1997–98 RCD Mallorca season

Real Club Deportivo Mallorca 1997–98 football season

Real Club Deportivo Mallorca

1997–98 season

President

Bartolomé Beltran

Manager

Héctor Cúper

Stadium

Lluis Sitjar

La Liga

5th

Copa del Rey

Runners-up
(in Cup Winners' Cup)

Top goalscorer

League: Gabriel Amato (13)
All: Gabriel Amato (14)

Home colours

Away colours

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In the 1997–98 season Real Club Deportivo Mallorca competed in La Liga and Copa del Rey.

Summary

The club with the President Bartolome Beltran appointed on 10 July 1997, Argentinian head coach Héctor Cúper from Lanús as its new manager,^[1] winning the spot ahead of Portuguese José Mourinho.^[2] After winning the relegation playoff defeating Rayo Vallecano and Cuper secured, Beltran announced several transfers in for the La Liga newcomer team: Brazilian attacking midfielder Palhinha (1994 FIFA World Cup Champion) arrived from Cruzeiro, Brazilian right back Ivan Rocha and Argentinian striker Gabriel Amato from Hércules CF. On 15 August 1997 Argentinian goalkeeper Carlos Roa and right winger Oscar Mena were transferred in from Lanús.^[3]

Also, Beltran negotiated six transfers from Valencia CF^[4] due to these players were discarded by Argentinian coach Jorge Valdano: left back Enrique Romero, defensive midfielder Vicente Engonga, Galvez, striker Moya, central back Iván Campo and midfielder Xabier Eskurza. Two more incorporations attacking midfielder Juan Carlos Valeron from UD Las Palmas^[5] and left winger Jovan Stankovic from CD Logroñés,^[6] both players arrived to the club after the few chances of play in their former teams.

Squad

Squad at end of season^[7]

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	ESP	Kike Burgos
2	MF	ARG	Oscar Mena
3	DF	BRA	Ivan Rocha
4	DF	ESP	Barbero
5	DF	ESP	Marcelino
6	DF	ESP	Paco
7	DF	ESP	Lluís Carreras
8	FW	ESP	Gabriel Moya
9	FW	ARG	Gabriel Amato
10	MF	BRA	Palhinha
10	FW	ESP	Santiago Ezquerro
11	MF	YUG	Jovan Stanković
12	DF	ESP	Iván Campo


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
13	GK	ARG	Carlos Roa
14	MF	ESP	Javier Olaizola
15	MF	ESP	Paco Soler
16	FW	ESP	José Gálvez
18	DF	ESP	Xabier Eskurza
19	MF	ESP	Juan Carlos Valeron
20	MF	ESP	Monchu
21	FW	ESP	Enrique Romero
23	MF	ESP	Vicente Engonga
24	GK	ESP	Xabier
26	DF	ESP	Fernando Niño
—	DF	ESP	David Castedo

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
DF	Enrique Romero	Valencia CF
DF	Iván Campo	Valencia CF
FW	Gabriel Moya	Valencia CF
MF	Vicente Engonga	Valencia CF
FW	Jose Galvez	Valencia CF
MF	Xabier Eskurza	Valencia CF
MF	Oscar Mena	Lanús
FW	Gabriel Amato	Hércules CF
GK	Carlos Roa	Lanús
MF	Juan Carlos Valeron	UD Las Palmas
AM	Palhinha	Cruzeiro
DF	Ivan Rocha	Atlético Madrid

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
AM	Palhinha	Flamengo

Left club during season

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
10	MF	BRA	Palhinha (to Flamengo)

Arrived club during season

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
10	FW	ESP	Santiago Ezquerro (loan from Atlético Madrid)
3	DF	BRA	Ivan Rocha (loan from Atlético Madrid)

Competitions

La Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Real Sociedad	38	16	15	7	60	37	+23	63^[a]	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4	Real Madrid	38	17	12	9	63	45	+18	63^[a]	Qualification for the Champions League group stage^[b]
5	Mallorca	38	16	12	10	55	39	+16	60^[c]	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round^[d]
6	Celta de Vigo	38	17	9	12	54	47	+7	60^[c]	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
7	Atlético Madrid	38	16	12	10	79	56	+23	60^[c]	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round

Source: LFP
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
Notes:

^ ^a ^b RMA 2–0 RSO; RSO 4–2 RMA
^ Real Madrid was qualified directly for the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League as holders.
^ ^a ^b ^c MLL: 9 pts; CEL: 5 pts; ATM: 2 pts
^ Since Barcelona, winners of 1997–98 Copa del Rey, was qualified for the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League, losing cup finalists RCD Mallorca earned a spot in the first round of the 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.

