1997–98 Atlético Madrid season

The 1997–1998 campaign was the 92nd season in Atlético Madrid's history and their 63rd season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football.

Atlético Madrid
1997–98 season
President Jesús Gil
Manager Radomir Antić
StadiumVicente Calderón
La Liga7th (in UEFA Cup)
Copa del ReyRound of 16
UEFA CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Christian Vieri (24)
All:
Christian Vieri (29)

Season summary

Atlético Madrid failed to regain the title they had won in 1996 and finished the season in 7th place. One of the high points of the season was the club's run in the UEFA Cup, reaching the semi-finals. Striker Christian Vieri was the club's top scorer, scoring 24 goals in La Liga (he finished as the league's top scorer and was awarded the Pichichi Trophy) and 29 in all competitions, but transferred to Lazio (who knocked Atlético out of the UEFA Cup) at the end of the season.

Squad
Squad at end of season[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ESP José Francisco Molina
3 DF  ESP Toni
4 DF  BRA Andrei Frascarelli
5 DF  ESP Juan Manuel López
6 DF  ESP Santi
7 MF  BRA Juninho
8 MF  ESP Juan Vizcaíno
9 FW  ITA Christian Vieri
10 MF  YUG Milinko Pantić
11 FW  ESP Jordi Lardín
12 FW  POR Paulo Futre
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK  ESP Pedro Jaro
14 FW  ESP José Mari
15 DF  ESP Carlos Aguilera
19 FW  ESP Kiko
20 DF  ESP Delfí Geli
21 MF  ESP José Luis Caminero
23 DF  ROU Daniel Prodan
24 MF  CZE Radek Bejbl
25 MF  YUG Veljko Paunović
26 MF  ISR Avi Nimni
27 MF  ESP Ivo
28 DF  ESP Ramón

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW  ESP Santiago Ezquerro (to Mallorca)
17 FW  YUG Rade Bogdanović (to NAC Breda)
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF  ESP Roberto (on loan to Espanyol)

Transfers

In

Out

Winter

La Liga
Main article: 1997–98 La Liga

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Mallorca 38 16 12 10 55 39 +16 60[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 2]
6 Celta de Vigo 38 17 9 12 54 47 +7 60[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
7 Atlético Madrid 38 16 12 10 79 56 +23 60[lower-alpha 1]
8 Betis 38 17 8 13 49 50 −1 59
9 Valencia 38 16 7 15 58 52 +6 55 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round
Source: LFP
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. MLL: 9 pts; CEL: 5 pts; ATM: 2 pts
  2. Since Barcelona, winners of 1997–98 Copa del Rey, was qualified for the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League, losing cup finalists RCD Mallorca earned a spot in the first round of the 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.

