# 1997–98 Segunda Divisão B

The 1997–98 Segunda Divisão season was the 64th season of the competition and the 48th season of recognised third-tier football in Portugal.

## Overview

The league was contested by 54 teams in 3 divisions with Naval 1º Maio, AD Esposende and CD Santa Clara winning the respective divisional competitions and gaining promotion to the Liga de Honra. The overall championship was won by CD Santa Clara.

## League standings
### Segunda Divisão – Zona Norte

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | AD Esposende | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 70 | 41 | +29 | 71 | Promotion to Liga de Honra |
| 2 | SC Vila Real | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 74 | 51 | +23 | 65 | |
| 3 | CD Trofense | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 53 | 34 | +19 | 57 | |
| 4 | Infesta FC | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 57 | |
| 5 | Leixões SC | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 48 | 32 | +16 | 56 | |
| 6 | FC Marco | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 51 | 41 | +10 | 50 | |
| 7 | GD Ribeirão | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 53 | 42 | +11 | 48 | |
| 8 | Gondomar SC | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 50 | 53 | −3 | 48 | |
| 9 | Os Sandinenses | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 47 | |
| 10 | FC Famalicão | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 48 | 55 | −7 | 46 | |
| 11 | Lusitânia Lourosa | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 46 | |
| 12 | FC Vizela | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 45 | |
| 13 | Lixa FC | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 44 | |
| 14 | SC Vianense | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 42 | |
| 15 | AD Lousada | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 41 | Relegation to Terceira Divisão |
| 16 | SC Esmoriz | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 40 | 51 | −11 | 34 | Relegation to Terceira Divisão |
| 17 | SC Valenciano | 34 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 62 | −36 | 22 | Relegation to Terceira Divisão |
| 18 | FC Tirsense | 34 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 26 | 73 | −47 | 17 | Relegation to Terceira Divisão |

### Segunda Divisão – Zona Centro

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Naval 1º Maio | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 52 | 22 | +30 | 69 | Promotion to Liga de Honra |
| 2 | SC Covilhã | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 67 | 26 | +41 | 67 | |
| 3 | AD Sanjoanense | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 46 | 19 | +27 | 62 | |
| 4 | Estrela Portalegre | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 54 | |
| 5 | SC Lourinhanense | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 53 | |
| 6 | UD Oliveirense | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 46 | 36 | +10 | 53 | |
| 7 | SL Fanhões | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 52 | |
| 8 | AD Ovarense | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 51 | |
| 9 | Beneditense CD | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 51 | |
| 10 | O Elvas CAD | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 53 | 42 | +11 | 48 | |
| 11 | AC Cucujães | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 54 | −11 | 47 | |
| 12 | CD Torres Novas | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 44 | |
| 13 | Caldas SC | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 52 | 59 | −7 | 44 | |
| 14 | AD Guarda | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 41 | |
| 15 | CD Alcains | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 37 | Relegation to Terceira Divisão |
| 16 | GD Mangualde | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 31 | 64 | −33 | 31 | Relegation to Terceira Divisão |
| 17 | União Coimbra | 34 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 70 | −45 | 24 | Relegation to Terceira Divisão |
| 18 | Benfica Castelo Branco | 34 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 76 | −53 | 16 | Relegation to Terceira Divisão |

### Segunda Divisão – Zona Sul

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | CD Santa Clara | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 60 | 31 | +29 | 65 | Promotion to Liga de Honra |
| 2 | Oriental Lisboa | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 49 | 34 | +15 | 63 | |
| 3 | União Montemor | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 47 | 25 | +22 | 59 | |
| 4 | Seixal FC | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 52 | 36 | +16 | 59 | |
| 5 | FC Barreirense | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 54 | |
| 6 | CD Beja | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 59 | 44 | +15 | 54 | |
| 7 | CSD Câmara de Lobos | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 53 | |
| 8 | Portimonense SC | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 47 | 35 | +12 | 53 | |
| 9 | Imortal DC | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 51 | |
| 10 | Juventude Évora | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 52 | 48 | +4 | 48 | |
| 11 | Atlético CP | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 46 | |
| 12 | AD Camacha | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 44 | |
| 13 | SC Olhanense | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 44 | |
| 14 | AD Machico | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 38 | |
| 15 | SC Lusitânia | 34 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 34 | 65 | −31 | 31 | Relegation to Terceira Divisão |
| 16 | GD Sesimbra | 34 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 41 | 76 | −35 | 31 | Relegation to Terceira Divisão |
| 17 | Casa Pia AC | 34 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 29 | 54 | −25 | 29 | Relegation to Terceira Divisão |
| 18 | Estrela Vendas Novas | 34 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 35 | 78 | −43 | 20 | Relegation to Terceira Divisão |

## Footnotes

* 1 2 3 4 5 "Portugal – Table of Honor – soccerlibrary.free.fr" (PDF). Soccer Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-10-10. Retrieved 2012-05-16.