Scottish FA Cup 1997/98
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| Association | Scottish FA |
| First edition | 1873/74 |
| Game mode | Knockout system |
| Title holder | Heart of Midlothian (6th title) |
| Record winner | Celtic Glasgow (30 wins) |
| Website | scottishfa.co.uk |
| Qualification for | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup |
The Scottish FA Cup was played for the 113th time in 1997/98 . The most important Scottish football cup competition, which was directed by the Scottish Football Association, began in November 1997 and ended with the final on May 16, 1998 in Celtic Park in Glasgow. Defending champion FC Kilmarnock , who prevailed against FC Falkirk in the previous year's final , was eliminated in this year's round of 16 against Ayr United . With a 2-1 win over the Glasgow Rangers , Heart of Midlothian celebrated the sixth cup success in the club's history. The two teams faced each other for the third time in the final of the FA Cup after 1903 and 1976 . For the Hearts it was the first cup victory since 1956 after 4 defeats in the final as a result and the sixth in total after 1891 , 1896 , 1901 , 1906 and 1956. By winning the cup, the Hearts were able to overtake Aberdeen FC in the all-time ranking of Scottish Cup winners and from 4th place. As a cup winner, the club from Edinburgh started in the following European Cup of the 1998/99 cup winners season and was eliminated there against the Spanish club RCD Mallorca .
1 round
The encounters took place in November 1997.
| Result | ||
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| FC Fraserburgh | 1-0 | Clyde FC |
| Cowdenbeath FC | 0-0 | Montrose FC |
| East Fife FC | 2: 3 | FC Stranraer |
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 3: 1 | Whitehill FC Welfare |
Replay
| Result | ||
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| Montrose FC | 2: 1 | Cowdenbeath FC |
2nd round
The matches were played between January 3rd and 12th, 1998. The repeat matches on January 12th, 1998.
Replay games
| Result | ||
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| Edinburgh City | ?:? (4: 3 i.E. ) |
East Stirlingshire FC |
| Queen of the South | 4-0 | FC Arbroath |
3rd round
The matches were played between February 2nd and 5th, 1998. The repeat matches took place on February 7th, 1998.
Replay games
| Result | ||
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| Motherwell FC | 1-0 | Dumbarton FC |
| Albion Rovers | ?:? (6: 5 i.E. ) |
Livingston FC |
| Ross County | 1-0 | Airdrieonians FC |
Round of 16
The matches were played between February 13th and 16th, 1998. The repeat matches took place on February 17th and 18th, 1998.
| Result | ||
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| St. Johnstone FC | 3: 1 | Stirling Albion |
| Raith Rovers | 1: 3 | FC Falkirk |
| Ayr United | 2-0 | FC Kilmarnock |
| Heart of Midlothian | 3-0 | Albion Rovers |
| Ross County | 1: 1 | Dundee FC |
| Motherwell FC | 2: 2 | Glasgow Rangers |
| Dundee United | 1: 1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 1: 2 | Celtic Glasgow |
Replay games
| Result | ||
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| Dundee FC | 3-0 | Ross County |
| Glasgow Rangers | 3-0 | Motherwell FC |
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2: 3 a.d. | Dundee United |
Quarter finals
The matches were played between March 7th and 9th, 1998. The replay took place on March 18th, 1998.
| Result | ||
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| FC Falkirk | 3-0 | St. Johnstone FC |
| Heart of Midlothian | 4: 1 | Ayr United |
| Dundee United | 2: 3 | Celtic Glasgow |
| Glasgow Rangers | 0-0 | Dundee FC |
Replay
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dundee FC | 1: 2 | Glasgow Rangers |
Semifinals
The matches were played on April 4 and 5, 1998. The two semi-finals were played in Ibrox and Celtic Park .
| Result | ||
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| FC Falkirk | 1: 3 | Heart of Midlothian |
| Glasgow Rangers | 2: 1 | Celtic Glasgow |
final
| Heart of Midlothian | Glasgow Rangers | ||||||||
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Gilles Rousset - Dave McPherson , David Weir , Paul Ritchie , Gary Naysmith - Thomas Flögel , Stefano Salvatori , Steve Fulton , Colin Cameron , Neil McCann - Stéphane Adam (78th Jim Hamilton ) Trainer: Jim Jefferies |
Andy Goram - Sergio Porrini , Ståle Stensaas (46th Ally McCoist ), Richard Gough , Lorenzo Amoruso - Joachim Björklund , Stuart McCall (68th Ian Durrant ), Gennaro Gattuso , Ian Ferguson - Gordon Durie , Brian Laudrup Trainer: Walter Smith |
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 1-0 Colin Cameron (1st, Penalty) 2-0 Stéphane Adam (52nd)
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2-1 Ally McCoist (81st)
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