1997 UEFA Cup Final

1997 UEFA Cup Final
	Match programme cover
Event	1996–97 UEFA Cup
	on aggregate; Schalke 04 won 4–1 on penalties
First leg
Date	7 May 1997
Venue	Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen
Referee	Marc Batta (France)
Attendance	56,824
Second leg
	After golden goal extra time
Date	21 May 1997
Venue	Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan
Referee	José María García-Aranda (Spain)
Attendance	81,675

The 1997 UEFA Cup Final was a two-legged football match contested between Schalke 04 of Germany and Inter Milan 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	Inter Milan
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	Grazer AK	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

First leg

7 May 1997

20:45 CEST

Schalke 04	1–0	Inter Milan
Wilmots 70'	Report

Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen

Attendance: 56,824

Referee: Marc Batta (France)

Schalke 04

Inter Milan


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

21 May 1997

20:45 CEST

Inter Milan	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Schalke 04
Zamorano 84'	Report
Penalties
Zamorano Djorkaeff Winter	1–4	Anderbrügge Thon Max Wilmots

Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan

Attendance: 81,675

Referee: José García-Aranda (Spain)

Inter Milan

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)