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Deportivo La Coruña's 1997–98 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.
| 1997–98 season | ||||
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| President | Augusto César Lendoiro | |||
| Manager | Carlos Alberto Silva (until 15 October)[1] José Manuel Corral (from 18 October)[2] | |||
| Stadium | Estadio Riazor | |||
| La Liga | 12th | |||
| Copa del Rey | Quarter-finals | |||
| UEFA Cup | First round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Djalminha (8)[3] All: Djalminha (10) | |||
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1997–98 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 2–1 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 3–1 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 1991–92. They did reach the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey, but were defeated 3–1 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.
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
In
| # | Pos | Player | From | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | ||||
| 5 | MF |  Djalminha | Palmeiras | |
| 9 | FW | Luizão | Palmeiras | |
| 18 | FW |  Salaheddine Bassir |  Al Hilal SFC | |
| 19 | DF |  Luis Miguel Ramis | Sevilla | |
| 25 | GK |  Peter Rufai | Hércules | |
| Winter | ||||
| 8 | MF | Mustapha Hadji |  Sporting CP | |
| 11 | FW |  Sergio Martínez |  Boca Juniors | [15] |
| 12 | MF | Lionel Scaloni | Estudiantes | 405 million Pta[16] |
| 23 | FW | Sebastián Abreu | San Lorenzo | |
| 26 | FW | David Fernández | Sevilla | Loan return |
Out
| # | Pos | Player | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | ||||
| 1 | GK |  Petr Kouba |  1. FC Kaiserslautern | |
| 5 | DF |  Miroslav Đukić | Valencia | Free |
| 11 | FW | Rivaldo | Barcelona | 4 billion Pta ($26 million)[17] |
| 18 | FW | Txiki Begiristain |  Urawa Red Diamonds | |
| 19 | DF | José Luis Ribera | Rayo Vallecano | |
| 21 | MF | Rafael Martín Vázquez |  Atlético Celaya | |
| 22 | FW | Renaldo | Corinthians | Loan |
| 26 | FW | David Fernández | Sevilla | Loan |
| 27 | MF | Emilio Viqueira | Campomaiorense | Loan |
| Winter | ||||
| 8 | MF |  Corentin Martins | Strasbourg | |
| 9 | FW | Luizão | Vasco da Gama | |
| 15 | MF | Alfredo Santaelena | Sevilla | |
| 17 | DF | Nando | Sevilla | |
| 22 | FW | Mickaël Madar |  Everton | Free[18] |
Statistics
Last updated on 14 April 2021.[3][19][20]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | La Liga | Copa del Rey | UEFA Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| 13 | GK |  CMR |
Jacques Songo'o | 36 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2 | DF | ESP |
Armando Álvarez | 36 | 2 | 31+1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF | MAR |
Noureddine Naybet | 33 | 4 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 14 | DF | ESP |
Paco Jémez | 34 | 0 | 28+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 21 | DF | FRA |
Jérôme Bonnissel | 33 | 0 | 26+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 10 | MF | ESP |
Fran | 40 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 6 | MF | BRA |
Mauro Silva | 34 | 0 | 30+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 16 | MF | BRA |
Flávio Conceição | 31 | 3 | 26+1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 20 | MF | ESP |
Donato | 33 | 2 | 22+8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | MF | BRA |
Djalminha | 31 | 10 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 18 | FW | MAR |
Salaheddine Bassir | 24 | 6 | 13+8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 25 | GK | NGA |
Peter Rufai | 9 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | MF | ARG |
Lionel Scaloni | 22 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | POR |
Hélder | 19 | 1 | 13+2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 23 | FW | URU |
Sebastián Abreu | 18 | 4 | 12+3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | DF | ESP |