Results by round

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Leader, 1998–99 UEFA Champions League Group stage; = 1998–99 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round; = 1998–99 UEFA Cup First round; = Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round; = Qualification for the Intertoto Cup second round; = 1998–99 Segunda División

Matches

Mallorca v Valencia CF

31 August 1997 1	Mallorca	2-1	Valencia CF	Palma de Mallorca
	Amato 4' Cáceres 86' (own goal) Olaizola Moya Eskurza 87'	Report	54'Djukic Juanfran Saïb 89' Djukic	Stadium: Estadio Lluis Sitjar Referee: Megia Davila

Deportivo La Coruña v Mallorca

7 September 1997 2	Deportivo La Coruña	1-1	Mallorca	A Coruña
	Iván Campo 44' (own goal) Ramis Naybet Nando	Report	43'Moya Iván Campo Olaizola Stankovic	Stadium: Estadio Riazor Referee: Perez Burrull

Mallorca v Sporting Gijón

15 September 1997 3	Mallorca	6-2	Sporting Gijón	Palma de Mallorca
				Stadium: Estadio Lluis Sitjar

CD Tenerife v Mallorca

28 September 1997 4	CD Tenerife	1-4	Mallorca	Santa Cruz de Tenerife
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Heliodoro Rodriguez

SD Compostela v Mallorca

5 October 1997 5	SD Compostela	2-2	Mallorca	Santiago de Compostela
		Report

Mallorca v FC Barcelona

14 October 1997 6	Mallorca	0-1	FC Barcelona	Palma de Mallorca
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Lluis Sitjar

Racing de Santander v Mallorca

19 October 1997 7	Racing de Santander	0-1	Mallorca	Santander
		Report		Stadium: Estadio El Sardinero

Mallorca v Real Madrid

27 October 1997 8	Mallorca	0-0	Real Madrid	Palma de Mallorca
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Lluis Sitjar

Real Valladolid v Mallorca

1 November 1997 9	Real Valladolid	0-0	Mallorca	Valladolid
		Report		Stadium: Estadio José Zorrilla

RCD Mallorca v Athletic de Bilbao

8 November 1997 10	RCD Mallorca	4-0	Athletic de Bilbao	Palma de Mallorca
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Lluis Sitjar

Celta de Vigo v Mallorca

12 November 1997 11	Celta de Vigo	1-0	Mallorca	Vigo
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Balaídos

Mallorca v Real Oviedo

16 November 1997 12	Mallorca	1-1	Real Oviedo	Palma de Mallorca
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Lluis Sitjar

CP Mérida v Mallorca

26 September 1998 13	CP Mérida	0-0	Mallorca	Mérida
		Report

Mallorca v Real Zaragoza

30 November 1997 14	Mallorca	0-2	Real Zaragoza	Palma de Mallorca
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Lluis Sitjar

RCD Espanyol v Mallorca

6 December 1997 15	RCD Espanyol	1-0	Mallorca	Barcelona
		Report		Stadium: Montjuic

Mallorca v Real Betis

13 December 1997 16	Mallorca	1-2	Real Betis	Palma de Mallorca
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Lluis Sitjar

Atlético de Madrid v Mallorca

17 December 1997 17	Atlético de Madrid	2-3	Mallorca	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderón

Mallorca v UD Salamanca

22 December 1997 18	Mallorca	1-0	UD Salamanca	Palma de Mallorca
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Lluis Sitjar

Real Sociedad v Mallorca

4 January 1998 19	Real Sociedad	1-0	Mallorca	San Sebastián
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Anoeta

Valencia CF v Mallorca

12 January 1998 20	Valencia CF	0-0	Mallorca	Valencia
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Mestalla

Mallorca v Deportivo La Coruña

18 January 1998 21	Mallorca	0-0	Deportivo La Coruña	Palma de Mallorca
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Lluis Sitjar

