The 1997–98
Argentine Primera División
The Primera División (; ), known officially as Liga Profesional de Fútbol, or Torneo Betano for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Argentina and the highest level of the Argentine football league system. Organ ...
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]
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(champion of
1996–97 Primera B Nacional) and
Gimnasia y Tiro 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 were relegated with the worst points averages.
Permanent
squad numbers 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 wore that number in
Deportivo Español.
[Historia y curiosidades de la numeración fija en el fútbol]
by Walter Raiño on ''Clarín'', 13 Sep 2017
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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