Argentina 1997/98

Apertura

Table:

 1.River Plate             19 14  3  2 43-17 45  Apertura Champions
 2.Boca Juniors            19 13  5  1 35-12 44
 3.Rosario Central         19 10  5  4 35-20 35
 4.Vélez Sarsfield         19  8  8  3 42-23 32
 5.San Lorenzo             19  9  5  5 42-32 32
 6.Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 19  9  5  5 33-27 32
 7.Independiente           19  9  3  7 29-31 30
 8.Argentinos Juniors      19  9  2  8 24-25 29
 9.Platense                19  7  7  5 25-26 28 
10.Estudiantes LP          19  7  5  7 25-24 26
11.Lanús                   19  7  4  8 29-30 25
12.Ferro Carril Oeste      19  6  6  7 33-32 24  
13.Rácing Club             19  5  6  8 24-28 21
14.Gimnasia y Esgrima (J)  19  5  5  9 25-28 20
15.Colón                   19  5  5  9 23-33 20
16.Unión (SF)              19  5  5  9 25-43 20
17.Deportivo Español       19  4  5 10 26-43 17
18.Newell's Old Boys       19  3  5 11 22-38 14
19.Huracán (BA)            19  3  3 13 20-32 12
20.Gimnasia y Tiro (Salta) 19  2  6 11 14-30 12

Round 1 
[Aug 22, Fri]
Huracán       0-2 Estudiantes LP
[Aug 23, Sat]
Gimnasia LP   3-1 San Lorenzo
[Aug 24, Sun]
Dep Español   0-3 Independiente
Rosario C     2-0 Colón
Lanús         1-3 River Plate
Boca Juniors  4-2 Arg Juniors
Racing        1-1 Vélez
Gimnasia S    2-0 Newell's OB
Unión         2-1 Platense
[Aug 25, Mon]
Ferro         5-0 Gimnasia J

Round 2 
[Aug 29, Fri]
Vélez         2-1 Gimnasia S
[Aug 30, Sat]
Newell's OB   3-0 Unión
[Aug 31, Sun]
San Lorenzo   3-2 Racing
River Plate   1-3 Rosario
Independiente 3-2 Huracán
Platense      2-2 Boca Juniors		[at Vélez Sarsfield]
Estudiantes   2-2 Gimnasia LP
Colón         2-2 Ferro
Arg Juniors   1-0 Lanús			[at Ferro Carril Oeste]
[Sep 1, Mon]
Gimnasia J    4-0 Dep Español

Round 3
[Sep 12, Fri]
Racing        0-1 Estudiantes LP
Gimnasia S    1-1 San Lorenzo
[Sep 13, Sat]
Gimnasia LP   3-2 Independiente
Unión         1-3 Vélez
[Sep 14, Sun]
Boca Juniors  2-1 Newell's OB
Ferro         0-3 River Plate
Rosario C     2-2 Lanús
Platense      1-3 Arg Juniors
Dep Español   2-0 Colón
Huracán       0-0 Gimnasia J

Round 4 
[Sep 16, Tue]
Vélez         0-0 Boca Juniors
Estudiantes   3-1 Gimnasia S
[Sep 17, Wed]
Independiente 2-0 Racing
San Lorenzo   3-2 Unión
Arg Juniors   1-1 Rosario C		[at Ferro Carril Oeste]
Gimnasia J    0-1 Gimnasia LP
Lanús         1-3 Ferro
Colón         2-1 Huracán
Newell's OB   0-0 Platense
[Sep 18, Thu]
River Plate   3-0 Dep Español

Round 5 
[Sep 19, Fri]
Platense      0-3 Vélez
[Sep 20, Sat]
Gimnasia S    2-2 Independiente
[Sep 21, Sun]
Huracán       0-3 River Plate
Racing        1-0 Gimnasia J
Unión         0-5 Estudiantes LP
Newell's OB   2-3 Arg Juniors
Dep Español   2-1 Lanús
Gimnasia LP   0-0 Colón
Boca Juniors  2-1 San Lorenzo
[Sep 22, Mon]
Ferro         1-1 Rosario C

Round 6 
[Sep 26, Fri]
San Lorenzo   2-2 Platense
[Sep 27, Sat]
Estudiantes   0-0 Boca Juniors		[at Independiente]
[Sep 28, Sun]
Independiente 3-2 Unión
Colón         3-3 Racing
Lanús         1-0 Huracán
Rosario C     2-1 Dep Español 
Arg Juniors   1-0 Ferro			[at Ferro Carril Oeste]
Vélez         5-0 Newell's OB
River Plate   3-1 Gimnasia LP
Gimnasia J    0-0 Gimnasia S

