1997–98 FC Aarau season

FC Aarau 1997–98 120 Club president Ernst Lämmli Head-coach Martin Trümpler Stadion Brügglifeld,Aarau 1997–98 NLA Qualifying phase 4th of 12 Championship group 7th of 8 1997–98 Swiss Cup Quarter-finals 1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup 5th in Group stage Sasa Ciric (13) Sasa Ciric (13) 1996–97 1998–99 The 1997–98 season was FC Aarau's 95th season in their existence, since their foundation in 1902. It was their sixteenth season in the top flight of Swiss football, following their promotion at the end of 1980–81 season. FCA played their home games in the Stadion Brügglifeld and the stadium is located on the southern outskirts of Aarau, in the territory of the neighboring municipality of Suhr. It is about one and a half kilometers from Aarau city center and the railway station. Overview The local businessman and architect Ernst Lämmli was the club's chairman and patron at this time. He held this position since the AGM in 1989. Lämmli extended the contract with Martin Trümpler as head-coach and Trümpler continued into his third season in this position with the club.. The FCA first team competed in this season's domestic first-tier 1997–98 Nationalliga A with the clear intention of reaching the championship group and again to qualify for the European competitions. To achieve this would mean they would have to finish the qualifying stage under the top eight teams. The team also competed in the 1997–98 Swiss Cup. The FCA team had ended the previous season in fifth position and so had not qualified for the European competitions, but they did enter the 1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup. Players The following is the list of the FCA first team squad this season. It also includes players that were in the squad the day the domestic league season started, on 5 July 1997, but subsequently left the club after that date. SUI GK Ivan Benito league games: 21 SUI GK Andreas Hilfiker league games: 15 SUI DF David Bader league games: 20 SUI DF Bernd Kilian league games: 34 SUI DF Dejan Markovic league games: 33 SUI DF Frédéric Page league games: 9 CRO DF Mirko Pavličević league games: 35 SUI DF Ivan Previtali league games: 9 SUI DF Beat Studer league games: 23 SUI DF Davide Zitola league games: 16 AUS MF Ross Aloisi league games: 32 SUI MF Marcel Heldmann league games: 5 SUI MF Elvir Melunović league games: 10 NED MF Lodewijk Roembiak league games: 31 POL MF Dariusz Skrzypczak league games: 34 SUI MF Gerardo Viceconte league games: 2 SUI MF André Wiederkehr league games: 28 MKD FW Sasa Ciric league games: 13 SUI FW Patrick de Napoli league games: 33 SUI FW Samuel Drakopulos league games: 27 LUX FW Jeff Saibene league games: 18 SUI FW Carmine Viceconte league games: 8 AUS FW David Zdrilic league games: 25 Players who left the squad The following is the list of the FCZ first team players that left the squad during the previous season or in the off-season, before the new domestic season began. SUI DF Sven Christ to Grasshopper Club SUI DF Marc Hodel to Sion SUI MF Renato Brugnoli to Zürich BUL MF Ivo Georgiev to Levski Sofia SUI MF Christof Oldani to Baden SUI MF Remo Senn to Locarno SUI FW Remo Tovagliaro reserves Results Legend #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA #CCCCCC Postponed 1px solid #AAAAAA Nationalliga A 1997–98 Nationalliga A Qualification phase The first stage of the NLA began on 5 July 1997 and was completed on 7 December. The top eight teams in the qualification phase would advance to the championship group and the last four teams would play against relegation. Round 1 