The season 1997-98 of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but...

 football

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 club tournament was won by Chelsea

Chelsea F.C.

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 in the final against VfB Stuttgart

VfB Stuttgart

Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart, is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club is best known for its football team, which has participated in all but two Bundesliga seasons...

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Qualifying round

Team #1	Agg.	|Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
HB Tórshavn Havnar Bóltfelag HB Tórshavn is one of the oldest and most successful football clubs in the Faroe Islands. The club was founded in 1904, and is based in the capital, Tórshavn.Home matches are played at the Gundadalur and they compete in the Faroe Islands Premier League....	1 - 7	APOEL APOEL FC APOEL F.C. is a professional football club based in Lefkosia , Cyprus and they are one of the founding members of the Cyprus Football Association. APOEL is one of the most popular football teams in Cyprus and they are the most successful with an overall tally of 21 championships, 19 cups and 12...	1 - 1	0 - 6
Hibernians Hibernians F.C. Hibernians F.C. is a Maltese football club hailing from the town of Paola, Malta. It is one of the top football teams in Malta. The club was founded in 1922, but football in Paola, Raħal Ġdid in Maltese, dates back to 1894. The team has a long successful story in its history. Hibernians has always...	0 - 4	ÍBV Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja is an Icelandic sports club from Vestmannaeyjar off the south coast of Iceland. It has both women and men teams competing in various sports.-Current mens squad:...	0 - 1	0 - 3
Glenavon Glenavon F.C. Glenavon F.C. is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club playing in the IFA Premiership. The club, founded in 1889, hails from Lurgan and plays its home matches at Mourneview Park...	1 - 5	Legia Warszawa Legia Warszawa Legia Warszawa is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. It was founded in March 1916 in the area of Maniewicze in Volhynia as the football club of the Polish Legions...	1 - 1	0 -4
Cwmbran Town Cwmbran Town F.C. Cwmbrân Town is a football team based in Cwmbrân, Wales and play in the Gwent County League Division 1, the fifth tier of Welsh Football.- History :...	2 - 12	Naţional Bucureşti	2 - 5	0 - 7
Žalgiris Vilnius FK Žalgiris Vilnius VMFD Žalgiris is a Lithuanian football club, playing in the capital, Vilnius. They have won the Lithuanian Championship three times: 1991, 1992, and 1999. The team's colours are green and white...	1 - 2	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	0 - 0	1 - 2(aet)
Zimbru Chişinău FC Zimbru Chisinau FC Zimbru Chişinău is a Moldovan football club based in Chişinău, Moldova. They play in the Divizia Naţională, the top division in Moldovan football.-History:...	1 - 4	Shakhtar Donetsk FC Shakhtar Donetsk FC Shakhtar Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. Shakhtar has appeared in several European competitions and currently is often a participant of the UEFA Champions League. The club became the first Ukrainian club to win the UEFA Cup in 2009, the last year...	1 - 1	0 - 3
Dinaburg Dinaburg FC Dinaburg FC was a Latvian football club, playing in the city of Daugavpils. In 2009 it merged with FK Daugava. The club plays at the Daugava Stadium . In October 2009 the club was eliminated from Virsliga and also from The Baltic League, because of suspicion about totalizator playing at the club...	2 - 0	Kapaz Ganja	1 - 0	1 - 0
Kilmarnock Kilmarnock F.C. Kilmarnock Football Club is a Scottish football team based in the town of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Founded in 1869, "Killie" is the oldest club currently in the Scottish Premier League. Home matches are played at Rugby Park...	3 - 2	Shelbourne Shelbourne F.C. Shelbourne Football Club is an Irish professional football club based in the Drumcondra area of Dublin, currently playing in the League of Ireland Premier Division....	2 - 1	1 - 1
HJK Helsinki HJK Helsinki Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi , internationally known as HJK Helsinki, is a Finnish football club, based in the capital Helsinki...	1 - 3	Red Star Belgrade Red Star Belgrade Red Star Belgrade is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia. The club is a part of the Red Star Sports Society.Red Star Belgrade is the most successful Serbian club, with a record of 25 national championships and 23 national cups in both Serbian and ex-Yugoslav competitions...	1 - 0	0 - 3
Sloga Jugomagnat FK Sloga Jugomagnat FK Sloga Jugomagnat is a football club, playing in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. They currently compete in the Macedonian Vtora Liga.-Achievements:Macedonian First League: 3*1999*2000*2001Macedonian Cup: 3*1996*2000*2004Runners-up: 5...	1 - 4	NK Zagreb NK Zagreb NK Zagreb is a Croatian football club, from the Croatian capital of Zagreb.NK Zagreb's home is the Stadion Kranjčevićeva with capacity of 8,850. The club's fans are known as the White Angels...	1 - 2	0 - 2
Balzers FC Balzers FC Balzers is a Liechtensteiner football team that plays in Balzers.Balzers play at Sportplatz Rheinau which is situated right next to the River Rhein next to the border with Switzerland where the town of Trübbach lies....	1 - 5	BVSC Budapest BVSC Budapest The Budapesti VSC , or just short BVSC, was a Hungarian sports club from the capital Budapest. The club was founded in 1911 and dissolved in 2001. Of importance were amongst others the table tennis, wrestling and football departments...	1 - 3	0 - 2
Tallinna Sadam	2 - 5	Belshina Bobruisk	1 - 1	1 - 4
NK Primorje NK Primorje NK Primorje is a Slovenian football club, playing in the town of Ajdovščina.-Honours:League* Slovenian Championships:'Cup* Slovenian Cup:- Current squad :As of 31 July 2011- External links :...	3 - 0	Union Luxembourg Union Luxembourg Union Sportive Luxembourg, usually known as Union Luxembourg, was a football club, based in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. It is now a part of Racing FC Union Luxembourg.-History:...	2 - 0	1 - 0
Levski Sofia PFC Levski Sofia "Levski Sofia" redirects here. For the sports club, see Levski Sofia .PFC Levski Sofia, otherwise simply known as Levski or Levski Sofia, is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria...	2 - 3	Slovan Bratislava ŠK Slovan Bratislava ŠK Slovan Bratislava is a football club based in Bratislava, Slovakia, that plays in the Corgoň liga. Founded as 1. ČsŠK Bratislava in 1919, the club changed its name to Slovan Bratislava in 1953...	1 - 1	1 - 2
Dynamo Batumi	2 - 3	Ararat Yerevan	0 - 3 (f)	2 - 0

