1997 UEFA Cup Final
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The 1997 UEFA Cup Final was contested between Schalke 04
of Germany
and Internazionale
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.
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INTERNAZIONALE:
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GK
1
Gianluca Pagliuca
SW
7
Salvatore Fresi
RB
2
Giuseppe Bergomi
CB
5
Fabio Galante
CB
19
Massimo Paganin
LB
3
Alessandro Pistone
CM
4
Javier Zanetti
CM
21
Ciriaco Sforza
CM
14
Aron Winter
CF
23
Maurizio Ganz
CF
9
Iván Zamorano
Substitutes:
GK
12
Andrea Mazzantini
MF
18
Nicola Berti
FW
27
Marco Branca
MF
15
Sergio D'Autilia
MF
16
Tiziano Polenghi
Manager:
Roy Hodgson
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SCHALKE 04:
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GK
1
Jens Lehmann
SW
10
Olaf Thon
CD
26
Johan de Kock
CD
2
Thomas Linke
RWB
4
Yves Eigenrauch
LWB
19
Michael Büskens
CM
3
Radoslav Látal
CM
20
Jiří Němec
CM
6
Andreas Müller
AM
24
Marc Wilmots
CF
11
Martin Max
Substitutes:
MF
8
Ingo Anderbrügge
FW
14
David Wagner
MF
16
Oliver Held
DF
21
Marco Kurz
GK
22
Mathias Schober
Manager:
Huub Stevens
FC Schalke 04
Fußball-Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly known as simply FC Schalke 04 or Schalke , is a German, association-football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major...
of Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and Internazionale
F.C. Internazionale Milano
Football Club Internazionale Milano, often referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter, is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Italy. Outside Italy, the club is often called Inter Milan. They are the reigning FIFA Club World champions and Coppa Italia holders.Inter have always...
of Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. 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.
First leg
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| GK | 1 | Jens Lehmann Jens Lehmann Jens Gerhard Lehmann is a German former football goalkeeper. He was voted UEFA Club Goalkeeper of the Year for the 1996–97 and 2005–06 seasons, and he has been selected for three World Cup squads. He was a member of Arsenal's Invincibles, playing every match of their famous unbeaten title winning... |
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| SW | 10 | Olaf Thon Olaf Thon Olaf Thon is a retired German footballer, and a current coach.Mainly a central midfielder, his 19-year professional career was solely associated to Schalke 04 and Bayern Munich, having amassed more than 500 official games and 100 goals for both combined... |
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| CB | 26 | Johan de Kock Johan de Kock Johannes de Kock is a former football central defender from The Netherlands, who earned thirteen caps for the Netherlands national football team, in which he scored one goal... |
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| CB | 2 | Thomas Linke Thomas Linke Thomas Linke is a retired German professional footballer who played as a central defender.Linke was remembered as a hard-nosed tackler with tremendous heading ability, and played in 13 Bundesliga seasons in representation of Schalke 04 and Bayern Munich, totalling 340 games.Having gained his first... |
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| RWB | 4 | Yves Eigenrauch Yves Eigenrauch Yves Eigenrauch is a retired German footballer, who played mainly as a right defender.-Football career:After beginning his career with Arminia Bielefeld, Eigenrauch went on to spend twelve years with FC Schalke 04, being regularly used during nine of his first ten... |
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| LWB | 19 | Michael Büskens |
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| CM | 20 | Jiří Němec Jirí Nemec Jiří Němec is a former Czech football player. He played for Czechoslovakia and later the Czech Republic.He won a total of 84 international caps for the two teams, scoring one goal, and played at both Euro 96 and Euro 2000.... |
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| CM | 6 | Andreas Müller Andreas Müller Andreas Müller is a former German footballer, who played mainly as a defensive midfielder.-Football career:... |
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| CM | 3 | Radoslav Látal Radoslav Látal Radoslav Látal is a former Czech football player and current football manager of FK Baník Sokolov. He played for the Czech Republic, for which he appeared in 47 matches and participated at the Euro 1996 and Euro 2000... |
