1997–98 Real Zaragoza season
Real Zaragoza S.A.D. 1997–98 football season
| 1997–98 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Solans Family (64%) | ||
| President | Alfonso Solans | ||
| Head coach | Luis Costa | ||
| Stadium | La Romareda | ||
| La Liga | 10th | ||
| Copa del Rey | Semifinals | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Pier (5 goals) All: Ander Garitano (7 goals) | ||
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The 1997–98 season was the 63rd season for Real Zaragoza in its history. The club competed in La Liga and Copa del Rey.
Summary
During summer Alfonso Solans in his 6th season as President, reinforced the squad with several players such as midfielders Nordin Wooter from AFC Ajax,[1] Jose Ignacio from Valencia CF,[2] Roberto Acuña,[3] Defender Gary Sundgren[4] and forwards Yordi and Pier. Meanwhile, the club transferred out Gus Poyet to Chelsea FC after 7 years,[5] youngstar forward Fernando Morientes[6] and Dani were sold to Real Madrid. Also, forwards Higuera and Miguel Pardeza along Nayim left the club after several seasons.
In his 2nd season as head coach Luis Costa did fix the defensive line with decent performances of Sundgren, on the midfield the Dutch midfielder Nordin Wooter was a total flop being surpassed as starter by Jose Ignacio on the right wing, on the contrary, the other midfielders Kily Gonzalez, Santiago Aragon and Roberto Acuña did cover in a decent way the departures of Gus Poyet and Nayim. Costa found troubles at the offensive line with new arrivals Yordi and Pier delivering poor performances -prompting the arrival of Paulo Jamelli during Winter-, the team only reached the mid-table spots even far away to play the upcoming 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup finishing in a 13th spot. The season is remembered by the match won by the squad against Real Madrid 0-2 at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium after 13 seasons only the 2nd league victory over there in its club history.
Meanwhile, in Copa del Rey the squad advanced to the semifinals only to be defeated by FC Barcelona.
Squad
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| DF | Gary Sundgren | AIK Fotboll | |
| MF | José Ignacio | Valencia CF | |
| MF | Roberto Acuña | CA Independiente | |
| FW | Pier | Real Betis | |
| FW | Yordi | Atletico Madrid | |
| MF | Nordin Wooter | AFC Ajax | |
| MF | Marcos Vales | Sporting Gijon | |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| MF | Gus Poyet | Chelsea FC | |
| FW | Fernando Morientes | Real Madrid | |
| FW | Dani García | Real Madrid | loan ended |
| FW | Francisco Higuera | end of contract | |
| MF | Nayim | Logroñes CF | |
| FW | Miguel Pardeza | Puebla FC | |
| DF | Quique Sanchez Flores | retired | |
| MF | Oscar | Las Palmas | |
| FW | Loreto | Cordoba CF | |
| GK | Bosca | Talavera | |
Winter
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| FW | Paulo Jamelli | Kashiwa Reysol | |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
La Liga
League table
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Valladolid | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 50 |
| 12 | Deportivo La Coruña | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 49 |
| 13 | Zaragoza | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 48 |
| 14 | Racing Santander | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 46 | 55 | −9 | 45[a] |
| 15 | Salamanca | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 45[a] |
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:
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 RAC: 8 pts; SAL: 4 pts → SAL 2-0 TEN; TEN: 4 pts → TEN 2-0 SAL
Position by round
Source: https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/t1997-9839.html?tab=partits
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 1998 Intertoto Cup third round; = Qualification for the 1998 Intertoto Cup second round; = Qualification for the relegation playoff; = 1998–99 Segunda Division; R = 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
