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| 1997–98 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||
The1997–98FC Barcelona season saw the club win theLa Liga title and theCopa Del Rey, under the guidance of new coachLouis van Gaal. Van Gaal was hired fromAjax Amsterdam. StrikerSonny Anderson andRivaldo also joined the team. The club soldRonaldo toInter Milan just before the season began, with Anderson becoming their main striker. Van Gaal introduced a 4-3-3 formation to Barcelona, under whichRivaldo scored 20 goals in the league as centre forward. Barcelona won their 15thLa Liga title, 2ndEuropean Super Cup title and their 24thCopa del Rey title, thus winning a domestic double. Barcelona crashed out of theUEFA Champions League, finishing last in their group.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| FW | Rivaldo | Deportivo | U$20,0 million |
| FW | Sonny Anderson | AS 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 |
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| DF | Winston Bogarde | AC Milan | |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| FW | Christophe Dugarry | Marseille | |
| FW | Hristo Stoichkov | CSKA Sofia | |
| 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 theChampions League group stage |
| 2 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 65 | Qualification for theChampions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 60 | 37 | +23 | 63[a] | Qualification for theUEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Real Madrid | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 63 | 45 | +18 | 63[a] | Qualification for theChampions League group stage[b] |
| 5 | Mallorca | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 60[c] | Qualification for theCup Winners' Cup first round[d] |
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | L | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | D | L | L | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | D | L | L | L |
| Position | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 August 19971 | FC Barcelona | 3–0 | Real Sociedad | Barcelona |
Rivaldo 26' 80'Giovanni 56' | Report | Stadium:Camp Nou |
| 8 September 19972 | Valencia CF | 0–3 | FC Barcelona | Valencia |
| Report | Anderson 1' Rivaldo 37' (pen.)de la Peña 81' | Stadium:Estadio Mestalla |
| 13 September 19973 | FC Barcelona | 2–1 | Deportivo La Coruña | Barcelona |
| Enrique 23' Anderson 87' | Report | Luizão 89' | Stadium:Camp Nou |
| 27 September 19974 | Sporting de Gijón | 1–4 | FC Barcelona | Gijón |
| Bango 30' | Report | Enrique 2' 73' Rivaldo 8' 82' | Stadium:Estadio El Molinon |
| 5 October 19975 | FC Barcelona | 3–2 | CD Tenerife | Barcelona |
| Óscar 6' 31' Enrique 50' | Report | Juanele 24' Paz 28' | Stadium:Camp Nou |
| 14 October 19976 | RCD Mallorca | 0–1 | FC Barcelona | Palma de Mallorca |
| Report | Enrique 5' | Stadium:Lluís Sitjar Stadium |
| 18 October 19977 | SD Compostela | 2–2 | FC Barcelona | Santiago de Compostela |
| Penev 36' Nacho 56' | Report | Óscar 59' Rivaldo 73' | Stadium:San Lázaro |
| 26 October 19978 | FC Barcelona | 2–0 | Racing de Santander | Barcelona |
| Óscar 51' Enrique 68' | Report | Stadium:Camp Nou |
| 1 November 19979 | Real Madrid | 2–3 | FC Barcelona | Madrid |
| Raúl 48' Šuker 61' | Report | Rivaldo 5' Enrique 50'Anderson 79' | Stadium:Estadio Santiago Bernabéu |
| 9 November 199710 | FC Barcelona | 1–2 | Real Valladolid | Barcelona |
| Pizzi 89' | Report | Eusebio 10' Peternac 50' | Stadium:Camp Nou |
| 13 November 199711 | Athletic de Bilbao | 3–0 | FC Barcelona | Bilbao |
| Ziganda 40' Alkiza 50'Urzaiz 72' | Report | Stadium:San Mamés |
| 16 November 199712 | FC 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 199713 | Real Oviedo | 1–0 | FC Barcelona | Oviedo |
| Pompei 67' (pen.) | Report | Stadium:Estadio Carlos Tartiere |
| 1 December 199714 | FC Barcelona | 3–1 | CP Mérida | Barcelona |
| Anderson 34' Enrique 70'Rivaldo 73' (pen.) | Report | Sinval 81' (pen.) | Stadium:Camp Nou |
| 6 December 199715 | Real Zaragoza | 1–2 | FC Barcelona | Zaragoza |
| Aragón 54' | Report | Barjuán 17' Rivaldo 30' | Stadium:Estadio La Romareda |
| 13 December 199716 | FC Barcelona | 3–1 | RCD Espanyol | Barcelona |
| Enrique 24' Giovanni 51'Barjuán 72' | Report | Esnáider 58' (pen.) | Stadium:Camp Nou |
| 20 December 199718 | FC Barcelona | 3–1 | Atlético de Madrid | Barcelona |
| Enrique 48' 70' Giovanni 65' (pen.) | Report | Roberto 21' | Stadium:Camp Nou |
| 5 January 199819 | UD Salamanca | 4–3 | FC Barcelona | Salamanca |
| Zegarra 43' Brito 80' (pen.) 83'Silvani 87' | Report | Anderson 12' Enrique 50'Giovanni 68' (pen.) | Stadium:Helmántico Stadium |
| 11 January 199820 | Real Sociedad | 2–2 | FC Barcelona | San Sebastián |
| Loren 82' de Paula 89' | Report | Enrique 30' Anderson 70' | Stadium:Estadio Anoeta |
| 19 January 199821 | 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 |
| 25 January 199822 | Deportivo La Coruña | 3–1 | FC Barcelona | La Coruña |
| Fran 3' Abreu 75'Djalminha 84' | Report | Pizzi 85' | Stadium:Estadio Riazor |
| 1 February 199823 | FC Barcelona | 2–1 | Sporting de Gijón | Barcelona |