Matches
29 August 1997 1 Real Madrid 1-1 Atletico de Madrid Madrid
Seedorf 75' Report Juninho 15' Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu
Referee: Juan Brito Arceo
5 September 1997 2 Atletico de Madrid 5-0 Real Valladolid Madrid
Bogdanovic 17'
Bogdanovic 37'
Santi 67' (pen)
Lardin 69'
Kiko 89'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderon
12 September 1997 3 Athletic de Bilbao 1-0 Atletico de Madrid Bilbao
Etxeberria 8' Report Stadium: Estadio San Mames
26 September 1997 4 Atletico de Madrid 3-3 Celta de Vigo Madrid
Vieri 75'
Jose Mari 77'
Vieri 81' (pen)		 Report Revivo 2'
Cadete 56'
Berges 89'		 Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderon
5 October 1997 5 Real Oviedo 0-2 Atletico de Madrid Oviedo
Report Caminero 14'
Vieri 43'		 Stadium: Estadio Carlos Tartiere
14 October 1997 6 Atletico de Madrid 4-0 CP Merida Madrid
Vieri 41'
Kiko 47'
Juninho 53'
Jose Mari 89'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderon
17 October 1997 7 Real Zaragoza 1-5 Atletico de Madrid Zaragoza
Garitano 73' (pen) Report Kiko 3'
Vieri 19', 39', 63'
Jose Mari 82'		 Stadium: Estadio La Romareda
25 October 1997 8 Atletico de Madrid 0-2 RCD Espanyol Madrid
Report Kiko 11' (o.g.)
Galca 89'		 Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderon
31 October 1997 9 Real Betis 2-3 Atletico de Madrid Sevilla
Andrei 1' (o.g.)
Finidi 89'		 Report Juninho 20'
Vieri 44'
Lardin 87'		 Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarin
10 November 1997 10 Atletico de Madrid 3-1 SD Compostela Madrid
Aguilera 20'
Bogdanovic 34'
Pantic 86' (pen)		 Report Penev 89' Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderon
13 November 1997 11 Atletico de Madrid 1-1 UD Salamanca Madrid
Andrei 73' Report Pauleta 65' Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderon
16 November 1997 12 Real Sociedad 0-0 Atletico de Madrid San Sebastian
Report Stadium: Estadio Anoeta
21 November 1997 13 Atletico de Madrid 3-1 Valencia CF Madrid
Bogdanovic 25'
Juninho 60' (pen)
Pantic 84'		 Report Vlaovic 49' Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderon
29 November 1997 14 Deportivo La Coruña 2-2 Atletico de Madrid La Coruña
Madar 39'
Naybet 85'		 Report Lardin 8'
Andrei 80'		 Stadium: Estadio Riazor
5 December 1997 15 Atletico de Madrid 2-1 Sporting de Gijon Madrid
Bogdanovic 56'
Geli 72'		 Report Luna 85' Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderon
13 December 1997 16 CD Tenerife 2-2 Atletico de Madrid Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Makaay 29'
Kodro 43' (pen)		 Report Jose Mari 78'
Pantic 89'		 Stadium: Estadio Heliodoro Rodriguez
16 December 1997 17 Atletico de Madrid 2-3 RCD Mallorca Madrid
Santi 11'
Bogdanovic 49'		 Report Pepe Galvez 1'
Carreras 42'
Valeron 69'		 Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderon
19 December 1997 18 FC Barcelona 3-1 Atletico de Madrid Barcelona
Luis Enrique 48', 70'
Giovanni 65' (pen)		 Report Roberto 21' Stadium: Camp Nou
3 January 1997 19 Atletico de Madrid 2-1 Racing de Santander Madrid
Vieri 42'
Aguilera 50'		 Report Diego Lopez 76' Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderon
9 January 1998 20 Atletico de Madrid 1-1 Real Madrid Madrid
Jose Mari 86' Report Savio 68' Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderon
16 January 1998 21 Real Valladolid 2-1 Atletico de Madrid Valladolid
Santi 30' (o.g.)
Peternac 62' (pen)		 Report Kiko 34' Stadium: Estadio Jose Zorrilla
Referee: Dauden Ibañez
23 January 1998 22 Atletico de Madrid 3-0 Athletic de Bilbao Madrid
Vieri 12'
Vieri 50'
Frascarelli 72'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderon
31 January 1998 23 Celta de Vigo 1-1 Atlético Madrid Vigo
Ito 29' Report Juninho 25' (pen) Stadium: Estadio Balaidos
8 February 1998 24 Atlético Madrid 4-1 Real Oviedo Madrid
Jose Mari 25'
Vieri 35', 66'
Paunovic 86'		 Report Dely Valdes 83' Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderon
14 February 1998 25 CP Merida 2-1 Atletico de Madrid Merida
Sinval 68'
Sinval 89'		 Report Vieri 48'
22 February 1998 26 Atletico de Madrid 2-1 Real Zaragoza Madrid
Vieri 52'
Kiko 74'		 Report Miquel Soler 88' Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderon
27 February 1998 27 RCD Espanyol 2-2 Atletico de Madrid Barcelona
Ouedec 27'
Benitez 47'		 Report Jose Mari 58'
Vieri 59'		 Referee: Eduardo Iturralde
7 March 1998 28 Atletico de Madrid 0-0 Real Betis Madrid
Report Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderon
13 March 1998 29 SD Compostela 2-1 Atletico de Madrid Santiago de Compostela
Sion 79'
Bellido 82'		 Report Vieri 59' Referee: Lopez Nieto
20 March 1998 30 UD Salamanca 5-4 Atletico de Madrid Salamanca
Popescu 15'
Popescu 30'
Silvani 47'
Popescu 74'
Alonso 89'		 Report Vieri 11'
Vieri 43'
Vieri 82' (pen)
Vieri 84'
27 March 1998 31 Atletico de Madrid 2-2 Real Sociedad Madrid
Vizcaíno 42'
Lardin 57'		 Report Aldeondo 61'
Adepoju 74'		 Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderon
4 April 1998 32 Valencia CF 4-1 Atletico de Madrid Valencia
Ilie 46'
Mendieta 68' (pen)
Mendieta 71' (pen)
Piojo Lopez 75'		 Report Kiko 73' Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
10 April 1998 33 Atletico de Madrid 3-0 Deportivo La Coruña Madrid
Jose Mari 2'
Jemez 20' (o.g.)
Santi 44' (pen)		 Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderon
18 April 1998 34 Sporting de Gijon 2-3 Atletico de Madrid Gijon
Cano 42'
Trotta 44'		 Paunovic 56'
Vieri 64'
Paunovic 70'		 Stadium: Estadio El Molinon
25 April 1998 35 Atletico de Madrid 2-2 CD Tenerife Madrid
Paunovic 18'
Jose Mari 84'		 Aguilera 26' (o.g.)
Alexis 89' (pen)		 Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderon
2 May 1998 36 RCD Mallorca 2-1 Atletico de Madrid Palma de Mallorca
Pepe Galvez 43'
Moya 47'		 Paunovic 15' Stadium: Estadio Lluys Sitjar
9 May 1998 37 Atletico de Madrid 5-2 FC Barcelona Madrid
Paunovic 19'
Couto 25' (o.g.)
Vieri 60'
Caminero 70'
Vieri 82'		 Report Rivaldo 12'
de la Peña 81'		 Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderon
10 May 1998 38 Racing de Santander 0-1 Atletico de Madrid Santander
Report Andrei 1' Stadium: Estadio El Sardinero

