1997–98 Bologna F.C. 1909 season

During the 1997-98 season Bologna F.C. competed in Serie A and Coppa Italia.

Bologna

1997–98 season
Manager	Renzo Ulivieri
Stadium	Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Serie A	8th
Coppa Italia	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Roberto Baggio (22) All: Roberto Baggio (23)
Home colours Away colours

Summary

Bologna Football Club 1909 had a successful season, in which it reached the top half of the standings in Serie A for the second year running. The most notable feature about the Bologna side was the presence of superstar Roberto Baggio, who flourished when getting out of a terrible spell at Milan. He scored 22 out of the teams' 55 goals, before leaving for Inter at the end of the season. Given that fellow strikers Kennet Andersson and Igor Kolyvanov also impressed, Bologna could live with losing Baggio. Other well-performing players included goalkeeper Francesco Antonioli, defender Michele Paramatti and playmaker Carlo Nervo.

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  ITA Francesco Antonioli — GK  ITA Alex Brunner — GK  ITA Giorgio Sterchele — DF  ITA Daniele Carnasciali — DF  ITA Amedeo Mangone — DF  ITA Massimo Paganin — DF  ITA Michele Paramatti — DF  ITA Massimo Tarantino — DF  ITA Stefano Torrisi — MF  ITA Massimo Brambilla — MF  ITA Paolo Cristallini — MF  ITA Antonio Foschini

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ITA Giuliano Gentilini — MF  ITA Davide Fontolan — MF  ITA Oscar Magoni — MF  ITA Carlo Nervo — MF  URU Andrés Martínez — MF  ITA Antonio Maschio — MF  RUS Igor Shalimov — MF  ITA Giancarlo Marocchi — FW  ITA Roberto Baggio — FW  SWE Kennet Andersson — FW  RUS Igor Kolyvanov — FW  SLE Mohamed Kallon

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Parma	34	15	12	7	55	39	+16	57	Qualification to UEFA Cup
7	Lazio	34	16	8	10	53	30	+23	56	Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup
8	Bologna	34	12	12	10	55	46	+9	48[lower-alpha 1]	Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round
9	Sampdoria	34	13	9	12	52	55	−3	48	Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
10	Milan	34	11	11	12	37	43	−6	44

Source: 1997–98 Serie A, RSSSF.com, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[1]
Notes:

1. Bologna finished ahead of Sampdoria on head-to-head points: BOL 2–2 SAM; SAM 2–3 BOL.

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

31 August 1997 1	Atalanta	4–2	Bologna	Bergamo
	Caccia  27' (pen.) Orlando  48' Sgrò  79' Lucarelli  93'	Report	Andersson  85' R. Baggio  90' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia

14 September 1997 2	Bologna	2–4	Inter	Bologna
	Baggio  45' Baggio 58' (pen)	Report	Galante  12' Ganz  38' Ronaldo  52' Djorkaeff  66'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara

21 September 1997 3	Bari	0–0	Bologna	Bari
		Report		Stadium: Stadio San Nicola

28 September 1997 4	Bologna	0–0	Roma	Bologna
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara

5 October 1997 5	Piacenza	0–0	Bologna	Piacenza
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Leonardo Garilli

19 October 1997 6	Parma	2–0	Bologna	Parma
	Chiesa  36' D. Baggio  47'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini

2 November 1997 7	Bologna	5–1	Napoli	Bologna
	Baggio  48' (pen) Baggio 90' Baggio 95' (pen.) Andersson  55' Andersson 93'	Report	Goretti  14'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara

9 November 1997 8	Vicenza	3–2	Bologna	Vicenza
	Di Carlo  9' Otero  64' Schenardi  85'	Report	Marocchi  35' Baggio  56'	Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti

23 November 1997 9	Bologna	2–2	Fiorentina	Bologna
	Andersson  35' Paramatti  73'	Report	Oliveira  30' Batistuta  85'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara

30 November 1997 10	Bologna	2–2	Sampdoria	Bologna
	Baggio  15' (pen.) Paramatti  48'	Report	Laigle  57' Klinsmann  76'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara

7 December 1997 11	Udinese	4–3	Bologna	Udine
	Bierhoff  13', 81' Amoroso  36' Poggi  67'	Report	Andersson  27' Nervo  42' Kolyvanov  85'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli

14 December 1997 12	Bologna	2–0	Lecce	Bologna
	Cristallini  20' Kolyvanov  87'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara

21 December 1997 13	Milan	0–0	Bologna	Milan
		Report		Stadium: San Siro

4 January 1998 14	Bologna	2–1	Brescia	Bologna
	Baggio  26', 90+6' (pen.)	Report	Marocchi  80' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara

