| Competition: | La Liga |
| Season: | 1997–98 |
| Dates: | 30 August 1997 – 16 May 1998 |
| Winners: | Barcelona 15th title |
| Relegated: | Compostela (relegation playoff) Mérida Sporting |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Real Madrid (group stage) (via UEFA Champions League) Barcelona (group stage) Athletic Bilbao (second qualifying round) |
| Continentalcup2: | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Mallorca (first round) (Copa del Rey runner-up) |
| Continentalcup3: | UEFA Cup |
| Continentalcup3 Qualifiers: | Real Sociedad (first round) Celta Vigo (first round) Atlético Madrid (first round) Betis (first round) |
| Continentalcup4: | Intertoto Cup |
| Continentalcup4 Qualifiers: | Valencia (third round) Espanyol (second round) |
| League Topscorer: | Christian Vieri (24 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Salamanca 6–0 Valencia (12 April 1998)[1] |
| Biggest Away Win: | Real Oviedo 0–5 Real Sociedad (19 October 1997)[2] |
| Highest Scoring: | Salamanca 5–4 Atlético Madrid (21 March 1998)[3] |
| Matches: | 380 |
| Total Goals: | 1009 |
| Prevseason: | 1996–97 |
| Nextseason: | 1998–99 |
The 1997–98 La Liga season, the 67th since its establishment, started on 30 August 1997 and finished on 16 May 1998. On 29 March 1998, Sporting Gijón drew 0–0 with Real Zaragoza while Racing Santander, who were 19th in the table at the time, lost by Athletic Bilbao 4–3, to make Sporting Gijón the first team in La Liga history to be relegated in March, ending the season with a League record low points tally of just 13.
Twenty teams competed in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the Segunda División. The promoted teams were Mérida, Salamanca (both teams returning after a season's absence) and Mallorca (returning after a five-year absence). They replaced Rayo Vallecano, Extremadura, Sevilla FC, Hércules CF and CD Logrones after spending time in the top flight for two, one, twenty two, one and one years respectively. Starting from this season, twenty teams contested in the La Liga as opposed to previous seasons with twenty-two teams.
1997–98 season was composed of the following clubs:
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98,772 | |||
| 80,354 | |||
| 55,926 | |||
| 55,005 | |||
| 55,000 | |||
| 52,132 | |||
| 39,750 | |||
| 34,600 | |||
| 34,596 | |||
| 32,500 | |||
| 32,200 | |||
| 30,500 | |||
| 27,846 | |||
| 25,885 | |||
| 23,142 | |||
| 22,824 | |||
| 22,222 | |||
| 17,341 | |||
| 14,600 | |||
| 12,000 |
The Pichichi Trophy is awarded to the player who scores the most goals in a season.
| - | Rank | Goalscorers | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Christian Vieri | 24 | Atlético Madrid | |
| 2 |  Rivaldo | 19 | Barcelona | |
| 3 |  Luis Enrique | 18 | Barcelona | |
| 4 | Darko Kovačević | 17 | Real Sociedad | |
| 5 |  Lyuboslav Penev | 16 | Compostela | |
| 6 |  Pauleta | 15 | Salamanca | |
| 7 |  Fernando Correa | 14 | Racing Santander | |
| 8 |  Juan Esnáider | 13 | Espanyol | |
 Alen Peternac | 13 | Valladolid | ||
| Gabriel Amato | 13 | Mallorca |
The Zamora Trophy is awarded to the goalkeeper with least goals to games ratio.
| Rank | Goalkeeper | Goals | Matches | Average | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toni | 31 | 37 | Espanyol | ||
| 2 | Alberto | 37 | 38 | Real Sociedad | ||
| 3 | Bogdan Stelea | 32 | 30 | Salamanca | ||
| 4 | Imanol Etxeberria | 42 | 38 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| 5 | Andoni Zubizarreta | 40 | 34 | Valencia |