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FC Barcelona
1997–98 season
President Josep Lluís Núñez
Head Coach Louis van Gaal
Stadium Camp Nou
La Liga 1st
Copa del Rey Winners
Supercopa de España Runners-up
UEFA Champions League Group stage (4th)
UEFA Super Cup Winners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Rivaldo (19)

All:
Rivaldo (28)
←  1996–97
1998–99 →

The 1997–98 FC Barcelona season saw the club win the La Liga title and the Copa Del Rey, under the guidance of new coach Louis van Gaal. Hired from Ajax Amsterdam, Van Gaal brought striker Sonny Anderson and attacking midfielder Rivaldo with him. The club sold Ronaldo to Inter Milan just before the season began, with Anderson becoming their main striker. Van Gaal introduced a 4-3-3 formation to Barcelona, under which Rivaldo scored 20 goals in the league as centre forward. Barcelona won their 15th La Liga title, 2nd European Super Cup title and their 24th Copa del Rey title, thus winning a domestic double. Barcelona crashed out of the UEFA Champions League, finishing last in their group.

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 Portugal  POR Vítor Baía
2 DF Spain  ESP Albert Ferrer
3 DF Spain  ESP Abelardo
4 MF Spain  ESP Pep Guardiola ( captain)
5 DF Portugal  POR Fernando Couto
6 MF Spain  ESP Óscar García
7 MF Portugal  POR Luís Figo
9 FW Brazil  BRA Sonny Anderson
10 MF Brazil  BRA Giovanni
11 MF Brazil  BRA Rivaldo
12 DF Spain  ESP Sergi Barjuán
13 GK Netherlands  NED Ruud Hesp
14 MF Nigeria  NGA Emmanuel Amunike
16 MF Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  YUG Dragan Ćirić
17 DF Netherlands  NED Winston Bogarde
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Spain  ESP Guillermo Amor
19 FW Spain  ESP Juan Antonio Pizzi
20 DF Spain  ESP Miguel Ángel Nadal
21 MF Spain  ESP Luis Enrique
22 DF Netherlands  NED Michael Reiziger
23 MF Spain  ESP Iván de la Peña
25 GK Spain  ESP Carles Busquets
26 MF Spain  ESP Albert Celades
27 MF Spain  ESP Roger García
28 DF Spain  ESP Carles Puyol
29 MF Spain  ESP Xavi
31 MF Spain  ESP Mario Rosas
32 MF Spain  ESP Jofre

Transfers

Summer

Name Nationality From/to Type
In
Sonny Anderson Brazil Monaco
Rivaldo Brazil Deportivo La Coruña
Ruud Hesp Netherlands Roda JC
Michael Reiziger Netherlands AC Milan
Christophe Dugarry France AC Milan
Dragan Ćirić Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan
Out
Ronaldo Brazil Inter Milan
Laurent Blanc France Marseille
Gheorghe Popescu Romania Galatasaray
Ángel Cuéllar Spain Real Betis
Julen Lopetegui Spain Rayo Vallecano
Goran Vučević Croatia FC Köln
Quique Álvarez Spain Logroñés Loan

Winter

Name Nationality From/to Type
In
Winston Bogarde Netherlands AC Milan
Out
Christophe Dugarry France Marseille
Hristo Stoichkov Bulgaria CSKA Sofia

Competitions

La Liga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Barcelona (C) 38 23 5 10 78 56 +22 74 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
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]
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.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b RMA 2–0 RSO; RSO 4–2 RMA
  2. ^ Real Madrid was qualified directly for the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League as holders.
  3. ^ MLL: 9 pts; CEL: 5 pts; ATM: 2 pts
  4. ^ 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.

