1997–98 Vicenza Calcio season

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Vicenza Calcio
1997–98 season
ManagerItaly Francesco Guidolin
Serie A14th
Coppa ItaliaRunners-up
Supercoppa ItalianaRunners-up
Cup Winners' CupSemi-finals
← 1996–97
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During the 1997-98 season Vicenza competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.

Season summary[]

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

Kit[]

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

First-team squad[]

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

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

Competitions[]

Serie A[]

Main article: 1997–98 Serie A

League table[]

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[]

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

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup[]

Main article: 1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
18 September 1997 Vicenza 2-0 PolandLegia Warsaw Vicenza
20:45 Luiso Goal 10'
Ambrosetti Goal 24'		 Report Stadium: Romeo Menti
Attendance: 10,081
Referee: GermanyHermann Albrecht
2 October 1997 PolandLegia Warsaw 1-1 Vicenza Warsaw
20:45 Jacek Kacprzak Goal 57' Report Goal 86' Lamberto Zauli Stadium: Stadion Wojska Polskiego
Attendance: 8 000
Referee: SloveniaMilan Mitrovic

Eightfinals

23 October 1997 UkraineShakhtar Donetsk 1-3 Vicenza Donetsk
20:00 Goal 56' Report Goal 1', 89' Pasquale Luiso
Goal 49' Massimo Beghetto		 Stadium:
Attendance: 30.000
Referee: France
6 November 1997 Vicenza 2-1 UkraineShakhtar Donetsk Vicenza
20:45 Pasquale Luiso Goal 24'
Fabio Viviani Goal 70'		 Report Goal 59' Stadium: Romeo Menti
Attendance: 9 544
Referee: Roy Helge OlsenNOR

Quarterfinals

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

Semifinals

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

References[]

  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.
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