1997–98 SD Compostela season

Compostela

1997–98 season
President	José María Caneda
Head coach	Fernando Vázquez (until 1 March) Gabriel Leis (from 8 March)[1]
Stadium	Estadio Multiusos de San Lázaro
La Liga	17th (relegated via playoff)
Copa del Rey	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Lyuboslav Penev (16)[2] All: Lyuboslav Penev (16)

1997–98 was the 36th season in the history of SD Compostela, and their fourth in La Liga.

Season summary

Compostela parted company with head coach Fernando Vázquez in March 1998, with the club in the relegation playoff places.^[3] Gabriel Leis coached the team for the rest of the season, but couldn't save them, and they ended the year in 17th place. They faced Villarreal in the relegation playoff, where a 0–0 draw at El Madrigal and a 1–1 draw at San Lázaro saw them lose on away goals.^[4] They were relegated back to the Segunda División after four years in La Liga.

In the Copa del Rey they made it to the third round before being beaten 3–2 on aggregate by Segunda División side, and eventual semifinalists, Deportivo Alavés.^[5]

Squad

^[6][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 Rafa Gómez 2 DF  ESP Javier Villena 3 DF  ESP Nacho 4 DF  YUG Goran Šaula 5 DF  ESP Javier Bellido (captain) 6 MF  FRA Franck Passi 8 MF  BRA Fabiano 9 FW  NGA Christopher Ohen 10 FW  BUL Lyuboslav Penev 11 MF  ESP Ángel Lekumberri 12 DF  ESP Óscar Tabuenka 13 GK  ESP Carlos Mariño 14 MF  ESP José Ramón 15 DF  ESP Borja Agirretxu

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 MF  ESP Paco Llorente 17 DF  BRA William 18 DF  FRA Stéphane Pignol 19 DF  FRA Jean-François Hernandez 20 MF  RUS Dmitri Popov 21 FW  NED Romano Sion 22 MF  ESP Mauro García 23 DF  NED Juan Viedma 24 MF  MAR Saïd Chiba 25 GK  NED René Ponk 26 FW  ESP Changui 27 FW  ESP Juan Cabrejo — DF  ESP Toño Castro — FW  BRA Maurício Leandro

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 7 FW  ESP Manuel (to Extremadura)

No. Pos. Nation Player 12 MF  ESP Carlos Sastre (to Rayo Vallecano)

Squad stats

Last updated on 9 March 2021.^[2][4][8][9]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		La Liga		La Liga playoff		Copa del Rey
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ESP	Rafa Gómez	20	0	18	0	2	0	0	0
2	DF	ESP	Javier Villena	13	0	10	0	2	0	0+1	0
3	DF	ESP	Nacho	37	1	32	1	2	0	3	0
4	DF	YUG	Goran Šaula	8	0	5+1	0	0	0	2	0
5	DF	ESP	Javier Bellido	36	7	29+1	7	2	0	3+1	0
6	MF	FRA	Franck Passi	40	2	35	1	1	0	4	1
8	MF	BRA	Fabiano	40	4	37	4	1	0	2	0
9	FW	NGA	Christopher Ohen	21	6	17+2	6	1+1	0	0	0
10	FW	BUL	Lyuboslav Penev	38	16	34	16	1	0	3	0
11	MF	ESP	Ángel Lekumberri	35	2	25+4	2	2	0	3+1	0
12	DF	ESP	Óscar Tabuenka	18	1	14+3	1	1	0	0	0
13	GK	ESP	Carlos Mariño	4	0	1+1	0	0	0	2	0
14	MF	ESP	José Ramón	27	0	21+2	0	0	0	2+2	0
15	DF	ESP	Borja Agirretxu	11	0	4+7	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF	ESP	Paco Llorente	32	1	12+15	1	0+2	0	1+2	0
17	DF	BRA	William	15	1	10+3	1	0	0	1+1	0
18	DF	FRA	Stéphane Pignol	4	0	1+2	0	0	0	1	0
19	DF	FRA	Jean-François Hernandez	15	2	11+3	1	0	0	1	1
20	MF	RUS	Dmitri Popov	30	3	22+6	3	0+1	0	1	0
21	FW	NED	Romano Sion	22	6	5+11	6	2	0	3+1	0
22	MF	ESP	Mauro García	30	1	25+1	0	2	0	2	1
23	DF	NED	Juan Viedma	29	1	11+14	1	1	0	3	0
24	MF	MAR	Saïd Chiba	31	4	12+14	3	2	1	2+1	0
25	GK	NED	René Ponk	21	0	19	0	0	0	2	0
26	FW	ESP	Changui	8	1	1+5	1	0+1	0	0+1	0
27	FW	ESP	Juan Cabrejo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ESP	Toño Castro	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	BRA	Maurício Leandro	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who have left the club after the start of the season:
7	FW	ESP	Manuel	18	1	7+7	1	0	0	3+1	0
12	MF	ESP	Carlos Sastre	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

La Liga

Main article: 1997–98 La Liga

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
15	Salamanca	38	12	9	17	46	46	0	45[a]
16	Tenerife	38	11	12	15	44	57	−13	45[a]
17	Compostela (R)	38	11	11	16	56	66	−10	44	Qualification for the relegation playoffs
18	Oviedo (O)	38	9	13	16	36	51	−15	40
19	Mérida (R)	38	9	12	17	33	53	−20	39	Relegation to the Segunda División

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.
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. RAC: 8 pts; SAL: 4 pts → SAL 2-0 TEN; TEN: 4 pts → TEN 2-0 SAL

See also

• SD Compostela
• 1997–98 La Liga
• 1997–98 Copa del Rey

References

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