First leg

The first game finished 4-2 but awarded 0-3 (ineligible player for Dynamo Batumi - Sotogashvili).

Second leg

APOEL won 7–1 on aggregate.
ÍBV won 4–0 on aggregate.
Legia Warszawa won 5–1 on aggregate.
Naţional Bucureşti won 12–2 on aggregate.
Hapoel Be'er Sheva won 2–1 on aggregate.
Shakhtar Donetsk won 4–1 on aggregate.
Dinaburg won 2–0 on aggregate.
Kilmarnock won 2–1 on aggregate.
Red Star Belgrade won 3–1 on aggregate.
NK Zagreb won 4–1 on aggregate.
BVSC Budapest won 5–1 on aggregate.
Belshina Bobruisk won 5–2 on aggregate.
NK Primorje won 3–0 on aggregate.
Slovan Bratislava won 3–2 on aggregate.
Ararat Yerevan won 3–2 on aggregate.

First round

Team #1	Agg.	|Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Kocaelispor Kocaelispor Kocaelispor, is the football team of İzmit, Turkey. They were founded in 1966 and played in the Turkish football league between 1980–1988 and 1992–2003. The best result for them was the 4th position in 1992–93 season...	3 - 0	Naţional Bucureşti	2 - 0	1 - 0
APOEL APOEL FC APOEL F.C. is a professional football club based in Lefkosia , Cyprus and they are one of the founding members of the Cyprus Football Association. APOEL is one of the most popular football teams in Cyprus and they are the most successful with an overall tally of 21 championships, 19 cups and 12...	0 - 4	Sturm Graz	0 - 1	0 - 3
ÍBV Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja is an Icelandic sports club from Vestmannaeyjar off the south coast of Iceland. It has both women and men teams competing in various sports.-Current mens squad:...	2 - 5	VfB Stuttgart VfB Stuttgart Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart, is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club is best known for its football team, which has participated in all but two Bundesliga seasons...	1 - 3	1 - 2
Boavista Boavista FC Boavista Futebol Clube, commonly known as Boavista , is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Porto. Founded on 1 August 1903, it is one of the oldest clubs in the country, and currently plays in the third division...	3 - 4	Shakhtar Donetsk FC Shakhtar Donetsk FC Shakhtar Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. Shakhtar has appeared in several European competitions and currently is often a participant of the UEFA Champions League. The club became the first Ukrainian club to win the UEFA Cup in 2009, the last year...	2 - 3	1 - 1
Germinal Ekeren	4 - 3	Red Star Belgrade Red Star Belgrade Red Star Belgrade is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia. The club is a part of the Red Star Sports Society.Red Star Belgrade is the most successful Serbian club, with a record of 25 national championships and 23 national cups in both Serbian and ex-Yugoslav competitions...	3 - 2	1 - 1
AIK Fotboll AIK Fotboll AIK, , an abbreviation for Allmänna Idrottsklubben, , when needed internationally AIK Stockholm, is a Swedish football club based at Råsunda stadium in Solna, a municipality in Stockholm County bordering to Stockholm City Centre...	1 - 2	NK Primorje NK Primorje NK Primorje is a Slovenian football club, playing in the town of Ajdovščina.-Honours:League* Slovenian Championships:'Cup* Slovenian Cup:- Current squad :As of 31 July 2011- External links :...	0 - 1	1 - 1