Sporting Gijón v Mallorca

25 January 1998 22	Sporting Gijón	1-3	Mallorca	Gijón
		Report		Stadium: El Molinon

Mallorca v CD Tenerife

31 January 1998 23	Mallorca	5-1	CD Tenerife	Palma de Mallorca
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Lluis Sitjar

Mallorca v SD Compostela

7 February 1998 24	Mallorca	2-1	SD Compostela	Palma de Mallorca
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Lluis Sitjar

FC Barcelona v RCD Mallorca

15 February 1998 25	FC Barcelona	0-0	RCD Mallorca	Barcelona
		Report		Stadium: Camp Nou

Mallorca v Racing de Santander

22 February 1998 15	Mallorca	2-1	Racing de Santander	Palma de Mallorca
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Lluis Sitjar

Real Madrid v Mallorca

28 February 1998 27	Real Madrid	2-0	Mallorca	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu

Mallorca v Real Valladolid

8 March 1998 28	Mallorca	1-1	Real Valladolid	Palma de Mallorca
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Lluis Sitjar

Athletic de Bilbao v Mallorca

16 March 1998 29	Athletic de Bilbao	3-1	Mallorca	Bilbao
		Report		Stadium: Estadio San Mames

Mallorca v Celta de Vigo

22 March 1998 30	Mallorca	4-2	Celta de Vigo	Palma de Mallorca
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Lluis Sitjar

Real Oviedo v Mallorca

29 March 1998 31	Real Oviedo	0-1	Mallorca	Oviedo
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Carlos Tartiere

Mallorca v CP Mérida

5 April 1998 32	Mallorca	1-0	CP Mérida	Palma de Mallorca
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Lluis Sitjar

Real Zaragoza v Mallorca

12 April 1998 33	Real Zaragoza	2-3	Mallorca	Zaragoza
		Report		Stadium: Estadio La Romareda

Mallorca v RCD Espanyol

19 April 1998 34	Mallorca	2-2	RCD Espanyol	Palma de Mallorca
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Lluis Sitjar

Real Betis v Mallorca

25 April 1998 35	Real Betis	2-1	Mallorca	Sevilla
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarin

Mallorca v Atlético de Madrid

3 May 1998 36	Mallorca	2-1	Atlético de Madrid	Palma de Mallorca
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Lluis Sitjar

UD Salamanca v Mallorca

10 May 1998 37	UD Salamanca	1-1	Mallorca	Salamanca
		Report		Stadium: Helmantico

Mallorca v Real Sociedad

15 May 1998 38	Mallorca	0-1	Real Sociedad	Palma de Mallorca
	Biagini 68' (pen)	Report		Stadium: Estadio Lluis Sitjar

Copa del Rey

Second round

CF Sóller v Mallorca

8 October 1997	CF Sóller	1-1	Mallorca	Sóller
		Report		Stadium: Camp d'en Maiol

Mallorca v CF Sóller

29 October 1997	Mallorca	6-0	CF Sóller	Palma de Mallorca
		Report		Stadium: Lluis Sitjar

Third round

UD Las Palmas v Mallorca

2 December 1997	UD Las Palmas	3-2	Mallorca	Las Palmas
		Report		Stadium: Gran Canaria

Mallorca v UD Las Palmas

7 January 1998	Mallorca	2-1	UD Las Palmas	Palma de Mallorca
		Report		Stadium: Lluis Sitjar

Eightfinals

Mallorca v Celta Vigo

14 January 1998	Mallorca	1–0	Celta Vigo	Palma
21:15 CET	Marcelino 84'	Report (in Spanish)		Stadium: Lluís Sitjar Attendance: 10,357 Referee: Iturralde González

Celta Vigo v Mallorca

21 January 1998	Celta Vigo	2–1	Mallorca	Vigo
21:00 CET	Mostovoi 42' Moisés 52' (pen.)	Report (in Spanish)	Ezquerro 77'	Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Brito Arceo

Quarterfinals

Athletic Bilbao v Mallorca

3 February 1998	Athletic Bilbao	2–1	Mallorca	Bilbao
21:30 CET	Urzaiz 6' Alkiza 50'	Report (in Spanish)	Monchu 21'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 36,000 Referee: Gracia Redondo

