The 1997–98

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was the 43rd season of the main

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Cup. The

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of the competition took place on 14 May 1998 and was held in

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and

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drew 1–1 before an attendance of 2,559 spectators. The replay was held in

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a week later with the score also 1–1 with

winning 3–0 on penalties. Public interest was much greater for this match with an attendance of 13,092.

Preliminary round 1

Preliminary round 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Fourth round

Fifth round

The 8 matches in this round were played between 28 March and 4 April 1998.

Quarter-finals

The 4 matches in this round were played between 8 April and 20 April 1998.

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were played on 7 May 1998.

Final

The

was played on 14 May 1998 in

and the replay on 21 May 1998 in

Footnotes

References

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