AEK Athens	9 - 2	Dinaburg Dinaburg FC Dinaburg FC was a Latvian football club, playing in the city of Daugavpils. In 2009 it merged with FK Daugava. The club plays at the Daugava Stadium . In October 2009 the club was eliminated from Virsliga and also from The Baltic League, because of suspicion about totalizator playing at the club...	5 - 0	4 - 2
Slavia Prague	6 - 2	FC Luzern	4 - 2	2 - 0
Hapoel Be'er Sheva	1 - 14	Roda JC	1 - 4	0 - 10
NK Zagreb NK Zagreb NK Zagreb is a Croatian football club, from the Croatian capital of Zagreb.NK Zagreb's home is the Stadion Kranjčevićeva with capacity of 8,850. The club's fans are known as the White Angels...	5 - 6	Tromsø Tromsø I.L. Tromsø Idrettslag is a Norwegian professional football team founded in 1920, and based in Tromsø. They play their home games at Alfheim Stadium. Tromsø I.L...	3 - 2	2 - 4
FC København	5 - 0	Ararat Yerevan FC Ararat Yerevan FC Ararat Yerevan , is an Armenian football club, based in Yerevan. Currently, the club plays in the Armenian Premier League, and is one of the most popular teams in Armenia.- History :...	3 - 0	2 - 0
Belshina Bobruisk	1 - 5	Lokomotiv Moscow FC Lokomotiv Moscow The following years were rather successful as Lokomotiv were consistent in the national championships. However, performances after World War II suffered and actually in the space of five year Lokomotiv were relegated to the Soviet First League twice. In 1951, Lokomotiv came second and eventually...	1 - 2	0 - 3
Chelsea Chelsea F.C. Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...	4 - 0	Slovan Bratislava ŠK Slovan Bratislava ŠK Slovan Bratislava is a football club based in Bratislava, Slovakia, that plays in the Corgoň liga. Founded as 1. ČsŠK Bratislava in 1919, the club changed its name to Slovan Bratislava in 1953...	2 - 0	2 - 0
OGC Nice OGC Nice Olympique Gymnaste Club Nice Côte d'Azur is a French association football club based in Nice. The club was founded in 1904 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top-tier of French football. Nice plays its home matches at the Stade Municipal du Ray located within the city. In 2013, the club is...	4 - 2	Kilmarnock Kilmarnock F.C. Kilmarnock Football Club is a Scottish football team based in the town of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Founded in 1869, "Killie" is the oldest club currently in the Scottish Premier League. Home matches are played at Rugby Park...	3 - 1	1 - 1
Real Betis Real Betis Real Betis Balompié S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Seville, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 12 September 1907, it currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at Estadio Benito Villamarín....	4 - 0	BVSC Budapest BVSC Budapest The Budapesti VSC , or just short BVSC, was a Hungarian sports club from the capital Budapest. The club was founded in 1911 and dissolved in 2001. Of importance were amongst others the table tennis, wrestling and football departments...	2 - 0	2 - 0
Vicenza Vicenza Calcio Vicenza Calcio is an Italian football club based in Vicenza, Veneto. The club was formed in 1902 and currently plays in Italy's Serie B, having spent the entire 1960s and a large part of the 1990s in Serie A...	3 - 1	Legia Warszawa Legia Warszawa Legia Warszawa is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. It was founded in March 1916 in the area of Maniewicze in Volhynia as the football club of the Polish Legions...	2 - 0	1 - 1

