1997–98 FC Metz season

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Metz
1997–98 season
PresidentCarlo Molinari
Head coachJoël Müller
StadiumStade Saint-Symphorien
Division 12nd
Coupe de FranceRound of 16
Coupe de la LigueQuarter-finals
UEFA CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Bruno Rodriguez (13)
All:
Bruno Rodriguez (18)
Average home league attendance16,349[1]

The 1997–98 season was the 66th season in the existence of FC Metz and the club's 31st consecutive season in the top-flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Metz participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France, the Coupe de la Ligue and UEFA Cup.[2]

Players[edit]

Squad at end of season[3][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
— GK France FRA André Biancarelli
— GK France FRA Lionel Letizi
— DF Cameroon CMR Rigobert Song
— DF France FRA Sylvain Kastendeuch
— DF France FRA Pascal Pierre
— DF France FRA Cyril Serredszum
— DF Luxembourg LUX Jeff Strasser
— DF France FRA Geoffray Toyes
— DF France FRA Philippe Gaillot
— DF France FRA Stéphane Rondelaere
— MF France FRA Jocelyn Blanchard
— MF France FRA Franck Histilloles
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF France FRA Grégory Proment
— MF France FRA Jonathan Jager
— MF France FRA Didier Neumann
— MF Belgium BEL Danny Boffin
— MF France FRA Frédéric Meyrieu
— MF France FRA Robert Pires
— FW France FRA Bruno Rodriguez
— FW France FRA Louis Saha
— FW Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Vladan Lukić
— FW Senegal SEN Amara Traoré
— FW Hungary HUN Mihály Tóth

Competitions[edit]

Overview[edit]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
French Division 1 2 August 1997 9 May 1998 Matchday 1 2nd 34 20 8 6 48 28 +20 058.82
Coupe de France 17 January 1998 28 February 1998 Round of 64 Round of 16 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 033.33
Coupe de la Ligue 5 January 1998 16 February 1998 Round of 32 Quarter-finals 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 066.67
UEFA Cup 16 September 1997 4 November 1997 First round Second round 4 2 1 1 7 4 +3 050.00
Total 44 25 10 9 61 37 +24 056.82

Source: Competitions

Division 1[edit]

Main article: 1997–98 French Division 1

League table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lens (C) 34 21 5 8 55 30 +25 68 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Metz 34 20 8 6 48 28 +20 68 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
3 Monaco 34 18 5 11 51 33 +18 59 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
4 Marseille 34 16 9 9 47 27 +20 57
5 Bordeaux 34 15 11 8 49 41 +8 56
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 20 8 6 48 28  +20 68 14 0 3 31 12  +19 6 8 3 17 16  +1

Last updated: 9 May 1998.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by match[edit]

Match12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWWWWWDWDWLWLLDWDWDWDWWDLDWLWWLWWWW
Position5121111111123323122211112221122222
Source: footballdatabase.eu
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

2 August 1997 1 Lyon 0–1 Metz Lyon
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade de Gerland
8 August 1997 2 Metz 4–1 Bordeaux Metz
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
15 August 1997 3 Châteauroux 1–2 Metz Châteauroux
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Gaston Petit
22 August 1997 4 Metz 2–1 Paris Saint-Germain Metz
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
29 August 1997 5 Monaco 1–2 Metz Monaco
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Louis II
5 September 1997 6 Rennes 2–2 Metz Rennes
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient
12 September 1997 7 Metz 2–0 Cannes Metz
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
21 September 1997 8 Bastia 0–0 Metz Furiani
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari
26 September 1997 9 Metz 3–0 Auxerre Metz
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
5 October 1997 10 Strasbourg 2–0 Metz Strasbourg
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
8 October 1997 11 Metz 2–0 Le Havre Metz
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
16 October 1997 12 Marseille 2–0 Metz Marseille
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
25 October 1997 13 Metz 0–1 Montpellier Metz
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
31 October 1997 14 Lens 1–1 Metz Lens
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert
8 November 1997 15 Metz 2–1 Guingamp Metz
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
15 November 1997 16 Nantes 1–1 Metz Nantes
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
21 November 1997 17 Metz 2–1 Toulouse Metz
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
30 November 1997 18 Bordeaux 2–2 Metz Bordeaux
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Parc Lescure
5 December 1997 19 Metz 2–0 Châteauroux Metz
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
14 December 1997 20 Paris Saint-Germain 1–1 Metz Paris
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
18 December 1997 21 Metz 3–0 Monaco Metz
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
10 January 1998 22 Metz 1–0 Rennes Metz
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
20 January 1998 23 Cannes 1–1 Metz Cannes
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Pierre-de-Coubertin
24 January 1998 24 Metz 0–1 Bastia Metz
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
4 February 1998 25 Auxerre 0–0 Metz Auxerre
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
13 February 1998 26 Metz 1–0 Strasbourg Metz
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
21 February 1998 27 Le Havre 2–1 Metz Le Havre
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Jules Deschaseaux
6 March 1998 28 Metz 3–2 Marseille Metz
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
13 March 1998 29 Montpellier 0–1 Metz Montpellier
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
29 March 1998 30 Metz 0–2 Lens Metz
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
8 April 1998 31 Guingamp 0–1 Metz Guingamp
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade du Roudourou
17 April 1998 32 Metz 3–2 Nantes Metz
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
25 April 1998 33 Toulouse 0–1 Metz Toulouse
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
9 May 1998 34 Metz 1–0 Lyon Metz
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien

Coupe de France[edit]

Main article: 1997–98 Coupe de France
17 January 1998 Round of 64 Le Mans 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		 Metz Le Mans
Report Stadium: Stade Léon-Bollée
8 February 1998 Round of 32 Metz 1–0 Bastia Metz
Report Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
28 February 1998 Round of 16 Bourg-Péronnas 2–0 Metz Lyon
Report Stadium: Stade de Gerland

Coupe de la Ligue[edit]

Main article: 1997–98 Coupe de la Ligue
5 January 1998 Round of 32 Gueugnon 1–2 Metz Gueugnon
Report Stadium: Stade Jean Laville
31 January 1998 Round of 16 Martigues 0–2 Metz Martigues
Report Stadium: Stade Francis Turcan
16 February 1998 Quarter-finals Paris Saint-Germain 1–0 Metz Paris
Report Stadium: Parc des Princes

UEFA Cup[edit]

Main article: 1997–98 UEFA Cup

First round[edit]

16 September 1997 First leg Excelsior Mouscron Belgium 0–2 France Metz Mouscron, Belgium
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stade Le Canonnier
Attendance: 6,700
Referee: Kurt Zuppinger (Switzerland)
30 September 1997 Second leg Metz France 4–1
(6–1 agg.)		 Belgium Excelsior Mouscron Metz, France
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 7,485
Referee: Lucilio Cortez Baptista (Portugal)

Second round[edit]

21 October 1997 First leg Metz France 0–2 Germany Karlsruhe Metz, France
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: José María García-Aranda (Spain)
4 November 1997 Second leg Karlsruhe Germany 1–1
(3–1 agg.)		 France Metz Karlsruhe, Germany
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Wildparkstadion
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: Graziano Cesari (Italy)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ligue 1 1997/1998 » Attendance » Home matches". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Metz 1997/1998". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Saison 1997-1998". FCMetz.com. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
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