1997–98 Deportivo de La Coruña season

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Deportivo La Coruña's 199798 season included its 33rd appearance in La Liga, where it ranked in 12th place. The club also competed in the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Cup.

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Deportivo de La Coruña
1997–98 season
PresidentAugusto César Lendoiro
ManagerCarlos Alberto Silva (until 15 October)[1]
José Manuel Corral (from 18 October)[2]
StadiumEstadio Riazor
La Liga12th
Copa del ReyQuarter-finals
UEFA CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Djalminha (8)[3]
All: Djalminha (10)
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199798 was to be the first full season in charge for Brazilian coach Carlos Alberto Silva, who had taken over from John Toshack following the Welshman's resignation in February.[4][5] Silva had a strong start, guiding Deportivo to 3rd in La Liga by the end of the season, and earning them a return to European competition after a year away by qualifying for the 1997–98 UEFA Cup. Their first round opponents were Auxerre, but a 21 defeat at Estadio Riazor[6] followed by a goalless draw in France saw Depor eliminated before the end of September.[7]

Deportivo were also far from convincing in La Liga, and a 31 home defeat by Real Valladolid on 15 October left them 15th in the table, with just one win from their first six matches.[8] Silva was sacked, and replaced by José Manuel Corral until the end of the season.[9] Corral improved the club's league form slightly, but they were only able to finish the season a disappointing 12th, their lowest placing since 199192. They did reach the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey, but were defeated 31 on aggregate by Segunda División side Deportivo Alavés.[10]

Corral made way at the end of the season for Javier Irureta,[11] paving the way for the most successful period of the club's history. Irureta would lead them to their first top flight title only two seasons later.

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Squad

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Left club during season

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Out on loan for the full season

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Transfers

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Statistics

Last updated on 14 April 2021.[3][19][20]

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No. Pos Nat Player TotalLa LigaCopa del ReyUEFA Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
13 GK Cameroon CMR Jacques Songo'o 3603103020
2 DF Spain ESP Armando Álvarez 36231+122020
4 DF Morocco MAR Noureddine Naybet 3343140020
14 DF Spain ESP Paco Jémez 34028+104010
21 DF France FRA Jérôme Bonnissel 33026+104020
10 MF Spain ESP Fran 4043543020
6 MF Brazil BRA Mauro Silva 34030+101020
16 MF Brazil BRA Flávio Conceição 31326+132020
20 MF Spain ESP Donato 33222+813100
5 MF Brazil BRA Djalminha 31102683121
18 FW Morocco MAR Salaheddine Bassir 24613+852110
25 GK Nigeria NGA Peter Rufai 906+201000
12 MF Argentina ARG Lionel Scaloni 2221823+1000
3 DF Portugal POR Hélder 19113+213010
23 FW Uruguay URU Sebastián Abreu 18412+333100
19 DF Spain ESP Luis Miguel Ramis 22111+714000
8 MF Morocco MAR Mustapha Hadji 1008+200000
7 FW Spain ESP Javier Manjarín 807+100000
33 DF Spain ESP Pablo Pinillos 904+300+2000
32 FW Spain ESP Maikel 1013+710000
11 FW Uruguay URU Sergio Martínez 601+203000
28 GK Spain ESP Dani Mallo 00000000
29 DF Spain ESP José Manuel Aira 10100000
30 FW Spain ESP Deus 800+500+100+20
31 MF Spain ESP Carlos Padín 201+100000
34 MF Spain ESP Diego Pérez Míguez 00000000
35 DF Spain ESP Toni 100+100000
GK Portugal POR Nuno Espírito Santo 10100000
FW Venezuela VEN Carlos García 711+610000
Players who have left the club after the start of the season:
8 MF France FRA Corentin Martins 40300010
9 FW Brazil BRA Luizão 1541340020
15 MF Spain ESP Alfredo Santaelena 1003+700000
17 DF Spain ESP Nando 906+300000
22 FW France FRA Mickaël Madar 733+430000
26 FW Spain ESP David Fernández 1304+700+2000
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Competitions

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La Liga

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
10 Espanyol 38 12 17 9 44 31 +13 53 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup second round
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]
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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:
  1. RAC: 8 pts; SAL: 4 pts → SAL 2-0 TEN; TEN: 4 pts → TEN 2-0 SAL

Positions by round

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Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
Deportivo La Coruña1213161111151414151612131514141517171714141411121312141314111312121112131312
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Play-off relegation to 1998–99 Segunda División

Matches

7 September 1997 2 Deportivo La Coruña 1 1 Mallorca A Coruña, Spain
Campo 44' (o.g.)
Nando Yellow card
Naybet Yellow card
Ramis Yellow card
Report 43' Moya
Yellow card Campo
Yellow card Olaizola
Yellow card Stanković
Stadium: Estadio Riazor
Referee: Alfonso Pérez
7 December 1997 15 Salamanca 4 1 Deportivo La Coruña Salamanca, Spain
Pauleta 65', 70', 89'
Brito 79'
Report 16' Madar
Yellow card Armando Álvarez
Red card Hélder
Stadium: Helmántico Stadium
Referee: Fernando Carmona Méndez
25 January 1998 22 Deportivo La Coruña 3 1 Barcelona A Coruña, Spain
Fran 3' Yellow card Yellow-red card
Abreu 75'
Djalminha 84' Yellow card
Report 85' (o.g.) Donato
Yellow card Sergi
Stadium: Estadio Riazor
Referee: José Manuel Andradas Asurmendi
22 February 1998 26 Deportivo La Coruña 3 0 Athletic Bilbao A Coruña, Spain
Armando Álvarez 56' Yellow card
Maikel 59'
García 85'
Conceição Yellow card
Report Yellow card Nagore Stadium: Estadio Riazor
Referee: Celino Gracia Redondo
19 April 1998 34 Deportivo La Coruña 1 0 Salamanca A Coruña, Spain
Bassir 58'
Scaloni Yellow card
Report Yellow card Pavličić Stadium: Estadio Riazor
Referee: Miguel Pérez Lasa
16 May 1998 38 Sporting de Gijón 0 3 Deportivo La Coruña Gijón, Spain
Kaiku Yellow card
Mingo Yellow card
Otero Yellow card
Report 5', 55' Bassir
89' Conceição
Yellow card Donato
Yellow card Yellow-red card Naybet
Stadium: El Molinón
Referee: Fernando Carmona Méndez

Copa del Rey

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RoundOpponentAggregateFirst legSecond leg
VenueResultRefVenueResultRef
Round of 16Osasuna3–1A1–0[21]H2–1[22]
Quarter-finalsDeportivo Alavés1–3A1–3[23]H0–0[24]
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UEFA Cup

First round

16 September 1997 First leg Deportivo La Coruña Spain 1 2 France Auxerre A Coruña, Spain
21:00 Djalminha 87'
Luizão Yellow card 26'
Armando Álvarez Yellow card 64'
Silva Yellow card 87'
Report 1
Report 2
72' Diomède
84' Guivarc'h
Yellow card 24' Goma
Yellow card 40' Lamouchi
Yellow card 60' Sibierski
Stadium: Estadio Riazor
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Georg Dardenne (Germany)
30 September 1997 Second leg Auxerre France 0 0 Spain Deportivo La Coruña Auxerre, France
20:00 Ciechelski Yellow card 30'
Silvestre Yellow card 88'
Report 1
Report 2
Yellow card 24' Conceição
Yellow card 57' Armando Álvarez
Yellow card 68' Jémez
Stadium: Stade Abbé-Deschamps
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Nikolai Levnikov (Russia)

Auxerre won 21 on aggregate

References

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