| Season | 1997–98 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Porto 17th title |
| Relegated | Leça Varzim Belenenses |
| Champions League | Porto(group stage) Benfica(second qualifying round) |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Braga(first round) |
| UEFA Cup | V. Guimarães(first round) Sporting CP(first round) Marítimo(first round) |
| Intertoto Cup | Estrela da Amadora(third round) |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 770 (2.52 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Mário Jardel (26 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Benfica 7–1Leça (17 May 1998) |
| Biggest away win | 0–4 (3 times) |
| Highest scoring | Porto 7–2Salgueiros (10 May 1998) |
1998–99 → | |
The1997–98 Primeira Divisão was the64th edition of top flight of Portuguese football. It started on 25 August 1997 with a match betweenVarzim andPorto, and ended on 17 May 1998. The league was contested by 18 clubs withPorto as the defending champions.
Porto won the league and qualified for the1998–99 UEFA Champions League group stage, along withBenfica, who qualified for the second round.Braga qualified for the1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round, andV. Guimarães,Sporting CP andMarítimo qualified for the1998–99 UEFA Cup; in opposite,Leça,Varzim andBelenenses were relegated to theLiga de Honra.Mário Jardel was the top scorer with 26 goals.
Espinho, União de Leiria and Gil Vicente, were consigned to the Liga de Honra following their final classification in1996–97 season.
The other three teams were replaced by Campomaiorense, Varzim and Académica from the Liga de Honra.
| Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benfica | 20 September 1997 | 11th | 21 September 1997 | ||
| Leça | 28 September 1997 | 16th | 29 September 1997 | ||
| Belenenses | 5 October 1997 | 17th | 6 October 1997 | ||
| Campomaiorense | 19 October 1997 | 17th | 20 October 1997 | ||
| Benfica | 1 November 1997 | 5th | 2 November 1997 | ||
| Sporting | 1 November 1997 | 4th | 2 November 1997 | ||
| Vitória de Guimarães | 2 November 1997 | 3rd | 3 November 1997 | ||
| Chaves | 9 November 1997 | 18th | 10 November 1997 | ||
| Vitória de Setúbal | 9 November 1997 | 14th | 10 November 1997 | ||
| Sporting | 6 December 1997 | 5th | 7 December 1997 | ||
| Boavista | 12 December 1997 | 15th | 13 December 1997 | ||
| Salgueiros | 20 December 1997 | 6th | 21 December 1997 | ||
| Sporting | 21 December 1997 | 5th | 22 December 1997 | ||
| Académica Coimbra | 31 January 1997 | 15th | 15 February 1998 | ||
| Chaves | 11 January 1998 | 17th | 12 January 1998 | ||
| Braga | 19 January 1998 | 10th | 20 January 1998 | ||
| Varzim | 22 March 1998 | 16th | 23 March 1998 | ||
| Vitória de Setúbal | 5 April 1998 | 13th | 6 April 1998 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto(C) | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 75 | 38 | +37 | 77 | Qualification toChampions League group stage |
| 2 | Benfica | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 62 | 29 | +33 | 68 | Qualification toChampions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Vitória de Guimarães | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 42 | 25 | +17 | 59 | Qualification toUEFA Cup First round |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 56 | |
| 5 | Marítimo | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 56 | |
| 6 | Boavista | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 54 | 31 | +23 | 55 | |
| 7 | Estrela da Amadora | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 50 | Qualification toIntertoto Cup third round |
| 8 | Salgueiros | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 49 | |
| 9 | Rio Ave | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 46 | |
| 10 | Braga | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 48 | 49 | −1 | 45 | Qualification toCup Winners' Cup first round[a] |
| 11 | Campomaiorense | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 53 | 58 | −5 | 40 | |
| 12 | Leça(R) | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 52 | −23 | 38 | Relegation toSegunda Divisão de Honra[b] |
| 13 | Vitória de Setúbal | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 37 | |
| 14 | Farense | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 41 | 50 | −9 | 37 | |
| 15 | Académica | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 27 | 41 | −14 | 36 | |
| 16 | Chaves | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 31 | 55 | −24 | 35 | |
| 17 | Varzim(R) | 34 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 26 | 51 | −25 | 29 | Relegation toSegunda Divisão de Honra |
| 18 | Belenenses(R) | 34 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 22 | 52 | −30 | 24 |
| Home \ Away | ACA | BEL | BEN | BOA | BRA | CPM | CHA | EST | FAR | LEÇ | MAR | POR | RAV | SAL | SCP | VAR | VGU | VSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Académica | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Belenenses | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Benfica | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 7–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Boavista | 6–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |
| Braga | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | |
| Campomaiorense | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–5 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | |
| Chaves | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | |
| Estrela da Amadora | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Farense | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Leça | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | |
| Marítimo | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Porto | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 7–2 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Rio Ave | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | |
| Salgueiros | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Sporting CP | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Varzim | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
| Vitória de Guimarães | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | |
| Vitória de Setúbal | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto | 26 | |
| 2 | Benfica | 18 | |
| 3 | Boavista | 16 | |
| 4 | Campomaiorense | 14 | |
| Braga | |||
| 6 | Salgueirs | 13 | |
| 7 | Vitória de Guimarães | 12 | |
| Leça | |||
| Braga | |||
| 10 | Vitória de Setúbal | 11 | |
| Marítimo |
Source: Footballzz[2]