1997–98 Galatasaray S.K. season

Galatasaray
1997–98 season
PresidentFaruk Süren
Head coachFatih Terim
StadiumAli Sami Yen Stadı
1. Lig1st
Turkish CupRunners-up
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage
Turkish Super CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Hakan Şükür (32)
All:
Hakan Şükür (34)
Highest home attendance30,482 vs İstanbulspor
(1. Lig, 3 May 1998)
Lowest home attendance14,000 vs Parma
(CL, 10 December 1997)
Average home league attendance26,330

The 1997–98 season was Galatasaray's 94th in existence and its 40th consecutive season in the 1. Lig. This article shows statistics of the club's players in the season, and also lists all matches that the club have played in the season.

Squad statistics

No. Pos. Name 1. Lig Türkiye Kupası CL Süper Kupa Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
- GK Turkey Volkan Kilimci 20 0 2 0 8 0 0 0 30 0
- GK Turkey Mehmet Bölükbaşi 15 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 22 0
- GK Ghana Richard Kingson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
- DF Turkey Adnan İlgin 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
- DF Turkey Feti Okuroğlu 5 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 9 0
- DF Romania Iulian Filipescu 24 1 5 0 5 0 0 0 34 1
4 DF Romania Gheorghe Popescu 32 2 8 2 8 0 0 0 48 4
3 DF Turkey Bülent Korkmaz (C) 29 1 7 0 8 0 0 0 44 1
- DF Turkey Fatih Akyel 31 5 8 0 8 1 1 0 48 6
- DF Turkey Vedat İnceefe 8 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 13 0
11 DF Turkey Hakan Ünsal 27 3 5 0 5 0 1 0 38 3
67 MF Turkey Ergün Penbe 27 1 5 0 8 1 1 0 41 2
7 MF Turkey Okan Buruk 24 5 8 1 2 0 1 0 35 6
- MF Turkey Mehmet Gönülaçar 11 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 15 3
- MF Turkey Osman Coşkun 14 1 5 0 4 0 1 0 24 1
- MF Turkey Tugay Kerimoğlu 30 2 7 1 8 2 1 0 46 5
- MF Turkey Suat Kaya 21 2 5 1 2 1 1 0 29 3
- MF Turkey Emre Belözoğlu 23 2 8 0 2 0 1 0 34 2
22 MF Turkey Ümit Davala 15 3 3 0 6 0 0 0 24 3
10 MF Romania Gheorghe Hagi 30 8 6 0 6 0 0 0 42 8
- FW Turkey Ceyhun Eriş 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
6 FW Turkey Arif Erdem 33 9 7 2 8 1 1 0 49 12
- FW Romania Adrian Ilie 12 6 0 0 7 5 0 0 19 11
- FW Romania Ionuț Luțu 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
9 FW Turkey Hakan Şükür 34 32 8 2 7 0 1 0 50 34

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Players in / out

In

Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving from
DF Romania Gheorghe Popescu 30 Barcelona
MF Turkey Mehmet Gönülaçar 25 Gaziantepspor
MF Turkey Adnan İlgin 24 Adıyamanspor
MF Turkey Osman Coşkun 25 Gençlerbirliği
MF Turkey Emre Belözoğlu 17 Galatasaray A2
FW Romania Ionuț Luțu 22 Universitatea Craiova
GK Turkey Mehmet Bölükbaşi 19 Akçaabat Sebatspor
GK Ghana Richard Kingson 19 Galatasaray A2

Out

Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving to
DF Turkey Cihat Arslan 27 Gaziantepspor
FW Turkey Alp Küçükvardar 21 Gaziantepspor
MF Turkey İlyas Kahraman 21 Gaziantepspor
MF Turkey Ceyhun Eriş 20 Göztepe on loan
MF Turkey Ufuk Talay 20 Kardemir Karabükspor on loan
DF Turkey Mert Korkmaz 26 Kocaelispor
DF Turkey Bekir Gür 25 Çanakkale Dardanel
FW Romania Adrian Ilie 23 Valencia

1. Lig

Standings

Main article: 1997–98 1.Lig
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Galatasaray (C) 34 23 6 5 86 43 +43 75 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2 Fenerbahçe 34 21 8 5 61 25 +36 71 Qualification to UEFA Cup second qualifying round
3 Trabzonspor 34 19 9 6 68 42 +26 66
4 İstanbulspor 34 14 12 8 60 42 +18 54
5 Samsunspor 34 14 7 13 42 42 0 49 Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Matches

