1997–98 UEFA Cup
27th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 1997–98 UEFA Cup was won by Internazionale in an all-Italian final against Lazio. It was their third title in eight years in the competition.
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Dates | 22 July 1997 – 6 May 1998 |
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Final positions | |
Champions | Internazionale (3rd title) |
Runners-up | Lazio |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 125 |
Goals scored | 332 (2.66 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Stéphane Guivarc'h (Auxerre) 7 goals |
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It was the first instance of the UEFA Cup final being a one-game contest at a neutral stadium, having previously being decided over two legs with each team having one home game.
For first time, one nation (France) was represented by seven teams: Strasbourg, Auxerre, Bastia, Nantes, Lyon, Bordeaux and Metz.