1997–98 Valencia CF season

During the 1997–98 Spanish football season, Valencia CF competed in La Liga and Copa del Rey.

Valencia CF 1997–98 football season

Valencia CF

1997–98 season

President

Francisco Roig
(until 30 November 1997)
Pedro Cortes

Manager

Jorge Valdano
(until 14 September 1997)
Claudio Ranieri

Stadium

Mestalla

La Liga

9th (in UEFA Intertoto Cup)

Copa del Rey

Round of 16

Top goalscorer

League:
Claudio Löpez
Adrian Ilie (12 each)
All:
Adrian Ilie (13 goals)

Home colours

Away colours

← 1996–97

1998–99 →

Summary

During summer the club transferred out 13 players and bought several players such as right back Defender Jocelyn Angloma^[1] from Internazionale, centre-back Defender Miroslav Đukić^[2] from Deportivo La Coruña, left back Defender Amedeo Carboni,^[3] midfielder Marcelinho Carioca (lasting just 6 months) and Romário returned from Flamengo only to be injured in pre-season and left the team in December. The squad started poorly with three consecutive losses and Jorge Valdano was sacked being appointed Claudio Ranieri^[4] as new manager in October. Meanwhile, the bad streak of results prompted President Paco Roig to quit the job after three years in charge, and later the shareholders appointed Pedro Cortes (former President in 1986) as its new chairman. After a chaotic first half of the campaign, the squad improved its performance in the second part of the campaign thanks to Ranieri's team handling to boost the upcoming midfield youngstars Gaizka Mendieta, Miguel Angulo, Francisco Javier Farinos and Forward Adrian Ilie^[5] who arrived to the club in late December and scored 12 goals.

The team finished in a disappointing 9th spot in League being classified to next 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup. Also, in Copa del Rey the squad was defeated in two legs by FC Barcelona being eliminated in Eightfinals.

Squad

Squad at end of season^[6]

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	Andoni Zubizarreta
2	DF	ESP	Javi Navarro
3	DF	ESP	Juanfran
4	DF	ESP	Francisco José Camarasa
5	DF	YUG	Miroslav Đukić
6	MF	ESP	Gaizka Mendieta
7	FW	ARG	Claudio López
8	MF	ESP	Francisco Javier Farinos
9	FW	ARG	Ariel Ortega
10	MF	ESP	Fernando
11	FW	BRA	Romário
12	MF	ARG	Guillermo Morigi
13	GK	ARG	Gustavo Campagnuolo
14	MF	ESP	Gerard López


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	DF	ITA	Amedeo Carboni
16	MF	PER	José del Solar
17	MF	BRA	Marcelinho Carioca
18	DF	ALG	Moussa Saib
19	FW	CRO	Goran Vlaović
20	DF	FRA	Jocelyn Angloma
21	MF	ESP	Luis Milla
22	MF	ESP	David Albelda
23	MF	ESP	Miguel Angulo
24	DF	ARG	Fernando Cáceres
25	GK	ESP	Jorge Bartual
28	MF	ESP	Miguel Soria
11	FW	ROU	Adrian Ilie
17	FW	URU	Nicolás Olivera

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
FW	Romário	Flamengo
FW	Marcelinho Carioca	SC Corinthians	€5.20 million
DF	Moussa Saib	AJ Auxerre	€4.30 million
DF	Amedeo Carboni	AS Roma	€4.00 million
GK	Gustavo Campagnuolo	Deportivo Español
MF	José del Solar	Celta Vigo
DF	Jocelyn Angloma	Internazionale
DF	Miroslav Đukić	Deportivo La Coruña
MF	Luis Milla	Real Madrid
FW	Miguel Angulo	Villarreal CF
DF	Juanfran	UD Levante
MF	Guillermo Morigi	Velez Sarsfield
MF	Gerard López	FC Barcelona B
MF	David Albelda	Villarreal CF
FW	Adrian Ilie	Galatasaray	€3.76 million
FW	Nicolás Olivera	Defensor Sporting Club

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
DF	Enrique Romero	RCD Mallorca
DF	Iván Campo	RCD Mallorca	€1.0 million
FW	Gabriel Moya	RCD Mallorca
MF	Vicente Engonga	RCD Mallorca
FW	Jose Galvez	RCD Mallorca
MF	Xabier Eskurza	RCD Mallorca
MF	Leandro Machado	Sporting CP	€1.0 million
DF	Jorge Otero	Real Betis
MF	Valeri Karpin	Celta Vigo
DF	Patxi Ferreira	Athletic Bilbao
MF	José Ignacio	Real Zaragoza
GK	Andrés Palop	Villarreal CF
MF	Antonio Poyatos	Sporting Gijón
DF	Sietes	Racing Santander
FW	Romário	Flamengo
MF	Marcelinho Carioca	SC Corinthians