1 August 1997 1 Ankaragücü 0–0 Galatasaray Ankara
20:00 EET Report Stadium: Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium
Referee: İlhami Kaplan
9 August 1997 2 Galatasaray 4–0 Bursaspor Istanbul
20:00 EET Ilie 23', 38', 89'
Şükür 73'		 Report Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı
Attendance: ?
Referee: Erol Ersoy
24 August 1997 3 Kocaelispor 1–1 Galatasaray İzmit
19:00 EET Dąbrowski 65' Report Filipescu 73' Stadium: İsmet Paşa Stadium
Referee: Ahmet Çakar
31 August 1997 4 Galatasaray 6–2 Vanspor Istanbul
19:00 EET Akyel 3'
Şükür 13', 21'
Ilie 37', 49'
Erdem 83'		 Report Karaca 78', 85' Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı
Attendance: 22,337
Referee: Yılnur Önen
5 September 1997 5 Fenerbahçe 3–1 Galatasaray Istanbul
20:00 EET Korkut 13'
Bolić 69' (pen.)
Okocha 70'		 Report Kerimoğlu 60' Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Muhittin Boşat
14 September 1997 6 Galatasaray 2–1 Antalyaspor Istanbul
19:00 EET Korkmaz 52'
Erdem 58'		 Report N'Gole 46' Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı
Attendance: 23,152
Referee: Metin Tokat
21 September 1997 7 Beşiktaş 2–1 Galatasaray Istanbul
19:00 EET Özdilek 3'
Amokachi 71'		 Report Şükür 78' Stadium: İnönü Stadium
Attendance: 31,600
Referee: Mustafa Çulcu
27 September 1997 8 Galatasaray 4–1 Çamlıdere Şekerspor Istanbul
19:00 EET Popescu 27'
Akyel 43'
Hagi 79'
Buruk 87'		 Report Moukhar 69' Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı
Attendance: ?
Referee: Sadık İlhan
5 October 1997 9 Gençlerbirliği 3–2 Galatasaray Ankara
19:00 EET Sözeri 37'
Karan 40'
Geremi 64'		 Report Şükür 26', 53' Stadium: Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium
Referee: İbrahim Aksoy
18 October 1997 10 Galatasaray 1–0 Gaziantepspor Istanbul
19:00 EET Hagi 30' Report Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı
Attendance: ?
Referee: Oğuz Sarvan
1 November 1997 11 Samsunspor 0–2 Galatasaray Samsun
19:00 EET Report Şükür 15'
Ilie 55'		 Stadium: Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadium
Referee: Erol Ersoy
8 November 1997 12 Galatasaray 2–2 Trabzonspor Istanbul
19:00 EET Ünsal 72'
Coşkun 78'		 (Report) Mandıralı 32', 66' Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: İlhami Kaplan
16 November 1997 13 Altay 4–5 Galatasaray İzmir
19:00 EET Dökme 49'
Tekke 54', 68', 72'		 Report Şükür 15', 48' (pen.), 50', 70'
Erdem 25'		 Stadium: İzmir Atatürk Stadium
Referee: Ayhan Yücebilgiç
23 November 1997 14 Galatasaray 1–0 Çanakkale Dardanelspor Istanbul
19:00 EET Hagi 68' (Report) Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Metin Tokat
6 December 1997 15 Kayserispor 1–2 Galatasaray Adana
19:00 EET Dağdelen 65' (pen.) Report Davala 18'
Şükür 43'		 Stadium: Adana 5 Ocak Stadium
Referee: Murat Ilgaz
13 December 1997 16 Istanbulspor 2–1 Galatasaray Istanbul
19:00 EET Akyüz 51'
Hamzaoğlu 60'		 (Report) Buruk 44' Stadium: İnönü Stadium
Attendance: 12,563
Referee: Erol Ersoy
21 December 1997 17 Galatasaray 3–0 KDÇ Karabükspor Istanbul
19:00 EET Şükür 19', 78', 85' (Report) Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Serdar Tatlı
18 January 1998 18 Galatasaray 2–1 Ankaragücü Istanbul