Results by round

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Matches

31 August 1997 1 FC Barcelona 3–0 Real Sociedad Barcelona
Rivaldo 26' 80'
Giovanni 56'
Report Stadium: Camp Nou
5 October 1997 5 FC Barcelona 3–2 CD Tenerife Barcelona
Óscar 6' 31'
Enrique 50'
Report Juanele 24'
Paz 28'
Stadium: Camp Nou
16 November 1997 12 FC Barcelona 3–2 Celta de Vigo Barcelona
Eggen 10' ( o.g.)
Rivaldo 60'
Pizzi 66'
Report Cadete 37'
Sánchez 84'
Stadium: Camp Nou
1 December 1997 14 FC Barcelona 3–1 CP Mérida Barcelona
Anderson 34'
Enrique 70'
Rivaldo 73' ( pen.)
Report Sinval 81' ( pen.) Stadium: Camp Nou
5 January 1998 19 UD Salamanca 4–3 FC Barcelona Salamanca
Zegarra 43'
Brito 80' ( pen.) 83'
Silvani 87'
Report Anderson 12'
Enrique 50'
Giovanni 68' ( pen.)
19 January 1998 21 FC Barcelona 3–4 Valencia CF Barcelona
Enrique 32'
Rivaldo 49'
Cáceres 54' ( o.g.)
Report Morigi 69'
López 75' 87'
Ortega 88'
Stadium: Camp Nou

Copa del Rey

Eightfinals

15 January 1998 (1998-01-15) FC Barcelona 2–1 Valencia CF Barcelona
20:30 Enrique 4'
Rivaldo 66'
Gómez 37' ( pen.) Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Manuel Mejuto González
22 January 1998 (1998-01-22) Valencia CF 1–3 FC Barcelona Valencia
20:30 Angloma 68' Rivaldo 26' ( pen.) 79'
Giovanni 90'
Stadium: Mestalla Stadium
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Antonio López Nieto

Quarterfinals

5 February 1998 (1998-02-05) FC Barcelona 2–0 CP Mérida Barcelona
21:00 Enrique 16'
Figo 79'
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Víctor Esquinas Torres
11 February 1998 (1998-02-11) CP Mérida 0–3 FC Barcelona Mérida
21:00 Barjuán 2'
Rivaldo 52' ( pen.)
Ćirić 80'
Stadium: Estadio Romano
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: José López De La Fuente

Semifinals

18 February 1998 (1998-02-18) FC Barcelona 5–2 Real Zaragoza Barcelona
20:30 Rivaldo 3' 6' 47'
Giovanni 11'
Enrique 20'
Garitano 1' 40' Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Antonio López Nieto
26 February 1998 (1998-02-26) Real Zaragoza 0–0 FC Barcelona Zaragoza
21:00 Stadium: La Romareda
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega

Final

UEFA Champions League

Second qualifying round

13 August 1997 Barcelona Spain 3–2 Latvia Skonto Camp Nou, Barcelona
21:30 Giovanni 27', 70'
Stoichkov 90' ( pen.)
Report Babicevs 26'
Abelardo 46' ( o.g.)
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Fernand Meese ( Belgium)
27 August 1997 Skonto Latvia 0–1 Spain Barcelona Daugava Stadium, Riga
20:00 Report Anderson 50' Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Terje Hauge ( Norway)

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 6 3 2 1 13 6 +7 11 Advance to knockout stage
2 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 6 2 3 1 9 8 +1 9
3 England Newcastle United 6 2 1 3 7 8 −1 7
4 Spain Barcelona 6 1 2 3 7 14 −7 5
Source: UEFA
17 September 1997 Newcastle United England 3–2 Spain Barcelona St James' Park, Newcastle
20:45 Asprilla 22' ( pen.), 31', 49' Report Luis Enrique 73'
Figo 89'
Attendance: 35,274
Referee: Pierluigi Collina ( Italy)
1 October 1997 Barcelona Spain 2–2 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven Camp Nou, Barcelona
20:45 Luis Enrique 61', 74' Report Cocu 70'
Møller 86'
Attendance: 82,000
Referee: Hellmut Krug ( Germany)
22 October 1997 Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine 3–0 Spain Barcelona Olympic Stadium, Kyiv
20:45 Rebrov 6'
Maximov 32'
Kalitvintsev 65'
Report Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Markus Merk ( Germany)
5 November 1997 Barcelona Spain 0–4 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv Camp Nou, Barcelona
20:45 Report Shevchenko 9', 32', 44' ( pen.)
Rebrov 79'
Attendance: 52,200
Referee: Hugh Dallas ( Scotland)
26 November 1997 Barcelona Spain 1–0 England Newcastle United Camp Nou, Barcelona
20:45 Giovanni 17' Report Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Marc Batta ( France)
10 December 1997 PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 2–2 Spain Barcelona Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
20:45 Abelardo 54' ( o.g.)
De Bilde 56'
Report Abelardo 32'
Giovanni 66'
Attendance: 29,400
Referee: Anders Frisk ( Sweden)

