1997–98 season | ||||
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President | Silvio Berlusconi | |||
Manager | Fabio Capello | |||
Stadium | San Siro | |||
Serie A | 10th | |||
Coppa Italia | Runners-up | |||
Top goalscorer | League: George Weah (10) All: George Weah (13) | |||
Highest home attendance | 81,267 vs Juventus (30 November 1997) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 4,553 vs A.C. Reggiana (2 September 1997) | |||
Average home league attendance | 54,432[1] | |||
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AC Milan had a second consecutive disastrous season. Fabio Capello returned as coach, following the dismal second half of the 1996–97 league campaign, but failed to turn the corner, and Milan was a shadow of the team he had left the year before. With Capello's reputation seemingly ruined, he was sacked at the end of the season, with Milan finishing a mere 10th in the league.
First-team squad
[edit]- 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.
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Transfers
[edit]In | |||
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Pos. | Name | from | Type |
FW | Patrick Kluivert | Ajax Amsterdam | - |
MF | Ibrahim Ba | Bordeaux | - |
MF | André Cruz | Internazionale | |
DF | Christian Ziege | Bayern München | - |
MF | Giampiero Maini | Vicenza Calcio | - |
DF | Giuseppe Cardone | Bologna F.C. | - |
GK | Massimo Taibi | Piacenza Calcio | - |
MF | Leonardo | Paris SG | |
DF | Winston Bogarde | Ajax Amsterdam | - |
DF | Steinar Nilsen | Tromsø_IL | - |
DF | Dario Smoje | HNK Rijeka | - |
MF | Francesco Moriero | A.S. Roma | - |
GK | Simone Braglia | Lucchesse 1905 | - |
MF | Francesco Cozza | Cagliari F.C. | loan ended |
FW | Luca Saudati | A.C. Prato | - |
FW | Andreas Andersson | IFK Goteborg | - |
Out | |||
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Pos. | Name | To | Type |
DF | Franco Baresi | retired | |
DF | Mauro Tassotti | retired | |
FW | Roberto Baggio | Bologna F.C. | €1.80 million |
FW | Marco Simone | Paris SG | |
GK | Angelo Pagotto | Empoli F.C. | - |
DF | Pietro Vierchowod | Piacenza Calcio | |
DF | Michael Reiziger | FC Barcelona | - |
FW | Christophe Dugarry | FC Barcelona | - |
MF | Stefano Eranio | Derby County | |
MF | Francesco Moriero | Internazionale | - |
DF | Francesco Coco | Vicenza Calcio | loan |
MF | Massimo Ambrosini | Vicenza Calcio | loan |
MF | Francesco Cozza | U.S. Lecce | loan |
GK | Gabriele Aldegani | A.C. Prato | loan |
FW | Luca Saudati | Lecco | loan |
Autumn
[edit]In | |||
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Pos. | Name | from | Type |
MF | Roberto Donadoni | NY Metrostars | - |
Out | |||
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Pos. | Name | To | Type |
MF | Jesper Blomqvist | Parma F.C. |
Winter
[edit]In | |||
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Pos. | Name | from | Type |
FW | Maurizio Ganz | Inter | - |
FW | Filippo Maniero | Parma F.C. | - |
DF | Samir Beloufa | AS Cannes | - |
Out | |||
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Pos. | Name | To | Type |
MF | Edgar Davids | Juventus | |
FW | Andreas Andersson | Newcastle United | |
DF | Winston Bogarde | FC Barcelona | |
FW | Matteo Pelatti | Como |
Results
[edit]Serie A
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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8 | Bologna | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 55 | 46 | +9 | 48[a] | Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round[5] |
9 | Sampdoria | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 52 | 55 | −3 | 48 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round |
10 | Milan | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 44 | |
11 | Bari | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 30 | 45 | −15 | 38 | |
12 | Piacenza | 34 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 37 |
Source: 1997–98 Serie A, RSSSF.com, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[6]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[6]
Notes:
Results by round
[edit]Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed; = Leader, 1998–99 UEFA Champions League Group stage; = 1998–99 UEFA Champions League Second Qualifying round; = 1998–99 UEFA Cup First round; = Qualification to Intertoto Cup; = 1998–99 Serie B
