1997–98 Divizia A
| Season | 1997–98 | 
|---|---|
| Champions | Steaua București[1] | 
| Relegated | Chindia Târgovişte Sportul Studenţesc Jiul Petroşani  | 
| Champions League | Steaua București | 
| Cup Winners' Cup | Rapid București | 
| UEFA Cup | Argeş Piteşti Oţelul Galaţi  | 
| Intertoto Cup | Naţional București | 
| Matches played | 306 | 
| Goals scored | 891 (2.91 per match) | 
| Top goalscorer | Vasile Oană, Constantin Barbu (21) | 
| Biggest home win | Oţelul 7–0 Jiul Craiova 7–0 Jiul  | 
| Biggest away win | Reşiţa 1–6 Rapid Jiul 0–5 Argeş Jiul 0–5 Gloria  | 
| Highest scoring | Bacău 5–3 Argeş Dinamo 6– 2 Bacău Dinamo 5–3 Farul Dinamo 7–1 Jiul Jiul 2–6 Rapid  | 
| Longest winning run | Argeş (8) | 
| Longest unbeaten run | Rapid (13) | 
| Longest losing run | Sportul (10) | 
← 1996–97  1998–99 →   | |
The 1997–98 Divizia A was the eightieth season of Divizia A, the top-level football league of Romania.
Teams

League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steaua București (C) | 34 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 83 | 36 | +47 | 80 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round | 
| 2 | Rapid București | 34 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 70 | 24 | +46 | 78 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round | 
| 3 | Argeș Pitești | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 56 | 38 | +18 | 65 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round | 
| 4 | Oțelul Galați | 34 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 54 | 28 | +26 | 64 | |
| 5 | Național București | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 57 | 40 | +17 | 60 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round | 
| 6 | Dinamo București | 34 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 66 | 50 | +16 | 54 | |
| 7 | Reșița | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 55 | 49 | +6 | 51 | |
| 8 | Universitatea Craiova | 34 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 65 | 46 | +19 | 49[a] | |
| 9 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 49[a] | |
| 10 | Bacău | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 41 | 42 | −1 | 45 | |
| 11 | Gloria Bistrița | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 56 | 63 | −7 | 44 | |
| 12 | Farul Constanța | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 43 | |
| 13 | Universitatea Cluj | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 40[b] | |
| 14 | Petrolul Ploiești | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 40[b] | |
| 15 | Foresta Suceava | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 39 | |
| 16 | Chindia Târgoviște (R) | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 40 | 67 | −27 | 38 | Relegation to Divizia B | 
| 17 | Sportul Studențesc București (R) | 34 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 32 | 65 | −33 | 19 | |
| 18 | Jiul Petroşani (R) | 34 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 19 | 116 | −97 | 10 | 
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) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Positions by round
Results
Top goalscorers
| Position[2] | Player | Club | Goals | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vasile Oană | Gloria Bistriţa | 21 | 
| Constantin Barbu | Argeş Piteşti | ||
| 3 | Cătălin Munteanu | Steaua București | 17 | 
| 4 | Ionel Dănciulescu | Steaua București | 14 | 
| Valentin Ștefan | Oțelul Galați | ||
| Ionuț Luțu | Universitatea Craiova | ||
| 7 | Lucian Marinescu | Rapid București | 13 | 
Champion squad
| Steaua București[3] | 
|---|
| 
 Goalkeepers: Zoltan Ritli (30 / 0); Daniel Gherasim (3 / 0); Eugen Nae (1 / 0). Manager: Mihai Stoichiță.  | 
See also
References
- ^ 1997–98 Divizia A
 - ^ "Top Scorers". romaniansoccer.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 13 May 2021.
 - ^ "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 13 May 2021.