1997–98 Real Madrid CF season

Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Morientes (12); All: Morientes (16)
	← 1996–97 1998–99 →

The 1997–98 season was the 96th season in Real Madrid CF's history and their 67th consecutive season in La Liga.

Real Madrid failed to retain their La Liga title, but made up for the domestic disappointment by winning the

1966. This, however, was not enough to save the job of manager Jupp Heynckes, who was sacked due to Madrid's low league finish just eight days after the European triumph. In the Copa del Rey, Real lost to Alaves in the round of 16 on away goals.^[1]

Kit

Real Madrid's kits were manufactured by Spanish apparel manufacturer Kelme and sponsored by Teka.

Squad

Squad at end of season^[2]

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	Santiago Cañizares
2	DF	ESP	Chendo
3	DF	BRA	Roberto Carlos
4	DF	ESP	Fernando Hierro
5	DF	ESP	Manolo Sanchís (captain)
6	MF	ARG	Fernando Redondo
7	FW	ESP	Raúl
8	FW	YUG	Predrag Mijatović
9	FW	CRO	Davor Šuker
10	MF	NED	Clarence Seedorf
11	MF	ESP	José Amavisca
12	MF	ESP	Álvaro Benito
13	GK	GER	Bodo Illgner
14	MF	ESP	Guti


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	FW	ESP	Fernando Morientes
16	MF	ESP	Jaime
17	DF	ITA	Christian Panucci
18	MF	ESP	Víctor
19	DF	ESP	Fernando Sanz
20	MF	BRA	Sávio
21	MF	BRA	Zé Roberto
22	DF	POR	Carlos Secretário
22	MF	FRA	Christian Karembeu
23	FW	ESP	Dani
24	DF	ESP	Aitor Karanka
25	GK	ESP	Pedro Contreras
26	FW	ESP	Manuel Canabal
27	DF	ESP	Roberto Rojas
28	DF	ESP	Raúl Pareja

Transfers

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In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
FW	Fernando Morientes	Real Zaragoza
MF	Jaime	Racing Santander	loan ended
FW	Dani García	Real Zaragoza	loan ended
DF	Aitor Karanka	Athletic Bilbao
GK	Pedro Contreras	Rayo Vallecano	loan ended

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
DF	Rafael Alkorta	Athletic Bilbao
GK	Paco Buyo		retired
MF	Luis Milla	Valencia CF
DF	Mikel Lasa	Athletic Bilbao
FW	Dejan Petkovic	EC Vitoria

Winter

Reference:^[4]

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
MF	Christian Karembeu	Sampdoria
MF	Sávio	Flamengo
DF	Roberto Rojas

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
FW	Manuel Canabal	Valladolid	loan
MF	Zé Roberto	Flamengo	loan
MF	Álvaro Benito	Tenerife	loan
DF	Carlos Secretario	Porto

Competitions

La Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
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]
6	Celta de Vigo	38	17	9	12	54	47	+7	60^[c]	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round

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:

^ ^a ^b RMA 2–0 RSO; RSO 4–2 RMA
^ Real Madrid was qualified directly for the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League as holders.
^ ^a ^b 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

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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	W	W	W	D	W	W	D	L	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	D	W	L	D	W	L	L	D	W	L	W	L	D	W	D	D	L	W	D	L	L	W
Position	10	7	3	3	4	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4

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

Matches

30 August 1997 1	Real Madrid	1–1	Atlético Madrid	Madrid
	Seedorf 75' Jaime	Report	Geli	Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Juan Archeo

7 September 1997 2	Estadio El Helmantico
	Giovanella	Report	Morientes 10' Morientes 21' Roberto Carlos Jaime	Stadium: Salamanca Referee: José Sevilla

14 September 1997 3	Real Madrid	2–0	Real Sociedad	Madrid
	Raúl 55' Hierro	Report	Gómez Ilguasil Idiaquez	Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: José García

28 September 1997 4	Valencia CF	0–2	Real Madrid	Valencia
	Navarro 50' Angloma Luis Milla Ortega	Report	Raúl 69' Mijatović 79' Panucci Karanka	Stadium: Estadio Mestalla Referee: Miguel Lasa

5 October 1997 5	Real Madrid	0–0	Deportivo La Coruña	Madrid
	Seedorf Roberto Carlos Aitor Karanka	Report	Luisao Jemez Naybet Songo'o Santaelena	Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Manuel Vega

