La Liga - 1997/1998

The 1997/1998 La Liga was won by Barcelona with Athletic Bilbao finishing runners-up.

[edit] Final table

Key to colors in league table
La Liga Champion
Qualify for UEFA Champions League along with La Liga Champion
Qualify for UEFA Cup
Qualify for Intertoto Cup
Relegated to Segunda División at the end of season

Position	Club	Played	Wins	Draws	Losses	Goals for	Goals against	Points	Goal Difference
1	FC Barcelona	38	23	5	10	78	56	74	+22
2	Athletic de Bilbao	38	17	14	7	52	42	65	+10
3	Real Sociedad	38	16	15	7	60	37	63	+23
4	Real Madrid	38	17	12	9	63	45	63	+18
5	RCD Mallorca	38	16	12	10	55	39	60	+16
6	Celta de Vigo	38	17	9	12	54	47	60	+7
7	Atlético Madrid	38	16	12	10	79	56	60	+23
8	Real Betis	38	17	8	13	49	50	59	-1
9	Valencia CF	38	16	7	15	58	52	55	+6
10	RCD Espanyol	38	12	17	9	44	31	53	+13
11	Valladolid	38	13	11	14	36	47	50	-11
12	Deportivo	38	12	13	13	44	46	49	-2
13	Real Zaragoza	38	12	12	14	45	53	48	-8
14	Racing de Santander	38	12	9	17	46	55	45	-9
15	UD Salamanca	38	12	9	17	46	46	45	0
16	CD Tenerife	38	11	12	15	44	57	45	-13
17	SD Compostela	38	11	11	16	56	66	44	-10
18	Real Oviedo	38	9	13	16	36	51	40	-15
19	Mérida UD	38	9	12	17	33	53	39	-20
20	Sporting de Gijón	38	2	7	29	31	80	13	-49