La Liga 1997-98

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La Liga 1997-98

La Liga
La Liga

The 'Primera Divisi?n' of the , commonly known as 'La Liga' or 'Liga BBVA' since 2008, is the top professional association football league in Spain....
1997-98 season, the 67th since its establishment, started on August 30, 1997 and finished on May 16, 1998. It was composed of the following clubs:

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Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao

Athletic Club is a Spanish Basque football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Basque Country , Spain. The club has played in the Primera Divisi?n of La Liga since its start in 1928....
Atlético Madrid
FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona

Futbol Club Barcelona , also known simply as Barcelona and familiarly as Bar?a , is a sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
Betis
Real Betis

Real Betis Balompi? is a Spanish football club in Seville founded in 1907. The team currently plays in La Liga. Its home stadium is the 52,700-seat Estadio Manuel Ruiz de Lopera and its home colours are green and white....
Celta de Vigo
Celta de Vigo

Real Club Celta de Vigo Sociedad Anonima Deportiva is a Spanish football league teams from Vigo in Galicia . It was founded on March 28, 1923 by merging Real Vigo Sporting and Real Club Fortuna de Vigo....
SD Compostela
SD Compostela

Sociedade Deportiva Compostela is a Spanish List of football clubs in Spain team based in Santiago de Compostela in the autonomous community of Galicia ....
Deportivo de La Coruña
Deportivo de La Coruña

Real Club Deportivo de La Coru?a, S.A.D. is a Spain football club from A Coru?a, Galicia , member of the La Liga. The club was founded in 1906, and holds home games at the Estadio Riazor, with a capacity of 34,600 spectators....
RCD Espanyol
RCD Espanyol

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is a sports club based in Barcelona. It is best known for its football team. Espanyol currently play in the Estadi Ol?mpic Llu?s Companys, which also hosted the 1992 Summer Olympics; having previously played at Estadi de Sarri?....
RCD Mallorca
RCD Mallorca

Real Club Deportivo Mallorca is a List of football clubs in Spain from Palma de Mallorca. Founded on March 5, 1916, it currently plays in the La Liga....
CP Mérida
Mérida UD

M?rida Uni?n Deportiva is a List of football clubs in Spain team based in M?rida, Spain in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 1990, the club plays in Segunda Divisi?n B....

Racing de Santander

Real Racing Club de Santander, sometimes abbreviated to Racing or Racing Santander, is a Spain La Liga football club based in Santander, Cantabria which was founded in 1913....

Real Madrid

Real Oviedo

Real Oviedo is a historically-important Spain football team from Oviedo which is currently playing in the Tercera Divisi?n. Founded on March 26, 1926, they were the first team from Asturias ever to play in the La Liga, and have played more seasons there than any other Asturias team....

Real Sociedad

Real Sociedad de F?tbol is a Spain football club from the Basque Country city of San Sebasti?n in Gipuzkoa. Founded on September 17 1909, it was relegated to Segunda Divisi?n at the end of the La Liga 2006-07 season....

UD Salamanca

Uni?n Deportiva Salamanca is a Spanish football league teams based in Salamanca. Officially founded March 16 1923, they currently play in Segunda Divisi?n....

Sporting de Gijón

Real Sporting de Gij?n is a Spain Football team from Gij?n, Asturias. Established June 1 1905, They currently play in the La Liga, Primera Divisi?n....

Tenerife

CD Tenerife

Club Deportivo Tenerife is a Spain football team, based in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. The team currently plays in the Segunda Divisi?n....

Valencia CF

Valencia Club de F?tbol is a Spain professional Association football football team based in Valencia, Spain. They play in La Liga and are one of the most successful and biggest clubs in Football in Spain....

Valladolid

Real Valladolid

Real Valladolid Club de F?tbol is a Spanish football club. Founded on June 20, 1928, from the amalgamation of Real Uni?n Deportiva de Valladolid and Club Deportivo Espa?ol , it is currently playing in La Liga, after gaining promotion in Segunda Divisi?n 2006-07....