Round 7 
[Sep 30, Tue]
Boca Juniors  2-1 Independiente
Platense      1-0 Estudiantes LP
[Oct 1, Wed]
Racing        2-3 River Plate
Dep Español   1-1 Ferro
Vélez         0-1 Arg Juniors
Unión         1-1 Gimnasia J
Gimnasia LP   2-1 Lanús
Gimnasia S    0-2 Colón
[Oct 2, Thu]
Newell's OB   2-2 San Lorenzo		[at Rosario Central]
Huracán       0-1 Rosario C

Round 8 
[Oct 3, Fri]
Independiente 0-0 Platense      
[Oct 4, Sat]
Gimnasia J    0-3 Boca Juniors
[Oct 5, Sun]
San Lorenzo   3-2 Vélez
Estudiantes   0-0 Newell's OB
Colón         2-1 Unión
River Plate   2-0 Gimnasia S
Lanús         2-1 Racing
Rosario C     0-0 Gimnasia LP
Ferro         2-1 Huracán
[Oct 6, Mon]
Arg Juniors   0-3 Dep Español
              

Round 9 
[Oct 17, Fri]
Arg Juniors   0-1 San Lorenzo		[at Deportivo Español]
[Oct 18, Sat]
Unión         1-1 River Plate
[Oct 19, Sun]
Boca Juniors  2-1 Colón
Newell's OB   0-2 Independiente
Racing        1-4 Rosario C
Vélez         0-0 Estudiantes LP
Huracán       4-4 Dep Español
Gimnasia S    0-0 Lanús
Gimnasia LP   2-0 Ferro
[Oct 20, Mon]
Platense      0-0 Gimnasia J

Round 10 
[Oct 24, Fri]
Rosario C     2-0 Gimnasia S
Ferro         0-3 Racing
[Oct 25, Sat]
River Plate   1-2 Boca Juniors
[Oct 26, Sun]
Estudiantes   2-3 San Lorenzo
Independiente 2-5 Vélez
Gimnasia J    1-0 Newell's OB
Lanús         3-3 Unión
Colón         1-1 Platense
[Oct 27, Mon]
Dep Español   2-3 Gimnasia LP
Huracán       2-1 Arg Juniors   

Round 11 
[Oct 31, Fri]
Gimnasia S    1-1 Ferro
Gimnasia LP   3-0 Huracán
[Nov 1, Sat]
Boca Juniors  0-1 Lanús
Unión         1-0 Rosario C
[Nov 2, Sun]
Platense      2-5 River Plate
Vélez         2-1 Gimnasia J
Racing        1-0 Dep Español
Newell's OB   3-2 Colón
San Lorenzo   3-1 Independiente
[Nov 3, Mon]
Arg Juniors   3-2 Estudiantes LP	[at Ferro Carril Oeste]

Round 12 
[Nov 7, Fri]
Independiente 0-0 Estudiantes LP
[Nov 8, Sat]
Rosario C     0-3 Boca Juniors		[Suspended in 66; not continued]
Colón         1-1 Vélez
[Nov 9, Sun]
Gimnasia J    3-3 San Lorenzo
Gimnasia LP   0-2 Arg Juniors
River Plate   2-1 Newell's OB
Ferro         6-2 Unión
Dep Español   3-1 Gimnasia S
Huracán       2-0 Racing
[Nov 10, Mon]
Lanús         1-3 Platense

Round 13 
[Nov 18, Tue]
Estudiantes   3-2 Gimnasia J
Arg Juniors   0-1 Independiente		[at Ferro Carril Oeste]
Gimnasia S    2-4 Huracán
Racing        1-1 Gimnasia LP
Platense      0-0 Rosario C
[Nov 19, Wed]
San Lorenzo   4-1 Colón
Vélez         1-1 River Plate
Newell's OB   2-4 Lanús
Unión         1-1 Dep Español
[Nov 20, Thu]
Boca Juniors  1-1 Ferro

Round 14 
[Nov 21, Fri]
Racing        1-2 Arg Juniors
[Nov 22, Sat]
Gimnasia J    3-1 Independiente
[Nov 23, Sun]
River Plate   1-0 San Lorenzo
Colón         1-0 Estudiantes LP
Dep Español   0-4 Boca Juniors
Huracán       1-2 Unión
Gimnasia LP   3-0 Gimnasia S
Lanús         4-3 Vélez
Rosario C     4-0 Newell's OB		[Suspended in 68; not continued]
[Nov 24, Mon]
Ferro         1-2 Platense   

