1997–98 Vicenza Calcio season

During the 1997-98 season Vicenza competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.

Vicenza Calcio
1997–98 season
ManagerItaly Francesco Guidolin
Serie A14th
Coppa ItaliaRound of 32
Supercoppa ItalianaRunners-up
Cup Winners' CupSemi-finals

Season summary

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Vicenza reached the semi-finals of the Cup Winners' Cup. They only avoided relegation by one point.

Vicenza's kit was manufactured by Lotto and sponsored by Pal Zileri.

First-team squad

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Squad at end of season[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF   ITA Paolo Pasqualin
3 DF   ITA Francesco Coco (on loan from Milan)
4 MF   ITA Domenico Di Carlo
5 DF   ITA Davide Belotti
6 MF   ITA Roberto Baronio (on loan from Lazio)
7 MF   ITA Marco Schenardi
8 DF   URU Gustavo Méndez
9 FW   ITA Pasquale Luiso
10 MF   ITA Fabio Viviani
12 GK   ITA Roberto Verdi
13 MF   ITA Fabio Firmani
14 MF   ITA Lamberto Zauli
15 MF   ITA Massimo Ambrosini (on loan from Milan)
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF   ITA Massimo Beghetto
17 DF   ITA Sebastiano Sapienza
18 DF   ITA Giacomo Dicara
19 FW   URU Marcelo Otero
20 FW   ITA Arturo Di Napoli
21 DF   ITA Lorenzo Stovini
22 GK   ITA Pierluigi Brivio
23 MF   ITA Gabriele Ambrosetti
24 DF   URU Ricardo Canals
26 GK   ITA Davide Falcioni
27 MF   ITA Riccardo Maspero
28 DF   ITA Mirko Conte

Left club during season

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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 Luca Mondini (to Treviso)
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 FW   ITA Alessandro Iannuzzi (to Lecce)

Competitions

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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
12 Piacenza 34 7 16 11 29 38 −9 37
13 Empoli 34 10 7 17 50 58 −8 37
14 Vicenza 34 9 9 16 36 61 −25 36
15 Brescia (R) 34 9 8 17 45 63 −18 35 Relegation to Serie B
16 Atalanta (R) 34 7 11 16 25 48 −23 32
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).[2]
(R) Relegated

