{{Short description|95th season of top-tier football in Belgium}} {{Infobox football league season | competition = [[Belgian First Division]] | season = 1997–1998 | dates = 8 August 1997 - 10 May 1998 | winners = [[Club Brugge]] | runners-up = [[K.R.C. Genk]] | relegated = [[R.W.D. Molenbeek (1909)|RWDM]]<br>[[R. Antwerp F.C.|Antwerp]] | continentalcup1 = [[1998-99 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] | continentalcup1 qualifiers = [[Club Brugge]] | continentalcup2 = [[1998-99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|Cup Winners' Cup]] | continentalcup2 qualifiers = [[K.R.C. Genk|Racing Genk]] | continentalcup3 = [[1998–99 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]] | continentalcup3 qualifiers = [[K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot|Beerschot AC]]<br>[[Anderlecht]] | continentalcup4 = [[1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup|Intertoto Cup]] | continentalcup4 qualifiers = [[K.R.C. Zuid-West-Vlaanderen|RC Harelbeke]]<br>[[K.F.C. Lommel S.K.|Lommel]] | league topscorer = [[Branko Strupar]] (22) | matches = 306 | total goals = 904 | prevseason = [[1996–97 Belgian First Division|1996–97]] | nextseason = [[1998–99 Belgian First Division|1998-99]] }} The '''1997–98''' season of the [[Belgian First Division A|Jupiler League]] was held between 8 August 1997 and 10 May 1998. [[Club Brugge]] became champions.
==Promoted teams== {{location map+|Belgium|float=right|width=450|caption=Location of teams in '''Belgian First Division 1997–98'''|places= {{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.933333 |long=4.033333 |label=<small>[[SC Eendracht Aalst|Aalst]]</small> |position=bottom}} {{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.833333 |long=4.333333 |label=<small>[[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]<br>[[R.W.D. Molenbeek (1909)|Molenbeek]]</small> |position=bottom}} {{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.2247 |long=4.4625 |label=<div style="font-size:80%;">[[Royal Antwerp F.C.|Antwerp]]</div>|position=right}} {{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.2 |long=4.25 |label=<small>[[K.S.K. Beveren|Beveren]]</small> |position=bottom}} {{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.216667 |long=4.4 |label=<small>[[K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot|Germinal Beerschot]]</small> |position=top}} {{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.216667 |long=3.233333 |label=<small>[[Club Brugge K.V.|Club Brugge]]</small> |position=bottom}} {{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.4 |long=4.433333 |label=<small>[[R. Charleroi S.C.|Charleroi]]</small>}} {{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.833333 |long=5.2 |label=<small>[[K. Sint-Truidense V.V.|Sint-Truiden]]</small> |position=bottom}} {{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.966667 |long=5.5 |label=<small>[[K.R.C. Genk|Genk]]</small> |position=bottom}} {{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.05 |long=3.733333 |label=<small>[[K.A.A. Gent|Gent]]</small> |position=bottom}} {{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.633333 |long=5.566667 |label=<small>[[Standard Liège|Standard]]</small>}} {{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.116667 |long=4.583333 |label=<small>[[Lierse S.K. (1906)|Lierse]]</small> |position=bottom}} {{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.1 |long=3.983333 |label=<small>[[K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen|Lokeren]]</small> |position=bottom}} {{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.233333 |long=5.3 |label=<small>[[K.F.C. Lommel S.K.|Lommel]]</small> |position=right}} {{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.733333 |long=3.216667 |label=<small>[[R.E. Mouscron|Mouscron]]</small>}} {{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.083333 |long=4.916667 |label=<small>[[K.V.C. Westerlo|Westerlo]]</small> |position=right}} {{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.85 |long=3.3 |label=<small>[[K.R.C. Zuid-West-Vlaanderen|Racing Club Harelbeke]]</small> |position=top}} }} These teams were promoted from the [[Belgian Second Division|second division]] at the start of the season: *[[K.S.K. Beveren|Beveren]] (second division champions) *[[K.V.C. Westerlo|Westerlo]] (playoff winner)
==Relegated teams== These teams were relegated to the second division at the end of the season: *[[R.W.D. Molenbeek (1909)|RWDM]] *[[R. Antwerp F.C.|Antwerp]]
==Brugge's title success== Club Brugge ended in first place 18 points ahead of [[K.R.C. Genk|Racing Genk]].
