1997–98 AC Milan season
Appearance
1997–98 season | ||||
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President | Silvio Berlusconi | |||
Manager | Fabio Capello | |||
Stadium | San Siro | |||
Serie A | 10th | |||
Coppa Italia | Runners-up | |||
Top goalscorer | League: George Weah (10) All: George Weah (13) | |||
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A.C. Milan had a second consecutive disastrous season. Fabio Capello returned as coach, following the dismal second half of the 1996–97 league campaign, but failed to turn the corner, and Milan was a shadow of the team he had left the year before. With Capello's reputation seemingly ruined, he was sacked at the end of the season, with Milan finishing a mere 10th in the league.
First-team 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.
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Left club during season
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Results
Serie A
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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8 | Bologna | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 55 | 46 | +9 | 48[a] | Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round[5] |
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 | |
11 | Bari | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 30 | 45 | −15 | 38 | |
12 | Piacenza | 34 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 37 |
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).[6]
Notes:
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).[6]
Notes:
Matches
1 | Piacenza | 1–1 | Milan | |
Delli Carri 69' | Delli Carri 29' (o.g.) |
5 | Empoli | 0–1 | Milan | |
A. Andersson 88' |
10 | Milan | 1–1 | Juventus | |
Ferrara 27' (o.g.) | F. Inzaghi 32' |
17 | Milan | 0–2 | Fiorentina | |
L. Oliveira 3' Morfeo 52' |
32 | Roma | 5–0 | Milan | |
Candela 16' Di Biagio 20' (pen.), 28' Paulo Sérgio 39' Delvecchio 82' |
33 | Milan | 1–1 | Parma | |
Weah 56' | André Cruz 16' (o.g.) |
34 | Fiorentina | 2–0 | Milan | |
Robbiati 50' Kanchelskis 55' |
Coppa Italia
Round of 32
Round of 16
16 October 1997 First leg | Milan | 3-2 | Sampdoria | |
Weah 64' Maini 74' Kluivert 92' |
Tovalieri 20' Boghossian 44' |
19 November 1997 Second leg | Sampdoria | 1-2 (3-5 agg.) | Milan | |
Mihajlović 29' | Leonardo 64' André Cruz 82' (pen.) |
Quarter-finals
8 January 1998 First leg | Milan | 5–0 | Internazionale | Milan |
20:45 CET | Albertini 29' (pen.) Ganz 33' Savićević 44' Colonnese 46' (o.g.) Nilsen 60' |
Stadium: San Siro Referee: Graziano Cesari |
21 January 1998 Second leg | Internazionale | 1–0 (1–5 agg.) | Milan | Milan |
20:45 CET | Branca 32' | Stadium: San Siro Referee: Roberto Bettin |
Semi-finals
Final
8 April 1998 First leg | Milan | 1–0 | Lazio | Milan |
Weah 90' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 63,564 Referee: Livio Bazzoli |
29 April 1998 Second leg | Lazio | 3–1 (3–2 agg.) | Milan | Rome |
Gottardi 56' Jugović 59' (pen.) Nesta 66' |
Albertini 47' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 64,189 Referee: Florenzo Treossi |
Statistics
Goalscorers
Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Total |
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1 | 14 | FW | George Weah | 10 | 3 | 13 | |
2 | 9 | FW | Patrick Kluivert | 6 | 3 | 9 | |
3 | 36 | FW | Maurizio Ganz | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
4 | 20 | MF | Zvonimir Boban | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
30 | MF | Leonardo | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
38 | FW | Filippo Maniero | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
7 | 4 | MF | Demetrio Albertini | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
15 | DF | André Cruz | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
17 | DF | Christian Ziege | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
10 | 11 | FW | Andreas Andersson | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
13 | MF | Ibrahim Ba | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
19 | DF | Giampiero Maini | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
35 | DF | Steinar Nilsen | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
10 | MF | Dejan Savićević | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Own goal | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||
Totals | 37 | 15 | 52 |
References
- ^ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/italy/1997-1998/seriea/milan.htm
- ^ Desailly was born in Accra, Ghana.
- ^ Ba was born in Dakar, Senegal
- ^ Davids was born in Paramaribo, Suriname.
- ^ 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.