1997–98 AC Fiorentina season
| 1997–98 season | ||||
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| President | Vittorio Cecchi Gori | |||
| Manager | Alberto Malesani | |||
| Stadium | Stadio Artemio Franchi | |||
| Serie A | 5th | |||
| Coppa Italia | Quarter-finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Gabriel Batistuta (21) All: Gabriel Batistuta (24) | |||
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Parma, thus departing the club after only one season in charge. Sensationally, Giovanni Trapattoni became his successor, remarking that Fiorentina was serious about winning the league.
Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
| In | |||
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| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| MF | Domenico Morfeo | Atalanta B.C. |
€7.70 million |
| MF | Christian Amoroso | Empoli F.C. |
loan ended |
| GK | Valerio Fiori | A.C. Cesena |
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| FW | Francesco Flachi | A.S. Bari |
loan ended |
| DF | Stefano Bettarini | Cagliari Calcio | |
| FW | Davide Dionigi | Reggina Calcio |
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| FW | Francesco Tavano | Nola |
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| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| DF | Lorenzo Amoruso | Glasgow Rangers |
€6.00 million |
| FW | Francesco Baiano | Derby County |
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| MF | Massimo Orlando | Atalanta B.C. |
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| DF | Vittorio Pusceddu | Empoli F.C. |
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| DF | Daniele Carnasciali | Bologna F.C. |
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| GK | Gianmatteo Mareggini | A.C. Siena |
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Winter
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| FW | Edmundo | CR Vasco da Gama | |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| DF | Vittorio Pusceddu | Torino F.C. |
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| FW | Francesco Flachi | Ancona | loan |
| FW | Davide Dionigi | Piacenza Calcio |
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Competitions
Serie A
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Udinese | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 62 | 40 | +22 | 64 | Qualification to UEFA Cup |
| 4 | Roma
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34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 67 | 42 | +25 | 59 | |
| 5 | Fiorentina | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 65 | 36 | +29 | 57[a] | |
| 6 | Parma | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 57 | |
| 7 | Lazio
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34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 53 | 30 | +23 | 56 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup |
Source: 1997–98 Serie A, RSSSF.com, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[1]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[1]
Notes:
- ^ Fiorentina finished ahead of Parma on head-to-head points: FIO 1–1 PAR; PAR 1–2 FIO.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 65 | 36 | +29 | 57 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 36 | 13 | +23 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 23 | +6 |
Last updated: 24 July 2015.
Source: Competitive matches
Results by round
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed; = Leader, 1998–99 UEFA Champions League Group stage; = 1998–99 UEFA Champions League Second Qualifying round; = 1998–99 UEFA Cup First round; = Qualification to Intertoto Cup; = 1998–99 Serie B
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed; = Leader, 1998–99 UEFA Champions League Group stage; = 1998–99 UEFA Champions League Second Qualifying round; = 1998–99 UEFA Cup First round; = Qualification to Intertoto Cup; = 1998–99 Serie B
Matches
| 31 August 1997 1 | Udinese | 2–3 | Fiorentina | Udine |
Amoroso  29'Poggi 73' |
Report | Batistuta 59', 89', 90+3' |
Stadium: Stadio Friuli Referee: Domenico Messina |
| 14 September 1997 2 | Bari | Florence | ||
| Batistuta 1', 11' Kanchelskis 39' |
Report | Ventola 2' |
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Pierpaolo Rossi |
| 21 September 1997 3 | Internazionale | 3–2 | Fiorentina | Milan |
| Ronaldo 45' Moriero 72'Djorkaeff 81' |
Report | Serena 45+1' Batistuta 47' |
Stadium: San Siro Referee: Graziano Cesari |
| 28 September 1997 4 | Empoli | Florence | ||
| Batistuta 24' |
Report | Tonetto 60' Martusciello 90+4' |
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti |
| 5 October 1997 5 | Juventus | 2–1 | Fiorentina | Turin |
| Inzaghi 33' Del Piero 36' |
Report | Pessotto 24' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Livio Bazzoli |
| 19 October 1997 6 | Roma | Florence | ||
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi |
| 2 November 1997 7 | Piacenza | 0–0 | Fiorentina | Piacenza |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Leonardo Garilli Referee: Massimo De Santis |
| 9 November 1997 8 | Lecce | Florence | ||
| Batistuta 18', 90+2' Oliveira 45', 63'Rossi 51' (o.g.) |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Lorenzo Branzoni |
| 23 November 1997 Bologna | 2–2 | Fiorentina | Bologna | |
| Andersson 35' Paramatti 73' |
Report | Oliveira 30' Batistuta 83' |
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Referee: Emilio Pellegrino |
| 30 November 1997 10 | Napoli | 1–1 | Fiorentina | Naples |
| Turrini 34' |
Report | Firicano 28' |
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi |
| 7 December 1997 11 | Parma | Florence | ||
| Morfeo 58' |
Report | Apolloni 54' |
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto |
| 14 December 1997 12 | Vicenza | 1–5 | Fiorentina | Vicenza |
| Di Napoli 81' |
Report | Oliveira 7', 54' Batistuta 43'Serena 59'Schwarz 65' |
Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Referee: Gennaro Borriello |
| 21 December 1997 13 | Atalanta | Florence | ||
| Padalino 27' Serena 48'Oliveira 77'Batistuta 83'Robbiati 90+1' |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Alfredo Trentalange |
| 4 January 1998 14 | Sampdoria | Florence | ||
| Batistuta 7' |
Report | Montella 78' |
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Domenico Messina |
| 11 January 1998 15 | Brescia | 1–3 | Fiorentina | Brescia |
| Hübner 53' (pen.) |
Report | Morfeo 48' Batistuta 61'Rui Costa 81' |
Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti Referee: Livio Bazzoli |
| 18 January 1998 16 | Lazio | Florence | ||
| Cois 29' |
Report | Bokšić 31' Rambaudi 78'Nedvěd 84' |
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Graziano Cesari |
| 25 January 1998 17 | Milan | 0–2 | Fiorentina | Milan |
| Report | Oliveira 3' Morfeo 52' |
Stadium: San Siro Referee: Gennaro Borriello |
| 1 February 1998 18 | Fiorentina | 1–0 | Udinese | Florence |
| Oliveira 75' |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi |
| 8 February 1998 19 | Bari | 0–1 | Fiorentina | Bari |
| Report | Morfeo 71' |
Stadium: Stadio San Nicola Referee: Cosimo Bolognino |
