1997–98 Atlético Madrid Season
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The 1997–1998 campaign was the 92nd season in Atlético Madrid's history and their 63rd season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football.


Season summary

Atlético Madrid failed to regain the title they had won in 1996 and finished the season in 7th place. One of the high points of the season was the club's run in the
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, reaching the semi-finals. Striker
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was the club's top scorer, scoring 24 goals in La Liga (he finished as the league's top scorer and was awarded the
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) and 29 in all competitions, but transferred to
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(who knocked Atlético out of the UEFA Cup) at the end of the season.


Squad

:''Squad at end of season''


Transfers


Winter


Out


La Liga


League table


Results by round


Matches


UEFA Cup

First round Second round Eightfinals


Quarterfinals


Semifinals


Copa del Rey

Second round


Statistics


Players statistics


Top scorers

1Player left the club during the season.


Results


See also

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1997–98 La Liga The 1997–98 La Liga season was the 67th since its establishment. It began on 30 August 1997, and concluded on 16 May 1998. On 29 March 1998, following Sporting Gijón's 0–0 draw with Zaragoza, combined with Racing Santander's 4–3 loss to ...
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1997–98 Copa del Rey The 1997–98 Copa del Rey was the 96th staging of the Copa del Rey. The competition started on 3 September 1997 and concluded on 29 April 1998 with the final, held at the Mestalla Stadium in Valencia. Format * All rounds are played ove ...
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1997–98 UEFA Cup The 1997–98 UEFA Cup was won by Internazionale in an all-Italian final against Lazio. It was their third title in eight years in the competition. It was the first instance of the UEFA Cup final being a one-game contest at a neutral stadium, h ...


References

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