1997–98 FC Metz season

Metz 1997–98 President Carlo Molinari Head coach Joël Müller Stade Saint-Symphorien Division 1 2nd Coupe de France Round of 16 Coupe de la Ligue Quarter-finals UEFA Cup Second round Bruno Rodriguez (13) Bruno Rodriguez (18) 16,349 Ligue 1 1997/1998 » Attendance » Home matches https://www.worldfootball.net/competition/co71/se3636/attendance/ Worldfootball.net 16 April 2021 1996–97 1998–99 The 1997–98 season was the 66th season in the existence of FC Metz and the club's 31st consecutive season in the top-flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Metz participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France, the Coupe de la Ligue and UEFA Cup.April 2025 Players Squad at end of season Saison 1997-1998 https://www.fcmetz.com/effectif/1997-1998/equipe-pro FCMetz.com 16 April 2021April 2025 FRA GK André Biancarelli FRA GK Lionel Letizi CMR DF Rigobert Song FRA DF Sylvain Kastendeuch FRA DF Pascal Pierre FRA DF Cyril Serredszum LUX DF Jeff Strasser FRA DF Geoffray Toyes FRA DF Philippe Gaillot FRA DF Stéphane Rondelaere FRA MF Jocelyn Blanchard FRA MF Franck Histilloles FRA MF Grégory Proment FRA MF Jonathan Jager FRA MF Didier Neumann BEL MF Danny Boffin FRA MF Frédéric Meyrieu FRA MF Robert Pires FRA FW Bruno Rodriguez FRA FW Louis Saha FRY FW Vladan Lukić SEN FW Amara Traoré HUN FW Mihály Tóth Competitions Overview 5 French Division 1 2 August 1997 9 May 1998 Matchday 1 2nd 20 8 6 48 28 Coupe de France 17 January 1998 28 February 1998 Round of 64 Round of 16 1 1 1 2 3 Coupe de la Ligue 5 January 1998 16 February 1998 Round of 32 Quarter-finals 2 0 1 4 2 UEFA Cup 16 September 1997 4 November 1997 First round Second round 2 1 1 7 4 Division 1 1997–98 French Division 1 League table MET Results summary 14 0 3 31 12 6 8 3 17 16 9 May 1998 Competitive matches March 2015 Results by match table b Match Ground A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H Result W/W/W/W/W/D/W/D/W/L/W/L/L/D/W/D/W/D/W/D/W/W/D/L/D/W/L/W/W/L/W/W/W/W Position 5/1/2/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/2/3/3/2/3/1/2/2/2/1/1/1/1/2/2/2/1/1/2/2/2/2/2 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss gold green1 green2 blue1 red1 complete April 2025 March 2015 Matches 1 2 August 1997 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Lyon 0–1 https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=4854 Metz Stade de Gerland Lyon W 2 8 August 1997 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Metz 4–1 https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=4856 Bordeaux Stade Saint-Symphorien Metz W 3 15 August 1997 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Châteauroux 1–2 https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=4865 Metz Stade Gaston Petit Châteauroux W 4 22 August 1997 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Metz 2–1 https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=4875 Paris Saint-Germain Stade Saint-Symphorien Metz W 5 29 August 1997 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Monaco 1–2 https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=4883 Metz Stade Louis II Monaco W 6 5 September 1997 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Rennes 2–2 https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=4891 Metz Stade de la Route de Lorient Rennes D 7 12 September 1997 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Metz 2–0 https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=4902 Cannes Stade Saint-Symphorien Metz W 8 21 September 1997 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Bastia 0–0 https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=4917 Metz Stade Armand Cesari Furiani D 9 26 September 1997 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Metz 3–0 https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=4920 Auxerre Stade Saint-Symphorien Metz W 10 5 October 1997 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Strasbourg 2–0 https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=4934 Metz Stade de la Meinau Strasbourg L 11 8 October 1997 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Metz 2–0 https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=4938 Le Havre Stade Saint-Symphorien Metz W 12 16 October 1997 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Marseille 2–0 https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=4947 Metz Stade Vélodrome Marseille L 13 25 October 1997 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Metz 0–1 https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=4955 Montpellier Stade Saint-Symphorien Metz L 14 31 October 1997 20:00 CET (UTC+1) Lens 1–1 https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=4964 Metz Stade Félix-Bollaert