1997–98 La Liga
Season | 1997–98 |
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Champions | Barcelona 15th title |
Relegated | Compostela (relegation playoff) Mérida Sporting |
Champions League | Real Madrid (group stage) (via UEFA Champions League) Barcelona (group stage) Athletic Bilbao (second qualifying round) |
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | Mallorca (first round) (Copa del Rey runner-up) |
UEFA Cup | Real Sociedad (first round) Celta Vigo (first round) Atlético Madrid (first round) Betis (first round) |
Intertoto Cup | Valencia (third round) Espanyol (second round) |
Matches played | 380 |
Goals scored | 1,009 (2.66 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Christian Vieri (24 goals) |
Biggest home win | Salamanca 6–0 Valencia (12 April 1998)[1] |
Biggest away win | Real Oviedo 0–5 Real Sociedad (19 October 1997)[2] |
Highest scoring | Salamanca 5–4 Atlético Madrid (21 March 1998)[3] |
← 1996–97 1998–99 → |
The 1997–98 La Liga season, the 67th since its establishment, started on 30 August 1997 and finished on 16 May 1998. On 29 March 1998, Sporting Gijón drew 0–0 with Real Zaragoza while Racing Santander, who were 19th in the table at the time, lost by Athletic Bilbao 4–3, to make Sporting Gijón the first team in La Liga history to be relegated in March, ending the season with a League record low points tally of just 13.
Promotion and relegation[]
Teams promoted from 1996–97 Segunda División
- CP Mérida
- UD Salamanca
- RCD Mallorca
Teams relegated to 1997–98 Segunda División
- Rayo Vallecano
- CF Extremadura
- Sevilla FC
- Hércules CF
- CD Logroñés
Team information[]
Clubs and locations[]
![1997–98 La Liga is located in Spain](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Spain_location_map_with_provinces.svg/400px-Spain_location_map_with_provinces.svg.png)
![Athletic Athletic](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Barcelona Barcelona](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Betis Betis](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Celta Celta](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Espanyol Espanyol](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Mallorca Mallorca](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Racing Racing](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Real Madrid Real Madrid](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Valencia Valencia](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Zaragoza Zaragoza](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
1997–98 season was composed of the following clubs:
Team | Stadium | Capacity |
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Barcelona | Camp Nou | 98,772 |
Real Madrid | Santiago Bernabéu | 80,354 |
Espanyol | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc | 55,926 |
Atlético Madrid | Vicente Calderón | 55,005 |
Valencia | Mestalla | 55,000 |
Real Betis | Manuel Ruiz de Lopera | 52,132 |
Athletic Bilbao | San Mamés | 39,750 |
Deportivo de La Coruña | Riazor | 34,600 |
Real Zaragoza | La Romareda | 34,596 |
Celta de Vigo | Estadio Balaídos | 32,500 |
Real Sociedad | Anoeta | 32,200 |
Real Oviedo | Carlos Tartiere | 30,500 |
Valladolid | José Zorrilla | 27,846 |
Sporting de Gijón | El Molinón | 25,885 |
Mallorca | Son Moix | 23,142 |
Tenerife | Heliodoro Rodríguez López | 22,824 |
Racing de Santander | El Sardinero | 22,222 |
Salamanca | Helmántico | 17,341 |
Mérida | Estadio Romano | 14,600 |
Compostela | San Lázaro | 12,000 |
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Barcelona (C) | 38 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 78 | 56 | +22 | 74 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
2 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 65 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
3 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 60 | 37 | +23 | 63[a] | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
4 | Real Madrid | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 63 | 45 | +18 | 63[a] | Qualification for the Champions League group stage[b] |
5 | Mallorca | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 60[c] | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[d] |
6 | Celta de Vigo | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 54 | 47 | +7 | 60[c] | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
7 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 79 | 56 | +23 | 60[c] | |
8 | Betis | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 59 | |
9 | Valencia | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 58 | 52 | +6 | 55 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round |
10 | Espanyol | 38 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 44 | 31 | +13 | 53 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup second round |
11 | Valladolid | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 50 | |
12 | Deportivo La Coruña | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 49 | |
13 | Zaragoza | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 48 | |
14 | Racing Santander | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 46 | 55 | −9 | 45[e] | |
15 | Salamanca | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 45[e] | |
16 | Tenerife | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 45[e] | |
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 | |
19 | Mérida (R) | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 33 | 53 | −20 | 39 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
20 | Sporting Gijón (R) | 38 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 31 | 80 | −49 | 13 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ a b RMA 2–0 RSO; RSO 4–2 RMA
- ^ Real Madrid was qualified directly for the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League as holders.