15 October 1997 6	Sporting Gijón	0–2	Real Madrid	Gijón
	Banjo Kotelo Manuel Díaz	Report	Rául 76' Redondo	Stadium: Estadio El Molinón Referee: José Fuente

18 October 1997 7	Real Madrid	3–0	CD Tenerife	Madrid
	Morientes 8' Mijatovic 75' Seedorf 85' Jaime	Report	Wirklau Mata Vivar-Dorado	Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Evaristo Leira

27 October 1997 8	RCD Mallorca	0–0	Real Madrid	Palma de Mallorca
	Sierra Amato	Report	Víctor Jaime	Stadium: Estadio Lluis Sitjar Referee: José Azurmendi

1 November 1997 9	Real Madrid	2–3	FC Barcelona	Madrid
	Raúl 48' Šuker 61' Hierro Redondo	Report	Sergi Couto	Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Juan Roca

8 November 1997 10	Racing Santander	1–2	Real Madrid	Santander
	Correa 80' Merino Lopez Porfirio	Report	Morientes 47' Seedorf 76' Guti Redondo Jaime Roberto Carlos	Stadium: Estadio El Sardinero Referee: Selino Redondo

12 November 1997 11	Compostela	2–3	Real Madrid	Santiago de Compostela
	Bellido 62 ' Penev 72 '	Report	Morientes 41 ' Morientes 58 ' Mijatović 66 '	Stadium: Estadio San Lazaro Referee: Carmelo Martel

17 November 1997 12	Real Madrid	3–1	Real Valladolid	Madrid
	Mijatovic 19 ' Hierro 26 ' Víctor 74 '	Report	Peternac 2 '	Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Fernando Mendez

22 November 1997 13	Athletic Bilbao	1–1	Real Madrid	Bilbao
	Ziganda 1 '	Report	Morientes 80 '	Stadium: San Mames Referee: Juan Marin

30 November 1997 14	Real Madrid	3–1	Celta Vigo	Madrid
	Mijatovic 44 ' Raúl 66' Seedorf 71 '	Report	Gudelj 88 '	Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Miguel Lopez

6 December 1997 15	Real Oviedo	1–1	Real Madrid	Oviedo
	González 88 '	Report	Raúl 47 '	Stadium: Nuevo Carlos Tartiere Referee: Evaristo Leira

14 December 1997 16	Real Madrid	1–0	Mérida	Madrid
	Šuker 28 ' Jaime	Report		Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu

17 December 1997 17	Real Zaragoza	2–2	Real Madrid	Zaragoza
	Sandgren 44 ' Acuña 52 '	Report	Raúl 2 ' Guti 21'	Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Alfonso Burrull

21 December 1997 18	Real Madrid	2–1	RCD Espanyol	Madrid
	Šuker 17 ' Šuker 71'	Report	Paaceta 14 '	Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Selino Redondo

3 January 1998 19	Sevilla
	Jarni 11 ' Jesús 46' Vidakovic 61 '	Report	Roberto Carlos 24 ' Raúl 50'	Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarin Referee: Juan Archeo

10 January 1998 20	Atlético Madrid	1–1	Real Madrid	Madrid
	José Mari 86 '	Report	Savio 68 '	Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderón Referee: Jose Omar

18 January 1998 21	Real Madrid	1–0	UD Salamanca	Madrid
	Panucci 20 '	Report		Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Evaristo Leira

25 January 1998 22	Real Sociedad	4–2	Real Madrid	San Sebastián
	Kuhbauer 24 ' Kovačević 38' Kovačević 46 ' Aranzabal 78'	Report	Morientes 5 ' Roberto Carlos 50'	Stadium: Anoeta Referee: Carmelo Martel

2 February 1998 23	Real Madrid	1–2	Valencia CF	Madrid
	Šuker 68' (pen)	Report	Mendieta 4 ' (pen) Ilie 17'	Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Jose de la Fuente

8 February 1998 24	Deportivo La Coruña	2–2	Real Madrid	A Coruña
	Fran 10 ' Djalminha 21'	Report	Víctor 19 ' Morientes 78'	Stadium: Estadio Riazor Referee: Juan Arqueo

15 February 1998 25	Real Madrid	3–0	Sporting Gijón	Madrid
	Savio 51 ' Šuker 56' Šuker 61' (pen)	Report		Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Jose Garcia

21 February 1998 26	CD Tenerife	4–3	Real Madrid	Santa Cruz de Tenerife
	Juanele 24 ' 60' Kodro 66 ' (pen) Kodro 86' Makaay 84 '	Report	Roberto Carlos 46 ' Mijatovic 62' (pen) Savio 76 '	Stadium: Estadio Heliodoro Rodriguez Referee: Jose Sevilla

