1997 �98 VILLARREAL CF SEASON

Villarreal
1997–98 season
President	Fernando Roig
Head coach	José Antonio Irulegui
Stadium	El Madrigal
Segunda División	3rd (promoted)
Play-off	Winners
Copa del Rey	First round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Paco Salillas (17); All: ; Paco Salillas (17)
Biggest defeat	Rayo Vallecano 5–0 Villarreal
	← 1996–97 1998–99 →

The 1997–98 season was Villarreal Club de Fútbol's 75th season in existence and the club's 6th consecutive season in the second division of Spanish football.^[1] In addition to the domestic league, Villarreal participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey. The season covered the period from 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998.

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Segunda División	31 August 1997	15 May 1998	Matchday 1	3rd	42	19	16	7	51	38	+13	045.24
Segunda División promotion play-off	21 May 1998	24 May 1998	First leg	Winners	2	0	2	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Copa del Rey	3 September 1997	10 September 1997	First round	First round	2	0	1	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Total					46	19	19	8	52	40	+12	041.30

Source: BDFutbol

Segunda División

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
2	CF Extremadura	42	23	10	9	60	38	+22	79	Promoted to Primera División
3	UD Las Palmas	42	19	16	7	72	47	+25	73	Promotion playoff
4	Villarreal CF	42	19	16	7	51	38	+13	73	Promotion playoff
5	UE Lleida	42	18	9	15	50	46	+4	63
6	CD Badajoz	42	16	15	11	48	37	+11	63

Source: ^{[
citation needed]}

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
42	19	16	7	51	38	+13	73	13	6	2	31	13	+18	6	10	5	20	25	−5

Source: ^{[
citation needed]}

Results 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	39	40	41	42
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	L	L	D	D	W	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	W	L	W	D	W	L	W	W	L	W	W	L	W	D	D	W	W	W	W	D	L	D	W	D	D	W	W	W
Position	7	2	7	12	14	12	8	8	8	7	10	12	13	13	12	14	11	13	11	12	10	8	8	7	6	7	7	6	7	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

Source: ^{[
citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

31 August 1997 1	Osasuna	0–1	Villarreal	Pamplona
				Stadium: El Sadar

6 September 1997 2	Villarreal	2–1	Hércules	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

14 September 1997 3	Rayo Vallecano	5–0	Villarreal	Madrid
				Stadium: Vallecas

21 September 1997 4	Villarreal	0–1	Numancia	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

28 September 1997 5	Villarreal	1–1	Toledo	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

5 October 1997 6	Albacete	1–1	Villarreal	Albacete
				Stadium: Carlos Belmonte

12 October 1997 7	Villarreal	1–0	Eibar	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

15 October 1997 8	Las Palmas	0–0	Villarreal	Las Palmas
				Stadium: Insular

18 October 1997 9	Villarreal	0–0	Lleida	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

25 October 1997 10	Ourense	0–0	Villarreal	Ourense
				Stadium: O Couto

2 November 1997 11	Villarreal	1–1	Jaén	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

9 November 1997 12	Xerez	1–1	Villarreal	Jerez de la Frontera
				Stadium: Municipal de Chapín

12 November 1997 13	Villarreal	1–1	Elche	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

16 November 1997 14	Extremadura	0–0	Villarreal	Almendralejo
				Stadium: Francisco de la Hera

23 November 1997 15	Villarreal	1–0	Badajoz	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

30 November 1997 16	Logroñés	3–1	Villarreal	Logroño
				Stadium: Las Gaunas Referee: Román González

7 December 1997 17	Villarreal	3–0	Sevilla	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

13 December 1997 18	Atlético Madrid B	1–1	Villarreal	Madrid
				Stadium: Cerro del Espino Referee: González Vázquez

17 December 1997 19	Villarreal	3–1	Leganés	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

20 December 1997 20	Alavés	5–1	Villarreal	Vitoria-Gasteiz
				Stadium: Mendizorrotza

3 January 1998 21	Villarreal	3–2	Levante	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

10 January 1998 22	Villarreal	1–0	Osasuna	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

17 January 1998 23	Hércules	2–1	Villarreal	Alicante
				Stadium: José Rico Pérez

25 January 1998 24	Villarreal	3–0	Rayo Vallecano	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

1 February 1998 25	Numancia	1–2	Villarreal	Soria
				Stadium: Municipal Los Pajaritos Referee: Moreno Delgado

8 February 1998 26	Toledo	2–1	Villarreal	Toledo
				Stadium: Salto del Caballo Referee: Vilaseca Arroyo

15 February 1998 27	Villarreal	1–0	Albacete	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

21 February 1998 28	Eibar	0–0	Villarreal	Eibar
				Stadium: Ipurua

1 March 1998 29	Villarreal	0–0	Las Palmas	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

8 March 1998 30	Lleida	0–2	Villarreal	Lleida
				Stadium: Camp d'Esports

11 March 1998 31	Villarreal	2–0	Ourense	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

14 March 1998 32	Jaén	1–2	Villarreal	Jaén
				Stadium: La Victoria

22 March 1998 33	Villarreal	3–0	Xerez	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

28 March 1998 34	Elche	2–2	Villarreal	Elche
				Stadium: Martínez Valero

5 April 1998 35	Villarreal	0–2	Extremadura	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

8 April 1998 36	Badajoz	0–0	Villarreal	Badajoz
				Stadium: El Vivero

12 April 1998 37	Villarreal	2–1	Logroñés	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

19 April 1998 38	Sevilla	0–0	Villarreal	Seville
				Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán

26 April 1998 39	Villarreal	1–1	Atlético Madrid B	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

3 May 1998 40	Leganés	0–2	Villarreal	Leganés
				Stadium: Luis Rodríguez de Miguel

9 May 1998 41	Villarreal	2–1	Alavés	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

15 May 1998 42	Levante	1–2	Villarreal	Valencia
				Stadium: Nou Estadi

Promotion play-offs

21 May 1998 First leg	Villarreal	0–0	Compostela	Villarreal
21:45 CEST ( UTC+2)				Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Víctor Esquinas Torres

24 May 1998 Second leg	Compostela	1–1 (1–1 ( a) agg.)	Villarreal	Santiago de Compostela
21:45 CEST ( UTC+2)	Chiba 57'		Alberto 7'	Stadium: Multiusos de San Lázaro Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega

Copa del Rey

First round

3 September 1997 First leg	Elche	0–0	Villarreal	Elche
				Stadium: Manuel Martínez Valero

10 September 1997 Second leg	Villarreal	0–1 (0–1 agg.)	Elche	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Squad of Villarreal 1997-98 Second Division". www.bdfutbol.com.

[auto-1] "Squad of Villarreal 1997-98 Second Division". www.bdfutbol.com.

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Competitions

Overall record

Segunda División

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Promotion play-offs

Copa del Rey

First round

References

Competitions

Overall record

Segunda División

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Promotion play-offs

Copa del Rey

First round

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