Season 1997–98 Champion FC Barcelona Goals scored 1,009 | Champions Barcelona
15th title Dates 30 Aug 1997 – 16 May 1998 Matches played 380 | |
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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) Relegated SD Compostela, CP Mérida, Sporting de Gijón Similar 1996–97 La Liga, 1993–94 La Liga, 2000–01 La Liga, 2001–02 La Liga, 2003–04 La Liga | ||
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.
Contents
Promotion and relegation
Teams promoted from 1996–97 Segunda División
Teams relegated to 1997–98 Segunda División
Clubs and locations
1997-98 season was composed of the following clubs:
Positions by round
Source: LFP 1-4 5-8 9-12 13-16 17-20
Note: 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
Source: LFP (Spanish)
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.
Pichichi Trophy
The Pichichi Trophy is awarded to the player who scores the most goals in a season.
Zamora Trophy
The Zamora Trophy is awarded to the goalkeeper with least goals to games ratio.
Signings
Source:
Clasificación Primera División 1996-97
Liga BBVA temporada 1996-97, Clasificación, Resultados, Jugadores Destacados