Celtic Fixtures & Results 1997/1998

FC Tirol Innsbruck 2 Celtic 1
UEFA Cup 1997

Match Programme

Match programme

Match Ticket

match ticket

Opponents: v FC Tirol Innsbruck
Competition: UEFA Cup 2nd qualifying round, 1st leg
Date: 12/08/1997
Venue: Tivoli Stadion, Innsbruck
Score: 1-2
Scorers: Stubbs
Referee: Mr R. LIUNGE (NETHERLANDS)
Attendance: 6,200
Comments: With a 7-5 aggregate score from the two matches, this was the first time Celtic had ever defeated an Austrian team in Europe - if you don't count the cheats of Rapid Vienna. FC Tirol Innsbruck went bankrupt in 2002 and no longer exist.

Alan Stubbs scored his first goal for Celtic in this match since signing from Bolton Wanderers.

Celtic Team

 

Manager: Wim Jansen

Scorers: Stubbs 83

Team: Gould, Boyd , McKinlay, MacKay, Stubbs, Larsson, Burley, Thom, Jackson (Donnelly), Mahe (McNamara), Wieghorst (Hannah).

Subs not used: Marshall (g/k), Gray, O'Donnell.

 

FC Tirol Team

 

Manager: Heinz PEISHCHI

Scorers: Christian Mayrleb 21,28

Team: Tchertchessov, Knavs, Tangen, Prudlo, Kirchler, Brzeczek, Abou-El-Dahab, Mayrleb ( Jochum 84), Vulic (Krinner 59), Severeyns (Yilmaz 70).

Subs not used: Weber, Wazinger, Baur, Aichner.