# 1997–98 Copa del Rey

The 1997–98 Copa del Rey was the 96th staging of the Copa del Rey.
The competition started on 3 September 1997 and concluded on 29 April 1998 with the final, held at the Mestalla Stadium in Valencia.

## Format

Schedule :
| Round | Fixture | Clubs | Gain entry |
| First round | 23 | 66 → 43 | Teams from: 2ª División and 2ª División B |
| Second round | 18 | 43 → 25 | Teams from: 1ª División |
| Third round | 9 | 25 → 16 |
| Round of 16 | 8 | 16 → 8 | Teams playing European competitions (*) |
| Quarter-finals | 4 | 8 → 4 |
| Semi-finals | 2 | 4 → 2 |
| Final | 1 | 2 → 1 |
Teams :
| Division | No. clubs |
| 1ª División | 20 |
| 2ª División | 21 |
| 2ª División B | 25 |
| Total teams | 66 |
* 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. (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 winners of the competition will earn a place in the group stage of next season's UEFA Cup, 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.
* Reserve teams are excluded from the tournament.
(*) Athletic Bilbao, Atlético Madrid, Barcelona, Deportivo La Coruña, Real Betis, Real Madrid, Valladolid from 1ª División.

## First round

First round :
| Home 1st leg | Agg. | Home 2nd leg | 1st leg | 1st leg | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 2nd leg | 2nd leg |
| Caudal (2) | 3–3 (a) | Ourense(2) | 3 Sep 1997 | 2–3 | Rep. | 10 Sep 1997 | 0–1 | Rep. |
| Lemona (3) | 1–2 | Eibar(2) | 3 Sep 1997 | 0–1 | Rep. | 10 Sep 1997 | 1–1 | Rep. |
| Barakaldo(3) | 1–4 | Osasuna(2) | 3 Sep 1997 | 1–0 | Rep. | 10 Sep 1997 | 4–0 | Rep. |
| Burgos(3) | 3–1 | Logroñés(2) | 3 Sep 1997 | 1–0 | Rep. | 10 Sep 1997 | 1–2 | Rep. |
| Aurrerá(3) | 1–2 | Alavés (2) | 3 Sep 1997 | 1–0 | Rep. | 10 Sep 1997 | 2–0 | Rep. |
| Zamora(3) | 4–5 (aet) | Numancia(2) | 3 Sep 1997 | 1–3 | Rep. | 10 Sep 1997 | 2–3 | Rep. |
| Endesa Andorra (3) | 1–6 | Lleida(2) | 3 Sep 1997 | 0–3 | Rep. | 10 Sep 1997 | 3–1 | Rep. |
| Gimnàstic(3) | 0–3 | Figueres(3) | 3 Sep 1997 | 0–2 | Rep. | 10 Sep 1997 | 1–0 | Rep. |
| Gramenet(3) | 2–2 (a) | Sóller(3) | 3 Sep 1997 | 1–2 | Rep. | 10 Sep 1997 | 0–1 | Rep. |
| Plasencia(3) | 1–2 | Extremadura(2) | 3 Sep 1997 | 1–1 | Rep. | 10 Sep 1997 | 1–0 | Rep. |
| Moralo(3) | 1–1 (a) | Badajoz(2) | 3 Sep 1997 | 1–1 | Rep. | 10 Sep 1997 | 0–0 | Rep. |
| Leganés (3) | 1–2 | Rayo Vallecano(2) | 3 Sep 1997 | 0–0 | Rep. | 10 Sep 1997 | 2–1 | Rep. |
| Manchego (3) | 4–6 (aet) | Albacete(2) | 3 Sep 1997 | 1–3 | Rep. | 10 Sep 1997 | 3–3 | Rep. |
| Talavera (3) | 0–2 | Toledo(2) | 3 Sep 1997 | 0–0 | Rep. | 10 Sep 1997 | 2–0 | Rep. |
| Ontinyent(3) | 2–4 | Hércules(2) | 3 Sep 1997 | 1–2 | Rep. | 10 Sep 1997 | 2–1 | Rep. |
| Novelda(3) | 5–4 | Levante(2) | 3 Sep 1997 | 4–4 | Rep. | 10 Sep 1997 | 0–1 | Rep. |
| Elche(2) | 1–0 | Villarreal(2) | 3 Sep 1997 | 0–0 | Rep. | 10 Sep 1997 | 0–1 | Rep. |
| Écija(3) | 2–3 | Xerez (2) | 3 Sep 1997 | 2–1 | Rep. | 10 Sep 1997 | 2–0 | Rep. |
| Isla Cristina (3) | 4–4 (a) | Sevilla(2) | 3 Sep 1997 | 1–2 | Rep. | 10 Sep 1997 | 2–3 | Rep. |
| Recreativo Huelva(3) | 4–2 | Córdoba(3) | 3 Sep 1997 | 1–1 | Rep. | 10 Sep 1997 | 1–3 | Rep. |
| Almería(3) | 2–2 (a) | Real Jaén(2) | 3 Sep 1997 | 2–1 | Rep. | 10 Sep 1997 | 1–0 | Rep. |
| Motril(3) | 0–2 | Lorca(3) | 3 Sep 1997 | 0–1 | Rep. | 10 Sep 1997 | 1–0 | Rep. |
| Pájara Playas de Jandía(3) | 4–5 | Las Palmas(2) | 3 Sep 1997 | 3–1 | Rep. | 10 Sep 1997 | 4–1 | Rep. |
| Bye: Athletic Bilbao, Atlético Madrid, Barcelona, Deportivo La Coruña, Betis, Real Madrid, Valladolid. ||||||||||

