1997–98 Hong Kong First Division League
{{Use Hong Kong English|date=May 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}}
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = Hong Kong First Division
| season = 1997–98
| winners = Instant-Dict
| relegated = Five-One-Seven
| matches = 56
| total goals = 185
| prevseason = 1996–97
| nextseason = 1998–99
}}
The 1997–98 Hong Kong First Division League season was the 87th since its establishment. The season began on 7 September 1997 and ended on 16 April 1998.
First stage
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=QR
|team1=DFL|name_DFL=Instant-Dict
|team2=HVA|name_HVA=Happy Valley
|team3=STA|name_STA=Sing Tao
|team4=SCA|name_SCA=South China
|team5=OYH|name_OYH=Yee Hope
|team6=RAN|name_RAN=Rangers
|team7=SHE|name_SHE=Golden
|team8=FOS|name_FOS=Five-One-Seven
|win_DFL=11|draw_DFL=2|loss_DFL=1|gf_DFL=42|ga_DFL=15
|win_HVA=9|draw_HVA=2|loss_HVA=3|gf_HVA=34|ga_HVA=15
|win_STA=8|draw_STA=2|loss_STA=4|gf_STA=28|ga_STA=12
|win_SCA=8|draw_SCA=2|loss_SCA=4|gf_SCA=30|ga_SCA=25
|win_OYH=4|draw_OYH=3|loss_OYH=7|gf_OYH=13|ga_OYH=18
|win_RAN=4|draw_RAN=3|loss_RAN=7|gf_RAN=14|ga_RAN=23
|win_SHE=3|draw_SHE=2|loss_SHE=8|gf_SHE=15|ga_SHE=24
|win_FOS=1|draw_FOS=0|loss_FOS=13|gf_FOS=9|ga_FOS=53
|col_QF=green1|text_QF=To Grand Final
|result1=QF
|col_CP=green3|text_CP=Championship Playoff
|result2=CP|result3=CP|result4=CP
|col_RP=red1|text_RP=Relegation Playoff
|result5=RP|result6=RP|result7=RP|result8=RP
|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesh/hk98.html rsssf.com]
}}
Second stage
NB: Teams take points and goals halved from first phase. GF and GA is rounded.
=Championship playoff=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|team1=DFL|name_DFL=Instant-Dict
|team2=SCA|name_SCA=South China
|team3=HVA|name_HVA=Happy Valley
|team4=STA|name_STA=Sing Tao
|win_DFL=3|draw_DFL=0|loss_DFL=3|gf_DFL=33|ga_DFL=18
|win_SCA=4|draw_SCA=1|loss_SCA=1|gf_SCA=32|ga_SCA=27
|win_HVA=1|draw_HVA=2|loss_HVA=3|gf_HVA=28|ga_HVA=21
|win_STA=1|draw_STA=3|loss_STA=2|gf_STA=22|ga_STA=17
|adjust_points_DFL=17.5
|adjust_points_SCA=13
|adjust_points_HVA=14.5
|adjust_points_STA=13
|col_QF=green1|text_QF=To Grand Final
|result1=QF
|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesh/hk98.html rsssf.com]
}}
=Relegation playoff=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=R
|highest_pos = 5
|team5=RAN|name_RAN=Rangers
|team6=OYH|name_OYH=Yee Hope
|team7=SHE|name_SHE=Golden
|team8=FOS|name_FOS=Five-One-Seven
|win_RAN=3|draw_RAN=2|loss_RAN=1|gf_RAN=21|ga_RAN=22
|win_OYH=2|draw_OYH=3|loss_OYH=1|gf_OYH=18|ga_OYH=18
|win_SHE=2|draw_SHE=3|loss_SHE=1|gf_SHE=17|ga_SHE=21
|win_FOS=0|draw_FOS=2|loss_FOS=4|gf_FOS=12|ga_FOS=42
|adjust_points_RAN=7.5
|adjust_points_OYH=7.5
|adjust_points_SHE=5.5
|adjust_points_FOS=1.5
|col_RNR=red1|text_RNR=Relegation to Second Division by rules, but retained in the First Division
|result7=RNR
|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to Second Division
|result8=R
|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesh/hk98.html rsssf.com]
}}
Final
No final was played as Instant-Dict granted the champion in both stages, and automatically became the overall champion. The runner-up in the Champion Playoff, South China, was awarded the overall runners-up.
{{winners||First Division League 1997–98 winners|Instant-Dict|2nd}}
References
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesh/hk98.html www.rsssf.com Hongkong 1997/98]
{{Hong Kong First Division League Seasons}}
{{Hong Kong football league system| level = 1 | promotion = None (Top Level) | relegation = Hong Kong Second Division League}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1997-98 Hong Kong First Division League}}
Category:Hong Kong First Division League seasons