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) |
| Biggest home win |
Salamanca 6–0 Valencia (12 April 1998) |
| Biggest away win |
Real Oviedo 0–5 Real Sociedad (19 October 1997) |
| Highest scoring |
Salamanca 5–4 Atlético Madrid (21 March 1998) |
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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.
Teams promoted from 1996–97 Segunda División
Teams relegated to 1997–98 Segunda División
1997-98 season was composed of the following clubs:
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.
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