| Season | 1997–98 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 31 August 1997 – 16 May 1998 |
| Champions | Juventus 25th title |
| Relegated | Brescia Atalanta Lecce Napoli |
| Champions League | Juventus Internazionale |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Lazio |
| UEFA Cup | Udinese Fiorentina Roma Parma |
| Intertoto Cup | Bologna Sampdoria |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 835 (2.73 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Oliver Bierhoff (27 goals) |
1998–99 → | |
The1997–98 Serie A sawJuventus win their 25th national title, withInternazionale placing second; both teams qualified for the1998–99 UEFA Champions League.Udinese,Roma,Fiorentina,Parma qualified for the1998–99 UEFA Cup.Lazio qualified for theUEFA Cup Winners Cup courtesy of winning theCoppa Italia.Bologna andSampdoria qualified for the1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup.Brescia,Atalanta,Lecce andNapoli were relegated toSerie B.
| Team | Head coach | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atalanta | Asics | Somet | |
| Bari | Lotto | Gio.Bi. Trasporti | |
| Bologna | Diadora | Granarolo | |
| Brescia | Erreà | Ristora | |
| Empoli | Erreà | Sammontana | |
| Fiorentina | Fila | Nintendo | |
| Internazionale | Umbro | Pirelli | |
| Juventus | Kappa | Sony MiniDisc | |
| Lazio | Umbro | Cirio | |
| Lecce | Asics | Banca del Salento | |
| Milan | Lotto | Opel | |
| Napoli | Nike | Polenghi | |
| Parma | Puma | Parmalat | |
| Piacenza | Lotto | None | |
| Roma | Diadora | INA Assitalia | |
| Sampdoria | Asics | Daewoo | |
| Udinese | Hummel | Atreyu | |
| Vicenza | Lotto | Pal Zileri |
| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atalanta | Bergamo | Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia | 26,542 |
| Bari* | Bari | Stadio San Nicola | 58,270 |
| Bologna | Bologna | Stadio Renato Dall'Ara | 38,279 |
| Brescia* | Brescia | Stadio Mario Rigamonti | 16,308 |
| Empoli* | Empoli | Stadio Carlo Castellani | 19,795 |
| Fiorentina | Florence | Stadio Artemio Franchi | 47,282 |
| Internazionale | Milan | San Siro | 80,074 |
| Juventus | Turin | Stadio delle Alpi | 69,295 |
| Lazio | Rome | Stadio Olimpico | 72,698 |
| Lecce* | Lecce | Stadio Via del Mare | 33,876 |
| Milan | Milan | San Siro | 80,018 |
| Napoli | Naples | Stadio San Paolo | 60,240 |
| Parma | Parma | Stadio Ennio Tardini | 27,906 |
| Piacenza | Piacenza | Stadio Leonardo Garilli | 27,906 |
| Roma | Rome | Stadio Olimpico | 72,698 |
| Sampdoria | Genoa | Stadio Luigi Ferraris | 36,685 |
| Udinese | Udine | Stadio Friuli2 | 30,642 |
| Vicenza | Vicenza | Stadio Romeo Menti | 17,163 |
(*) Promoted fromSerie B.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus(C) | 34 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 67 | 28 | +39 | 74 | Qualification toChampions League group stage |
| 2 | Internazionale | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 62 | 27 | +35 | 69 | Qualification toChampions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Udinese | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 62 | 40 | +22 | 64 | Qualification toUEFA Cup |
| 4 | Roma | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 67 | 42 | +25 | 59 | |
| 5 | Fiorentina | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 65 | 36 | +29 | 57[a] | |
| 6 | Parma | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 57 | |
| 7 | Lazio | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 53 | 30 | +23 | 56 | Qualification toCup Winners' Cup |
| 8 | Bologna | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 55 | 46 | +9 | 48[b] | Qualification toIntertoto Cup third round[1] |
| 9 | Sampdoria | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 52 | 55 | −3 | 48 | Qualification toIntertoto Cup second round |
| 10 | Milan | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 44 | |
| 11 | Bari | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 30 | 45 | −15 | 38 | |
| 12 | Piacenza | 34 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 37 | |
| 13 | Empoli | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 50 | 58 | −8 | 37 | |
| 14 | Vicenza | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 36 | 61 | −25 | 36 | |
| 15 | Brescia(R) | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 45 | 63 | −18 | 35 | Relegation toSerie B |
| 16 | Atalanta(R) | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 25 | 48 | −23 | 32 | |
| 17 | Lecce(R) | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 32 | 72 | −40 | 26 | |
| 18 | Napoli(R) | 34 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 25 | 76 | −51 | 14 |
| Home \ Away | ATA | BAR | BOL | BRE | EMP | FIO | INT | JUV | LAZ | LCE | MIL | NAP | PAR | PIA | ROM | SAM | UDI | VIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atalanta | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | |
| Bari | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Bologna | 0–0 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| Brescia | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–4 | 4–0 | |
| Empoli | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | |
| Fiorentina | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Internazionale | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Juventus | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | |
| Lazio | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 4–0 | |
| Lecce | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
| Milan | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| Napoli | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | |
| Parma | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | |
| Piacenza | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | |
| Roma | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 4–3 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 6–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | |
| Sampdoria | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 6–3 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | |
| Udinese | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | |
| Vicenza | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–5 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiorentina | Udinese | 3-2 | 31 August 1997 | |
| Brescia | Sampdoria | 3-3 | 13 September 1997 | |
| Roma | Napoli | 6-2 | 5 October 1997 | |
| Bologna | Napoli | 5-1 | 2 November 1997 | |
| Juventus | Empoli | 5-2 | 21 December 1997 | |
| Sampdoria | Napoli | 6-3 | 21 December 1997 | |
| Internazionale | Lecce | 5-0 | 15 February 1998 | |
| Bologna | Sampdoria | 3-2 | 29 March 1998 | |
| Milan | Atalanta | 3-0 | 11 April 1998 | |
| Juventus | Bologna | 3-2 | 10 May 1998 |