The 1997–98 Heineken Cup was the third edition of the Heineken Cup European rugby union club competition. Competing professional club teams from France, Ireland, Italy, Wales, England and Scotland, were divided into five pools of four, in which teams played home and away matches against each other. The pool winners automatically qualified for the knock-out stages. The five runners-up and the best third placed team entered the play-offs, where they competed for the remaining three quarter final positions. Teams Pool stage In the pool matches teams received 2 points for a win 1 points for a draw Pool 1 Pool 2 Pool 3 Pool 4 Pool 5 Seeding Knockout stage Quarter-final play-offs Quarter-finals Semi-finals Brive advance to final on try count (two tries to one) Final References 1997–98 in English rugby union 1997–98 in French rugby union 1997–98 in Irish rugby union 1997–98 in Italian rugby union 1997–98 in Scottish rugby union 1997–98 in Welsh rugby union 1996-97 1997–98 in European rugby union