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1997–98 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.

La Liga
Season1997–98
Dates30 August 1997 – 16 May 1998
ChampionsBarcelona
15th title
RelegatedCompostela (relegation playoff)
Mérida
Sporting
Champions LeagueReal Madrid (group stage) (via UEFA Champions League)
Barcelona (group stage)
Athletic Bilbao (second qualifying round)
UEFA Cup Winners' CupMallorca (first round) (Copa del Rey runner-up)
UEFA CupReal Sociedad (first round)
Celta Vigo (first round)
Atlético Madrid (first round)
Betis (first round)
Intertoto CupValencia (third round)
Espanyol (second round)
Matches played380
Goals scored1,009 (2.66 per match)
Top goalscorerChristian Vieri
(24 goals)
Biggest home winSalamanca 6–0 Valencia
(12 April 1998)[1]
Biggest away winReal Oviedo 0–5 Real Sociedad
(19 October 1997)[2]
Highest scoringSalamanca 5–4 Atlético Madrid
(21 March 1998)[3]

Promotion and relegation

Twenty teams competed in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the Segunda División. The promoted teams were Mérida, Salamanca (both teams returning after a season's absence) and Mallorca (returning after a five-year absence). They replaced Rayo Vallecano, Extremadura, Sevilla FC, Hércules CF and CD Logrones after spending time in the top flight for two, one, twenty two, one and one years respectively. Starting from this season, twenty teams contested in the La Liga as opposed to previous seasons with twenty-two teams.

Team information

Clubs and locations

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Location of teams in La Liga 1997–98
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Canary Islands

1997–98 season was composed of the following clubs:

TeamStadiumCapacity
BarcelonaCamp Nou98,772
Real MadridSantiago Bernabéu80,354
EspanyolEstadi Olímpic de Montjuïc55,926
Atlético MadridVicente Calderón55,005
ValenciaMestalla55,000
Real BetisManuel Ruiz de Lopera52,132
Athletic BilbaoSan Mamés39,750
Deportivo de La CoruñaRiazor34,600
Real ZaragozaLa Romareda34,596
Celta de VigoEstadio Balaídos32,500
Real SociedadAnoeta32,200
Real OviedoCarlos Tartiere30,500
ValladolidJosé Zorrilla27,846
Sporting de GijónEl Molinón25,885
MallorcaLluís Sitjar23,142
TenerifeHeliodoro Rodríguez López22,824
Racing de SantanderEl Sardinero22,222
SalamancaHelmántico17,341
MéridaEstadio Romano14,600
CompostelaSan Lázaro12,000

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Barcelona (C)38235107856+2274Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2Athletic Bilbao38171475242+1065Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3Real Sociedad38161576037+2363[a]Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4Real Madrid38171296345+1863[a]Qualification for the Champions League group stage[b]
5Mallorca381612105539+1660[c]Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[d]
6Celta de Vigo38179125447+760[c]Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
7Atlético Madrid381612107956+2360[c]
8Betis38178134950−159
9Valencia38167155852+655Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round
10Espanyol38121794431+1353Qualification for the Intertoto Cup second round
11Valladolid381311143647−1150
12Deportivo La Coruña381213134446−249
13Zaragoza381212144553−848
14Racing Santander38129174655−945[e]
15Salamanca38129174646045[e]
16Tenerife381112154457−1345[e]
17Compostela (R)381111165666−1044Qualification for the relegation playoffs
18Oviedo (O)38913163651−1540
19Mérida (R)38912173353−2039Relegation to the Segunda División
20Sporting Gijón (R)3827293180−4913
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.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Results

Home \ AwayATHATMFCBBETCELCOMRCDESPMLLMERRACRMAROVRSOSALRSGTENVCFVLDZAR
Athletic Bilbao1–03–00–02–12–01–11–33–15–14–31–13–01–11–02–23–00–32–01–0
Atlético Madrid3–05–20–03–33–13–00–22–34–02–11–14–12–21–12–12–23–15–02–1
Barcelona4–03–11–33–22–02–13–10–03–12–03–02–13–01–42–13–23–41–21–0
Betis1–12–30–22–01–01–01–32–12–10–23–21–10–02–12–13–01–03–03–3
Celta de Vigo1–11–13–12–03–32–11–01–02–01–22–13–02–14–11–00–01–02–02–1
Compostela1–42–12–22–30–00–01–12–23–03–12–31–01–32–02–01–23–10–02–0
Deportivo La Coruña3–02–23–12–01–12–61–11–10–14–12–22–11–11–02–11–01–21–32–1
Espanyol0–12–21–15–01–11–02–01–00–00–01–00–00–33–01–12–03–02–00–1
Mallorca4–02–10–11–24–22–10–02–21–02–10–01–10–11–06–25–12–11–10–2
Mérida0–02–11–21–34–03–31–01–10–01–22–22–13–11–01–01–11–00–00–1
Racing Santander0–00–12–42–02–11–10–11–10–12–01–20–03–11–04–12–12–11–22–3
Real Madrid0–01–12–31–03–12–10–02–12–01–02–25–12–01–03–03–01–23–10–2
Oviedo1–20–21–00–03–11–11–11–10–12–00–11–10–52–02–11–00–00–13–0
Real Sociedad1–10–02–22–02–15–11–12–01–02–11–04–22–21–12–11–11–13–00–1
Salamanca0–05–44–30–00–10–14–12–11–13–10–00–20–20–04–02–06–01–01–2
Sporting Gijón1–22–31–42–30–10–20–31–01–30–02–10–21–20–21–10–20–31–22–3
Tenerife0–22–21–13–11–35–10–00–01–41–12–24–31–00–02–02–13–21–00–0
Valencia1–14–10–31–02–14–11–00–00–03–06–10–21–13–20–12–21–21–22–1
Valladolid3–02–11–21–30–04–11–00–00–00–00–01–11–00–41–21–12–10–34–0
Zaragoza1–11–51–23–11–02–21–21–12–31–12–02–23–30–01–10–01–00–20–0
Source: LFP (in Spanish)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation playoff

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Villarreal CF(a) 1–1SD Compostela0–01–1
Real Oviedo4–3UD Las Palmas3–01–3

First leg

21 May 1998 Villarreal CF 0–0 SD Compostela Villarreal
21:45Report (in Spanish)Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Víctor Esquinas Torres
22 May 1998 Real Oviedo 3–0 UD Las Palmas Oviedo
21:45Iván Ania 9' (pen.), 27'
Dely Valdés 59'		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
21:45Chiba 57'Report (in Spanish)Alberto 7'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
22:00Gamboa 20'
Walter Pico 65'
Paquito 66'		Report (in Spanish)Gamboa 29' (o.g.)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.

RankGoalscorersGoalsClub
1 Christian Vieri24Atlético Madrid
2 Rivaldo19Barcelona
3 Luis Enrique18Barcelona
4 Darko Kovačević17Real Sociedad
5 Lyuboslav Penev16Compostela
6 Pauleta15Salamanca
7 Fernando Correa14Racing Santander
8 Juan Esnáider13Espanyol
Alen Peternac13Valladolid
Gabriel Amato13Mallorca

Zamora Trophy

The Zamora Trophy is awarded to the goalkeeper with least goals to games ratio.

RankGoalkeeperGoalsMatchesAverageTeam
1 Toni31370.84Espanyol
2 Alberto37380.97Real Sociedad
3 Bogdan Stelea32301.07Salamanca
4 Imanol Etxeberria42381.11Athletic Bilbao
5 Andoni Zubizarreta40341.18Valencia

See also

References

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