First leg

Second leg

Kocaelispor won 3–0 on aggregate.
Sturm Graz won 4–0 on aggregate.
VfB Stuttgart won 5–2 on aggregate.
Shakhtar Donetsk won 4–3 on aggregate.
Germinal Ekeren won 4–3 on aggregate.
NK Primorje won 2–1 on aggregate.
AEK Athens won 9–2 on aggregate.
Slavia Prague won 6–2 on aggregate.
Roda JC won 14–1 on aggregate.
Tromsø won 6–5 on aggregate
FC København won 5–0 on aggregate.
Lokomotiv Moscow won 5–1 on aggregate.
Chelsea won 4–0 on aggregate.
OGC Nice won 4–2 on aggregate.
Real Betis won 4–0 on aggregate.
Vicenza won 3–1 on aggregate.

Second round

Team #1	Agg.	|Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Tromsø Tromsø I.L. Tromsø Idrettslag is a Norwegian professional football team founded in 1920, and based in Tromsø. They play their home games at Alfheim Stadium. Tromsø I.L...	4 - 9	Chelsea Chelsea F.C. Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...	3 - 2	1 - 7
Germinal Ekeren	4 - 6	VfB Stuttgart VfB Stuttgart Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart, is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club is best known for its football team, which has participated in all but two Bundesliga seasons...	0 - 4	4 - 2
Lokomotiv Moscow FC Lokomotiv Moscow The following years were rather successful as Lokomotiv were consistent in the national championships. However, performances after World War II suffered and actually in the space of five year Lokomotiv were relegated to the Soviet First League twice. In 1951, Lokomotiv came second and eventually...	2 - 1	Kocaelispor Kocaelispor Kocaelispor, is the football team of İzmit, Turkey. They were founded in 1966 and played in the Turkish football league between 1980–1988 and 1992–2003. The best result for them was the 4th position in 1992–93 season...	2 - 1	0 - 0
Shakhtar Donetsk FC Shakhtar Donetsk FC Shakhtar Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. Shakhtar has appeared in several European competitions and currently is often a participant of the UEFA Champions League. The club became the first Ukrainian club to win the UEFA Cup in 2009, the last year...	2 - 5	Vicenza Vicenza Calcio Vicenza Calcio is an Italian football club based in Vicenza, Veneto. The club was formed in 1902 and currently plays in Italy's Serie B, having spent the entire 1960s and a large part of the 1990s in Serie A...	1 - 3	1 - 2
Real Betis Real Betis Real Betis Balompié S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Seville, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 12 September 1907, it currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at Estadio Benito Villamarín....	3 - 1	FC København	2 - 0	1 - 1
AEK Athens	2 - 1	Sturm Graz SK Sturm Graz SK Sturm Graz is an Austrian association football club, based in Graz, Styria, playing in the Austrian Bundesliga. The club was founded in 1909 and the club colours are black and white....	2 - 0	0 - 1
OGC Nice OGC Nice Olympique Gymnaste Club Nice Côte d'Azur is a French association football club based in Nice. The club was founded in 1904 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top-tier of French football. Nice plays its home matches at the Stade Municipal du Ray located within the city. In 2013, the club is...	3 - 3(a Away goals rule The away goals rule is a method of breaking ties in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. By the away goals rule, the team that has scored more goals "away from home" will win if scores are otherwise equal... )	Slavia Prague	2 - 2	1 - 1
NK Primorje NK Primorje NK Primorje is a Slovenian football club, playing in the town of Ajdovščina.-Honours:League* Slovenian Championships:'Cup* Slovenian Cup:- Current squad :As of 31 July 2011- External links :...	0 - 6	Roda JC	0 - 2	0 - 4