Round 15 
[Nov 28, Fri]
Independiente 2-1 Colón
[Nov 29, Sat]
Gimnasia S    1-1 Racing
Unión         3-3 Gimnasia LP
[Nov 30, Sun]
San Lorenzo   1-1 Lanús
Estudiantes   0-2 River Plate		[Suspended in 70; not continued]
Vélez         5-1 Rosario C
Newell's OB   1-2 Ferro
Platense      3-1 Dep Español
Boca Juniors  2-1 Huracán
[Dec 1, Mon]
Arg Juniors   1-3 Gimnasia J		[at Ferro Carril Oeste]

Round 16
[Dec 5, Fri]
Ferro         3-3 Vélez
Gimnasia S    1-0 Arg Juniors
[Dec 6, Sat]
Rosario C     1-2 San Lorenzo
Colón         0-4 Gimnasia J		[Suspended in 82; not continued]
[Dec 7, Sun]
Gimnasia LP   0-1 Boca Juniors
Racing        3-1 Unión
Lanús         3-0 Estudiantes LP
Huracán       0-1 Platense
Dep Español   2-2 Newell's OB
River Plate   3-0 Independiente

Round 17 
[Dec 9, Tue]
San Lorenzo   3-4 Ferro
Arg Juniors   2-1 Colón			[at Ferro Carril Oeste]
[Dec 10, Wed]
Gimnasia J    1-3 River Plate
Boca Juniors  0-0 Racing
Estudiantes   0-4 Rosario C
Independiente 2-1 Lanús
Newell's OB   2-1 Huracán
Platense      3-2 Gimnasia LP
Unión         1-0 Gimnasia S
[Dec 11, Thu]
Vélez         1-1 Dep Español

Round 18 
[Dec 13, Sat]
Rosario C     4-0 Independiente
[Dec 14, Sun]
River Plate   2-1 Colón
Gimnasia S    0-1 Boca Juniors
Dep Español   2-6 San Lorenzo
Huracán       1-1 Vélez
Lanús         1-0 Gimnasia J
Gimnasia LP   3-2 Newell's OB
Unión         1-0 Arg Juniors
[Dec 15, Mon]
Ferro         1-2 Estudiantes LP
Racing        2-1 Platense		[at Lanús]

Round 19 
[Dec 19, Fri]
Vélez         4-1 Gimnasia LP
[Dec 20, Sat]
Newell's OB   1-1 Racing
[Dec 21, Sun]
San Lorenzo   0-0 Huracán         	[Suspended in 22' due to crowd trouble; awarded 0-0 loss against both]
Arg Juniors   1-1 River Plate  		[at Vélez Sarsfield]          
Boca Juniors  4-0 Unión
Independiente 2-0 Ferro
Gimnasia J    2-3 Rosario C
Colón         2-1 Lanús
Platense      2-1 Gimnasia S
[Dec 22, Mon]
Estudiantes   3-1 Dep Español 
 
 
Table:

 1.River Plate             19 14  3  2 43-17 45  Apertura Champions
 2.Boca Juniors            19 13  5  1 35-12 44
 3.Rosario Central         19 10  5  4 35-20 35
 4.Vélez Sarsfield         19  8  8  3 42-23 32
 5.San Lorenzo             19  9  5  5 42-32 32
 6.Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 19  9  5  5 33-27 32
 7.Independiente           19  9  3  7 29-31 30
 8.Argentinos Juniors      19  9  2  8 24-25 29
 9.Platense                19  7  7  5 25-26 28 
10.Estudiantes LP          19  7  5  7 25-24 26
11.Lanús                   19  7  4  8 29-30 25
12.Ferro Carril Oeste      19  6  6  7 33-32 24  
13.Rácing Club             19  5  6  8 24-28 21
14.Gimnasia y Esgrima (J)  19  5  5  9 25-28 20
15.Colón                   19  5  5  9 23-33 20
16.Unión (SF)              19  5  5  9 25-43 20
17.Deportivo Español       19  4  5 10 26-43 17
18.Newell's Old Boys       19  3  5 11 22-38 14
19.Huracán (BA)            19  3  3 13 20-32 12
20.Gimnasia y Tiro (Salta) 19  2  6 11 14-30 12
 
 

 
 
 
 
Clausura

Table:

