1997–98 FC Barcelona season
99th season in existence of FC Barcelona
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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. Van Gaal was hired from Ajax. Strikers Sonny Anderson and Rivaldo also joined the team. 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 after secured a narrow win over Real Zaragoza on 18 April 1998 with four league games to spare, their second European Super Cup title and their 24th Copa del Rey title, thus winning a domestic double. Barcelona crashed out of the UEFA Champions League, however, finishing last in their group.
| 1997–98 season | |||
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| President | Josep Lluís Núñez | ||
| Head Coach | Louis van Gaal | ||
| Stadium | Camp Nou | ||
| La Liga | Winners | ||
| Copa del Rey | Winners | ||
| Supercopa de España | Runners-up | ||
| UEFA Champions League | Group stage (4th) | ||
| UEFA Super Cup | Winners | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Rivaldo (19) All: Rivaldo (28) | ||
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Squad
- Squad at end of season[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| FW | Rivaldo | Deportivo | U$20,0 million |
| FW | Sonny Anderson | Monaco | |
| GK | Ruud Hesp | Roda JC | |
| DF | Michael Reiziger | AC Milan | |
| FW | Christophe Dugarry | AC Milan | |
| MF | Dragan Ćirić | Partizan | |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| FW | Ronaldo | Inter Milan | U$31,0 million |
| DF | Laurent Blanc | Marseille | |
| MF | Gheorghe Popescu | Galatasaray | |
| FW | Ángel Cuéllar | Real Betis | |
| GK | Julen Lopetegui | Rayo Vallecano | |
| MF | Goran Vučević | FC Köln | |
| DF | Quique Álvarez | Logroñés | Loan |
Winter
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| DF | Winston Bogarde | AC Milan | |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| FW | Christophe Dugarry | Marseille | |
| FW | Hristo Stoichkov | 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:
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:
- RMA 2–0 RSO; RSO 4–2 RMA
- Real Madrid was qualified directly for the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League as holders.
- 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.
Results by round
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Leader, 1998–99 UEFA Champions League Group stage; = 1998–99 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round; = 1998–99 UEFA Cup First round; = Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round; = Qualification for the Intertoto Cup second round; = 1998–99 Segunda División
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Leader, 1998–99 UEFA Champions League Group stage; = 1998–99 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round; = 1998–99 UEFA Cup First round; = Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round; = Qualification for the Intertoto Cup second round; = 1998–99 Segunda División
Matches
| 31 August 1997 1 | Barcelona | 3–0 | Real Sociedad | Barcelona |
Rivaldo  26' 80' Giovanni 56' |
Report | Stadium: Camp Nou |
| 8 September 1997 2 | Valencia | 0–3 | Barcelona | Valencia |
| Report | Anderson 1' Rivaldo 37' (pen.) de la Peña 81' |
Stadium: Estadio Mestalla |
| 13 September 1997 3 | Barcelona | 2–1 | Deportivo La Coruña | Barcelona |
| Enrique 23' Anderson 87' |
Report | Luizão 89' |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
| 27 September 1997 4 | Sporting de Gijón | 1–4 | Barcelona | Gijón |
| Bango 30' |
Report | Enrique 2' 73' Rivaldo 8' 82' |
Stadium: Estadio El Molinon |
| 5 October 1997 5 | Barcelona | 3–2 | Tenerife | Barcelona |
| Óscar 6' 31' Enrique 50' |
Report | Juanele 24' Paz 28' |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
| 14 October 1997 6 | Mallorca | 0–1 | Barcelona | Palma de Mallorca |
| Report | Enrique 5' |
Stadium: Lluís Sitjar Stadium |
| 18 October 1997 7 | Compostela | 2–2 | Barcelona | Santiago de Compostela |
| Penev 36' Nacho 56' |
Report | Óscar 59' Rivaldo 73' |
Stadium: San Lázaro |
| 26 October 1997 8 | Barcelona | 2–0 | Racing de Santander | Barcelona |
| Óscar 51' Enrique 68' |
Report | Stadium: Camp Nou |
| 1 November 1997 9 | Real Madrid | 2–3 | Barcelona | Madrid |
| Raúl 48' Šuker 61' |
Report | Rivaldo 5' Enrique 50' Anderson 79' |
Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu |
| 9 November 1997 10 | Barcelona | 1–2 | Real Valladolid | Barcelona |
| Pizzi 89' |
Report | Eusebio 10' Peternac 50' |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