Luis Miguel Ramis | 22 | 1 | 11+7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF | MAR |
Mustapha Hadji | 10 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | FW | ESP |
Javier Manjarín | 8 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 33 | DF | ESP |
Pablo Pinillos | 9 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 32 | FW | ESP |
Maikel | 10 | 1 | 3+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | FW | URU |
Sergio Martínez | 6 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 28 | GK | ESP |
Dani Mallo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 29 | DF | ESP |
José Manuel Aira | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 30 | FW | ESP |
Deus | 8 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
| 31 | MF | ESP |
Carlos Padín | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 34 | MF | ESP |
Diego Pérez Míguez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 35 | DF | ESP |
Toni | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GK | POR |
Nuno Espírito Santo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| FW |  VEN |
Carlos García | 7 | 1 | 1+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Players who have left the club after the start of the season: | |||||||||||||
| 8 | MF | FRA |
Corentin Martins | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW | BRA |
Luizão | 15 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 15 | MF | ESP |
Alfredo Santaelena | 10 | 0 | 3+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | DF | ESP |
Nando | 9 | 0 | 6+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | FW | FRA |
Mickaël Madar | 7 | 3 | 3+4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 26 | FW | ESP |
David Fernández | 13 | 0 | 4+7 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
La Liga
League table
| 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[lower-alpha 1] |
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:
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:
Positions 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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| Deportivo La Coruña | 12 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Play-off relegation to 1998–99 Segunda División |
Matches
| 31 August 1997 1 | Tenerife | 0 – 0 | Deportivo La Coruña | Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain |
Felipe Miñambres  Jokanović Juanele Makaay Robaina |
Report | Conceição Nando |
Stadium: Heliodoro Rodríguez López Referee: Celino Gracia Redondo |
| 7 September 1997 2 | Deportivo La Coruña | 1 – 1 | Mallorca | A Coruña, Spain |
Campo  44' (o.g.)Nando Naybet Ramis |
Report | 43' Moya Campo Olaizola Stanković |
Stadium: Estadio Riazor Referee: Alfonso Pérez |
| 13 September 1997 3 | Barcelona | 2 – 1 | Deportivo La Coruña | Barcelona, Spain |
| Enrique 23' Anderson 87'Nadal Sergi |
Report | 89' Luizão Fran |
Stadium: Camp Nou Referee: Arturo Daudén Ibáñez |
| 27 September 1997 4 | Deportivo La Coruña | 4 – 1 | Racing Santander | A Coruña, Spain |
| Luizão 31', 67' (pen.) Djalminha 43' (pen.)  Conceição 87'Silva |
Report | 17' Beschastnykh Ceballos Merino Sánchez Jara |
Stadium: Estadio Riazor Referee: Manuel Mejuto González |
| 5 October 1997 5 | Real Madrid | 0 – 0 | Deportivo La Coruña | Madrid, Spain |
| Carlos Karanka Seedorf |
Report | Jémez Luizão Naybet Songo'o |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega |
| 15 October 1997 6 | Deportivo La Coruña | 1 – 3 | Real Valladolid | A Coruña, Spain |
| Hélder 3' Luizão Naybet |
Report | 14' (pen.), 28' Peternac 33' Víctor Carlos Gutiérrez Manga Quevedo |
Stadium: Estadio Riazor Referee: José Victor Esquinas Torres |
| 18 October 1997 7 | Athletic Bilbao | 1 – 1 | Deportivo La Coruña | Bilbao, Spain |
| González 54' Ríos |
Report | 69' Naybet Djalminha Luizão |
Stadium: San Mamés Referee: Juan Ansuátegui Roca |
