The 1997–98 Copa del Rey was the 96th staging of the

Copa del Rey The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footbal ...

. The competition started on 3 September 1997 and concluded on 29 April 1998 with the

final Final, Finals or The Final may refer to: *Final (competition), the last or championship round of a sporting competition, match, game, or other contest which decides a winner for an event ** Another term for playoffs, describing a sequence of cont ...

, held at the

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Format

* All rounds are played over two legs apart the final which is played a single match in a neutral venue. * In the event that aggregate scores finish level, the

away goals rule The away goals rule is a method of tiebreaker, tiebreaking in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. Under the away goals rule, if the total goals scored by each team are equal, the ...

. (This rule applies also in extra time) * In case of a tie on aggregate, will play an extra time of 30 minutes, and if no goals are scored during extra time, the tie is decided by

penalty shootout The penalty shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to pen ...

. * The winners of the competition will earn a place in the group stage of next season's

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, if they have not already qualified for European competition, if so then the runners-up will instead take this berth. * The teams that play European competitions are exempt until the

round of 16 A single-elimination, knockout, or sudden death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament. Each winner will play another in the next round, until the final matc ...

. * Reserve teams are excluded from the tournament.

First round

Second round

Third round

Bracket

Round of 16

First leg

Second leg

Quarter-finals

First leg

Second leg

Semi-finals

First leg

Second leg

Final

Top goalscorers

References

External links

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Dailymotion: Deportivo Alavés career cup 1997-98 (early rounds)
{{DEFAULTSORT:1997 to 98 Copa Del Rey Copa del Rey seasons 1997–98 in Spanish football cups