1997–98 French Division 1

{{Short description|60th season of French Division 1}}

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Division 1

| logo =

| dates = 2 August 1997 –
9 May 1998

| season = 1997–98

| winners = Lens (1st title)

| relegated = Guingamp
Châteauroux
Cannes

| continentalcup1 = Champions League

| continentalcup1 qualifiers =

| continentalcup2 = UEFA Cup

| continentalcup2 qualifiers =

| continentalcup3 = Intertoto Cup

| continentalcup3 qualifiers =

| best player = Marco Simone

| league topscorer = Stéphane Guivarc'h
(21 goals)

| biggest home win =

| biggest away win =

| highest scoring =

| matches = 306

| total goals = 722

| average attendance = 16,555

| prevseason = 1996–97

| nextseason = 1998–99

}}

The 1997–98 Division 1 was the 60th season of Division 1, the top French professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1932. The season began on 2 August 1997, and concluded on 9 May 1998.

This season saw a change in the league format, with the number of teams reduced to 18 from 20, shortening the season from 38 to 34 rounds. As a result, four clubs which had been relegated at the end of the previous season were replaced by only two, Châteauroux and Toulouse, who entered as winners and runners up of the 1996–97 French Division 2. Defending champions of the 1996–97 season were Monaco.

Lens won the championship for the first time in their 92-year history, becoming the 26th club to become French football champions. Lens won their league title with 68 points, edging out second-placed Metz on goal difference, for whom this was their best result in history.

Teams

= Stadia and personnel =

{{Location map+ |France |width=350 |float=right |caption=Location of teams in 1997–98 Division 1 |places=

{{Location map~ |France |lat=47.786753 |long=3.588664 |label=Auxerre|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |France |lat=42.39504 |long=9.263343 |label=Bastia|position=left }}

{{Location map~ |France |lat=44.829242 |long=-0.598253 |label=Bordeaux|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |France |lat=43.553056 |long=6.964608 |label=Cannes|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |France |lat=46.802028 |long=1.721614 |label=Châteauroux|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |France |lat=48.566186 |long=-3.164706 |label=Guingamp|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |France |lat=49.501942 |long=0.171061 |label=Le Havre }}

{{Location map~ |France |lat=50.43285 |long=2.814853 |label=Lens       |position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |France |lat=45.723778 |long=4.93225 |label=Lyon}}

{{Location map~ |France |lat=43.269806 |long=5.395922 |label=Marseille|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |France |lat=49.0713 |long=6.1040 |label=Metz |position=right}}

{{Location map~ |France |lat=43.727606 |long=7.415614 |label=AS Monaco |position=right }}

{{Location map~ |France |lat=43.61194 |long=3.97722 |label=Montpellier|position=top}}

{{Location map~ |France |lat=47.255631 |long=-1.525375 |label=Nantes }}

{{Location map~ |France |lat=48.841422 |long=2.393053 |label=PSG}}

{{Location map~ |France |lat=48.107458 |long=-1.712839 |label=Rennes}}

{{Location map~ |France |lat=48.58 |long=7.75 |label=Strasbourg|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |France |lat=43.583314 |long=1.434047 |label=Toulouse|position=bottom}}

}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"
width="110"|Team

! width="170"|Manager

! width="170"|Stadium

! width="90"|Capacity

!width="100"| Pos. in 1996–97

Auxerre

|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Guy Roux

|Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps

|{{center|21,379}}

|style="text-align:center;" |1066th

Bastia

|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Frédéric Antonetti

|Stade Armand Cesari

|{{center|11,500}}

|style="text-align:center;" |1077th

Bordeaux

|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Guy Stéphan

|Parc Lescure

|{{center|34,694}}

|style="text-align:center;" |1044th

Cannes

|{{flagicon|NED}} Adick Koot

|Stade Pierre-de-Coubertin

|{{center|12,800}}

|style="text-align:center;" |11515th

Châteauroux

|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Victor Zvunka

|Stade Gaston Petit

|{{center|17,072}}

|style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="D0F0C0"|2011st (D2)

