1997–98 AC Milan season

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.

Milan
1997–98 season
PresidentSilvio Berlusconi
ManagerFabio Capello
StadiumSan Siro
Serie A10th
Coppa ItaliaRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
George Weah (10)

All:
George Weah (13)
Highest home attendance81,267 vs Juventus
(30 November 1997)
Lowest home attendance4,553 vs A.C. Reggiana
(2 September 1997)
Average home league attendance54,432[1]

First-team squad

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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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ITA Sebastiano Rossi
3 DF   ITA Paolo Maldini
4 MF   ITA Demetrio Albertini
5 DF   ITA Alessandro Costacurta
8 DF   FRA Marcel Desailly[3]
9 FW   NED Patrick Kluivert
10 MF   YUG Dejan Savićević
12 GK   ITA Simone Braglia
13 MF   FRA Ibrahim Ba[4]
14 FW   LBR George Weah
15 DF   BRA André Cruz
17 DF   GER Christian Ziege
19 MF   ITA Giampiero Maini
20 MF   CRO Zvonimir Boban
21 DF   ITA Giuseppe Cardone
22 DF   ITA Daniele Daino
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 GK   ITA Massimo Taibi
24 DF   CRO Dario Smoje
25 MF   ITA Simone Bonomi
26 DF   ITA Alberto Comazzi
27 MF   ITA Nicola Corrent
28 FW   ITA Massimiliano Grego
29 MF   ITA Roberto De Zerbi
30 MF   BRA Leonardo
31 FW   ITA Mirco Gasparetto
32 MF   ITA Roberto Donadoni
33 MF   ITA Nicola Padoin
34 FW   ITA Massimo Maccarone
35 DF   NOR Steinar Nilsen
36 FW   ITA Maurizio Ganz
37 DF   FRA Samir Beloufa
38 FW   ITA Filippo Maniero
39 DF   ITA Gianluca Zanetti

Transfers

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Autumn

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In
Pos. Name from Type
MF Roberto Donadoni NY Metrostars -
Out
Pos. Name To Type
MF Jesper Blomqvist Parma F.C.

Winter

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In
Pos. Name from Type
FW Maurizio Ganz Inter -
FW Filippo Maniero Parma F.C. -
DF Samir Beloufa AS Cannes -

Results

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Serie A

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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:
  1. ^ Bologna finished ahead of Sampdoria on head-to-head points: BOL 2–2 SAM; SAM 2–3 BOL.

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA
ResultDDLLWLWWDDWWDWDLLWLDWWDWDLLLWLDLDL
Position91213141313118997675689999988888888910101010
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

