1997 UEFA Cup final

1997 UEFA Cup final
Match programme cover
Event1996–97 UEFA Cup
on aggregate
Schalke 04 won 4–1 on penalties
First leg
Date7 May 1997
VenueParkstadion, Gelsenkirchen
RefereeMarc Batta (France)
Attendance56,824
Second leg
After golden goal extra time
Date21 May 1997
VenueStadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan
RefereeJosé María García-Aranda (Spain)
Attendance81,675
1996
1998

The 1997 UEFA Cup Final was a two-legged football match contested between Schalke 04 of Germany and Inter Milan of Italy. The tie was a tight affair, with each leg being won 1–0 by the home-team. After 210 minutes of football, the tie was eventually settled on penalties, with Schalke winning 4–1 at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. It was to be the last UEFA Cup final to be played over two legs, future finals being one-off games at a neutral ground.

Route to the final

Germany Schalke 04 Round Italy Inter Milan
UEFA Cup UEFA Cup
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Netherlands Roda 5–2 3–0 (H) 2–2 (A) First round France Guingamp 4–1 3–0 (A) 1–1 (H)
Turkey Trabzonspor 4–3 1–0 (H) 3–3 (A) Second round Austria Grazer AK 1–1 (p) 1–0 (H) 0–1 (A)
Belgium Club Brugge 3–2 1–2 (A) 2–0 (H) Third round Portugal Boavista 7–1 5–1 (H) 2–0 (A)
Spain Valencia 3–1 2–0 (H) 1–1 (A) Quarter-finals Belgium Anderlecht 3–2 1–1 (A) 2–1 (H)
Spain Tenerife 2–1 0–1 (A) 2–0 (aet) (H) Semi-finals France Monaco 3–2 3–1 (H) 0–1 (A)

Match

Details

First leg

Schalke 04 Germany1–0Italy Inter Milan
Wilmots 70' Report
Attendance: 56,824
Referee: Marc Batta (France)
Schalke 04
Inter Milan
GK 1 Germany Jens Lehmann
SW 10 Germany Olaf Thon (c)
CB 25 Netherlands Johan de Kock
CB 2 Germany Thomas Linke
RWB 4 Germany Yves Eigenrauch
LWB 19 Germany Mike Büskens downward-facing red arrow 66'
CM 20 Czech Republic Jiří Němec
CM 6 Germany Andreas Müller
CM 3 Czech Republic Radoslav Látal
AM 8 Germany Ingo Anderbrügge
CF 24 Belgium Marc Wilmots
Substitutes:
GK 22 Germany Mathias Schober
DF 5 United States Thomas Dooley
DF 21 Germany Marco Kurz
MF 16 Germany Oliver Held
FW 11 Germany Martin Max upward-facing green arrow 66'
Manager:
Netherlands Huub Stevens
GK 1 Italy Gianluca Pagliuca
SW 7 Italy Salvatore Fresi downward-facing red arrow 61'
RB 2 Italy Giuseppe Bergomi (c)
CB 19 Italy Massimo Paganin
CB 5 Italy Fabio Galante Yellow card 14'
LB 3 Italy Alessandro Pistone
CM 4 Argentina Javier Zanetti
CM 21 Switzerland Ciriaco Sforza
CM 14 Netherlands Aron Winter
CF 23 Italy Maurizio Ganz
CF 9 Chile Iván Zamorano
Substitutes:
GK 12 Italy Andrea Mazzantini
MF 15 Italy Sergio D'Autilia
MF 16 Italy Tiziano Polenghi
MF 18 Italy Nicola Berti upward-facing green arrow 61'
FW 27 Italy Marco Branca
Manager:
England Roy Hodgson

Assistant referees:
France Pierre Ufrasi (France)
France Jacques Poudevigne (France)
Fourth official:
France Gilles Veissière (France)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • Five named substitutes
  • Maximum of three substitutions

Second leg

Inter Milan
Schalke 04
GK 1 Italy Gianluca Pagliuca
RB 2 Italy Giuseppe Bergomi (c) downward-facing red arrow 70'
CB 19 Italy Massimo Paganin
CB 7 Italy Salvatore Fresi Yellow card 20' Yellow-red card 89'
LB 3 Italy Alessandro Pistone
RM 4 Argentina Javier Zanetti downward-facing red arrow 119'
CM 8 England Paul Ince
LM 21 Switzerland Ciriaco Sforza downward-facing red arrow 80'
AM 6 France Youri Djorkaeff Yellow card 101'
CF 23 Italy Maurizio Ganz Yellow card 2'
CF 9 Chile Iván Zamorano Yellow card 98'
Substitutes:
GK 12 Italy Andrea Mazzantini
DF 20 France Jocelyn Angloma upward-facing green arrow 70'
MF 14 Netherlands Aron Winter upward-facing green arrow 80'
MF 15 Italy Sergio D'Autilia
MF 18 Italy Nicola Berti upward-facing green arrow 119'
Manager:
England Roy Hodgson
GK 1 Germany Jens Lehmann Yellow card 58'
SW 10 Germany Olaf Thon (c) Yellow card 66'
CB 25 Netherlands Johan de Kock
CB 2 Germany Thomas Linke
RWB 3 Czech Republic Radoslav Látal Yellow card 104' downward-facing red arrow 111'
LWB 19 Germany Mike Büskens
CM 4 Germany Yves Eigenrauch Yellow card 8'
CM 20 Czech Republic Jiří Němec
CM 6 Germany Andreas Müller downward-facing red arrow 97'
CF 11 Germany Martin Max
CF 24 Belgium Marc Wilmots Yellow card 70'
Substitutes:
GK 22 Germany Mathias Schober
DF 21 Germany Marco Kurz
MF 8 Germany Ingo Anderbrügge upward-facing green arrow 97'
MF 16 Germany Oliver Held upward-facing green arrow 111'
FW 14 United States David Wagner
Manager:
Netherlands Huub Stevens

Assistant referees:
Spain Fernando Tresaco Gracia (Spain)
Spain Manuel López Fernández (Spain)
Fourth official:
Spain Victor José Esquinas Torres (Spain)

Match rules

See also

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