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.
| 1997–98 season | |||
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| Stadium | Vicente Calderón | ||
| La Liga | 7th (qual. for UEFA Cup) | ||
| Copa del Rey | Round of 16 | ||
| UEFA Cup | Semi-finals | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: All: | ||
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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.
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Left club during season
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Transfers
In
La Liga
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 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 |
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:
- MLL: 9 pts; CEL: 5 pts; ATM: 2 pts
- 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.
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Leader, 1998–99 UEFA Champions League Group stage; = 1998–99 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round; = 1998–99 UEFA Cup First round; = 1998–99 UEFA Cup First round; = 1998–99 UEFA Cup First round; = 1998–99 UEFA Cup First round; = 1998–99 UEFA Cup First round; = 1998–99 UEFA Cup First round; = 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round
Matches
| 29 August 1997 1 | Real Madrid | 1-1 | Atlético de Madrid | Madrid |
| Seedorf |
Report | Juninho |
Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Juan Brito Arceo |
| 5 September 1997 2 | Atlético de Madrid | 5-0 | Real Valladolid | Madrid |
| Bogdanovic Bogdanovic Santi Lardin Kiko |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderón |
| 12 September 1997 3 | Athletic de Bilbao | 1-0 | Atlético de Madrid | Bilbao |
| Etxeberria |
Report | Stadium: Estadio San Mames |
| 26 September 1997 4 | Atlético de Madrid | 3-3 | Celta de Vigo | Madrid |
| Vieri Jose Mari Vieri |
Report | Revivo Cadete Berges |
Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderón |
| 5 October 1997 5 | Real Oviedo | 0-2 | Atlético de Madrid | Oviedo |
| Report | Caminero Vieri |
Stadium: Estadio Carlos Tartiere |
| 14 October 1997 6 | Atlético de Madrid | 4-0 | CP Mérida | Madrid |
| Vieri Kiko Juninho Jose Mari |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderón |
| 17 October 1997 7 | Real Zaragoza | 1-5 | Atlético de Madrid | Zaragoza |
| Garitano |
Report | Kiko Vieri Jose Mari |
Stadium: Estadio La Romareda |
| 26 October 1997 8 | Atlético de Madrid | 0-2 | RCD Espanyol | Madrid |
| Report | Kiko Galca |
Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderón |
| 31 October 1997 9 | Real Betis | 2-3 | Atlético de Madrid | Sevilla |
| Andrei Finidi |
Report | Juninho Vieri Lardin |
Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarin |
| 10 November 1997 10 | Atlético de Madrid | 3-1 | SD Compostela | Madrid |
| Aguilera Bogdanovic Pantic |
Report | Penev |
Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderón |
| 13 November 1997 11 | Atlético de Madrid | 1-1 | UD Salamanca | Madrid |
| Andrei |
Report | Pauleta |
Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderón |
| 16 November 1997 12 | Real Sociedad | 0-0 | Atlético de Madrid | San Sebastián |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Anoeta |
| 21 November 1997 13 | Atlético de Madrid | 3-1 | Valencia CF | Madrid |
| Bogdanovic Juninho Pantic |
Report | Vlaovic |
Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderón |
| 29 November 1997 14 | Deportivo La Coruña | 2-2 | Atlético de Madrid | La Coruña |
| Madar Naybet |
Report | Lardin Andrei |
Stadium: Estadio Riazor |
| 5 December 1997 15 | Atlético de Madrid | 2-1 | Sporting de Gijón | Madrid |
