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1997–98 La Liga

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Season
  
1997–98

Champion
  
FC Barcelona

Goals scored
  
1,009

Champions
  
Barcelona15th title

Dates
  
30 Aug 1997 – 16 May 1998

Matches played
  
380


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

  • CP Mérida
  • UD Salamanca
  • RCD Mallorca

    • Teams relegated to 1997–98 Segunda División

  • Rayo Vallecano
  • CF Extremadura
  • Sevilla FC
  • Hércules CF
  • CD Logroñés

    • Clubs and locations

    1997-98 season was composed of the following clubs:

  • Athletic Bilbao
  • Atlético Madrid
  • FC Barcelona
  • Betis
  • Celta de Vigo
  • SD Compostela
  • Deportivo de La Coruña
  • RCD Espanyol
  • RCD Mallorca
  • CP Mérida
  • Racing de Santander
  • Real Madrid
  • Real Oviedo
  • Real Sociedad
  • UD Salamanca
  • Sporting de Gijón
  • Tenerife
  • Valencia CF
  • Valladolid
  • Zaragoza

    • 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:

    http://www.bdfutbol.com/es/t/t1996-97.html

    Clasificación Primera División 1996-97
    Liga BBVA temporada 1996-97, Clasificación, Resultados, Jugadores Destacados

    References

    1997–98 La Liga Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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