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
La Liga7th
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. Position Player
1 GK José Francisco Molina
3 DF Toni
4 DF Andrei Frascarelli
5 DF Juan Manuel López
6 DF Santi
7 MF Juninho
8 MF Juan Vizcaíno
9 FW Christian Vieri
10 MF Milinko Pantić
11 FW Jordi Lardín
12 FW Paulo Futre
No. Position Player
13 GK Pedro Jaro
14 FW José Mari
15 DF Carlos Aguilera
19 FW Kiko
20 DF Delfí Geli
21 MF José Luis Caminero
23 DF Daniel Prodan
24 MF Radek Bejbl
25 MF Veljko Paunović
26 MF Avi Nimni
27 MF Ivo
28 DF 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. Position Player
16 FW Santiago Ezquerro (to Mallorca)
17 FW Rade Bogdanović (to NAC Breda)
No. Position Player
18 MF Roberto (on loan to Espanyol)

Starting 11

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] 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup First round[lower-alpha 2]
6 Celta de Vigo 38 17 9 12 54 47 +7 60[lower-alpha 1] 1998–99 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 1998 UEFA 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 1Real Madrid1-1Atletico de MadridMadrid
Seedorf 75' Report Juninho 15' Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu
Referee: Juan Brito Arceo
5 September 1997 2Atletico de Madrid5-0Real ValladolidMadrid
Bogdanovic 17'
Bogdanovic 37'
Santi 67' (pen)
Lardin 69'
Kiko 89'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderon
12 September 1997 3Athletic de Bilbao1-0Atletico de MadridBilbao
Etxeberria 8' Report Stadium: Estadio San Mames
26 September 1997 4Atletico de Madrid3-3Celta de VigoMadrid
Vieri 75'
Jose Mari 77'
Vieri 81' (pen)		 Report Revivo 2'
Cadete 56'
Berges 89'		 Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderon
5 October 1997 5Real Oviedo0-2Atletico de MadridOviedo
Report Caminero 14'
Vieri 43'		 Stadium: Estadio Carlos Tartiere
14 October 1997 6Atletico de Madrid4-0CP MeridaMadrid
Vieri 41'
Kiko 47'
Juninho 53'
Jose Mari 89'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderon
17 October 1997 7Real Zaragoza1-5Atletico de MadridZaragoza
Garitano 73' (pen) Report Kiko 3'
Vieri 19', 39', 63'
Jose Mari 82'		 Stadium: Estadio La Romareda
25 October 1997 8Atletico de Madrid0-2RCD EspanyolMadrid
Report Kiko 11' (o.g.)
Galca 89'		 Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderon
31 October 1997 9Real Betis2-3Atletico de MadridSevilla
Andrei 1' (o.g.)
Finidi 89'		 Report Juninho 20'
Vieri 44'
Lardin 87'		 Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarin
10 November 1997 10Atletico de Madrid3-1SD CompostelaMadrid
Aguilera 20'
Bogdanovic 34'
Pantic 86' (pen)		 Report Penev 89' Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderon
13 November 1997 11Atletico de Madrid1-1UD SalamancaMadrid
Andrei 73' Report Pauleta 65' Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderon
16 November 1997 12Real Sociedad0-0Atletico de MadridSan Sebastian
Report Stadium: Estadio Anoeta
21 November 1997 13Atletico de Madrid3-1Valencia CFMadrid
Bogdanovic 25'
Juninho 60' (pen)
Pantic 84'		 Report Vlaovic 49' Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderon
29 November 1997 14Deportivo La Coruña2-2Atletico de MadridLa Coruña
Madar 39'
Naybet 85'		 Report Lardin 8'
Andrei 80'		 Stadium: Estadio Riazor
5 December 1997 15Atletico de Madrid2-1Sporting de GijonMadrid
Bogdanovic 56'
Geli 72'		 Report Luna 85' Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderon
13 December 1997 16CD Tenerife2-2Atletico de MadridSanta Cruz de Tenerife
Makaay 29'
Kodro 43' (pen)		 Report Jose Mari 78'
Pantic 89'		 Stadium: Estadio Heliodoro Rodriguez
16 December 1997 17Atletico de Madrid2-3RCD MallorcaMadrid
Santi 11'
Bogdanovic 49'		 Report Pepe Galvez 1'
Carreras 42'
Valeron 69'		 Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderon
19 December 1997 18FC Barcelona3-1Atletico de MadridBarcelona
Luis Enrique 48', 70'
Giovanni 65' (pen)		 Report Roberto 21' Stadium: Camp Nou
3 January 1997 19Atletico de Madrid2-1Racing de SantanderMadrid
Vieri 42'
Aguilera 50'		 Report Diego Lopez 76' Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderon
9 January 1998 20Atletico de Madrid1-1Real MadridMadrid
