Liga ASOBAL 1997–98

Liga ASOBAL 1997–98 season was the eighth since its establishment. A total of 14 teams (2 less than 1996–97 season) competed this season.

Competition format

This season, the competition format consisted in two phases.

Phase Remark
First All teams competed in the first phase through 26 rounds in a round-robin format.
Second The second phase was divided in two groups; the first four teams competed for the championship, and the last four teams competed for the permanence.

Overall standing

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Barcelona 26 24 1 1 817 608 +209 49 Championship playoff
2 Portland San Antonio 26 16 6 4 720 653 +67 38
3 Prosesa Ademar León 26 16 3 7 740 656 +84 35
4 Caja Cantabria 26 14 2 10 718 680 +38 30
5 Valladolid 26 13 1 12 758 750 +8 27
6 Quesos García Vaquero 26 9 9 8 728 733 −5 27
7 Redcom Airtel Chapela 26 11 5 10 607 638 −31 27
8 Bidasoa 26 9 6 11 628 640 −12 24
9 Cadagua Gáldar 26 8 5 13 701 764 −63 21
10 Granollers 26 8 4 14 629 661 −32 20
11 Pilotes Posada 26 9 2 15 693 750 −57 20 Permanence playoff
12 Altea 26 8 3 15 661 718 −57 19
13 Frigorificos Morrazo 26 5 5 16 652 705 −53 15
14 Universidad Oviedo 26 5 2 19 584 680 −96 12
Source: [citation needed]

Championship playoff

semi-finals final
          
1 Barcelona 34 26
4 Caja Cantabria 24 24
1 Barcelona 35 32 29
2 Portland San Antonio 27 20 25
2 Portland San Antonio 25 28 25
3 Prosesa Ademar León 29 21 24
1997–98 Liga ASOBAL winners
Catalonia
Barcelona
Fifth title

permanence playoff

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Altea 12 6 3 3 324 307 +17 15
2 Frigorificos Morrazo 12 6 1 5 314 301 +13 13 In–Out promotion
3 Pilotes Posada 12 5 2 5 305 306 −1 12 Relegated
4 Universidad Oviedo 12 3 2 7 298 327 −29 8
Source: [citation needed]

In–Out playoff

In-Out playoff
Frigorificos Morrazo 27 25
PRASA Pozoblanco 25 21
  • Frigorificos Morrazo remained in Liga ASOBAL.

Top goal scorers

Player Matches Goals Average Team
Spain Chechu Villaldea 25 178 7.12 Portland San Antonio