1997–98 Real Valladolid season
# 1997–98 Real Valladolid season

During the 1997–98 Spanish football season, Real Valladolid competed in La Liga

## Season summary

Valladolid were unable to improve on the previous season's seventh-place finish and dropped four places down the table. The club's UEFA Cup excursion was short-lived, as they were swiftly eliminated by Russians Spartak Moscow in the second round. As of 2016, this is the last time Valladolid have competed in European competition.

## Squad

    Squad at end of 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 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | ESP | César Sánchez |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Juan Carlos I |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Alberto Marcos |
| 5 | DF | ESP | José García Calvo |
| 6 | DF | ESP | José Luis Santamaría |
| 8 | DF | ESP | Javier Torres Gómez |
| 9 | FW | CRO | Alen Peternac |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Eusebio |
| 11 | FW | ESP | José Luis Soto |
| 12 | DF | BRA | Júlio César |
| 13 | GK | ESP | Agustín Elduayen |
| 14 | MF | ESP | Chema |
| 15 | FW | ESP | Juan Carlos II |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | DF | BOL | Juan Manuel Peña |
| 19 | FW | ESP | Manuel Canabal (on loan from Real Madrid) |
| 20 | MF | COL | Harold Lozano |
| 21 | FW | ESP | Víctor |
| 22 | MF | ESP | José María Quevedo |
| 23 | MF | ESP | Benjamín |
| 24 | FW | ARG | Diego Klimowicz |
| 25 | DF | ARG | Gabriel Heinze |
| 26 | GK | ESP | Iván Alonso |
| 27 | MF | ESP | Jesús Turiel |
| 28 | DF | ESP | David Gómez |
| 32 | FW | ESP | David Jiménez |

### 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 | MF | ESP | Raúl Ibañez (on loan to Levante) |
| 16 | MF | URU | Alvaro Gutierrez (to Rayo Vallecano) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | MF | BRA | Edu Manga (released) |

## Results

### UEFA Cup

**First round**

Real Valladolid won 2–1 on aggregate.

**Second round**

Spartak Moscow won 4–1 on aggregate.