| 13 November 1997 11 | Athletic de Bilbao | 3–0 | Barcelona | Bilbao |
| Ziganda 40' Alkiza 50' Urzaiz 72' |
Report | Stadium: San Mamés |
| 16 November 1997 12 | Barcelona | 3–2 | Celta de Vigo | Barcelona |
Eggen  10' (o.g.) Rivaldo 60' Pizzi 66' |
Report | Cadete 37' Sánchez 84' |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
| 22 November 1997 13 | Real Oviedo | 1–0 | Barcelona | Oviedo |
| Pompei 67' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Carlos Tartiere |
| 1 December 1997 14 | Barcelona | 3–1 | Mérida | Barcelona |
| Anderson 34' Enrique 70' Rivaldo 73' (pen.) |
Report | Sinval 81' (pen.) |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
| 6 December 1997 15 | Real Zaragoza | 1–2 | Barcelona | Zaragoza |
| Aragón 54' |
Report | Barjuán 17' Rivaldo 30' |
Stadium: Estadio La Romareda |
| 13 December 1997 16 | Barcelona | 3–1 | Espanyol | Barcelona |
| Enrique 24' Giovanni 51' Barjuán 72' |
Report | Esnáider 58' (pen.) |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
| 20 December 1997 18 | Barcelona | 3–1 | Atlético de Madrid | Barcelona |
| Enrique 48' 70' Giovanni 65' (pen.) |
Report | Roberto 21' |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
| 5 January 1998 19 | Salamanca | 4–3 | Barcelona | Villares de la Reina |
| Zegarra 43' Brito 80' (pen.) 83' Silvani 87' |
Report | Anderson 12' Enrique 50' Giovanni 68' (pen.) |
Stadium: Helmántico Stadium |
| 11 January 1998 20 | Real Sociedad | 2–2 | Barcelona | San Sebastián |
| Loren 82' de Paula 89' |
Report | Enrique 30' Anderson 70' |
Stadium: Estadio Anoeta |
| 19 January 1998 21 | Barcelona | 3–4 | Valencia | Barcelona |
| Enrique 32' Rivaldo 49' Cáceres 54' (o.g.) |
Report | Morigi 69' López 75' 87' Ortega 88' |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
| 25 January 1998 22 | Deportivo La Coruña | 3–1 | Barcelona | La Coruña |
| Fran 3' Abreu 75' Djalminha 84' |
Report | Pizzi 85' |
Stadium: Estadio Riazor |
| 1 February 1998 23 | Barcelona | 2–1 | Sporting de Gijón | Barcelona |
| Rivaldo 18' 37' |
Report | Cheryshev 35' |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
| 8 February 1998 24 | Tenerife | 1–1 | Barcelona | Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| Jokanović 46' |
Report | Rivaldo 44' |
Stadium: Estadio Heliodoro Rodriguez |
| 22 February 1998 26 | Barcelona | 2–0 | Compostela | Barcelona |
| Figo 14' Enrique 29' |
Report | Stadium: Camp Nou |
| 2 March 1998 27 | Racing de Santander | 2–4 | Barcelona | Santander |
| Correa 10' (pen.) Alberto 80' |
Report | Rivaldo 69' 72' Anderson 82' 89' |
Stadium: Estadio El Sardinero |
| 7 March 1998 28 | Barcelona | 3–0 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
| Anderson 69' Figo 80' Giovanni 85' |
Report | Stadium: Camp Nou |
| 15 March 1998 29 | Real Valladolid | 1–2 | Barcelona | Valladolid |
| Chema 12' |
Report | Rivaldo 56' Figo 89' |
Stadium: Estadio Jose Zorrilla |
| 22 March 1998 30 | Barcelona | 4–0 | Athletic de Bilbao | Barcelona |
| Giovanni 3' Anderson 13' 47' Óscar 79' |
Report | Stadium: Camp Nou |
| 29 March 1998 31 | Celta de Vigo | 3–1 | Barcelona | Vigo |
| Revivo 21' Mostovoy 32' Mazinho 70' |
Report | Enrique 27' |
Stadium: Estadio Balaídos |
| 4 April 1998 32 | Barcelona | 2–1 | Real Oviedo | Barcelona |
| Enrique 31' Bogarde 41' |
Report | Bogarde 69' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
| 7 April 1998 17 | Real Betis | 0–2 | Barcelona | Sevilla |
| Report | Giovanni 52' Rivaldo 59' |
Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarin |
| 11 April 1998 33 | Mérida | 1–2 | Barcelona | Mérida |
| Biagini 80' |
Report | Figo 66' Enrique 71' |
Stadium: Estadio Romano |
| 25 April 1998 35 | Espanyol | 1–1 | Barcelona | Barcelona |
| Sergio 56' |
Report | Figo 37' |
Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys |
| 3 May 1998 36 | Barcelona | 1–3 | Real Betis | Barcelona |
| Bogarde 24' |
Report | Alfonso 44' George 58' 89' |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
| 10 May 1998 37 | Atlético de Madrid | 5–2 | Barcelona | Madrid |
| Paunović 19' Couto 25' (o.g.) Vieri 60' 82' Caminero 70' |
Report | Rivaldo 12' de la Peña 81' |
Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderón |
Copa del Rey
Eight-finals
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
| 18 February 1998 | 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 | Real Zaragoza | 0–0 | 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  | 3–2 |  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 | 0–1 | Barcelona | Daugava Stadium, Riga |
