Aston Villa 1997/98
UEFA Cup round of 64→Out in the UEFA Cup quarter-final
Aston Villa entered the 1997/98 UEFA Cup at the round of 64 and went out in the quarter-final. It put out Bordeaux of France, Athletic Bilbao of Spain and Steaua Bucharest of Romania, then went out to Atlético Madrid of Spain, 0:1 away and 2:1 at home. The season earned England 11 coefficient points.
Coefficient points11earned for England this season
Record4-2-28 matches played
Goals8:5+3 goal difference
Club coefficient3.000the club's own running total
UEFA Cup
Aston Villa
fair play entry| Stage | Date | Match | Score | Outcome | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Cup · R64 · 1st leg | 15 Sep 1997 | Bordeaux – Aston Villa | 0:0 | 1 | |
| UEFA Cup · R64 · 2nd leg | 30 Sep 1997 | Aston Villa – Bordeaux | 1:0 a.e.t. | Through to the round of 32 (UEFA Cup) | 2 |
| UEFA Cup · R32 · 1st leg | 21 Oct 1997 | Athletic Bilbao – Aston Villa | 0:0 | 1 | |
| UEFA Cup · R32 · 2nd leg | 4 Nov 1997 | Aston Villa – Athletic Bilbao | 2:1 | Through to the round of 16 (UEFA Cup) | 2 |
| UEFA Cup · R16 · 1st leg | 25 Nov 1997 | Steaua Bucharest – Aston Villa | 2:1 | 0 | |
| UEFA Cup · R16 · 2nd leg | 9 Dec 1997 | Aston Villa – Steaua Bucharest | 2:0 | Through to the quarter-final (UEFA Cup) | 2 |
| Bonus: reached the quarter-final | 1 | ||||
| UEFA Cup · QF · 1st leg | 3 Mar 1998 | Atlético Madrid – Aston Villa | 1:0 | 0 | |
| UEFA Cup · QF · 2nd leg | 17 Mar 1998 | Aston Villa – Atlético Madrid | 2:1 | Eliminated | 2 |
See also: every England club in 1997/98 · the 1997/98 coefficient table.