UEFA Cup
Main article: 1997–98 UEFA Cup

First round

16 September 1997 Atlético Madrid 2–1 Leicester City Madrid
21:30 Juninho  69'
Vieri  71' (pen.)		 Report Marshall  11' Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderon
Attendance: 25,000
30 September 1997 Leicester City 0–2 Atlético Madrid Leicester
20:45 Report Juninho  72'
Kiko  88'		 Attendance: 20,776

Second round

21 October 1997 Atlético Madrid 5–2 PAOK Madrid
21:30 Vieri  10', 31', 55'
Lardín  12'
Kiko  75'		 Report Frantzeskos  19'
Marangos  65'		 Attendance: 50,000
4 November 1997 PAOK 4–4 Atlético Madrid Thessaloniki
20:45 Frantzeskos  17'
Olivares  55'
Zagorakis  76' (pen.)
Zouboulis  81'		 Report Lardín  2'
Bogdanović  28'
Santi  51'
Kiko  90'		 Attendance: 25,000

Eightfinals

25 November 1997 Croatia Zagreb 1–1 Atlético Madrid Zagreb
20:45 Mujčin  2' Report Caminero  61' Attendance: 40,000
9 December 1997 Atlético Madrid 1–0 Croatia Zagreb Madrid
21:30 Caminero  44' Report Stadium: Vicente Calderón Stadium
Attendance: 30,000

Quarterfinals
3 March 1998 Atlético Madrid 1–0 Aston Villa Madrid
21:30 Vieri  42' (pen.) Report Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Stefano Braschi
17 March 1998 Aston Villa 2–1 Atlético Madrid Villa Park, Birmingham
20:45 Taylor  72'
Collymore  74'		 Report Caminero  29' Attendance: 39,163
Referee: Mario van der Ende

Semifinals
31 March 1998 Atlético Madrid 0–1 Lazio Vicente Calderón Stadium, Madrid
21:30 Report Jugović  33' Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Paul Durkin
14 April 1998 Lazio 0–0 Atlético Madrid Rome
20:45 Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 37,000
Referee: László Vágner

Copa del Rey
Main article: 1997–98 Copa del Rey

Second round

14 January 1998 Real Zaragoza 2-0 Atletico de Madrid Zaragoza
Report Stadium: Estadio La Romareda
20 January 1998 Atletico de Madrid 2-1
(3-2 agg.)		 Real Zaragoza Madrid
Report Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderon

Statistics

Players statistics
No. Pos Nat Player Total1997-98 La Liga1997-98 Copa del Rey1997-98 UEFA Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK José Francisco Molina 37-5437-54
15 DF Carlos Aguilera 362362
6 DF Santi 333333
4 DF Andrei Frascarelli 314314
20 DF Delfí Geli 281281
8 MF Juan Vizcaíno 331331
7 MF Juninho 235235
21 MF José Luis Caminero 252252
19 FW Kiko 316316
11 FW Jordi Lardín 324324
9 FW Christian Vieri 24242424
3 DF Toni 130130
5 DF Juan Manuel López 7070
10 MF Milinko Pantić 293293
12 FW Paulo Futre 100100
13 GK Pedro Jaro 1-21-2
14 FW José Mari 359359
23 DF Daniel Prodan 170170
24 MF Radek Bejbl 270270
25 MF Veljko Paunović 146146
26 MF Avi Nimni 7070
27 MF Ivo 2020
28 DF Ramón 6060
16 FW Santiago Ezquerro 4040
17 FW Rade Bogdanović 146146
18 MF Roberto 3131
  • Source:

La Liga

UEFA Cup

Overall

See also

References
  1. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/spain/1997-1998/laliga/amadrid.htm
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