5 July 1997 Basel P–P Aarau St. Jakob Stadium, Basel P Match posponed and rescheduled to allow Aarau to play the match in the Intertoto Cup against 1. FC Köln. Round 2 9 July 1997 19:30 Aarau 3–0 FCA summary Kriens Drakopulos 66 1:0Wiederkehr 72 2:0Drakopulos 90+1 3:0Kilian 0 77 Melina Gross Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau 3,800 SUI Massimo Busacca (Monte Carasso/Bellinzona) W Round 3 12 July 1997 19:30 Zürich 1–1 FCZ summaryFCA summary Aarau Nonda 24Konjic 48Fischer 55Konjic 64 1:1 8 B. Studer36 0:1 Drakopulos42 Wiederkehr73 de Napoli Letzigrund, Zürich 6,300 SUI Kurt Zuppinger (Bremgarten, Aargau) D Round 4 16 July 1997 19:30 Aarau 1–1 FCA summary Sion Wiederkehr 35 1:0Wiederkehr de Napoli Studer Roembiak 90 1:1 Hodel Quentin Eydelie Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau 3,300 SUI Nicolas Daina D Round 5 26 July 1997 17:30 St. Gallen 2–1 FCA summary Aarau Vurens 80 1:1Zwyssig 89 2:1Hellinga 45 0:1 Aloisi Roembiak Aloisi Kilian Skrzypczak Espenmoos, St. Gallen 10,600 SUI Marcel Vollenweider (Rüti, Zürich) L Round 6 2 August 1997 19:30 Aarau 0–2 FCA summary Grasshopper Club Roembiak 6 0:1 Moldovan67 0:1 Moldovan Ahinful Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau 6,400 SUI Claude Detruche (Thônex) L Round 7 9 August 1997 19:30 Xamax 3–0 FCA summary Aarau Isabella 8 1:0Isabella 40 2:0Wittl 81 3:0Alicarte Martinović Markovic Wiederkehr Roembiak Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel 7,800 SUI Serge Muhmenthaler (Grenchen) L Round 1 15 August 1997 19:30 Basel 2–1 FCB summaryFCA summary Aarau Ceccaroni 14Gaudino 21 1:0Giallanza 31 2:0Frick 67Kreuzer 87 19 Aloisi61 2:1 Drakopulos65 Zdrilic70 de Napoli78 Kilian St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 9,500 SUI Guido Wildhaber (Kerzers) W This match was rescheduled after its postponement from 5 July due to FC Aarau's participation in the Intertoto Cup. Basel without La Placa, Tschopp (both suspended), Henry, Knup, Konde, Disseris and Hasler (all injured); Aarau without Roembiak (suspended), Heldmann, Kirik and Benito (all injured). Round 8 24 August 1997 16:00 Aarau 3–1 FCA summary Luzern de Napoli 3 1:0de Napoli 7 2:0Wiederkehr 82 3:1de Napoli Aloisi 20 2:1 Kögl Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau 4,400 SUI Marcel Vollenweider (Rüti, Zürich) W Round 9 30 August 1997 19:30 Servette 2–1 FCA summary Aarau Cantaluppi 45 1:1Rey 59 2:1Müller Durix 22 0:1 Zdrilic Aloisi Drakopulos Roembiak Charmilles Stadium, Geneva 5,300 SUI Andreas Schluchter (Schönenbuch) L Round 10 14 September 1997 16:00 Aarau 3–0 FCA summary Étoile Carouge Zdrilic 20 1:0Pavličević 33 2:0Drakopulos 80 3:0Skrzypczak Hertig Mosca Cravero Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau 3,200 SUI Philippe Leuba (Chexbres) W Round 11 20 September 1997 19:30 Lausanne-Sport 2–1 FCA summary Aarau Thurre 2 1:0Nkufo 12 2:0Londono 0 60Thurre 33 2:1 Studer2 90 Zdrilic de Napoli Aloisi Pavličević Viceconte Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne 3,550 SUI Serge Muhmenthaler (Grenchen) L Round 12 24 September 1997 19:30 Aarau 1–0 FCB summaryFCA summary Basel Roembiak 32Kilian 68Ćirić 75 64 Kreuzer Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau 5,600 SUI Dieter Schoch (Attiswil) L FCA without Bader, Heldmann (both injured) and Zitola (suspended). FCB without Knup, Henry, Salvi, Hasler, Disseris (all injured), Frick and Ceccaroni (both suspended). After the break Hartmann right-back, Gaudino for Frei in the attack. In the stands Thomas Bickel and national coach Rolf Fringer. Round 13 27 September 1997 19:30 Kriens 3–5 FCA summary