| 1997–98 season | ||||
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| President | Lorenzo Sanz | |||
| Head coach | Jupp Heynckes | |||
| Stadium | Santiago Bernabéu | |||
| La Liga | 4th | |||
| Copa del Rey | Round of 16 | |||
| Supercopa de España | Winners | |||
| UEFA Champions League | Winners | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Morientes (12) All: Morientes (16) | |||
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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 UEFA Champions League with a 1–0 victory over Juventus in the Amsterdam final. The European Cup title was Real Madrid's 7th overall and first since 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]
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Left club during season
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Competitions
La Liga
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
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| 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[lower-alpha 1] | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round | 
| 4 | Real Madrid | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 63 | 45 | +18 | 63[lower-alpha 1] | Qualification for the Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 2] | 
| 5 | Mallorca | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 60[lower-alpha 3] | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 4] | 
| 6 | Celta de Vigo | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 54 | 47 | +7 | 60[lower-alpha 3] | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round | 
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 2 RMA 2–0 RSO; RSO 4–2 RMA
- ↑ Real Madrid was qualified directly for the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League as holders.
- 1 2 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.
Position by round
| Team / 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 | 
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| Real Madrid | 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 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 
Matches
| 30 August 1997 1 | Real Madrid | 1–1 | Atlético Madrid | Madrid | 
| Seedorf  75' Jaime  | Report | Juninho  15' Geli  | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Juan Archeo | 
| 7 September 1997 2 | UD Salamanca | 0–2 | Real Madrid | 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 | 
| Šuker  28' 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 | Morientes  18' 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 | Rivaldo  5' Luis Enrique  50' Giovanni  79' 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 | Real Betis | 3–2 | Real Madrid | 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  37 ' Mostovoi  56' (pen) | Report | Hierro  44' (pen ) | Stadium: Estadio Balaídos Referee: Eduardo Gonzalez | 
| 19 April 1998 34 | Real Madrid | 5–1 | Real Oviedo | Madrid | 
| Morientes  15 ' Morientes  73' Raúl  40' 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 (2–2a 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 | 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 | — | 
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 | Porto   | 0–2 |  Real Madrid | Antas, Porto | 
| Report | Hierro  14' Raúl  78' | Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Piero Ceccarini (Italy) | 
| 22 October 1997 | Real Madrid   | 5–1 |  Olympiacos | Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid | 
| Šuker  34', 66' Morientes  44' Víctor  85' Roberto Carlos  90' | Report | Dabizas  18' | Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy) | 
| 5 November 1997 | Olympiacos   | 0–0 |  Real Madrid | OAKA Spiridon Louis, Athens | 
| Report | Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany) | 
| 27 November 1997 | Rosenborg   | 2–0 |  Real Madrid | Lerkendal, Trondheim | 
| Strand  42' Brattbakk  53' | Report | Attendance: 19,900 Referee: Paul Durkin (England) | 
| 10 December 1997 | Real Madrid   | 4–0 |  Porto | Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid | 
| Hierro  5' Šuker  29', 73' Roberto Carlos  40' | Report | Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto (Italy) | 
Quarter-finals
| 4 March 1998 | Bayer Leverkusen   | 1–1 |  Real Madrid | Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion, Leverkusen | 
| Beinlich  18' | Report | Karembeu  74' | Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark) | 
| 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
| 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 | Borussia Dortmund   | 0–0 |  Real Madrid | Westfalenstadion, Dortmund | 
| Report | Attendance: 48,500 Referee: Paul Durkin (England) | 
Final
| 20 May 1998 | Real Madrid   | 1–0 |  Juventus | 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 | Nadal  11' 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 | ||||
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| 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 | .svg.png.webp) 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 | 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 | 
Goalscorers
La Liga
- Fernando Morientes – 12
Copa del Rey
Champions League
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".


