Jose Mari 86' Report Savio 68' Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderon
16 January 1998 21Real Valladolid2-1Atletico de MadridValladolid
Santi 30' (o.g.)
Peternac 62' (pen)		 Report Kiko 34' Stadium: Estadio Jose Zorrilla
Referee: Dauden Ibañez
23 January 1998 22Atletico de Madrid3-0Athletic de BilbaoMadrid
Vieri 12'
Vieri 50'
Frascarelli 72'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderon
31 January 1998 23Celta de Vigo1-1Atlético MadridVigo
Ito 29' Report Juninho 25' (pen) Stadium: Estadio Balaidos
8 February 1998 24Atlético Madrid4-1Real OviedoMadrid
Jose Mari 25'
Vieri 35', 66'
Paunovic 86'		 Report Dely Valdes 83' Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderon
14 February 1998 25CP Merida2-1Atletico de MadridMerida
Sinval 68'
Sinval 89'		 Report Vieri 48'
22 February 1998 26Atletico de Madrid2-1Real ZaragozaMadrid
Vieri 52'
Kiko 74'		 Report Miquel Soler 88' Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderon
27 February 1998 27RCD Espanyol2-2Atletico de MadridBarcelona
Ouedec 27'
Benitez 47'		 Report Jose Mari 58'
Vieri 59'		 Referee: Eduardo Iturralde
7 March 1998 28Atletico de Madrid0-0Real BetisMadrid
Report Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderon
13 March 1998 29SD Compostela2-1Atletico de MadridSantiago de Compostela
Sion 79'
Bellido 82'		 Report Vieri 59' Referee: Lopez Nieto
20 March 1998 30UD Salamanca5-4Atletico de MadridSalamanca
Popescu 15'
Popescu 30'
Silvani 47'
Popescu 74'
Alonso 89'		 Report Vieri 11'
Vieri 43'
Vieri 82' (pen)
Vieri 84'
27 March 1998 31Atletico de Madrid2-2Real SociedadMadrid
Vizcaíno 42'
Lardin 57'		 Report Aldeondo 61'
Adepoju 74'		 Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderon
4 April 1998 32Valencia CF4-1Atletico de MadridValencia
Ilie 46'
Mendieta 68' (pen)
Mendieta 71' (pen)
Piojo Lopez 75'		 Report Kiko 73' Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
10 April 1998 33Atletico de Madrid3-0Deportivo La CoruñaMadrid
Jose Mari 2'
Jemez 20' (o.g.)
Santi 44' (pen)		 Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderon
18 April 1998 34Sporting de Gijon2-3Atletico de MadridGijon
Cano 42'
Trotta 44'		 Paunovic 56'
Vieri 64'
Paunovic 70'		 Stadium: Estadio El Molinon
25 April 1998 35Atletico de Madrid2-2CD TenerifeMadrid
Paunovic 18'
Jose Mari 84'		 Aguilera 26' (o.g.)
Alexis 89' (pen)		 Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderon
2 May 1998 36RCD Mallorca2-1Atletico de MadridPalma de Mallorca
Pepe Galvez 43'
Moya 47'		 Paunovic 15' Stadium: Estadio Lluys Sitjar
9 May 1998 37Atletico de Madrid5-2FC BarcelonaMadrid
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 38Racing de Santander0-1Atletico de MadridSantander
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 CityMadrid
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 MadridLeicester
20:45 Report Juninho  72'
Kiko  88'		 Attendance: 20,776

Second round

21 October 1997 Atlético Madrid 5–2 PAOKMadrid
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 MadridThessaloniki
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 MadridZagreb
20:45 Mujčin  2' Report Caminero  61' Attendance: 40,000
9 December 1997 Atlético Madrid 1–0 Croatia ZagrebMadrid
21:30 Caminero  44' Report Stadium: Vicente Calderón Stadium
Attendance: 30,000

Quarterfinals
3 March 1998 Atlético Madrid 1–0 Aston VillaMadrid
21:30 Vieri  42' (pen.) Report Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Stefano Braschi
17 March 1998 Aston Villa 2–1 Atlético MadridVilla 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 LazioVicente Calderón Stadium, Madrid
21:30 Report Jugović  33' Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Paul Durkin
14 April 1998 Lazio 0–0 Atlético MadridRome
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 Zaragoza2-0Atletico de MadridZaragoza
Report Stadium: Estadio La Romareda
20 January 1998 Atletico de Madrid2-1
(3-2 agg.)		Real ZaragozaMadrid
Report Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderon

Statistics

Goal scorers

La Liga

Copa del Rey

UEFA Cup

Overall

Results

See also

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