 1.Vélez Sarsfield         19 14  4  1 39-14 46  Clausura Champions
 2.Lanús                   19 11  7  1 43-22 40
 3.Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 19 11  4  4 42-24 37
 4.Gimnasia y Esgrima (J)  19  9  5  5 23-20 32
 5.San Lorenzo             19  9  3  7 36-27 30
 6.Boca Juniors            19  8  5  6 38-30 29
 7.River Plate             19  7  8  4 32-24 29
 8.Argentinos Juniors      19  7  7  5 26-17 28
 9.Newell's Old Boys       19  7  7  5 26-22 28
10.Ferro Carril Oeste      19  6  7  6 32-34 25
11.Independiente           19  7  5  7 26-28 23
12.Estudiantes LP          19  6  5  8 16-24 23
13.Rosario Central         19  5  7  7 23-28 22
14.Platense                19  4  9  6 26-27 21
15.Rácing Club             19  5  5  9 15-19 20
16.Colón                   19  4  6  9 23-36 18
17.Gimnasia y Tiro (Salta) 19  4  4 11 17-34 16
18.Huracán (BA)            19  3  6 10 18-34 15
19.Unión (SF)              19  2  7 10 19-33 13
20.Deportivo Español       19  2  7 10 21-44 13

 
Round 1 
[Feb 16, Mon]
River Plate   0-4 Lanús
Vélez         2-0 Racing
Platense      0-0 Unión
Independiente 4-1 Dep Español
[Feb 17, Tue]
Estudiantes   1-1 Huracán
Newell's OB   1-1 Gimnasia S
Gimnasia J    1-4 Ferro
Colón         1-2 Rosario C  
[Feb 18, Wed]
San Lorenzo   0-1 Gimnasia LP  
Arg Juniors   1-3 Boca Juniors		[at Ferro Carril Oeste]
  
Round 2 
[Feb 20, Fri]
Rosario C     2-2 River Plate
[Feb 21, Sat]
Huracán       0-1 Independiente
Unión         2-3 Newell's OB
[Feb 22, Sun] 
Gimnasia S    1-2 Vélez
Boca Juniors  0-4 Platense
Dep Español   2-3 Gimnasia J
Ferro         2-2 Colón
Lanús         1-1 Arg Juniors
Racing        2-1 San Lorenzo
[Mar 18, Wed]
Gimnasia LP   3-0 Estudiantes LP          

Round 3 
[Feb 24, Tue]
Vélez         3-0 Unión
San Lorenzo   4-0 Gimnasia S
Independiente 1-1 Gimnasia LP  
[Feb 25, Wed]
Lanús         3-0 Rosario C
Newell's OB   2-4 Boca Juniors  
Estudiantes   0-3 Racing
Gimnasia J    2-0 Huracán
Colón         0-0 Dep Español
[Feb 26, Thu]
River Plate   2-1 Ferro
Arg Juniors   1-1 Platense		[at Argentinos Juniors]

Round 4 
[Feb 27, Fri]
Unión         3-2 San Lorenzo
[Mar 1, Sun]
Gimnasia S    1-2 Estudiantes LP
Racing        0-0 Independiente
Gimnasia LP   1-2 Gimnasia J
Huracán       1-1 Colón
Dep Español   1-4 River Plate
Rosario C     1-0 Arg Juniors
Boca Juniors  2-3 Vélez
Platense      2-1 Newell's OB
[Mar 2, Mon]
Ferro         3-3 Lanús

Round 5 
[Mar 6, Fri]
Vélez         0-0 Platense
[Mar 7, Sat]
Rosario C     1-2 Ferro
[Mar 8, Sun]
San Lorenzo   2-1 Boca Juniors
Estudiantes   2-1 Unión
Independiente 5-1 Gimnasia S
Gimnasia J    2-0 Racing
River Plate   5-0 Huracán
Lanús         3-0 Dep Español
Colón         3-3 Gimnasia LP
[Mar 9, Mon]
Arg Juniors   2-1 Newell's OB		[at Ferro Carril Oeste]

Round 6 
[Mar 13, Fri]
Platense      1-4 San Lorenzo
[Mar 14, Sat]
Unión         2-2 Independiente
[Mar 15, Sun]
Gimnasia S    0-0 Gimnasia J
Racing        0-1 Colón
Gimnasia LP   4-3 River Plate
Huracán       0-2 Lanús
Ferro         1-1 Arg Juniors
Newell's OB   0-1 Vélez
Boca Juniors  0-0 Estudiantes LP
[Mar 16, Mon]
Dep Español   1-1 Rosario C

Round 7 
[Mar 20, Fri]
Arg Juniors   0-0 Vélez			{at Ferro Carril Oeste]
[Mar 21, Sat]
Rosario C     2-1 Huracán
[Mar 22, Sun]
San Lorenzo   2-2 Newell's OB
Estudiantes   2-0 Platense
Independiente 0-4 Boca Juniors
Gimnasia J    2-0 Unión
Colón         0-2 Gimnasia S
Ferro         2-2 Dep Español
River Plate   1-0 Racing
[Mar 23, Mon]
Lanús         1-1 Gimnasia LP

