1997–98 Argentine Primera División

The 1997–98 Argentine Primera División was the 107th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The season ran from August 22, 1997, to June 8, 1998.[1] Argentinos Juniors (champion of 1996–97 Primera B Nacional) and Gimnasia y Tiro[2] were promoted from Primera B Nacional.[3]

Primera División
Season1997–98
DatesAugust 22, 1997 – June 8, 1998
Champions
1999 Copa LibertadoresRiver Plate
Vélez Sársfield
1998 Copa ConmebolGimnasia y Esg LP
Rosario Central
Matches played380

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.[4]

Torneo Apertura
Apertura
Season1997
Dates22 August – 22 December
ChampionsRiver Plate (29th. title)
Promoted
Top goalscorerUruguay Rubén Da Silva (15)
Biggest home winFerro 5–0 GyE (J) (25 Aug)
Velez 5–0 Newell's (28 Sep)
Biggest away winUnión 0-5 Estudiantes LP (21 Sep)
Highest scoringFerro 6–2 Unión (9 Nov)

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 River Plate 19 14 3 2 43 17 +26 45
2 Boca Juniors 19 13 5 1 35 12 +23 44
3 Rosario Central 19 10 5 4 35 20 +15 35
4 Vélez Sársfield 19 8 8 3 42 23 +19 32
5 San Lorenzo 19 9 5 5 42 32 +10 32
6 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 19 9 5 5 33 27 +6 32
7 Independiente 19 9 3 7 29 31 −2 30
8 Argentinos Juniors 19 9 2 8 24 25 −1 29
9 Platense 19 7 7 5 25 26 −1 28
10 Estudiantes (LP) 19 7 5 7 25 24 +1 26
11 Lanús 19 7 4 8 29 30 −1 25
12 Ferro Carril Oeste 19 6 6 7 33 32 +1 24
13 Racing 19 5 6 8 24 28 −4 21
14 Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) 19 5 5 9 25 28 −3 20
15 Colón 19 5 5 9 23 33 −10 20
16 Unión 19 5 5 9 25 43 −18 20
17 Deportivo Español 19 4 5 10 26 43 −17 17
18 Newell's Old Boys 19 3 5 11 22 38 −16 14
19 Huracán 19 3 3 13 20 32 −12 12
20 Gimnasia y Tiro 19 2 6 11 14 30 −16 12
Source:

Top scorers
Rank. Player Team Goals
1
Uruguay Rubén Da SilvaRosario Central
15
2
Uruguay Sebastián AbreuSan Lorenzo
13
3
Argentina Patricio CampsVélez Sarsfield
12
Argentina Roberto SosaGimnasia y Esgrima (LP)

Torneo Clausura
Clausura
Season1998
Dates16 February – 8 June
ChampionsVélez Sarsfield (5th. title)
Relegated
Top goalscorerArgentina Roberto Sosa (17)
Biggest home winVelez 6–1 Colón (19 Apr)
River 5–0 Huracán (8 Mar)
Biggest away winD. Español 0–5 Argentinos (30 Mar)

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Vélez Sársfield 19 14 4 1 39 14 +25 46
2 Lanús 19 11 7 1 43 22 +21 40
3 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 19 11 4 4 42 24 +18 37
4 Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) 19 9 5 5 23 20 +3 32
5 San Lorenzo 19 9 3 7 36 27 +9 30
6 Boca Juniors 19 8 5 6 38 30 +8 29
7 River Plate 19 7 8 4 32 24 +8 29
8 Argentinos Juniors 19 7 7 5 26 17 +9 28
9 Newell's Old Boys 19 7 7 5 26 22 +4 28
10 Ferro Carril Oeste 19 6 7 6 32 34 −2 25
11 Independiente 19 6 5 8 26 28 −2 23
12 Estudiantes (LP) 19 6 5 8 16 24 −8 23
13 Rosario Central 19 5 7 7 23 28 −5 22
14 Platense 19 4 9 6 26 27 −1 21
15 Racing 19 5 5 9 15 19 −4 20
16 Colón 19 4 6 9 23 36 −13 18
17 Gimnasia y Tiro 19 4 4 11 17 34 −17 16
18 Huracán 19 3 6 10 18 34 −16 15
19 Unión 19 2 7 10 19 33 −14 13
20 Deportivo Español 19 2 7 10 21 44 −23 13
Source:

Top scorers
Position Player Team Goals
1 Roberto Sosa Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 17
2 Gustavo Bartelt Lanús 13
3 Martín Palermo Boca Juniors 12
4 Patricio Camps Vélez Sársfield 10
4 Martín Posse Vélez Sársfield 10

See also

References
  1. Argentina 1997–98 by Mariano Dicapua on RSSSF.com
  2. El día que Gimnasia tocó el cielo: a 23 años del último ascenso a Primera, 19 Jul 2020 on El Tribuno by Mariano Fradejas
  3. "Argentina: 1ra. "B" Nacional AFA 1996/97 - Etapa Campeonato" by José Carluccio, 27 Sep 2012
  4. Historia y curiosidades de la numeración fija en el fútbol by Walter Raiño on Clarín, 13 Sep 2017
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