==Battle for Europe== [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Sporting Anderlecht]] finally qualified for the [[UEFA Cup]] by ending in 4th place as Genk (2nd) and Brugge (1st) played the [[Belgian Cup|Cup]] final. The third team to qualify for the UEFA Cup was [[K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot|Germinal Ekeren]] (3rd).
==The relegation dog fight== RWDM was relegated following a 1-1 draw at [[R. Charleroi S.C.|Charleroi]] as the newcomer Beveren managed to draw against Germinal Ekeren on the 33rd matchday. With 4 points more than RWDM the club from Waasland then lost to Anderlecht on the last matchday whereas RWDM easily beat [[K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen|Lokeren]] by 5-1.
==Final league table== {{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |res_col_header=QR |sortable_table=y
|team1=BRG|name_BRG=[[Club Brugge]] |team2=GNK|name_GNK=[[K.R.C. Genk]] |team3=BEE|name_BEE=[[K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot]] |team4=AND|name_AND=[[R.S.C. Anderlecht]] |team5=HRB|name_HRB=[[K.R.C. Zuid-West-Vlaanderen|Racing Club Harelbeke]] |team6=LOK|name_LOK=[[K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen]] |team7=LIE|name_LIE=[[Lierse S.K. (1906)|Lierse S.K.]] |team8=GNT|name_GNT=[[K.A.A. Gent]] |team9=STA|name_STA=[[Standard Liège]] |team10=MOU|name_MOU=[[R.E. Mouscron]] |team11=LOM|name_LOM=[[K.F.C. Lommel S.K.]] |team12=WES|name_WES=[[K.V.C. Westerlo]] |team13=CHA|name_CHA=[[R. Charleroi S.C.]] |team14=STV|name_STV=[[K. Sint-Truidense V.V.]] |team15=EEN|name_EEN=[[K.S.C. Eendracht Aalst]] |team16=BEV|name_BEV=[[K.S.K. Beveren]] |team17=RWDM|name_RWDM=[[R.W.D. Molenbeek (1909)|R.W.D. Molenbeek]] |team18=ANT|name_ANT=[[R. Antwerp F.C.]]
|win_BRG=26|draw_BRG=6|loss_BRG=2|gf_BRG=78|ga_BRG=29 |win_GNK=20|draw_GNK=6|loss_GNK=8|gf_GNK=65|ga_GNK=40 |win_BEE=17|draw_BEE=7|loss_BEE=10|gf_BEE=60|ga_BEE=48 |win_AND=16|draw_AND=9|loss_AND=9|gf_AND=53|ga_AND=37 |win_HRB=15|draw_HRB=10|loss_HRB=9|gf_HRB=50|ga_HRB=31 |win_LOK=16|draw_LOK=4|loss_LOK=14|gf_LOK=68|ga_LOK=68 |win_LIE=14|draw_LIE=8|loss_LIE=12|gf_LIE=54|ga_LIE=45 |win_GNT=11|draw_GNT=14|loss_GNT=9|gf_GNT=50|ga_GNT=44 |win_STA=11|draw_STA=10|loss_STA=13|gf_STA=53|ga_STA=50 |win_MOU=11|draw_MOU=8|loss_MOU=15|gf_MOU=39|ga_MOU=45 |win_LOM=10|draw_LOM=11|loss_LOM=13|gf_LOM=46|ga_LOM=50 |win_WES=9|draw_WES=14|loss_WES=11|gf_WES=52|ga_WES=56 |win_CHA=9|draw_CHA=12|loss_CHA=13|gf_CHA=46|ga_CHA=57 |win_STV=8|draw_STV=13|loss_STV=13|gf_STV=32|ga_STV=45 |win_EEN=9|draw_EEN=9|loss_EEN=16|gf_EEN=51|ga_EEN=66 |win_BEV=7|draw_BEV=11|loss_BEV=16|gf_BEV=30|ga_BEV=48 |win_RWDM=8|draw_RWDM=7|loss_RWDM=19|gf_RWDM=39|ga_RWDM=74 |win_ANT=6|draw_ANT=7|loss_ANT=21|gf_ANT=38|ga_ANT=71
