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, and ended on 17 May 1998. The league was contested by 18 clubs with

as the defending champions. Porto won the league and qualified for the

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group stage, along with Benfica, who qualified for the second round.

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qualified for the

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first round, and V. Guimarães,

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and Marítimo qualified for the

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; in opposite, Leça, Varzim and Belenenses were relegated to the

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was the top scorer with 26 goals.

Promotion and relegation

Teams relegated to
Liga de Honra The Liga Portugal 2 (), also known as Liga Portugal 2 SABSEG for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division of the Portuguese football league system. At the end of each season, the two top-finishing teams are promoted to the top-tier Prim ...

* Espinho *

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Espinho, União de Leiria and Gil Vicente, were consigned to the Liga de Honra following their final classification in 1996–97 season.

Teams promoted from Liga de Honra

Campomaiorense Sporting Clube Campomaiorense, more commonly known as Campomaiorense, is a Portuguese football club from Campo Maior, Portalegre District. The club was founded on the 1 July 1926. The club currently plays at the Estádio Capitão Cesar Correia wh ...

* Varzim * Académica The other three teams were replaced by Campomaiorense, Varzim and Académica from the Liga de Honra.

Teams

Stadia and locations

Managerial changes

League table

Results

Top goalscorers

Source: Footballzz

Footnotes

External links

Portugal 1997-98 - RSSSF (Jorge Miguel Teixeira)

Portuguese League 1997/98 - footballzz.co.uk

Portugal - Table of Honor - Soccer Library
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1997–98 in Portuguese football