1997–98 FC Metz season
Appearance
1997–98 season | |
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President | Carlo Molinari |
Head coach | Joël Müller |
Stadium | Stade Saint-Symphorien |
Division 1 | 2nd |
Coupe de France | Round of 16 |
Coupe de la Ligue | Quarter-finals |
UEFA Cup | Second round |
Top goalscorer | League: Bruno Rodriguez (13) All: Bruno Rodriguez (18) |
Average home league attendance | 16,349[1] |
The 1997–98 season was the 66th season in the existence of FC Metz and the club's 31st consecutive season in the top-flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Metz participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France, the Coupe de la Ligue and UEFA Cup.[2]
Players
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Competitions
[edit]Overview
[edit]Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
French Division 1 | 2 August 1997 | 9 May 1998 | Matchday 1 | 2nd | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 58.82 |
Coupe de France | 17 January 1998 | 28 February 1998 | Round of 64 | Round of 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 33.33 |
Coupe de la Ligue | 5 January 1998 | 16 February 1998 | Round of 32 | Quarter-finals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 66.67 |
UEFA Cup | 16 September 1997 | 4 November 1997 | First round | Second round | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 50.00 |
Total | 44 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 61 | 37 | +24 | 56.82 |
Source: Competitions
Division 1
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Lens (C) | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 55 | 30 | +25 | 68 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
2 | Metz | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 68 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
3 | Monaco | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 59 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
4 | Marseille | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 47 | 27 | +20 | 57 | |
5 | Bordeaux | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 56 |
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Results summary
[edit]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 68 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 12 | +19 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 16 | +1 |
Last updated: 9 May 1998.
Source: Competitive matches
Results by match
[edit]Matches
[edit]15 August 1997 3 | Châteauroux | 1–2 | Metz | Châteauroux |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Gaston Petit |
22 August 1997 4 | Metz | 2–1 | Paris Saint-Germain | Metz |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien |
5 September 1997 6 | Rennes | 2–2 | Metz | Rennes |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient |
5 October 1997 10 | Strasbourg | 2–0 | Metz | Strasbourg |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade de la Meinau |
25 October 1997 13 | Metz | 0–1 | Montpellier | Metz |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien |
5 December 1997 19 | Metz | 2–0 | Châteauroux | Metz |
20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien |
14 December 1997 20 | Paris Saint-Germain | 1–1 | Metz | Paris |
20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Parc des Princes |
20 January 1998 23 | Cannes | 1–1 | Metz | Cannes |
20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Pierre-de-Coubertin |
4 February 1998 25 | Auxerre | 0–0 | Metz | Auxerre |
20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps |
13 February 1998 26 | Metz | 1–0 | Strasbourg | Metz |
20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien |
21 February 1998 27 | Le Havre | 2–1 | Metz | Le Havre |
20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Jules Deschaseaux |
13 March 1998 29 | Montpellier | 0–1 | Metz | Montpellier |
20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade de la Mosson |
Coupe de France
[edit]17 January 1998 Round of 64 | Le Mans | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | Metz | Le Mans |
Report | Stadium: Stade Léon-Bollée |
8 February 1998 Round of 32 | Metz | 1–0 | Bastia | Metz |
Report | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien |
28 February 1998 Round of 16 | Bourg-Péronnas | 2–0 | Metz | Lyon |
Report | Stadium: Stade de Gerland |
Coupe de la Ligue
[edit]5 January 1998 Round of 32 | Gueugnon | 1–2 | Metz | Gueugnon |
Report | Stadium: Stade Jean Laville |
31 January 1998 Round of 16 | Martigues | 0–2 | Metz | Martigues |
Report | Stadium: Stade Francis Turcan |
16 February 1998 Quarter-finals | Paris Saint-Germain | 1–0 | Metz | Paris |
Report | Stadium: Parc des Princes |
UEFA Cup
[edit]First round
[edit]16 September 1997 First leg | Excelsior Mouscron ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Mouscron, Belgium |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Le Canonnier Attendance: 6,700 Referee: Kurt Zuppinger (Switzerland) |
30 September 1997 Second leg | Metz ![]() | 4–1 (6–1 agg.) | ![]() | Metz, France |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 7,485 Referee: Lucilio Cortez Baptista (Portugal) |
Second round
[edit]21 October 1997 First leg | Metz ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Metz, France |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 14,000 Referee: José María García-Aranda (Spain) |
4 November 1997 Second leg | Karlsruhe ![]() | 1–1 (3–1 agg.) | ![]() | Karlsruhe, Germany |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 13,500 Referee: Graziano Cesari (Italy) |
References
[edit]- ^ "Ligue 1 1997/1998 » Attendance » Home matches". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Metz 1997/1998". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ "Saison 1997-1998". FCMetz.com. Retrieved 16 April 2021.