First leg

Second leg

Chelsea won 9–4 on aggregate.
VfB Stuttgart won 6–4 on aggregate.
Lokomotiv Moscow won 2–1 on aggregate.
Vicenza won 5–2 on aggregate.
Real Betis won 3–1 on aggregate.
AEK Athens won 2–1 on aggregate.
Slavia Prague won 3–3 on away goals rule

Away goals rule

The away goals rule is a method of breaking ties in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. By the away goals rule, the team that has scored more goals "away from home" will win if scores are otherwise equal...

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Roda JC won 6–0 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

Team #1	Agg.	|Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Roda JC	1 - 9	Vicenza Vicenza Calcio Vicenza Calcio is an Italian football club based in Vicenza, Veneto. The club was formed in 1902 and currently plays in Italy's Serie B, having spent the entire 1960s and a large part of the 1990s in Serie A...	1 - 4	0 - 5
Slavia Prague	1 - 3	VfB Stuttgart VfB Stuttgart Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart, is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club is best known for its football team, which has participated in all but two Bundesliga seasons...	1 - 1	0 - 2
AEK Athens	1 - 2	Lokomotiv Moscow FC Lokomotiv Moscow The following years were rather successful as Lokomotiv were consistent in the national championships. However, performances after World War II suffered and actually in the space of five year Lokomotiv were relegated to the Soviet First League twice. In 1951, Lokomotiv came second and eventually...	0 - 0	1 - 2
Real Betis Real Betis Real Betis Balompié S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Seville, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 12 September 1907, it currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at Estadio Benito Villamarín....	2 - 5	Chelsea Chelsea F.C. Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...	1 - 2	1 - 3

First leg

Second leg

Vicenza won 9–1 on aggregate.
VfB Stuttgart won 3–1 on aggregate.
Lokomotiv Moscow won 2–1 on aggregate.
Chelsea won 5–2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Team #1	Agg.	|Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Vicenza Vicenza Calcio Vicenza Calcio is an Italian football club based in Vicenza, Veneto. The club was formed in 1902 and currently plays in Italy's Serie B, having spent the entire 1960s and a large part of the 1990s in Serie A...	2 - 3	Chelsea Chelsea F.C. Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...	1 - 0	1 - 3
VfB Stuttgart VfB Stuttgart Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart, is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club is best known for its football team, which has participated in all but two Bundesliga seasons...	3 - 1	Lokomotiv Moscow FC Lokomotiv Moscow The following years were rather successful as Lokomotiv were consistent in the national championships. However, performances after World War II suffered and actually in the space of five year Lokomotiv were relegated to the Soviet First League twice. In 1951, Lokomotiv came second and eventually...	2 - 1	1 - 0

First leg

Second leg

Chelsea won 3–2 on aggregate.
VfB Stuttgart won 3–1 on aggregate.