Aarau Esposito 27 pen. 1:0Zwyssig 0 56Esposito 63 pen. 2:2Gross 89 3:5Egli Erni Owusu 30 1:1 Ciric52 1:269 2:3 Zitola80 2:4 de Napoli88 2:5 Ciric Hilfiker Stadion Kleinfeld, Kriens 3,800 SUI Carlo Bertolini (Vira-Gambarogno) W Round 14 4 October 1997 19:30 Aarau 1–0 FCZ summaryFCA summary Zürich Roembiak 29 1:0 65 Sant'Anna90+1 Brugnoli Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau 3,900 SUI Markus Nobs (Wohlen bei Bern) L Round 16 19 October 1997 16:00 Aarau 2–0 FCA summary St. Gallen de Napoli 32 1:0Aloisi 64 2:0Roembiak Markovic 0 85 Dal Santo Tsawa Hellinga Contini Bühlmann Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau 5,400 SUI Guido Wildhaber (Kerzers) W Matchday 16 was brought completely forward. Round 15 25 October 1997 17:30 Sion 2–3 FCA summary Aarau (Studer) 70 ogOuattara 75 pen. 2:3Derivaz Milton 16 pen. 0:1 Roembiak25 0:2 Ciric54 0:3 Aloisi Markovic Stade Tourbillon, Sion 7,500 SUI Dieter Schoch (Attiswil) W Round 17 1 November 1997 16:00 Grasshopper Club 4–1 FCA summary Aarau Moldovan 10 penGren 23 2:0Türkyilmaz 32 3:0Türkyilmaz 40 4:0Haas 2 45Esposito 69 4:1 Drakopulos Markovic Aloisi Hardturm, Zürich 8,400 SUI Dominique Tavel (Lonay) L Round 18 9 November 1997 14:30 Aarau 2–2 FCA summary Xamax Ciric 6 1:0Ciric 27 2:0 62 pen Martinović76 2:2 Helgason Zambaz Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau 4,600 SUI Serge Muhmenthaler (Grenchen) D Round 19 19 November 1997 19:30 Luzern 0–0 FCA summary Aarau Koilov 2 55van Eck 0 55Wyss Saibene Stadion Allmend, Luzern 6,830 SUI Carlo Bertolini (Vira-Gambarogno) D Round 20 23 November 1997 14:30 Aarau 3–1 FCA summary Servette Ciric 35 1:1Ciric 68 2:1de Napoli 76 3:1 32 0:1 Varela0 41 Pizzinat Varela Sesa Müller Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau 4,300 SUI Kurt Zuppinger (Bremgarten, Aargau) W Round 21 30 November 1997 14:30 Étoile Carouge 1–1 FCA summary Aarau Negri 69 1:0Croci Hertig Aguiar Nourou 72 1:1 Ciric Stade de la Fontenette, Carouge 1,100 SUI Marcel Vollenweider (Rüti, Zürich) D Round 22 7 December 1997 14:30 Aarau 4–2 FCA summary Lausanne-Sport Ciric 5 1:0Melunović 54 2:1Ciric 81 3:2Ciric 85 4:2 31 pen. 1:1 Celestini56 2:2 Thurre Celestini Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau 4,100 SUI Serge Muhmenthaler (Grenchen) W Qualification table main WDL First stage 5 Q GCZ Grasshopper Club LS Lausanne-Sport SER Servette Daniel Reichmuth 2025 https://super-servette.ch/Doku/Resultate_Servette_1997-98.pdf Servette Rangliste 1997/98 Servette ranking 1997/98 super-servette-ch fr 2025-11-16 AAR Aarau Stephan Beck 2025 https://www.arowa.ch/index.php?page=ligatabelle&saison=98 Schweizer Meisterschaft 1997/98 FCA Rangliste de-ch Swiss Championship 1997/98 FCA Ranking arowa.ch 2025-11-16 STG St. Gallen ZÜR Zürich (red) dbFCZ 2025 https://www.dbfcz.ch/saison.php?saison_id=9 FCZ Saison 1997/98 de-ch FCZ season 1997/98 dbFCZ 2025-11-16 SIO Sion LUC Luzern NX Xamax KRI Kriens BAS Basel Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" 2025 https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/rangliste?saison=1997/98 FCB Rangliste 1997/98 de-ch FCB Ranking 1997/98 Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" 2025-11-16 ÉTO Étoile Carouge 14 4 4 59 23 12 6 4 45 27 11 6 5 45 33 10 5 7 38 31 7 9 6 38 34 7 9 6 31 28 7 9 6 30 27 7 8 7 26 28 7 5 10 37 39 5 7 10 23 41 5 4 13 28 46 1 6 15 20 63 yes green3 Advance to championship roundhalved points (rounded up) as bonus CP CP CP CP CP CP CP CP red3 Continue to promotion/relegation round RP RP RP RP 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw. complete rsssf.com