1997–98 Galatasaray S.K. season
| 1997–98 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Faruk Süren | ||
| Manager | Fatih Terim | ||
| Stadium | Ali Sami Yen Stadı | ||
| 1. Lig | 1st | ||
| Türkiye Kupası | Runner-up | ||
| Champions League | Group stage | ||
| Süper Kupa | Runner-up | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Hakan Şükür (32) All: Hakan Şükür (34) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 30,482 vs İstanbulspor (1. Lig, 3 May 1998) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 14,000 vs Parma (CL, 10 December 1997) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 26,330 | ||
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The 1997–98 season was Galatasaray's 94th in existence and its 40th consecutive season in the 1. Lig. This article shows statistics of the club's players in the season, and also lists all matches that the club have played in the season.
Squad statistics
| No. | Pos. | Name | 1. Lig | Türkiye Kupası | CL | Süper Kupa | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| - | GK |  Volkan Kilimci
|
20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| - | GK | Mehmet Bölükbaşi
|
15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| - | GK |  Richard Kingson
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | DF | Adnan İlgin
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| - | DF | Feti Okuroğlu
|
5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| - | DF |  Iulian Filipescu
|
24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | Gheorghe Popescu
|
32 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 4 |
| 3 | DF | Bülent Korkmaz (C)
|
29 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| - | DF | Fatih Akyel
|
31 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 6 |
| - | DF | Vedat İnceefe
|
8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 11 | DF | Hakan Ünsal
|
27 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 3 |
| 67 | MF | Ergün Penbe
|
27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | Okan Buruk
|
24 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 6 |
| - | MF | Mehmet Gönülaçar
|
11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 |
| - | MF | Osman Coşkun
|
14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| - | MF | Tugay Kerimoğlu
|
30 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 5 |
| - | MF | Suat Kaya
|
21 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 3 |
| - | MF | Emre Belözoğlu
|
23 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 2 |
| 22 | MF | Ümit Davala
|
15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 |
| 10 | MF | Gheorghe Hagi
|
30 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 8 |
| - | FW | Ceyhun Eriş
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | FW | Arif Erdem
|
33 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 12 |
| - | FW | Adrian Ilie
|
12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 |
| - | FW | Ionuț Luțu
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Hakan Şükür
|
34 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 34 |
Players in / out
In
| Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF |
|
Gheorghe Popescu | 30 | Barcelona |
| MF |
|
Mehmet Gönülaçar | 25 | Gaziantepspor |
| MF |
|
Adnan İlgin | 24 | Adıyamanspor |
| MF |
|