Lens D 15 8 November 1997 20:00 CET (UTC+1) Metz 2–1 https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=4972 Guingamp Stade Saint-Symphorien Metz W 16 15 November 1997 20:00 CET (UTC+1) Nantes 1–1 https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=4984 Metz Stade de la Beaujoire Nantes D 17 21 November 1997 20:00 CET (UTC+1) Metz 2–1 https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=4992 Toulouse Stade Saint-Symphorien Metz W 18 30 November 1997 20:00 CET (UTC+1) Bordeaux 2–2 https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=5006 Metz Parc Lescure Bordeaux D 19 5 December 1997 20:00 CET (UTC+1) Metz 2–0 https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=5010 Châteauroux Stade Saint-Symphorien Metz W 20 14 December 1997 20:00 CET (UTC+1) Paris Saint-Germain 1–1 https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=5025 Metz Parc des Princes Paris D 21 18 December 1997 20:00 CET (UTC+1) Metz 3–0 https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=5026 Monaco Stade Saint-Symphorien Metz W 22 10 January 1998 20:00 CET (UTC+1) Metz 1–0 https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=5035 Rennes Stade Saint-Symphorien Metz W 23 20 January 1998 20:00 CET (UTC+1) Cannes 1–1 https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=5044 Metz Stade Pierre-de-Coubertin Cannes D 24 24 January 1998 20:00 CET (UTC+1) Metz 0–1 https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=5053 Bastia Stade Saint-Symphorien Metz L 25 4 February 1998 20:00 CET (UTC+1) Auxerre 0–0 https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=5065 Metz Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Auxerre D 26 13 February 1998 20:00 CET (UTC+1) Metz 1–0 https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=5074 Strasbourg Stade Saint-Symphorien Metz W 27 21 February 1998 20:00 CET (UTC+1) Le Havre 2–1 https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=5083 Metz Stade Jules Deschaseaux Le Havre L 28 6 March 1998 20:00 CET (UTC+1) Metz 3–2 https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=5090 Marseille Stade Saint-Symphorien Metz W 29 13 March 1998 20:00 CET (UTC+1) Montpellier 0–1 https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=5098 Metz Stade de la Mosson Montpellier W 30 29 March 1998 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Metz 0–2 https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=5114 Lens Stade Saint-Symphorien Metz L 31 8 April 1998 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Guingamp 0–1 https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=5122 Metz Stade du Roudourou Guingamp W 32 17 April 1998 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Metz 3–2 https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=5124 Nantes Stade Saint-Symphorien Metz W 33 25 April 1998 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Toulouse 0–1 https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=5134 Metz Stadium de Toulouse Toulouse W 34 9 May 1998 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Metz 1–0 https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=5143 Lyon Stade Saint-Symphorien Metz W Coupe de France 1997–98 Coupe de France W Round of 64 17 January 1998 Le Mans 1–1 yes April 2025 Metz 2–4 Stade Léon-Bollée Le Mans W Round of 32 8 February 1998 Metz 1–0 April 2025 Bastia Stade Saint-Symphorien Metz L Round of 16 28 February 1998 Bourg-Péronnas 2–0 April 2025 Metz Stade de Gerland Lyon Coupe de la Ligue 1997–98 Coupe de la Ligue W Round of 32 5 January 1998 Gueugnon 1–2 April 2025 Metz Stade Jean Laville Gueugnon W Round of 16 31 January 1998 Martigues 0–2 April 2025 Metz Stade Francis Turcan Martigues L Quarter-finals 16 February 1998 Paris Saint-Germain 1–0 April 2025 Metz Parc des Princes Paris UEFA Cup 1997–98 UEFA Cup First round W First leg 16 September 1997 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Excelsior Mouscron BEL 0–2 Report FRA Metz Meyrieu 19 Rodriguez 22 Stade Le Canonnier Mouscron, Belgium 6,700 Kurt Zuppinger (Switzerland) W Second leg 30 September 1997 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Metz FRA 4–1 6–1 Report BEL Excelsior Mouscron Rodriguez 4 25 Kastendeuch 39 Gaillot 90 van Durme 10 Stade Saint-Symphorien Metz, France 7,485 Lucilio Cortez Baptista (Portugal) Second round L First leg 21 October 1997 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Metz FRA 0–2 Report GER Karlsruhe Häßler 13 39 Stade Saint-Symphorien Metz, France 14,000 José María García-Aranda (Spain) D Second leg 4 November 1997 18:00 CET (UTC+1) Karlsruhe GER 1–1 3–1 Report FRA Metz Häßler 36 Boffin 10 Wildparkstadion Karlsruhe, Germany 13,500 Graziano Cesari (Italy) References Category:FC Metz seasons Metz