| 25 October 1997 8 | Deportivo La Coruña | 1 – 1 | Celta Vigo | A Coruña, Spain |
| Luizão 31' Armando Álvarez Fran Naybet Silva |
Report | 37' Salinas Mostovoi Revivo |
Stadium: Estadio Riazor Referee: Juan Brito Arceo |
| 2 November 1997 9 | Real Oviedo | 1 – 1 | Deportivo La Coruña | Oviedo, Spain |
| Rivas 53' Berto Onopko |
Report | 89' Madar Conceição Hélder |
Stadium: Estadio Carlos Tartiere Referee: José Luis Prados García |
| 9 November 1997 10 | Deportivo La Coruña | 0 – 1 | Mérida | A Coruña, Spain |
| Bonnissel Fran Jémez Naybet  |
Report | 84' Gabrich Momparlet |
Stadium: Estadio Riazor Referee: Juan Fernández Marín |
| 12 November 1997 11 | Real Zaragoza | 1 – 2 | Deportivo La Coruña | Zaragoza, Spain |
| Yordi 51' Gilmar |
Report | 17' Djalminha 89' Fran Bonnissel Manjarín |
Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González |
| 16 November 1997 12 | Deportivo La Coruña | 1 – 1 | Espanyol | A Coruña, Spain |
| Donato 13' Armando Álvarez Hélder Maikel Naybet |
Report | 5' Arteaga Gâlcă Pacheta Pochettino |
Stadium: Estadio Riazor Referee: Carlos Megía Dávila |
| 23 November 1997 13 | Real Betis | 1 – 0 | Deportivo La Coruña | Seville, Spain |
| Alexis Trujillo 72' (pen.) Jaime Olías Vidaković |
Report | Armando Álvarez Djalminha Jémez |
Stadium: Estadio Manuel Ruiz de Lopera Referee: José Manuel Andradas Asurmendi |
| 30 November 1997 14 | Deportivo La Coruña | 2 – 2 | Atlético Madrid | A Coruña, Spain |
| Madar 39' Naybet 85'Armando Álvarez Donato |
Report | 8' Lardín 80' Andrei Frascarelli Aguilera Bejbl Prodan |
Stadium: Estadio Riazor Referee: Luis Ruiz Campo |
| 7 December 1997 15 | Salamanca | 4 – 1 | Deportivo La Coruña | Salamanca, Spain |
| Pauleta 65', 70', 89' Brito 79' |
Report | 16' Madar Armando Álvarez Hélder |
Stadium: Helmántico Stadium Referee: Fernando Carmona Méndez |
| 14 December 1997 16 | Deportivo La Coruña | 1 – 1 | Real Sociedad | A Coruña, Spain |
| Fran 8' Luizão |
Report | 42' Gracia Adepoju de Pedro Gómez Imaz |
Stadium: Estadio Riazor Referee: Celino Gracia Redondo |
| 18 December 1997 17 | Valencia | 1 – 0 | Deportivo La Coruña | Valencia, Spain |
| Vlaović 54' Farinós Ortega |
Report | Naybet Ramis Silva |
Stadium: Mestalla Stadium Referee: Manuel Mejuto González |
| 21 December 1997 18 | Compostela | 0 – 0 | Deportivo La Coruña | Santiago de Compostela, Spain |
| Chiba Passi |
Report | Bassir Bonnissel Jémez Madar |
Stadium: Estadio Multiusos de San Lázaro Referee: José Losantos Omar |
| 4 January 1998 19 | Deportivo La Coruña | 2 – 1 | Sporting de Gijón | A Coruña, Spain |
| Naybet 70' Abreu 85'Fran Silva Songo'o |
Report | 24' Fernández Mingo Nikiforov Tomás Hervás Trotta Villarroya |
Stadium: Estadio Riazor Referee: Arturo Daudén Ibáñez |
| 11 January 1998 20 | Deportivo La Coruña | 1 – 0 | Tenerife | A Coruña, Spain |
| Djalminha 87' Silva |
Report | Paz Slovák |
Stadium: Estadio Riazor Referee: Manuel Mejuto González |
| 18 January 1998 21 | Mallorca | 0 – 0 | Deportivo La Coruña | Palma de Mallorca, Spain |
| Campo |
Report | Conceição Pinillos |
Stadium: Lluís Sitjar Referee: Juan Ansuátegui Roca |
| 25 January 1998 22 | Deportivo La Coruña | 3 – 1 | Barcelona | A Coruña, Spain |
| Fran 3' Abreu 75'Djalminha 84' |
Report | 85' (o.g.) Donato Sergi |
Stadium: Estadio Riazor Referee: José Manuel Andradas Asurmendi |
| 1 February 1998 23 | Racing Santander | 0 – 1 | Deportivo La Coruña | Santander, Spain |
| Abeijón López Sietes |
Report | 55' Scaloni Abreu Armando Álvarez Conceição Naybet |
Stadium: El Sardinero Referee: Juan Fernández Marín |
| 8 February 1998 24 | Deportivo La Coruña | 2 – 2 | Real Madrid | A Coruña, Spain |
| Fran 10' Djalminha 21' Armando Álvarez Jémez Ramis Scaloni |
Report | 19' Víctor Sánchez 78' Morientes Jaime |
Stadium: Estadio Riazor Referee: Juan Brito Arceo |
| 14 February 1998 25 | Real Valladolid | 1 – 0 | Deportivo La Coruña | Valladolid, Spain |
| Peternac 52' Klimowicz Lozano Peña Santamaría |