Matches

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31 August 1997 1 Sampdoria 2-1 Vicenza Genova
Boghossian  10'
Tovalieri  85'
Di Napoli  53' Stadium: Luigi Ferraris
Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi
14 September 1997 2 Vicenza 3-2 Piacenza Vicenza
Di Carlo  32'pen
Luiso  51'
Di Napoli  60'
Tramezzani  29'pen
Valtolina  69'
Stadium: Romeo Menti
21 September 1997 3 Vicenza 1-1 Napoli Vicenza
Di Napoli  17' Turrini  18' Stadium: Romeo Menti
28 September 1997 4 Milan 0-1 Vicenza Milan
Report   45' Di Napoli Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: 53.672
Referee: Pierluigi Collina
5 October 1997 5 Vicenza 0-0 Parma Vicenza
15:30 Report Stadium: Romeo Menti
Attendance: 16.806
Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti
19 October 1997 6 Brescia 4-0 Vicenza Brescia
15:30 Neri   45+2' (rig.), 69'
Hübner   65'
Pirlo   79'
Report Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti
Attendance: 13 550
Referee: Emilio Pellegrino
2 November 1997 7 Atalanta 1-3 Vicenza Bergamo
14:30 Sgro   27' Report   43', 65' Ambrosetti
  68' (aut.) Englaro
Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Attendance: 16 741
Referee: Daniele Tombolini
9 November 1997 8 Vicenza 3-2 Bologna Vicenza
14:30 Di Carlo   9' (rig.)
Otero   64'
Schenardi   85'
Report   35' Marocchi
  56' Baggio
Stadium: Romeo Menti
Attendance: 15.213
Referee: Pier Paolo Rossi
23 November 1997 9 Roma 2-2 Vicenza Roma
Balbo   28'
Paulo Sergio   44'
Report   1' Luiso
  45+2' Ambrosetti
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico di Roma
Attendance: 48 552
Referee: Graziano Cesari
30 November 1997 10 Vicenza 1-3 Internazionale Vicenza
14:30 Ambrosini   59' Report   33', 39' Simeone
  68' Ronaldo
Stadium: Romeo Menti
Attendance: 19 612
Referee: Alfredo Trentalange
7 December 1997 11 Lecce 0-1 Vicenza Lecce
14:30 Report   81' Luiso Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Attendance: 13.966
Referee: Massimo De Santis
14 December 1997 12 Vicenza 1-5 Fiorentina Vicenza
20:30 Di Napoli   81' Report   7', 54' Luis Oliveira
  43' Batistuta
  59' Serena
  65'Schwarz
Stadium: Romeo Menti
Attendance: 15 944
Referee: Gennaro Borriello
21 December 1997 13 Lazio 4-0 Vicenza Roma
14:30 Casiraghi   7'
Fuser   63'
Venturin   70'
Boksic   91'
Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico di Roma
Attendance: 37 201
Referee: Cosimo Bolognino
4 January 1998 14 Vicenza 1-2 Bari Vicenza
14:30 Luiso  28' Report   40' Masinga
  65' Zambrotta
Stadium: Romeo Menti
Attendance: 15.729
Referee: Emilio Pellegrino
11 January 1998 15 Juventus 2-0 Vicenza Torino
14:30 Del Piero   27' (rig.)
Ferrara   76'
Report Stadium: Stadio Delle Alpi
Attendance: 42 036
Referee: Daniele Tombolini
18 January 1998 16 Vicenza 1-0 Empoli Vicenza
14:30 Luiso  89'} Report Stadium: Romeo Menti
Attendance: 18 955
Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto
25 January 1998 17 Udinese 3-0 Vicenza Udine
14:30 Bierhoff   20', 37'
Locatelli   44'
Report Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 23 096
Referee: Massimo De Santis
1 February 1998 18 Vicenza 1-1 Sampdoria Vicenza
Zauli  27' Report   18' Veron Stadium: Romeo Menti
Attendance: 15 518
Referee: Robert Boggi
8 February 1998 19 Piacenza 1-1 Vicenza Piacenza
14:30 Murgita   57' Report Zauli  47' Stadium: Stadio Leonardo Garilli
Attendance: 15 518
Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti
11 February 1998 20 Napoli 2-0 Vicenza Napoli
20:30 Turrini   43' (rig.)
Stojak   47'
Report Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 31 085
Referee: Stefano Braschi
15 February 1998 21 Vicenza 1-4 Milan Vicenza
15:00 Otero  54' Report   3', 82' Kluivert
  8' Ganz
  73' Maniero
Stadium: Romeo Menti
Attendance: 16 141
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto
22 February 1998 22 Parma 2-1 Vicenza Parma
Stanic   63'
Chiesa   72'pen
Report Ambrosetti  59' Stadium: Ennio Tardini
Attendance: 19.537
Referee: Emilio Pellegrino
1 March 1998 23 Vicenza 2-1 Brescia Vicenza
15:00 Dicara  12'
Dicara  85'
Report   71' A. Filippini Stadium: Romeo Menti
Attendance: 16 139
Referee: Piero Ceccarini
8 March 1998 24 Vicenza 1-0 Atalanta Vicenza
15:00 Di Napoli  83' Report Stadium: Romeo Menti
Attendance: 17 548
Referee: Livio Bazzoli
14 March 1998 25 Bologna 3-1 Vicenza Bologna
15:00 Andersson   18', 45+1'
Kolyvanov   39'
Report Zauli  33' Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 32 076
Referee: Stefano Farina
22 March 1998 26 Vicenza 1-1 Roma Vicenza
15:00 Luiso  24' Report   12' Balbo Stadium: Romeo Menti
Attendance: 16.904
Referee: Pierluigi Collina
28 March 1998 27 Internazionale 2-1 Vicenza Milan
15:00 Simeone   67'
Ronaldo   95'pen
Report Zauli  82' Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: 64 674
Referee: Domenico Messina
5 April 1998 28 Vicenza 1-3 Lecce Vicenza
16:00 Luiso  88' Report   29' Palmieri
  55'Palmieri
  95' Piangerelli
Stadium: Romeo Menti
Attendance: 17 857
Referee: Emilio Pellegrino
11 April 1998 29 Fiorentina 1-1 Vicenza Firenze
Luis Oliveira   33' Report Mendez  11' Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 33.342
Referee: Livio Bazzoli
19 April 1998 30 Vicenza 2-1 Lazio Vicenza
16:00 Zauli  27'
Luiso  54'
Report   48' Mancini Stadium: Romeo Menti
Attendance: 17 622
Referee: Stefano Braschi
26 April 1998 31 Bari 0-0 Vicenza Bari
16:00 Report Stadium: Stadio San Nicola
Attendance: 17.942
Referee: Robert Boggi
3 May 1998 32 Vicenza 0-0 Juventus Vicenza
16:00 Report Stadium: Romeo Menti
Attendance: 19 852
Referee: Graziano Cesari
10 May 1998 33 Empoli 3-2 Vicenza Empoli
16:00 Esposito   60'pen
Bonomi   76'
Baldini   93'
Report Ambrosetti  31'
Schenardi  87'pen
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 19 063
Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi
16 May 1998 34 Vicenza 1-3 Udinese Vicenza
16:30 Dicara  15' Report   1' Amoroso
  31' Bierhoff
Bierhoff  38'
Stadium: Romeo Menti
Attendance: 18 517
Referee: Gianluca Paparesta

