1997–98 SD Compostela season
# 1997–98 SD Compostela season

1997–98 was the 36th season in the history of SD Compostela, and their fourth in La Liga.

## Season summary

Compostela parted company with head coach Fernando Vázquez in March 1998, with the club in the relegation playoff places. Gabriel Leis coached the team for the rest of the season, but couldn't save them, and they ended the year in 17th place. They faced Villarreal in the relegation playoff, where a 0–0 draw at El Madrigal and a 1–1 draw at San Lázaro saw them lose on away goals. They were relegated back to the Segunda División after four years in La Liga.

In the Copa del Rey they made it to the third round before being beaten 3–2 on aggregate by Segunda División side, and eventual semifinalists, Deportivo Alavés.

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | ESP | Rafa Gómez |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Javier Villena |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Nacho |
| 4 | DF | YUG | Goran Šaula |
| 5 | DF | ESP | Javier Bellido (captain) |
| 6 | MF | FRA | Franck Passi |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Fabiano |
| 9 | FW | NGA | Christopher Ohen |
| 10 | FW | BUL | Lyuboslav Penev |
| 11 | MF | ESP | Ángel Lekumberri |
| 12 | DF | ESP | Óscar Tabuenka |
| 13 | GK | ESP | Carlos Mariño |
| 14 | MF | ESP | José Ramón |
| 15 | DF | ESP | Borja Agirretxu |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | MF | ESP | Paco Llorente |
| 17 | DF | BRA | William |
| 18 | DF | FRA | Stéphane Pignol |
| 19 | DF | FRA | Jean-François Hernandez |
| 20 | MF | RUS | Dmitri Popov |
| 21 | FW | NED | Romano Sion |
| 22 | MF | ESP | Mauro García |
| 23 | DF | NED | Juan Viedma |
| 24 | MF | MAR | Saïd Chiba |
| 25 | GK | NED | René Ponk |
| 26 | FW | ESP | Changui |
| 27 | FW | ESP | Juan Cabrejo |
| — | DF | ESP | Toño Castro |
| — | FW | BRA | Maurício Leandro |

### Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| 7 | FW | ESP | Manuel (to Extremadura) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 12 | MF | ESP | Carlos Sastre (to Rayo Vallecano) |

## Squad stats

Last updated on 9 March 2021.

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | La Liga | La Liga | La Liga playoff | La Liga playoff | Copa del Rey | Copa del Rey |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ESP | Rafa Gómez | 20 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Javier Villena | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Nacho | 37 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | YUG | Goran Šaula | 8 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ESP | Javier Bellido | 36 | 7 | 29+1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | FRA | Franck Passi | 40 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Fabiano | 40 | 4 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | NGA | Christopher Ohen | 21 | 6 | 17+2 | 6 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | BUL | Lyuboslav Penev | 38 | 16 | 34 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ESP | Ángel Lekumberri | 35 | 2 | 25+4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ESP | Óscar Tabuenka | 18 | 1 | 14+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ESP | Carlos Mariño | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ESP | José Ramón | 27 | 0 | 21+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ESP | Borja Agirretxu | 11 | 0 | 4+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ESP | Paco Llorente | 32 | 1 | 12+15 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | BRA | William | 15 | 1 | 10+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | FRA | Stéphane Pignol | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | FRA | Jean-François Hernandez | 15 | 2 | 11+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | RUS | Dmitri Popov | 30 | 3 | 22+6 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | NED | Romano Sion | 22 | 6 | 5+11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ESP | Mauro García | 30 | 1 | 25+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | DF | NED | Juan Viedma | 29 | 1 | 11+14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | MAR | Saïd Chiba | 31 | 4 | 12+14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | NED | René Ponk | 21 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | ESP | Changui | 8 | 1 | 1+5 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ESP | Juan Cabrejo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Toño Castro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | BRA | Maurício Leandro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who have left the club after the start of the season: ||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | ESP | Manuel | 18 | 1 | 7+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ESP | Carlos Sastre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## La Liga

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 | Salamanca | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 45 | |
| 16 | Tenerife | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 45 | |
| 17 | Compostela (R) | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 56 | 66 | −10 | 44 | Qualification for the relegation playoffs |
| 18 | Oviedo (O) | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 40 | Qualification for the relegation playoffs |
| 19 | Mérida (R) | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 33 | 53 | −20 | 39 | Relegation to the Segunda División |

* 1 2 RAC: 8 pts; SAL: 4 pts → SAL 2-0 TEN; TEN: 4 pts → TEN 2-0 SAL