Supercopa de España

20 August 1997 (1997-08-20) FC Barcelona 2–1 Real Madrid CF Barcelona
21:30 Nadal 11'
Giovanni 85' ( pen.)
Raúl 5' Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 120,000
Referee: Gracia Redondo
23 August 1997 (1997-08-23) Real Madrid CF 4–1 FC Barcelona Madrid
22:00 Raúl 42' 54'
Mijatović 58'
Seedorf 65'
Report Giovanni 80' Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Dauden Ibáñez

UEFA Super Cup

8 January 1998 (1998-01-08) FC Barcelona 2–0 Borussia Dortmund Barcelona
21:00 Enrique 8'
Rivaldo 61' ( pen.)
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: David Elleray
11 March 1998 (1998-03-11) Borussia Dortmund 1–1 FC Barcelona Dortmund
20:00 Heinrich 64' Report Giovanni 8' Stadium: Westfalenstadion
Attendance: 32,500
Referee: Piero Ceccarini

Friendlies

Statistics

Players statistics

No. Pos Nat Player Total La Liga Copa del Rey UEFA Champions League Supercopa UEFA Super Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
13 GK Netherlands  NED Hesp 54 -69 36 -47 7 -5 7 -11 2 -5 2 -1
22 DF Netherlands  NED Reiziger 44 0 25+4 0 4 0 8 0 2 0 1 0
2 DF Spain  ESP Ferrer 38 0 21+3 0 4 0 4+2 0 1+1 0 2 0
17 DF Netherlands  NED Bogarde 24 2 19 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
12 DF Spain  ESP Sergi 47 3 31 2 6 1 6 0 2 0 2 0
10 MF Brazil  BRA Giovanni 41 18 21+6 9 4+1 2 5 4 2 2 1+1 1
26 MF Spain  ESP Celades 50 0 34+2 0 7 0 5 0 0 0 2 0
21 MF Spain  ESP Luis Enrique 47 25 34 18 6 3 4 3 1 0 2 1
7 FW Portugal  POR Figo 51 7 35 5 6 1 7 1 1 0 2 0
9 FW Brazil  BRA Anderson 37 11 20+3 10 4+1 0 5 1 2 0 2 0
11 FW Brazil  BRA Rivaldo 51 28 34 19 7 8 6 0 2 0 2 1
1 GK Portugal  POR Baia 3 -12 2 -8 0 0 1 -4 0 0 0 0
3 DF Spain  ESP Abelardo 23 1 13+2 0 3 0 3 1 1 0 0+1 0
4 MF Spain  ESP Guardiola 14 0 5+1 0 1 0 4+1 0 2 0 0 0
5 DF Portugal  POR Couto 25 0 13+5 0 1+1 0 4+1 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF Spain  ESP Óscar 23 5 11+5 5 3+1 0 2 0 0 0 0+1 0
8 FW Bulgaria  BUL Stoichkov 6 1 1+1 0 0+1 0 0+2 1 0 0 0+1 0
14 MF Nigeria  NGA Amunike 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
15 FW France  FRA Dugarry 13 0 4+3 0 0 0 1+3 0 0+2 0 0 0
16 MF Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  YUG Ciric 35 1 6+15 0 1+2 1 5+3 0 0+2 0 0+1 0
18 MF Spain  ESP Amor 33 0 10+12 0 2+2 0 1+3 0 2 0 0+1 0
19 FW Spain  ESP Pizzi 23 3 4+11 3 0+4 0 0+4 0 0 0 0 0
20 DF Spain  ESP Nadal 33 1 18+3 0 4+1 0 3+2 0 1 1 1 0
23 MF Spain  ESP Iván de la Peña 22 2 13+4 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
25 GK Spain  ESP Busquets 2 -2 1 -1 0 0 1 -1 0 0 0 0
27 MF Spain  ESP Roger 25 0 7+11 0 2+3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
28 DF Spain  ESP Puyol 0 0 0 0
29 MF Spain  ESP Xavi 0 0 0 0
31 MF Spain  ESP Rosas 1 0 1 0
32 MF Spain  ESP Jofre 1 1 0+1 1

See also

References

  1. ^ "FootballSquads - Barcelona - 1997/98". Archived from the original on 2010-12-24. Retrieved 2013-07-10.

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