| 11 February 1998 20 | Fiorentina | 1–1 | Internazionale | Florence |
| Batistuta 42' |
Report | Ronaldo 26' |
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi |
| 15 February 1998 21 | Empoli | 1–1 | Fiorentina | Empoli |
| Esposito 74' |
Report | Oliveira 52' |
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Referee: Massimo De Santis |
| 22 February 1998 22 | Fiorentina | 3–0 | Juventus | Florence |
| Firicano 31' Oliveira 34'Robbiati 79' |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Piero Ceccarini |
| 1 March 1998 23 | Roma | 4–1 | Fiorentina | Rome |
| 56' |
Report | Batistuta 71' |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi |
| 8 March 1998 24 | Fiorentina | 1–1 | Piacenza | Florence |
| Morfeo 71' (pen.) |
Report | Dionigi 28' (pen.) |
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto |
| 15 March 1998 25 | Lecce | 1–1 | Fiorentina | Lecce |
| Rossi 69' |
Report | Oliveira 87' |
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare Referee: Pierpaolo Rossi |
| 22 March 1998 Bologna | Florence | |||
| Oliveira 36' (pen.) |
Report | R. Baggio 40' (pen.) |
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti |
| 29 March 1998 27 | Napoli | Florence | ||
| Batistuta 40', 67' Robbiati 80'Edmundo 86' |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Stefano Farina |
| 5 April 1998 28 | Parma | 1–2 | Fiorentina | Parma |
| Crespo 58' |
Report | Edmundo 54' Rui Costa 77' |
Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Cosimo Bolognino |
| 11 April 1998 29 | Vicenza | Florence | ||
| Oliveira 33' |
Report | Méndez 11' |
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Livio Bazzoli |
| 19 April 1998 30 | Atalanta | 1–0 | Fiorentina | Bergamo |
| Boselli 59' |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto |
| 26 April 1998 31 | Sampdoria | 2–0 | Fiorentina | Genoa |
| Montella 38', 77' |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Roberto Bettin |
| 3 May 1998 32 | Fiorentina | 5–1 | Brescia | Florence |
| Batistuta 1', 40' Oliveira 35'Edmundo 38'Schwarz 48' |
Report | Hübner 53' |
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Tarcisio Serena |
| 10 May 1998 33 | Lazio | 1–4 | Fiorentina | Rome |
| Serena 42' (o.g.) |
Report | Oliveira 13' Edmundo 24'Batistuta 41'Rui Costa 84' |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Stefano Farina |
| 16 May 1998 34 | Milan | Florence | ||
| Rui Costa 50' Kanchelskis 55' |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Massimo De Santis |
Coppa Italia
Quarter-finals
| 7 January 1998 First leg | Fiorentina | 2–2 | Juventus | Florence |
| Rui Costa 5' Montero 42' (o.g.) |
Zidane 73' |
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi |
| 20 January 1998 Second leg | Torino | |||
| Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Serie A | Coppa | |||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  ITA
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Toldo | 37 | -40 | 34 | -36 | 3 | -4 |
| 2 | DF | ITA
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Falcone | 30 | 0 | 25+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ITA
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Padalino | 30 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ITA
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Firicano | 37 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ITA
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Serena | 35 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | MF |  SWE
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Schwarz | 26 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ITA
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Cois | 31 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ITA
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Morfeo | 29 | 6 | 19+5 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | MF |  POR
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Rui Costa | 37 | 5 | 32 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 9 | FW |  ARG
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Batistuta | 36 | 24 | 31 | 21 | 5 | 3 |
| 25 | FW |  BRA
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Oliveira | 36 | 15 | 33 | 15 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | ITA
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Fiori | 4 | -1 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | -1 |
| 27 | DF | ITA
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Tarozzi | 33 | 0 | 18+10 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | MF |  RUS
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Kanchelskis | 19 | 2 | 14+3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | ITA
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Robbiati | 28 | 4 | 7+18 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | DF | ITA
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Bettarini | 22 | 0 | 7+9 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | BRA
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Edmundo | 10 | 4 | 7+2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ITA
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Amoroso | 17 | 0 | 3+12 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ITA
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Bigica | 12 | 0 | 2+7 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ITA
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Piacentini | 11 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ITA
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Mirri | 9 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ITA
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Flachi | 7 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | ITA
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Dionigi | 4 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | FW | ITA
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Atzeni | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
| 32 | MF | ITA
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Carta | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 21 | MF | ITA
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Benin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 26 | MF | ITA
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Stefani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 34 | FW | ITA
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Tavano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 30 | DF | ITA
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Agostini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 33 | MF | ITA
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Musso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 31 | FW | ITA
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Spigoli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | DF | ITA
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Bartoloni | ||||||
Goalscorers
Gabriel Batistuta 21
Luís Oliveira 14 (1)
Domenico Morfeo 5 (1)
Edmundo 4- Anselmo Robbiati 4
Rui Costa 4
References
- ^ Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.