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed; = Leader, 1998–99 UEFA Champions League Group stage; = 1998–99 UEFA Champions League Second Qualifying round; = 1998–99 UEFA Cup First round; = Qualification to Intertoto Cup; = 1998–99 Serie B
Matches
[edit]31 August 1997 1 | Piacenza | 1–1 | Milan | Piacenza |
15:00 CEST | Delli Carri ![]() |
Report | Delli Carri ![]() |
Stadium: Leonardo Garilli Attendance: 25 340 Referee: Cesari |
13 September 1997 2 | Milan | 1–1 | Lazio | Milan |
16:00 CEST | Ba ![]() |
Report | Signori ![]() |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 67 151 Referee: Ceccarini |
21 September 1997 3 | Udinese | 2–1 | Milan | Udine |
20:30 CEST | Bierhoff ![]() |
Report | Kluivert ![]() |
Stadium: Friuli Attendance: 26 231 Referee: Braschi |
28 September 1997 4 | Milan | 0–1 | Vicenza | Milan |
15:00 CEST | Report | Di Napoli ![]() |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 53 603 Referee: Pierluigi Collina |
5 October 1997 5 | Empoli | 0–1 | Milan | Empoli |
15:00 CEST | Report | A. Andersson ![]() |
Stadium: Carlo Castellani Attendance: 15 700 Referee: Borriello |
19 October 1997 6 | Milan | 1–2 | Lecce | Milan |
15:00 CEST | Cyprien ![]() |
Report | Govedarica ![]() Casale ![]() |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 50 628 Referee: De Santis |
2 November 1997 7 | Sampdoria | 0–3 | Milan | Genova |
15:00 CET | Report | Weah ![]() Ziege ![]() |
Stadium: Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 37 000 Referee: Trentalange |
9 November 1997 8 | Milan | 2–1 | Brescia | Milan |
15:00 CET | Leonardo ![]() Leonardo ![]() |
Report | Hübner ![]() |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 49 747 Referee: Farina |
22 November 1997 9 | Inter | 2–2 | Milan | Milan |
20:30 CET | Simeone ![]() Ronaldo ![]() |
Report | Weah ![]() André Cruz ![]() |
Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 80 905 Referee: Pierluigi Collina |
30 November 1997 10 | Milan | 1–1 | Juventus | Milan |
20:30 CET | Ferrara ![]() |
Report | F. Inzaghi ![]() |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 81 267 Referee: Pierluigi Collina |
7 December 1997 11 | Milan | 2–0 | Bari | Milan |
15:00 CET | Boban ![]() Kluivert ![]() |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 47 570 Referee: Bettin |
14 December 1997 12 | Atalanta | 1–2 | Milan | Atalanta |
15:00 CET | Sgrò ![]() |
Report | Lucarelli ![]() Kluivert ![]() |
Stadium: Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 20 925 Referee: Boggi |
21 December 1997 13 | Milan | 0–0 | Bologna | Milan |
20:30 CET | Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 47 889 Referee: Rodomonti |
4 January 1998 14 | Napoli | 1–2 | Milan | Napoli |
15:00 CET | Bellucci ![]() |
Report | Leonardo ![]() Ganz ![]() |
Stadium: San Paolo Attendance: 69 577 Referee: Farina |
11 January 1998 15 | Milan | 0–0 | Roma | Milan |
15:00 CET | Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 52 256 Referee: Treossi |
18 January 1998 16 | Parma | 3–1 | Milan | Parma |
20:30 CET | Chiesa ![]() D. Baggio ![]() |
Report | Ganz ![]() |
Stadium: Il Tardini Attendance: 23 935 Referee: Ceccarinni |
25 January 1998 17 | Milan | 0–2 | Fiorentina | Milan |
15:00 CET | Report | L. Oliveira ![]() Morfeo ![]() |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 53 315 Referee: Borriello |
1 February 1998 18 | Milan | 1–0 | Piacenza | Milan |
15:00 CET | Maniero ![]() |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 46 795 Referee: Tombolini |
8 February 1998 19 | Lazio | 2–1 | Milan | Roma |
15:00 CET | Mancini ![]() Bokšić ![]() |
Report | Kluivert ![]() |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 52 215 Referee: Bazzoli |
11 February 1998 20 | Milan | 0–0 | Udinese | Milan |
15:00 CET | Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 46 784 Referee: Pierluigi Collina |
15 February 1998 21 | Vicenza | 1–4 | Milan | Vicenza |
CET | Otero ![]() |
Report | Kluivert ![]() Ganz ![]() Maniero ![]() |
Stadium: Romeo Menti Attendance: 16 273 Referee: Pairetto |
22 February 1998 22 | Milan | 3–1 | Empoli | Milan |
15:00 CET | Weah ![]() Ganz ![]() Maniero ![]() |
Report | C. Esposito ![]() |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 47 067 Referee: Boggi |