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 1998 Intertoto Cup third round; = Qualification for the 1998 Intertoto Cup second round; = Qualification for the relegation playoff; = 1998–99 Segunda Division; R = 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
Matches
Celta Vigo v Real Zaragoza
| 31 August 1997 1 | Celta Vigo | 2 – 1 | Real Zaragoza | Vigo |
Karpin  76'Salinas 87' | Report | 55' González | Stadium: Balaídos Referee: Victor José Esquinas Torres |
Real Zaragoza v Real Oviedo
| 7 September 1997 2 | Real Zaragoza | 3-3 | Real Oviedo | Zaragoza |
| Kily González 52' Garitano 64' (pen)Yordi 77' | Report | 12' Pompei 26' Pompei 70' (pen) González | Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Pérez Lasa |
CP Mérida v Real Zaragoza
| 14 September 1997 3 | CP Mérida | 0-1 | Real Zaragoza | Mérida |
| Report | 44' (pen) Garitano | Stadium: Romano Referee: Díaz Vega |
Real Zaragoza v SD Compostela
| 28 September 1997 4 | Real Zaragoza | 2-2 | SD Compostela | Zaragoza |
| Aguado 63' Aguado 73' | Report | 55' Bellido 89' Ohen | Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Ansuategui Roca |
Real Zaragoza v RCD Espanyol
| 4 October 1997 5 | Real Zaragoza | 1-1 | RCD Espanyol | Zaragoza |
| Garitano 68' (pen) | Report | 84' Esnaider | Stadium: La Romareda |
Real Betis v Real Zaragoza
| 15 October 1997 6 | Real Betis | 3-3 | Real Zaragoza | Sevilla |
| Oli 28' Oli 29'Fernando 56' | Report | 14' Acuña 73' Aguado 75' Garitano | Stadium: Benito Villamarin Referee: Pérez Burrull |
Real Zaragoza v Atlético de Madrid
| 17 October 1997 7 | Real Zaragoza | 1-5 | Atlético de Madrid | Zaragoza |
| Garitano 73' (pen) | Report | 3' Kiko 19'Vieri 39'Vieri 63'Vieri 82' Jose Mari | Stadium: La Romareda |
Salamanca CF v Real Zaragoza
| 26 October 1997 8 | Salamanca CF | 1-2 | Real Zaragoza | Salamanca |
| Pauleta 21' | Report | 24' Garitano 62' Wooter | Stadium: El Helmantico Referee: Megía Dávila |
Real Zaragoza v Real Sociedad
| 2 November 1997 9 | Real Zaragoza | 0-0 | Real Sociedad | Zaragoza |
| Report | Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Puentes Leira |
Valencia CF v Real Zaragoza
| 9 November 1997 10 | Valencia CF | 2-1 | Real Zaragoza | Valencia |
| Angloma 26' Claudio Lopez 63' | Report | 88' Kily González | Stadium: Mestalla Referee: Carmona Méndez |
Real Zaragoza v Deportivo La Coruña
| 12 November 1997 11 | Real Zaragoza | 1 – 2 | Deportivo La Coruña | Zaragoza, Spain |
| Yordi 51' Gilmar  | Report | 17' Djalminha 89' Fran Bonnissel Manjarín | Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González |
Real Sporting v Real Zaragoza
| 16 November 1997 12 | Real Sporting | 2–3 | Real Zaragoza | Gijón |
Isma  77'Luna 88'Tomás 89' | Report | 20', 50'Aragón 22'Yordi | Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Losantos Omar |
Real Zaragoza v CD Tenerife
| 23 November 1997 13 | Real Zaragoza | 1-0 | CD Tenerife | Zaragoza |
| Pier 67' | Report | Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Mejuto Gonzalez |
RCD Mallorca v Real Zaragoza
| 30 November 1997 14 | RCD Mallorca | 0-2 | Real Zaragoza | Palma de Mallorca |
| Report | Soler 37' Kily González 89' | Stadium: Son Moix Referee: Gil García |
Real Zaragoza v FC Barcelona
| 6 December 1997 15 | Real Zaragoza | 1-2 | FC Barcelona | Zaragoza |
| Aragón 54' | Report | 17'Sergi 30'Rivaldo | Stadium: La Romareda |
Racing Santander v Real Zaragoza
| 14 December 1997 16 | Racing Santander | 2-3 | Real Zaragoza | Santander |
| Schürrer 44' Beschastnykh 88' | Report | 11' Belsue 47' (pen) Aragon 86' Yordi | Stadium: El Sardinero Referee: Japón Sevilla |
Real Zaragoza v Real Madrid
| 17 December 1997 17 | Real Zaragoza | 2–2 | Real Madrid | Zaragoza |
| Sundgren 44 ' Acuña 52 ' | Report | 2 'Raúl 21'Guti | Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Alfonso Burrull |
