1997–98 FC Barcelona season

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FC Barcelona
1997–98 season
PresidentJosep Lluís Núñez
Head CoachLouis van Gaal
StadiumCamp Nou
La Liga1st
Copa del ReyWinners
Supercopa de EspañaRunners-up
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage (4th)
UEFA Super CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Rivaldo (19)

All:
Rivaldo (28)

FC Barcelona returned to its previous glorious league ways under the guidance of new coach Louis van Gaal. The highly rated coach, hired from Ajax Amsterdam, brought lethal striker Sonny Anderson and the attacking midfielder Rivaldo with him. But surprisedly Barcelona sold Ronaldo to Inter Milan just before season begin and Sonny Anderson subsequently became the main striker. He introduced his 4-3-3 formation to Barcelona, under which Rivaldo scored 20 goals in the league as centre forward. Under van Gaal at helm in his first season, Barcelona won their 15th La Liga title, 2nd European Super Cup title as well as 24th Copa del Rey title (thus winning a domestic double) but Barcelona crashed out of the UEFA Champions League, following a lacklustre performance in the First Group phase. In fact, Barcelona ended up last in the group, snatching only a single victory, with two draws and three defeats preventing Barcelona from winning the treble.

Barcelona had a marvelous second half of the season, in which it kept pace with La Liga leaders Real Madrid, before ultimately hunting them down.

Squad[edit]

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 Portugal POR Vítor Baía
2 DF Spain ESP Albert Ferrer
3 DF Spain ESP Abelardo
4 MF Spain ESP Pep Guardiola (captain)
5 DF Portugal POR Fernando Couto
6 MF Spain ESP Óscar García
7 MF Portugal POR Luís Figo
9 FW Brazil BRA Sonny Anderson
10 MF Brazil BRA Giovanni
11 MF Brazil BRA Rivaldo
12 DF Spain ESP Sergi Barjuán
13 GK Netherlands NED Ruud Hesp
14 MF Nigeria NGA Emmanuel Amunike
16 MF Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Dragan Ćirić
17 DF Netherlands NED Winston Bogarde
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Spain ESP Guillermo Amor
19 FW Spain ESP Juan Antonio Pizzi
20 DF Spain ESP Miguel Ángel Nadal
21 MF Spain ESP Luis Enrique
22 DF Netherlands NED Michael Reiziger
23 MF Spain ESP Iván de la Peña
25 GK Spain ESP Carles Busquets
26 MF Spain ESP Albert Celades
27 MF Spain ESP Roger García
28 DF Spain ESP Carles Puyol
29 MF Spain ESP Xavi
31 MF Spain ESP Mario Rosas
32 MF Spain ESP Jofre

Transfers[edit]

Summer[edit]

Name Nationality From/to Type
In
Sonny Anderson Brazil Monaco
Rivaldo Brazil Deportivo La Coruña
Ruud Hesp Netherlands Roda JC
Michael Reiziger Netherlands AC Milan
Christophe Dugarry France AC Milan
Dragan Ćirić Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan
Out
Ronaldo Brazil Inter Milan
Laurent Blanc France Marseille
Gheorghe Popescu Romania Galatasaray
Ángel Cuéllar Spain Real Betis
Julen Lopetegui Spain Rayo Vallecano
Goran Vučević Croatia FC Köln
Quique Álvarez Spain Logroñés Loan

Winter[edit]

Name Nationality From/to Type
In
Winston Bogarde Netherlands AC Milan
Out
Christophe Dugarry France Marseille
Hristo Stoichkov Bulgaria CSKA Sofia

Competitions[edit]

La Liga[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Barcelona (C) 38 23 5 10 78 56 +22 74 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Athletic Bilbao 38 17 14 7 52 42 +10 65 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Real Sociedad 38 16 15 7 60 37 +23 63[a] Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4 Real Madrid 38 17 12 9 63 45 +18 63[a] Qualification for the Champions League group stage[b]
5 Mallorca 38 16 12 10 55 39 +16 60[c] Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[d]
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.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b 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.