1 March 1998 23 | Lecce | 0–0 | Milan | Lecce |
15:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Via del Mare Attendance: 27 717 Referee: Bettin |
8 March 1998 24 | Milan | 1–0 | Sampdoria | Milan |
15:00 CET | Ziege ![]() |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 56 062 Referee: Borriello |
15 March 1998 25 | Brescia | 2–2 | Milan | Brescia |
15:00 CET | Hübner ![]() Bizzarri ![]() |
Report | Weah ![]() |
Stadium: Mario Rigamonti Attendance: 22 435 Referee: Trentalange |
22 March 1998 26 | Milan | 0–3 | Inter | Milan |
20:30 CET | Report | Simeone ![]() Ronaldo ![]() |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 80 327 Referee: Bazzoli |
28 March 1998 27 | Juventus | 4–1 | Milan | Torino |
20:30 CET | Del Piero ![]() F. Inzaghi ![]() |
Report | Boban ![]() |
Stadium: Delle Alpi Attendance: 55 631 Referee: Braschi |
5 April 1998 28 | Bari | 1–0 | Milan | Bari |
20:30 CEST | Masinga ![]() |
Report | Stadium: San Nicola Attendance: 32 377 Referee: Rodomonti |
11 April 1998 29 | Milan | 3–0 | Atalanta | Milan |
15:00 CEST | Weah ![]() |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 48 572 Referee: Pellegrino |
19 April 1998 30 | Bologna | 3–0 | Milan | Bologna |
CEST | R. Baggio ![]() Fontolan ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 35 983 Referee: Rossi |
26 April 1998 31 | Milan | 0–0 | Napoli | Milan |
15:00 CEST | Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 47 495 Referee: Pin |
3 May 1998 32 | Roma | 5–0 | Milan | Roma |
15:00 CEST | Candela ![]() Di Biagio ![]() Paulo Sérgio ![]() Delvecchio ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Olimpico Attendance: 64 125 Referee: Farina |
10 May 1998 33 | Milan | 1–1 | Parma | Milan |
15:00 CEST | Weah ![]() |
Report | André Cruz ![]() |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 47 484 Referee: Messina |
16 May 1998 34 | Fiorentina | 2–0 | Milan | Firenze |
15:00 CEST | Robbiati ![]() Kanchelskis ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Artemio Franchi Attendance: 35 239 Referee: De Santis |
Coppa Italia
[edit]Round of 32
[edit]2 September 1997 1 | Milan | 0-0 | Reggina | Milan |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 4 553 Referee: De Santis |
24 September 1997 2 | Reggina | 0–2 (0–2 agg.) | Milan | Reggio Emilia |
Report | Weah ![]() Boban ![]() |
Stadium: Giglio Attendance: 10 416 Referee: Bettin |
Eightfinals
[edit]16 October 1997 1 | Milan | 3-2 | Sampdoria | Milan |
Weah ![]() Maini ![]() Kluivert ![]() |
Report | Tovalieri ![]() Boghossian ![]() |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 6 589 Referee: Treossi |
19 November 1997 2 | Sampdoria | 1-2 (3-5 agg.) | Milan | Genova |
Mihajlović ![]() |
Report | Leonardo ![]() André Cruz ![]() |
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 28 000 Referee: Braschi |
Quarter-finals
[edit]8 January 1998 1 | Milan | 5–0 | Internazionale | Milan |
20:45 CET | Albertini ![]() Ganz ![]() Savićević ![]() Colonnese ![]() Nilsen ![]() |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 36 805 Referee: Graziano Cesari |
21 January 1998 2 | Internazionale | 1–0 (1–5 agg.) | Milan | Milan |
20:45 CET | Branca ![]() |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 9 137 Referee: Roberto Bettin |
Semi-finals
[edit]18 February 1998 First leg | Milan | 0-0 | Parma | Milan |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 17 488 Referee: Braschi |
12 March 1998 2 | Parma | 2-2 (2–2 agg.) | Milan | Parma |
Chiesa ![]() Stanić ![]() |
Kluivert ![]() Kluivert ![]() |
Stadium: Il Tardini Attendance: 29 000 Referee: Pairetto |
Final
[edit]8 April 1998 1 | Milan | 1–0 | Lazio | Milan |
Weah ![]() |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 63,564 Referee: Livio Bazzoli |
29 April 1998 2 | Lazio | 3–1 (3–2 agg.) | Milan | Roma |
Gottardi ![]() Jugović ![]() Nesta ![]() |
Report | Albertini ![]() |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 64,189 Referee: Florenzo Treossi |
Statistics
[edit]Players statistics
[edit]No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Serie A | Coppa Italia | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | ![]() |
Rossi | 27 | -34 | 17 | -25 | 10 | -9 |
21 | DF | ![]() |
Cardone | 25 | 0 | 16+3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
5 | DF | ![]() |
