The 1997–98
Argentine Primera División
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Th ...
was the 107th season of top-flight
football in Argentina
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. The season ran from August 22, 1997, to June 8, 1998.
[Argentina 1997–98]
by Mariano Dicapua on RSSSF.com Argentinos Juniors
Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Paternal, Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its football team, which currently plays in the Argentine Primera División, and was recognized as one of the ...
(champion of
1996–97 Primera B Nacional) and
Gimnasia y Tiro
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were promoted from
Primera B Nacional
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.
["Argentina: 1ra. "B" Nacional AFA 1996/97 - Etapa Campeonato" by José Carluccio, 27 Sep 2012]
River Plate won the Apertura (29th. league title) while
Vélez Sársfield won the Clausura (5th. title). On the other hand, Gimnasia y Tiro and
Deportivo Español
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were relegated with the worst points averages.
Permanent
squad numbers
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were established as mandatory by the
AFA, starting in the 1997 Apertura. As the rule did not specify the use of number "1" for goalkeepers exclusively, forward
Silvio Carrario
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Carrario first played for Central Córdoba before moving to Talleres de Córdoba in 1994. A season later he trans ...
wore that number in
Deportivo Español
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.
[Historia y curiosidades de la numeración fija en el fútbol]
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Torneo Apertura
League standings
Top scorers
Torneo Clausura
League standings
Top scorers
See also
*
1997–98 in Argentine football
References
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Argentine
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