1997–98 Real Madrid CF season

Real Madrid
1997–98 season
President	Lorenzo Sanz
Head coach	Jupp Heynckes
Stadium	Santiago Bernabéu
La Liga	4th
Copa del Rey	Round of 16
UEFA Champions League	Winners
Supercopa de España	Winners
Top goalscorer	Fernando Morientes (12)
	← 1996–97 1998–99 →

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.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ESP	Santiago Cañizares
2	DF	ESP	Chendo
3	DF	BRA	Roberto Carlos
4	DF	ESP	Fernando Hierro
5	DF	ESP	Manolo Sanchís (captain)
6	MF	ARG	Fernando Redondo
7	FW	ESP	Raúl
8	FW	YUG	Predrag Mijatović
9	FW	CRO	Davor Šuker
10	MF	NED	Clarence Seedorf
11	MF	ESP	José Amavisca
13	GK	GER	Bodo Illgner
14	MF	ESP	Guti


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	FW	ESP	Fernando Morientes
16	MF	ESP	Jaime
17	DF	ITA	Christian Panucci
18	MF	ESP	Víctor
19	DF	ESP	Fernando Sanz
20	MF	BRA	Sávio
22	MF	FRA	Christian Karembeu
23	FW	ESP	Dani
24	DF	ESP	Aitor Karanka
25	GK	ESP	Pedro Contreras
27	DF	ESP	Roberto Rojas
28	DF	ESP	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.	Pos.	Nation	Player
12	FW	ESP	Manuel Canabal (on loan to Valladolid)
21	MF	BRA	Zé Roberto (to Flamengo)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	DF	POR	Carlos Secretário (to Porto)
26	MF	ESP	Álvaro Benito (on loan to Tenerife)

La Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
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]
6	Celta de Vigo	38	17	9	12	54	47	+7	60^[c]	Qualification for the 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:

^ ^a ^b RMA 2–0 RSO; RSO 4–2 RMA
^ Real Madrid was qualified directly for the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League as holders.
^ ^a ^b MLL: 9 pts; CEL: 5 pts; ATM: 2 pts
^ 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

Fernando Morientes – 12

Champions League

Fernando Morientes – 4

Overall

Results

Champions League

Group stage

17 September 1997	Real Madrid	4–1	Rosenborg	Santiago 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 Madrid	Antas, Porto
		Report	Hierro 14' Raúl 78'	Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Piero Ceccarini (Italy)

22 October 1997	Real Madrid	5–1	Olympiacos	Santiago 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 Madrid	OAKA Spiridon Louis, Athens
		Report		Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)

27 November 1997	Rosenborg	2–0	Real Madrid	Lerkendal, Trondheim
	Strand 42' Brattbakk 53'	Report		Attendance: 19,900 Referee: Paul Durkin (England)

10 December 1997	Real Madrid	4–0	Porto	Santiago 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 Madrid	Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion, Leverkusen
	Beinlich 18'	Report	Karembeu 74'	Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

18 March 1998	Real Madrid	3–0	Bayer Leverkusen	Santiago 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 Dortmund	Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
	Morientes 25' Karembeu 67'	Report		Attendance: 85,000 Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)

15 April 1998	Borussia Dortmund	0–0	Real Madrid	Westfalenstadion, Dortmund
		Report		Attendance: 48,500 Referee: Paul Durkin (England)

Final

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

References

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

[table_hth_RMA0.56494684031464-2] RMA 2–0 RSO; RSO 4–2 RMA

[table_note_res_RMA0.56494684031464-3] Real Madrid was qualified directly for the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League as holders.

[table_hth_MLL0.56494684031464-4] MLL: 9 pts; CEL: 5 pts; ATM: 2 pts

[table_note_res_UCWC10.56494684031464-5] 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.

[1] ttp://www.footballsquads.co.uk/spain/1997-1998/laliga/rmadrid.htm

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