Guingamp

|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Francis Smerecki

|Stade du Roudourou

|{{center|18,040}}

|style="text-align:center;" |11212th

Le Havre

|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Denis Troch

|Stade Jules Deschaseaux

|{{center|16,382}}

|style="text-align:center;" |11414th

Lens

|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Daniel Leclercq

|Stade Bollaert

|{{center|41,649}}

|style="text-align:center;" |11313th

Lyon

|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Bernard Lacombe

|Stade de Gerland

|{{center|42,591}}

|style="text-align:center;" |1088th

Marseille

|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Rolland Courbis

|Stade Vélodrome

|{{center|60,000}}

|style="text-align:center;" |11111th

Metz

|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Joël Muller

|Stade Saint-Symphorien

|{{center|26,700}}

|style="text-align:center;" |1055th

Monaco

|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Jean Tigana

|Stade Louis II

|{{center|18,523}}

|style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="gold"|1011st

Montpellier

|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Michel Mézy

|Stade de la Mosson

|{{center|32,950}}

|style="text-align:center;" |11010th

Nantes

|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Raynald Denoueix

|Stade de la Beaujoire

|{{center|38,285}}

|style="text-align:center;" |1033rd

Paris Saint-Germain

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Ricardo

|Parc des Princes

|{{center|48,527}}

|style="text-align:center;" |1022nd

Rennes

|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Guy David

|Stade de la Route de Lorient

|{{center|29,778}}

|style="text-align:center;" |11616th

Strasbourg

|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Jacky Duguépéroux

|Stade de la Meinau

|{{center|29,000}}

|style="text-align:center;" |1099th

Toulouse

|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Alain Giresse

|Stadium Municipal

|{{center|36,500}}

|style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="D0F0C0"|2022nd (D2)