28 February 1998 27	Real Madrid	2–0	RCD Mallorca	Madrid
	Roberto Carlos 11 ' Mijatovic 32'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Miguel Lasa

7 March 1998 28	FC Barcelona	3–0	Real Madrid	Barcelona
	Anderson 69 ' Figo 80' Giovanni 85 '	Report		Stadium: Camp Nou Referee: Selino Redondo

14 March 1998 29	Real Madrid	2–2	Racing Santander	Madrid
	Mijatovic 30 ' Seedorf 49'	Report	Javi Lopez 13 ' Beschastnykh 81'	Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Manuel González

22 March 1998 30	Real Madrid	2–1	Compostela	Madrid
	Seedorf 42 ' Mijatovic 78'	Report	Penev 11 '	Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Juan Marin

28 March 1998 31	Real Valladolid	1–1	Real Madrid	Valladolid
	Peternac 86 '	Report	Suker 34 '	Stadium: Estadio José Zorrilla Referee: Fernando Mendez

4 April 1998 32	Real Madrid	0–0	Athletic Bilbao	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Juan Roca

11 April 1998 33	Celta Vigo	2–1	Real Madrid	Vigo
	Mostovoi 56' (pen)	Report	Hierro 44' (pen )	Stadium: Estadio Balaídos Referee: Eduardo Gonzalez

19 April 1998 34	Real Madrid	5–1	Real Oviedo	Madrid
	Raúl 83' Sanchís 51 '	Report	Dely Valdés 62 '	Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Arturo Ibanez

26 April 1998 35	Mérida	2–2	Real Madrid	Mérida
	Jose Sinval 62 ' Sabas 65 '	Report	Hierro 60' (pen ) Suker 79 '	Stadium: Romano Referee: Jose Garcia

4 May 1998 36	Real Madrid	0–2	Real Zaragoza	Madrid
		Report	Jamelli 57 ' Gustavo López 79 '	Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Jose Omar

9 May 1998 37	RCD Espanyol	1–0	Real Madrid	Barcelona
	Roberto 72 '	Report	Karembeu	Stadium: Estadi La Caixa Referee: Alfonso Burrull

15 May 1998 38	Real Madrid	1–0	Real Betis	Madrid
	Mijatović 76 '	Report		Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Jose Azurmendi

Copa del Rey

Round of 16

13 January 1998	Alavés	1–0	Real Madrid	Vitoria-Gasteiz
21:30 CET	Serrano 70'	Report (in Spanish)		Stadium: Mendizorrotza Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Daudén Ibáñez

21 January 1998	Real Madrid	2–1 (2–2 a agg.)	Alavés	Madrid
21:00 CET	Roberto Carlos 13' Šuker 55'	Report (in Spanish)	Riesco 10'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Andradas Asurmendi

Champions League

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	RM	ROS	OLY	POR
1	Real Madrid	6	4	1	1	15	4	+11	13	Advance to knockout stage	—	4–1	5–1	4–0
2	Rosenborg	6	3	2	1	13	8	+5	11		2–0	—	5–1	2–0
3	Olympiacos	6	1	2	3	6	14	−8	5		0–0	2–2	—	1–0
4	Porto	6	1	1	4	3	11	−8	4		0–2	1–1	2–1	—

Source: UEFA

Matches

17 September 1997	Real Madrid	4–1	Rosenborg	Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid
	Panucci 7' Zé Roberto 39' Raúl 43' Morientes 83'	Report	Jakobsen 22'	Attendance: 53,000 Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)

1 October 1997	Real Madrid	Antas, Porto
		Report	Hierro 14' Raúl 78'	Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Piero Ceccarini (Italy)

Real Madrid

v

Olympiacos

22 October 1997	Real Madrid	5–1	Olympiacos	Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid
	Roberto Carlos 90'	Report	Dabizas 18'	Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

5 November 1997	Real Madrid	OAKA Spiridon Louis, Athens
		Report		Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)

27 November 1997	Real Madrid	Lerkendal, Trondheim
	Brattbakk 53'	Report		Attendance: 19,900 Referee: Paul Durkin (England)

Real Madrid

v

Porto

10 December 1997	Real Madrid	4–0	Porto	Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid
	Roberto Carlos 40'	Report		Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto (Italy)

Quarter-finals

4 March 1998	Real Madrid	Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion, Leverkusen
	Beinlich 18'	Report	Karembeu 74'	Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

