1997–98 SK Rapid Wien season

Rapid Wien 1997–98 football season

Rapid Wien
1997–98 season
President	Günter Kaltenbrunner
Coach	Ernst Dokupil Heribert Weber
Stadium	Gerhard Hanappi Stadium, Vienna, Austria
Bundesliga	2nd
ÖFB-Cup	Quarterfinals
UEFA Cup	3rd round
Top goalscorer	League: Christian Stumpf (7) Marek Penksa (7) Marcus Pürk (7) All: Christian Stumpf (11)
Highest home attendance	13,500
Lowest home attendance	5,000
← 1996–97 1998–99 →

The 1997–98 SK Rapid Wien season is the 100th season in club history.

Squad statistics

No.	Nat.	Name	Age	League		Cup		UEFA Cup		Total		Discipline
No.	Nat.	Name	Age	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1		Raimund Hedl	22	28		2		6		36
21		Andreas Koch	30	8		1		2		11		2	1
Defenders
4		Nikola Jerkan	32	20+1		3		5		28+1		5
5		Peter Schöttel	30	26+2		2		4	1	32+2	1	10	2
12		Martin Hiden	24	20		2		7		29		5	1
14		Michael Hatz	26	3+3		0+1				3+4		1
16		Krzysztof Ratajczyk	23	29+2	1	1		6		36+2	1	6	1
19		Thomas Zingler	26	9+6		1+1		2+2	1	12+9	1	4
Midfielders
2		Patrick Jovanovic	23	0+1				0+1		0+2
3		Oliver Freund	27	29+2		2		5	1	36+2	1	4	2
6		Peter Stöger	31	15	1	2		5+1	3	22+1	4	2
8		Martin Braun	28	22+10		2	1	5+2		29+12	1	10
10		Michael Wagner	21	24+7	2	2+1		6		32+8	2	5	1
11		Christian Prosenik	29	16+1	1	2		8	1	26+1	2	5
13		Pablo Cardozo	24	2+8		0+1				2+9
14		Theo Grüner	20	6+2		0+1		2+1		8+4		2
15		Arnold Wetl	27	20+1	3	1+1				21+2	3	1
20		Andreas Heraf	29	13+5	2			1		14+5	2	5
22		Marcus Pürk	22	33+2	7	3	1	5		41+2	8	5	1
23		Gerd Wimmer	20	13+5	1	1		4		18+5	1	3
Forwards
7		Christian Stumpf	30	14+7	7	2	3	5+1	1	21+8	11	4
9		Marek Penksa	23	17+10	7	1+1		3+5	2	21+16	9
17		René Wagner	24	12+5	3	1		1		14+5	3	5
18		Samuel Ipoua	24	17+1	6	2		6	2	25+1	8	10	2
25		Harry Gartler	32	0+1						0+1

