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.
Players
- Squad at end of season[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Competitions
Overview
| Competition
|
First match
|
Last match
|
Starting round
|
Final position
|
Record
|
| Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Win %
|
| French Division 1
|
2 August 1997
|
9 May 1998
|
Matchday 1
|
2nd
|
34
|
20
|
8
|
6
|
48
|
28
|
+20
|
058.82
|
| Coupe de France
|
17 January 1998
|
28 February 1998
|
Round of 64
|
Round of 16
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
−1
|
033.33
|
| Coupe de la Ligue
|
5 January 1998
|
16 February 1998
|
Round of 32
|
Quarter-finals
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
2
|
+2
|
066.67
|
| UEFA Cup
|
16 September 1997
|
4 November 1997
|
First round
|
Second round
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
7
|
4
|
+3
|
050.00
|
| Total
|
44
|
25
|
10
|
9
|
61
|
37
|
+24
|
056.82
|
Division 1
League table
Source:
Ligue 1Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Results summary
| Overall |
Home |
Away
|
| Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD
|
| 34
|
20
|
8
|
6
|
48
|
28
|
+20
|
68
|
14
|
0
|
3
|
31
|
12
|
+19
|
6
|
8
|
3
|
17
|
16
|
+1
|
Results by match
| Match | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
|---|
| 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 |
|---|
Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Coupe de France
Coupe de la Ligue
UEFA Cup
First round
Second round
References
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- 1932–33
- 1933–34
- 1934–35
- 1935–36
- 1936–37
- 1937–38
- 1938–39
- 1939–40
- 1940–41
- 1941–42
- 1942–43
- 1943–44
- 1944–45
- 1945–46
- 1946–47
- 1947–48
- 1948–49
- 1949–50
- 1950–51
- 1951–52
- 1952–53
- 1953–54
- 1954–55
- 1955–56
- 1956–57
- 1957–58
- 1958–59
- 1959–60
- 1960–61
- 1961–62
- 1962–63
- 1963–64
- 1964–65
- 1965–66
- 1966–67
- 1967–68
- 1968–69
- 1969–70
- 1970–71
- 1971–72
- 1972–73
- 1973–74
- 1974–75
- 1975–76
- 1976–77
- 1977–78
- 1978–79
- 1979–80
- 1980–81
- 1981–82
- 1982–83
- 1983–84
- 1984–85
- 1985–86
- 1986–87
- 1987–88
- 1988–89
- 1989–90
- 1990–91
- 1991–92
- 1992–93
- 1993–94
- 1994–95
- 1995–96
- 1996–97
- 1998–99
- 1999–2000
- 2000–01
- 2001–02
- 2002–03
- 2003–04
- 2004–05
- 2005–06
- 2006–07
- 2007–08
- 2008–09
- 2009–10
- 2010–11
- 2011–12
- 2012–13
- 2013–14
- 2014–15
- 2015–16
- 2016–17
- 2017–18
- 2018–19
- 2019–20
- 2020–21
- 2021–22
- 2022–23
- 2023–24
- 2024–25
- 2025–26
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Club seasons | | Division 1 | |
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| Division 2 |
- Amiens
- Beauvais
- Caen
- Gueugnon
- Laval
- Le Mans
- Lille
- Lorient
- Louhans-Cuiseaux
- Martigues
- Mulhouse
- Nancy
- Nice
- Nîmes
- Niort
- Red Star
- Saint-Étienne
- Sochaux
- Toulon
- Troyes
- Valence
- Wasquehal
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International competition | | Men | |
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