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| AM | 8 | Ingo Anderbrügge Ingo Anderbrügge Ingo Anderbrügge is a retired German footballer who played mostly as an attacking midfielder.-Football career:... |
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| CF | 24 | Marc Wilmots Marc Wilmots Marc Robert Wilmots is a former Belgian football player.-Career:In his club career, that started in 1987, Wilmots played for Sint-Truiden, KV Mechelen, Standard Liège, Schalke 04, and Bordeaux. At Schalke he helped them to the 1997 UEFA Cup Final... |
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| DF | 5 | Thomas Dooley |
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| FW | 11 | Martin Max Martin Max Martin Max is a retired Polish-born German footballer, who played as a striker.One of the oldest winners of the Bundesliga's top scorer crown, at the age of 32 and 34, he represented four teams in his country of adoption.-Club career:... |
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| MF | 16 | Oliver Held Oliver Held Oliver Held is a German former footballer who last played for TSV Kropp.-Honours:* UEFA Cup winner: 1996–97* DFB-Pokal winner: 2000–01* Bundesliga runner-up: 2000–01-External links:* at transfermarkt.de... |
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| DF | 21 | Marco Kurz Marco Kurz Marco Kurz is a retired German footballer who is now a coach of 1. FC Kaiserslautern.-External links:*... |
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| GK | 22 | Mathias Schober |
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| Manager: | ||||
| Huub Stevens Huub Stevens Hubertus "Huub" Jozef Margaretha Stevens is a Dutch football manager and former defender.- Playing career :... Man of the Match: Assistant referees: |
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Gianluca Pagliuca Salvatore FresiSalvatore Fresi
Salvatore Fresi is an Italian footballer.Fresi was born at La Maddalena, Sardinia. His first professional championship was with Salernitana, with whom he conquered the promotion to Serie B...
Giuseppe BergomiGiuseppe Bergomi
Giuseppe Bergomi is a retired Italian footballer who spent his entire career at Internazionale, being equally at ease as a central or right defender....
Fabio GalanteFabio Galante
Fabio Galante is an Italian footballer, currently contracted with A.S. Livorno Calcio.-Career:...
Massimo PaganinMassimo Paganin
Massimo Paganin is a retired Italian professional football player.His brother Antonio Paganin also played football professionally. The siblings played together for Internazionale, and won the 1993-94 UEFA Cup at the club....
Alessandro PistoneAlessandro Pistone
Alessandro Pistone is a former Italian footballer.-Early career:Pistone started his career at Solbiatese and Crevalcore, two small Italian teams who in recent years have slid to the lowest tier of professional Italian football, before moving to Vicenza for the duration of the 1995–96 season...
Javier ZanettiJavier Zanetti
Javier Adelmar Zanetti is an Argentine footballer who plays for Serie A club Inter. Javier Zanetti has played for Inter since 1995, taking the captain's armband from 29 August 1999. Known for his versatility, he is adept on both the left and right wing, having played on both flanks as a fullback...
Ciriaco SforzaCiriaco Sforza
Ciriaco Sforza is a Swiss former professional football player and is the coach of Grasshopper-Club Zürich.-Biography:He most notably played for 1. FC Kaiserslautern and FC Bayern Munich in Germany...
Aron WinterAron Winter
Aron Mohamed Winter [VIN-ter] is a retired Dutch football midfielder and current head coach of Toronto FC...
Maurizio GanzMaurizio Ganz
Maurizio Ganz is a former Italian football striker.-Club career:Ganz started his career at Sampdoria in 1985. He later helped Parma to promotion from Serie B in 1989-90 season. When he played for Inter Milan, Ganz scored 36 goals from 68 appearances and was a feared goalscorer.Ganz moved to AC...
Iván ZamoranoIván Zamorano
Iván Luis Zamorano Zamora is a retired Chilean football striker. Along with former world-class forward Marcelo Salas and former world player of the year Elias Figueroa he is regarded as one of Chile's most recognized footballers.He was a member of the Chilean national team and played in the 1998...
Andrea MazzantiniAndrea Mazzantini
Andrea Mazzantini is a retired Italian professional football player.-External links:*...
Nicola BertiNicola Berti
Nicola Berti is an Italian former footballer whose career spanned three decades.- Biography :In his early years, as a seventeen year old, his debut season was with Parma including the Serie C1 1983–84....
