1997–98 SC Bastia season

The French football club SC Bastia in its 1997–98 season finished in the 13th place in the league. The top scorer of the season, scoring 9 goals in 5 league matches, wasn Ermin Šiljak. The club was eliminated from the Coupe de France round of 64. In the Coupe de la Ligue it was able to reach the round of 32 teams. It also became the Intertoto Cup winner and advanced to the second round of the UEFA Cup.

In

 * Summer
 * Éric Durand and Frédéric Mendy from Martigues
 * Laurent Casanova and Christophe Deguerville from Lyon
 * Pascual Garrido from Boca Juniors
 * Franck Jurietti from Gueugnon
 * Pierre-Yves André from Rennes
 * Jean-Jacques Etamé from Cannes
 * Nenad Jestrović from OFK Belgrade
 * Ľubomír Moravčík from Sion
 * Prince Daye from Invincible Eleven
 * Hervé Sekli and François Modesto from Bastia B


 * Winter
 * Ali Boumnijel from Gueugnon
 * Ardian Kozniku from APOEL
 * Pierre Laurent from Leeds United
 * Nicolas Penneteau from Bastia B

Out

 * Summer
 * Patrick Valéry to Blackburn Rovers
 * Ľubomír Moravčík, Jean-Jacques Eydelie and Pascal Camadini to Sion
 * Laurent Moracchini to Nancy
 * Didier Santini to Toulouse
 * Pierre Maroselli to Rennes
 * Anto Drobnjak to Lens
 * Franck Vandecasteele to Nice
 * Jamie Fullarton to Crystal Palace
 * Laurent Weber to Troyes


 * Winter
 * Ermin Siljak to Servette
 * Jean-Jacques Etamé to Saint-Louisienne

Group stage

 * Matches

First round
Bastia won 1–0 on aggregate.

Second round
''Steaua Bucharest 3–3 Bastia on aggregate. Steaua Bucharest won on away goals rule.''