1997–98 Divizia A
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| Season | 1997–98 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Steaua Bucureşti[1] |
| Relegated | Chindia Târgovişte Sportul Studenţesc Jiul Petroşani |
| Champions League | Steaua Bucureşti |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Rapid Bucureşti |
| UEFA Cup | Argeş Piteşti Oţelul Galaţi |
| Intertoto Cup | Naţional Bucureşti |
| 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) |
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← 1996–97
1998–99 →
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The 1997–98 Divizia A was the eightieth season of Divizia A, the top-level football league of Romania.
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steaua București (C) | 34 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 83 | 36 | +47 | 80 | 1998–99 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round | |
| 2 | Rapid București | 34 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 70 | 24 | +46 | 78 | 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Qualifying round | |
| 3 | Argeș Pitești | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 56 | 38 | +18 | 65 | 1998–99 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 | 1998 UEFA 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 | CRA 4-1 CEA CEA 3-2 CRA |
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| 9 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 49 | ||
| 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 | UCL 2-0 PET PET 2-1 UCL |
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| 14 | Petrolul Ploiești | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 40 | ||
| 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 |
Source: LT (Romanian)
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.
Positions by round
| Team \ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argeș Pitești | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Bacău | 8 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
| Reșița | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | 10 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Universitatea Craiova | 6 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Dinamo București | 12 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Farul Constanța | 15 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
| Foresta Fălticeni | 13 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
| Gloria Bistrița | 1 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| Jiul Petroşani | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Oțelul Galați | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Petrolul Ploiești | 16 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
| Național București | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Rapid București | 11 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Sportul Studențesc București | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Steaua București | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Chindia Târgoviște | 9 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
| Universitatea Cluj | 14 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Source: LT (Romanian)
Results
| Home ╲ Away | ARG | BAC | RES | CEA | UCR | DIN | FAR | FOR | GBI | JIU | OȚE | PET | NAT | RAP | SPO | STE | CHI | UCL |
| Argeș Pitești | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | |
| Bacău | 5–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Reșița | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–6 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 6–1 | 2–0 | |
| Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
| Universitatea Craiova | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 7–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | |
| Dinamo București | 2–0 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 5–3 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 7–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 2–1 | |
| Farul Constanța | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | |
| Foresta Fălticeni | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| Gloria Bistrița | 3–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Jiul Petroşani | 0–5 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–6 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–4 | |
| Oțelul Galați | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 7–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| Petrolul Ploiești | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | |
| Național București | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 5–1 | 1–0 | |
| Rapid București | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| Sportul Studențesc București | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | |
| Steaua București | 3–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | |
| Chindia Târgoviște | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |
| Universitatea Cluj | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 |
Source: LT (Romanian)
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top goalscorers
| Pos | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vasile Oană | Gloria Bistriţa | 21 |
| Constantin Barbu | Argeş Piteşti | ||
| 3 | Cătălin Munteanu | Steaua Bucureşti | 17 |
