Liga ASOBAL 1997–98
Liga ASOBAL 1997–98 season was the eighth since its establishment. A total of 14 teams (2 less than 1996–97 season) competed this season.
Competition format
    
This season, the competition format consisted in two phases.
| Phase | Remark | 
|---|---|
| First | All teams competed in the first phase through 26 rounds in a round-robin format. | 
| Second | The second phase was divided in two groups; the first four teams competed for the championship, and the last four teams competed for the permanence. | 
Overall standing
    
| Team | P | W | D | L | G+ | G- | Dif | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 26 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 817 | 608 | 209 | 49 | 
| 2 | Portland San Antonio | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 720 | 653 | 67 | 38 | 
| 3 | Prosesa Ademar León | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 740 | 656 | 84 | 35 | 
| 4 | Caja Cantabria | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 718 | 680 | 38 | 30 | 
| 5 | Valladolid | 26 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 758 | 750 | 8 | 27 | 
| 6 | Quesos García Vaquero | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 728 | 733 | –5 | 27 | 
| 7 | Redcom Airtel Chapela | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 607 | 638 | –31 | 27 | 
| 8 | Bidasoa | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 628 | 640 | –12 | 24 | 
| 9 | Cadagua Gáldar | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 701 | 764 | –63 | 21 | 
| 10 | Granollers | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 629 | 661 | –32 | 20 | 
| 11 | Pilotes Posada | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 693 | 750 | –57 | 20 | 
| 12 | Altea | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 661 | 718 | –57 | 19 | 
| 13 | Frigorificos Morrazo | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 652 | 705 | –53 | 15 | 
| 14 | Universidad Oviedo | 26 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 584 | 680 | –96 | 12 | 
| Championship playoff | |
| Permanence playoff | 
Championship playoff
    
| semi-finals | final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Barcelona | 34 | 26 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Caja Cantabria | 24 | 24 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Barcelona | 35 | 32 | 29 | |||||||||
| 2 | Portland San Antonio | 27 | 20 | 25 | |||||||||
| 2 | Portland San Antonio | 25 | 28 | 25 | |||||||||
| 3 | Prosesa Ademar León | 29 | 21 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1997–98 Liga ASOBAL winners | 
|---|
Barcelona Fifth title  | 
permanence playoff
    
| Team | P | W | D | L | G+ | G- | Dif | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Altea | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 324 | 307 | 17 | 15 | 
| 2 | Frigorificos Morrazo | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 314 | 301 | 13 | 13 | 
| 3 | Pilotes Posada | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 305 | 306 | –1 | 12 | 
| 4 | Universidad Oviedo | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 298 | 327 | –29 | 8 | 
| In–Out promotion | |
| Relegated | 
In–Out playoff
    
| In-Out playoff | ||||||||
| Frigorificos Morrazo | 27 | 25 | ||||||
| PRASA Pozoblanco | 25 | 21 | ||||||
- Frigorificos Morrazo remained in Liga ASOBAL.
 
Top goal scorers
    
| Player | Matches | Goals | Average | Team | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 178 | 7.12 | Portland San Antonio | |
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