Source: BDFutbol.com^[7]

Competitions

La Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
7	Atlético Madrid	38	16	12	10	79	56	+23	60^[a]	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
8	Betis	38	17	8	13	49	50	−1	59	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
9	Valencia	38	16	7	15	58	52	+6	55	Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round
10	Espanyol	38	12	17	9	44	31	+13	53	Qualification for the Intertoto Cup second round
11	Valladolid	38	13	11	14	36	47	−11	50

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:

^ MLL: 9 pts; CEL: 5 pts; ATM: 2 pts

Position 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 Qualifying round; = 1998–99 UEFA Cup First round; = 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup; = 1998–99 Segunda División

Matches

RCD Mallorca v Valencia

31 August 1997 1	RCD Mallorca	2-1	Valencia	Palma de Mallorca
		Report		Stadium: Lluis Sitjar

Valencia v FC Barcelona

8 September 1997 2	Valencia	0-3	FC Barcelona	Valencia
				Stadium: Mestalla

Racing Santander v Valencia

14 September 1997 3	Racing Santander	2-1	Valencia	Santander
		Report

Valencia v Real Madrid

27 September 1997 4	Valencia	0-2	Real Madrid	Valencia
		Report		Stadium: Mestalla

Real Valladolid v Valencia

5 October 1997 5	Real Valladolid	0-3	Valencia	Valladolid
		Report		Stadium: Jose Zorrilla

Valencia v Athletic Bilbao

15 October 1997 6	Valencia	1-1	Athletic Bilbao	Valencia
		Report		Stadium: Mestalla

Celta Vigo v Valencia

19 October 1997 7

Celta Vigo

1-0

Valencia

Vigo

Valencia v Real Oviedo

26 October 1997 8	Valencia	1-1	Real Oviedo	Valencia
				Stadium: Mestalla

CP Mérida v Valencia

3 November 1997 9	CP Mérida	1-0	Valencia	Mérida
		Report

Valencia v Real Zaragoza

9 November 1997 10	Valencia	2-1	Real Zaragoza	Valencia
		Report

RCD Espanyol v Valencia

12 November 1997 11	RCD Espanyol	3-0	Valencia	Barcelona
		Report

Valencia v Real Betis

16 November 1997 12	Valencia	1-0	Real Betis	Valencia
		Report

Atlético Madrid v Valencia

22 November 1997 13	Atlético Madrid	3-1	Valencia	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Vicente Calderón

Valencia v UD Salamanca

30 November 1997 14	Valencia	0-1	UD Salamanca	Valencia
		Report		Stadium: Mestalla

Real Sociedad v Valencia

7 December 1997 15	Real Sociedad	1-1	Valencia	San Sebastián
		Report		Stadium: Anoeta

Valencia v SD Compostela

14 December 1997 16	Valencia	4-1	SD Compostela	Valencia
		Report		Stadium: Mestalla

Valencia v Deportivo La Coruña

18 December 1997 17	Valencia	1-0	Deportivo La Coruña	Valencia
		Report		Stadium: Mestalla

Sporting Gijón v Valencia

21 December 1997 18	Sporting Gijón	0-3	Valencia	Gijón
				Stadium: El Molinon

Valencia v CD Tenerife

4 January 1998 19	Valencia	1-2	CD Tenerife	Valencia
		Report		Stadium: Mestalla

Valencia v RCD Mallorca

12 January 1998 20	Valencia	0-0	RCD Mallorca	Valencia
		Report		Stadium: Mestalla

FC Barcelona v Valencia

19 January 1998 21	FC Barcelona	3-4	Valencia	Barcelona
	Luis Enrique 32' Rivaldo 49' Fernando Cáceres 54' (own goal) Ferrer	Report	69' Morigi 75' Claudio Lopez 87' Claudio Lopez 88' 89' Ortega Carboni Djukic	Stadium: Camp Nou Referee: Perez Burrull

