1997/98 · League · Double Round Robin

Portuguese League

ChampionFC Porto

This Edition

18Teams

306Played

770Goals

2.52Per Game

Standings

Matchday 3434

Competition Table

Position																							Summary
#	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	+/-	Pts ↓	Pld	W	D	L	GF	+/-	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	+/-	Pts	Form / Next
1	FC Porto	34	24	5	5	75-38	+37	77	17	16	1	0	49-14	+35	49	17	8	4	5	26-24	+2	28	WWLWL – WWWWW – LWWLL –
2	SL Benfica	34	20	8	6	62-29	+33	68	17	12	4	1	43-13	+30	40	17	8	4	5	19-16	+3	28	WDWLW – LWWWW – DWWDL –
3	Vitória SC	34	17	8	9	42-25	+17	59	17	10	5	2	26-8	+18	35	17	7	3	7	16-17	-1	24	LWDWW – LDLDW – WDWWW –
4	Sporting CP	34	15	11	8	45-33	+12	56	17	10	6	1	27-16	+11	36	17	5	5	7	18-17	+1	20	WDDWL – WWWDW – WLWDL –
5	Marítimo	34	16	8	10	44-35	+9	56	17	12	2	3	27-16	+11	38	17	4	6	7	17-19	-2	18	LLWWW – WWLWW – DWDLW –
6	Boavista FC	34	15	10	9	54-31	+23	55	17	9	3	5	33-14	+19	30	17	6	7	4	21-17	+4	25	WLWWL – WWWWL – WWLLW –
7	Est. Amadora	34	14	8	12	42-41	+1	50	17	11	3	3	24-13	+11	36	17	3	5	9	18-28	-10	14	LLLWL – WWWLW – LDLLL –
8	SC Salgueiros	34	13	10	11	48-44	+4	49	17	8	5	4	28-17	+11	29	17	5	5	7	20-27	-7	20	DWWLW – DLDWW – WDLWL –
9	Rio Ave	34	12	10	12	43-43	0	46	17	7	7	3	22-15	+7	28	17	5	3	9	21-28	-7	18	WWDLL – DWDWL – LLWDL –
10	SC Braga	34	11	12	11	48-49	-1	45	17	9	5	3	34-21	+13	32	17	2	7	8	14-28	-14	13	WLWWW – WDWWW – DLDLW –
11	Campomaiorense	34	11	7	16	53-58	-5	40	17	9	4	4	39-24	+15	31	17	2	3	12	14-34	-20	9	LWLLW – WLLWL – LDLLW –
12	Leça FC	34	10	8	16	29-52	-23	38	17	8	3	6	18-20	-2	27	17	2	5	10	11-32	-21	11	DLLDL – LWDLL – DLDDL –
13	Vitória FC	34	10	7	17	38-43	-5	37	17	8	5	4	25-16	+9	29	17	2	2	13	13-27	-14	8	LWLLL – WWWWL – LLLLL –
14	Farense	34	8	13	13	41-50	-9	37	17	6	9	2	17-11	+6	27	17	2	4	11	24-39	-15	10	DLWLW – LLDWW – LLLLL –
15	Académica OAF	34	8	12	14	27-41	-14	36	17	5	8	4	17-14	+3	23	17	3	4	10	10-27	-17	13	LDLWD – LDWDW – WLLLD –
16	GD Chaves	34	10	5	19	31-55	-24	35	17	6	4	7	18-21	-3	22	17	4	1	12	13-34	-21	13	WWWWD – DWWWD – LLLWW –
17	Varzim	34	6	11	17	26-51	-25	29	17	6	5	6	15-19	-4	23	17	0	6	11	11-32	-21	6	LDLLL – LWLDL – LLLLL –
18	Belenenses	34	5	9	20	22-52	-30	24	17	5	2	10	12-24	-12	17	17	0	7	10	10-28	-18	7	DLLLW – LWWLW – LLDLL –

Rules & Legend

Format & points

FormatLeague
PhaseLeague Phase

3Win

1Draw

0Loss

Three points for a win

Extra timePenaltiesAway goalsTies decided on aggregate

Tie-break order

When teams are level on points, positions are decided by:

Head-to-head points
Head-to-head goal difference
Head-to-head goals scored
Overall goal difference
Overall goals scored

Zones

Group stagePosition 1UEFA Champions League
Second qualifying roundPosition 2UEFA Champions League
First roundPositions 3–5UEFA Cup
NeutralPosition 6Safe Zone
Third roundPosition 7UEFA Intertoto Cup
NeutralPositions 8–9Safe Zone
Cup Winners' CupPosition 10Cup Winners' Cup
NeutralPositions 11–16Safe Zone
RelegationPositions 17–18Lower Division

Competition FactsFacts

34 matches: 20W-8D-6L, 59% won.

Top scorer: Nuno Gomes with 18 goals.

Player of the season: Michel Preud’homme — 167 points from 28 matches (11 clean sheets).

Biggest win: 7-1 against Leça FC on 17 May 1998.

Longest unbeaten run: 11 matches (Jan–Mar).

62 scored, 29 conceded — 1.82 a game.

12 clean sheets in 34 matches.

Won 38 times, most recently in 2023 — runners-up 32 times.

All-time in Portuguese League: 2643 matches across 93 seasons — 1817W-491D-335L.

Our leading scorer in the competition: Eusébio with 316 goals.

Biggest win in the competition: 13-1 against AD Sanjoanense on 27 Apr 1947.

Our first match in the competition was on 20 Jan 1935.