Marco BrancaMarco Branca
Marco Branca is an Italian former football striker who is currently head of the technical staff of Serie A club Internazionale.-Career:...
Sergio D'Autilia Tiziano PolenghiTiziano Polenghi
Tiziano Polenghi is an Italian football defender, currently playing for Cremonese in the Italian Lega Pro Prima Divisione.-External links:...
Roy HodgsonRoy Hodgson
Roy Hodgson is a former English footballer and current head coach of West Bromwich Albion.Hodgson, who has managed sixteen different teams in eight countries, guided the Switzerland national team to the last 16 of the 1994 World Cup and qualification for Euro 1996; Switzerland had not qualified...
Second leg
| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> | INTERNAZIONALE: | |||
| GK | 1 | Gianluca Pagliuca |
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| RB | 2 | Giuseppe Bergomi Giuseppe Bergomi Giuseppe Bergomi is a retired Italian footballer who spent his entire career at Internazionale, being equally at ease as a central or right defender.... |
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| CB | 19 | Massimo Paganin Massimo Paganin Massimo Paganin is a retired Italian professional football player.His brother Antonio Paganin also played football professionally. The siblings played together for Internazionale, and won the 1993-94 UEFA Cup at the club.... |
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| CB | 7 | Salvatore Fresi Salvatore Fresi Salvatore Fresi is an Italian footballer.Fresi was born at La Maddalena, Sardinia. His first professional championship was with Salernitana, with whom he conquered the promotion to Serie B... |
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| LB | 3 | Alessandro Pistone Alessandro Pistone Alessandro Pistone is a former Italian footballer.-Early career:Pistone started his career at Solbiatese and Crevalcore, two small Italian teams who in recent years have slid to the lowest tier of professional Italian football, before moving to Vicenza for the duration of the 1995–96 season... |
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| RM | 4 | Javier Zanetti Javier Zanetti Javier Adelmar Zanetti is an Argentine footballer who plays for Serie A club Inter. Javier Zanetti has played for Inter since 1995, taking the captain's armband from 29 August 1999. Known for his versatility, he is adept on both the left and right wing, having played on both flanks as a fullback... |
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| CM | 21 | Ciriaco Sforza Ciriaco Sforza Ciriaco Sforza is a Swiss former professional football player and is the coach of Grasshopper-Club Zürich.-Biography:He most notably played for 1. FC Kaiserslautern and FC Bayern Munich in Germany... |
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| CM | 8 | Paul Ince Paul Ince Paul Emerson Carlyle Ince is an English football manager and a former professional player. He has managed Blackburn Rovers, Milton Keynes Dons and Macclesfield Town... |
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| LM | 6 |  Youri DjorkaeffYouri Djorkaeff Youri Raffi Djorkaeff is a former French international footballer who played as a forward or as an attacking midfielder. With the French national team, Djorkaeff won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000... |
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| CF | 23 | Maurizio Ganz Maurizio Ganz Maurizio Ganz is a former Italian football striker.-Club career:Ganz started his career at Sampdoria in 1985. He later helped Parma to promotion from Serie B in 1989-90 season. When he played for Inter Milan, Ganz scored 36 goals from 68 appearances and was a feared goalscorer.Ganz moved to AC... |
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| CF | 9 | Iván Zamorano Iván Zamorano Iván Luis Zamorano Zamora is a retired Chilean football striker. Along with former world-class forward Marcelo Salas and former world player of the year Elias Figueroa he is regarded as one of Chile's most recognized footballers.He was a member of the Chilean national team and played in the 1998... |
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| GK | 12 | Andrea Mazzantini Andrea Mazzantini Andrea Mazzantini is a retired Italian professional football player.-External links:*... |
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| MF | 14 | Aron Winter Aron Winter Aron Mohamed Winter [VIN-ter] is a retired Dutch football midfielder and current head coach of Toronto FC... |
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| MF | 18 | Nicola Berti Nicola Berti Nicola Berti is an Italian former footballer whose career spanned three decades.- Biography :In his early years, as a seventeen year old, his debut season was with Parma including the Serie C1 1983–84.... |
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| DF | 20 | Jocelyn Angloma Jocelyn Angloma Jocelyn Angloma is a French-Guadeloupean football defender currently playing for a Guadeloupean club, L'Etoile de Morne-à-l'Eau.He is fluent in French, Creole patois, English, Italian and Spanish.- Career :... |
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| MF | 15 | Sergio D'Autilia |
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| Manager: | ||||
| Roy Hodgson Roy Hodgson Roy Hodgson is a former English footballer and current head coach of West Bromwich Albion.Hodgson, who has managed sixteen different teams in eight countries, guided the Switzerland national team to the last 16 of the 1994 World Cup and qualification for Euro 1996; Switzerland had not qualified... Man of the Match: Assistant referees: |
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Jens LehmannJens Lehmann
Jens Gerhard Lehmann is a German former football goalkeeper. He was voted UEFA Club Goalkeeper of the Year for the 1996–97 and 2005–06 seasons, and he has been selected for three World Cup squads. He was a member of Arsenal's Invincibles, playing every match of their famous unbeaten title winning...
