# 1997–98 in Argentine football

In 1997–98 season in Argentine football River Plate won the Apertura 1997 and Vélez Sársfield won the Clausura 1998.

## Torneo Apertura ("Opening" Tournament)

| Position | Team | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference |
| 1 | River Plate | 45 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 17 | 26 |
| 2 | Boca Juniors | 44 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 12 | 23 |
| 3 | Rosario Central | 35 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 20 | 15 |
| 4 | Vélez Sársfield | 32 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 42 | 23 | 19 |
| 5 | San Lorenzo | 32 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 32 | 10 |
| 6 | Gimnasia La Plata | 32 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 27 | 6 |
| 7 | Independiente | 30 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 31 | -2 |
| 8 | Argentinos Juniors | 29 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 25 | -1 |
| 9 | Platense | 28 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 26 | -1 |
| 10 | Estudiantes de La Plata | 26 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 1 |
| 11 | Lanús | 25 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 30 | -1 |
| 12 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 24 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 32 | 1 |
| 13 | Racing Club | 21 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 28 | -4 |
| 14 | Gimnasia de Jujuy | 20 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 28 | -3 |
| 15 | Colón de Santa Fe | 20 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 33 | -10 |
| 16 | Unión de Santa Fe | 20 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 43 | -19 |
| 17 | Deportivo Español | 17 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 43 | -17 |
| 18 | Newell's Old Boys | 14 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 38 | -16 |
| 19 | Huracán | 12 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 32 | -12 |
| 20 | Gimnasia y Tiro | 12 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 30 | -16 |

### Top scorers

| Position | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Rubén Da Silva | Rosario Central | 15 |
| 2 | Washington Abreu | San Lorenzo | 13 |
| 3 | Patricio Camps | Vélez Sársfield | 12 |
| 3 | Roberto Sosa | Gimnasia La Plata | 12 |

## Torneo Clausura ("Closing" Tournament)

| Position | Team | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference |
| 1 | Vélez Sársfield | 46 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 14 | 25 |
| 2 | Lanús | 40 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 43 | 22 | 19 |
| 3 | Gimnasia La Plata | 37 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 24 | 18 |
| 4 | Gimnasia de Jujuy | 32 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 3 |
| 5 | San Lorenzo | 30 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 27 | 9 |
| 6 | Boca Juniors | 29 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 30 | 8 |
| 7 | River Plate | 29 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 24 | 8 |
| 8 | Argentinos Juniors | 28 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 9 |
| 9 | Newell's Old Boys | 28 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 4 |
| 10 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 25 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 34 | -2 |
| 11 | Independiente | 23 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 28 | -2 |
| 12 | Estudiantes de La Plata | 23 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 24 | -8 |
| 13 | Rosario Central | 22 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 28 | -5 |
| 14 | Platense | 21 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 27 | -1 |
| 15 | Racing Club | 20 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 19 | -4 |
| 16 | Colón de Santa Fe | 18 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 36 | -13 |
| 17 | Gimnasia y Tiro | 16 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 34 | -17 |
| 18 | Huracán | 15 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 34 | -16 |
| 19 | Unión de Santa Fe | 13 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 33 | -14 |
| 20 | Deportivo Español | 13 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 44 | -23 |

### Top scorers

| Position | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Roberto Sosa | Gimnasia La Plata | 17 |
| 2 | Gustavo Bartelt | Lanús | 13 |
| 3 | Martín Palermo | Boca Juniors | 12 |
| 4 | Patricio Camps | Vélez Sársfield | 10 |
| 4 | Martín Posse | Vélez Sársfield | 10 |

## Relegation

Gimnasia y Tiro de Salta and Deportivo Español were relegated with the worst points averages.

## Argentine clubs in international competitions

| Team | Recopa 1997 | Supercopa 1997 | CONMEBOL 1997 | Copa Libertadores 1998 |
| River Plate | Runner up | Champions | N/A | SF |
| Lanús | N/A | N/A | Runner up | did not qualify |
| Colón de Santa Fe | N/A | N/A | SF | QF |
| Boca Juniors | N/A | Group stage | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| Estudiantes | N/A | Group stage | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| Independiente | N/A | Group stage | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| Racing Club | N/A | Group stage | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| Vélez Sársfield | N/A | Group stage | did not qualify | did not qualify |