Round 8 
[Mar 27, Fri]
Boca Juniors  0-0 Gimnasia J
[Mar 28, Sat]
Racing        3-0 Lanús
[Mar 29, Sun]
Newell's OB   3-0 Estudiantes LP
Platense      0-1 Independiente
Unión         2-2 Colón
Gimnasia S    1-1 River Plate
Gimnasia LP   4-0 Rosario C
Huracán       3-1 Ferro
Vélez         1-2 San Lorenzo
[Mar 30, Mon]
Dep Español   0-5 Arg Juniors

Round 9 
[Apr 3, Fri]
Independiente 0-2 Newell's OB
[Apr 4, Sat]
Rosario C     2-0 Racing
[Apr 5, Sun]
Dep Español   3-3 Huracán
San Lorenzo   2-2 Arg Juniors
Estudiantes   1-2 Vélez
Gimnasia J    1-1 Platense
Colón         2-2 Boca Juniors
Lanús         3-0 Gimnasia S
River Plate   3-1 Unión
[Apr 6, Mon]
Ferro         1-4 Gimnasia LP

Round 10
[Apr 10, Fri]
Vélez         3-0 Independiente
[Apr 11, Sat]
Platense      3-0 Colón
Racing        2-0 Ferro
Gimnasia S    1-1 Rosario C
Arg Juniors   3-0 Huracán		[at Ferro Carril Oeste]
San Lorenzo   2-0 Estudiantes LP
Gimnasia LP   2-2 Dep Español
Boca Juniors  3-2 River Plate
Newell's OB   1-0 Gimnasia J
Unión         1-2 Lanús

Round 11 
[Apr 14, Tue]
Lanús         2-1 Boca Juniors
River Plate   1-1 Platense
Dep Español   0-0 Racing
Gimnasia J    0-2 Vélez
Rosario C     1-1 Unión
Estudiantes   1-0 Arg Juniors
Colón         2-3 Newell's OB
[Apr 15, Wed]
Independiente 3-1 San Lorenzo
[Apr 16, Thu]
Ferro         1-0 Gimnasia S
Huracán       0-1 Gimnasia LP

Round 12 
[Apr 17, Fri]
Boca Juniors  1-1 Rosario C
[Apr 18, Sat]
Newell's OB   0-0 River Plate
[Apr 19, Sun]
Racing        0-0 Huracán
Vélez         6-1 Colón
San Lorenzo   3-1 Gimnasia J
Estudiantes   2-0 Independiente
Platense      1-1 Lanús
Unión         2-3 Ferro
Gimnasia S    4-1 Dep Español
[Apr 20, Mon]
Arg Juniors   1-2 Gimnasia LP		[at Ferro Carril Oeste]

Round 13
[Apr 24, Fri]
Independiente 0-2 Arg Juniors 
[Apr 25, Sat]
Gimnasia LP   2-1 Racing
[Apr 26, Sun]
Colón         2-0 San Lorenzo 
Gimnasia J    1-0 Estudiantes LP 
Huracán       2-0 Gimnasia S  
River Plate   1-1 Vélez  
Rosario C     2-0 Platense
Ferro         4-1 Boca Juniors   
Dep Español   1-0 Unión
[Apr 27, Mon]
Lanús         3-1 Newell's OB 

Round 14 
[May 2, Sat]
Unión         1-1 Huracán
Boca Juniors  2-3 Dep Español
[May 3, Sun]
Vélez         2-2 Lanús
San Lorenzo   0-0 River Plate
Gimnasia S    1-3 Gimnasia LP
Independiente 1-1 Gimnasia J
Arg Juniors   2-0 Racing		[at Ferro Carril Oeste]
Platense      2-2 Ferro
Estudiantes   0-2 Colón
Newell's OB   0-0 Rosario C

Round 15
[May 5, Tue]
Huracán       2-4 Boca Juniors
Ferro         1-1 Newell's OB
[May 6, Wed]
Rosario C     1-2 Vélez
Lanús         2-1 San Lorenzo
Racing        2-1 Gimnasia S
Gimnasia J    1-0 Arg Juniors
Gimnasia LP   3-0 Unión
Colón         0-1 Independiente
[May 7, Thu]
Dep Español   3-3 Platense
[Jun 4, Thu]
River Plate   2-1 Estudiantes LP         

