# 1997–98 RC Celta de Vigo season

Celta Vigo contested La Liga and the Copa del Rey in the 1997–98 season. They placed 6th in La Liga, their best result since 1970–71. This qualified them for the 1998–99 UEFA Cup, which would be their first European participation for 27 years. They were eliminated in the Copa del Rey round of 16 by Real Mallorca.

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | FRA | Richard Dutruel |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Míchel Salgado |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Rafael Berges |
| 4 | DF | ESP | Patxi Salinas (captain) |
| 5 | DF | ESP | Óscar Vales |
| 6 | MF | BRA | Mazinho |
| 7 | MF | BIH | Milorad Ratković |
| 8 | MF | RUS | Valeri Karpin |
| 9 | MF | ISR | Haim Revivo |
| 10 | FW | BIH | Vladimir Gudelj |
| 11 | MF | ESP | Geli |
| 15 | MF | ESP | Ito |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | DF | NOR | Dan Eggen |
| 17 | MF | FRA | Daniel Dutuel |
| 18 | FW | ESP | Juan Sánchez |
| 19 | DF | YUG | Goran Đorović |
| 20 | MF | RUS | Aleksandr Mostovoi |
| 21 | FW | POR | Jorge Cadete |
| 22 | DF | ESP | Josema |
| 23 | FW | ESP | Moisés |
| 24 | MF | POR | Bruno Caires |
| 25 | GK | ESP | José Luis Diezma |
| — | MF | ESP | Carlos Pérez |

### Transfers

In :
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| FW | Jorge Cadete | Celtic Glasgow | |
| MF | Dan Eggen | Brondby | |
| DF | Michel Salgado | UD Salamanca | loan ended |
| DF | Oscar Vales | Athletic Bilbao | |
| DF | Goran Djorovic | Crvena Zvezda | |
| MF | Valery Karpin | Valencia CF | |
| MF | Ito | Extremadura | |
| MF | Bruno Caires | Benfica | |
Out :
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| MF | Jose del Solar | Valencia CF | |
| MF | Eusebio | Real Valladolid | |
| DF | Alejo | Elche | |
| MF | Angel Merino | UD Las Palmas | |
| DF | Borja Agirretxu | SD Compostela | |
| GK | Patxi Villanueva | Levante UD | |
| MF | Javi Gonzalez | Athletic Bilbao | |
| DF | Adriano Teixeira | Fluminense | loan |

### Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 12 | DF | ESP | Andoni Lakabeg (to Villarreal) |
| 14 | MF | YUG | Zoran Đorović (de-registered) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 26 | DF | ESP | Francisco Noguerol (on loan to Pontevedra) |

## Squad stats

Last updated on 16 February 2021.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | La Liga | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Copa del Rey |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | FRA | Richard Dutruel | 40 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Míchel Salgado | 30 | 0 | 24+1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ESP | Óscar Vales | 38 | 0 | 33+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | YUG | Goran Đorović | 30 | 1 | 26+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Rafael Berges | 30 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | RUS | Valeri Karpin | 42 | 5 | 37 | 4 | 2+3 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | BRA | Mazinho | 41 | 2 | 37 | 1 | 1+3 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | ISR | Haim Revivo | 38 | 7 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ESP | Ito | 37 | 1 | 28+6 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | RUS | Aleksandr Mostovoi | 37 | 9 | 34 | 8 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 21 | FW | POR | Jorge Cadete | 30 | 7 | 24+5 | 7 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | ESP | José Luis Diezma | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ESP | Juan Sánchez | 37 | 11 | 18+13 | 9 | 5+1 | 2 |
| 4 | DF | ESP | Patxi Salinas | 29 | 2 | 14+10 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | NOR | Dan Eggen | 25 | 2 | 18+5 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ESP | Josema | 17 | 0 | 8+5 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | ESP | Moisés | 20 | 7 | 4+11 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 11 | MF | ESP | Geli | 25 | 0 | 4+18 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | FRA | Daniel Dutuel | 15 | 0 | 4+8 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | POR | Bruno Caires | 9 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | BIH | Vladimir Gudelj | 23 | 6 | 2+17 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | MF | BIH | Milorad Ratković | 9 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Carlos Pérez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who have left the club after the start of the season: ||||||||||
| 12 | DF | ESP | Andoni Lakabeg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | YUG | Zoran Đorović | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ESP | Francisco Noguerol | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Results
### La Liga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Real Madrid | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 63 | 45 | +18 | 63 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 5 | Mallorca | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 60 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 6 | Celta Vigo | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 54 | 47 | +7 | 60 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 7 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 79 | 56 | +23 | 60 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 8 | Real Betis | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 59 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
* ↑ RMA 2–0 RSO; RSO 4–2 RMA
* ↑ Real Madrid was qualified directly for the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League as holders.
* 1 2 3 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.

#### Position by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | W | D | W | D | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | L | L | L | W | L | D | W | L | L | W | L | D | W | W | L | W | W | D | L | W | L | W | D | D | D | L | W |
| Position | 7 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 |

#### Matches
### Copa del Rey
#### Second round

Celta Vigo won 3–1 on aggregate

#### Third round

Celta Vigo won 6–2 on aggregate

#### Round of 16

2–2 on aggregate. Real Mallorca won on away goals