, 1997 |
| Third qualifying round | October 11, 1997 |
| Fourth qualifying round | October 25, 1997 |
| First main round | November 15, 1997 |
| Second main round | December 6, 1997 |
| Third main round | January 3, 1998 |
| Fourth main round | January 24, 1998 |
| Fifth main round | February 14, 1998 |
| Sixth main round (quarter-finals) | March 7, 1998 |
| Semifinals | April 5, 1998 |
| final | May 16, 1998 |
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Complete overview at: FA Cup
The FA Cup is played in rounds. Any team that has a certain level of performance and an appropriate playing field can take part. The game is played i. d. Usually only with a first leg. In the event of a tie, there will be a second leg. If the second leg also ends in a draw, the game goes into extra time or penalty shoot-out. Each winner receives a bonus from the television money, which is staggered according to the round.
Main round
First main round
The games were played between November 14th and 16th, 1997. The replay took place from November 24-26, 1997.
Second main round
The games were played between December 5 and 7, 1997. The replays followed from December 15th to 17th of that year.
Third main round
The games were played on January 3 to 5, 1998. Necessary replay games have been scheduled for January 13th to 20th.
Fourth main round
The games took place on January 24th and 26th, 1998. The required replay games were played on February 3rd and 4th.
| Game no. | Home team | Result | Away team | |
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| 1 | Aston Villa | 4-0 | West Bromwich Albion | |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0: 3 | Blackburn Rovers | |
| 3 | Middlesbrough FC | 1: 2 | Arsenal FC | |
| 4th | Ipswich Town | 1: 1 | Sheffield United | |
| Replay | Sheffield United | 1-0 | Ipswich Town | |
| 5 | Tranmere Rovers | 1-0 | Sunderland AFC | |
| 6th | Tottenham Hotspur | 1: 1 | Barnsley FC | |
| Replay | Barnsley FC | 3: 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | |
| 7th | Manchester City | 1: 2 | West Ham United | |
| 8th | Coventry City | 2-0 | Derby County | |
| 9 | Manchester United | 5: 1 | Walsall FC | |
| 10 | Crystal Palace | 3-0 | Leicester City | |
| 11 | Huddersfield Town | 0: 1 | Wimbledon FC | |
| 12 | Cardiff City | 1: 1 | Reading FC | |
| Replay | Reading FC | 1: 1 | Cardiff City | |
| Reading FC won 4-3 on penalties | ||||
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 1: 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
| Replay | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3-0 | Charlton Athletic | |
| 14th | Leeds United | 2-0 | Grimsby Town | |
| 15th | Birmingham City | 2: 1 | Stockport County | |
| 16 | Stevenage Borough | 1: 1 | Newcastle United | |
| Replay | Newcastle United | 2: 1 | Stevenage Borough | |
Fifth main round
The matches took place on February 13-15, 1998. The replay took place on February 25th.
| Game no. | Home team | Result | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aston Villa | 0: 1 | Coventry City | |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 1-0 | Reading FC | |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 1-0 | Tranmere Rovers | |
| 4th | West Ham United | 2: 2 | Blackburn Rovers | |
| Replay | Blackburn Rovers | 1: 1 | West Ham United | |
| West Ham United won 5-4 on penalties | ||||
| 5 | Manchester United | 1: 1 | Barnsley FC | |
| Replay | Barnsley FC | 3: 2 | Manchester United | |
| 6th | Wimbledon FC | 1: 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
| Replay | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2: 1 | Wimbledon FC | |
| 7th | Arsenal FC | 0-0 | Crystal Palace | |
| Replay | Crystal Palace | 1: 2 | Arsenal FC | |
| 8th | Leeds United | 3: 2 | Birmingham City | |
Sixth main round
The games took place on March 7th and 8th, 1998. The replay was scheduled for March 17th.
| game | home | Result | Away | spectator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle United | 3: 1 | Barnsley FC | 36,695 |
| 2 | Coventry City | 1: 1 | Sheffield United | 23,084 |
| Replay | Sheffield United | 1: 1 | Coventry City | 29,034 |
| Sheffield United won 3-1 on penalties | ||||
| 3 | Leeds United | 0: 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 27,743 |
| 4th | Arsenal FC | 1: 1 | West Ham United | 38,077 |
| Replay | West Ham United | 1: 1 | Arsenal FC | 35,519 |
| Arsenal won 4-3 on penalties | ||||
Semifinals
The games were played on April 5 and 6, 1998. Villa Park in Birmingham served as the venue for the Wolverhampton game against Arsenal. Newcastle and Sheffield United met at Old Trafford in Manchester .
| game | home | Result | Away | spectator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0: 1 | Arsenal FC | 39,372 |
| 2 | Newcastle United | 1-0 | Sheffield United | 53,452 |
final
| Arsenal FC | Newcastle United | Lineup | |||||||
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David Seaman - Lee Dixon , Tony Adams , Martin Keown , Nigel Winterburn - Ray Parlor , Patrick Vieira , Emmanuel Petit , Marc Overmars - Christopher Wreh (62nd David Platt ), Nicolas Anelka Trainer: Arsène Wenger |
Shay Given - Warren Barton (76th Steve Watson ), Steve Howey , Nikos Dabizas , Stuart Pearce (73rd Andreas Andersson ) - Rob Lee , David Batty , Gary Speed , Alessandro Pistone - Temur Kezbaia (86th John Barnes ), Alan Shearer Trainer: Kenny Dalglish |
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 1-0 Marc Overmars (23rd) 2-0 Nicolas Anelka (69th)
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 Nigel Winterburn
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Warren Barton, Steve Howey, Nikos Dabizas, Alan Shearer
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Web links
- thefa.com: Official FA Cup page (English)
- thefa.com: FA Cup archive (English)
- soccerbase.com: The games of the 1997/98 FA Cup season (English)