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| Event | 1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 13 May 1998 | ||||||
| Venue | Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Gianfranco Zola (Chelsea) | ||||||
| Referee | Stefano Braschi (Italy) | ||||||
| Attendance | 30,216 | ||||||
The 1998 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final was a football match that took place on 13 May 1998 at Råsunda Stadium in Stockholm, Sweden to determine the winner of the 1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. It was contested by Chelsea of England and VfB Stuttgart of Germany and was the 38th final of what was Europe's second largest football competition at the time.
Both clubs played a total of eight games in four stages to advance to the final. Chelsea had the upper hand in all but two of their encounters, defeating Tromsø IL with an accumulative score of 9–4 in a two-legged match and edging Vicenza Calcio by one goal. Stuttgart also enjoyed an advantage in all but two of their meetings, beating ÍBV 5–2 on aggregate and winning over Slavia Prague and Lokomotiv Moscow by two goals.
A crowd of 30,216 were in attendance to witness Chelsea win the match 1–0, with Gianfranco Zola scoring the winning goal in the second half, seconds after coming on as a substitute. As a result, the English club claimed a cup double, having previously won the League Cup earlier in the campaign. It was Chelsea's second conquest of the Cup Winners' Cup, adding to their 1971 victory. By winning the tournament, they also gained qualification for the 1998 UEFA Super Cup, which they eventually won.