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

Valencia CF
1997–98 season
PresidentFrancisco Roig
(until 30 November 1997)
Pedro Cortes
ManagerJorge Valdano
(until 14 September 1997)
Claudio Ranieri
StadiumMestalla
La Liga9th (in UEFA Intertoto Cup)
Copa del ReyRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Claudio Löpez
Adrian Ilie (12 each)

All:
Adrian Ilie (13 goals)

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 Spain ESP Andoni Zubizarreta
2 DF Spain ESP Javi Navarro
3 DF Spain ESP Juanfran
4 DF Spain ESP Francisco José Camarasa
5 DF Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Miroslav Đukić
6 MF Spain ESP Gaizka Mendieta
7 FW Argentina ARG Claudio López
8 MF Spain ESP Francisco Javier Farinos
9 FW Argentina ARG Ariel Ortega
10 MF Spain ESP Fernando
11 FW Brazil BRA Romário
12 MF Argentina ARG Guillermo Morigi
13 GK Argentina ARG Gustavo Campagnuolo
14 MF Spain ESP Gerard López
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Italy ITA Amedeo Carboni
16 MF Peru PER José del Solar
17 MF Brazil BRA Marcelinho Carioca
18 DF Algeria ALG Moussa Saib
19 FW Croatia CRO Goran Vlaović
20 DF France FRA Jocelyn Angloma
21 MF Spain ESP Luis Milla
22 MF Spain ESP David Albelda
23 MF Spain ESP Miguel Angulo
24 DF Argentina ARG Fernando Cáceres
25 GK Spain ESP Jorge Bartual
28 MF Spain ESP Miguel Soria
11 FW Romania ROU Adrian Ilie
17 FW Uruguay URU Nicolás Olivera

Transfers

Source: BDFutbol.com[7]

Competitions

La Liga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 Atlético Madrid 38 16 12 10 79 56 +23 60[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
8 Betis 38 17 8 13 49 50 1 59
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:
  1. MLL: 9 pts; CEL: 5 pts; ATM: 2 pts

Position by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHA
ResultLLLLWDLDLWLWLLDWWWLDWWWLWWDWWDLWLWLWDL
Position1418181817161716171718171718191613131315131110111191098998999899

Matches

31 August 1997 1 RCD Mallorca 2-1 Valencia Palma de Mallorca
Report Stadium: Lluis Sitjar
8 September 1997 2 Valencia 0-3 FC Barcelona Valencia
Stadium: Mestalla
14 September 1997 3 Racing Santander 2-1 Valencia Santander
Report
27 September 1997 4 Valencia 0-2 Real Madrid Valencia
Report Stadium: Mestalla
5 October 1997 5 Real Valladolid 0-3 Valencia Valladolid
Report Stadium: Jose Zorrilla
15 October 1997 6 Valencia 1-1 Athletic Bilbao Valencia
Report Stadium: Mestalla
19 October 1997 7 Celta Vigo 1-0 Valencia Vigo
26 October 1997 8 Valencia 1-1 Real Oviedo Valencia
Stadium: Mestalla
3 November 1997 9 CP Mérida 1-0 Valencia Mérida
Report
9 November 1997 10 Valencia 2-1 Real Zaragoza Valencia
Report
12 November 1997 11 RCD Espanyol 3-0 Valencia Barcelona
Report
16 November 1997 12 Valencia 1-0 Real Betis Valencia
Report
22 November 1997 13 Atlético Madrid 3-1 Valencia Madrid
Report Stadium: Vicente Calderón
30 November 1997 14 Valencia 0-1 UD Salamanca Valencia
Report Stadium: Mestalla
7 December 1997 15 Real Sociedad 1-1 Valencia San Sebastián
Report Stadium: Anoeta
14 December 1997 16 Valencia 4-1 SD Compostela Valencia
Report Stadium: Mestalla
18 December 1997 17 Valencia 1-0 Deportivo La Coruña Valencia
Report Stadium: Mestalla
21 December 1997 18 Sporting Gijón 0-3 Valencia Gijón
Stadium: El Molinon
4 January 1998 19 Valencia 1-2 CD Tenerife Valencia
Report Stadium: Mestalla
12 January 1998 20 Valencia 0-0 RCD Mallorca Valencia
Report Stadium: Mestalla
19 January 1998 21 FC Barcelona 3-4 Valencia Barcelona
Luis Enrique 32'
Rivaldo 49' Yellow card
Fernando Cáceres 54' (own goal)
Ferrer Yellow card
Report 69' Morigi
75' Claudio Lopez
87' Claudio Lopez
88' Yellow card 89' Yellow-red card Ortega
Yellow card Carboni
Yellow card Djukic
Stadium: Camp Nou
Referee: Perez Burrull
25 January 1998 22 Valencia 6-1 Racing Santander Valencia
Report Stadium: Mestalla
2 February 1998 23 Real Madrid 1-2 Valencia Madrid
Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
8 February 1998 24 Valencia 1-2 Real Valladolid Valencia
Report Stadium: Mestalla
15 February 1998 25 Athletic Bilbao 0-3 Valencia Bilbao
Report Stadium: San Mames
22 February 1998 26 Valencia 2-1 Celta Vigo Valencia
Report Stadium: Mestalla
1 March 1998 27 Real Oviedo 0-0 Valencia Oviedo
Report Stadium: Carlos Tartiere
9 March 1998 28 Valencia 3-0 CP Mérida Valencia
Report Stadium: Mestalla
15 March 1998 29 Real Zaragoza 0-2 Valencia Zaragoza
Report Stadium: La Romareda
22 March 1998 30 Valencia 0-0 RCD Espanyol Valencia
Report Stadium: Mestalla
28 March 1998 31 Real Betis 1-0 Valencia Sevilla
Report Stadium: Benito Villamarin
5 April 1998 32 Valencia 4-1 Atlético Madrid Valencia
Report Stadium: Mestalla
12 April 1998 33 UD Salamanca 6-0 Valencia Salamanca
Report
18 April 1998 34 Valencia 3-2 Real Sociedad Valencia
Report Stadium: Mestalla
26 April 1998 35 SD Compostela 3-1 Valencia Santiago de Compostela
Report
2 May 1998 36 Deportivo La Coruña 1-2 Valencia La Coruña
Report Stadium: Riazor
9 May 1998 37 Valencia 2-2 Sporting Gijón Gijón
Report
15 May 1998 38 CD Tenerife 3-2 Valencia Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Report

