The 1997–98

Estonian Cup The Estonian Cup ( et, Eesti Karikas) is the national knockout competition in Estonian football. In 2012, the competition was unofficially rebranded as Evald Tipner's Cup. The winner will compete in UEFA Europa Conference League first qualifyi ...

was the eighth season of the

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n main domestic

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knockout tournament.

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won their second cup after defeating

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in the final.

First preliminary round

All matches were played on 21 August 1997.

Second preliminary round

All matches were played on 3 September 1997.

Round of 32

All matches were played on 17 September 1997.

Round of 16

All matches were played on 1 October 1997.

Quarter-finals

The first legs were played on 22 April 1998 and the second legs were played on 6 May 1998. ''Flora won 12–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Lantana won 2–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Viljandi Tulevik won 4–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Narva Trans won 7–3 on aggregate.''

Semi-finals

The first legs were played on 20 May 1998 and the second legs were played on 24 May 1998. ''Flora won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Lantana won 7–0 on aggregate.''

Final

The final took place on 20 June 1998 in

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. Flora won a double after also winning the

1997–98 Meistriliiga The 1997–98 Meistriliiga was the seventh season of the Meistriliiga, Estonia's premier football league. Flora won their third title. Preliminary round The preliminary round was played in the autumn. The top six teams continued the title play-of ...

References

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