1997–98 Argentine Primera División

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Primera División
Season1997–98
DatesAugust 24, 1997 – June 8, 1998
ChampionsRiver Plate (Apertura) (29th title)
Vélez Sársfield (Clausura) (5th title)
PromotedArgentinos Juniors Green Arrow Up.svg
Gimnasia y Tiro Green Arrow Up.svg
RelegatedGimnasia y Tiro Red Arrow Down.svg
Deportivo Español Red Arrow Down.svg
1999 Copa LibertadoresRiver Plate
Vélez Sársfield
1998 Copa ConmebolGimnasia y Esg LP
Rosario Central
Matches played380
Top goalscorerApertura:
Uruguay Rubén Da Silva (15)
Clausura:
Argentina Roberto Sosa (17)

The 1997–98 Argentine Primera División was the 107th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The season ran from August 24, 1997, to June 8, 1998.[1]

River Plate won the Apertura 1997 and Vélez Sársfield won the Clausura 1998, while Gimnasia y Tiro de Salta and Deportivo Español were relegated with the worst points averages.

Permanent squad numbers were established as mandatory by the AFA, starting in the 1997 Apertura. As the rule did not specify the use of number "1" for goalkeepers exclusively, forward Silvio Carrario wore that number in Deportivo Español.[2]

Torneo Apertura[]

League standings[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 River Plate 19 14 3 2 43 17 +26 45
2 Boca Juniors 19 13 5 1 35 12 +23 44
3 Rosario Central 19 10 5 4 35 20 +15 35
4 Vélez Sársfield 19 8 8 3 42 23 +19 32
5 San Lorenzo 19 9 5 5 42 32 +10 32
6 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 19 9 5 5 33 27 +6 32
7 Independiente 19 9 3 7 29 31 −2 30
8 Argentinos Juniors 19 9 2 8 24 25 −1 29
9 Platense 19 7 7 5 25 26 −1 28
10 Estudiantes (LP) 19 7 5 7 25 24 +1 26
11 Lanús 19 7 4 8 29 30 −1 25
12 Ferro Carril Oeste 19 6 6 7 33 32 +1 24
13 Racing 19 5 6 8 24 28 −4 21
14 Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) 19 5 5 9 25 28 −3 20
15 Colón 19 5 5 9 23 33 −10 20
16 Unión 19 5 5 9 25 43 −18 20
17 Deportivo Español 19 4 5 10 26 43 −17 17
18 Newell's Old Boys 19 3 5 11 22 38 −16 14
19 Huracán 19 3 3 13 20 32 −12 12
20 Gimnasia y Tiro 19 2 6 11 14 30 −16 12
Source:[citation needed]

Top scorers[]

Position Player Team Goals
1 Rubén Da Silva Rosario Central 15
2 Washington Abreu San Lorenzo 13
3 Patricio Camps Vélez Sársfield 12
3 Roberto Sosa Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 12

Torneo Clausura[]

League standings[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Vélez Sársfield 19 14 4 1 39 14 +25 46
2 Lanús 19 11 7 1 43 22 +21 40
3 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 19 11 4 4 42 24 +18 37
4 Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) 19 9 5 5 23 20 +3 32
5 San Lorenzo 19 9 3 7 36 27 +9 30
6 Boca Juniors 19 8 5 6 38 30 +8 29
7 River Plate 19 7 8 4 32 24 +8 29
8 Argentinos Juniors 19 7 7 5 26 17 +9 28
9 Newell's Old Boys 19 7 7 5 26 22 +4 28
10 Ferro Carril Oeste 19 6 7 6 32 34 −2 25
11 Independiente 19 6 5 8 26 28 −2 23
12 Estudiantes (LP) 19 6 5 8 16 24 −8 23
13 Rosario Central 19 5 7 7 23 28 −5 22
14 Platense 19 4 9 6 26 27 −1 21
15 Racing 19 5 5 9 15 19 −4 20
16 Colón 19 4 6 9 23 36 −13 18
17 Gimnasia y Tiro 19 4 4 11 17 34 −17 16
18 Huracán 19 3 6 10 18 34 −16 15
19 Unión 19 2 7 10 19 33 −14 13
20 Deportivo Español 19 2 7 10 21 44 −23 13
Source:[citation needed]

Top scorers[]

Position Player Team Goals
1 Roberto Sosa Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 17
2 Gustavo Bartelt Lanús 13
3 Martín Palermo Boca Juniors 12
4 Patricio Camps Vélez Sársfield 10
4 Martín Posse Vélez Sársfield 10

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Argentina 1997–98 by Mariano Dicapua on RSSSF.com
  2. ^ Historia y curiosidades de la numeración fija en el fútbol by Walter Raiño on Clarín, 13 Sep 2017
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