11 January 1998 15	Empoli	0–0	Bologna	Empoli
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani

18 January 1998 16	Bologna	1–3	Juventus	Bologna
	Kolyvanov  90+3'	Report	Inzaghi  10', 20' Del Piero  60'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara

25 January 1998 17	Lazio	1–0	Bologna	Rome
	Nedvěd  43'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico

1 February 1998 18	Bologna	0–0	Atalanta	Bologna
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara

8 February 1998 19	Inter	0–1	Bologna	Milan
		Report	Paramatti  56'	Stadium: San Siro

11 February 1998 20	Bologna	4–3	Bari	Bologna
	Kolyvanov  17', 82' Baggio  36' (pen.), 78'	Report	Mangone  41' (o.g.) Volpi  59' Bressan  90'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara

15 February 1998 21	Roma	2–1	Bologna	Rome
	Di Francesco  5' Delvecchio  87'	Report	Kolyvanov  9'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico

22 February 1998 22	Bologna	3–0	Piacenza	Bologna
	Andersson  34', 51' Baggio  87'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara

1 March 1998 23	Bologna	1–2	Parma	Bologna
	Paramatti  11'	Report	Stanić  15' Crippa  28'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara

8 March 1998 24	Napoli	0–0	Bologna	Naples
		Report		Stadium: Stadio San Paolo

14 March 1998 25	Bologna	3–1	Vicenza	Bologna
	Andersson  18', 45+1' Kolyvanov  39'	Report	Zauli  33'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara

22 March 1998 26	Fiorentina	1–1	Bologna	Florence
	Oliveira  36' (pen.)	Report	Baggio  40' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi

29 March 1998 27	Sampdoria	2–3	Bologna	Genoa
	Montella  14' Verón  49'	Report	Andersson  55', 69', 82'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris

5 April 1998 28	Bologna	2–0	Udinese	Bologna
	Shalimov  1' Kolyvanov  4' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara

11 April 1998 29	Lecce	1–1	Bologna	Lecce
	Atelkin  66'	Report	Fontolan  75'	Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare

19 April 1998 30	Bologna	3–0	Milan	Bologna
	Baggio  15', 45+5' (pen.) Fontolan  83'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara

26 April 1998 31	Brescia	1–3	Bologna	Brescia
	Pirlo  79'	Report	Baggio  39', 62' Paganin  90'	Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti

3 May 1998 32	Bologna	2–2	Empoli	Bologna
	Baggio  14' (pen.) Paramatti  17'	Report	Esposito  42' Cappellini  90+4' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara

10 May 1998 33	Juventus	3–2	Bologna	Turin
	Inzaghi  34', 50', 81'	Report	Kolyvanov  11' Baggio  56'	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi

16 May 1998 34	Bologna	2–1	Lazio	Bologna
	Baggio  40' (pen.), 70'	Report	Fuser  50'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara

Statistics

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		1997-98 Serie A
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK		Francesco Antonioli
	GK		Alex Brunner	2	-8	2	-8
	GK		Giorgio Sterchele	32	-38	32	-38
	DF		Daniele Carnasciali	16	0	16	0
	DF		Amedeo Mangone	32	0	32	0
	DF		Massimo Paganin	31	1	31	1
	DF		Michele Paramatti	28	5	28	5
	DF		Massimo Tarantino	21	0	21	0
	DF		Stefano Torrisi	24	0	24	0
	DF		Cristiano Pavone	16	0	16	0
	MF		Massimo Brambilla	2	0	2	0
	MF		Paolo Cristallini	19	1	19	1
	MF		Antonio Foschini
	MF		Giuliano Gentilini	3	0	3	0
	MF		Davide Fontolan	27	2	27	2
	MF		Oscar Magoni	32	0	32	0
	MF		Carlo Nervo	33	1	33	1
	MF		Andrés Martínez	1	0	1	0
	MF		Mauro Bonomi	1	0	1	0
	MF		Igor Shalimov	15	1	15	1
	MF		Giancarlo Marocchi	31	1	31	1
	FW		Roberto Baggio	30	22	30	22
	FW		Kennet Andersson	32	12	32	12
	FW		Igor Kolyvanov	31	9	31	9
	FW		Mohamed Kallon	2	0	2	0

• Source:

Goalscorers

• Roberto Baggio 22
• Kennet Andersson 12
• Igor Kolyvanov 9
• Michele Paramatti 5

References

1. Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.