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

The 1997 UEFA Cup Final was a two-legged football match 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.

Route to the final

Schalke 04 Round Internazionale
UEFA Cup UEFA Cup
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Roda 5–2 3–0 (H) 2–2 (A) First round Guingamp 4–1 3–0 (A) 1–1 (H)
Trabzonspor 4–3 1–0 (H) 3–3 (A) Second round GAK 1–1 (p) 1–0 (H) 0–1 (A)
Club Brugge 3–2 1–2 (A) 2–0 (H) Third round Boavista 7–1 5–1 (H) 2–0 (A)
Valencia 3–1 2–0 (H) 1–1 (A) Quarter-finals Anderlecht 3–2 1–1 (A) 2–1 (H)
Tenerife 2–1 0–1 (A) 2–0 (aet) (H) Semi-finals Monaco 3–2 3–1 (H) 0–1 (A)

Match

Details

First leg

Schalke 04 1–0 Internazionale
Wilmots 69' Report
Attendance: 56,824
Referee: Marc Batta (France)
Schalke 04
Internazionale
GK 1 Jens Lehmann
SW 10 Olaf Thon (c)
CB 25 Johan de Kock
CB 2 Thomas Linke
RWB 4 Yves Eigenrauch
LWB 19 Mike Büskens  66'
CM 20 Jiří Němec
CM 6 Andreas Müller
CM 3 Radoslav Látal
AM 8 Ingo Anderbrügge
CF 24 Marc Wilmots
Substitutes:
GK 22 Mathias Schober
DF 5 Thomas Dooley
DF 21 Marco Kurz
MF 16 Oliver Held
FW 11 Martin Max  66'
Manager:
Huub Stevens
GK 1 Gianluca Pagliuca
SW 7 Salvatore Fresi  61'
RB 2 Giuseppe Bergomi (c)
CB 19 Massimo Paganin
CB 5 Fabio Galante  14'
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 15 Sergio D'Autilia
MF 16 Tiziano Polenghi
MF 18 Nicola Berti  61'
FW 27 Marco Branca
Manager:
Roy Hodgson

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

Match rules

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

Second leg

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

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

Match rules

See also