Real Valladolid v Real Zaragoza
| 21 December 1997 18 | Real Valladolid | 4-0 | Real Zaragoza | Valladolid |
| Víctor 24' Peternac 50'Júlio César 72'García Calvo 84' | Report | Stadium: Jose Zorrilla Referee: Puentes Leira |
Real Zaragoza v Athletic Bilbao
| 4 January 1998 19 | Real Zaragoza | 1-1 | Athletic Bilbao | Zaragoza |
| Radimov 69' | Report | 32' Julen Guerrero | Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Megía Dávila |
Real Zaragoza v Celta Vigo
| 11 January 1998 20 | Real Zaragoza | 1 – 0 | Celta Vigo | Zaragoza, Spain |
| Acuña 58' | Report | Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Carmelo Rodríguez Martel |
Real Oviedo v Real Zaragoza
| 17 January 1998 21 | Real Oviedo | 3-0 | Real Zaragoza | Oviedo |
| Pompei 8' Dubovský 41'Pompei 50' (pen) | Report | Stadium: Carlos Tartiere Referee: Pérez Lasa |
Real Zaragoza v CP Mérida
| 25 January 1998 22 | Real Zaragoza | 1-1 | CP Mérida | Zaragoza |
| Aragón 89' (pen) | 85' Cléber | Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Megía Dávila |
SD Compostela v Real Zaragoza
| 1 February 1998 23 | SD Compostela | 2-0 | Real Zaragoza | Santiago de Compostela |
| Ohen 58' Penev 69' | Referee: Carmona Méndez |
RCD Espanyol v Real Zaragoza
| 8 February 1998 24 | RCD Espanyol | 0-1 | Real Zaragoza | Barcelona |
| 17' Kily González | Stadium: Olímpic Referee: Japón Sevilla |
Real Zaragoza v Real Betis
| 15 February 1998 25 | Real Zaragoza | 3-1 | Real Betis | Zaragoza |
| Aguado 11' Kily González 49'Garitano 73' (pen) | Report | 17' Alfonso | Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Iturralde González |
Atlético de Madrid v Real Zaragoza
| 22 February 1998 26 | Atlético de Madrid | 2-1 | Real Zaragoza | Madrid |
| Vieri 52' Kiko 74' | Report | Miquel Soler 88' | Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderón |
Real Zaragoza v Salamanca CF
| 1 March 1998 27 | Real Zaragoza | 1-1 | Salamanca CF | Zaragoza |
| Yordi 58' | 42' Silvani | Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Esquinas Torres |
Real Sociedad v Real Zaragoza
| 8 March 1998 28 | Real Sociedad | 0-1 | Real Zaragoza | San Sebastian |
| 50' Belsue | Stadium: Anoeta Referee: Fernández Marín |
Real Zaragoza v Valencia CF
| 15 March 1998 29 | Real Zaragoza | 0-2 | Valencia CF | Zaragoza |
| 72' Ilie 89' Claudio López | Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Díaz Vega |
Deportivo La Coruña v Real Zaragoza
| 22 March 1998 30 | Deportivo La Coruña | 2 – 1 | Real Zaragoza | A Coruña, Spain |
| Conceição 8' Bassir 66' Abreu | Report | 80' Aguado Sundgren | Stadium: Estadio Riazor Referee: Juan Ansuátegui Roca |
Real Zaragoza v Sporting Gijon
| 29 March 1998 31 | Real Zaragoza | 0–0 | Sporting Gijon | Zaragoza |
| Gilmar 34' | Summary | Stadium: La Romareda Referee: López Nieto |
CD Tenerife v Real Zaragoza
| 5 April 1998 32 | CD Tenerife | 0-0 | Real Zaragoza | Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| Stadium: Heliodoro Rodriguez |
Real Zaragoza v RCD Mallorca
| 12 April 1998 33 | Real Zaragoza | 2-3 | RCD Mallorca | Zaragoza |
| Jamelli 50' Jamelli 58' | 9' Ezquerro 62' Ezquerro 78' Mena | Stadium: La Romareda Referee: López de la Fuente |
FC Barcelona v Real Zaragoza
| 18 April 1998 34 | FC Barcelona | 1-0 | Real Zaragoza | Barcelona |
| Giovanni 77' | Report | Stadium: Camp Nou |
Real Zaragoza v Racing Santander
| 26 April 1998 35 | Real Zaragoza | 2-0 | Racing Santander | Zaragoza |
| Radimov 19' Jamelli 46' | Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Asurmendi |
Real Madrid v Real Zaragoza
| 4 May 1998 36 | Real Madrid | 0–2 | Real Zaragoza | Madrid |
| Report | Jamelli 57' Gustavo Lopez 79' | Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu Referee: Jose Omar |
Real Zaragoza v Real Valladolid
| 10 May 1998 37 | Real Zaragoza | 0-0 | Real Valladolid | Zaragoza |
| Stadium: La Romareda |
Athletic Club v Real Zaragoza
| 15 May 1998 38 | Athletic Club | 1-0 | Real Zaragoza | Bilbao |
