1998 Copa del Rey Final
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The Copa del Rey 1998 Final was the 94rd final of the Spanish cup competition, the Copa del Rey
Copa del Rey
The Copa del Rey is an annual football cup competition for Spanish football teams. Its full name is Campeonato de España – Copa de Su Majestad el Rey de Fútbol ....

. The final was played at Mestalla
Mestalla
Estadio Mestalla is a football stadium in Valencia, Spain. The stadium is the home ground of Valencia Club de Fútbol. With a capacity of 55,000 seats, it ranks as the fifth-largest stadium in Spain...

 in Valencia on 29 Abril 1998. The game was won by FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....

 5–4 on penalties
Penalty shootout (football)
A penalty shoot-out, referred to as kicks from the penalty mark in the Laws of the Game, is the FIFA official term for a method used in association football to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied game...

, after a 1–1 draw following extra time.

Details


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style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center> FC BARCELONA:
GK 13   Hesp
Ruud Hesp
Rudolfus 'Ruud' Hubertus Hesp is a retired Dutch footballer, who played as a goalkeeper. After his active career, he started working as a keeper trainer. Currently he works at FC Groningen and for the Dutch national team.-Club career:Hesp started his career in the 1985–86 season at HFC Haarlem...

RB 2   Ferrer 
CB 17   Bogarde
Winston Bogarde
Winston Bogarde is a retired Dutch professional footballer.A player of immense physical strength, he played mostly as a central defender, although he could occasionally appear on the left, and was best known for his spells at Ajax, FC Barcelona and Chelsea.With the latter side, he garnered...

 
CB 20   Nadal
Miguel Ángel Nadal
Miguel Ángel Nadal Homar is a retired Spanish footballer and current coach.Nicknamed The Beast, Nadal based his game in a tremendous physical display, also being adaptable to various defender and midfielder positions....

 
LB 22   Reiziger
Michael Reiziger
Michael John Reiziger is a retired Dutch footballer who played mainly as a right defender.After making a name for himself at Ajax, with whom he won one Champions League, he went on to represent three teams in three different countries, namely appearing for FC Barcelona, for which he played in...

 
RM 7   Figo
Luís Figo
Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo, OIH, is a Portuguese former international footballer. He played as a midfielder for Sporting CP, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Internazionale, during a career which spanned over a period of 20 years. He retired from football on 31 May 2009...

 (c)
DM 26   Celades
Albert Celades
Albert Celades López is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.A tactically astute player with a strong defensive mentality, he is best known for his stints with FC Barcelona and Real Madrid, and was part of the Spanish squad at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.-Club...

 
LM 21   Luis Enrique
Luís Enrique Martínez García
Luis Enrique Martínez García , known as Luis Enrique, is a retired Spanish footballer, and the current head coach of Serie A club A.S. Roma...

 
FW 10   Giovanni 
CF 11   Rivaldo
Rivaldo
Rivaldo Vítor Borba Ferreira , commonly known simply as Rivaldo , is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for São Paulo, on loan from Mogi Mirim, as an attacking midfielder and sometimes as a supporting striker.He most notably played five years with Spanish club FC Barcelona, with whom he...

 
CF 9   Sonny Anderson
Sonny Anderson
Anderson da Silva Nilmar , known as Sonny or Anderson, is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a striker....

 
Substitutes:
MF 6   Óscar 
CF 19   Pizzi
Juan Antonio Pizzi
Juan Antonio Pizzi Torroja is a retired Argentine-born Spanish professional footballer who played as a striker, and a current coach....

 
MF 27   Roger 
Manager:
  Louis van Gaal
Louis van Gaal
Aloysius Paulus Maria "Louis" van Gaal OON is a Dutch football manager formerly in charge of Ajax, Netherlands, Barcelona, AZ and Bayern Munich...

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> Real Mallorca: | GK 17   Roa
Carlos Roa
Carlos Ángel Roa is a retired Argentine footballer who played as a goalkeeper.Most of his professional career - which was interrupted due to his Seventh-day Adventist Church beliefs - was spent with Racing Avellaneda and in Spain with Mallorca, winning one major trophy with the latter.Roa was...

RB 14   Olaizola
Javier Olaizola
Javier Olaizola Rodríguez is a retired Spanish professional footballer who played mostly as a right defender.-Football career:...

 (c) CB 5   Marcelino
Marcelino Elena
Marcelino Elena Sierra, simply Marcelino , is a retired Spanish professional footballer who played as a central defender.-Club career:...

  CB 12   Campo
Iván Campo
Iván Campo Ramos is a retired Spanish footballer.Originally a central defender, Campo featured in a defensive midfield role in his later years...

  LB 21   Romero
Enrique Romero
Enrique Fernández Romero is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a left defender.He played for four different clubs during his professional career over the course of 16 seasons - notably Deportivo de La Coruña, which he helped win four major titles, including its only La Liga championship -...

  CM 2   Mena
Óscar Alcides Mena
Oscar Alcides Mena Fernández, nicknamed El Mencho , is a retired Argentine footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.-Football career:...

CM 23   Engonga
Vicente Engonga
Vicente Engonga Maté is a retired Spanish footballer of Equatorial Guinean descent.A central midfielder who on occasion filled in at sweeper, he played for six different professional clubs in his career – namely Mallorca, with which he had his best years in spite of arriving at the club at...

  CM 19   Valerón
Juan Carlos Valerón
Juan Carlos Valerón Santana is a Spanish footballer who plays for Deportivo de La Coruña as an attacking midfielder.Valerón is known for his technical abilities, especially passing skills and ball control...

  CM 11 Stanković
Jovan Stankovic
Jovan Stanković is a retired Serbian footballer who played as a left midfielder, with good crossing ability....

CF 10   Ezquerro
Santiago Ezquerro
Santiago 'Santi' Ezquerro Marín is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a forward.Having made a name for himself at Athletic Bilbao, appearing in nearly 300 official games for the club in seven years, he subsequently earned himself a transfer to FC Barcelona, but languished on the bench for...

  CF 9   Amato
Gabriel Amato
Gabriel Amato is a former Argentine footballer.He began his career in Aldosivi of Mar del Plata, and later he went on to become one of the few players to have played for the three most popular teams in his country: Boca Juniors and River Plate and Independiente.He has played for Spanish clubs...

Substitutes: DF 18   Eskurza  DF 15   Soler
Francisco Soler Atencia
Francisco 'Paco' Soler Atencia is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a central midfielder, and a current coach.-Club career:...

  CB 4   Rocha
Iván Rocha
Iván Rocha Lima , known as Rocha, is a retired Brazilian professional footballer, who played as a central defender.-Football career:Rocha was born in São Paulo...

  Manager:   Héctor Cúper
Héctor Cúper
Héctor Raúl Cúper is an Argentinean former football defender and a current manager.-Coach:...


MATCH RULES
  • 120 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Five named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.
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