## Second round

Second round :
| Home 1st leg | Agg. | Home 2nd leg | 1st leg | 1st leg | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 2nd leg | 2nd leg |
| Ourense(2) | 1–3 (aet) | Celta Vigo(1) | 8 Oct 1997 | 0–1 | Rep. | 28 Oct 1997 | 2–1 | Rep. |
| Alavés(2) | 1–0 | Oviedo(1) | 8 Oct 1997 | 1–0 | Rep. | 29 Oct 1997 | 0–0 | Rep. |
| Eibar (2) | 0–1 | Compostela(1) | 8 Oct 1997 | 0–0 | Rep. | 29 Oct 1997 | 1–0 | Rep. |
| Numancia(2) | 2–3 | Racing Santander(1) | 8 Oct 1997 | 2–2 | Rep. | 29 Oct 1997 | 1–0 | Rep. |
| Burgos(3) | 0–2 | Real Sociedad(1) | 7 Oct 1997 | 0–2 | Rep. | 29 Oct 1997 | 0–0 | Rep. |
| Osasuna(2) | 2–1 | Sporting Gijón(1) | 8 Oct 1997 | 1–1 | Rep. | 29 Oct 1997 | 0–1 | Rep. |
| Figueres(3) | 3–2 | Espanyol(1) | 8 Oct 1997 | 1–1 | Rep. | 29 Oct 1997 | 1–2 | Rep. |
| Lleida(2) | 2–3 | Zaragoza(1) | 8 Oct 1997 | 1–1 | Rep. | 29 Oct 1997 | 2–1 | Rep. |
| Badajoz(2) | 0–3 | Mérida(1) | 9 Oct 1997 | 0–0 | Rep. | 29 Oct 1997 | 3–0 | Rep. |
| Toledo(2) | 0–3 | Salamanca(1) | 8 Oct 1997 | 0–1 | Rep. | 29 Oct 1997 | 2–0 | Rep. |
| Rayo Vallecano(2) | 0–1 | Extremadura(2) | 8 Oct 1997 | 0–1 | Rep. | 29 Oct 1997 | 0–0 | Rep. |
| Hércules(2) | 0–4 | Valencia (1) | 8 Oct 1997 | 0–3 | Rep. | 29 Oct 1997 | 1–0 | Rep. |
| Novelda(3) | 1–0 | Elche(2) | 8 Oct 1997 | 1–0 | Rep. | 29 Oct 1997 | 0–0 | Rep. |
| Lorca(3) | 4–4 (a) | Albacete(2) | 8 Oct 1997 | 0–2 | Rep. | 29 Oct 1997 | 2–4 | Rep. |
| Sóller(3) | 1–7 | Mallorca(1) | 8 Oct 1997 | 1–1 | Rep. | 29 Oct 1997 | 6–0 | Rep. |
| Xerez(2) | 1–1 (a) | Real Jaén(2) | 8 Oct 1997 | 0–0 | Rep. | 29 Oct 1997 | 1–1 | Rep. |
| Isla Cristina(3) | 1–4 | Recreativo Huelva(3) | 8 Oct 1997 | 1–2 | Rep. | 29 Oct 1997 | 2–0 | Rep. |
| Las Palmas(2) | 5–4 | Tenerife(1) | 8 Oct 1997 | 3–2 | Rep. | 29 Oct 1997 | 2–2 | Rep. |
| Bye: Athletic Bilbao, Atlético Madrid, Barcelona, Deportivo La Coruña, Betis, Real Madrid, Valladolid. ||||||||||

