1997–98 Segunda División
67th season of the second-tier football league in Spain
Football league season
- Deportivo Alavés
- CF Extremadura
- Villarreal CF
- Elche CF
- Real Jaén
- Xerez CD
- Levante UD
Igor Gluščević← 1996–97
1998–99 →
The 1997–98 Segunda División season saw 22 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. Deportivo Alavés, CF Extremadura and Villarreal CF were promoted to Primera División. Elche CF, Real Jaén, Xerez CD and Levante UD were relegated to Segunda División B.
The league was expanded to 22 teams due to reduction of Primera División to 20 teams.
Teams
Canary Islands (see below)
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Location of teams in Segunda División 1997–98
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Canary Islands| Team | Home city | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| Albacete | Albacete | Carlos Belmonte |
| Alavés | Vitoria-Gasteiz | Mendizorrotza |
| Atlético Madrid B | Madrid | Cerro del Espino |
| Badajoz | Badajoz | El Vivero |
| Eibar | Eibar | Ipurua |
| Elche | Elche | Martínez Valero |
| Extremadura | Almendralejo | Francisco de la Hera |
| Hércules | Alicante | José Rico Pérez |
| Real Jaén | Jaén | La Victoria |
| Las Palmas | Las Palmas | Insular |
| Leganés | Leganés | Luis Rodríguez de Miguel |
| Levante | Valencia | Nou Estadi |
| Lleida | Lleida | Camp d'Esports |
| Logroñés | Logroño | Las Gaunas |
| Numancia | Soria | Los Pajaritos |
| Osasuna | Pamplona | El Sadar |
| Ourense | Ourense | O Couto |
| Rayo Vallecano | Madrid | Vallecas |
| Sevilla | Seville | Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán |
| Toledo | Toledo | Salto del Caballo |
| Villarreal | Villarreal | El Madrigal |
| Xerez | Jerez de la Frontera | Chapín |
- Leganés played their matches at Municipal de Butarque from February 14'th, 1998.
Teams by Autonomous Community
| Autonomous community | Number of teams | Teams | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Valencian Community | 4 | Elche, Hércules, Levante, Villarreal |
| 2 |  Andalusia | 3 | Real Jaén, Sevilla, Xerez |
 Madrid | 3 | Atlético Madrid B, Leganés, Rayo Vallecano | |
| 4 |  Basque Country | 2 | Alavés, Eibar |
 Castile-La Mancha | 2 | Albacete, Toledo | |
 Extremadura | 2 | Badajoz, Extremadura | |
| 7 |  Canary Islands | 1 | Las Palmas |
 Castile and León | 1 | Numancia | |
 Catalonia | 1 | Lleida | |
 Galicia | 1 | Ourense | |
 La Rioja | 1 | Logroñés | |
 Navarre | 1 | Osasuna |
Final table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deportivo Alavés | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 54 | 25 | +29 | 82 | Promoted to Primera División |
| 2 | CF Extremadura | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 60 | 38 | +22 | 79 | |
| 3 | UD Las Palmas | 42 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 72 | 47 | +25 | 73 | Promotion playoff |
| 4 | Villarreal CF | 42 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 73 | |
| 5 | UE Lleida | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 63 | |
| 6 | CD Badajoz | 42 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 63 | |
| 7 | Sevilla FC | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 62 | |
| 8 | Rayo Vallecano | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 51 | 48 | +3 | 60 | |
| 9 | Atlético de Madrid B | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 64 | 49 | +15 | 60 | |
| 10 | SD Eibar | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 57 | |
| 11 | Hércules CF | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 56 | |
| 12 | CD Toledo | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 56 | |
| 13 | CD Leganés | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 45 | 54 | −9 | 53 | |
| 14 | Albacete | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 41 | 53 | −12 | 50 | |
| 15 | CA Osasuna | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 50 | |
| 16 | CD Ourense | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 49 | |
| 17 | CD Numancia | 42 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 33 | 50 | −17 | 47 | |
| 18 | CD Logroñés | 42 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 46 | |
| 19 | Elche CF | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 45 | 56 | −11 | 45 | Relegated to Segunda División B |
| 20 | Real Jaén | 42 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 39 | 52 | −13 | 45 | |
| 21 | Xerez CD | 42 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 24 | 49 | −25 | 38 | |
| 22 | Levante UD | 42 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 37 | 59 | −22 | 35 |
Source: [citation needed]
Results
| Home \ Away | ALB | ALV | ATM | BAD | EIB | ELC | EXT | HER | JAE | LPA | LEG | LEV | LLE | LOG | NUM | OSA | OUR | RAY | SEV | TOL | VIL | XER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albacete | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Alavés | 5–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 |
| Atlético B | 2–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Badajoz | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Eibar | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| Elche | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–4 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Extremadura | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Hércules | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Real Jaén | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 0–0 | — | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Las Palmas | 3–2 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Leganés | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | 4–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| Levante | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Lleida | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 |
| Logroñés | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| Numancia | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Osasuna | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| Ourense | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Rayo | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–3 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 0–0 |
| Sevilla | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Toledo | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Villarreal | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 |
| Xerez | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — |
Source: SoccerWay
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Promotion playoff
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villarreal CF | (a) 1–1 | SD Compostela | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Real Oviedo | 4–3 | UD Las Palmas | 3–0 | 1–3 |
First leg
Villarreal CF v SD Compostela
| 21 May 1998 | Villarreal CF | 0–0 | SD Compostela | Villarreal |
| 21:45 | Report (in Spanish) | Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Víctor Esquinas Torres |
Real Oviedo v UD Las Palmas
| 22 May 1998 | Real Oviedo | 3–0 | UD Las Palmas | Oviedo |
| 21:45 |
| Report (in Spanish) | Stadium: Carlos Tartiere Attendance: 23,500 Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González |
Second leg
SD Compostela v Villarreal CF
| 24 May 1998 | SD Compostela | 1–1 (1–1 agg.) | Villarreal CF | Santiago de Compostela |
| 21:45 | Chiba  57' | Report (in Spanish) | Alberto 7' | Stadium: Multiusos de San Lázaro Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega  |
UD Las Palmas v Real Oviedo
| 25 May 1998 | UD Las Palmas | 3–1 (3–4 agg.) | Real Oviedo | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
| 22:00 |
| Report (in Spanish) | Gamboa 29' (o.g.) | Stadium: Insular Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Antonio Jesús López Nieto |
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