Results by round[edit]

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Matches[edit]

31 August 1997 1 FC Barcelona 3–0 Real Sociedad Barcelona
Rivaldo 26' 80'
Giovanni 56'
Report Stadium: Camp Nou
5 October 1997 5 FC Barcelona 3–2 CD Tenerife Barcelona
Óscar 6' 31'
Enrique 50'
Report Juanele 24'
Paz 28'
Stadium: Camp Nou
16 November 1997 12 FC Barcelona 3–2 Celta de Vigo Barcelona
Eggen 10' (o.g.)
Rivaldo 60'
Pizzi 66'
Report Cadete 37'
Sánchez 84'
Stadium: Camp Nou
1 December 1997 14 FC Barcelona 3–1 CP Mérida Barcelona
Anderson 34'
Enrique 70'
Rivaldo 73' (pen.)
Report Sinval 81' (pen.) Stadium: Camp Nou
19 January 1998 21 FC Barcelona 3–4 Valencia CF Barcelona
Enrique 32'
Rivaldo 49'
Cáceres 54' (o.g.)
Report Morigi 69'
López 75' 87'
Ortega 88'
Stadium: Camp Nou

Copa del Rey[edit]

Eightfinals[edit]

15 January 1998 (1998-01-15) FC Barcelona 2–1 Valencia CF Barcelona
20:30 Enrique 4'
Rivaldo 66'
Gómez 37' (pen.) Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Manuel Mejuto González
22 January 1998 (1998-01-22) Valencia CF 1–3 FC Barcelona Valencia
20:30 Angloma 68' Rivaldo 26' (pen.) 79'
Giovanni 90'
Stadium: Mestalla Stadium
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Antonio López Nieto

Quarterfinals[edit]

5 February 1998 (1998-02-05) FC Barcelona 2–0 CP Mérida Barcelona
21:00 Enrique 16'
Figo 79'
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Víctor Esquinas Torres
11 February 1998 (1998-02-11) CP Mérida 0–3 FC Barcelona Mérida
21:00 Barjuán 2'
Rivaldo 52' (pen.)
Ćirić 80'
Stadium: Estadio Romano
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: José López De La Fuente

Semifinals[edit]

18 February 1998 (1998-02-18) FC Barcelona 5–2 Real Zaragoza Barcelona
20:30 Rivaldo 3' 6' 47'
Giovanni 11'
Enrique 20'
Garitano 1' 40' Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Antonio López Nieto
26 February 1998 (1998-02-26) Real Zaragoza 0–0 FC Barcelona Zaragoza
21:00 Stadium: La Romareda
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega

Final[edit]

UEFA Champions League[edit]

Second qualifying round[edit]

13 August 1997 Barcelona Spain 3–2 Latvia Skonto Camp Nou, Barcelona
21:30 Giovanni 27', 70'
Stoichkov 90' (pen.)
Report Babicevs 26'
Abelardo 46' (o.g.)
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Fernand Meese (Belgium)
27 August 1997 Skonto Latvia 0–1 Spain Barcelona Daugava Stadium, Riga
20:00 Report Anderson 50' Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

Group stage[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 6 3 2 1 13 6 +7 11 Advance to knockout stage
2 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 6 2 3 1 9 8 +1 9
3 England Newcastle United 6 2 1 3 7 8 −1 7
4 Spain Barcelona 6 1 2 3 7 14 −7 5
Source: UEFA
17 September 1997 Newcastle United England 3–2 Spain Barcelona St James' Park, Newcastle
20:45 Asprilla 22' (pen.), 31', 49' Report Luis Enrique 73'
Figo 89'
Attendance: 35,274
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
1 October 1997 Barcelona Spain 2–2 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven Camp Nou, Barcelona
20:45 Luis Enrique 61', 74' Report Cocu 70'
Møller 86'
Attendance: 82,000
Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)
22 October 1997 Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine 3–0 Spain Barcelona Olympic Stadium, Kyiv
20:45 Rebrov 6'
Maximov 32'
Kalitvintsev 65'
Report Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
5 November 1997 Barcelona Spain 0–4 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv Camp Nou, Barcelona
20:45 Report Shevchenko 9', 32', 44' (pen.)
Rebrov 79'
Attendance: 52,200
Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)
26 November 1997 Barcelona Spain 1–0 England Newcastle United Camp Nou, Barcelona
20:45 Giovanni 17' Report Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Marc Batta (France)
10 December 1997 PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 2–2 Spain Barcelona Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
20:45 Abelardo 54' (o.g.)
De Bilde 56'
Report Abelardo 32'
Giovanni 66'
Attendance: 29,400
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Supercopa de España[edit]

20 August 1997 (1997-08-20) FC Barcelona 2–1 Real Madrid CF Barcelona
21:30 Nadal 11'
Giovanni 85' (pen.)
Raúl 5' Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 120,000
Referee: Gracia Redondo
23 August 1997 (1997-08-23) Real Madrid CF 4–1 FC Barcelona Madrid
22:00 Raúl 42' 54'
Mijatović 58'
Seedorf 65'
Report Giovanni 80' Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Dauden Ibáñez

UEFA Super Cup[edit]

8 January 1998 (1998-01-08) FC Barcelona 2–0 Borussia Dortmund Barcelona
21:00 Enrique 8'
Rivaldo 61' (pen.)
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: David Elleray
11 March 1998 (1998-03-11) Borussia Dortmund 1–1 FC Barcelona Dortmund
20:00 Heinrich 64' Report Giovanni 8' Stadium: Westfalenstadion
Attendance: 32,500
Referee: Piero Ceccarini

Friendlies[edit]

Statistics[edit]

Players statistics[edit]

No. Pos Nat Player Total La Liga Copa del Rey UEFA Champions League Supercopa UEFA Super Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
13 GK Netherlands NED Hesp 54 -69 36 -47 7 -5 7 -11 2 -5 2 -1
22 DF Netherlands NED Reiziger 44 0 25+4 0 4 0 8 0 2 0 1 0
2 DF Spain ESP Ferrer 38 0 21+3 0 4 0 4+2 0 1+1 0 2 0
17 DF Netherlands NED Bogarde 24 2 19 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
12 DF Spain ESP Sergi 47 3 31 2 6 1 6 0 2 0 2 0
10 MF Brazil BRA Giovanni 41 18 21+6 9 4+1 2 5 4 2 2 1+1 1
26 MF Spain ESP Celades 50 0 34+2 0 7 0 5 0 0 0 2 0
21 MF Spain ESP Luis Enrique 47 25 34 18 6 3 4 3 1 0 2 1
7 FW Portugal POR Figo 51 7 35 5 6 1 7 1 1 0 2 0
9 FW Brazil BRA Anderson 37 11 20+3 10 4+1 0 5 1 2 0 2 0
11 FW Brazil BRA Rivaldo 51 28 34 19 7 8 6 0 2 0 2 1
1 GK Portugal POR Baia 3 -12 2 -8 0 0 1 -4 0 0 0 0
3 DF Spain ESP Abelardo 23 1 13+2 0 3 0 3 1 1 0 0+1 0
4 MF Spain ESP Guardiola 14 0 5+1 0 1 0 4+1 0 2 0 0 0
5 DF Portugal POR Couto 25 0 13+5 0 1+1 0 4+1 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF Spain ESP Óscar 23 5 11+5 5 3+1 0 2 0 0 0 0+1 0
8 FW Bulgaria BUL Stoichkov 6 1 1+1 0 0+1 0 0+2 1 0 0 0+1 0
14 MF Nigeria NGA Amunike 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
15 FW France FRA Dugarry 13 0 4+3 0 0 0 1+3 0 0+2 0 0 0
16 MF Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Ciric 35 1 6+15 0 1+2 1 5+3 0 0+2 0 0+1 0
18 MF Spain ESP Amor 33 0 10+12 0 2+2 0 1+3 0 2 0 0+1 0
19 FW Spain ESP Pizzi 23 3 4+11 3 0+4 0 0+4 0 0 0 0 0
20 DF Spain ESP Nadal 33 1 18+3 0 4+1 0 3+2 0 1 1 1 0
23 MF Spain ESP Iván de la Peña 22 2 13+4 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
25 GK Spain ESP Busquets 2 -2 1 -1 0 0 1 -1 0 0 0 0
27 MF Spain ESP Roger 25 0 7+11 0 2+3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
28 DF Spain ESP Puyol 0 0 0 0
29 MF Spain ESP Xavi 0 0 0 0
31 MF Spain ESP Rosas 1 0 1 0
32 MF Spain ESP Jofre 1 1 0+1 1

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "FootballSquads - Barcelona - 1997/98". Archived from the original on 2010-12-24. Retrieved 2013-07-10.

External links[edit]