Final

Top scorers

The top scorers from the 1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup are as follows:

Rank	Name	Team	Goals
1	Pasquale Luiso Pasquale Luiso Pasquale Luiso, born 30 October 1969 in Naples, Italy, is a retired Italian footballer and the current coach of A.S. Sora.-Playing career:Luiso was a striker who spent several years in amateur leagues, before he was picked up by Torino in 1994...	Vicenza Vicenza Calcio Vicenza Calcio is an Italian football club based in Vicenza, Veneto. The club was formed in 1902 and currently plays in Italy's Serie B, having spent the entire 1960s and a large part of the 1990s in Serie A...	8
2	Jonathan Akpoborie Jonathan Akpoborie Jonathan Akpoborie is a former Nigerian football player who spent the majority of his playing career in Germany.- Career :...	VfB Stuttgart VfB Stuttgart Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart, is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club is best known for its football team, which has participated in all but two Bundesliga seasons...	6
	Fredi Bobic	VfB Stuttgart VfB Stuttgart Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart, is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club is best known for its football team, which has participated in all but two Bundesliga seasons...	6
	Peter van Houdt Peter Van Houdt Peter Van Houdt is a Belgian footballer currently playing at K. Sint-Truidense V.V.. He started his professional career at K. Sint-Truidense V.V. and after playing four years for Roda JC in the Netherlands he spent several years in Germany with Borussia Mönchengladbach and MSV Duisburg. After this...	Roda JC	6
	Gianluca Vialli Gianluca Vialli Gianluca Vialli is an Italian football manager and former player. Since retiring, he has gone into management and punditry and is a commentator for Sky Sport Italia....	Chelsea Chelsea F.C. Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...	6
6	Alfonso Alfonso Pérez Alfonso Pérez Muñoz , simply Alfonso, is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a striker.Having represented both Real Madrid and FC Barcelona during his career, Alfonso possessed above-average heading ability despite not reaching 180 cms; he appeared in 307 La Liga games for three teams ,...	Real Betis Real Betis Real Betis Balompié S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Seville, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 12 September 1907, it currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at Estadio Benito Villamarín....	4
	Gábor Torma Gábor Torma Gábor Torma is a Hungarian football player who currently plays for REAC.-Career:Torma started his career at Dunaferr SE, from where he was signed by Cercle Brugge K.S.V. in 1994 to replace Belgian international Josip Weber...	Roda JC	4
	Karel Vácha	Slavia Prague	4
	Gianfranco Zola Gianfranco Zola Gianfranco Zola, OBE, Ufficiale OMRI is a retired Italian footballer and manager, who most recently managed West Ham United from 2008 to 2010, after having been assistant manager of the Italy U-21 under Pierluigi Casiraghi...	Chelsea Chelsea F.C. Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...	4
10	Ole Martin Årst Ole Martin Årst Ole Martin Årst is a Norwegian footballer who currently plays as a striker for IK Start of the Norwegian Premier League.-Club career:...	Tromsø	3
	Serhiy Atelkin Serhiy Atelkin Serhiy Atelkin |Kirovske]], Donetsk Oblast) is a retired Ukrainian footballer.-Playing career:Atelkin made his name playing as a striker for the likes of Shakhtar Donetsk , U.S. Lecce and Boavista FC. Despite success in domestic competitions, Atelkin only played for the Ukrainian national football...	Shakhtar Donetsk FC Shakhtar Donetsk FC Shakhtar Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. Shakhtar has appeared in several European competitions and currently is often a participant of the UEFA Champions League. The club became the first Ukrainian club to win the UEFA Cup in 2009, the last year...	3
	Nino Bule Nino Bule Nino Bule is a Croatian footballer who plays as a striker. His current club is NK Lokomotiva of the Prva HNL in Croatia.-International career:...	NK Zagreb NK Zagreb NK Zagreb is a Croatian football club, from the Croatian capital of Zagreb.NK Zagreb's home is the Stadion Kranjčevićeva with capacity of 8,850. The club's fans are known as the White Angels...	3