Matches

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31 August 1997 1 Piacenza 1–1 Milan Piacenza
15:00 CEST Delli Carri   69' Report Delli Carri   29' (o.g.) Stadium: Leonardo Garilli
Attendance: 25 340
Referee: Cesari
13 September 1997 2 Milan 1–1 Lazio Milan
16:00 CEST Ba   37' Report Signori   90 + 4' (pen.) Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 67 151
Referee: Ceccarini
21 September 1997 3 Udinese 2–1 Milan Udine
20:30 CEST Bierhoff   25, 85' Report Kluivert   4' Stadium: Friuli
Attendance: 26 231
Referee: Braschi
28 September 1997 4 Milan 0–1 Vicenza Milan
15:00 CEST Report Di Napoli   45' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 53 603
Referee: Pierluigi Collina
5 October 1997 5 Empoli 0–1 Milan Empoli
15:00 CEST Report A. Andersson   88' Stadium: Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 15 700
Referee: Borriello
19 October 1997 6 Milan 1–2 Lecce Milan
15:00 CEST Cyprien   76' (o.g.) Report Govedarica   2'
Casale   49' (pen.)
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 50 628
Referee: De Santis
2 November 1997 7 Sampdoria 0–3 Milan Genova
15:00 CET Report Weah   75, 81'
Ziege   87'
Stadium: Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 37 000
Referee: Trentalange
9 November 1997 8 Milan 2–1 Brescia Milan
15:00 CET Leonardo   7'
Leonardo   25'
Report Hübner   44' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 49 747
Referee: Farina
22 November 1997 9 Inter 2–2 Milan Milan
20:30 CET Simeone   13'
Ronaldo   68'
Report Weah   29'
André Cruz   80' (pen.)
Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: 80 905
Referee: Pierluigi Collina
30 November 1997 10 Milan 1–1 Juventus Milan
20:30 CET Ferrara   27' (o.g.) Report F. Inzaghi   32' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 81 267
Referee: Pierluigi Collina
7 December 1997 11 Milan 2–0 Bari Milan
15:00 CET Boban   47'
Kluivert   62'
Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 47 570
Referee: Bettin
14 December 1997 12 Atalanta 1–2 Milan Atalanta
15:00 CET Sgrò   17' Report Lucarelli   2' (o.g.)
Kluivert   65'
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   75' Report Leonardo   52'
Ganz   71'
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   33, 75'
D. Baggio   44'
Report Ganz   70' Stadium: Il Tardini
Attendance: 23 935
Referee: Ceccarinni
25 January 1998 17 Milan 0–2 Fiorentina Milan
15:00 CET Report L. Oliveira   3'
Morfeo   52'
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 53 315
Referee: Borriello
1 February 1998 18 Milan 1–0 Piacenza Milan
15:00 CET Maniero   90' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 46 795
Referee: Tombolini
8 February 1998 19 Lazio 2–1 Milan Roma
15:00 CET Mancini   6'
Bokšić   90 + 3'
Report Kluivert   90 + 4' 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   54' Report Kluivert   3, 74'
Ganz   8'
Maniero   74'
Stadium: Romeo Menti
Attendance: 16 273
Referee: Pairetto
22 February 1998 22 Milan 3–1 Empoli Milan
15:00 CET Weah   3'
Ganz   15'
Maniero   82'
Report C. Esposito   65' 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   38' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 56 062
Referee: Borriello
15 March 1998 25 Brescia 2–2 Milan Brescia
15:00 CET Hübner   40' (pen.)
Bizzarri   68'
Report Weah   44, 51' Stadium: Mario Rigamonti
Attendance: 22 435
Referee: Trentalange
22 March 1998 26 Milan 0–3 Inter Milan
20:30 CET Report Simeone   42, 87'
Ronaldo   77'
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 80 327
Referee: Bazzoli
28 March 1998 27 Juventus 4–1 Milan Torino
20:30 CET Del Piero   12' (pen.), 39'
F. Inzaghi   60, 83'
Report Boban   30' (pen.) Stadium: Delle Alpi
Attendance: 55 631
Referee: Braschi
5 April 1998 28 Bari 1–0 Milan Bari
20:30 CEST Masinga   81' Report Stadium: San Nicola
Attendance: 32 377
Referee: Rodomonti
11 April 1998 29 Milan 3–0 Atalanta Milan
15:00 CEST Weah   10, 53, 87' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 48 572
Referee: Pellegrino
19 April 1998 30 Bologna 3–0 Milan Bologna
CEST R. Baggio   15', 50' (pen.)
Fontolan   83'
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   16'
Di Biagio   20' (pen.), 28'
Paulo Sérgio   39'
Delvecchio   82'
Report Stadium: Olimpico
Attendance: 64 125
Referee: Farina
10 May 1998 33 Milan 1–1 Parma Milan
15:00 CEST Weah   56' Report André Cruz   16' (o.g.) Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 47 484
Referee: Messina
16 May 1998 34 Fiorentina 2–0 Milan Firenze
15:00 CEST Robbiati   50'
Kanchelskis   55'
Report Stadium: Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 35 239
Referee: De Santis

Coppa Italia

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Round of 32

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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   34'
Boban   90'
Stadium: Giglio
Attendance: 10 416
Referee: Bettin