Championship group The first eight teams of the qualification phase competed in the Championship round. The teams took half of the points (rounded up to complete units) gained in the qualification as bonus with them. The championship phase began on 1 March 1998 and was completed on 23 May. Round 1 1 March 1998 14:30 Aarau 2–0 FCA summary Lausanne-Sport Roembiak 34 1:0Wiederkehr 67 1:0de Napoli Hottiger Thurre Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau 3,600 SUI Claude Detruche (Thônex) W Round 2 8 March 1998 14:30 Grasshopper Club 5–3 FCA summary Aarau Subiat 4 1:0Subiat 20 2:0Türkyilmaz 25 3:0Türkyilmaz 31 4:0Kavelashvili 37 5:0Comisetti Christ 45 5:1 de Napoli52 5:2 Drakopulos67 5:3 Roembiak Roembiak Hardturm, Zürich 7,400 SUI Carlo Bertolini (Vira-Gambarogno) L Round 3 15 March 1998 14:30 Aarau 1–1 FCA summary Luzern Aloisi 78 pen. 1:1Kilian 19 0:1 Brunner Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau 5,200 SUI Dieter Schoch (Attiswil) D Round 4 21 March 1998 17:30 Sion 0–0 FCA summary Aarau Chassot Seoane Wiederkehr Stade Tourbillon, Sion 6,500 LIE Roland Beck (Triesenberg) D Round 5 29 March 1998 16:00 Aarau 1–3 FCA summary Servette Kilian 80 1:2Skrzypczak Aloisi Wiederkehr 12 0:1 Tato27 0:2 Rey90+1 1:3 Šiljak Fournier Šiljak Ouadja Potocianu Rey Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau 3,900 SUI Andreas Schluchter (Schönenbuch) L Round 6 4 April 1998 17:30 St. Gallen 2–0 FCA summary Aarau Vidallé 18 1:0Vurens 45 2:0Nyathi 2 72Vurens Wiederkehr Heldmann Pavličević Roembiak Espenmoos, St. Gallen 8,100 SUI Carlo Bertolini (Vira-Gambarogno) L Round 7 8 April 1998 19:30 Zürich 3–2 FCZ summaryFCA summary Aarau Yekini 3 1:0Opango 53 2:1Nonda 67 3:1Fischer 70 4 1:1 De Napoli54 Wiederkehr70 3:2 Aloisi70 Aloisi Letzigrund, Zürich 5,600 SUI Claude Detruche, (Thônex) L Round 8 19 April 1998 16:00 Aarau 1–2 FCZ summaryFCA summary Zürich Pavličević 42Previtali 64(Fischer) 90 og 20 0:1 Nonda68 0:2 Nonda Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau 3,500 SUI Urs Meier (Wettingen and Würenlos) L Round 9 26 April 1998 16:00 Aarau 0–1 FCA summary St. Gallen Markovic de Napoli Previtali Roembiak 90+2 0:1 Zwyssig Sene Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau 2,800 LIE Roland Beck (Triesenberg) L Round 10 29 April 1998 19:30 Servette 1–1 FCA summary Aarau Šiljak 11 1:0 80 1:1 Aloisi Previtali Pavličević Charmilles Stadium, Geneva 4,000 SUI Dominique Tavel (Lonay) D Round 11 3 May 1998 16:00 Aarau 1–2 FCA summary Sion Previtali 79 1:2de Napoli 45 0:1 Derivaz61 0:2 Ouattara Derivaz Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau 2,900 SUI Philippe Leuba (Chexbres) L Round 12 9 May 1998 19:30 Luzern 0–0 FCA summary Aarau Knez Heldmann Skrzypczak Stadion Allmend, Luzern 3,370 LIE Roland Beck (Triesenberg) D Round 13 16 May 1998 19:30 Aarau 0–3 FCA summary Grasshopper Club 8 0:1 Kavelashvili32 0:2 Kavelashvili64 0:3 Ahinful Haas Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau 2,900 SUI Guido Wildhaber (Kerzers) L Round 14 23 May 1998 19:30 Lausanne-Sport 4–1 FCA summary Aarau Piffaretti 17 1:0Puce 20 2:0Ohrel 64 3:0Carrasco 68 4:0 77 4:1 Previtali Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne 6,050 SUI Dieter Schoch (Attiswil) L Final league table main WDL Champions group 5 Q y GCZ Grasshopper Club SER Servette LS Lausanne-Sport ZÜR Zürich SIO Sion STG St. Gallen AAR Aarau LUC Luzern 11 1 2 39 16 23 5 6 3 18 15 20 5 4 5 17 17 21 6 5 3 27 17 15 6 4 4 23 21 15 4 5 5 12 17 15 1 4 9 13 27 18 1 5 8 10 29 15 yes green1 Swiss champions qualified for Champions League first qualifying round CL1 blue2 