Costacurta | 37 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
8 | DF | ![]() |
Desailly | 41 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() |
Maldini | 37 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
13 | MF | ![]() |
Ibrahim Ba | 40 | 1 | 30+1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
20 | MF | ![]() |
Boban | 29 | 3 | 19+4 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
4 | MF | ![]() |
Albertini | 37 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
30 | MF | ![]() |
Leonardo | 32 | 4 | 20+7 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
9 | FW | ![]() |
Kluivert | 33 | 9 | 26+1 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
14 | FW | ![]() |
Weah | 32 | 13 | 23+1 | 10 | 8 | 3 |
23 | GK | ![]() |
Taibi | 17 | -18 | 17 | -18 | ||
17 | DF | ![]() |
Ziege | 27 | 2 | 18+4 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
36 | FW | ![]() |
Ganz | 25 | 5 | 14+5 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
22 | DF | ![]() |
Daino | 18 | 0 | 11+3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
15 | DF | ![]() |
André Cruz | 14 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
19 | MF | ![]() |
Maini | 31 | 1 | 8+17 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
32 | MF | ![]() |
Donadoni | 19 | 0 | 8+7 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
10 | MF | ![]() |
Savicevic | 15 | 1 | 6+2 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
24 | DF | ![]() |
Smoje | 9 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
38 | FW | ![]() |
Maniero | 16 | 3 | 3+10 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
11 | FW | ![]() |
Andersson | 18 | 3 | 3+10 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
35 | DF | ![]() |
Nilsen | 7 | 1 | 2+3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
7 | MF | ![]() |
Davids | 7 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
2 | DF | ![]() |
Bogarde | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
37 | DF | ![]() |
Beloufa | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
26 | DF | ![]() |
Comazzi | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
16 | MF | ![]() |
Blomqvist | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
12 | GK | ![]() |
Braglia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
25 | MF | ![]() |
Bonomi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
27 | MF | ![]() |
Corrent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
34 | FW | ![]() |
Maccarone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
33 | MF | ![]() |
Padoin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
28 | FW | ![]() |
Grego | ||||||
29 | MF | ![]() |
Zerbi | ||||||
31 | FW | ![]() |
Gasparetto | ||||||
39 | DF | ![]() |
Zanetti |
Goalscorers
[edit]Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Total |
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1 | 14 | FW | ![]() |
George Weah | 10 | 3 | 13 |
2 | 9 | FW | ![]() |
Patrick Kluivert | 6 | 3 | 9 |
3 | 36 | FW | ![]() |
Maurizio Ganz | 4 | 1 | 5 |
4 | 20 | MF | ![]() |
Zvonimir Boban | 2 | 1 | 3 |
30 | MF | ![]() |
Leonardo | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
38 | FW | ![]() |
Filippo Maniero | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
7 | 4 | MF | ![]() |
Demetrio Albertini | 0 | 2 | 2 |
15 | DF | ![]() |
André Cruz | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
17 | DF | ![]() |
Christian Ziege | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
10 | 11 | FW | ![]() |
Andreas Andersson | 1 | 0 | 1 |
13 | MF | ![]() |
Ibrahim Ba | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
19 | DF | ![]() |
Giampiero Maini | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
35 | DF | ![]() |
Steinar Nilsen | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
10 | MF | ![]() |
Dejan Savićević | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Own goal | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||
Totals | 37 | 15 | 52 |
References
[edit]- ^ League. "Attendance Statistics of Serie A". stadiapostcards.com. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "FootballSquads - Milan - 1997/98".
- ^ Desailly was born in Accra, Ghana.
- ^ Ba was born in Dakar, Senegal
- ^ With consequent qualification to UEFA Cup
- ^ Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.