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1997–98 Primeira Divisão
64th season of top-tier Portuguese football
64th season of top-tier Portuguese football
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Primeira Divisão |
| season | 1997–98 |
| winners | Porto |
| 17th title | |
| relegated | Leça |
| Varzim | |
| Belenenses | |
| continentalcup1 | [Champions League](1998-99-uefa-champions-league) |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | Porto (group stage) |
| Benfica (second qualifying round) | |
| continentalcup2 | [Cup Winners' Cup](1998-99-uefa-cup-winners-cup) |
| continentalcup2 qualifiers | Braga (first round) |
| continentalcup3 | [UEFA Cup](1998-99-uefa-cup) |
| continentalcup3 qualifiers | V. Guimarães (first round) |
| Sporting CP (first round) | |
| Marítimo (first round) | |
| continentalcup4 | [Intertoto Cup](1998-uefa-intertoto-cup) |
| continentalcup4 qualifiers | Estrela da Amadora (third round) |
| league topscorer | Mário Jardel (26 goals) |
| biggest home win | Benfica 7–1 Leça |
| (17 May 1998) | |
| biggest away win | 0–4 |
| (3 times) | |
| highest scoring | Porto 7–2 Salgueiros |
| (10 May 1998) | |
| matches | 306 |
| total goals | 770 |
| prevseason | [1996–97](1996-97-primeira-divisao) |
| nextseason | [1998–99](1998-99-primeira-divisao) |
17th title Varzim Belenenses Benfica (second qualifying round) Sporting CP (first round) Marítimo (first round) (17 May 1998) (3 times) (10 May 1998)
The 1997–98 Primeira Divisão was the 64th edition of top flight of Portuguese football. It started on 25 August 1997 with a match between Varzim and Porto, and ended on 17 May 1998. The league was contested by 18 clubs with Porto as the defending champions.
Porto won the league and qualified for the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League group stage, along with Benfica, who qualified for the second round. Braga qualified for the 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round, and V. Guimarães, Sporting CP and Marítimo qualified for the 1998–99 UEFA Cup; in opposite, Leça, Varzim and Belenenses were relegated to the Liga de Honra. Mário Jardel was the top scorer with 26 goals.
Promotion and relegation
Teams relegated to [[Liga de Honra]]
- Espinho
- União de Leiria
- Gil Vicente
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
- Varzim
- Académica
The other three teams were replaced by Campomaiorense, Varzim and Académica from the Liga de Honra.
Teams
Stadia and locations
| Team | Head coach | City | Stadium | 1996–97 finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Académica | POR Henrique Calisto | Coimbra | Estádio Cidade de Coimbra | 3rd in [Divisão de Honra](1996-97-segunda-divisao-de-honra) |
| Belenenses | BUL Mladenov | Lisbon | Estádio do Restelo | 13th |
| Benfica | POR Manuel José | Lisbon | Estádio da Luz | 3rd |
| Boavista | POR Mário Reis | Porto | Estádio do Bessa | 7th |
| Braga | ESP Castro Santos | Braga | Estádio Primeiro de Maio | 4th |
| Campomaiorense | POR Bernardino Pedroto | Campo Maior | Estádio Capitão Cesar Correia | 1st in [Divisão de Honra](1994-95-segunda-divisao-de-honra) |
| Chaves | POR José Romão | Chaves | Estádio Municipal de Chaves | 10th |
| Estrela da Amadora | POR Fernando Santos | Amadora | Estádio José Gomes | 9th |
| Farense | Spain Paco Fortes | Faro | Estádio de São Luís | 11th |
| Leça | POR Rodolfo Reis | Leça da Palmeira | Estádio do Leça FC | 14th |
| Marítimo | POR Augusto Inácio | Funchal | Estádio dos Barreiros | 8th |
| Porto | POR António Oliveira | Porto | Estádio das Antas | 1st |
| Rio Ave | POR Carlos Brito | Vila do Conde | Estádio dos Arcos | 15th |