League table

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=QR

|show_limit=5

|team1=RCL|name_RCL=Lens

|team2=MET|name_MET=Metz

|team3=ASM|name_ASM=Monaco

|team4=OM |name_OM =Marseille

|team5=BOR|name_BOR=Bordeaux

|team6=OL |name_OL =Lyon

|team7=AUX|name_AUX=Auxerre

|team8=PSG|name_PSG=Paris Saint-Germain

|team9=BAS|name_BAS=Bastia

|team10=LHA|name_LHA=Le Havre

|team11=FCN|name_FCN=Nantes

|team12=MHS|name_MHS=Montpellier

|team13=RCS|name_RCS=Strasbourg

|team14=REN|name_REN=Rennes

|team15=TFC|name_TFC=Toulouse

|team16=GUI|name_GUI=Guingamp

|team17=CHA|name_CHA=Châteauroux

|team18=CAN|name_CAN=Cannes

|win_RCL=21|draw_RCL=5|loss_RCL=8|gf_RCL=55|ga_RCL=30|status_RCL=C

|win_MET=20|draw_MET=8|loss_MET=6|gf_MET=48|ga_MET=28

|win_ASM=18|draw_ASM=5|loss_ASM=11|gf_ASM=51|ga_ASM=33

|win_OM =16|draw_OM =9|loss_OM =9|gf_OM =47|ga_OM =27

|win_BOR=15|draw_BOR=11|loss_BOR=8|gf_BOR=49|ga_BOR=41

|win_OL =16|draw_OL =5|loss_OL =13|gf_OL =39|ga_OL =37

|win_AUX=14|draw_AUX=9|loss_AUX=11|gf_AUX=55|ga_AUX=45

|win_PSG=14|draw_PSG=8|loss_PSG=12|gf_PSG=43|ga_PSG=35

|win_BAS=13|draw_BAS=11|loss_BAS=10|gf_BAS=36|ga_BAS=31

|win_LHA=10|draw_LHA=14|loss_LHA=10|gf_LHA=38|ga_LHA=35

|win_FCN=11|draw_FCN=8|loss_FCN=15|gf_FCN=35|ga_FCN=41

|win_MHS=10|draw_MHS=11|loss_MHS=13|gf_MHS=32|ga_MHS=42

|win_RCS=9|draw_RCS=10|loss_RCS=15|gf_RCS=39|ga_RCS=43

|win_REN=9|draw_REN=9|loss_REN=16|gf_REN=36|ga_REN=48

|win_TFC=9|draw_TFC=9|loss_TFC=16|gf_TFC=26|ga_TFC=46

|win_GUI=9|draw_GUI=8|loss_GUI=17|gf_GUI=30|ga_GUI=42|status_GUI=R

|win_CHA=8|draw_CHA=7|loss_CHA=19|gf_CHA=31|ga_CHA=59|status_CHA=R

|win_CAN=7|draw_CAN=7|loss_CAN=20|gf_CAN=32|ga_CAN=59|status_CAN=R

|col_CLGS=green1|text_CLGS=Qualification to Champions League group stage

|result1=CLGS

|col_CL2=green2|text_CL2=Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round

|result2=CL2

|col_UC=blue1|text_UC=Qualification to UEFA Cup first round

|result3=UC|result4=UC|result5=UC|result6=UC

|col_IC3=#CCCCFF|text_IC3=Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round

|result7=IC3

|col_CWC=yellow1|text_CWC=Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round

|result8=CWC

|note_res_CWC=Paris Saint-Germain qualified for the 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup as winners of the 1997–98 Coupe de France and 1997–98 Coupe de la Ligue.

|col_IC2=#DDDDFF|text_IC2=Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round

|result9=IC2

|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to French Division 2

|result16=R|result17=R|result18=R

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

|update=complete

|source=[https://www.ligue1.com/ranking?seasonId=1997-1998&matchDay=34 Ligue 1]

}}

Promoted from Ligue 2, who will play in Division 1 season 1998/1999

Results

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|team1=AUX|team2=BAS|team3=BOR|team4=CAN|team5=CHA

