1997–98 in Argentine football

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

Torneo Apertura ("Opening" Tournament)

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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

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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)

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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

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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

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

Argentine clubs in international competitions

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Team Recopa 1997 Supercopa 1997 CONMEBOL 1997 Copa Libertadores 1998
River Plate Runner up [1] 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

References

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  1. ^ Played in 1999