Zaragoza

Real Zaragoza

Real Zaragoza is a Spain football team from Zaragoza in Aragon. Founded on March 18, 1932, it will play the Segunda Divisi?n 2008-09 season in the Segunda Divisi?n....

Final table

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P	Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	GD
1	FC Barcelona FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona , also known simply as Barcelona and familiarly as Bar?a , is a sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....	38	23	5	10	78	56	74
Champion of La Liga UEFA Champions League UEFA Champions League 1998-99 The 1998–99 UEFA Champions League was the seventh season of the UEFA Champions League, Europe's premier club football tournament, since it was renamed from the "European Champion Clubs' Cup" or "European Cup"....
2	Athletic Bilbao Athletic Bilbao Athletic Club is a Spanish Basque football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Basque Country , Spain. The club has played in the Primera Divisi?n of La Liga since its start in 1928....	38	17	14	7	52	42	65
UEFA Champions League UEFA Champions League 1998-99 The 1998–99 UEFA Champions League was the seventh season of the UEFA Champions League, Europe's premier club football tournament, since it was renamed from the "European Champion Clubs' Cup" or "European Cup".... Second qualifying round
3	Real Sociedad Real Sociedad Real Sociedad de F?tbol is a Spain football club from the Basque Country city of San Sebasti?n in Gipuzkoa. Founded on September 17 1909, it was relegated to Segunda Divisi?n at the end of the La Liga 2006-07 season....	38	16	15	7	60	37	63
UEFA Cup UEFA Cup 1998-99 The UEFA Cup 1998–99 was won by Parma F.C. comfortably in the final against Olympique de Marseille. It was their second title in the competition....
4	Real Madrid	38	17	12	9	63	45	63
UEFA Champions League UEFA Champions League 1998-99 The 1998–99 UEFA Champions League was the seventh season of the UEFA Champions League, Europe's premier club football tournament, since it was renamed from the "European Champion Clubs' Cup" or "European Cup".... ¹
5	RCD Mallorca RCD Mallorca Real Club Deportivo Mallorca is a List of football clubs in Spain from Palma de Mallorca. Founded on March 5, 1916, it currently plays in the La Liga....	38	16	12	10	55	39	60
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1998-99 The season 1998-99 of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup football club tournament was won by S.S. Lazio in the final against RCD Mallorca for their first title in the competition.... (Runner-up of Copa del Rey)
6	Celta de Vigo Celta de Vigo Real Club Celta de Vigo Sociedad Anonima Deportiva is a Spanish football league teams from Vigo in Galicia . It was founded on March 28, 1923 by merging Real Vigo Sporting and Real Club Fortuna de Vigo....	38	17	9	12	54	47	60
UEFA Cup UEFA Cup 1998-99 The UEFA Cup 1998–99 was won by Parma F.C. comfortably in the final against Olympique de Marseille. It was their second title in the competition....
7	Atlético Madrid	38	16	12	10	79	56	60
UEFA Cup UEFA Cup 1998-99 The UEFA Cup 1998–99 was won by Parma F.C. comfortably in the final against Olympique de Marseille. It was their second title in the competition....
8	Betis Real Betis Real Betis Balompi? is a Spanish football club in Seville founded in 1907. The team currently plays in La Liga. Its home stadium is the 52,700-seat Estadio Manuel Ruiz de Lopera and its home colours are green and white....	38	17	8	13	49	50	59
UEFA Cup UEFA Cup 1998-99 The UEFA Cup 1998–99 was won by Parma F.C. comfortably in the final against Olympique de Marseille. It was their second title in the competition....
9	Valencia CF Valencia CF Valencia Club de F?tbol is a Spain professional Association football football team based in Valencia, Spain. They play in La Liga and are one of the most successful and biggest clubs in Football in Spain....	38	16	7	15	58	52	55
UEFA Intertoto Cup UEFA Intertoto Cup 1998 The UEFA Intertoto Cup 1998 finals were won by Valencia CF, Werder Bremen, and Bologna F.C. 1909. All three teams advanced to the UEFA Cup 1998?99....
10	RCD Espanyol RCD Espanyol RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is a sports club based in Barcelona. It is best known for its football team. Espanyol currently play in the Estadi Ol?mpic Llu?s Companys, which also hosted the 1992 Summer Olympics; having previously played at Estadi de Sarri?....	38	12	17	9	44	31	53
UEFA Intertoto Cup UEFA Intertoto Cup 1998 The UEFA Intertoto Cup 1998 finals were won by Valencia CF, Werder Bremen, and Bologna F.C. 1909. All three teams advanced to the UEFA Cup 1998?99....
11	Valladolid Real Valladolid Real Valladolid Club de F?tbol is a Spanish football club. Founded on June 20, 1928, from the amalgamation of Real Uni?n Deportiva de Valladolid and Club Deportivo Espa?ol , it is currently playing in La Liga, after gaining promotion in Segunda Divisi?n 2006-07....	38	13	11	14	36	47	50

