During the 1997–98 Spanish football season, Valencia competed in La Liga and Copa del Rey.
Summary During the summer, the club transferred out 13 players and bought several players, such as right back Defender Jocelyn AnglomaESCLUSIVA – L’Inter di Jocelyn Angloma: “La rovesciata di Djorkaeff, le feste, Moratti. Conte è speciale. Italia? Mi tengo la mia isola!” passioninter.com from Internazionale, centre-back Defender Miroslav Đukić from Deportivo La Coruña, left back Defender Amedeo Carboni, midfielder Marcelinho Carioca (lasting just six months) and Romário returned from Flamengo, only to be injured in pre-season and left the team in December. The squad started poorly with three consecutive losses; Jorge Valdano was sacked and was replaced by Claudio Ranieri as the club's new manager in October. Meanwhile, the bad streak of results prompted President Paco Roig to quit the job after three years in charge, and later the shareholders appointed Pedro Cortes (former President in 1986) as its new chairman. After a chaotic first half of the campaign, the squad improved its performance in the second part of the campaign, thanks to the boost Ranieri's team received from the upcoming midfield youngsters Gaizka Mendieta, Miguel Angulo, Francisco Javier Farinos, as well as forward Adrian Ilie,De Cobra stuurt zijn kat Het Nieuwsblad. Retrieved 24 January 2015. who arrived to the club in late December and scored 12 goals.
The team finished in a disappointing ninth place in league, qualifying for the next season's UEFA Intertoto Cup. Also, in the Copa del Rey, the squad was defeated in two legs by Barcelona, being eliminated in the eighth-finals.
Squad Squad at end of season
Transfers In Pos. Name from Type FW Romário Flamengo FW Marcelinho Carioca Corinthians €5.20 million DF Moussa SaibAuxerre €4.30 million DF Amedeo CarboniRoma €4.00 million GK Gustavo Campagnuolo Deportivo Español MF José del Solar Celta Vigo DF Jocelyn Angloma Internazionale DF Miroslav Đukić Deportivo La Coruña MF Luis Milla Real Madrid FW Miguel Angulo Villarreal DF Juanfran Levante MF Guillermo Morigi Velez Sarsfield MF Gerard López Barcelona B MF David Albelda Villarreal FW Nicolás Olivera Defensor Sporting Out Pos. Name To Type DF Enrique Romero Mallorca DF Iván Campo Mallorca €1.0 million FW Gabriel Moya Mallorca MF Vicente Engonga Mallorca FW Jose Galvez Mallorca MF Xabier Eskurza Mallorca MF Leandro Machado Sporting CP €1.0 million DF Jorge Otero Real Betis MF Valeri Karpin Celta Vigo DF Patxi Ferreira Athletic Bilbao MF José Ignacio Real Zaragoza GK Andrés Palop Villarreal MF Antonio Poyatos Sporting Gijón DF Sietes Racing Santander
Winter In Pos. Name from Type FW Adrian IlieGalatasaray €3.76 million Out Pos. Name To Type FW Romário Flamengo FW Marcelinho Carioca Corinthians €5.20 million
Source: BDFutbol.com
Competitions La Liga
League table
Position by round
Matches
Source: Competitive Matches
Copa del Rey
Eight-finals
Statistics Players statistics
See also Valencia CF 1997–98 La Liga 1997–98 Copa del Rey
References La Liga Primera División 97–98 RSSSF.com