Round 16
[May 8, Fri]
San Lorenzo   2-1 Rosario C
[May 9, Sat]
Unión         1-0 Racing
[May 10, Sun]
Independiente 1-1 River Plate
Vélez         4-1 Ferro
Boca Juniors  3-1 Gimnasia LP
Estudiantes   2-2 Lanús
Arg Juniors   1-0 Gimnasia S		[at Ferro Carril Oeste]
Platense      4-1 Huracán
Newell's OB   2-0 Dep Español
Gimnasia J    2-0 Colón

Round 17 
[May 12, Tue]
Dep Español   0-1 Vélez
Racing        0-2 Boca Juniors
River Plate   3-1 Gimnasia J
Rosario C     1-1 Estudiantes LP
[May 28, Thu]
Gimnasia LP   4-1 Platense            
Lanús         4-3 Independiente       
Gimnasia S    1-0 Unión               
Ferro         2-3 San Lorenzo           
Huracán       1-1 Newell's OB         
[Jun 4, Thu]
Colón         1-2 Arg Juniors         

NB: league suspended on May 13, 1998 by a judge in response to escalating violence at matches.

Round 18 
[May 30, Sat]
Colón         1-0 River Plate
[May 31, Sun]
Newell's OB   1-0 Gimnasia LP
Vélez         1-0 Huracán
San Lorenzo   4-1 Dep Español
Estudiantes   0-0 Ferro
Independiente 3-2 Rosario C
Gimnasia J    0-0 Lanús
Platense      1-1 Racing
Boca Juniors  4-0 Gimnasia S
Arg Juniors   1-1 Unión			[at Ferro Carril Oeste]

Round 19
[Jun 5, Fri]
Ferro         1-0 Independiente   
[Jun 6, Sat]
Gimnasia LP   2-3 Vélez
River Plate   1-1 Arg Juniors      
Unión         1-1 Boca Juniors
[Jun 7, Sun]
Rosario C     2-3 Gimnasia J
Lanús         5-2 Colón
Racing        1-1 Newell's OB   
Gimnasia S    2-1 Platense   
Huracán       2-1 San Lorenzo  		{at Vélez Sarsfield]    
[Jun 8, Mon]  
Dep Español   0-1 Estudiantes LP

 
Table:

 1.Vélez Sarsfield         19 14  4  1 39-14 46  Clausura Champions
 2.Lanús                   19 11  7  1 43-22 40
 3.Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 19 11  4  4 42-24 37
 4.Gimnasia y Esgrima (J)  19  9  5  5 23-20 32
 5.San Lorenzo             19  9  3  7 36-27 30
 6.Boca Juniors            19  8  5  6 38-30 29
 7.River Plate             19  7  8  4 32-24 29
 8.Argentinos Juniors      19  7  7  5 26-17 28
 9.Newell's Old Boys       19  7  7  5 26-22 28
10.Ferro Carril Oeste      19  6  7  6 32-34 25
11.Independiente           19  7  5  7 26-28 23
12.Estudiantes LP          19  6  5  8 16-24 23
13.Rosario Central         19  5  7  7 23-28 22
14.Platense                19  4  9  6 26-27 21
15.Rácing Club             19  5  5  9 15-19 20
16.Colón                   19  4  6  9 23-36 18
17.Gimnasia y Tiro (Salta) 19  4  4 11 17-34 16
18.Huracán (BA)            19  3  6 10 18-34 15
19.Unión (SF)              19  2  7 10 19-33 13
20.Deportivo Español       19  2  7 10 21-44 13

Relegated: Deportivo Español and Gimnasia y Tiro (Salta).
 


Argentina 1997/98 Nacional B.

Zona Interior:
=============

 1.Instituto                   30 17  7  6  38-22  58
 2.Belgrano                    30 15  9  6  52-32  54
 3.Talleres                    30 13 12  5  38-22  51
 4.San Martín (San Juan)       30 13  9  8  52-34  48
 5.San Martín (Tucumán)        30 13  8  9  49-45  47
 6.Almirante Brown (Arrecifes) 30 12  9  9  44-34  45
 7.Atlético Rafaela            30 12  9  9  45-38  45
 8.Atlético Tucumán            30 13  4 13  47-43  43
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 9.Godoy Cruz                  30 12  6 12  47-50  42
10.Aldosivi (Mar del Plata)    30  8 10 12  45-48  36
11.Huracán (Corrientes)        30  9  8 13  41-57  35
12.Cipolletti                  30  9  7 14  34-45  34
13.Chaco for Ever              30  6 12 12  39-52  30
14.Olimpo                      30  8 11 13  32-46  29
15.San Martín (Mendoza)        30  7  7 16  27-46  25
16.Douglas Haig                30  5 10 15  32-52  25

