1997-98_Football_League_Cup

1997–98 Football League Cup

1997–98 Football League Cup

Football tournament season


The 1997–98 Football League Cup (known as the Coca-Cola Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 38th Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs.

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The competition began on 11 August 1997, and ended with the final on 29 March 1998, held at Wembley Stadium. The tournament was won by Chelsea, who beat Middlesbrough 2–0 in the final.

First round

The 70 First, Second and Third Division clubs compete from the First Round. Each section is divided equally into a pot of seeded clubs and a pot of unseeded clubs. Clubs' rankings depend upon their finishing position in the 1996–97 season.

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1 Team at home in the 1st leg is denoted as the home team

Second round

The 35 winners from the First Round joined the 13 Premier League clubs not participating in European competition and Middlesbrough and Sunderland who were relegated from the Premier League last season. First leg matches were played on 16 and 17 September, second leg matches were played on 23 and 24 September with one match played on 29 September, seven on 30 September and five on 1 October.

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1 Team at home in the 1st leg is denoted as the home team

Third round

The 25 winners from the Second Round joined the seven Premiership clubs participating in European competition in Round Three. Matches were played on 14 and 15 October.

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Fourth round

Matches were played on 18 and 19 November.

More information Arsenal, 1–0 (a.e.t.) ...
Attendance: 30,199
Referee: Gerald Ashby

More information Derby County, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 27,364

More information Leeds United, 2–3 ...
Attendance: 15,069
Referee: Graham Barber

More information Liverpool, 3–0 ...
Attendance: 28,515
Referee: Roy Pearson

More information Middlesbrough, 2–1 (a.e.t.) ...
Attendance: 22,801
Referee: Stephen Lodge

More information Oxford United, 1–2 (a.e.t.) ...
Attendance: 5,723
Referee: Scott Mathieson

More information Chelsea, 2–1 (a.e.t.) ...
Attendance: 20,968
Referee: David Elleray

More information West Ham United, 4–1 ...
Attendance: 17,463
Referee: David Orr

Quarter-finals

The four matches were played on 6 and 7 January.

More information Reading, 0 – 1 ...
Attendance: 13,072
Referee: George Cain

More information West Ham United, 1 – 2 ...
Attendance: 24,770
Referee: Graham Barber

More information Ipswich Town, 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) 1 – 4p ...
Attendance: 22,088
Referee: Paul Durkin

More information Newcastle United, 0 – 2 (a.e.t.) ...
Attendance: 33,207

Semi-finals

The semi-final draw was made in January 1998 after the conclusion of the quarter finals. Unlike the other rounds, the semi-final ties were played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The first leg matches were played on 27 and 28 January 1998, the second leg matches were played on 18 February 1998. Arsenal's hopes of a unique domestic treble were ended by London rivals Chelsea, while Liverpool suffered a surprise exit at the hands of Middlesbrough.

First leg

More information Liverpool, 2 – 1 ...
Attendance: 33,438
Referee: Gary Willard

More information Arsenal, 2 – 1 ...
Attendance: 38,114

Second leg

More information Middlesbrough, 2 – 0 ...
Attendance: 29,828
Referee: Paul Durkin

Middlesbrough win 3-2 on aggregate


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Attendance: 34,330
Referee: Graham Poll

Chelsea win 4-3 on aggregate

Final

The 1998 Coca-Cola Cup Final was played on 29 March 1998 and was contested between Chelsea and Middlesbrough at Wembley Stadium. Chelsea won the final 2–0 in extra time thanks to goals from Frank Sinclair and Roberto Di Matteo.

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Attendance: 77,698
Referee: Peter Jones

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