|team6=GUI|team7=LHA|team8=RCL|team9=OL|team10=OM

|team11=MET|team12=ASM|team13=MHS|team14=FCN|team15=PSG

|team16=REN|team17=RCS|team18=TFC

|name_AUX=Auxerre

|match_AUX_BAS=2–0

|match_AUX_BOR=4–2

|match_AUX_CAN=1–1

|match_AUX_CHA=5–0

|match_AUX_GUI=1–0

|match_AUX_LHA=0–0

|match_AUX_RCL=1–1

|match_AUX_OL=1–2

|match_AUX_OM=2–1

|match_AUX_MET=0–0

|match_AUX_ASM=3–1

|match_AUX_MHS=3–1

|match_AUX_FCN=3–1

|match_AUX_PSG=2–3

|match_AUX_REN=4–0

|match_AUX_RCS=1–2

|match_AUX_TFC=3–1

|name_BAS=Bastia

|match_BAS_AUX=1–2

|match_BAS_BOR=4–1

|match_BAS_CAN=5–1

|match_BAS_CHA=1–1

|match_BAS_GUI=1–0

|match_BAS_LHA=2–0

|match_BAS_RCL=1–0

|match_BAS_OL=0–1

|match_BAS_OM=1–1

|match_BAS_MET=0–0

|match_BAS_ASM=1–0

|match_BAS_MHS=2–1

|match_BAS_FCN=2–1

|match_BAS_PSG=2–0

|match_BAS_REN=0–0

|match_BAS_RCS=2–0

|match_BAS_TFC=0–0

|name_BOR=Bordeaux

|match_BOR_AUX=3–2

|match_BOR_BAS=2–0

|match_BOR_CAN=0–1

|match_BOR_CHA=1–0

|match_BOR_GUI=4–2

|match_BOR_LHA=2–1

|match_BOR_RCL=3–0

|match_BOR_OL=0–0

|match_BOR_OM=2–0

|match_BOR_MET=2–2

|match_BOR_ASM=1–0

|match_BOR_MHS=3–1

|match_BOR_FCN=1–1

|match_BOR_PSG=0–0

|match_BOR_REN=2–2

|match_BOR_RCS=4–4

|match_BOR_TFC=3–1

|name_CAN=Cannes

|match_CAN_AUX=2–3

|match_CAN_BAS=1–1

|match_CAN_BOR=0–2

|match_CAN_CHA=2–2

|match_CAN_GUI=1–3

|match_CAN_LHA=1–1

|match_CAN_RCL=0–2

|match_CAN_OL=1–0

|match_CAN_OM=3–3

|match_CAN_MET=1–1

|match_CAN_ASM=1–2

|match_CAN_MHS=1–0

|match_CAN_FCN=2–3

|match_CAN_PSG=0–1

|match_CAN_REN=1–1

|match_CAN_RCS=1–0

|match_CAN_TFC=0–1

|name_CHA=Châteauroux

|match_CHA_AUX=3–2

|match_CHA_BAS=1–1

|match_CHA_BOR=1–0

|match_CHA_CAN=1–2

|match_CHA_GUI=2–2

|match_CHA_LHA=2–1

|match_CHA_RCL=2–1

|match_CHA_OL=2–3

|match_CHA_OM=0–3

|match_CHA_MET=1–2

|match_CHA_ASM=0–2

|match_CHA_MHS=0–1

|match_CHA_FCN=1–2

|match_CHA_PSG=2–1

|match_CHA_REN=1–0

|match_CHA_RCS=2–0

|match_CHA_TFC=2–1

|name_GUI=Guingamp

|match_GUI_AUX=1–1

|match_GUI_BAS=0–0

|match_GUI_BOR=0–1

|match_GUI_CAN=3–1

|match_GUI_CHA=0–0

|match_GUI_LHA=1–2

|match_GUI_RCL=2–1

|match_GUI_OL=0–1

|match_GUI_OM=1–1

|match_GUI_MET=0–1

|match_GUI_ASM=1–2

|match_GUI_MHS=1–2

|match_GUI_FCN=1–0

|match_GUI_PSG=0–0

|match_GUI_REN=1–0

|match_GUI_RCS=0–0

|match_GUI_TFC=2–0

|name_LHA=Le Havre

|match_LHA_AUX=2–2

|match_LHA_BAS=2–1

|match_LHA_BOR=0–0

|match_LHA_CAN=2–0

|match_LHA_CHA=5–0

|match_LHA_GUI=0–0

|match_LHA_RCL=0–1

|match_LHA_OL=1–3

|match_LHA_OM=1–1

|match_LHA_MET=2–1

|match_LHA_ASM=1–1

|match_LHA_MHS=4–0

|match_LHA_FCN=1–0

|match_LHA_PSG=1–1

|match_LHA_REN=1–1

|match_LHA_RCS=1–1

|match_LHA_TFC=1–1

|name_RCL=Lens

|match_RCL_AUX=3–0

|match_RCL_BAS=5–1