Mallorca v Athletic Bilbao

10 February 1998	Mallorca	1–0	Athletic Bilbao	Palma
22:00 CET	Stanković 67'	Report (in Spanish)		Stadium: Lluís Sitjar Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Ansuátegui Roca

Semifinals

Alavés v Mallorca

19 February 1998	Alavés	1–2	Mallorca	Vitoria-Gasteiz
22:00 CET	Gómez 49'	Report (in Spanish)	Ezquerro 45+1' Stanković 82'	Stadium: Mendizorrotza Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Brito Arceo

Mallorca v Alavés

25 February 1998	Mallorca	1–0	Alavés	Palma
21:30 CET	Gálvez 89'	Report (in Spanish)		Stadium: Lluís Sitjar Attendance: 22,382 Referee: Fernández Marín

Final

Barcelona v Mallorca

29 April 1998	Barcelona	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Mallorca	Valencia
21:00 CET	Rivaldo 66'	Report	Stanković 6'	Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 54,000 Referee: Arturo Daudén Ibáñez
	Penalties
	Rivaldo Giovanni Celades Pizzi Roger Figo Óscar Reiziger		Rocha Soler Campo Olaizola Roa Stanković Amato Eskurza

Statistics

Players Statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		1997–98 La Liga		1997–98 Copa del Rey
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
13	GK	ARG	Roa	31	-28	25	-22	6	-6
14	MF	ESP	Olaizola	45	0	37	0	7+1	0
5	DF	ESP	Marcelino	46	3	36	2	10	1
12	DF	ESP	Campo	43	1	33	1	10	0
21	DF	ESP	Romero	47	3	38	3	9	0
2	MF	ARG	Mena	46	9	35	7	7+4	2
23	MF	ESP	Engonga	41	0	34	0	5+2	0
19	MF	ESP	Valeron	47	4	32+4	3	9+2	1
11	MF	YUG	Stankovic	44	9	31+4	4	7+2	5
9	FW	ARG	Amato	46	14	32+3	13	8+3	1
8	FW	ESP	Moya	25	3	16+7	3	1+1	0
1	GK	ESP	Kike	19	-22	13+1	-17	5	-5
3	DF	BRA	Rocha	11	0	4+3	0	0+4	0
4	DF	ESP	Barbero	4	0	1	0	3	0
6	DF	ESP	Paco Sanz	1	0	0	0	1	0
7	DF	ESP	Carreras	17	1	7+5	1	2+3	0
10	MF	BRA	Palhinha	11	0	5+4	0	2	0
10	FW	ESP	Ezquerro	20	8	7+7	6	3+3	2
15	MF	ESP	Paco Soler	30	1	5+17	1	5+3	0
16	FW	ESP	Jose Galvez	32	9	13+12	5	5+2	4
18	DF	ESP	Eskurza	30	1	8+16	0	5+1	1
20	MF	ESP	Monchu	22	5	5+12	4	5	1
24	GK	ESP	Xabier	0	0	0	0
26	DF	ESP	Fernando Niño
3	DF	ESP	David Castedo	5	1	1+1	0	3	1
	MF	ESP	Maldonado	1	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	ESP	Martí	1	0	0	0	1	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

References

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^ "El Mallorca vivió su mejor época con Asensio" (in Spanish). elmundo.es. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
^ "Mallorca Transferred Roa and Mena In from Lanús". elpais.com. 17 August 1997. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
^ "Sweet Revenge" (in Spanish). elpais.com. 17 October 1997. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
^ "Valeron Signed an Anthology Goal". diariodemallorca.es. 13 April 1998. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
^ "When Mallorca Finished Florentino" (in Spanish). abc.es. 27 October 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
^ "FootballSquads - Mallorca - 1997/98". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
^ Since FC Barcelona, finalists of 1997–98 Copa del Rey, classified for the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League on 1997–98 La Liga round 33, cup finalists RCD Mallorca earned a spot in the first round of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.

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Affiliated teams	Real Cartagena
Home stadium	Estadi de Son Moix Estadio Lluís Sitjar (1945–1999) Ciudad Deportiva Antonio Asensio (training)
Rivalries	Atlético Baleares (Palma derby)
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