1997–98 Estonian Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Estonia |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Flora (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | Lantana |
The 1997–98 Estonian Cup was the eighth season of the Estonian main domestic football knockout tournament. Flora won their second cup after defeating Lantana in the final.[1]
First preliminary round
[edit]All matches were played on 21 August 1997.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Sadam Muuga | 3 – 1 | Kalju |
| Lasnamäe | w/o | MC Tallinn |
| Rada/HKL | 2 – 3 | Kiviõli JK Irbis |
| Fortuna Tapa | 1 – 1 (5 – 4 p) |
Veteran Kohtla-Järve |
| Jalgpallikool Tartu | 10 – 3 | Põlva Lootos |
| Tulevik Viljandi II | 10 – 0 | Kalevi Jägala |
| Atli Rapla | 2 – 1 | FC Tallinn |
Second preliminary round
[edit]All matches were played on 3 September 1997.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Alvigo | 1 – 5 | Vigri |
| Tempori Kehra | 3 – 2 | Kompanii Märjamaa |
| Atli Rapla | 3 – 2 | Junior Maardu |
| Kiviõli JK Irbis | w/o | Sadam Muuga |
| Tulevik Viljandi II | 2 – 1 | Veteran Maardu |
| MC Tallinn | 3 – 0 | Fortuna Tapa |
| Narva Baltika | w/o | Keila |
| Jalgpallikool Tartu | 0 – 2 | FC Lelle |
Round of 32
[edit]All matches were played on 17 September 1997.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| FC Lelle | 1 – 0 | Sillamäe Kalev |
| Tempori Kehra | 1 – 2 | JK Pärnu |
| Keila | 1 – 2 | Tartu Merkuur |
| Kiviõli JK Irbis | 5 – 0 | Dokker Tallinn |
| MC Tallinn | 3 – 2 | Olümp Maardu |
| Atli Rapla | w/o | Vall Tallinn |
| Tulevik Viljandi II | 4 – 2 | Dünamo Tallinn |
Round of 16
[edit]All matches were played on 1 October 1997.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| MC Tallinn | 0 – 4 | Viljandi Tulevik |
| FC Lelle | 0 – 6 | Sadam Tallinn |
| Tartu Merkuur | 0 – 7 | Flora |
| Atli Rapla | 0 – 7 | Narva Trans |
| Tulevik Viljandi II | 0 – 2 | Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi |
| JK Pärnu | 0 – 6 | Lantana |
| Kiviõli JK Irbis | 0 – 3 | SK Lelle |
| Vigri | 0 – 5 | TVMK |
Quarter-finals
[edit]The first legs were played on 22 April 1998 and the second legs were played on 6 May 1998.[2]
| Flora | 5–0 | Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi |
|---|---|---|
Kristal  37' Viikmäe 65' Reim 70' Ražanauskas 77' Zelinski 88' |
Report |
Flora won 12–0 on aggregate.
| Lantana | 2–0 | Sadam Tallinn |
|---|---|---|
| Kulikov 76' Toštšev 82' (pen) |
Report |
| Sadam Tallinn | 0–0 | Lantana |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Lantana won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Viljandi Tulevik | 2–2 | TVMK |
|---|---|---|
| Allas 21' Vessenberg 88' (pen) |
Report | Novozhilov 27' (pen) Pasikuta 84' |
| TVMK | 1–2 | Viljandi Tulevik |
|---|---|---|
| Shapovalov |
Report | Arbeiter |
Viljandi Tulevik won 4–3 on aggregate.
| SK Lelle | 2–2 | Narva Trans |
|---|---|---|
| Rooba Blinstrubas |
Report | Nejolov Molev |
Narva Trans won 7–3 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
[edit]The first legs were played on 20 May 1998 and the second legs were played on 24 May 1998.
| Viljandi Tulevik | 0–0 | Flora |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Flora won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Lantana | 3–0 | Narva Trans |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Lantana won 7–0 on aggregate.
Final
[edit]The final took place on 20 June 1998 in Kuressaare. Flora won a double after also winning the 1997–98 Meistriliiga.[3]
| Flora | 3–2 | Lantana Tallinn |
|---|---|---|
| Oper 8' 72' Zelinski 83' |
Report | Jeršov 39' Leitan 70' |
References
[edit]- ^ "Estonia Cup 1997/98". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ Põldoja, Ants. "Flora ühe jalaga poolfinaalis". epl.delfi.ee. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ Maksimov, Aldo. "FC Flora tegi kuldse duubli". postimees.ee. Retrieved 24 September 2020.