- ^ a b c MLL: 9 pts; CEL: 5 pts; ATM: 2 pts
- ^ Since Barcelona, winners of 1997–98 Copa del Rey, was qualified for the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League, losing cup finalists RCD Mallorca earned a spot in the first round of the 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.
- ^ a b c RAC: 8 pts; SAL: 4 pts → SAL 2-0 TEN; TEN: 4 pts → TEN 2-0 SAL
Positions by round[]
Leader | |
1998–99 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round | |
1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | |
1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup First round | |
1998–99 UEFA Cup First round | |
1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup Third round | |
1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup Second round | |
Play-off relegation to 1998–99 Segunda División | |
Relegation to 1998–99 Segunda División |
Notes: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup spot (in yellow) being non-related with a position in La Liga, does not appear until the team is assured to be qualified. Conditions to be assured are: Copa del Rey winner cannot reach UEFA Champions League's places or one of finalists' Copa del Rey cannot qualify mathematically to UEFA Champions League. Barcelona was qualified to UEFA Champions League since 33rd round, since this round, Mallorca's places are coloured in yellow where place is not of Champions League. In light yellow the spot expected for 1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.
Results[]
Relegation playoff[]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Villarreal CF | (a) 1–1 | SD Compostela | 0–0 | 1–1 |
Real Oviedo | 4–3 | UD Las Palmas | 3–0 | 1–3 |
First Leg[]
21 May 1998 | Villarreal CF | 0–0 | SD Compostela | Villarreal |
21:45 | Report (in Spanish) | Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 9,000 Referee: ![]() |
22 May 1998 | Real Oviedo | 3–0 | UD Las Palmas | Oviedo |
21:45 | Iván Ania ![]() Dely Valdés ![]() |
Report (in Spanish) | Stadium: Carlos Tartiere Attendance: 23,500 Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González ![]() |
Second Leg[]
24 May 1998 | SD Compostela | 1–1 (1–1 agg.) | Villarreal CF | Santiago de Compostela |
21:45 | Chiba ![]() |
Report (in Spanish) | ![]() |
Stadium: Multiusos de San Lázaro Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega ![]() |
25 May 1998 | UD Las Palmas | 3–1 (3–4 agg.) | Real Oviedo | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
22:00 | Gamboa ![]() Walter Pico ![]() Paquito ![]() |
Report (in Spanish) | Gamboa ![]() |
Stadium: Insular Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Antonio Jesús López Nieto ![]() |
Awards[]
Pichichi Trophy[]
The Pichichi Trophy is awarded to the player who scores the most goals in a season.
Rank | Goalscorers | Goals | Club |
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1 | ![]() |
24 | Atlético Madrid |
2 | ![]() |
19 | Barcelona |
3 | ![]() |
18 | Barcelona |
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17 | Real Sociedad |
5 | ![]() |
16 | Compostela |
6 | ![]() |
15 | Salamanca |
7 | ![]() |
14 | Racing Santander |
8 | ![]() |
13 | Espanyol |
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13 | Valladolid | |
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13 | Mallorca |
Zamora Trophy[]
The Zamora Trophy is awarded to the goalkeeper with least goals to games ratio.
Rank | Goalkeeper | Goals | Matches | Average | Team |
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1 | ![]() |
31 | 37 | 0.84 | Espanyol |
2 | ![]() |
37 | 38 | 0.97 | Real Sociedad |
3 | ![]() |
32 | 30 | 1.07 | Salamanca |
4 | ![]() |
42 | 38 | 1.11 | Athletic Bilbao |
5 | ![]() |
40 | 34 | 1.18 | Valencia |
Signings[]
Source: http://www.bdfutbol.com/es/t/t1996-97.html
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See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Salamanca 6-0 Valencia". LFP. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
- ^ "Real Oviedo 0–5 Real Sociedad". LFP. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
- ^ "Salamanca 5-4 Atlético Madrid". LFP. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
- La Liga seasons
- 1997–98 in Spanish football leagues
- 1997–98 in European association football leagues