1997–98 Heineken Cup

The Heineken Cup 1997/98 was the third edition of the Heineken Cup, the main European cup competition in rugby union. It involved 20 teams from six countries. The final took place on 31 January 1998 at Stade Lescure in Bordeaux instead. Cup Winners' Cup was Bath Rugby in England, the French club CA Brive beat in the final.

Mode

The participants were divided into four groups of five teams. Each team completed one home game and one away game against all opponents in the group. The group winners qualified directly for the quarter-finals, while the runners-up and the best group third parties accounted for in an elimination round, the remaining three quarter-final places among themselves.

The points are distributed as follows:

  • 2 points for a win
  • 1 point for a draw

Group stage

  • Qualified for the quarterfinals
  • Qualified for Elimination Round

Values ​​in parentheses indicate placement on the seedings quarterfinals / excretion

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5

Excretion

Quarterfinals

Semifinal

CA Brive qualified due to the higher number of scored trials (2:1).

Final

Stade Toulousain Leicester Tigers Leinster Rugby London Wasps Glasgow Warriors Swansea RFC Ulster Rugby Pontypridd RFC Border Reivers (Rugby) Harlequin F.C. Munster Rugby Section Paloise Llanelli RFC Benetton Rugby Treviso Welford Road Stadium Martin Corry (rugby union) Will Greenwood Scottish Rugby Union Neil Jenkins Cardiff Arms Park Rugby Football Union Recreation Ground (Bath) Welsh Rugby Union Loftus Road London Try 1995–96 Heineken Cup 1996–97 Heineken Cup 1998–99 Heineken Cup 1999–2000 Heineken Cup 2000–01 Heineken Cup 2001–02 Heineken Cup 2002–03 Heineken Cup 2003–04 Heineken Cup 2004–05 Heineken Cup 2005–06 Heineken Cup 2006–07 Heineken Cup 2007–08 Heineken Cup 2008–09 Heineken Cup 2009–10 Heineken Cup 2010–11 Heineken Cup 2011–12 Heineken Cup 2012–13 Heineken Cup 2013–14 Heineken Cup
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