Osman Coşkun | 25 | Gençlerbirliği |
| MF |
|
Emre Belözoğlu | 17 | Galatasaray A2 |
| FW |
|
Ionuț Luțu | 22 | Universitatea Craiova |
| GK |
|
Mehmet Bölükbaşi | 19 | Akçaabat Sebatspor |
| GK |
|
Richard Kingson | 19 | Galatasaray A2 |
Out
| Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF |
|
Cihat Arslan | 27 | Gaziantepspor |
| FW |
|
Alp Küçükvardar | 21 | Gaziantepspor |
| MF |
|
İlyas Kahraman | 21 | Gaziantepspor |
| MF |
|
Ceyhun Eriş | 20 | Göztepe on loan |
| MF |
|
Ufuk Talay | 20 | Kardemir Karabükspor on loan |
| DF |
|
Mert Korkmaz | 26 | Kocaelispor |
| DF |
|
Bekir Gür | 25 | Çanakkale Dardanel |
| FW |
|
Adrian Ilie | 23 | Valencia |
1. Lig
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galatasaray (C) | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 86 | 43 | +43 | 75 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Fenerbahçe | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 61 | 25 | +36 | 71 | Qualification to UEFA Cup second qualifying round |
| 3 | Trabzonspor | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 68 | 42 | +26 | 66 | |
| 4 | İstanbulspor | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 60 | 42 | +18 | 54 | |
| 5 | Samsunspor | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 49 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round |
Source: [2]
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
Matches
| 1 August 1997 1 | Ankaragücü | 0–0 | Galatasaray | Ankara |
| 20:00 EET | Report | Stadium: Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium Referee: İlhami Kaplan |
| 9 August 1997 2 | Galatasaray | 4–0 | Bursaspor | Istanbul |
| 20:00 EET | Ilie  23', 38', 89'Şükür 73' |
Report | Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı Attendance: ? Referee: Erol Ersoy |
| 24 August 1997 3 | Kocaelispor | 1–1 | Galatasaray | İzmit |
| 19:00 EET | Dąbrowski 65' |
Report | Filipescu 73' |
Stadium: İsmet Paşa Stadium Referee: Ahmet Çakar |
| 31 August 1997 4 | Galatasaray | 6–2 | Vanspor | Istanbul |
| 19:00 EET | Akyel 3' Şükür 13', 21'Ilie 37', 49'Erdem 83' |
Report | Karaca 78', 85' |
Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı Attendance: 22,337 Referee: Yılnur Önen |
| 5 September 1997 5 | Fenerbahçe | 3–1 | Galatasaray | Istanbul |
| 20:00 EET | Korkut 13' Bolić 69' (pen.)Okocha 70' |
Report | Kerimoğlu 60' |
Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Muhittin Boşat |
| 14 September 1997 6 | Galatasaray | 2–1 | Antalyaspor | İstanbul |
| 19:00 EET | Korkmaz 52' Erdem 58' |
Report | N'Gole 46' |
Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı Attendance: 23,152 Referee: Metin Tokat |
| 21 September 1997 7 | Beşiktaş | 2–1 | Galatasaray | Istanbul |
| 19:00 EET | Özdilek 3' Amokachi 71' |
Report | Şükür 78' |
Stadium: İnönü Stadium Attendance: 31,600 Referee: Mustafa Çulcu |
| 27 September 1997 8 | Galatasaray | 4–1 | Çamlıdere Şekerspor | Istanbul |
| 19:00 EET | Popescu 27' Akyel 43'Hagi 79'Buruk 87' |
Report | Moukhar 69' |
Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı Attendance: ? Referee: Sadık İlhan |
| 5 October 1997 9 | Gençlerbirliği | 3–2 | Galatasaray | Ankara |
| 19:00 EET | Sözeri 37' Karan 40'Geremi 64' |
Report | Şükür 26', 53' |
Stadium: Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium Referee: İbrahim Aksoy |
| 18 October 1997 10 | Galatasaray | 1–0 | Gaziantepspor | Istanbul |
