| 1997–98 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Renzo Ulivieri | ||
| Stadium | Stadio Renato Dall'Ara | ||
| Serie A | 8th (in Intertoto Cup) | ||
| Coppa Italia | Round of 16 | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Roberto Baggio (22) All: Roberto Baggio (23) | ||
During the 1997-98 season Bologna F.C. competed in Serie A and Coppa Italia.
Bologna Football Club 1909 had a successful season, in which it reached the top half of the standings in Serie A for the second year running. The most notable feature about the Bologna side was the presence of superstar Roberto Baggio, who flourished when getting out of a terrible spell at Milan. He scored 22 out of the teams' 55 goals, before leaving for Inter at the end of the season. Given that fellow strikers Kennet Andersson and Igor Kolyvanov also impressed, Bologna could live with losing Baggio. Other well-performing players included goalkeeper Giorgio Sterchele, defender Michele Paramatti and playmaker Carlo Nervo. On the last day of the season, the team qualified to the 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| FW | Roberto Baggio | A.C. Milan | €1.80 million |
| GK | Giorgio Sterchele | A.S. Roma | loan |
| DF | Daniele Carnasciali | Fiorentina | - |
| DF | Massimo Paganin | Inter | - |
| DF | Massimo Tarantino | Inter | - |
| MF | Paolo Cristallini | Torino F.C. | - |
| MF | Giuliano Gentilini | Calcio Padova | - |
| FW | Andrés Martínez | Boca Juniors | - |
| FW | Mohamed Kallon | Inter | - |
| DF | Mauro Bonomi | Cesena F.C. | |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| DF | Andrea Tarozzi | Fiorentina | |
| GK | Francesco Gnudi | - | |
| MF | Massimo Brambilla | Torino F.C. | - |
| MF | Andrea Bergamo | Ravenna F.C. | - |
| MF | Marco De Marchi | Vitesse Arnhem | - |
| DF | Giuseppe Cardone | A.C. Milan | - |
| FW | Pierpaolo Bresciani | Venezia F.C. | - |
| MF | Giuseppe Anaclerio | U.S. Avellino | - |
| MF | Andrea Seno | Calcio Padova | - |
| MF | Marco Schenardi | Vicenza Calcio | - |
| DF | Mauro Bonomi | Torino F.C. | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Parma | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 57 | Qualification to UEFA Cup |
| 7 | Lazio | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 53 | 30 | +23 | 56 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup |
| 8 | Bologna | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 55 | 46 | +9 | 48 [lower-alpha 1] | Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round [1] |
| 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 |
Win Draw Loss
| 31 August 19971 | Atalanta | 4–2 | Bologna | Bergamo |
Caccia  27' (pen.)Orlando 48'Sgrò 79'Lucarelli 93' | Report | Andersson 85' R. Baggio 90' (pen.) | Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia |
| 14 September 19972 | Bologna | 2–4 | Inter | Bologna |
| Baggio 45' Baggio 58' (pen) | Report | Galante 12' Ganz 38'Ronaldo 52'Djorkaeff 66' | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara |
| 21 September 19973 | Bari | 0–0 | Bologna | Bari |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio San Nicola |
| 28 September 19974 | Bologna | 0–0 | Roma | Bologna |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara |
| 5 October 19975 | Piacenza | 0–0 | Bologna | Piacenza |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Leonardo Garilli |
| 19 October 19976 | Parma | 2–0 | Bologna | Parma |
| Chiesa 36' D. Baggio 47' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini |
| 2 November 19977 | Bologna | 5–1 | Napoli | Bologna |
| Baggio 48' (pen) Baggio 90'Baggio 95' (pen.)Andersson 55'Andersson 93' | Report | Goretti 14' | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara |
| 9 November 19978 | Vicenza | 3–2 | Bologna | Vicenza |
| Di Carlo 9' Otero 64'Schenardi 85' | Report | Marocchi 35' Baggio 56' | Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti |
| 23 November 19979 | Bologna | 2–2 | Fiorentina | Bologna |
| Andersson 35' Paramatti 73' | Report | Oliveira 30' Batistuta 85' | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara |
| 30 November 199710 | Bologna | 2–2 | Sampdoria | Bologna |
| Baggio 15' (pen.) Paramatti 48' | Report | Laigle 57' Klinsmann 76' | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara |
| 7 December 199711 | Udinese | 4–3 | Bologna | Udine |
| Bierhoff 13', 81' Amoroso 36'Poggi 67' | Report | Andersson 27' Nervo 42'Kolyvanov 85' | Stadium: Stadio Friuli |
| 14 December 199712 | Bologna | 2–0 | Lecce | Bologna |
| Cristallini 20' Kolyvanov 87' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara |
| 4 January 199814 | Bologna | 2–1 | Brescia | Bologna |
| Baggio 26', 90+6' (pen.) | Report | Marocchi 80' (o.g.) | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara |
| 11 January 199815 | Empoli | 0–0 | Bologna | Empoli |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani |
| 18 January 199816 | Bologna | 1–3 | Juventus | Bologna |
| Kolyvanov 90+3' | Report | Inzaghi 10', 20' Del Piero 60' | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara |
| 1 February 199818 | Bologna | 0–0 | Atalanta | Bologna |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara |
| 11 February 199820 | Bologna | 4–3 | Bari | Bologna |
| Kolyvanov 17', 82' Baggio 36' (pen.), 78' | Report | Mangone 41' (o.g.) Volpi 59'Bressan 90' | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara |
| 15 February 199821 | Roma | 2–1 | Bologna | Rome |
| Di Francesco 5' Delvecchio 87' | Report | Kolyvanov 9' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico |
| 22 February 199822 | Bologna | 3–0 | Piacenza | Bologna |
| Andersson 34', 51' Baggio 87' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara |
| 1 March 199823 | Bologna | 1–2 | Parma | Bologna |
| Paramatti 11' | Report | Stanić 15' Crippa 28' | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara |
