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The 1997–98 Segunda División season saw 22 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. Deportivo Alavés, CF Extremadura and Villarreal CF were promoted to Primera División. Elche CF, Real Jaén, Xerez CD and Levante UD were relegated to Segunda División B.
| Season | 1997–98 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Deportivo Alavés |
| Promoted | |
| Relegated | |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 999 (2.16 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |  Igor Gluščević |
← 1996–97 1998–99 → | |
The league was expanded to 22 teams due to reduction of Primera División to 20 teams.
Location of teams in Segunda División 1997–98
Canary Islands
- Leganés played their matches at Municipal de Butarque from February 14'th, 1998.
Teams by Autonomous Community
| Autonomous community | Number of teams | Teams | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Valencian Community | 4 | Elche, Hércules, Levante, Villarreal |
| 2 |  Andalusia | 3 | Real Jaén, Sevilla, Xerez |
 Madrid | 3 | Atlético Madrid B, Leganés, Rayo Vallecano | |
| 4 |  Basque Country | 2 | Alavés, Eibar |
 Castile-La Mancha | 2 | Albacete, Toledo | |
 Extremadura | 2 | Badajoz, Extremadura | |
| 7 |  Canary Islands | 1 | Las Palmas |
 Castile and León | 1 | Numancia | |
 Catalonia | 1 | Lleida | |
 Galicia | 1 | Ourense | |
 La Rioja | 1 | Logroñés | |
 Navarre | 1 | Osasuna | |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deportivo Alavés | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 54 | 25 | +29 | 82 | Promoted to Primera División |
| 2 | CF Extremadura | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 60 | 38 | +22 | 79 | |
| 3 | UD Las Palmas | 42 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 72 | 47 | +25 | 73 | Promotion playoff |
| 4 | Villarreal CF | 42 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 73 | |
| 5 | UE Lleida | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 63 | |
| 6 | CD Badajoz | 42 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 63 | |
| 7 | Sevilla FC | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 62 | |
| 8 | Rayo Vallecano | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 51 | 48 | +3 | 60 | |
| 9 | Atlético de Madrid B | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 64 | 49 | +15 | 60 | |
| 10 | SD Eibar | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 57 | |
| 11 | Hércules CF | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 56 | |
| 12 | CD Toledo | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 56 | |
| 13 | CD Leganés | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 45 | 54 | −9 | 53 | |
| 14 | Albacete | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 41 | 53 | −12 | 50 | |
| 15 | CA Osasuna | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 50 | |
| 16 | CD Ourense | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 49 | |
| 17 | CD Numancia | 42 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 33 | 50 | −17 | 47 | |
| 18 | CD Logroñés | 42 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 46 | |
| 19 | Elche CF | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 45 | 56 | −11 | 45 | Relegated to Segunda División B |
| 20 | Real Jaén | 42 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 39 | 52 | −13 | 45 | |
| 21 | Xerez CD | 42 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 24 | 49 | −25 | 38 | |
| 22 | Levante UD | 42 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 37 | 59 | −22 | 35 |
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| Home \ Away | ALB | ALV | ATM | BAD | EIB | ELC | EXT | HER | JAE | LPA | LEG | LEV | LLE | LOG | NUM | OSA | OUR | RAY | SEV | TOL | VIL | XER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albacete | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Alavés | 5–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 |
| Atlético B | 2–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Badajoz | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Eibar | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| Elche | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–4 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Extremadura | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Hércules | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Real Jaén | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 0–0 | — | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Las Palmas | 3–2 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Leganés | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | 4–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| Levante | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Lleida | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 |
| Logroñés | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| Numancia | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Osasuna | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| Ourense | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Rayo | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–3 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 0–0 |
| Sevilla | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Toledo | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Villarreal | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 |
| Xerez | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — |
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villarreal CF | (a) 1–1 | SD Compostela | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Real Oviedo | 4–3 | UD Las Palmas | 3–0 | 1–3 |
First leg
| 21 May 1998 | Villarreal CF | 0–0 | SD Compostela | Villarreal |
| 21:45 | Report (in Spanish) | Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Víctor Esquinas Torres |
| 22 May 1998 | Real Oviedo | 3–0 | UD Las Palmas | Oviedo |
| 21:45 |
|
Report (in Spanish) | Stadium: Carlos Tartiere Attendance: 23,500 Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González |
Second leg
| 24 May 1998 | SD Compostela | 1–1 (1–1 agg.) | Villarreal CF | Santiago de Compostela |
| 21:45 | Chiba  57' |
Report (in Spanish) | Alberto 7' |
Stadium: Multiusos de San Lázaro Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega  |
| 25 May 1998 | UD Las Palmas | 3–1 (3–4 agg.) | Real Oviedo | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
| 22:00 |
|
Report (in Spanish) | Gamboa 29' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Insular Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Antonio Jesús López Nieto |
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