|match_RCL_BOR=1–0

|match_RCL_CAN=5–4

|match_RCL_CHA=1–0

|match_RCL_GUI=1–0

|match_RCL_LHA=0–0

|match_RCL_OL=3–0

|match_RCL_OM=0–1

|match_RCL_MET=1–1

|match_RCL_ASM=1–0

|match_RCL_MHS=0–0

|match_RCL_FCN=0–0

|match_RCL_PSG=3–0

|match_RCL_REN=3–0

|match_RCL_RCS=3–2

|match_RCL_TFC=2–0

|name_OL=Lyon

|match_OL_AUX=1–0

|match_OL_BAS=0–2

|match_OL_BOR=1–1

|match_OL_CAN=2–0

|match_OL_CHA=2–1

|match_OL_GUI=1–0

|match_OL_LHA=0–1

|match_OL_RCL=1–3

|match_OL_OM=2–1

|match_OL_MET=0–1

|match_OL_ASM=0–3

|match_OL_MHS=1–2

|match_OL_FCN=0–0

|match_OL_PSG=1–0

|match_OL_REN=3–1

|match_OL_RCS=3–1

|match_OL_TFC=0–0

|name_OM=Marseille

|match_OM_AUX=4–0

|match_OM_BAS=1–0

|match_OM_BOR=1–0

|match_OM_CAN=2–0

|match_OM_CHA=2–0

|match_OM_GUI=3–0

|match_OM_LHA=3–1

|match_OM_RCL=2–3

|match_OM_OL=1–0

|match_OM_MET=2–0

|match_OM_ASM=1–1

|match_OM_MHS=0–0

|match_OM_FCN=1–0

|match_OM_PSG=0–0

|match_OM_REN=0–1

|match_OM_RCS=0–0

|match_OM_TFC=2–0

|name_MET=Metz

|match_MET_AUX=3–0

|match_MET_BAS=0–1

|match_MET_BOR=4–1

|match_MET_CAN=2–0

|match_MET_CHA=2–0

|match_MET_GUI=2–1

|match_MET_LHA=2–0

|match_MET_RCL=0–2

|match_MET_OL=1–0

|match_MET_OM=3–2

|match_MET_ASM=3–0

|match_MET_MHS=0–1

|match_MET_FCN=3–2

|match_MET_PSG=2–1

|match_MET_REN=1–0

|match_MET_RCS=1–0

|match_MET_TFC=2–1

|name_ASM=Monaco

|match_ASM_AUX=0–1

|match_ASM_BAS=1–0

|match_ASM_BOR=5–2

|match_ASM_CAN=0–1

|match_ASM_CHA=2–2

|match_ASM_GUI=1–0

|match_ASM_LHA=2–0

|match_ASM_RCL=0–1

|match_ASM_OL=2–1

|match_ASM_OM=2–0

|match_ASM_MET=1–2

|match_ASM_MHS=4–0

|match_ASM_FCN=3–2

|match_ASM_PSG=3–0

|match_ASM_REN=1–0

|match_ASM_RCS=3–2

|match_ASM_TFC=0–1

|name_MHS=Montpellier

|match_MHS_AUX=1–1

|match_MHS_BAS=1–1

|match_MHS_BOR=0–1

|match_MHS_CAN=1–0

|match_MHS_CHA=1–0

|match_MHS_GUI=2–3

|match_MHS_LHA=1–1

|match_MHS_RCL=1–2

|match_MHS_OL=1–1

|match_MHS_OM=0–0

|match_MHS_MET=0–1

|match_MHS_ASM=0–2

|match_MHS_FCN=2–0

|match_MHS_PSG=2–1

|match_MHS_REN=2–0

|match_MHS_RCS=1–1

|match_MHS_TFC=4–0

|name_FCN=Nantes

|match_FCN_AUX=0–2

|match_FCN_BAS=0–1

|match_FCN_BOR=1–2

|match_FCN_CAN=1–2

|match_FCN_CHA=3–1

|match_FCN_GUI=2–0

|match_FCN_LHA=2–0

|match_FCN_RCL=1–0

|match_FCN_OL=3–2

|match_FCN_OM=1–0

|match_FCN_MET=1–1

|match_FCN_ASM=1–1

|match_FCN_MHS=1–1

|match_FCN_PSG=0–0

|match_FCN_REN=1–1

|match_FCN_RCS=2–1

|match_FCN_TFC=0–1

|name_PSG=Paris SG

|match_PSG_AUX=1–0

|match_PSG_BAS=2–0

|match_PSG_BOR=0–1

|match_PSG_CAN=3–1

|match_PSG_CHA=2–0

|match_PSG_GUI=4–2

|match_PSG_LHA=0–2

|match_PSG_RCL=2–0

|match_PSG_OL=3–0

|match_PSG_OM=1–2

|match_PSG_MET=1–1

|match_PSG_ASM=1–2

|match_PSG_MHS=1–1

|match_PSG_FCN=0–1