| 8 March 199824 | Napoli | 0–0 | Bologna | Naples |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio San Paolo |
| 14 March 199825 | Bologna | 3–1 | Vicenza | Bologna |
| Andersson 18', 45+1' Kolyvanov 39' | Report | Zauli 33' | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara |
| 22 March 199826 | Fiorentina | 1–1 | Bologna | Florence |
| Oliveira 36' (pen.) | Report | Baggio 40' (pen.) | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi |
| 29 March 199827 | Sampdoria | 2–3 | Bologna | Genoa |
| Montella 14' Verón 49' | Report | Andersson 55', 69', 82' | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris |
| 5 April 199828 | Bologna | 2–0 | Udinese | Bologna |
| Shalimov 1' Kolyvanov 4' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara |
| 19 April 199830 | Bologna | 3–0 | Milan | Bologna |
| Baggio 15', 45+5' (pen.) Fontolan 83' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara |
| 26 April 199831 | Brescia | 1–3 | Bologna | Brescia |
| Pirlo 79' | Report | Baggio 39', 62' Paganin 90' | Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti |
| 3 May 199832 | Bologna | 2–2 | Empoli | Bologna |
| Baggio 14' (pen.) Paramatti 17' | Report | Esposito 42' Cappellini 90+4' (pen.) | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara |
| 15 October 19971 | Atalanta B.C. | 3-1 | Bologna | Bergamo |
| 16:00 CEST | Sgrò 22', 33' (pen) Dunđerski 28' | Report | 95' (pen) Shalimov | Stadium: Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Gennaro Borriello |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | 1997-98 Serie A | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 31 | GK |  ITA | Sterchele | 32 | -38 | 32 | -38 |
| DF | ITA | Paramatti | 28 | 5 | 28 | 5 | |
| DF | ITA | Mangone | 32 | 0 | 30+2 | 0 | |
| DF | ITA | Paganin | 31 | 1 | 28+3 | 1 | |
| DF | ITA | Torrisi | 24 | 0 | 23+1 | 0 | |
| MF | ITA | Nervo | 33 | 1 | 27+6 | 1 | |
| MF | ITA | Magoni | 32 | 0 | 30+2 | 0 | |
| MF | ITA | Marocchi | 31 | 1 | 31 | 1 | |
| FW |  RUS | Kolyvanov | 31 | 9 | 25+6 | 9 | |
| FW | ITA | Baggio | 30 | 22 | 27+3 | 22 | |
| FW |  SWE | Andersson | 32 | 12 | 31+1 | 12 | |
| GK | ITA | Brunner | 2 | -8 | 2 | -8 | |
| DF | ITA | Carnasciali | 16 | 0 | 12+4 | 0 | |
| DF | ITA | Tarantino | 21 | 0 | 20+1 | 0 | |
| DF | ITA | Pavone | 16 | 0 | 2+14 | 0 | |
| MF | ITA | Brambilla | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |
| MF | ITA | Cristallini | 19 | 1 | 16+3 | 1 | |
| MF | ITA | Foschini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ITA | Gentilini | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | |
| MF | ITA | Fontolan | 27 | 2 | 6+21 | 2 | |
| MF |  URU | Martínez | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| MF | ITA | Bonomi | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| MF | RUS | Shalimov | 15 | 1 | 4+11 | 1 | |
| FW |  SLE | Kallon | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |
| FW | ITA | Dall'Igna | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |
| GK | ITA | Ferrari | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |
| MF | ITA | Seno | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |
The 2003–04 Serie A was the 102nd season of top-tier Italian football, the 72nd in a round-robin tournament. It contained 18 teams for the 16th and last time from the 1988–89 season. With the bottom three being relegated, the 15th placed side would face the sixth-highest team from Serie B, with the winner playing in the Serie A in the subsequent 2004–05 season.
The 1997–98 Serie A saw Juventus win their 25th national title, with Internazionale placing second; both teams qualified for the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League. Udinese, Roma, Fiorentina, Parma qualified for the 1998–99 UEFA Cup. Lazio qualified for the UEFA Cup Winners Cup courtesy of winning the Coppa Italia. Bologna and Sampdoria qualified for the 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup. Brescia, Atalanta, Lecce and Napoli were relegated to Serie B.
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Associazione Sportiva Roma was left trailing in the wake of city rivals Lazio's resurgence to fight for domestic and international glory. In coach Zdeněk Zeman's second season at the reins, Roma finished fifth in the table, and just missed out on qualification for the final Champions League spot. Roma reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup, but lost to Atlético Madrid.
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Juventus Football Club had one of its most successful seasons in the club's history, winning the domestic league competition and reaching the final of the Champions League. There, Juventus stumbled on Real Madrid by Predrag Mijatović' solitary goal, which ensured Juventus lost the final for the second year running. The progress to the final had been much less smooth than in the 1995–96 and 1996–97 European campaigns, prompting fears among supporters that the side was experiencing a decline. Indeed, on their way to the final in Amsterdam, the Italians had lost three games compared to none the previous season. They had needed to win their matchday six fixture against Manchester United to reach the quarter-final, where Dynamo Kyiv held them to a 1–1 draw in Turin in the first leg.
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During the 2002–03 Italian football season, Bologna F.C. 1909 competed in the Serie A.
During the 2001–02 Italian football season, Brescia Calcio competed in the Serie A.
During the 1997-98 season Vicenza competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.
During the 1996–97 season Bologna Football Club 1909 competed in Serie A and Coppa Italia.
During the 2000–01 season Brescia Calcio competed in Serie A and Coppa Italia.