Zona Metropolitana:
==================

 1.Banfield                    30 18  8  4  69-28  62
 2.Chacarita Juniors           30 13 10  7  44-32  49
 3.Los Andes                   30 13  9  8  51-42  48
 4.Quilmes                     30 13  9  8  41-32  48
 5.Central Córdoba             30 14  6 10  38-30  48
 6.Arsenal                     30 12 10  8  41-36  46
 7.All Boys                    30 11 13  6  47-43  46
 8.Estudiantes (Bs. Aires)     30 12  9  9  43-37  45
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 9.San Miguel                  30 12  9  9  33-27  45
10.Defensa y Justicia          30 12  6 12  46-13  42
11.Nueva Chicago               30 11  7 12  37-36  40
12.Deportivo Italiano          30  7 10 13  33-52  31
13.Deportivo Morón             30  7  9 14  36-56  30
14.Atlanta                     30  5 12 13  33-46  27
15.Almagro                     30  3 13 14  19-42  22
16.Almirante Brown (San Justo) 30  4  6 20  23-60  18

Top-8 of each group rounds enter the Zona Campeonato, divided into two
grpups, each 4 Metropolitan and 4 Interior teams; the remaining sixteen 
teams form a Metropolitan and an Interior group to fight relegation.

The two winners of the Zona Campeonato play each other for the 2nd
division championship and direct promotion; the loser of that match
enters a Heptagonal together with the clubs finishing second and third
in the groups of the Zona Campeonato and the two winners of the Zona
Permanencia.  The winner of this Heptagonal is also promoted.

Zona Campeonato:
===============

Zona A:
                    Ars AtR Cha Est Ins Qui SMa Tal
Arsenal             xxx 1-0 0-1 3-0 1-2 1-1 2-6 0-3
Atl Rafaela         1-2 xxx 1-2 1-1 1-1 1-1 5-2 0-2
Chacarita           0-0 2-0 xxx 4-1 2-2 1-3 1-1 2-1
Estudiantes         0-0 2-0 2-0 xxx 1-0 2-4 2-1 2-0
Instituto           2-0 2-0 2-1 2-2 xxx 1-0 4-2 0-2
Quilmes             2-1 3-1 2-2 2-1 3-1 xxx 2-0 0-0
San Martin T        2-3 0-2 1-0 3-0 2-0 2-2 xxx 0-0
Talleres            4-1 1-0 0-2 2-2 1-0 5-1 4-1 xxx

 1.Talleres                    14  8  3  3  25-11  27  Championship Playoff
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 2.Quilmes                     14  7  5  2  26-19  26  Promotion Playoff
 3.Chacarita Juniors           14  6  4  4  20-16  22  Promotion Playoff
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 4.Instituto                   14  6  3  5  19-19  21
 5.Estudiantes (Bs. Aires)     14  5  4  5  18-22  19
 6.San Martín (Tucumán)        14  4  3  7  23-27  15
 7.Arsenal                     14  4  3  7  15-24  15
 8.Atlético Rafaela            14  2  3  9  14-22   9

Zona B:
                    All Alm AtT Ban Bel Cen Los SMa
All Boys            xxx 2-0 1-0 3-1 1-1 2-0 1-1 3-1
Almirante Brown     1-3 xxx 3-0 1-2 2-2 1-0 0-2 3-2
Atl Tucuman         3-2 2-2 xxx 1-3 2-2 1-2 4-4 5-3
Banfield            3-0 2-2 4-1 xxx 2-2 1-0 3-1 1-1
Belgrano            1-1 6-2 4-4 1-0 xxx 2-0 1-0 3-0
Central Cordoba     0-1 2-1 1-1 0-1 1-0 xxx 3-1 3-2
Los Andes           1-2 1-0 2-2 1-1 1-2 1-0 xxx 2-2
San Martin SJ       3-2 2-0 3-1 0-0 1-2 1-0 2-2 xxx

 1.Belgrano                    14  7  6  1  29-17  27  Championship Playoff
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 2.All Boys                    14  8  3  3  24-16  27  Promotion Playoff
 3.Banfield                    14  7  5  2  24-14  26  Promotion Playoff
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 4.San Martín (San Juan)       14  4  4  6  23-27  16
 5.Central Córdoba             14  5  1  8  12-16  16
 6.Los Andes                   14  3  6  5  20-23  15
 7.Atlético Tucumán            14  2  6  6  27-36  12
 8.Almirante Brown (Arrecifes) 14  3  3  8  18-28  12