| Etxeberria 40' | Stadium: San Mames |
Copa del Rey
Eightfinals
Real Zaragoza v Atlético de Madrid
| 14 January 1998 | Real Zaragoza | 2-0 | Atlético de Madrid | Zaragoza |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio La Romareda |
Atlético de Madrid v Real Zaragoza
| 20 January 1998 | Atlético de Madrid | 2-1 (3-2 agg.) | Real Zaragoza | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderón |
Quarterfinals
Real Zaragoza v Real Betis
| 4 February 1998 | Real Zaragoza | 3-0 | Real Betis | Zaragoza |
| Report | Stadium: La Romareda |
Real Betis v Real Zaragoza
| 12 February 1998 | Real Betis | 2–2 (2-5 agg.) | Real Zaragoza | Sevilla |
| 21:30 CET | Alfonso 43' Finidi 64' | Report (in Spanish) | Jamelli 15' Pier 17' | Stadium: Benito Villamarín Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Fernández Marín  |
Semifinals
FC Barcelona v Real Zaragoza
| 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 |
Real Zaragoza v FC Barcelona
| 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 |
Statistics
Players statistics
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | La Liga | Copa del Rey | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  ESP | Juanmi | 36 | -43 | 31 | -37 | 5 | -6 |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Alberto Belsué | 36 | 2 | 28+1 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ESP | Xavier Aguado | 41 | 6 | 31 | 5 | 9+1 | 1 |
| 15 | DF |  BRA | Gilmar | 31 | 0 | 21+4 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 22 | DF |  SWE | Sundgren | 36 | 1 | 30+1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ESP | José Ignacio | 41 | 4 | 32+1 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| 20 | MF |  PAR | Roberto Acuña | 37 | 4 | 30 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Santiago Aragon | 36 | 6 | 20+6 | 5 | 6+4 | 1 |
| 18 | MF |  ARG | Kily Gonzalez | 38 | 7 | 28+3 | 6 | 6+1 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | ESP | Pier | 37 | 6 | 22+8 | 1 | 6+1 | 5 |
| 19 | FW | ARG | Gustavo Adrián López | 27 | 3 | 13+9 | 1 | 3+2 | 2 |
| 25 | GK |  AUT | Otto Konrad | 12 | -24 | 7 | -16 | 5 | -8 |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Jesús Solana | 32 | 0 | 22+2 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ESP | Miquel Soler | 30 | 2 | 17+7 | 2 | 5+1 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | BRA | Paulo Jamelli | 21 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 4+1 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | ESP | Yordi | 39 | 5 | 14+16 | 5 | 4+5 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Ander Garitano | 23 | 10 | 14+4 | 7 | 3+2 | 3 |
| 17 | MF |  RUS | Vladislav Radimov | 32 | 2 | 13+11 | 2 | 7+1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ESP | Marcos Vales | 28 | 1 | 12+11 | 0 | 4+1 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | ESP | Luis Cuartero | 20 | 0 | 11+4 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF |  NED | Nordin Wooter | 15 | 1 | 5+9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | ESP | Jesús García Sanjuan | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ESP | José Belman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | MF | ESP | Iñigo Rodriguez | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | ESP | Jesús Seba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | ESP | Antonio García Torres | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 29 | DF | ESP | Jose Angel Ferrera | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 31 | DF | ESP | Javi Suárez | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| 33 | MF | ESP | Luis Helguera | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| FW | ESP | Javi Peña | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |
- Source: https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/t1997-9839.html
References
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