19:00 EET Şükür 38'
Kaya 63'		 Report Coulibaly 40' Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı
Attendance: ?
Referee: Ayhan Yücebilgiç
25 January 1998 19 Bursaspor 3–2 Galatasaray Bursa
19:00 EET Vidolov 33'
Kolgu 52'
Baljić 89'		 (Report) Şükür 42'
Davala 81'		 Stadium: Bursa Atatürk Stadı
Referee: İlhami Kaplan
1 February 1998 20 Galatasaray 2–0 Kocaelispor Istanbul
19:00 EET Şükür 77'
Davala 81'		 Report Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı
Attendance: 30,358
Referee: Metin Tokat
7 February 1998 21 Vanspor 0–3 Galatasaray Van
12:30 EET (Report) Erdem 4', 75'
Popescu 38'		 Stadium: Atatürk Stadı
Referee: Ayhan Yücebilgiç
15 February 1998 22 Galatasaray 2–2 Fenerbahçe Istanbul
19:00 EET Hagi 42' (pen.)
Ünsal 52'		 Report Okocha 32'
Bolić 86'		 Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Oğuz Sarvan
22 February 1998 23 Antalyaspor 1–3 Galatasaray Antalya
19:00 EET N'Gole 4' (Report) Şükür 40', 70'
Hagi 44'		 Stadium: Atatürk Stadı
Referee: Sadık İlhan
1 March 1998 24 Galatasaray 3–2 Beşiktaş Istanbul
19:00 EET Hagi 20'
Ünsal 47'
Belözoğlu 79'		 Report Özdilek 30', 54' Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı
Attendance: 26,860
Referee: Erol Ersoy
7 March 1998 25 Çamlıdere Şekerspor 2–4 Galatasaray Ankara
19:00 EET Özer 2'
Aydın 42' (pen.)		 Report Kerimoğlu 24'
Akyel 62'
Şükür 66'
Belözoğlu 83'		 Stadium: Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium
Referee: Ünsal Çimen
15 March 1997 26 Galatasaray 3–1 Gençlerbirliği Istanbul
19:00 EET Şükür 45', 69'
Erdem 63'		 Report Özat 81' Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Kadir Tozlu
21 March 1998 27 Gaziantepspor 1–1 Galatasaray Gaziantep
19:00 EET Sarman 82' Report Şükür 54' Stadium: Kamil Ocak Stadium
Referee: Murat Ilgaz
29 March 1998 28 Galatasaray 2–1 Samsunspor Istanbul
19:00 EET Erdem 13'
Kaya 48'		 Report Aykut 65' Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı
Attendance: ?
Referee: Metin Tokat
4 April 1998 29 Trabzonspor 1–1 Galatasaray Trabzon
19:00 EET Mandıralı 35' Report Buruk 32' Stadium: Hüseyin Avni Aker Stadium
Referee: Oğuz Sarvan
12 April 1998 30 Galatasaray 6–1 Altay Istanbul
19:00 EET Hagi 34'
Şükür 41', 65', 85'
Arayıcı 48' (o.g.)
Gönülaçar 89'		 Report Ateş 63' Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı
Attendance: ?
Referee: Ali Aydın
18 April 1998 31 Çanakkale Dardanelspor 1–2 Galatasaray Çanakkale
15:30 EET Musisi 36' (Report) Hagi 41'
Şükür 81'		 Stadium: 18 Mart Stadı
Referee: Erol Ersoy
26 April 1998 32 Galatasaray 5–1 Kayserispor Istanbul
19:00 EET Şükür 21'
Akyel 59'
Penbe 63'
Buruk 68'
Doğan 89' (o.g.)		 Report Mkhalele 62' Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı
Attendance: 21,441
Referee: Ali Uluyol
3 May 1998 33 Galatasaray 4–1 Istanbulspor Istanbul
16:30 EET Buruk 55'
Şükür 60', 78'
Erdem 72'		 Report Özdemir 43' (pen.) Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı
Attendance: 30,482
Referee: Muhittin Boşat
9 May 1998 34 KDÇ Karabükspor 2–3 Galatasaray İzmir
19:00 EET Repuh 24'
Haşlak 74'		 Report Şükür 29'
Akyel 61'
Erdem 64'		 Stadium: İzmir Atatürk Stadium
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: İbrahim Aksoy

