During the 1997–98 season, Betis competed in La Liga, Copa del Rey and UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.
Summary In the summertime Llorenc Serra Ferrer left the club and signed with Barcelona prompting President Manuel Ruiz de Lopera to hire Luis Aragonés as its new manager. The club transferred in several players such as centre back Roberto Solozabal from Atlético Madrid,Solozábal ya es futbolista del Betis (Solozábal is already a Betis footballer); El País, 23 July 1997 right back Jorge Otero from Valencia, midfielder Fernando from Real Valladolid, forward Oli from Real OviedoPesadilla Oli (Oli nightmare); Mundo Deportivo, 11 November 1996 and after a two-year stint in Barcelona striker Ángel Cuéllar got back to the squad.Cuéllar será baja durante cinco meses (Cuéllar out of action for five months); El País, 5 September 1995
The team finished in a disappointing eighth place in La Liga and reached barely the classification for the UEFA Cup next season. Meanwhile, the squad was eliminated in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals by Real Zaragoza, and defeated in two legs by Chelsea in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup quarter-final stage.
Squad Squad at end of season
Transfers In Pos. Name from Type DF Roberto Solozabal Atlético Madrid DF Jorge Otero Valencia MF Fernando Real Valladolid FW Oli Real Oviedo GK Valerio Albacete GK Pinto Betis B FW Ángel Cuéllar Barcelona FW Ivan PerezExtremadura Out Pos. Name To Type DF Roberto Ríos Athletic Bilbao FW Pier Real Zaragoza GK Pedro Jaro Atlético Madrid DF Fernando Varela Betis B MF Capi Betis B DF Juan Redondo Hércules FW Wojciech Kowalczyk Las Palmas MF Nenad Bjelica Las Palmas FW Juan Sabas Mérida
Competitions
La Liga
League table
Results by round
Matches
Copa del Rey
Eightfinals
Quarterfinals
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
First round
Eightfinals
Quarter-finals
Statistics Players statistics
References