# 1997–98 SK Rapid Wien season

The 1997–98 SK Rapid Wien season is the 100th season in club history.

## Squad statistics

| No. | Nat. | Name | Age | League | League | Cup | Cup | UEFA Cup | UEFA Cup | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| No. | Nat. | Name | Age | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||
| 1 | | Raimund Hedl | 22 | 28 | | 2 | | 6 | | 36 | | | |
| 21 | | Andreas Koch | 30 | 8 | | 1 | | 2 | | 11 | | 2 | 1 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| 4 | | Nikola Jerkan | 32 | 20+1 | | 3 | | 5 | | 28+1 | | 5 | |
| 5 | | Peter Schöttel | 30 | 26+2 | | 2 | | 4 | 1 | 32+2 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| 12 | | Martin Hiden | 24 | 20 | | 2 | | 7 | | 29 | | 5 | 1 |
| 14 | | Michael Hatz | 26 | 3+3 | | 0+1 | | | | 3+4 | | 1 | |
| 16 | | Krzysztof Ratajczyk | 23 | 29+2 | 1 | 1 | | 6 | | 36+2 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 19 | | Thomas Zingler | 26 | 9+6 | | 1+1 | | 2+2 | 1 | 12+9 | 1 | 4 | |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| 2 | | Patrick Jovanovic | 23 | 0+1 | | | | 0+1 | | 0+2 | | | |
| 3 | | Oliver Freund | 27 | 29+2 | | 2 | | 5 | 1 | 36+2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | | Peter Stöger | 31 | 15 | 1 | 2 | | 5+1 | 3 | 22+1 | 4 | 2 | |
| 8 | | Martin Braun | 28 | 22+10 | | 2 | 1 | 5+2 | | 29+12 | 1 | 10 | |
| 10 | | Michael Wagner | 21 | 24+7 | 2 | 2+1 | | 6 | | 32+8 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | | Christian Prosenik | 29 | 16+1 | 1 | 2 | | 8 | 1 | 26+1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 13 | | Pablo Cardozo | 24 | 2+8 | | 0+1 | | | | 2+9 | | | |
| 14 | | Theo Grüner | 20 | 6+2 | | 0+1 | | 2+1 | | 8+4 | | 2 | |
| 15 | | Arnold Wetl | 27 | 20+1 | 3 | 1+1 | | | | 21+2 | 3 | 1 | |
| 20 | | Andreas Heraf | 29 | 13+5 | 2 | | | 1 | | 14+5 | 2 | 5 | |
| 22 | | Marcus Pürk | 22 | 33+2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | | 41+2 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 23 | | Gerd Wimmer | 20 | 13+5 | 1 | 1 | | 4 | | 18+5 | 1 | 3 | |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||
| 7 | | Christian Stumpf | 30 | 14+7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5+1 | 1 | 21+8 | 11 | 4 | |
| 9 | | Marek Penksa | 23 | 17+10 | 7 | 1+1 | | 3+5 | 2 | 21+16 | 9 | | |
| 17 | | René Wagner | 24 | 12+5 | 3 | 1 | | 1 | | 14+5 | 3 | 5 | |
| 18 | | Samuel Ipoua | 24 | 17+1 | 6 | 2 | | 6 | 2 | 25+1 | 8 | 10 | 2 |
| 25 | | Harry Gartler | 32 | 0+1 | | | | | | 0+1 | | | |