Valencia v Racing Santander

25 January 1998 22	Valencia	6-1	Racing Santander	Valencia
		Report		Stadium: Mestalla

Real Madrid v Valencia

2 February 1998 23	Real Madrid	1-2	Valencia	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu

Valencia v Real Valladolid

8 February 1998 24	Valencia	1-2	Real Valladolid	Valencia
		Report		Stadium: Mestalla

Athletic Bilbao v Valencia

15 February 1998 25	Athletic Bilbao	0-3	Valencia	Bilbao
		Report		Stadium: San Mames

Valencia v Celta Vigo

22 February 1998 26	Valencia	2-1	Celta Vigo	Valencia
		Report		Stadium: Mestalla

Real Oviedo v Valencia

1 March 1998 27	Real Oviedo	0-0	Valencia	Oviedo
		Report		Stadium: Carlos Tartiere

Valencia v CP Mérida

9 March 1998 28	Valencia	3-0	CP Mérida	Valencia
		Report		Stadium: Mestalla

Real Zaragoza v Valencia

15 March 1998 29	Real Zaragoza	0-2	Valencia	Zaragoza
		Report		Stadium: La Romareda

Valencia v RCD Espanyol

22 March 1998 30	Valencia	0-0	RCD Espanyol	Valencia
		Report		Stadium: Mestalla

Real Betis v Valencia

28 March 1998 31	Real Betis	1-0	Valencia	Sevilla
		Report		Stadium: Benito Villamarin

Valencia v Atlético Madrid

5 April 1998 32	Valencia	4-1	Atlético Madrid	Valencia
		Report		Stadium: Mestalla

UD Salamanca v Valencia

12 April 1998 33	UD Salamanca	6-0	Valencia	Salamanca
		Report

Valencia v Real Sociedad

18 April 1998 34	Valencia	3-2	Real Sociedad	Valencia
		Report		Stadium: Mestalla

SD Compostela v Valencia

26 April 1998 35	SD Compostela	3-1	Valencia	Santiago de Compostela
		Report

Deportivo La Coruña v Valencia

2 May 1998 36	Deportivo La Coruña	1-2	Valencia	La Coruña
		Report		Stadium: Riazor

Valencia v Sporting Gijón

9 May 1998 37	Valencia	2-2	Sporting Gijón	Gijón
		Report

CD Tenerife v Valencia

15 May 1998 38	CD Tenerife	3-2	Valencia	Santa Cruz de Tenerife
		Report

Source: Competitive Matches^[8]

Copa del Rey

Eightfinals

FC Barcelona v Valencia CF

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

Valencia CF v FC Barcelona

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

Statistics

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		La Liga		Copa del Rey
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ESP	Zubizarreta	40	-47	34	-40	6	-7
20	DF	FRA	Angloma	37	4	32	3	5	1
5	DF	YUG	Djukic	36	3	33	3	3	0
28	DF	ESP	Soria	26	0	23	0	3	0
24	DF	ARG	Cáceres	35	0	29	0	6	0
15	DF	ITA	Carboni	35	1	29	0	6	1
6	MF	ESP	Mendieta	35	10	30	10	5	0
21	MF	ESP	Milla	35	0	28+2	0	4+1	0
8	MF	ESP	Farinós	37	2	26+5	2	4+2	0
19	FW	CRO	Vlaović	27	7	21+5	7	0+1	0
7	FW	ARG	Claudio	37	12	26+6	12	3+2	0
13	GK	ARG	Campagnuolo	2	-8	2	-8	0	0
23	MF	ESP	Angulo	31	6	14+14	3	3	3
11	FW	ROU	Ilie	20	13	15+2	12	2+1	1
3	DF	ESP	Juanfran	24	0	11+9	0	1+3	0
10	MF	ESP	Fernando	25	3	9+12	1	4	2
25	GK	ESP	Bartual	2	-4	2	-4	0	0
9	FW	ARG	Ortega	23	2	10+10	2	3	0
18	DF	ALG	Moussa Saib	16	0	11+3	0	2	0
16	MF	PER	Del Solar	13	0	9+3	0	0+1	0
12	MF	ARG	Morigi	20	1	4+11	1	0+5	0
14	MF	ESP	Gerard	14	0	6+5	0	2+1	0
11	FW	BRA	Romário	7	2	6	1	1	1
2	DF	ESP	Javi Navarro	8	0	4+2	0	2	0
17	MF	BRA	Marcelinho	6	0	2+3	0	1	0
22	MF	ESP	Albelda	5	0	0+5	0
4	DF	ESP	Camarasa	3	0	2+1	0
17	FW	URU	Olivera	3	0	0+2	0	0+1	0

Source: https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/t1997-9836.html

References

La Liga Primera División 97–98 RSSSF.com

^ ESCLUSIVA – L’Inter di Jocelyn Angloma: “La rovesciata di Djorkaeff, le feste, Moratti. Conte è speciale. Italia? Mi tengo la mia isola!” passioninter.com
^ Urrutia, Carlos (3 July 1997). "Djukic, todo ambición" [Djukic, all ambition] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 June 2018.
^ "Carboni y Angloma, los mejores laterales" [Carboni and Angloma, the best fullbacks]. Las Provincias (in Spanish). 16 January 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
^ "Valencia appoint Ranieri". BBC Sport. 8 June 2004. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
^ De Cobra stuurt zijn kat Het Nieuwsblad. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
^ "95–96 Valencia squad". BDfutbol.com. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
^ "95-96 Valencia transfers". BDfutbol.com. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
^ "97-98 Valencia Matches". bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 5 October 2019.

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