| 1997 UEFA Cup final | |
| Event: | 1996–97 UEFA Cup |
| Team1: | Schalke 04 |
| Team1score: | 1 |
| Team2: | Inter Milan |
| Team2association: |  |
| Team2score: | 1 |
| Details: | on aggregate Schalke 04 won 4–1 on penalties |
| Firstleg: | First leg |
| Team1score1: | 1 |
| Team2score1: | 0 |
| Date1: | 7 May 1997 |
| Stadium1: | Parkstadion |
| City1: | Gelsenkirchen |
| Referee1: | Marc Batta (France) |
| Attendance1: | 56,824 |
| Secondleg: | Second leg |
| Team1score2: | 0 |
| Team2score2: | 1 |
| Details2: | After golden goal extra time |
| Date2: | 21 May 1997 |
| Stadium2: | Stadio Giuseppe Meazza |
| City2: | Milan |
| Referee2: | José María García-Aranda (Spain) |
| Attendance2: | 81,675 |
| Previous: | 1996 |
| Next: | 1998 |
The 1997 UEFA Cup Final was a two-legged football match contested between Schalke 04 of Germany and Inter Milan of Italy. The tie was a tight affair, with each leg being won 1–0 by the home-team. After 210 minutes of football, the tie was eventually settled on penalties, with Schalke winning 4–1 at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. It was to be the last UEFA Cup final to be played over two legs, future finals being one-off games at a neutral ground.
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| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | ||
| Roda | 5–2 | 3–0 (H) | 2–2 (A) | First round |  Guingamp | 4–1 | 3–0 (A) | 1–1 (H) | |
 Trabzonspor | 4–3 | 1–0 (H) | 3–3 (A) | Second round |  Grazer AK | 1–1 (p) | 1–0 (H) | 0–1 (A) | |
 Club Brugge | 3–2 | 1–2 (A) | 2–0 (H) | Third round | Boavista | 7–1 | 5–1 (H) | 2–0 (A) | |
 Valencia | 3–1 | 2–0 (H) | 1–1 (A) | Quarter-finals | Anderlecht | 3–2 | 1–1 (A) | 2–1 (H) | |
| 2–1 | 0–1 (A) | 2–0 (aet) (H) | Semi-finals | Monaco | 3–2 | 3–1 (H) | 0–1 (A) | ||
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