1997–98 Argentine Primera División

107th season of top-tier football league in Argentina Primera División 1997–98 August 22, 1997 – June 8, 1998 Apertura: River Plate (29th title) Clausura: Vélez Sársfield (5th title) 1999 Copa Libertadores River Plate Vélez Sársfield 1998 Copa Conmebol Gimnasia y Esg LPRosario Central 380 1996–97 1998–99 The 1997–98 Argentine Primera División was the 107th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The season ran from August 22, 1997, to June 8, 1998.Argentina 1997–98 by Mariano Dicapua on RSSSF.com Argentinos Juniors (champion of 1996–97 Primera B Nacional) and Gimnasia y TiroEl día que Gimnasia tocó el cielo: a 23 años del último ascenso a Primera, 19 Jul 2020 on El Tribuno by Mariano Fradejas were promoted from Primera B Nacional."Argentina: 1ra. "B" Nacional AFA 1996/97 - Etapa Campeonato" by José Carluccio, 27 Sep 2012 River Plate won the Apertura (29th. league title) while Vélez Sársfield won the Clausura (5th. title). On the other hand, Gimnasia y Tiro and Deportivo Español were relegated with the worst points averages. Permanent squad numbers were established as mandatory by the AFA, starting in the 1997 Apertura. As the rule did not specify the use of number "1" for goalkeepers exclusively, forward Silvio Carrario wore that number for Deportivo Español.Historia y curiosidades de la numeración fija en el fútbol by Walter Raiño on Clarín, 13 Sep 2017 Torneo Apertura Apertura 1997 22 August – 22 December River Plate (29th. title) Argentinos Juniors 10px Gimnasia y Tiro 10px URU Rubén Da Silva (15) Ferro 5–0 GyE (J) (25 Aug) Velez 5–0 Newell's (28 Sep) Unión 0-5 Estudiantes LP (21 Sep) Ferro 6–2 Unión (9 Nov) 1996–97 1998–99 League standings main WDL 5 Torneo Apertura Q RIV River Plate BOC Boca Juniors RCE Rosario Central VEL Vélez Sársfield SLA San Lorenzo GLP Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) IND Independiente ARJ Argentinos Juniors PLA Platense EST Estudiantes (LP) LAN Lanús FCO Ferro Carril Oeste RAC Racing GJU Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) COL Colón UNI Unión DPE Deportivo Español NEW Newell's Old Boys HUR Huracán GYT Gimnasia y Tiro 14 3 2 43 17 13 5 1 35 12 10 5 4 35 20 8 8 3 42 23 9 5 5 42 32 9 5 5 33 27 9 3 7 29 31 9 2 8 24 25 7 7 5 25 26 7 5 7 25 24 7 4 8 29 30 6 6 7 33 32 5 6 8 24 28 5 5 9 25 28 5 5 9 23 33 5 5 9 25 43 4 5 10 26 43 3 5 11 22 38 3 3 13 20 32 2 6 11 14 30 lightgreen C complete Top scorers Rank.PlayerTeamGoals 1 URU Rubén Da Silva Rosario Central 15 2 URU Sebastián Abreu San Lorenzo 13 3 ARG Patricio Camps Vélez Sarsfield 12 ARG Roberto Sosa Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) Torneo Clausura Clausura 1998 16 February – 8 June Vélez Sarsfield (5th. title) Gimnasia y Tiro 10px Deportivo Español 10px ARG Roberto Sosa (17) Velez 6–1 Colón (19 Apr) River 5–0 Huracán (8 Mar) D. Español 0–5 Argentinos (30 Mar) 1996–97 1998–99 League standings main WDL 5 Torneo Clausura Q VEL Vélez Sársfield LAN Lanús GLP Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) GJU Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) SLA San Lorenzo BCA Boca Juniors RIV River Plate ARJ Argentinos Juniors NEW Newell's Old Boys FCO Ferro Carril Oeste IND Independiente EST Estudiantes (LP) RCE Rosario Central PLA Platense RAC Racing COL Colón GYT Gimnasia y Tiro HUR Huracán UNI Unión DPE Deportivo Español 14 4 1 39 14 11 7 1 43 22 11 4 4 42 24 9 5 5 23 20 9 3 7 36 27 8 5 6 38 30 7 8 4 32 24 7 7 5 26 17 7 7 5 26 22 6 7 6 32 34 6 5 8 26 28 6 5 8 16 24 5 7 7 23 28 4 9 6 26 27 5 5 9 15 19 4 6 9 23 36 4 4 11 17 34 3 6 10 18 34 2 7 10 19 33 2 7 10 21 44 lightgreen C pink R R complete Top scorers PositionPlayerTeamGoals1Roberto SosaGimnasia y Esgrima (LP)172Gustavo BarteltLanús133Martín PalermoBoca Juniors124Patricio CampsVélez Sársfield104Martín PosseVélez Sársfield10 See also 1997–98 in Argentine football References Category:Argentine Primera División seasons 1 Argentine Argentine