1997–98 1.Lig

40th season of top-tier Turkish football 1.Lig 1997–98 Galatasaray12th title KayserisporŞekersporVanspor Champions League Galatasaray Cup Winners' Cup Beşiktaş UEFA Cup FenerbahçeTrabzonsporİstanbulspor Intertoto Cup SamsunsporAltay Hakan Şükür(32 goals) 306 861 1996–97 1998–99 Statistics of Turkish First Football League in the 1997–98 season. Overview It was contested by 18 teams, and Galatasaray S.K. won the championship. And demotion of Kayserispor, Şekerspor, Vanspor was decided. League table main WDL QR 5 GAL Galatasaray FEN Fenerbahçe TRA Trabzonspor IST İstanbulspor SAM Samsunspor BEŞ Beşiktaş ALT Altay BUR Bursaspor KAR Kardemir Karabükspor KOC Kocaelispor DAR Çanakkale Dardanelspor ANT Antalyaspor MKE MKE Ankaragücü GEN Gençlerbirliği GAZ Gaziantepspor KAY Kayserispor BYP Şekerspor VAN Vanspor 23 6 5 86 43 C 21 8 5 61 25 19 9 6 68 42 14 12 8 60 42 14 7 13 42 42 13 9 12 56 40 12 11 11 45 52 12 9 13 46 50 13 5 16 34 50 12 7 15 46 46 10 11 13 37 40 10 11 13 51 55 11 8 15 40 47 9 11 14 41 46 9 11 14 39 44 11 5 18 42 60 R 9 9 16 41 67 R 5 9 20 26 70 R green1 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round CL2 blue1 Qualification to UEFA Cup second qualifying round UC2 UC2 UC2 #CCCCFF Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round IC2 yellow1 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round WC1 #DDDDFF Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round IC1 red1 Relegation to Turkish Second Football League R R R complete 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. Results main TFF, Mackolik FBR grey complete 3-0 0-3 1-2 2-1 1-0 0-2 4-5 0-0 0-0 1-3 5-1 1-1 1-0 2-5 2-0 1-1 3-2 2-3 2-0 2-1 1-2 1-0 0-2 0-0 2-0 2-0 0-5 3-2 6-3 2-0 0-1 1-1 1-3 2-0 0-0 1-1 3-3 2-2 0-0 1-1 1-3 2-1 2-1 1-3 4-0 2-1 2-0 1-2 3-3 1-1 2-0 0-1 1-0 0-1 1-1 1-2 2-2 2-1 2-1 3-0 0-0 1-0 4-1 1-1 0-1 2-1 3-0 4-0 1-0 1-0 4-1 2-1 0-0 1-1 3-2 1-2 2-1 1-1 4-0 1-0 1-2 2-3 0-6 1-2 6-0 2-2 1-1 3-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-2 1-0 1-2 1-1 1-1 3-0 2-0 0-0 4-1 2-1 2-0 2-0 0-0 2-1 2-0 3-0 2-1 3-1 3-0 2-1 3-0 2-0 1-2 2-0 0-0 7-0 1-3 4-1 6-1 2-1 2-1 3-2 4-0 1-0 2-2 1-0 3-1 4-1 3-0 5-1 2-0 2-1 4-1 2-2 6-2 3-0 4-2 1-3 1-1 1-2 2-2 2-0 1-1 1-1 0-0 2-2 3-2 3-0 2-0 1-1 1-3 0-0 1-3 1-2 0-0 2-2 1-1 3-0 3-0 3-2 0-1 1-0 2-0 2-1 0-0 1-1 3-0 0-1 1-2 2-2 1-1 5-2 1-2 1-1 3-1 0-1 2-1 4-1 3-3 2-1 1-3 0-1 4-2 4-1 0-0 6-3 1-1 1-0 3-0 0-5 2-0 0-0 1-2 2-3 0-1 1-0 0-1 3-0 1-0 2-1 1-0 1-1 2-1 1-1 1-1 3-1 1-0 2-1 3-0 0-3 1-2 1-0 2-0 0-0 0-1 2-1 0-1 0-1 5-6 1-1 0-1 2-0 2-1 3-2 1-2 3-1 2-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 3-0 2-3 3-1 4-0 3-0 1-3 4-2 2-3 0-2 2-2 0-0 2-0 3-0 0-2 0-2 1-0 3-1 0-0 0-1 2-0 1-1 3-0 2-1 2-0 0-0 1-1 2-1 2-0 3-1 1-4 1-1 2-4 4-3 0-0 0-2 1-0 0-1 2-1 2-1 0-2 1-1 3-0 3-1 2-2 3-1 1-0 0-2 0-0 1-1 1-0 4-5 0-3 2-0 2-0 2-2 4-0 6-3 2-0 0-0 1-0 0-3 1-7 1-1 3-0 0-1 0-3 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-1 1-2 2-1 1-0 0-0 0-2 ALT ANT BJK BUR ÇDA FNB GAL GAZ GEN İST KRB KAY KOC AGÜ SAM ŞKR TRA VAN Altay MKE Ankaragücü Antalyaspor Beşiktaş Bursaspor Çanakkale Dardanelspor Fenerbahçe Galatasaray Gaziantepspor Gençlerbirliği İstanbulspor Kardemir Karabükspor Kayserispor Kocaelispor Samsunspor Şekerspor Trabzonspor Vanspor Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1TUR Hakan ŞükürGalatasaray322TUR Hami MandıralıTrabzonspor203TUR Serkan AykutSamsunspor184TUR Aykut Kocamanİstanbulspor16TUR Mehmet ÖzdilekBeşiktaş6UGA Majid MusisiÇanakkale Dardanelspor157DR Congo Andre Kona N'GoleAntalyaspor14TUR Erdoğan YılmazKarabüksporNGR Jay-Jay OkochaFenerbahçeTUR Uğur DağdelenKayseri Erciyesspor thumb|alt=Milliyet newspaper report about allegations of match-fixing involving Şekerspor goalkeeper Murat Akarsu.