Irish Cup | |
Year: | 1997–98 |
Num Teams: | 32 |
Defending Champions: | Glenavon |
Winners: | Glentoran (17th win) |
Second: | Glenavon |
Matches: | 35 |
Goals: | 99 |
Prev Season: | 1996–97 |
Next Season: | 1998–99 |
The 1997–98 Irish Cup was the 118th edition of the Irish Cup, Northern Ireland's premier football knock-out cup competition. It concluded on 2 May 1998 with the final.
Glenavon were the defending champions after winning their 5th Irish Cup last season, with a 1–0 win over Cliftonville in the 1997 final. This season Glenavon reached the final again for the third year in a row, but were defeated 1–0 after extra time by Glentoran, who won the cup for the 17th time. This was a repeat of the 1995–96 final two years earlier that also ended 1–0 to the Glens.[1] [2]
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