Source: Competitive Matches[8]

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

Statistics

Players statistics

No. Pos Nat Player TotalLa LigaCopa del Rey
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Spain ESP Zubizarreta 40-4734-406-7
20 DF France FRA Angloma 37432351
5 DF Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Djukic 36333330
28 DF Spain ESP Soria 26023030
24 DF Argentina ARG Cáceres 35029060
15 DF Italy ITA Carboni 35129061
6 MF Spain ESP Mendieta 3510301050
21 MF Spain ESP Milla 35028+204+10
8 MF Spain ESP Farinós 37226+524+20
19 FW Croatia CRO Vlaović 27721+570+10
7 FW Argentina ARG Claudio 371226+6123+20
13 GK Argentina ARG Campagnuolo 2-82-800
23 MF Spain ESP Angulo 31614+14333
11 FW Romania ROU Ilie 201315+2122+11
3 DF Spain ESP Juanfran 24011+901+30
10 MF Spain ESP Fernando 2539+12142
25 GK Spain ESP Bartual 2-42-400
9 FW Argentina ARG Ortega 23210+10230
18 DF Algeria ALG Moussa Saib 16011+3020
16 MF Peru PER Del Solar 1309+300+10
12 MF Argentina ARG Morigi 2014+1110+50
14 MF Spain ESP Gerard 1406+502+10
11 FW Brazil BRA Romário 726111
2 DF Spain ESP Javi Navarro 804+2020
17 MF Brazil BRA Marcelinho 602+3010
22 MF Spain ESP Albelda 500+50
4 DF Spain ESP Camarasa 302+10
17 FW Uruguay URU Olivera 300+200+10

See also

References

  1. ESCLUSIVA – L’Inter di Jocelyn Angloma: “La rovesciata di Djorkaeff, le feste, Moratti. Conte è speciale. Italia? Mi tengo la mia isola!” passioninter.com
  2. Urrutia, Carlos (3 July 1997). "Djukic, todo ambición" [Djukic, all ambition] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  3. "Carboni y Angloma, los mejores laterales" [Carboni and Angloma, the best fullbacks]. Las Provincias (in Spanish). 16 January 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  4. "Valencia appoint Ranieri". BBC Sport. 8 June 2004. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
  5. De Cobra stuurt zijn kat Het Nieuwsblad. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  6. "95–96 Valencia squad". BDfutbol.com. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  7. "95-96 Valencia transfers". BDfutbol.com. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  8. "97-98 Valencia Matches". bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
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