Zona Permanencia:
================

Zona Interior:

                    Ald Cha Cip Dou God Hur Oli SMa
Aldosivi            xxx 3-2 1-1 1-1 2-1 3-1 4-0 1-0
Chaco for Ever      0-3 xxx 1-0 3-1 4-2 1-2 0-0 1-1
Cipolletti          2-0 2-1 xxx 3-0 2-2 2-1 2-1 1-1
Douglas Haig        2-3 2-0 1-1 xxx 2-2 1-0 1-1 1-2
Godoy Cruz          1-2 4-1 0-2 1-0 xxx 2-0 2-3 1-1
Huracán             0-1 0-4 1-4 6-1 1-1 xxx 3-1 1-1
Olimpo              5-1 4-1 1-0 4-0 2-1 3-1 xxx 0-0
San Martin          3-1 4-1 3-2 0-1 0-0 5-1 2-1 xxx
SMa-Ald 2-1?

 1.Aldosivi (Mar del Plata)    14  9  2  3  26-19  29  Promotion Playoff
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 2.Cipolletti                  14  7  4  3  24-14  25
 3.San Martín (Mendoza)        14  6  6  2  23-13  24
 4.Olimpo                      14  7  3  4  26-18  24
 5.Godoy Cruz                  14  3  5  6  20-22  14
 6.Chaco for Ever              14  4  2  8  20-28  14  Relegated (1,017)
 7.Douglas Haig                14  3  4  7  14-27  13  Relegated (1,119)
 8.Huracán (Corrientes)        14  3  2  9  18-30  11

Zona Metropolitana:

                    Alm ABr Atl Def DIt DMo Nue SMi
Almagro             xxx 5-0 3-1 1-0 1-2 1-0 3-1 2-1
Almirante Brown     0-1 xxx 3-1 0-1 2-4 2-1 1-1 1-1
Atlanta             1-2 1-0 xxx 3-1 3-1 2-0 1-0 0-0
Defensa y Justicia  4-1 3-0 2-0 xxx 1-1 3-4 2-1 0-1
Dep Italiano        1-1 3-2 0-3 2-3 xxx 3-1 2-3 2-7
Dep Moron           4-1 2-2 1-0 1-0 0-1 xxx 4-0 0-0
Nueva Chicago       1-2 0-1 1-1 4-2 1-1 1-2 xxx 1-0
San Miguel          0-1 4-2 2-0 1-0 2-4 2-1 1-1 xxx

 1.Almagro                     14 10  1  3  25-16  31  Promotion Playoff
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 2.San Miguel                  14  6  4  4  22-15  22
 3.Deportivo Italiano          14  6  3  5  27-30  21  Relegated (1,136)
 4.Deportivo Morón             14  6  2  6  21-18  20
 5.Atlanta                     14  6  2  6  17-16  20
 6.Defensa y Justicia          14  6  1  7  22-20  19
 7.Nueva Chicago               14  3  4  7  16-23  13
 8.Almirante Brown (San Justo) 14  3  3  8  16-28  12  Relegated (0,921)


Promotion Playoffs

Championship Playoff [2 legs]

First Leg [Jul 1]
Talleres                 1-0 Belgrano
  [Zelaya]

Second Leg [Jul 5]
Belgrano                 2-1 Talleres   
  [Talleres won 4-3 on penalties and are promoted]


Playoff for Second Promotion Place

First Round 

First Legs [Jul 1]
Almagro                  1-2 Quilmes
Aldosivi                 1-0 All Boys
Chacarita Juniors        0-0 Banfield

Second Legs [Jul 5]
Quilmes                  2-0 Almagro
All Boys                 2-2 Aldosivi
Banfield                 3-2 Chacarita Juniors

Semifinals 

First Legs [Jul 8]
Aldosivi                 0-0 Quilmes
Banfield                 1-1 Belgrano

Second Legs [Jul 12]
Quilmes                  0-2 Aldosivi
Belgrano                 2-1 Banfield

Final

First Leg [Jul 15]
Aldosivi                 1-1 Belgrano

Second Leg [Jul 19]
Belgrano                 3-1 Aldosivi

Belgrano promoted.


1996/97.

1997/98 (2nd level details).

1997/98 (3rd level).

1998/99.

list of champions.

list of final tables.

all-time tables.

list of 2nd level champions.

divisional movements.

topscorers.

club directory.


About this document

Prepared and maintained by Mariano Dicapua and Pablo Ciullini for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Authors: Mariano Dicapua and Pablo Ciullini (P_A_Ciullini@hotmail.com)
Last updated: 21 Mar 2024

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