| Rivaldo 18' 37' | Report | Cheryshev 35' | Stadium:Camp Nou |
| 8 February 199824 | CD Tenerife | 1–1 | FC Barcelona | Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| Jokanović 46' | Report | Rivaldo 44' | Stadium:Estadio Heliodoro Rodriguez |
| 15 February 199825 | FC Barcelona | 0–0 | RCD Mallorca | Barcelona |
| Report | Stadium:Camp Nou |
| 22 February 199826 | FC Barcelona | 2–0 | SD Compostela | Barcelona |
| Figo 14' Enrique 29' | Report | Stadium:Camp Nou |
| 2 March 199827 | Racing de Santander | 2–4 | FC Barcelona | Santander |
| Correa 10' (pen.) Alberto 80' | Report | Rivaldo 69' 72' Anderson 82' 89' | Stadium:Estadio El Sardinero |
| 7 March 199828 | FC Barcelona | 3–0 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
| Anderson 69' Figo 80'Giovanni 85' | Report | Stadium:Camp Nou |
| 15 March 199829 | Real Valladolid | 1–2 | FC Barcelona | Valladolid |
| Chema 12' | Report | Rivaldo 56' Figo 89' | Stadium:Estadio Jose Zorrilla |
| 22 March 199830 | FC Barcelona | 4–0 | Athletic de Bilbao | Barcelona |
| Giovanni 3' Anderson 13' 47'Óscar 79' | Report | Stadium:Camp Nou |
| 29 March 199831 | Celta de Vigo | 3–1 | FC Barcelona | Vigo |
| Revivo 21' Mostovoy 32'Mazinho 70' | Report | Enrique 27' | Stadium:Estadio Balaídos |
| 4 April 199832 | FC Barcelona | 2–1 | Real Oviedo | Barcelona |
| Enrique 31' Bogarde 41' | Report | Bogarde 69' (o.g.) | Stadium:Camp Nou |
| 7 April 199817 | Real Betis | 0–2 | FC Barcelona | Sevilla |
| Report | Giovanni 52' Rivaldo 59' | Stadium:Estadio Benito Villamarin |
| 11 April 199833 | CP Mérida | 1–2 | FC Barcelona | Mérida |
| Biagini 80' | Report | Figo 66' Enrique 71' | Stadium:Estadio Romano |
| 18 April 199834 | FC Barcelona | 1–0 | Real Zaragoza | Barcelona |
| Giovanni 77' | Report | Stadium:Camp Nou |
| 25 April 199835 | RCD Espanyol | 1–1 | FC Barcelona | Barcelona |
| Sergio 56' | Report | Figo 37' | Stadium:Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys |
| 3 May 199836 | FC Barcelona | 1–3 | Real Betis | Barcelona |
| Bogarde 24' | Report | Alfonso 44' George 58' 89' | Stadium:Camp Nou |
| 10 May 199837 | Atlético de Madrid | 5–2 | FC Barcelona | Madrid |
| Paunović 19' Couto 25' (o.g.)Vieri 60' 82'Caminero 70' | Report | Rivaldo 12' de la Peña 81' | Stadium:Estadio Vicente Calderón |
| 15 May 199838 | FC Barcelona | 1–4 | UD Salamanca | Barcelona |
| Jofre 89' | Report | Silvani 18' Pauleta 52' 55'Brito 72' | Stadium:Camp Nou |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 29 April 1998 | Barcelona | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4p) | Mallorca | Valencia Stadium:Mestalla |
| 21:00CET | Rivaldo 66' | Stanković 6' | Attendance: 54,000 Referee:Daudén Ibáñez  | |
| Penalties | ||||
Rivaldo Giovanni  Celades Pizzi Roger Figo Óscar Reiziger | Iván RochaSolerCampoOlaizolaRoaStankovićAmatoEskurza | |||
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Skonto| 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) |
vBarcelona| 27 August 1997 | Skonto | 0–1 | Barcelona | Daugava Stadium,Riga |
| 20:00 | Report | Anderson 50' | Attendance: 12,000 Referee:Terje Hauge (Norway) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DKV | PSV | NEW | BAR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dynamo Kyiv | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 11 | Advance toknockout stage | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | |
| 2 |  PSV Eindhoven | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 9 | 1–3 | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | ||
| 3 |  Newcastle United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 7 | 2–0 | 0–2 | — | 3–2 | ||
| 4 | Barcelona | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 5 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–0 | — |
vBarcelona| 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) |
vPSV Eindhoven| 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) |
vBarcelona| 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) |
vDynamo Kyiv| 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) |
vNewcastle United| 26 November 1997 | Barcelona | 1–0 | Newcastle United | Camp Nou,Barcelona |
| 20:45 | Giovanni 17' | Report | Attendance: 26,000 Referee:Marc Batta (France) |
vBarcelona| 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) |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| GAMES[1] |
|---|
| 24-3-1998COPA CATALUNYA LLEIDA-BARCELONA 1–2 5-5-1998COPA CATALUNYA BARCELONA-EUROPA 1–1 /3–4/ PENALTY 25-7-1997 FRIENDLYIF ELFSBORG-BARCELONA 0–3 3-8-1997 FRIENDLYAZ ALKMAAR-BARCELONA 1–2 6-8-1997 FRIENDLYFC TWENTE-BARCELONA 0–1 9-8-1997 FRIENDLY MALLORCA-BARCELONA 1-1 16-8-1997Joan 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 |
| 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 | ||
| 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 |  NGA | Amunike | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | ESP | Puyol | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 29 | MF | ESP | Xavi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 31 | MF | ESP | Rosas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 32 | MF | ESP | Jofre | 1 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 | ||||