Olaf ThonOlaf Thon
Olaf Thon is a retired German footballer, and a current coach.Mainly a central midfielder, his 19-year professional career was solely associated to Schalke 04 and Bayern Munich, having amassed more than 500 official games and 100 goals for both combined...
Johan de KockJohan de Kock
Johannes de Kock is a former football central defender from The Netherlands, who earned thirteen caps for the Netherlands national football team, in which he scored one goal...
Thomas LinkeThomas Linke
Thomas Linke is a retired German professional footballer who played as a central defender.Linke was remembered as a hard-nosed tackler with tremendous heading ability, and played in 13 Bundesliga seasons in representation of Schalke 04 and Bayern Munich, totalling 340 games.Having gained his first...
Yves EigenrauchYves Eigenrauch
Yves Eigenrauch is a retired German footballer, who played mainly as a right defender.-Football career:After beginning his career with Arminia Bielefeld, Eigenrauch went on to spend twelve years with FC Schalke 04, being regularly used during nine of his first ten...
Michael Büskens Radoslav LátalRadoslav Látal
Radoslav Látal is a former Czech football player and current football manager of FK Baník Sokolov. He played for the Czech Republic, for which he appeared in 47 matches and participated at the Euro 1996 and Euro 2000...
Jiří NěmecJirí Nemec
Jiří Němec is a former Czech football player. He played for Czechoslovakia and later the Czech Republic.He won a total of 84 international caps for the two teams, scoring one goal, and played at both Euro 96 and Euro 2000....
Andreas MüllerAndreas Müller
Andreas Müller is a former German footballer, who played mainly as a defensive midfielder.-Football career:...
Marc WilmotsMarc Wilmots
Marc Robert Wilmots is a former Belgian football player.-Career:In his club career, that started in 1987, Wilmots played for Sint-Truiden, KV Mechelen, Standard Liège, Schalke 04, and Bordeaux. At Schalke he helped them to the 1997 UEFA Cup Final...
Martin MaxMartin Max
Martin Max is a retired Polish-born German footballer, who played as a striker.One of the oldest winners of the Bundesliga's top scorer crown, at the age of 32 and 34, he represented four teams in his country of adoption.-Club career:...
Ingo AnderbrüggeIngo Anderbrügge
Ingo Anderbrügge is a retired German footballer who played mostly as an attacking midfielder.-Football career:...
David WagnerDavid Wagner (soccer)
David Wagner is a German American soccer player.Wagner grew up in Germany, playing soccer from a young age. He eventually found himself playing at Schalke 04 with Thomas Dooley, who, like Wagner, had an American father and German mother and grew up in Germany.On the recommendation of Dooley,...
Oliver HeldOliver Held
Oliver Held is a German former footballer who last played for TSV Kropp.-Honours:* UEFA Cup winner: 1996–97* DFB-Pokal winner: 2000–01* Bundesliga runner-up: 2000–01-External links:* at transfermarkt.de...
Marco KurzMarco Kurz
Marco Kurz is a retired German footballer who is now a coach of 1. FC Kaiserslautern.-External links:*...
Mathias Schober Huub StevensHuub Stevens
Hubertus "Huub" Jozef Margaretha Stevens is a Dutch football manager and former defender.- Playing career :...