12	Deportivo de La Coruña Deportivo de La Coruña Real Club Deportivo de La Coru?a, S.A.D. is a Spain football club from A Coru?a, Galicia , member of the La Liga. The club was founded in 1906, and holds home games at the Estadio Riazor, with a capacity of 34,600 spectators....	38	12	13	13	44	46	49

13	Zaragoza Real Zaragoza Real Zaragoza is a Spain football team from Zaragoza in Aragon. Founded on March 18, 1932, it will play the Segunda Divisi?n 2008-09 season in the Segunda Divisi?n....	38	12	12	14	45	53	48

14	Racing de Santander Racing de Santander Real Racing Club de Santander, sometimes abbreviated to Racing or Racing Santander, is a Spain La Liga football club based in Santander, Cantabria which was founded in 1913....	38	12	9	17	46	55	45

15	UD Salamanca UD Salamanca Uni?n Deportiva Salamanca is a Spanish football league teams based in Salamanca. Officially founded March 16 1923, they currently play in Segunda Divisi?n....	38	12	9	17	46	46	45	0
16	Tenerife CD Tenerife Club Deportivo Tenerife is a Spain football team, based in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. The team currently plays in the Segunda Divisi?n....	38	11	12	15	44	57	45

17	SD Compostela SD Compostela Sociedade Deportiva Compostela is a Spanish List of football clubs in Spain team based in Santiago de Compostela in the autonomous community of Galicia ....	38	11	11	16	56	66	44
Relegation Playoff
18	Real Oviedo Real Oviedo Real Oviedo is a historically-important Spain football team from Oviedo which is currently playing in the Tercera Divisi?n. Founded on March 26, 1926, they were the first team from Asturias ever to play in the La Liga, and have played more seasons there than any other Asturias team....	38	9	13	16	36	51	40
Relegation Playoff
19	CP Mérida Mérida UD M?rida Uni?n Deportiva is a List of football clubs in Spain team based in M?rida, Spain in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 1990, the club plays in Segunda Divisi?n B....	38	9	12	17	33	53	39
Relegated to Segunda División Segunda División The Segunda Divisi?n is the lower tier of the two professional leagues in Spain consisting of 22 teams. On 16 August, 2006, the La Liga reached an agreement with the banking group BBVA for sponsorship of the Segunda Divisi?n renaming the league Liga BBVA....
20	Sporting de Gijón Sporting de Gijón Real Sporting de Gij?n is a Spain Football team from Gij?n, Asturias. Established June 1 1905, They currently play in the La Liga, Primera Divisi?n....	38	2	7	29	31	80	13
Relegated to Segunda División Segunda División The Segunda Divisi?n is the lower tier of the two professional leagues in Spain consisting of 22 teams. On 16 August, 2006, the La Liga reached an agreement with the banking group BBVA for sponsorship of the Segunda Divisi?n renaming the league Liga BBVA....