Eightfinals

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16 October 1997 1 Milan 3-2 Sampdoria Milan
Weah   64'
Maini   74'
Kluivert   92'
Report Tovalieri   20'
Boghossian   44'
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 6 589
Referee: Treossi
19 November 1997 2 Sampdoria 1-2
(3-5 agg.)
Milan Genova
Mihajlović   29' Report Leonardo   64'
André Cruz   82' (pen.)
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 28 000
Referee: Braschi

Quarter-finals

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8 January 1998 1 Milan 5–0 Internazionale Milan
20:45 CET Albertini   29' (pen.)
Ganz   33'
Savićević   44'
Colonnese   46' (o.g.)
Nilsen   60'
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   32' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 9 137
Referee: Roberto Bettin

Semi-finals

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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   49'
Stanić   87'
Kluivert   47'
Kluivert   93'
Stadium: Il Tardini
Attendance: 29 000
Referee: Pairetto

Final

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8 April 1998 1 Milan 1–0 Lazio Milan
Weah   90' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 63,564
Referee: Livio Bazzoli
29 April 1998 2 Lazio 3–1
(3–2 agg.)
Milan Roma
Gottardi   56'
Jugović  59' (pen.)
Nesta   66'
Report Albertini   47' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 64,189
Referee: Florenzo Treossi

Statistics

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Players statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie A Coppa Italia
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   ITA Rossi 27 -34 17 -25 10 -9
21 DF   ITA Cardone 25 0 16+3 0 6 0
5 DF   ITA Costacurta 37 0 29 0 8 0
8 DF   FRA Desailly 41 0 33 0 8 0
3 DF   ITA Maldini 37 0 30 0 7 0
13 MF   SEN Ibrahim Ba 40 1 30+1 1 9 0
20 MF   CRO Boban 29 3 19+4 2 6 1
4 MF   ITA Albertini 37 2 28 0 9 2
30 MF   BRA Leonardo 32 4 20+7 3 5 1
9 FW   NED Kluivert 33 9 26+1 6 6 3
14 FW   LBR Weah 32 13 23+1 10 8 3
23 GK   ITA Taibi 17 -18 17 -18
17 DF   GER Ziege 27 2 18+4 2 5 0
36 FW   ITA Ganz 25 5 14+5 4 6 1
22 DF   ITA Daino 18 0 11+3 0 4 0
15 DF   BRA André Cruz 14 2 11 1 3 1
19 MF   ITA Maini 31 1 8+17 0 6 1
32 MF   ITA Donadoni 19 0 8+7 0 4 0
10 MF   YUG Savicevic 15 1 6+2 0 7 1
24 DF   CRO Smoje 9 0 4+2 0 3 0
38 FW   ITA Maniero 16 3 3+10 3 3 0
11 FW   SWE Andersson 18 3 3+10 3 5 0
35 DF   NOR Nilsen 7 1 2+3 0 2 1
7 MF   NED Davids 7 0 0+4 0 3 0
2 DF   NED Bogarde 4 0 0+3 0 1 0
37 DF   FRA Beloufa 4 0 0+3 0 1 0
26 DF   ITA Comazzi 2 0 0+1 0 1 0
16 MF   SWE Blomqvist 2 0 0+1 0 1 0
12 GK   ITA Braglia 0 0 0 0
25 MF   ITA Bonomi 0 0 0 0
27 MF   ITA Corrent 0 0 0 0
34 FW   ITA Maccarone 0 0 0 0
33 MF   ITA Padoin 0 0 0 0
28 FW   ITA Grego
29 MF   ITA Zerbi
31 FW   ITA Gasparetto
39 DF   ITA Zanetti

Goalscorers

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Rank No. Pos Nat Name Serie A Coppa Italia Total
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

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  1. ^ League. "Attendance Statistics of Serie A". stadiapostcards.com. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  2. ^ "FootballSquads - Milan - 1997/98".
  3. ^ Desailly was born in Accra, Ghana.
  4. ^ Ba was born in Dakar, Senegal
  5. ^ With consequent qualification to UEFA Cup
  6. ^ 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.

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