qualified for UEFA Cup second qualifying round UC2 UC2 yellow1 Swiss Cup winners qualified for Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round UCWCQ #CCCCFF entered the Intertoto Cup first round IC1 #CCCCFF entered the Intertoto Cup first round IC2 1) points; 2) Position in the qualification. complete rsssf.com Grasshopper Club won the league championship and this was the 25th championship win for GC in the club's history. Swiss Cup 1997–98 Swiss Cup The Cup competition began on 3, 6, 7 and 8 August 1997 with the first games of the first Round and ended on 1 June 1998 with the final, which was held at the former Wankdorf in Bern. The Cup winners earned a place in the qualifying round of the Cup Winners' Cup. The first-tier clubs from the 1997–98 Nationalliga A were granted byes for the first four rounds, they joined the competition in the fifth round. The first-tier teams were seeded and cound not be drawn against each other. The draw respected regionalities, when possible, and the lower classed team was granted home advantage. Round 5 16 November 1997 Baden 1–4 FCA summary Aarau Casamento 24 1:1 5 0:1 Drakopulos52 1:2 Wiederkehr76 1:3 Skrzypczak78 1:4 de Napoli Esp Stadium, Fislisbach 5,015 LIE Roland Beck (Triesenberg W Round 6 1 April 1998 Meyrin 2–5 FCA summary Aarau Brunner 25 1:1Studer 90 2:5 16 0:1 Zdrilic40 1:2 C. Viceconte45 1:3 Kilian45+1 1:4 C. Viceconte48 1:5 Roembiak Stade des Arbères, Meyrin 850 SUI Markus Nobs (Wohlen bei Bern) W Quarter-final 12 April 1998 Lugano 1–0 FCA summary Aarau Vivas 66 1:0 Cornaredo, Lugano 3,200 SUI Jürg Herrmann (Hinterkapplen (Wohlen bei Bern)) L At the end of the season Lausanne-Sport won the cup and this was the 8th cup title for LS to that date. Intertoto Cup 1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup The Intertoto Cup was played by 60 teams. The first stage was played as a group stage, there were twelve groups, with each five teams that played a single round robin. The group winners continued in a knock out stage, with six semi-finals and three finals. The three winners were qualified for the 1997–98 UEFA Cup. Group 4 Aarau were assigned to group 4 and they were rested on matchday 4. Matchday 1 1997 06 22 y Standard Liège BEL 0–0 FCA summary SUI Aarau Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège 2,412 Livio Bazzoli (Italy) D Matchday 2 1997 06 29 y Aarau SUI 0–1 FCA summary ISR Maccabi Petah Tikva 74 Biala Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau 1,400 Marcel Lică (Romania) L Matchday 3 1997 07 06 y Köln GER 3–0 FCA summary SUI Aarau Vlădoiu 22 1:0Vlădoiu 29 2:0Vlădoiu 84 3:0 Südstadion, Cologne 11,000 Milan Mitrović (Slovenia) L Matchday 5 1997 07 19 y Aarau SUI 0–0 FCA summary IRL Cork City Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau 700 Željko Širić (Croatia) D Group table main WDL Group 4 Q KÖLN GER Köln MPT ISR Maccabi Petah Tikva STA BEL Standard Liège COR IRL Cork City AAR SUI Aarau 3 1 0 9 2 1 2 1 2 3 0 4 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 2 0 2 2 0 4 green1 Advanced to semi-finals A complete rsssf.com yes noflag null 1–1 null 3–0 1–3 null 0–0 null null 0–0 null 0–0 0–2 null 0–0 null null 0–1 null 0–0 The 1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup finals were won by three French teams Lyon, Bastia, and Auxerre. All three teams advanced to the UEFA Cup.UEFA Intertoto Cup 1997 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/uic97.html#fin 2025-06-10 www.rsssf.org References Sources Switzerland 1997–98 at RSSSF FCA squad 1997–98 at arowa.ch FC Aarauseasons 1996–97 1998–99 Category:FC Aarau seasons Aarau