| Competition: | Liga Leumit |
| Season: | –98 |
| Winners: | Beitar Jerusalem 4th title |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Continentalcup2: | UEFA Cup |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Continentalcup3: | Intertoto Cup |
| Continentalcup3 Qualifiers: | Hapoel Haifa |
| Continentalcup4: | Cup Winners' Cup |
| Continentalcup4 Qualifiers: | Maccabi Haifa |
| Relegated: | Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Ashkelon |
| League Topscorer: | Alon Mizrahi (18) |
| Matches: | 240 |
| Total Goals: | 650 |
| Prevseason: | 1996–97 |
| Nextseason: | 1998–99 |
The 1997–98 Liga Leumit season began on 2 August 1997 and ended on 9 May 1998, with Beitar Jerusalem win their second consecutive title.
That season had two rounds, each team played the other teams twice. The two teams that were relegated to Liga Artzit were: Hapoel Ashkelon and Hapoel Be'er Sheva.
Two team from Liga Artzit were promoted at the end of the previous season: Hapoel Ashkelon and Maccabi Ironi Ashdod. The two teams relegated were: Hapoel Tayibe and Hapoel Tzafririm Holon.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Alon Mizrahi | Maccabi Haifa | 18 | |
| 2 | Ofer Shitrit | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 17 | |
| 3 |  István Sallói | Beitar Jerusalem | 16 | |
| 4 | Yossi Benayoun | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 15 | |
| István Pisont | Beitar Jerusalem | 15 | ||
| 6 | Eli Driks | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 14 | |
| 7 | Assi Tubi | Hapoel Jerusalem | 13 | |
| 8 | Motti Kakoun | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 12 | |
| Nir Sevilia | Beitar Jerusalem | 12 | ||
| 10 | Liron Basis | Hapoel Haifa | 11 |