The 1997–98
La Liga
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season, the 67th since its establishment, started on 30 August 1997 and finished on 16 May 1998. On 29 March 1998,
Sporting Gijón
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*Sport, recreational games and play
* Sporting (neighborhood), in Alexandria, Egypt
Sports clubs
*AC Sporting, a football club from Beirut, Lebanon
* Alexandria Sporting Club, a sports club from Alexandria, Egypt
*Real Sport ...
drew 0–0 with
Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. (), commonly referred to as Zaragoza, is a football club based in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, that currently competes in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system. Zaragoza holds its home games at L ...
while
Racing Santander
Real Racing Club de Santander, S.A.D. (), also known as Racing de Santander () or simply Racing, is a football club based in Santander, Spain, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, that currently competes in Segunda División, the second tier of the Span ...
, who were 19th in the table at the time, lost by
Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Club ( eu, Bilboko Athletic Kluba; es, Athletic Club de Bilbao), commonly known as Athletic Bilbao or just Athletic, is a professional Association football, football club based in the city of Bilbao in the Basque Country (autonomous com ...
4–3, to make Sporting Gijón the first team in
La Liga
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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
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CP Mérida
Club Polideportivo Mérida was a Spanish football team based in Mérida, in the autonomous community of Extremadura.
Having played twice in La Liga ( 1995–96 and 1997–98), the club was dissolved in 2000, due to serious economic debts. Its ...
*
UD Salamanca
Unión Deportiva Salamanca, S.A.D. () was a historical Spanish football team based in Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castile and León.
Founded on 9 February 1923 and nicknamed ''Los Charros'', the club played in white shirts and blac ...
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RCD Mallorca
Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, S.A.D. (, ca, Reial Club Deportiu Mallorca , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or just Mallorca is a Spanish professional football club based in Palma on the island of Majorca in ...
Teams relegated to
1997–98 Segunda División
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Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, S.A.D. (), often abbreviated to Rayo (Spanish for "thunderbolt"), is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid, in the neighbourhood of Vallecas. Rayo was founded on 29 May 1924, and currently compete in La Li ...
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CF Extremadura
Club de Fútbol Extremadura was a Spanish football team based in Almendralejo, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 1924, it played two seasons in La Liga, and held home games at '' Estadio Francisco de la Hera'', with a capa ...
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Sevilla FC
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Hércules CF
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CD Logroñés
Club Deportivo Logroñés, S.A.D. was a Spanish football team based in Logroño, in the autonomous community of La Rioja. Founded in 1940, it last played in '' Regional Preferente de La Rioja''.
Due to financial problems, since 2009 the club has ...
Team information
Clubs and locations
1997–98 season was composed of the following clubs:
League table
Positions by round
Results
Relegation playoff
First Leg
Second Leg
Awards
Pichichi Trophy
The
Pichichi Trophy
In Spanish football, the Trofeo Pichichi is awarded by the sports newspaper '' Marca'' to the top goalscorer of each La Liga season. Named after the Athletic Bilbao striker Rafael "Pichichi" Moreno, the trophy has been awarded annually since the ...
is awarded to the player who scores the most goals in a season.
Zamora Trophy
The
Zamora Trophy
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is awarded to the goalkeeper with least goals to games ratio.
Signings
Source: http://www.bdfutbol.com/es/t/t1996-97.html
See also
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1997–98 Segunda División
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1997–98 Copa del Rey
References
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