Fixtures and results

Win Draw Loss

Bundesliga

Rd	Date	Venue	Opponent	Res.	Att.	Goals and discipline
1	09.07.1997	A	Ried	2-2	7,500	Wagner R. 41', Heraf 85'
2	16.07.1997	H	Admira	0-0	10,500
3	23.07.1997	H	FC Tirol	1-0	11,000	Ipoua 6'
4	27.07.1997	A	Austria Salzburg	2-5	12,000	Wagner R. 61', Ipoua 78'
5	30.07.1997	H	GAK	1-1	8,500	Ipoua 87'
6	02.08.1997	A	LASK	0-2	7,000
7	06.08.1997	H	Lustenau	1-0	8,000	Stumpf 43'
8	15.08.1997	A	Austria Wien	3-0	30,000	Stumpf 24', Stöger 40', Penksa 88'
9	23.08.1997	H	Sturm Graz	0-2	13,500
10	31.08.1997	A	Sturm Graz	0-1	15,000
11	13.09.1997	H	Ried	3-0	6,000	Stumpf 43' 67', Pürk 59'
12	20.09.1997	A	Admira	2-1	7,500	Ipoua 3' 60'
13	24.09.1997	A	FC Tirol	1-0	7,500	Pürk 12' Freund 45'
14	04.10.1997	H	Austria Salzburg	0-3	13,500
15	18.10.1997	A	GAK	0-3	12,000
16	25.10.1997	H	LASK	3-1	11,500	Stumpf 33' 53', Ipoua 47'
17	08.11.1997	A	Lustenau	0-0	10,200	Schöttel 72'
18	16.11.1997	H	Austria Wien	2-0	13,500	Pürk 13', Penksa 80'
19	22.11.1997	A	Ried	2-1	4,000	Wetl 49' 65'
20	30.11.1997	H	GAK	2-0	8,000	Stumpf 28' (pen.), Penksa 86'
21	03.12.1997	A	Admira	1-0	3,500	Prosenik C. 78'
22	01.03.1998	H	Austria Salzburg	0-1	12,000
23	06.03.1998	A	Austria Wien	1-1	14,000	Wagner M. 63' Ipoua 44'
24	10.03.1998	H	Sturm Graz	1-3	5,000	Wagner R. 77' Wagner M. 58'
25	14.03.1998	A	Lustenau	1-1	9,500	Wimmer 1'
26	21.03.1998	H	FC Tirol	0-0	5,000
27	29.03.1998	A	LASK	0-5	18,000	Ratajczyk 70' , Koch A. 75'
28	04.04.1998	H	LASK	2-1	7,000	Penksa 77', Pürk 90'
29	11.04.1998	H	Ried	1-0	6,000	Ratajczyk 7'
30	18.04.1998	A	GAK	1-0	9,100	Heraf 69'
31	25.04.1998	H	Admira	2-0	8,000	Wagner M. 38', Wetl 61'
32	29.04.1998	A	Austria Salzburg	0-1	11,000
33	02.05.1998	H	Austria Wien	0-0	10,000
34	08.05.1998	A	Sturm Graz	1-0	14,000	Milanic 32' (o.g.)
35	12.05.1998	H	Lustenau	4-1	8,000	Penksa 4' 25' 56', Pürk 85'
36	16.05.1998	A	FC Tirol	2-0	4,000	Pürk 51' 83'

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sturm Graz (C)	36	24	9	3	80	28	+52	81	Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2	Rapid Wien	36	18	8	10	42	36	+6	62	Qualification to UEFA Cup second qualifying round
3	Grazer AK	36	18	7	11	53	33	+20	61	Qualification to UEFA Cup second qualifying round
4	Austria Salzburg	36	16	8	12	48	33	+15	56	Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
5	LASK Linz	36	17	4	15	67	58	+9	55

Source: weltfussball.de (in German)
(C) Champions

Cup

Rd	Date	Venue	Opponent	Res.	Att.	Goals and discipline
R3	27.09.1997	A	Prater SV	3-1	2,500	Stumpf 22' 23' 77'
R16	01.11.1997	H	Austria Wien	1-0	12,500	Braun 83'
QF	08.04.1998	H	Admira	1-2	6,000	Pürk 70'

UEFA Cup

Rd	Date	Venue	Opponent	Res.	Att.	Goals and discipline
Q2-L1	12.08.1997	H	Boby Brno	6-1	14,000	Ipoua 36' 62', Stöger 45' 86', Prosenik C. 78', Stumpf 80'
Q2-L2	26.08.1997	A	Boby Brno	0-2	3,000
R1-L1	16.09.1997	H	Hapoel Petah Tikva	1-0	10,000	Freund 37'
R1-L2	30.09.1997	A	Hapoel Petah Tikva	1-1	6,000	Penksa 70' Ipoua 62'
R2-L1	22.10.1997	H	1860 Munich	3-0	26,500	Stöger 45' (pen.), Schöttel 64', Penksa 81' Schöttel 83'
R2-L2	04.11.1997	A	1860 Munich	1-2	25,000	Zingler 70' Hiden Mart. 22', Pürk 61'
R3-L1	25.11.1997	H	Lazio	0-2	34,000	Freund 57'
R3-L2	09.12.1997	A	Lazio	0-1	10,000

References

"Saison 1997/98". rapidarchiv.at. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
"Spiele 1997/98". rapidarchiv.at. Retrieved 6 August 2016.

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v t e 1997–98 in Austrian football
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Domestic leagues	Bundesliga First League Regional League
Domestic cups	Austrian Cup Austrian Supercup
European competitions	Champions League Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup Intertoto Cup
Club seasons
Bundesliga	Admira Austria Lustenau Austria Salzburg Austria Wien Grazer AK LASK Linz Rapid Wien Ried Sturm Graz Tirol Innsbruck
List of Austrian football transfers 1997–98

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