## Fixtures and results

Win  Draw  Loss

### Bundesliga

| Rd | Date | Venue | Opponent | Res. | Att. | Goals and discipline |
| 1 | 09.07.1997 | A | Ried | 2-2 | 7,500 | Wagner R. 41', Heraf 85' |
| 2 | 16.07.1997 | H | Admira | 0-0 | 10,500 | |
| 3 | 23.07.1997 | H | FC Tirol | 1-0 | 11,000 | Ipoua 6' |
| 4 | 27.07.1997 | A | Austria Salzburg | 2-5 | 12,000 | Wagner R. 61', Ipoua 78' |
| 5 | 30.07.1997 | H | GAK | 1-1 | 8,500 | Ipoua 87' |
| 6 | 02.08.1997 | A | LASK | 0-2 | 7,000 | |
| 7 | 06.08.1997 | H | Lustenau | 1-0 | 8,000 | Stumpf 43' |
| 8 | 15.08.1997 | A | Austria Wien | 3-0 | 30,000 | Stumpf 24', Stöger 40', Penksa 88' |
| 9 | 23.08.1997 | H | Sturm Graz | 0-2 | 13,500 | |
| 10 | 31.08.1997 | A | Sturm Graz | 0-1 | 15,000 | |
| 11 | 13.09.1997 | H | Ried | 3-0 | 6,000 | Stumpf 43' 67', Pürk 59' |
| 12 | 20.09.1997 | A | Admira | 2-1 | 7,500 | Ipoua 3' 60' |
| 13 | 24.09.1997 | A | FC Tirol | 1-0 | 7,500 | Pürk 12' Freund 45' |
| 14 | 04.10.1997 | H | Austria Salzburg | 0-3 | 13,500 | |
| 15 | 18.10.1997 | A | GAK | 0-3 | 12,000 | |
| 16 | 25.10.1997 | H | LASK | 3-1 | 11,500 | Stumpf 33' 53', Ipoua 47' |
| 17 | 08.11.1997 | A | Lustenau | 0-0 | 10,200 | Schöttel 72' |
| 18 | 16.11.1997 | H | Austria Wien | 2-0 | 13,500 | Pürk 13', Penksa 80' |
| 19 | 22.11.1997 | A | Ried | 2-1 | 4,000 | Wetl 49' 65' |
| 20 | 30.11.1997 | H | GAK | 2-0 | 8,000 | Stumpf 28' (pen.), Penksa 86' |
| 21 | 03.12.1997 | A | Admira | 1-0 | 3,500 | Prosenik C. 78' |
| 22 | 01.03.1998 | H | Austria Salzburg | 0-1 | 12,000 | |
| 23 | 06.03.1998 | A | Austria Wien | 1-1 | 14,000 | Wagner M. 63' Ipoua 44' |
| 24 | 10.03.1998 | H | Sturm Graz | 1-3 | 5,000 | Wagner R. 77' Wagner M. 58' |
| 25 | 14.03.1998 | A | Lustenau | 1-1 | 9,500 | Wimmer 1' |
| 26 | 21.03.1998 | H | FC Tirol | 0-0 | 5,000 | |
| 27 | 29.03.1998 | A | LASK | 0-5 | 18,000 | Ratajczyk 70' , Koch A. 75' |
| 28 | 04.04.1998 | H | LASK | 2-1 | 7,000 | Penksa 77', Pürk 90' |
| 29 | 11.04.1998 | H | Ried | 1-0 | 6,000 | Ratajczyk 7' |
| 30 | 18.04.1998 | A | GAK | 1-0 | 9,100 | Heraf 69' |
| 31 | 25.04.1998 | H | Admira | 2-0 | 8,000 | Wagner M. 38', Wetl 61' |
| 32 | 29.04.1998 | A | Austria Salzburg | 0-1 | 11,000 | |
| 33 | 02.05.1998 | H | Austria Wien | 0-0 | 10,000 | |
| 34 | 08.05.1998 | A | Sturm Graz | 1-0 | 14,000 | Milanic 32' (o.g.) |
| 35 | 12.05.1998 | H | Lustenau | 4-1 | 8,000 | Penksa 4' 25' 56', Pürk 85' |
| 36 | 16.05.1998 | A | FC Tirol | 2-0 | 4,000 | Pürk 51' 83' |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Sturm Graz (C) | 36 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 80 | 28 | +52 | 81 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Rapid Wien | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 62 | Qualification to UEFA Cup second qualifying round |
| 3 | Grazer AK | 36 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 53 | 33 | +20 | 61 | Qualification to UEFA Cup second qualifying round |
| 4 | Austria Salzburg | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 48 | 33 | +15 | 56 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round |
| 5 | LASK Linz | 36 | 17 | 4 | 15 | 67 | 58 | +9 | 55 | |

### Cup

| Rd | Date | Venue | Opponent | Res. | Att. | Goals and discipline |
| R3 | 27.09.1997 | A | Prater SV | 3-1 | 2,500 | Stumpf 22' 23' 77' |
| R16 | 01.11.1997 | H | Austria Wien | 1-0 | 12,500 | Braun 83' |
| QF | 08.04.1998 | H | Admira | 1-2 | 6,000 | Pürk 70' |

### UEFA Cup

| Rd | Date | Venue | Opponent | Res. | Att. | Goals and discipline |
| Q2-L1 | 12.08.1997 | H | Boby Brno | 6-1 | 14,000 | Ipoua 36' 62', Stöger 45' 86', Prosenik C. 78', Stumpf 80' |
| Q2-L2 | 26.08.1997 | A | Boby Brno | 0-2 | 3,000 | |
| R1-L1 | 16.09.1997 | H | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 1-0 | 10,000 | Freund 37' |
| R1-L2 | 30.09.1997 | A | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 1-1 | 6,000 | Penksa 70' Ipoua 62' |
| R2-L1 | 22.10.1997 | H | 1860 Munich | 3-0 | 26,500 | Stöger 45' (pen.), Schöttel 64', Penksa 81' Schöttel 83' |
| R2-L2 | 04.11.1997 | A | 1860 Munich | 1-2 | 25,000 | Zingler 70' Hiden Mart. 22', Pürk 61' |
| R3-L1 | 25.11.1997 | H | Lazio | 0-2 | 34,000 | Freund 57' |
| R3-L2 | 09.12.1997 | A | Lazio | 0-1 | 10,000 | |