| 19:00 EET | Hagi 30' |
Report | Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı Attendance: ? Referee: Oğuz Sarvan |
| 1 November 1997 11 | Samsunspor | 0–2 | Galatasaray | Samsun |
| 19:00 EET | Report | Şükür 15' Ilie 55' |
Stadium: Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadium Referee: Erol Ersoy |
| 8 November 1997 12 | Galatasaray | 2–2 | Trabzonspor | Istanbul |
| 19:00 EET | Ünsal 72' Coşkun 78' |
(Report) | Mandıralı 32', 66' |
Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı Attendance: 30,000 Referee: İlhami Kaplan |
| 16 November 1997 13 | Altay | 4–5 | Galatasaray | İzmir |
| 19:00 EET | Dökme 49' Tekke 54', 68', 72' |
Report | Şükür 15', 48' (pen.), 50', 70' Erdem 25' |
Stadium: İzmir Atatürk Stadium Referee: Ayhan Yücebilgiç |
| 23 November 1997 14 | Galatasaray | 1–0 | Çanakkale Dardanelspor | Istanbul |
| 19:00 EET | Hagi 68' |
(Report) | Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Metin Tokat |
| 6 December 1997 15 | Kayserispor | 1–2 | Galatasaray | Adana |
| 19:00 EET | Dağdelen 65' (pen.) |
Report | Davala 18' Şükür 43' |
Stadium: Adana 5 Ocak Stadium Referee: Murat Ilgaz |
| 13 December 1997 16 | Istanbulspor | 2–1 | Galatasaray | Istanbul |
| 19:00 EET | Akyüz 51' Hamzaoğlu 60' |
(Report) | Buruk 44' |
Stadium: İnönü Stadium Attendance: 12,563 Referee: Erol Ersoy |
| 21 December 1997 17 | Galatasaray | 3–0 | KDÇ Karabükspor | Istanbul |
| 19:00 EET | Şükür 19', 78', 85' |
(Report) | Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Serdar Tatlı |
| 18 January 1998 18 | Galatasaray | 2–1 | Ankaragücü | Istanbul |
| 19:00 EET | Şükür 38' Kaya 63' |
Report | Coulibaly 40' |
Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı Attendance: ? Referee: Ayhan Yücebilgiç |
| 25 January 1998 19 | Bursaspor | 3–2 | Galatasaray | Bursa |
| 19:00 EET | Vidolov 33' Kolgu 52'Baljić 89' |
(Report) | Şükür 42' Davala 81' |
Stadium: Bursa Atatürk Stadı Referee: İlhami Kaplan |
| 1 February 1998 20 | Galatasaray | 2–0 | Kocaelispor | Istanbul |
| 19:00 EET | Şükür 77' Davala 81' |
Report | Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı Attendance: 30,358 Referee: Metin Tokat |
| 7 February 1998 21 | Vanspor | 0–3 | Galatasaray | Van |
| 12:30 EET | (Report) | Erdem 4', 75' Popescu 38' |
Stadium: Atatürk Stadı Referee: Ayhan Yücebilgiç |
| 15 February 1998 22 | Galatasaray | 2–2 | Fenerbahçe | İstanbul |
| 19:00 EET | Hagi 42' (pen.) Ünsal 52' |
Report | Okocha 32' Bolić 86' |
Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Oğuz Sarvan |
| 22 February 1998 23 | Antalyaspor | 1–3 | Galatasaray | Antalya |
| 19:00 EET | N'Gole 4' |
(Report) | Şükür 40', 70' Hagi 44' |
Stadium: Atatürk Stadı Referee: Sadık İlhan |
| 1 March 1998 24 | Galatasaray | 3–2 | Beşiktaş | Istanbul |
| 19:00 EET | Hagi 20' Ünsal 47'Belözoğlu 79' |
Report | Özdilek 30', 54' |
Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı Attendance: 26,860 Referee: Erol Ersoy |
| 7 March 1998 25 | Çamlıdere Şekerspor | 2–4 | Galatasaray | Ankara |
| 19:00 EET | Özer 2' Aydın 42' (pen.) |
Report | Kerimoğlu 24' Akyel 62'Şükür 66'Belözoğlu 83' |
Stadium: Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium Referee: Ünsal Çimen |
| 15 March 1997 26 | Galatasaray | 3–1 | Gençlerbirliği | Istanbul |
| 19:00 EET | Şükür 45', 69' Erdem 63' |
Report | Özat 81' |
Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Kadir Tozlu |
| 21 March 1998 27 | Gaziantepspor | 1–1 | Galatasaray | Gaziantep |
| 19:00 EET | Sarman 82' |
Report | Şükür 54' |
Stadium: Kamil Ocak Stadium Referee: Murat Ilgaz |
| 29 March 1998 28 | Galatasaray | 2–1 | Samsunspor | Istanbul |
| 19:00 EET | Erdem 13' Kaya 48' |
Report | Aykut 65' |
Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı Attendance: ? Referee: Metin Tokat |
| 4 April 1998 29 | Trabzonspor | 1–1 | Galatasaray | Trabzon |
| 19:00 EET | Mandıralı 35' |
Report | Buruk 32' |
Stadium: Hüseyin Avni Aker Stadium Referee: Oğuz Sarvan |
| 12 April 1998 30 | Galatasaray | 6–1 | Altay | Istanbul |
| 19:00 EET | Hagi 34' Şükür 41', 65', 85'Arayıcı 48' (o.g.)Gönülaçar 89' |
Report | Ateş 63' |
Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı Attendance: ? Referee: Ali Aydın |
| 18 April 1998 31 | Çanakkale Dardanelspor | 1–2 | Galatasaray | Çanakkale |
| 15:30 EET | Musisi 36' |
(Report) | Hagi 41' Şükür 81' |
Stadium: 18 Mart Stadı Referee: Erol Ersoy |
| 26 April 1998 32 | Galatasaray | 5–1 | Kayserispor | Istanbul |
| 19:00 EET | Şükür 21' Akyel 59'Penbe 63'Buruk 68'Doğan 89' (o.g.) |
Report | Mkhalele 62' |
Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı Attendance: 21,441 Referee: Ali Uluyol |
| 3 May 1998 33 | Galatasaray | 4–1 | Istanbulspor | Istanbul |
| 16:30 EET | Buruk 55' Şükür 60', 78'Erdem 72' |
Report | Özdemir 43' (pen.) |
Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı Attendance: 30,482 Referee: Muhittin Boşat |
| 9 May 1998 34 | KDÇ Karabükspor | 2–3 | Galatasaray | İzmir |
| 19:00 EET | Repuh 24' Haşlak 74' |
Report | Şükür 29' Akyel 61'Erdem 64' |
Stadium: İzmir Atatürk Stadium Attendance: 60,000 Referee: İbrahim Aksoy |
Türkiye Kupası
Kick-off listed in local time (EET)
Sixth round
| 3 December 1997 1 | Galatasaray | 2–1 | Vanspor | Istanbul |
| 20:00 EET | Gönülaçar 83' Şükür 87' |
(Report) | Phiri 36' |
Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı Referee: Ali Uluyol |
| 17 December 1997 2 | Vanspor | 0–0 | Galatasaray | Van |
| 12:30 EET | (Report) | Stadium: Van Atatürk Stadı Referee: Bülent Uzun |
Quarter-final
| 28 January 1998 1 | Galatasaray | 2–0 | Gaziantepspor | Istanbul |
| 21:00 EET | Kerimoğlu 35' Popescu 70' |
(Report) | Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı Referee: Ali Uluyol |
| 11 February 1998 2 | Gaziantepspor | 1–0 | Galatasaray | Gaziantep |
| 21:00 EET | Kahraman 20' |
(Report) | Stadium: Kamil Ocak Stadı Referee: İbrahim Aksoy |
Semi-final
| 25 February 1998 1 | Trabzonspor | 0–0 | Galatasaray | Trabzon |
| 19:00 EET | (Report) | Stadium: Hüseyin Avni Aker Stadı Referee: Kadir Tozlu |
| 11 March 1998 2 | Galatasaray | 4–2 | Trabzonspor | Istanbul |
| 14:00 EET | Popescu 38' Erdem 49'Şükür 61'Kaya 87' |
(Report) | Mandıralı 11', 22' |
Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı Referee: Sadık İlhan |
Final
| 25 March 1998 1 | Beşiktaş | 1–1 | Galatasaray | Istanbul |
| 20:30 EET | Sağlam 85' |
(Report) | Buruk 61' |
Stadium: İnönü Stadı Referee: Orhan Erdemir |
| 8 April 1998 2 | Galatasaray | 1–1 | Beşiktaş | Istanbul |
| 19:00 EET | Erdem 71' |
(Report) | Özdilek 44' |
Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Erol Ersoy |
UEFA Champions League
Second qualifying round
| 13 August 1997 1 | Sion | 1–4 | Galatasaray | Sion |