| Salgueiros | POR Carlos Manuel | Porto | Estádio Engenheiro Vidal Pinheiro | 6th |
| Sporting | POR Octávio Machado | Lisbon | Estádio José Alvalade | 2nd |
| Varzim | POR Horácio Gonçalves | Póvoa de Varzim | Estádio do Varzim Sport Club | 2nd in [Divisão de Honra](1996-97-segunda-divisao-de-honra) |
| Vitória de Guimarães | POR Jaime Pacheco | Guimarães | Estádio D. Afonso Henriques | 5th |
| Vitória de Setúbal | POR Manuel Fernandes | Setúbal | Estádio do Bonfim | 12th |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benfica | POR Manuel José | 20 September 1997 | 11th | MOZ Mário Wilson | 21 September 1997 |
| Leça | POR Rodolfo Reis | 28 September 1997 | 16th | POR Vítor Manuel | 29 September 1997 |
| Belenenses | BUL Mladenov | 5 October 1997 | 17th | POR Manuel Cajuda | 6 October 1997 |
| Campomaiorense | POR Bernardino Pedroto | 19 October 1997 | 17th | POR João Alves | 20 October 1997 |
| Benfica | MOZ Mário Wilson | 1 November 1997 | 5th | SCO Graeme Souness | 2 November 1997 |
| Sporting | POR Octávio Machado | 1 November 1997 | 4th | POR Francisco Vital | 2 November 1997 |
| Vitória de Guimarães | POR Jaime Pacheco | 2 November 1997 | 3rd | POR Quinito | 3 November 1997 |
| Chaves | POR José Romão | 9 November 1997 | 18th | POR Manuel Correia | 10 November 1997 |
| Vitória de Setúbal | POR Manuel Fernandes | 9 November 1997 | 14th | ESP Barrios | 10 November 1997 |
| Sporting | POR Francisco Vital | 6 December 1997 | 5th | ARG Vicente Cantatore | 7 December 1997 |
| Boavista | POR Mário Reis | 12 December 1997 | 15th | POR Jaime Pacheco | 13 December 1997 |
| Salgueiros | POR Carlos Manuel | 20 December 1997 | 6th | POR Dito | 21 December 1997 |
| Sporting | ARG Vicente Cantatore | 21 December 1997 | 5th | POR Carlos Manuel | 22 December 1997 |
| Académica Coimbra | POR Henrique Calisto | 31 January 1997 | 15th | POR José Romão | 15 February 1998 |
| Chaves | POR Manuel Correia | 11 January 1998 | 17th | POR Álvaro Magalhães | 12 January 1998 |
| Braga | ESP Castro Santos | 19 January 1998 | 10th | ESP Alberto Pazos | 20 January 1998 |
| Varzim | POR Horácio Gonçalves | 22 March 1998 | 16th | POR António Miranda | 23 March 1998 |
| Vitória de Setúbal | ESP Barrios | 5 April 1998 | 13th | POR Carlos Cardoso | 6 April 1998 |
League table
Results
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRA Mário Jardel | Porto | 26 |
| 2 | POR Nuno Gomes | Benfica | 18 |
| 3 | GHA Ayew | Boavista | 16 |
| 4 | BRA Isaías | Campomaiorense | 14 |
| CRO Karoglan | Braga | ||
| 6 | POR Nandinho | Salgueirs | 13 |
| 7 | BRA Gilmar | Vitória de Guimarães | 12 |
| POR Constantino Jardim | Leça | ||
| CPV Artur Jorge Vicente | Braga | ||
| 10 | AZE Vali Gasimov | Vitória de Setúbal | 11 |
| CAN Alex Bunbury | Marítimo |
Source: Footballzz
Attendances
| # | Club | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 31,588 |
| 2 | Porto | 24,353 |
| 3 | Sporting | 15,176 |
| 4 | Vitória SC | 9,353 |
| 5 | Braga | 8,000 |
| 6 | Académica | 7,941 |
| 7 | Farense | 5,647 |
| 8 | Boavista | 5,588 |
| 9 | Marítimo | 5,353 |
| 10 | Varzim | 4,882 |
| 11 | Vitória FC | 4,765 |
| 12 | Rio Ave | 4,529 |
| 13 | Campomaiorense | 3,706 |
| 14 | Chaves | 3,647 |
| 15 | Salgueiros | 3,500 |
| 16 | Os Belenenses | 2,824 |
| 17 | Leça | 2,824 |
| 18 | Estrela da Amadora | 2,735 |
Source:
Footnotes
References
- (May 2020). "Teams". Footballzz}}{{Dead link.
- "Primeira Divisão 1997-98 – Top Scorers". Footballzz.
- https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/prt/aveprt98.htm
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