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]
| 1997–98 season | |
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| President | Carlo Molinari |
| Head coach | Joël Müller |
| Stadium | Stade Saint-Symphorien |
| Division 1 | 2nd |
| Coupe de France | Round of 16 |
| Coupe de la Ligue | Quarter-finals |
| UEFA Cup | Second round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Bruno Rodriguez (13) All: Bruno Rodriguez (18) |
| Average home league attendance | 16,349[1] |
Players
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Competitions
editOverview
edit| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| 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 | 58.82 |
| Coupe de France | 17 January 1998 | 28 February 1998 | Round of 64 | Round of 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 33.33 |
| Coupe de la Ligue | 5 January 1998 | 16 February 1998 | Round of 32 | Quarter-finals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 66.67 |
| UEFA Cup | 16 September 1997 | 4 November 1997 | First round | Second round | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 50.00 |
| Total | 44 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 61 | 37 | +24 | 56.82 | ||||
Source: Competitions
Division 1
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 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
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Results summary
edit| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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
editMatches
edit| 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 |
| 5 September 1997 6 | Rennes | 2–2 | Metz | Rennes |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient |
| 5 October 1997 10 | Strasbourg | 2–0 | Metz | Strasbourg |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade de la Meinau |
| 25 October 1997 13 | Metz | 0–1 | Montpellier | Metz |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien |
| 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 |
| 20 January 1998 23 | Cannes | 1–1 | Metz | Cannes |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Pierre-de-Coubertin |
| 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 |
| 13 March 1998 29 | Montpellier | 0–1 | Metz | Montpellier |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade de la Mosson |
Coupe de France
edit| 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| 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
editFirst round
edit| 16 September 1997 First leg | Excelsior Mouscron  | 0–2 |  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 | 4–1 (6–1 agg.) | Excelsior Mouscron | Metz, France |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 7,485 Referee: Lucilio Cortez Baptista (Portugal) |
Second round
edit| 21 October 1997 First leg | Metz | 0–2 |  Karlsruhe | Metz, France |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 14,000 Referee: José María García-Aranda (Spain) |
| 4 November 1997 Second leg | Karlsruhe | 1–1 (3–1 agg.) | Metz | Karlsruhe, Germany |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 13,500 Referee: Graziano Cesari (Italy) |
References
edit- ^ "Ligue 1 1997/1998 » Attendance » Home matches". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Metz 1997/1998". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ "Saison 1997-1998". FCMetz.com. Retrieved 16 April 2021.