1997–98 Real Madrid CF season

Season summary

Real Madrid failed to retain their La Liga title, but made up for the domestic disappointment by winning the UEFA Champions League with a 1–0 win over Juventus in Amsterdam, their first European Cup since 1966 as a consolation prize. This, however, was not enough to save the job of manager Jupp Heynckes, who paid for Madrid's low league finish, just eight days after the European triumph.

Kit

Real Madrid's kits were manufactured by Spanish apparel manufacturer Kelme and sponsored by Teka.

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 Santiago Cañizares
2 DF Chendo
3 DF Roberto Carlos
4 DF Fernando Hierro
5 DF Manolo Sanchís (captain)
6 MF Fernando Redondo
7 FW Raúl
8 FW Predrag Mijatović
9 FW Davor Šuker
10 MF Clarence Seedorf
11 MF José Amavisca
13 GK Bodo Illgner
14 MF Guti
No. Position Player
15 FW Fernando Morientes
16 MF Jaime
17 DF Christian Panucci
18 MF Víctor
19 DF Fernando Sanz
20 MF Sávio
22 MF Christian Karembeu
23 FW Dani
24 DF Aitor Karanka
25 GK Pedro Contreras
27 DF Roberto Rojas
28 DF Raúl Pareja

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
12 FW Manuel Canabal (on loan to Valladolid)
21 MF Zé Roberto (to Flamengo)
No. Position Player
22 DF Carlos Secretário (to Porto)
26 MF Álvaro Benito (on loan to Tenerife)

La Liga
Main article: 1997–98 La Liga

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Athletic Bilbao 38 17 14 7 52 42 +10 65 1998–99 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
3 Real Sociedad 38 16 15 7 60 37 +23 63[lower-alpha 1] 1998–99 UEFA Cup First round
4 Real Madrid 38 17 12 9 63 45 +18 63[lower-alpha 1] 1998–99 UEFA Champions League Group stage[lower-alpha 2]
5 Mallorca 38 16 12 10 55 39 +16 60[lower-alpha 3] 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup First round[lower-alpha 4]
6 Celta de Vigo 38 17 9 12 54 47 +7 60[lower-alpha 3] 1998–99 UEFA Cup First 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. RMA 2–0 RSO; RSO 4–2 RMA
  2. Real Madrid was qualified directly for the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League as holders.
  3. MLL: 9 pts; CEL: 5 pts; ATM: 2 pts
  4. 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.

Statistics

Goal scorers

La Liga

Champions League

Overall

Results

Champions League

Group stage
17 September 1997 Real Madrid 4–1 RosenborgSantiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid
Panucci  7'
Zé Roberto  39'
Raúl  43'
Morientes  83'		 Report Jakobsen  22' Attendance: 53,000
Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)
1 October 1997 Porto 0–2 Real MadridAntas, Porto
Report Hierro  14'
Raúl  78'		 Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Piero Ceccarini (Italy)
22 October 1997 Real Madrid 5–1 OlympiacosSantiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid
Šuker  34', 66'
Morientes  44'
Víctor  85'
Roberto Carlos  90'		 Report Dabizas  18' Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
5 November 1997 Olympiacos 0–0 Real MadridOAKA Spiridon Louis, Athens
Report Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)
27 November 1997 Rosenborg 2–0 Real MadridLerkendal, Trondheim
Strand  42'
Brattbakk  53'		 Report Attendance: 19,900
Referee: Paul Durkin (England)
10 December 1997 Real Madrid 4–0 PortoSantiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid
Hierro  5'
Šuker  29', 73'
Roberto Carlos  40'		 Report Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto (Italy)

Quarter-final
4 March 1998 Bayer Leverkusen 1–1 Real MadridUlrich-Haberland-Stadion, Leverkusen
Beinlich  18' Report Karembeu  74' Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
18 March 1998 Real Madrid 3–0 Bayer LeverkusenSantiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid
Karembeu  50'
Morientes  57'
Hierro  90' (pen.)		 Report Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Nikolai Levnikov (Russia)

Semi-final
1 April 1998 Real Madrid 2–0 Borussia DortmundSantiago Bernabéu, Madrid
Morientes  25'
Karembeu  67'		 Report Attendance: 85,000
Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)
15 April 1998 Borussia Dortmund 0–0 Real MadridWestfalenstadion, Dortmund
Report Attendance: 48,500
Referee: Paul Durkin (England)

Final
20 May 1998 Real Madrid 1–0 JuventusAmsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
20:45 Mijatović  66' Report Attendance: 48,500
Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)

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