	Roberto Di Matteo Roberto Di Matteo Roberto Di Matteo is a Swiss-born Italian former professional footballer and the current assistant manager of Chelsea. As a midfielder, he enjoyed spells at Schaffhausen, Zürich Aarau, Lazio, and Chelsea. He was capped by Italy 34 times, scoring two goals for the Italian national team, and played...	Chelsea Chelsea F.C. Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...	3
	Tryggvi Guðmundsson Tryggvi Guðmundsson Tryggvi Guðmundsson is an Icelandic footballer, currently playing for ÍBV.-Club career:A prolific striker, Guðmundsson started his career at ÍBV before moving abroad to clubs in Norway and Sweden...	ÍBV Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja is an Icelandic sports club from Vestmannaeyjar off the south coast of Iceland. It has both women and men teams competing in various sports.-Current mens squad:...	3
	Yevgeni Kharlachyov Yevgeni Kharlachyov Yevgeni Valeryevich Kharlachyov is an association football coach and a former player. Currently, he manages FC Lokomotiv-2 Moscow.-Honours:* Russian Premier League runner-up: 1995, 1999, 2000....	Lokomotiv Moscow FC Lokomotiv Moscow The following years were rather successful as Lokomotiv were consistent in the national championships. However, performances after World War II suffered and actually in the space of five year Lokomotiv were relegated to the Soviet First League twice. In 1951, Lokomotiv came second and eventually...	3
	Charis Kopitsis Charis Kopitsis Charis Kopitsis is a former Greek football player and he is currently coaching AEK Athens F.C. Under 17 team.Kopitsis made 263 appearances in the Alpha Ethniki for Egaleo F.C., Panionios F.C. and AEK Athens F.C...	AEK Athens	3
	Garba Lawal Garba Lawal Garba Lawal is a football midfielder from Nigeria. He is currently a contracted player-assistant manager with Lobi Stars F.C..-Career:...	Roda JC	3
	Radu Niculescu Radu Niculescu Radu Horia Niculescu is a former Romanian football player. He played for European clubs such as Galatasaray, Steaua Bucureşti, Dinamo Bucharest, Universitatea Craiova, FC National Bucharest and Rapid Bucharest....	Naţional Bucureşti	3
	Adrian Pigulea	Naţional Bucureşti	3
	Mladen Rudonja Mladen Rudonja Mladen Rudonja is a retired Slovenian footballer who represented his country at two major tournaments - Euro 2000 and the 2002 World Cup.He most often played as a forward or a winger...	NK Primorje NK Primorje NK Primorje is a Slovenian football club, playing in the town of Ajdovščina.-Honours:League* Slovenian Championships:'Cup* Slovenian Cup:- Current squad :As of 31 July 2011- External links :...	3
	Tomasz Sokołowski	Legia Warszawa Legia Warszawa Legia Warszawa is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. It was founded in March 1916 in the area of Maniewicze in Volhynia as the football club of the Polish Legions...	3
	Dejan Stanković Dejan Stankovic Dejan Stanković is a Serbian association football player who plays for the Italian Serie A side Inter. He captained the Serbian national football team until 2011, when he announced his retirement from international football...	Red Star Belgrade Red Star Belgrade Red Star Belgrade is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia. The club is a part of the Red Star Sports Society.Red Star Belgrade is the most successful Serbian club, with a record of 25 national championships and 23 national cups in both Serbian and ex-Yugoslav competitions...	3
	Paul Wright Paul Wright (footballer) Paul Hamilton Wright is a retired Scottish football player. He played for seven clubs in a fourteen-year career, beginning with Aberdeen in 1988. It was in the mid-to-late '90s, however, that he was at the peak of his career, firstly with St. Johnstone and then Kilmarnock. He was transferred from...	Kilmarnock Kilmarnock F.C. Kilmarnock Football Club is a Scottish football team based in the town of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Founded in 1869, "Killie" is the oldest club currently in the Scottish Premier League. Home matches are played at Rugby Park...	3

External links

• 1997-98 competition at UEFA website
• results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation