1997–98 Bologna FC 1909 season

Bologna
1997–98 season
Manager	Renzo Ulivieri
Stadium	Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Serie A	8th
Coppa Italia	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: ; Roberto Baggio (22); All: ; Roberto Baggio (23)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1996–97 1998–99 →

During the 1997-98 season Bologna F.C. competed in Serie A and Coppa Italia.

Summary

Bologna Football Club 1909 had a successful season, in which it reached the top half of the standings in Serie A for the second year running. The most notable feature about the Bologna side was the presence of superstar Roberto Baggio, who flourished when getting out of a terrible spell at Milan. He scored 22 out of the teams' 55 goals, before leaving for Inter at the end of the season. Given that fellow strikers Kennet Andersson and Igor Kolyvanov also impressed, Bologna could live with losing Baggio. Other well-performing players included goalkeeper Francesco Antonioli, defender Michele Paramatti and playmaker Carlo Nervo.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ITA	Francesco Antonioli
—	GK	ITA	Alex Brunner
—	GK	ITA	Giorgio Sterchele
—	DF	ITA	Daniele Carnasciali
—	DF	ITA	Amedeo Mangone
—	DF	ITA	Massimo Paganin
—	DF	ITA	Michele Paramatti
—	DF	ITA	Massimo Tarantino
—	DF	ITA	Stefano Torrisi
—	MF	ITA	Massimo Brambilla
—	MF	ITA	Paolo Cristallini
—	MF	ITA	Antonio Foschini


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ITA	Giuliano Gentilini
—	MF	ITA	Davide Fontolan
—	MF	ITA	Oscar Magoni
—	MF	ITA	Carlo Nervo
—	MF	URU	Andrés Martínez
—	MF	ITA	Antonio Maschio
—	MF	RUS	Igor Shalimov
—	MF	ITA	Giancarlo Marocchi
—	FW	ITA	Roberto Baggio
—	FW	SWE	Kennet Andersson
—	FW	RUS	Igor Kolyvanov
—	FW	SLE	Mohamed Kallon

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Parma	34	15	12	7	55	39	+16	57	Qualification to UEFA Cup
7	Lazio	34	16	8	10	53	30	+23	56	Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup
8	Bologna	34	12	12	10	55	46	+9	48^[a]	Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round^[1]
9	Sampdoria	34	13	9	12	52	55	−3	48	Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
10	Milan	34	11	11	12	37	43	−6	44

Source: 1997–98 Serie A, RSSSF.com, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).^[2]
Notes:

^ Bologna finished ahead of Sampdoria on head-to-head points: BOL 2–2 SAM; SAM 2–3 BOL.

Matches

Win Draw Loss

31 August 1997 (1997-08-31) 1	Atalanta	4–2	Bologna	Bergamo
	Caccia 27' (pen.) Orlando 48' Sgrò 79' Lucarelli 93'	Report	Andersson 85' R. Baggio 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia

14 September 1997 (1997-09-14) 2	Bologna	2–4	Inter	Bologna
	Baggio 45' Baggio 58' (pen)	Report	Galante 12' Ganz 38' Ronaldo 52' Djorkaeff 66'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara

21 September 1997 (1997-09-21) 3	Bari	0–0	Bologna	Bari
		Report		Stadium: Stadio San Nicola

28 September 1997 (1997-09-28) 4	Bologna	0–0	Roma	Bologna
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara

5 October 1997 (1997-10-05) 5	Piacenza	0–0	Bologna	Piacenza
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Leonardo Garilli

19 October 1997 (1997-10-19) 6	Parma	2–0	Bologna	Parma
	Chiesa 36' D. Baggio 47'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini

2 November 1997 (1997-11-02) 7	Bologna	5–1	Napoli	Bologna
	Baggio 48' (pen) Baggio 90' Baggio 95' (pen.) Andersson 55' Andersson 93'	Report	Goretti 14'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara

9 November 1997 (1997-11-09) 8	Vicenza	3–2	Bologna	Vicenza
	Di Carlo 9' Otero 64' Schenardi 85'	Report	Marocchi 35' Baggio 56'	Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti

23 November 1997 (1997-11-23) 9	Bologna	2–2	Fiorentina	Bologna
	Andersson 35' Paramatti 73'	Report	Oliveira 30' Batistuta 85'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara

30 November 1997 (1997-11-30) 10	Bologna	2–2	Sampdoria	Bologna
	Baggio 15' (pen.) Paramatti 48'	Report	Laigle 57' Klinsmann 76'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara

7 December 1997 (1997-12-07) 11	Udinese	4–3	Bologna	Udine
	Bierhoff 13', 81' Amoroso 36' Poggi 67'	Report	Andersson 27' Nervo 42' Kolyvanov 85'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli

14 December 1997 (1997-12-14) 12	Bologna	2–0	Lecce	Bologna
	Cristallini 20' Kolyvanov 87'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara

21 December 1997 (1997-12-21) 13	Milan	0–0	Bologna	Milan
		Report		Stadium: San Siro

4 January 1998 (1998-01-04) 14	Bologna	2–1	Brescia	Bologna
	Baggio 26', 90+6' (pen.)	Report	Marocchi 80' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara

11 January 1998 (1998-01-11) 15	Empoli	0–0	Bologna	Empoli
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani

18 January 1998 (1998-01-18) 16	Bologna	1–3	Juventus	Bologna
	Kolyvanov 90+3'	Report	Inzaghi 10', 20' Del Piero 60'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara

25 January 1998 (1998-01-25) 17	Lazio	1–0	Bologna	Rome
	Nedvěd 43'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico

1 February 1998 (1998-02-01) 18	Bologna	0–0	Atalanta	Bologna
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara

8 February 1998 (1998-02-08) 19	Inter	0–1	Bologna	Milan
		Report	Paramatti 56'	Stadium: San Siro

11 February 1998 (1998-02-11) 20	Bologna	4–3	Bari	Bologna
	Kolyvanov 17', 82' Baggio 36' (pen.), 78'	Report	Mangone 41' (o.g.) Volpi 59' Bressan 90'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara

15 February 1998 (1998-02-15) 21	Roma	2–1	Bologna	Rome
	Di Francesco 5' Delvecchio 87'	Report	Kolyvanov 9'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico

22 February 1998 (1998-02-22) 22	Bologna	3–0	Piacenza	Bologna
	Andersson 34', 51' Baggio 87'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara

1 March 1998 (1998-03-01) 23	Bologna	1–2	Parma	Bologna
	Paramatti 11'	Report	Stanić 15' Crippa 28'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara

8 March 1998 (1998-03-08) 24	Napoli	0–0	Bologna	Naples
		Report		Stadium: Stadio San Paolo

14 March 1998 (1998-03-14) 25	Bologna	3–1	Vicenza	Bologna
	Andersson 18', 45+1' Kolyvanov 39'	Report	Zauli 33'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara

22 March 1998 (1998-03-22) 26	Fiorentina	1–1	Bologna	Florence
	Oliveira 36' (pen.)	Report	Baggio 40' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi

29 March 1998 (1998-03-29) 27	Sampdoria	2–3	Bologna	Genoa
	Montella 14' Verón 49'	Report	Andersson 55', 69', 82'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris

5 April 1998 (1998-04-05) 28	Bologna	2–0	Udinese	Bologna
	Shalimov 1' Kolyvanov 4' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara

11 April 1998 (1998-04-11) 29	Lecce	1–1	Bologna	Lecce
	Atelkin 66'	Report	Fontolan 75'	Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare

19 April 1998 (1998-04-19) 30	Bologna	3–0	Milan	Bologna
	Baggio 15', 45+5' (pen.) Fontolan 83'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara

26 April 1998 (1998-04-26) 31	Brescia	1–3	Bologna	Brescia
	Pirlo 79'	Report	Baggio 39', 62' Paganin 90'	Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti

3 May 1998 (1998-05-03) 32	Bologna	2–2	Empoli	Bologna
	Baggio 14' (pen.) Paramatti 17'	Report	Esposito 42' Cappellini 90+4' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara

10 May 1998 (1998-05-10) 33	Juventus	3–2	Bologna	Turin
	Inzaghi 34', 50', 81'	Report	Kolyvanov 11' Baggio 56'	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi

16 May 1998 (1998-05-16) 34	Bologna	2–1	Lazio	Bologna
	Baggio 40' (pen.), 70'	Report	Fuser 50'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara

Statistics

Goalscorers

References

^ With consequent qualification to UEFA Cup
^ Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

[table_hth_BOL0.9055454413898-2] Bologna finished ahead of Sampdoria on head-to-head points: BOL 2–2 SAM; SAM 2–3 BOL.

[1] With consequent qualification to UEFA Cup

[3] Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

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