Real Madrid

v

Bayer Leverkusen

18 March 1998	Real Madrid	3–0	Bayer Leverkusen	Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid
	Karembeu 50' Morientes 57' Hierro 90' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Nikolai Levnikov (Russia)

Semi-finals

Real Madrid

v

Borussia Dortmund

1 April 1998	Real Madrid	2–0	Borussia Dortmund	Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
	Morientes 25' Karembeu 67'	Report		Attendance: 85,000 Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)

15 April 1998	Real Madrid	Westfalenstadion, Dortmund
		Report		Attendance: 48,500 Referee: Paul Durkin (England)

Final

Real Madrid

v

Juventus

20 May 1998	Amsterdam Arena , Amsterdam
20:45	Mijatović 66'	Report		Attendance: 48,500 Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)

Supercopa

20 August 1997	Barcelona	2–1	Real Madrid	Barcelona
22:00 CET	Giovanni 85' (pen. )	Report		Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 120,000 Referee: Gracia Redondo

23 August 1997	Real Madrid	4–1	Barcelona	Madrid
22:00 CET	Raúl 42', 54' Mijatović 58' Seedorf 65'	Report	80' Giovanni	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Dauden Ibáñez

Statistics

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		La Liga		Copa del Rey		Champions League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ESP	Cañizares	32	-34	26	-30	0	0	6	-4
17	DF	ITA	Panucci	32	2	23	1	1	0	8	1
5	DF	ESP	Sanchís	42	1	31	1	0+1	0	9+1	0
4	DF	ESP	Hierro	39	6	28	3	1	0	10	3
3	DF	BRA	Roberto Carlos	45	7	35	4	1	1	9	2
16	MF	ESP	Jaime	41	0	21+10	0	0+1	0	2+7	0
6	MF	ARG	Redondo	46	0	31+2	0	2	0	10+1	0
10	MF	NED	Seedorf	47	6	34+2	6	0	0	11	0
8	FW	YUG	Mijatovic	32	11	22+2	10	0	0	8	1
15	FW	ESP	Morientes	45	16	17+16	12	2	0	6+4	4
7	FW	ESP	Raúl	47	12	35	10	1	0	11	2
25	GK	GER	Illgner	19	-18	12	-15	2	-2	5	-1
2	DF	ESP	Chendo	6	0	4	0	1	0	1	0
9	FW	CRO	Suker	37	15	21+8	10	1	1	5+2	4
11	MF	ESP	Amavisca	32	0	16+9	0	0	0	3+4	0
14	MF	ESP	Guti	20	1	11+6	1	0+1	0	0+2	0
18	MF	ESP	Víctor Sánchez	37	3	13+15	2	2	0	0+7	1
19	DF	ESP	Sanz	10	0	4+3	0	1	0	2	0
20	MF	BRA	Sávio	15	3	4+8	3	1	0	2	0
22	MF	FRA	Karembeu	23	3	14+2	0	2	0	5	3
23	FW	ESP	Dani	11	0	0+8	0	1+1	0	0+1	0
24	DF	ESP	Karanka	25	0	14+4	0	2	0	4+1	0
13	GK	ESP	Contreras	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	FW	ESP	Álvaro	1	0	0	0	0+1	0
27	DF	ESP	Rojas	1	0	0	0	1	0
28	DF	ESP	Pareja	0	0	0	0
21	MF	BRA	Zé Roberto	10	1	4+2	0	0	0	4	1

Source: https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/t1997-982.html

References

^ "Heynckes Couldn't work with sons of b*s at Real Madrid". goal.com. 24 February 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
^ "FootballSquads - Real Madrid - 1997/98".
^ "Real Madrid » Transfers 1995/1996". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
^ "Real Madrid » Transfers 1994/1995". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 June 2019.

[table_hth_RMA0.64591829788215-5] RMA 2–0 RSO; RSO 4–2 RMA

[table_note_res_RMA0.64591829788215-6] Real Madrid was qualified directly for the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League as holders.

[table_hth_MLL0.64591829788215-7] MLL: 9 pts; CEL: 5 pts; ATM: 2 pts

[table_note_res_UCWC10.64591829788215-8] 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.

[1] "Heynckes Couldn't work with sons of b*s at Real Madrid". goal.com. 24 February 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2020.

[2] "FootballSquads - Real Madrid - 1997/98".

[3] "Real Madrid » Transfers 1995/1996". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 June 2019.

[4] "Real Madrid » Transfers 1994/1995". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 June 2019.

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