1997–98 La Liga
Season | 1997–98 |
---|---|
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) |
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
Teams relegated to 1997–98 Segunda División
Team information
Clubs and locations
1997–98 season was composed of the following clubs:
League table
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation | Head-to-head |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Barcelona (C) | 38 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 78 | 56 | +22 | 74 | 1998–99 UEFA Champions League Group stage | |
2 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 65 | 1998–99 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round | |
3 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 60 | 37 | +23 | 63 | 1998–99 UEFA Cup First round | RMA 2–0 RSO RSO 4–2 RMA |
4 | Real Madrid | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 63 | 45 | +18 | 63 | 1998–99 UEFA Champions League Group stage 1 | |
5 | Mallorca | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 60 | 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup First round 2 | MLL: 9 pts CEL: 5 pts ATM: 2 pts |
6 | Celta de Vigo | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 54 | 47 | +7 | 60 | 1998–99 UEFA Cup First round | |
7 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 79 | 56 | +23 | 60 | ||
8 | Betis | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 59 | ||
9 | Valencia | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 58 | 52 | +6 | 55 | 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup Third round | |
10 | Espanyol | 38 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 44 | 31 | +13 | 53 | 1998 UEFA 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 | RAC: 8 pts SAL: 4 pts → SAL 2-0 TEN TEN: 4 pts → TEN 2-0 SAL | |
15 | Salamanca | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 45 | ||
16 | Tenerife | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 45 | ||
17 | Compostela (R) | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 56 | 66 | −10 | 44 | 1997–98 Segunda División Relegation Playoffs 1998 | |
18 | Oviedo (O) | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 40 | ||
19 | Mérida (R) | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 33 | 53 | −20 | 39 | Relegation to Segunda División | |
20 | Sporting Gijón (R) | 38 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 31 | 80 | −49 | 13 |
Source: LFP
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
1Real Madrid was qualified directly for the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League as holders.
2Since 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.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.
Positions by round
Team \ Round | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | |
Barcelona | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Athletic Bilbao | 17 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Real Sociedad | 20 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Real Madrid | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Mallorca | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Celta de Vigo | 7 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
Atlético Madrid | 9 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Betis | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Valencia | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Espanyol | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Valladolid | 16 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Deportivo La Coruña | 12 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Zaragoza | 13 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Racing Santander | 8 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Salamanca | 15 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Tenerife | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Compostela | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Real Oviedo | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Mérida | 18 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Sporting de Gijón | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
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
Home \ Away[1] | ATH | ATM | FCB | BET | CEL | COM | RCD | ESP | MLL | MER | RAC | RMA | ROV | RSO | SAL | RSG | TEN | VCF | VLD | ZAR |
Athletic Bilbao | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
Atlético Madrid | 3–0 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | |
Barcelona | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
Betis | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–3 | |
Celta de Vigo | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
Compostela | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
Deportivo La Coruña | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–6 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | |
Espanyol | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
Mallorca | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 6–2 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
Mérida | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
Racing Santander | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | |
Real Madrid | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | |
Oviedo | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | |
Real Sociedad | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | |
Salamanca | 0–0 | 5–4 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
Sporting Gijón | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–3 | |
Tenerife | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
Valencia | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
Valladolid | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 4–0 | |
Zaragoza | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 |
Source: LFP (in 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.
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 |
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21:45 | Report (in Spanish) | Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Víctor Esquinas Torres |
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) | Alberto |
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 |
---|---|---|---|
Atlético Madrid | |||
Barcelona | |||
Barcelona | |||
Real Sociedad | |||
Compostela | |||
Salamanca | |||
Racing Santander | |||
Espanyol | |||
Valladolid | |||
Mallorca |
Zamora Trophy
The Zamora Trophy is awarded to the goalkeeper with least goals to games ratio.
Rank | Goalkeeper | Goals | Matches | Average | Team |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Espanyol | |||||
Real Sociedad | |||||
Salamanca | |||||
Athletic Bilbao | |||||
Valencia |
Signings
Source: http://www.bdfutbol.com/es/t/t1996-97.html
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.