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

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18 September 1997 Vicenza 2-0  Legia Warsaw Vicenza
20:45 Luiso   10'
Ambrosetti   24'
Report Stadium: Romeo Menti
Attendance: 10,081
Referee:  Hermann Albrecht
2 October 1997  Legia Warsaw 1-1 Vicenza Warsaw
20:45 Jacek Kacprzak   57' Report   86' Lamberto Zauli Stadium: Stadion Wojska Polskiego
Attendance: 8 000
Referee:  Milan Mitrovic

Eightfinals

23 October 1997  Shakhtar Donetsk 1-3 Vicenza Donetsk
20:00 Hennadiy Zubov   56' Report   1', 89' Pasquale Luiso
  49' Massimo Beghetto
Stadium: Stadio Shakhtar
Attendance: 30.000
Referee:  Pascal Garibian
6 November 1997 Vicenza 2-1  Shakhtar Donetsk Vicenza
20:45 Pasquale Luiso   24'
Fabio Viviani   70'
Report   59' Serhiy Atelkin Stadium: Romeo Menti
Attendance: 9 544
Referee: Roy Helge OlsenNOR

Quarterfinals

5 March 1998  Roda JC 1-4 Vicenza Kerkrade
20:45 Bob Peeters   73' Report   17', 40' Pasquale Luiso
  29' Davide Belotti
  67' Marcelo Otero
Stadium: Stadio Sportpark Kaalheide
Attendance: 14 000
Referee:  Vaclav Krondl
19 March 1998 Vicenza 5-0  Roda JC Vicenza
20:45 Pasquale Luiso   4'
Fabio Firmani   24'
Gustavo Mendez   38'
Gabriele Ambrosetti   42'
Lamberto Zauli   47'
Report Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
Attendance: 14 362
Referee:  Hugh Dallas

Semifinals

2 April 1997 Vicenza 1-0  Chelsea Vicenza
20:45 Zauli   16' Report Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
Attendance: 19 319
Referee:  Manuel Diaz Vega
16 April 1998  Chelsea 3-1
(3-2 agg.)
Vicenza London
20:45 Gustavo Poyet   34'
Gianfranco Zola   50'
Mark Hughes   76'
Report   32' Pasquale Luiso Stadium: Stadio Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 33 810

References

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  1. ^ "FootballSquads - Vicenza - 1997/98".
  2. ^ 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.