1997–98 Segunda División B

The season 1997-98 of Segunda División B of Spanish football started August 1997 and ended May 1998.

Group I

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Cacereño	38	24	6	8	72	36	+36	78	Qualification for Play-Off
2	Real Madrid B	38	23	3	12	70	40	+30	72
3	Deportivo de La Coruña B	38	22	6	10	51	27	+24	72
4	Talavera	38	21	8	9	65	46	+19	71
5	Racing de Ferrol	38	21	8	9	59	38	+21	71
6	Lugo	38	18	11	9	55	46	+9	65
7	Getafe	38	17	6	15	45	40	+5	57
8	Sporting de Gijón B	38	14	15	9	48	44	+4	57
9	Fuenlabrada	38	15	9	14	54	55	−1	54
10	Pontevedra	38	14	11	13	43	40	+3	53
11	Langreo	38	12	14	12	49	49	0	50
12	Oviedo B	38	12	12	14	51	53	−2	48
13	Plasencia	38	12	10	16	48	54	−6	46
14	Moralo	38	12	7	19	38	55	−17	43
15	Caudal	38	10	12	16	43	57	−14	42
16	Avilés	38	9	13	16	37	47	−10	40	Qualification for Play-out
17	As Pontes	38	10	9	19	38	56	−18	39	Relegation to 1998–99 Tercera División
18	Rayo Majadahonda	38	9	8	21	43	59	−16	35
19	Carabanchel	38	5	13	20	29	62	−33	28
20	Leganés B	38	7	5	26	35	69	−34	26

Source: futbolme
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.

Top goalscorers

Goalscorers	Goals	Team
Quini	26	Talavera
Vicente Borge	21	Lugo
Toño Ruiz	21	Caudal
Nacho Sierra	20	Getafe
Edu Rodríguez	19	Cacereño

Top goalkeepers

Goalkeeper	Goals	Matches	Average	Team
Dani Mallo	22	28	0.79	Deportivo de La Coruña B
Iñigo Arteaga	34	35	0.97	Racing de Ferrol
Raúl Valbuena	37	36	1.03	Real Madrid B
Sergio Sánchez	32	30	1.07	Sporting de Gijón B
Raúl Chilet	40	36	1.11	Talavera

Group II

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Barakaldo	38	23	7	8	57	28	+29	76	Qualification for Play-Off
2	Bilbao Athletic	38	22	8	8	51	35	+16	74
3	Beasain	38	21	10	7	53	27	+26	73
4	Cultural Leonesa	38	20	12	6	53	31	+22	72
5	Aurrerá	38	21	9	8	52	25	+27	72
6	Zaragoza B	38	19	11	8	60	29	+31	68
7	Gimnástica de Torrelavega	38	16	8	14	48	44	+4	56
8	Elgoibar	38	14	9	15	41	45	−4	51
9	Lemona	38	12	15	11	33	30	+3	51
10	Gernika	38	15	6	17	39	46	−7	51
11	Osasuna B	38	13	10	15	30	27	+3	49
12	Valladolid B	38	13	9	16	37	48	−11	48
13	Amurrio	38	13	6	19	34	48	−14	45
14	Bermeo	38	12	9	17	35	52	−17	45
15	Burgos	38	11	12	15	31	37	−6	45
16	Zamora	38	11	9	18	41	50	−9	42	Qualification for Play-out
17	Racing de Santander B	38	9	13	16	38	50	−12	40	Relegation to 1998–99 Tercera División
18	Real Unión	38	8	8	22	32	56	−24	32
19	Izarra	38	7	11	20	35	48	−13	32
20	Andorra	38	7	4	27	22	66	−44	25

Source: futbolme
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.

Top goalscorers

Goalscorers	Goals	Team
Javi Peña	25	Zaragoza B
Chili	22	Gimnástica de Torrelavega
Paco García	19	Zamora
Aitor Bouzo	15	Barakaldo
Ángel Luis Pérez	15	Cultural Leonesa

Top goalkeepers

Goalkeeper	Goals	Matches	Average	Team
Jon Ander López	23	36	0.64	Barakaldo
Iban Triviño	24	37	0.65	Aurrerá
Javier Jauregui	25	37	0.68	Beasain
Manuel Almunia	21	31	0.68	Osasuna B
César Láinez	21	28	0.75	Zaragoza B