| 20:00 | Report | Anderson 50' |
Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway) |
Group stage
Source: UEFA
| 17 September 1997 | Newcastle United  | 3–2 | 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 | 2–2 |  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  | 3–0 | Barcelona | Olympic Stadium, Kyiv |
| 20:45 | Rebrov 6' Maximov 32'Kalitvintsev 65' |
Report | Attendance: 100,000 Referee: Markus Merk (Germany) |
| 5 November 1997 | Barcelona | 0–4 | 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 | 1–0 | Newcastle United | Camp Nou, Barcelona |
| 20:45 | Giovanni 17' |
Report | Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Marc Batta (France) |
| 10 December 1997 | PSV Eindhoven | 2–2 | 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 | Barcelona | 2–1 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
| 21:30 | Nadal 11' Giovanni 85' (pen.) |
Raúl 5' |
Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 120,000 Referee: Gracia Redondo |
| 23 August 1997 | Real Madrid | 4–1 | 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 | 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 | Borussia Dortmund | 1–1 | Barcelona | Dortmund |
| 20:00 | Heinrich 64' |
Report | Giovanni 8' |
Stadium: Westfalenstadion Attendance: 32,500 Referee: Piero Ceccarini |
Friendlies
| GAMES [dead link] |
|---|
| 24-3-1998 COPA CATALUNYA LLEIDA-BARCELONA 1–2
5-5-1998 COPA CATALUNYA BARCELONA-EUROPA 1–1 /3–4/ PENALTY 25-7-1997 FRIENDLY ELFSBORG-BARCELONA 0–3 3-8-1997 FRIENDLY AZ-BARCELONA 1–2 6-8-1997 FRIENDLY TWENTE-BARCELONA 0–1 9-8-1997 FRIENDLY MALLORCA-BARCELONA 1-1 16-8-1997 Joan Gamper Trophy BARCELONA-SAMPDORIA 2–2 /6–5/ PENALTY 27-1-1998 FRIENDLY BARCELONA-PARTIZAN 1–0 12-5-1998 FRIENDLY BARCELONA-SOUTHAMPTON 4–0 |
Statistics
Players statistics
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | La Liga | Copa del Rey | UEFA Champions League | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 13 | GK | NED |
Hesp | 50 | -63 | 36 | -47 | 7 | -5 | 7 | -11 |
| 22 | DF | NED |
Reiziger | 41 | 0 | 25+4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ESP |
Ferrer | 34 | 0 | 21+3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | NED |
Bogarde | 22 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ESP |
Sergi | 43 | 3 | 31 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | MF |  POR |
Figo | 48 | 7 | 35 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 10 | MF |  BRA |
Giovanni | 37 | 15 | 21+6 | 9 | 4+1 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 26 | MF | ESP |
Celades | 48 | 0 | 34+2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ESP |
Luis Enrique | 44 | 24 | 34 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 9 | FW | BRA |
Anderson | 33 | 11 | 20+3 | 10 | 4+1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | BRA |
Rivaldo | 47 | 27 | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| 1 | GK | POR |
Baia | 3 | -12 | 2 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 |
| 20 | DF | ESP |
Nadal | 31 | 0 | 18+3 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | POR |
Couto | 25 | 0 | 13+5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ESP |
Iván de la Peña | 21 | 2 | 13+4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ESP |
Abelardo | 21 | 1 | 13+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | ESP |
Óscar | 22 | 5 | 11+5 | 5 | 3+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ESP |
Amor | 30 | 0 | 10+12 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ESP |
Roger | 25 | 0 | 7+11 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | MF |  YUG |
Ciric | 32 | 1 | 6+15 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | 5+3 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ESP |
Guardiola | 12 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ESP |
Pizzi | 23 | 3 | 4+11 | 3 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 |
| 15 | FW |  FRA |
Dugarry | 11 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 |
| 8 | FW |  BUL |
Stoichkov | 5 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 |
| 25 | GK | ESP |
Busquets | 2 | -2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| 14 | MF |  NGR |
Amunike | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | ESP |
Puyol | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | ESP |
Xavi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | ESP |
Rosas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | ESP |
Jofre | 1 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Source: [citation needed]