| Lonfat 32' |
(Report) | Luiz de Sousa Milton 4' Erdem 9'Ilie 60'Kaya 85' |
Stadium: Stade Tourbillon Referee:  Nikolay Levnikov |
| 27 August 1997 2 | Galatasaray | 4–1 | Sion | Istanbul |
| Ilie 40', 52', 56' Akyel 62' |
(Report) | Ouattara 70' |
Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı Referee:  Mario Van Der Ende |
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Borussia Dortmund
|
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 15 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Parma
|
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Sparta Prague
|
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 5 | |
| 4 | Galatasaray
|
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 4 |
Source: UEFA
| 17 September 1997 1 | Galatasaray | 0–1 | Borussia Dortmund | Istanbul |
| 21:45 EET | (Report) | Chapuisat 73' |
Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı Attendance: 23,000 Referee:  José María García-Aranda |
| 1 October 1997 2 | Parma | 2–0 | Galatasaray | Parma |
| 21:45 EET | Sensini 24' Crespo 39' |
(Report) | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Attendance: 5,922 Referee:  Serge Muhmenthaler |
| 22 October 1997 3 | Sparta Prague | 3–0 | Galatasaray | Prague |
| 21:45 EET | Siegl 34' Gabriel 66'Obajdin 87' |
(Report) | Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 11,100 Referee:  David Roland Elleray |
| 5 November 1997 4 | Galatasaray | 2–0 | Sparta Prague | Istanbul |
| 21:45 EET | Kerimoğlu 58', 86' |
(Report) | Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı Attendance: 15,000 Referee:  Michel Piraux |
| 26 November 1997 5 | Borussia Dortmund | 4–1 | Galatasaray | Dortmund |
| 21:45 EET | But 22' Herrlich 34'Zorc 48', 86' (pen.) |
(Report) | Penbe 87' |
Stadium: Westfalenstadion Attendance: 45,000 Referee:  Rune Pedersen |
| 10 December 1997 6 | Galatasaray | 1–1 | Parma | Istanbul |
| 21:45 EET | Ilie 52' |
(Report) | Chiesa 47' |
Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı Attendance: 14,000 Referee:  László Vágner |
Süper Kupa-Cumhurbaşkanlığı Kupası
Kick-off listed in local time (EET)
| 15 May 1998 | Galatasaray | 1–2 | Beşiktaş | Ankara |
| 20:00 EET | Gönülaçar 67' |
(Report) | Amokachi 17' Kahveci 113' |
Stadium: 19 Mayıs Stadı Attendance: 11,962 Referee: Erol Ersoy |
Friendly matches
Kick-off listed in local time (EET)
TSYD Kupası
| 18 July 1997 1 | Beşiktaş | 0–6 | Galatasaray | Istanbul |
| 20:30 EET | (Report) | Ilie 18', 20', 51' Kaya 63', 89'Ünsal 83' |
Stadium: İnönü Stadı Attendance: 7,164 Referee: Orhan Erdemir |
| 20 July 1997 2 | Galatasaray | 4–2 | Fenerbahçe | İstanbul |
| 20:00 EET | Hagi 26' Davala 39'Penbe 53'Ünsal 83' |
(Report) | Bolić 69' Sancaklı 90' (pen.) |
Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı Attendance: 32,615 Referee: Serdar Çakır |
Attendance
| Competition | Av. Att. | Total Att. |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lig | 26,330 | 289,630 |
| Türkiye Kupası | 26,000 | 26,000 |
| Champions League | 17,333 | 52,000 |
| Total | 24,509 | 367,630 |
References
- Tuncay, Bülent (2002). Galatasaray Tarihi. Yapı Kredi Yayınları ISBN 975-08-0454-6
External links
- Galatasaray Sports Club Official Website (in Turkish, English, and French)
- Turkish Football Federation – Galatasaray A.Ş. (in Turkish and English)
- uefa.com – Galatasaray AŞ