1998 Cup Winners' Cup Final
Encyclopedia
The 1998 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football
match between Chelsea
of England
and VfB Stuttgart
of Germany
. The final was held at Råsunda Stadium
in Stockholm
. It was the 38th and penultimate UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
final.
was introduced after 70 minutes. Zola had been left out of the starting line-up due to a groin strain, but he made an immediate impact. Racing on to Dennis Wise
's defence-splitting pass, he unleashed a spectacular shot that flew straight into the top corner.
Chelsea were later reduced to 10 men with the dismissal of Dan Petrescu
after 84 minutes, but Stuttgart failed to exploit their numerical advantage, and they too finished with ten men when Gerhard Poschner
was sent off in injury time.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
match between 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...
of England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and 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...
of Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. The final was held at Råsunda Stadium
Råsunda Stadium
Råsunda Fotbollstadion, also Råsundastadion, Råsunda Stadium or just Råsunda, is a Swedish national football stadium. It is located in Solna Municipality in Metropolitan Stockholm and named after Råsunda, a zone of Solna.-History:...
in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
. It was the 38th and penultimate 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...
final.
Match summary
Chelsea's breakthrough came when Gianfranco ZolaGianfranco 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...
was introduced after 70 minutes. Zola had been left out of the starting line-up due to a groin strain, but he made an immediate impact. Racing on to Dennis Wise
Dennis Wise
Dennis Frank Wise is an English former football manager and player, and former Executive Director at Newcastle United....
's defence-splitting pass, he unleashed a spectacular shot that flew straight into the top corner.
Chelsea were later reduced to 10 men with the dismissal of Dan Petrescu
Dan Petrescu
Daniel Vasile Petrescu is a Romanian football manager and former player, currently the manager of Kuban Krasnodar in the Russian Premier League....
after 84 minutes, but Stuttgart failed to exploit their numerical advantage, and they too finished with ten men when Gerhard Poschner
Gerhard Poschner
Gerhard Poschner is a retired Romanian-born German professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.-Football career:...
was sent off in injury time.
Match details
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| GK | 1 |  Franz WohlfahrtFranz Bernhard Wohlfahrt Franz Bernhard Wohlfahrt is a retired Austrian footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.-Club career:... |
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| SW | 6 |  Murat YakinMurat Yakin Murat Yakin is a Swiss-Turkish football coach and former Swiss national player. He is currently the coach of FC Luzern in the Swiss Super League.-Playing career:... |
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| CB | 14 |  Thomas Schneider |
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| CB | 4 | Thomas Berthold Thomas Berthold Thomas Berthold is a German football coach and former defender.-Career:Berthold was born in Hanau, Hesse.He played 332 games in the Bundesliga, scoring 22 goals. He began his career in 1982 with Eintracht Frankfurt and played for them until 1987. From 1987 until 1991 he played in Italy: for Hellas... |
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| RWB | 20 |  Zvonimir Soldo |
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| LWB | 7 | Matthias Hagner Matthias Hagner Matthias Hagner is a German footballer who last played for Eintracht Wetzlar.-External links:* at transfermarkt.de... |
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| CM | 8 | Marco Haber Marco Haber Marco Haber is a retired German footballer who played mainly as a central midfielder.-Football career :... |
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| CM | 23 | Gerhard Poschner Gerhard Poschner Gerhard Poschner is a retired Romanian-born German professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.-Football career:... |
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| AM | 10 |  Krassimir BalakovKrassimir Balakov Krasimir Genchev Balakov is a former Bulgarian footballer and a current manager of Croatian club Hajduk Split. He was a key member of the Bulgarian national team that finished fourth in the 1994 FIFA World Cup... |
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| ST | 11 | Fredi Bobic |
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| ST | 19 |  Jonathan AkpoborieJonathan Akpoborie Jonathan Akpoborie is a former Nigerian football player who spent the majority of his playing career in Germany.- Career :... |
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| GK | 25 | Marc Ziegler Marc Ziegler Marc Ziegler is a German footballer who plays for VfB Stuttgart as a goalkeeper.-Football career:VfB Stuttgart was immersed in a goalkeeping crisis after the defection of legendary Eike Immel to England's Manchester City in the 1995 summer... |
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| DF | 21 | Jochen Endress |
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| DF | 26 |  Mitko StojkovskiMitko Stojkovski Mitko Stojkovski is a Macedonian former football player.-Career:Stojkovski started his career playing with his home town club FK Pelister, back then playing in the Yugoslav Second League. In 1992 his skills were noted and he moves to the 1991 European Champions Red Star Belgrade where he stayed 3... |
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| MF | 16 | Kristijan Đorđević | ||
| MF | 15 | Matthias Becker Matthias Becker Matthias Becker is a retired German football player.-External links:... |
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| MF | 22 |  Krisztián LisztesKrisztián Lisztes Krisztián Lisztes is a Hungarian professional footballer, who plays for Ferencvárosi TC.- Career :Lisztes began his professional career as a midfielder, playing for the Hungarian team Ferencvárosi TC, where he was brought up through the youth academy. He was considered by many as one of the... |
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| FW | 9 | Sreto Ristić Sreto Ristic Sreto Ristić is a German footballer of Serbian descent.He moved to Germany at young age and has spent almost all his football career in Germany.-External links:... |
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| Manager: | ||||
| Joachim Löw |
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