¹ Qualify for UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League

The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup, is a seasonal club Association football competition organised by UEFA since 1992 for the most successful football clubs in Europe....
as holders.

Relegation playoff


Home Matches:
Villarreal CF Villarreal CF Villarreal Club de F?tbol, usually abbreviated to Villarreal, is a Spain La Liga football club based in Villarreal, a small town in the province of Castell?n ....	0-0	SD Compostela SD Compostela Sociedade Deportiva Compostela is a Spanish List of football clubs in Spain team based in Santiago de Compostela in the autonomous community of Galicia ....
Real Oviedo Real Oviedo Real Oviedo is a historically-important Spain football team from Oviedo which is currently playing in the Tercera Divisi?n. Founded on March 26, 1926, they were the first team from Asturias ever to play in the La Liga, and have played more seasons there than any other Asturias team....	3-0	UD Las Palmas UD Las Palmas Uni?n Deportiva Las Palmas is a List of football clubs in Spain based in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, in the autonomous community of Canary Islands....


Away Matches:
SD Compostela SD Compostela Sociedade Deportiva Compostela is a Spanish List of football clubs in Spain team based in Santiago de Compostela in the autonomous community of Galicia ....	1-1	Villarreal CF Villarreal CF Villarreal Club de F?tbol, usually abbreviated to Villarreal, is a Spain La Liga football club based in Villarreal, a small town in the province of Castell?n ....	Agg:1-1(ag Away goals rule The away goals rule is a method of tiebreaker in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground.... )
UD Las Palmas UD Las Palmas Uni?n Deportiva Las Palmas is a List of football clubs in Spain based in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, in the autonomous community of Canary Islands....	3-1	Real Oviedo Real Oviedo Real Oviedo is a historically-important Spain football team from Oviedo which is currently playing in the Tercera Divisi?n. Founded on March 26, 1926, they were the first team from Asturias ever to play in the La Liga, and have played more seasons there than any other Asturias team....	Agg:3-4

Results Table

Please note that the home teams are read down the left hand side while the away teams are indicated along the top.

Pichichi Trophy

Goalscorers	Goal	Team
Christian Vieri Christian Vieri Christian Vieri is an Italy Association football striker, who plays for Atalanta B.C.....	24	Atlético Madrid
Rivaldo Rivaldo Rivaldo V?tor Borba Ferreira , commonly known as Rivaldo, is regarded as one of the best Brazilian professional football players of all time, currently playing for FC Bunyodkor, on a multi-million dollar contract, in the Uzbek League....	19	FC Barcelona FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona , also known simply as Barcelona and familiarly as Bar?a , is a sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
Luis Enrique Luís Enrique Martínez García Luis Enrique, full name Luis Enrique Mart?nez Garc?a is a former Spain Football . His usual position was right midfielder or attacking midfielder, but he was notable for his versatility, having played in all positions throughout his career except Defender #Centre back and goalkeeper....	18	FC Barcelona FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona , also known simply as Barcelona and familiarly as Bar?a , is a sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
Darko Kovacevic Darko Kovacevic Darko Kovacevic is a former Serbian people Association football player . He is known for his spells at Real Sociedad where his partnership with Nihat Kahveci was one of the best in Spain....	17	Real Sociedad Real Sociedad Real Sociedad de F?tbol is a Spain football club from the Basque Country city of San Sebasti?n in Gipuzkoa. Founded on September 17 1909, it was relegated to Segunda Divisi?n at the end of the La Liga 2006-07 season....
Luboslav Penev Luboslav Penev Lyuboslav Mladenov Penev is a former Bulgaria Association football. Penev's first professional team was PFC CSKA Sofia of the Bulgarian capital....	16	SD Compostela SD Compostela Sociedade Deportiva Compostela is a Spanish List of football clubs in Spain team based in Santiago de Compostela in the autonomous community of Galicia ....

La Liga 1997-98 Winners
FC Barcelona FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona , also known simply as Barcelona and familiarly as Bar?a , is a sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.... 15th Title