## Third round

Third round :
| Home 1st leg | Agg. | Home 2nd leg | 1st leg | 1st leg | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 2nd leg | 2nd leg |
| Las Palmas (1) | 4–4 (a) | Mallorca(1) | 2 Dec 1997 | 3–2 | Rep. | 7 Jan 1998 | 2–1 | Rep. |
| Recreativo Huelva(3) | 2–6 | Celta Vigo(1) | 3 Dec 1997 | 0–1 | Rep. | 7 Jan 1998 | 5–2 | Rep. |
| Figueres(3) | 2–3 (aet) | Valencia(1) | 3 Dec 1997 | 1–1 | Rep. | 7 Jan 1998 | 2–1 | Rep. |
| Novelda(3) | 3–7 | Zaragoza(1) | 3 Dec 1997 | 2–2 | Rep. | 7 Jan 1998 | 5–1 | Rep. |
| Lorca(3) | 3–4 | Mérida(1) | 3 Dec 1997 | 2–0 | Rep. | 7 Jan 1998 | 4–1 | Rep. |
| Alavés(2) | 3–2 | Compostela(1) | 3 Dec 1997 | 1–0 | Rep. | 6 Jan 1998 | 2–2 | Rep. |
| Xerez(2) | 3–4 | Real Sociedad(1) | 4 Dec 1997 | 1–0 | Rep. | 7 Jan 1998 | 4–2 | Rep. |
| Osasuna(2) | 3–2 | Racing Santander(1) | 3 Dec 1997 | 3–0 | Rep. | 7 Jan 1998 | 2–0 | Rep. |
| Extremadura(2) | 2–2 (a) | Salamanca(1) | 3 Dec 1997 | 1–0 | Rep. | 8 Jan 1998 | 2–1 | Rep. |
| Bye: Athletic Bilbao, Atlético Madrid, Barcelona, Deportivo La Coruña, Betis, Real Madrid, Valladolid. ||||||||||

## Bracket

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final | Final | |
| 1 | Barcelona | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Valencia | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Valencia | 1 | 1 | 2 | Barcelona | Barcelona | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Mérida | Mérida | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Valladolid | 1 | 1 | 2 | Mérida | Mérida | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Mérida | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Mérida | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | Barcelona | Barcelona | 5 | 0 | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Zaragoza | Zaragoza | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| 5 | Zaragoza | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | Zaragoza | Zaragoza | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | |
| 12 | Atlético Madrid | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Atlético Madrid | 0 | 2 | 2 | Zaragoza | Zaragoza | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Betis | Betis | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Real Sociedad | 0 | 1 | 2 | Betis | Betis | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Betis | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Betis | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | Barcelona (5–4 p) | Barcelona (5–4 p) | 1 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mallorca | Mallorca | 1 | |
| 6 | Alavés (a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mallorca | Mallorca | 1 |
| 11 | Real Madrid | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Real Madrid | 0 | 2 | 2 | Alavés | Alavés | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Deportivo La Coruña | Deportivo La Coruña | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Osasuna | 0 | 1 | 1 | Deportivo La Coruña | Deportivo La Coruña | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Deportivo La Coruña | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Deportivo La Coruña | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | Alavés | Alavés | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Mallorca | Mallorca | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| 7 | Extremadura | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | Mallorca | Mallorca | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | |
| 10 | Athletic Bilbao | 0 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Athletic Bilbao | 0 | 4 | 4 | Athletic Bilbao | Athletic Bilbao | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Mallorca (a) | Mallorca (a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Mallorca (a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | Mallorca (a) | Mallorca (a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Celta Vigo | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Round of 16

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Barcelona(1) | 5–2 | Valencia(1) | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Valladolid(1) | 2–4 | Mérida(1) | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Zaragoza(1) | 3–2 | Atlético Madrid(1) | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Real Sociedad(1) | 1–3 | Betis(1) | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| Alavés(2) | 2–2 (a) | Real Madrid(1) | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Osasuna(2) | 1–3 | Deportivo La Coruña(1) | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Extremadura (2) | 3–4 | Athletic Bilbao(1) | 2–0 | 1–4 |
| Mallorca(1) | 2–2 (a) | Celta Vigo(1) | 1–0 | 1–2 |

### Second leg
## Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Barcelona(1) | 5–0 | Mérida(1) | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| Zaragoza(1) | 5–2 | Betis(1) | 3–0 | 2–2 |
| Alavés(2) | 3–1 | Deportivo La Coruña(1) | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| Athletic Bilbao (1) | 2–2 (a) | Mallorca(1) | 2–1 | 0–1 |

### Second leg
## Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Barcelona(1) | 5–2 | Zaragoza(1) | 5–2 | 0–0 |
| Alavés(2) | 1–3 | Mallorca(1) | 1–2 | 0–1 |

### Second leg
## Final

* Copa del Rey 1997–98 winners
* Barcelona 24th title

## Top goalscorers

| Player | Goals | Team |
| Rivaldo | 8 | Barcelona |
| Pier | 5 | Zaragoza |
| Jovan Stanković | 5 | Mallorca |
| Turu Flores | 4 | Las Palmas |
| Pablo Gómez | 4 | Alavés |
| Pepe Gálvez | 4 | Mallorca |
| José Ignacio | 4 | Zaragoza |
| Bolo | 4 | Hércules |
| Vladimir Gudelj | 4 | Celta Vigo |
| Luis Rueda | 4 | Extremadura |