Group III

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	FC Barcelona B	38	22	7	9	70	39	+31	73	Qualification for Play-Off
2	Terrassa	38	21	8	9	70	44	+26	71
3	Mallorca B	38	19	14	5	55	32	+23	71
4	Espanyol B	38	18	13	7	61	33	+28	67
5	Castellón	38	17	13	8	58	29	+29	64
6	Gavà	38	13	16	9	54	38	+16	55
7	Figueres	38	15	10	13	62	47	+15	55
8	Pájara Playas	38	14	12	12	41	42	−1	54
9	Gandía	38	14	12	12	37	34	+3	54
10	Gramenet	38	13	13	12	38	39	−1	52
11	Sabadell	38	14	9	15	43	44	−1	51
12	L'Hospitalet	38	11	15	12	36	34	+2	48
13	Ontinyent	38	13	8	17	51	54	−3	47
14	Valencia Mestalla	38	12	11	15	39	41	−2	47
15	Gimnàstic	38	11	13	14	37	43	−6	46
16	Mensajero	38	12	10	16	45	63	−18	46	Qualification for Play-out
17	Gáldar	38	11	10	17	34	52	−18	43	Relegation to 1998–99 Tercera División
18	Novelda	38	10	12	16	41	51	−10	42
19	Sóller	38	9	10	19	43	68	−25	37
20	FC Andorra	38	1	4	33	14	102	−88	7

Source: futbolme
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.

Top goalscorers

Goalscorers	Goals	Team
Mario Rosas	19	FC Barcelona B
Diego Ribera	19	Espanyol B
Julián Sanz	16	Castellón
Paco López	16	Castellón
Luis García	15	FC Barcelona B

Top goalkeepers

Goalkeeper	Goals	Matches	Average	Team
Alfred Argensó	18	28	0.64	Espanyol B
César Gálvez	26	35	0.74	Mallorca B
Juan Pedro Espín	26	33	0.79	Gandía
Antonio Morales	30	34	0.88	Gramenet
David Pérez	30	33	0.91	L'Hospitalet

Group IV

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Málaga	38	21	10	7	56	25	+31	73	Qualification for Play-Off
2	Recreativo	38	18	13	7	39	22	+17	67
3	Cádiz	38	18	11	9	49	34	+15	65
4	Granada	38	16	13	9	42	27	+15	61
5	Melilla	38	15	15	8	47	33	+14	60
6	Córdoba	38	15	13	10	44	35	+9	58
7	Almería	38	15	13	10	37	30	+7	58
8	Murcia	38	13	15	10	38	32	+6	54
9	Isla Cristina	38	13	13	12	45	46	−1	52
10	Manchego	38	11	14	13	34	32	+2	47
11	Sevilla Atlético	38	10	16	12	37	33	+4	46
12	Betis B	38	13	7	18	45	61	−16	46
13	Yeclano	38	11	12	15	27	41	−14	45
14	Polideportivo Almería	38	9	18	11	42	40	+2	45
15	Écija	38	11	12	15	32	48	−16	45
16	Motril	38	11	11	16	34	54	−20	44	Qualification for Play-out
17	Lorca	38	9	15	14	45	47	−2	42	Relegation to 1998–99 Tercera División
18	San Pedro	38	8	16	14	36	43	−7	40
19	Guadix	38	8	9	21	38	63	−25	33
20	Mar Menor	38	8	8	22	31	52	−21	32

Source: futbolme
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.

Top goalscorers

Goalscorers	Goals	Team
Basti	15	Málaga
Quique Romero	13	Betis B
José Manuel Ortiz	13	San Pedro
Fali Montes	12	Melilla
Manuel Sousa	12	Almería

Top goalkeepers

Goalkeeper	Goals	Matches	Average	Team
César Quesada	20	35	0.57	Recreativo
Rafa González	23	37	0.62	Málaga
Antonio Notario	26	35	0.74	Granada
Vicente Rojas	27	35	0.77	Manchego
Iñaki García	28	36	0.78	Murcia

Play-offs

Main article: 1997–98 Segunda División Play-Off

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Málaga (P)	6	3	1	2	12	8	+4	10	Promoted to Segunda División
2	Terrassa	6	3	1	2	9	8	+1	10
3	Talavera	6	2	3	1	8	7	+1	9
4	Beasain	6	0	3	3	6	12	−6	3

Source: futbolme
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Mallorca B (P)	6	5	0	1	12	8	+4	15	Promoted to Segunda División
2	Granada	6	3	0	3	9	7	+2	9
3	Bilbao Athletic	6	2	1	3	7	9	−2	7
4	Cacereño	6	1	1	4	6	10	−4	4

Source: futbolme
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	FC Barcelona B (P)	6	4	1	1	14	5	+9	13	Promoted to Segunda División
2	Real Madrid B	6	2	2	2	6	10	−4	8
3	Cádiz	6	2	2	2	10	8	+2	8
4	Cultural Leonesa	6	0	3	3	7	14	−7	3

Source: futbolme
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Recreativo (P)	6	5	0	1	7	3	+4	15	Promoted to Segunda División
2	Barakaldo	6	2	2	2	8	8	0	8
3	Espanyol B	6	2	1	3	10	6	+4	7
4	Deportivo de La Coruña B	6	1	1	4	6	14	−8	4

Source: futbolme
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.

Play-out

Semifinal

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Avilés	3–1	Zamora	0–0	3–1
Mensajero	1–2	Motril	0–0	1–2

Final

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Zamora	2–2 (a)	Mensajero	2–2	0–0

External links

• Futbolme.com