Report | Armando Álvarez Fernández Pinillos |
Stadium: José Zorrilla Referee: Miguel Pérez Lasa |
| 22 February 1998 26 | Deportivo La Coruña | 3 – 0 | Athletic Bilbao | A Coruña, Spain |
| Armando Álvarez 56' Maikel 59'García 85'Conceição |
Report | Nagore |
Stadium: Estadio Riazor Referee: Celino Gracia Redondo |
| 1 March 1998 27 | Celta Vigo | 2 – 1 | Deportivo La Coruña | Vigo, Spain |
| Mostovoi 70' Ramis 72' (o.g.)Ito Mazinho Sánchez Vales |
Report | 6' Ramis Abreu Naybet |
Stadium: Balaídos Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega |
| 8 March 1998 28 | Deportivo La Coruña | 2 – 1 | Real Oviedo | A Coruña, Spain |
| Abreu 31' Djalminha 83' |
Report | 65' González Bento Dely Valdés Gamboa Manel Pompei |
Stadium: Estadio Riazor Referee: José Japón Sevilla |
| 15 March 1998 29 | Mérida | 1 – 0 | Deportivo La Coruña | Mérida, Spain |
| Cléber Arado 31' Hoyas Molina Ruano Sabas Sierra |
Report | Abreu Armando Álvarez Conceição Pinillos Songo'o |
Stadium: Estadio Romano Referee: José Victor Esquinas Torres |
| 22 March 1998 30 | Deportivo La Coruña | 2 – 1 | Real Zaragoza | A Coruña, Spain |
| Conceição 8' Bassir 66' Abreu |
Report | 80' Aguado Sundgren |
Stadium: Estadio Riazor Referee: Juan Ansuátegui Roca |
| 29 March 1998 31 | Espanyol | 2 – 0 | Deportivo La Coruña | Barcelona, Spain |
| Esnáider 17' (pen.) Pralija 62'Cobos Gâlcă Pochettino |
Report | Naybet |
Stadium: Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc Referee: Carmelo Rodríguez Martel |
| 4 April 1998 32 | Deportivo La Coruña | 2 – 0 | Real Betis | A Coruña, Spain |
| Djalminha 52' Bassir 80' Conceição |
Report | Cuéllar Olías |
Stadium: Estadio Riazor Referee: Carlos Megía Dávila |
| 11 April 1998 33 | Atlético Madrid | 3 – 0 | Deportivo La Coruña | Madrid, Spain |
| Mari 2' Jémez 20' (o.g.)Santi 44' (pen.) Andrei Frascarelli Pantić Ramón |
Report | Abreu Armando Álvarez Ramis Scaloni |
Stadium: Vicente Calderón Stadium Referee: José Luis Prados García |
| 19 April 1998 34 | Deportivo La Coruña | 1 – 0 | Salamanca | A Coruña, Spain |
| Bassir 58' Scaloni |
Report | Pavličić |
Stadium: Estadio Riazor Referee: Miguel Pérez Lasa |
| 27 April 1998 35 | Real Sociedad | 1 – 1 | Deportivo La Coruña | San Sebastián, Spain |
| Cvitanović 50' de Paula Mild |
Report | 24' Armando Álvarez Bonnissel Djalminha |
Stadium: Anoeta Referee: Antonio López Nieto |
| 2 May 1998 36 | Deportivo La Coruña | 1 – 2 | Valencia | A Coruña, Spain |
| Scaloni 81' Bassir Silva |
Report | 65' (pen.), 89' Mendieta Carboni |
Stadium: Estadio Riazor Referee: José María García-Aranda |
| 10 May 1998 37 | Deportivo La Coruña | 2 – 6 | Compostela | A Coruña, Spain |
| Naybet 36' Djalminha 39' (pen.)Abreu Fran Scaloni |
Report | 16', 50', 55' Sion 32' Bellido 52' Fabiano 73' Juan Viedma Nacho |
Stadium: Estadio Riazor Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González |
| 16 May 1998 38 | Sporting de Gijón | 0 – 3 | Deportivo La Coruña | Gijón, Spain |
| Kaiku Mingo Otero |
Report | 5', 55' Bassir 89' Conceição Donato Naybet |
Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Fernando Carmona Méndez |
Copa del Rey
Win Draw Loss
UEFA Cup
First round
| 16 September 1997 First leg | Deportivo La Coruña | 1 – 2 | Auxerre | A Coruña, Spain |
| 21:00 | Djalminha 87' Luizão 26'Armando Álvarez 64'Silva 87' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
72' Diomède 84' Guivarc'h 24' Goma 40' Lamouchi 60' Sibierski |
Stadium: Estadio Riazor Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Georg Dardenne (Germany) |
| 30 September 1997 Second leg | Auxerre | 0 – 0 | Deportivo La Coruña | Auxerre, France |
| 20:00 | Ciechelski 30' Silvestre 88' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
24' Conceição 57' Armando Álvarez 68' Jémez |
Stadium: Stade Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Nikolai Levnikov (Russia) |
Auxerre won 2–1 on aggregate
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