| Bogdanovic Geli |
Report | Luna |
Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderón |
| 13 December 1997 16 | CD Tenerife | 2-2 | Atlético de Madrid | Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| Makaay Kodro |
Report | Jose Mari Pantic |
Stadium: Estadio Heliodoro Rodriguez |
| 16 December 1997 17 | Atlético de Madrid | 2-3 | RCD Mallorca | Madrid |
| Santi Bogdanovic |
Report | Pepe Galvez Carreras Valeron |
Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderón |
| 19 December 1997 18 | FC Barcelona | 3-1 | Atlético de Madrid | Barcelona |
| Luis Enrique Giovanni |
Report | Roberto |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
| 3 January 1997 19 | Atlético de Madrid | 2-1 | Racing de Santander | Madrid |
| Vieri Aguilera |
Report | Diego Lopez |
Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderón |
| 9 January 1998 20 | Atlético de Madrid | 1-1 | Real Madrid | Madrid |
| Jose Mari |
Report | Savio |
Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderón |
| 16 January 1998 21 | Real Valladolid | 2-1 | Atlético de Madrid | Valladolid |
| Santi Peternac |
Report | Kiko |
Stadium: Estadio Jose Zorrilla Referee: Dauden Ibañez |
| 23 January 1998 22 | Atlético de Madrid | 3-0 | Athletic de Bilbao | Madrid |
| Vieri Vieri Frascarelli |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderón |
| 31 January 1998 23 | Celta de Vigo | 1-1 | Atlético Madrid | Vigo |
| Ito |
Report | Juninho |
Stadium: Estadio Balaídos |
| 8 February 1998 24 | Atlético Madrid | 4-1 | Real Oviedo | Madrid |
| Jose Mari Vieri Paunovic |
Report | Dely Valdés |
Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderón |
| 14 February 1998 25 | CP Mérida | 2-1 | Atlético de Madrid | Mérida |
| Sinval Sinval |
Report | Vieri |
| 22 February 1998 26 | Atlético de Madrid | 2-1 | Real Zaragoza | Madrid |
| Vieri Kiko |
Report | Miquel Soler |
Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderón |
| 27 February 1998 27 | RCD Espanyol | 2-2 | Atlético de Madrid | Barcelona |
| Ouedec Benitez |
Report | Jose Mari Vieri |
Referee: Eduardo Iturralde |
| 7 March 1998 28 | Atlético de Madrid | 0-0 | Real Betis | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderón |
| 13 March 1998 29 | SD Compostela | 2-1 | Atlético de Madrid | Santiago de Compostela |
| Sion Bellido |
Report | Vieri |
Referee: Lopez Nieto |
| 20 March 1998 30 | UD Salamanca | 5-4 | Atlético de Madrid | Salamanca |
| Popescu Popescu Silvani Popescu Alonso |
Report | Vieri Vieri Vieri Vieri |
| 27 March 1998 31 | Atlético de Madrid | 2-2 | Real Sociedad | Madrid |
| Vizcaíno Lardin |
Report | Aldeondo Adepoju |
Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderón |
| 4 April 1998 32 | Valencia CF | 4-1 | Atlético de Madrid | Valencia |
| Ilie Mendieta Mendieta Piojo Lopez |
Report | Kiko |
Stadium: Estadio Mestalla |
| 10 April 1998 33 | Atlético de Madrid | 3-0 | Deportivo La Coruña | Madrid |
| Jose Mari Jemez Santi |
Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderón |
| 18 April 1998 34 | Sporting de Gijón | 2-3 | Atlético de Madrid | Gijón |
| Cano Trotta |
Paunovic Vieri Paunovic |
Stadium: Estadio El Molinon |
| 25 April 1998 35 | Atlético de Madrid | 2-2 | CD Tenerife | Madrid |
| Paunovic Jose Mari |
Aguilera Alexis |
Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderón |
| 2 May 1998 36 | RCD Mallorca | 2-1 | Atlético de Madrid | Palma de Mallorca |
| Pepe Galvez Moya |
Paunovic |
Stadium: Estadio Lluys Sitjar |
| 9 May 1998 37 | Atlético de Madrid | 5-2 | FC Barcelona | Madrid |
| Paunovic Couto Vieri Caminero Vieri |
Report | Rivaldo de la Peña |
Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderón |
| 10 May 1998 38 | Racing de Santander | 0-1 | Atlético de Madrid | Santander |
| Report | Andrei |
Stadium: Estadio El Sardinero |
UEFA Cup
First round
| 16 September 1997 | Atlético Madrid | 2–1 | | Madrid |
| 21:30 | Juninho Vieri |
Report | Marshall |
Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderón Attendance: 25,000 |
| 30 September 1997 | Leicester City | 0–2 | | Leicester |
| 20:45 | Report | Juninho Kiko |
Attendance: 20,776 |
Second round
| 21 October 1997 | Atlético Madrid | 5–2 | | Madrid |
| 21:30 | Vieri Lardín Kiko |
Report | Frantzeskos Marangos |
Attendance: 50,000 |
| 4 November 1997 | PAOK | 4–4 | | Thessaloniki |
| 20:45 | Frantzeskos Olivares Zagorakis Zouboulis |
Report | Lardín Bogdanović Santi Kiko |
Attendance: 25,000 |
Eightfinals
| 25 November 1997 | Croatia Zagreb | 1–1 | | Zagreb |
| 20:45 | Mujčin |
Report | Caminero |
Attendance: 40,000 |
| 9 December 1997 | Atlético Madrid | 1–0 | | Madrid |
| 21:30 | Caminero |
Report | Stadium: Vicente Calderón Stadium Attendance: 30,000 |
Quarterfinals
| 3 March 1998 | Atlético Madrid | 1–0 | | Madrid |
| 21:30 | Vieri |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderón Attendance: 45,000 Referee: |
| 17 March 1998 | Aston Villa | 2–1 | | Villa Park, Birmingham |
| 20:45 | Taylor Collymore |
Report | Caminero |
Attendance: 39,163 Referee: |
Semifinals
| 31 March 1998 | Atlético Madrid | 0–1 | | Vicente Calderón Stadium, Madrid |
| 21:30 | Report | Jugović |
Attendance: 55,000 Referee: |
| 14 April 1998 | Lazio | 0–0 | | Rome |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 37,000 Referee: |
Copa del Rey
Second round
| 14 January 1998 | Real Zaragoza | 2-0 | Atlético de Madrid | Zaragoza |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio La Romareda |
| 20 January 1998 | Atlético de Madrid | 2-1 (3-2 agg.) | Real Zaragoza | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderón |
Statistics
Players statistics
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | 1997–98 La Liga | 1997–98 Copa del Rey | 1997–98 UEFA Cup | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | Molina | 37 | -54 | 37 | -54 | |||||
| 15 | DF | Carlos Aguilera | 36 | 2 | 36 | 2 | |||||
| 6 | DF | Santi | 33 | 3 | 33 | 3 | |||||
| 4 | DF | Andrei | 31 | 4 | 31 | 4 | |||||
| 20 | DF | Geli | 28 | 1 | 22+6 | 1 | |||||
| 8 | MF | Vizcaino | 33 | 1 | 27+6 | 1 | |||||
| 7 | MF | Juninho | 23 | 5 | 23 | 5 | |||||
| 21 | MF | Caminero | 25 | 2 | 22+3 | 2 | |||||
| 19 | FW | Kiko | 31 | 6 | 30+1 | 6 | |||||
| 11 | FW | Lardin | 32 | 4 | 29+3 | 4 | |||||
| 9 | FW | Vieri | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | |||||
| 3 | DF | Toni | 13 | 0 | 11+2 | 0 | |||||
| 5 | DF | López | 7 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | |||||
| 10 | MF | Pantic | 29 | 3 | 15+14 | 3 | |||||
| 12 | FW | Futre | 10 | 0 | 0+10 | 0 | |||||
| 13 | GK | Jaro | 1 | -2 | 1 | -2 | |||||
| 14 | FW | José Mari | 35 | 9 | 8+27 | 9 | |||||
| 23 | DF | Prodan | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||||
| 24 | MF | Bejbl | 27 | 0 | 21+6 | 0 | |||||
| 25 | MF | Paunovic | 14 | 6 | 6+8 | 6 | |||||
| 26 | MF | Nimni | 7 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | |||||
| 27 | MF | Ivo | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |||||
| 28 | DF | Ramón | 6 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | |||||
| 16 | FW | Ezquerro | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | |||||
| 17 | FW | Bogdanovic | 14 | 6 | 10+4 | 6 | |||||
| 18 | MF | Roberto | 3 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | |||||