Türkiye Kupası

Kick-off listed in local time (EET)

Sixth round

3 December 1997 1 Galatasaray 2–1 Vanspor Istanbul
20:00 EET Gönülaçar 83'
Şükür 87'		 (Report) Phiri 36' Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı
Referee: Ali Uluyol
17 December 1997 2 Vanspor 0–0 Galatasaray Van
12:30 EET (Report) Stadium: Van Atatürk Stadı
Referee: Bülent Uzun

Quarter-final

28 January 1998 1 Galatasaray 2–0 Gaziantepspor Istanbul
21:00 EET Kerimoğlu 35'
Popescu 70'		 (Report) Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı
Referee: Ali Uluyol
11 February 1998 2 Gaziantepspor 1–0 Galatasaray Gaziantep
21:00 EET Kahraman 20' (Report) Stadium: Kamil Ocak Stadı
Referee: İbrahim Aksoy

Semi-final

25 February 1998 1 Trabzonspor 0–0 Galatasaray Trabzon
19:00 EET (Report) Stadium: Hüseyin Avni Aker Stadı
Referee: Kadir Tozlu
11 March 1998 2 Galatasaray 4–2 Trabzonspor Istanbul
14:00 EET Popescu 38'
Erdem 49'
Şükür 61'
Kaya 87'		 (Report) Mandıralı 11', 22' Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı
Referee: Sadık İlhan

Final

25 March 1998 1 Beşiktaş 1–1 Galatasaray Istanbul
20:30 EET Sağlam 85' (Report) Buruk 61' Stadium: İnönü Stadı
Referee: Orhan Erdemir
8 April 1998 2 Galatasaray 1–1 Beşiktaş Istanbul
19:00 EET Erdem 71' (Report) Özdilek 44' Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Erol Ersoy

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 1997–98 UEFA Champions League

Second qualifying round

13 August 1997 1 Sion 1–4 Galatasaray Sion
Lonfat 32' (Report) Luiz de Sousa Milton 4'
Erdem 9'
Ilie 60'
Kaya 85'		 Stadium: Stade Tourbillon
Referee: Russia Nikolay Levnikov
27 August 1997 2 Galatasaray 4–1 Sion Istanbul
Ilie 40', 52', 56'
Akyel 62'		 (Report) Ouattara 70' Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı
Referee: Netherlands Mario Van Der Ende

Group stage

Main article: 1997–98 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Germany Borussia Dortmund 6 5 0 1 14 3 +11 15 Advance to knockout stage
2 Italy Parma 6 2 3 1 6 5 +1 9
3 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 6 1 2 3 6 11 −5 5
4 Turkey Galatasaray 6 1 1 4 4 11 −7 4
Source: UEFA
17 September 1997 1 Galatasaray 0–1 Borussia Dortmund Istanbul
21:45 EET (Report) Chapuisat 73' Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Spain José María García-Aranda
1 October 1997 2 Parma 2–0 Galatasaray Parma
21:45 EET Sensini 24'
Crespo 39'		 (Report) Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Attendance: 5,922
Referee: Switzerland Serge Muhmenthaler
22 October 1997 3 Sparta Prague 3–0 Galatasaray Prague
21:45 EET Siegl 34'
Gabriel 66'
Obajdin 87'		 (Report) Stadium: Stadion Letná
Attendance: 11,100
Referee: England David Roland Elleray
5 November 1997 4 Galatasaray 2–0 Sparta Prague Istanbul
21:45 EET Kerimoğlu 58', 86' (Report) Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Belgium Michel Piraux
26 November 1997 5 Borussia Dortmund 4–1 Galatasaray Dortmund
21:45 EET But 22'
Herrlich 34'
Zorc 48', 86' (pen.)		 (Report) Penbe 87' Stadium: Westfalenstadion
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Norway Rune Pedersen
10 December 1997 6 Galatasaray 1–1 Parma Istanbul
21:45 EET Ilie 52' (Report) Chiesa 47' Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Hungary László Vágner

Süper Kupa-Cumhurbaşkanlığı Kupası

Kick-off listed in local time (EET)

15 May 1998 Galatasaray 1–2 Beşiktaş Ankara
20:00 EET Gönülaçar 67' (Report) Amokachi 17'
Kahveci 113'		 Stadium: 19 Mayıs Stadı
Attendance: 11,962
Referee: Erol Ersoy

Friendly matches

Kick-off listed in local time (EET)

TSYD Kupası

18 July 1997 1 Beşiktaş 0–6 Galatasaray Istanbul
20:30 EET (Report) Ilie 18', 20', 51'
Kaya 63', 89'
Ünsal 83'		 Stadium: İnönü Stadı
Attendance: 7,164
Referee: Orhan Erdemir
20 July 1997 2 Galatasaray 4–2 Fenerbahçe Istanbul
20:00 EET Hagi 26'
Davala 39'
Penbe 53'
Ünsal 83'		 (Report) Bolić 69'
Sancaklı 90' (pen.)		 Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı
Attendance: 32,615
Referee: Serdar Çakır

Attendance

Competition Av. Att. Total Att.
1. Lig 26,330 289,630
Türkiye Kupası 26,000 26,000
Champions League 17,333 52,000
Total 24,509 367,630

References

  1. ^ "Galatasaray 2022/2023 Fikstür | Mackolik.com". www.mackolik.com.
  • Tuncay, Bülent (2002). Galatasaray Tarihi. Yapı Kredi Yayınları ISBN 975-08-0454-6