|match_PSG_REN=4–1

|match_PSG_RCS=2–1

|match_PSG_TFC=1–1

|name_REN=Rennes

|match_REN_AUX=1–1

|match_REN_BAS=2–0

|match_REN_BOR=0–0

|match_REN_CAN=2–0

|match_REN_CHA=3–0

|match_REN_GUI=1–2

|match_REN_LHA=2–2

|match_REN_RCL=2–3

|match_REN_OL=0–3

|match_REN_OM=0–2

|match_REN_MET=2–2

|match_REN_ASM=2–1

|match_REN_MHS=2–0

|match_REN_FCN=3–0

|match_REN_PSG=1–2

|match_REN_RCS=3–1

|match_REN_TFC=1–0

|name_RCS=Strasbourg

|match_RCS_AUX=1–1

|match_RCS_BAS=1–1

|match_RCS_BOR=0–0

|match_RCS_CAN=2–0

|match_RCS_CHA=2–0

|match_RCS_GUI=0–1

|match_RCS_LHA=0–1

|match_RCS_RCL=2–1

|match_RCS_OL=1–2

|match_RCS_OM=2–0

|match_RCS_MET=2–0

|match_RCS_ASM=0–0

|match_RCS_MHS=3–0

|match_RCS_FCN=1–2

|match_RCS_PSG=0–3

|match_RCS_REN=3–1

|match_RCS_TFC=2–0

|name_TFC=Toulouse

|match_TFC_AUX=2–1

|match_TFC_BAS=1–1

|match_TFC_BOR=2–2

|match_TFC_CAN=1–0

|match_TFC_CHA=1–1

|match_TFC_GUI=3–0

|match_TFC_LHA=1–0

|match_TFC_RCL=1–2

|match_TFC_OL=0–2

|match_TFC_OM=0–4

|match_TFC_MET=0–1

|match_TFC_ASM=1–3

|match_TFC_MHS=1–1

|match_TFC_FCN=1–0

|match_TFC_PSG=0–2

|match_TFC_REN=1–0

|match_TFC_RCS=1–1

|update=complete

|source=[https://www.ligue1.com/fixtures-results?seasonId=1997-1998&matchDay=34 Ligue 1]

}}

Top goalscorers

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Rank

! Player

! Club

! Goals[https://www.deux-zero.com/ligue-1/buteurs-epreuve/edition/1997-1998 Division 1 - Saison 1997-1998 - Classement des buteurs] deux-zero.com

1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA}} Stéphane Guivarc'h

|align="left"|Auxerre

|21

2

|align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA}} David Trezeguet

|align="left"|Monaco

|18

3

|align="left"|{{flagicon|NGA}} Victor Ikpeba

|align="left"|Monaco

|16

rowspan="2"|4

|align="left"|{{flagicon|FRY}} Anto Drobnjak

|align="left"|Lens

|rowspan="2"|14

align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA}} Lilian Laslandes

|align="left"|Bordeaux

rowspan="2"|6

|align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA}} Bruno Rodriguez

|align="left"|Metz

|rowspan="2"|13

align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Simone

|align="left"|Paris Saint-Germain

8

|align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA}} Jocelyn Gourvennec

|align="left"|Nantes

|12

rowspan="3"|9

|align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA}} Laurent Blanc

|align="left"|Marseille

|rowspan="3"|11

align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA}} Robert Pires

|align="left"|Metz

align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA}} Stéphane Ziani

|align="left"|Lens

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