|Milliyet report: Şekerspor goalkeeper Murat Akarsu alleged that he had been offered a bribe to fix a match in Fenerbahçe's favour. Following his report to club officials, a police operation resulted in the detention of Özcan Üstündaş and Ufuk Gezeroğlu. Controversies In 2020, former Kocaelispor goalkeeper Dumitru Stângaciu stated in an interview that Kocaelispor players had received incentive bonuses (tr teşvik primler) after their 2–1 victory over Fenerbahçe during the 1997–98 title race.Justin Gafiuc https://premium.gsp.ro/premium/interviu/interviu-premium-cu-dumitru-stangaciu-cariera-fantastica-la-steaua-propunere-de-blat-cu-river-plate-dezvaluiri-de-la-cm-1998-602367.html Dumitru Stângaciu, amintiri din cariera tumultoasă: o geantă cu bani pentru un blat cu River Plate, 20.000 $ de la Galatasaray și dezvăluiri de la CM 1998 Dumitru Stângaciu, memories from a tumultuous career: a bag of cash for a fix against River Plate, $20,000 from Galatasaray, and revelations from the 1998 World Cup Gazeta Sporturilor (Online) 22 June 2020 1 June 2026 ro Stângaciu claimed that he personally received US$20,000 and alleged that the money came through Romanian players associated with Galatasaray. In the interview, he described the events as taking place "shortly before the 1998 FIFA World Cup", although the match was played on 27 March 1998 and the tournament began on 10 June 1998. Following the Şekerspor–Fenerbahçe match played on 3 May 1998, which ended in a draw, Şekerspor goalkeeper Murat Akarsu alleged that he had been offered US$100,000 intermediaries to fix the match in Fenerbahçe's favour.https://gazetearsivi.milliyet.com.tr/liste?tarih=1998.05.04 Başkentte şike iddiası Match-fixing allegations in the capital Milliyet, (in Turkish) 4 May 1998 An investigation was subsequently launched. Football manager Özcan Üstündaş and Ufuk Gezeroğlu were detained by police in Ankara in connection with the allegations. According to later reports, the suspects were released pending trial.https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/sporarena/tek-suclu-baric-39017389 Şike zanlıları tutuksuz olarak yargılanacak The match-fixing suspects will be tried without being detained. Hürriyet (Online) 5 May 1998 1 June 2026 tr Years later, Üstündaş was also mentioned in media coverage of the 2011 Turkish football match-fixing scandal involving Fenerbahçe president Aziz Yıldırım and other club officials.https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/avrupa/sike-ve-tesvik-sorusturmasinda-7-kisi-tutuklandi-945767 Şike ve teşvik soruşturmasında 7 kişi tutuklandı Seven people were arrested in the match-fixing and bribery investigation Hürriyet (Online) 6 July 2011 1 June 2026 tr Weblinks Turkey - List of final tables (RSSSF) References Category:Süper Lig seasons Category:1997–98 in Turkish football Turkey