|col_CL=#b0ee90|text_CL=Qualified for [[1998–99 UEFA Champions League]] |note_res_CL=[[Club Brugge]] competed in the [[1998–99 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]] after losing their [[1998–99 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] Second Qualifying Round tie. |result1=CL |col_CWC=#f0e68c|text_CWC=Qualified for [[1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]] |result2=CWC |col_UC=#97deff|text_UC=Qualified for [[1998–99 UEFA Cup]] |result3=UC|result4=UC |col_IC=#ccffff|text_IC=Qualified for [[1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup]] |result5=IC|result11=IC |col_R=#ffb0b0|text_R=Relegated to [[Belgian Second Division|Division II]] |result17=R|result18=R |update=complete|source= }}
==Results== {{#invoke:sports results|main |matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey |team1=AAL|team2=AND|team3=ANT|team4=BEV|team5=CLU |team6=CHA|team7=EKE|team8=GNK|team9=GNT|team10=HAR |team11=LIE|team12=LOK|team13=LOM|team14=MOL|team15=MOU |team16=STV|team17=STA|team18=WES
|name_AAL=[[K.S.C. Eendracht Aalst|Eendracht Aalst]] |match_AAL_AND=2–3 |match_AAL_ANT=2–0 |match_AAL_BEV=3–0 |match_AAL_CLU=1–4 |match_AAL_CHA=7–2 |match_AAL_EKE=1–3 |match_AAL_GNK=1–1 |match_AAL_GNT=2–0 |match_AAL_HAR=3–2 |match_AAL_LIE=1–3 |match_AAL_LOK=1–5 |match_AAL_LOM=2–1 |match_AAL_MOL=0–2 |match_AAL_MOU=1–3 |match_AAL_STV=3–2 |match_AAL_STA=1–1 |match_AAL_WES=2–3
|name_AND=[[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]] |match_AND_AAL=3–1 |match_AND_ANT=2–2 |match_AND_BEV=2–0 |match_AND_CLU=0–1 |match_AND_CHA=3–1 |match_AND_EKE=4–0 |match_AND_GNK=0–2 |match_AND_GNT=2–2 |match_AND_HAR=1–0 |match_AND_LIE=2–0 |match_AND_LOK=5–0 |match_AND_LOM=2–0 |match_AND_MOL=0–2 |match_AND_MOU=1–2 |match_AND_STV=1–0 |match_AND_STA=2–0 |match_AND_WES=1–0
|name_ANT=[[R. Antwerp F.C.|Antwerp]] |match_ANT_AAL=1–1 |match_ANT_AND=0–1 |match_ANT_BEV=1–0 |match_ANT_CLU=0–1 |match_ANT_CHA=2–4 |match_ANT_EKE=3–2 |match_ANT_GNK=2–1 |match_ANT_GNT=0–0 |match_ANT_HAR=0–2 |match_ANT_LIE=3–2 |match_ANT_LOK=1–2 |match_ANT_LOM=2–1 |match_ANT_MOL=1–0 |match_ANT_MOU=1–2 |match_ANT_STV=0–4 |match_ANT_STA=3–5 |match_ANT_WES=0–0
|name_BEV=[[K.S.K. Beveren|Beveren]] |match_BEV_AAL=0–0 |match_BEV_AND=0–1 |match_BEV_ANT=0–2 |match_BEV_CLU=1–2 |match_BEV_CHA=1–0 |match_BEV_EKE=0–1 |match_BEV_GNK=0–2 |match_BEV_GNT=1–1 |match_BEV_HAR=1–0 |match_BEV_LIE=1–2 |match_BEV_LOK=3–0 |match_BEV_LOM=2–2 |match_BEV_MOL=1–0 |match_BEV_MOU=1–1 |match_BEV_STV=1–1 |match_BEV_STA=2–3 |match_BEV_WES=2–0
|name_CLU=[[Club Brugge]] |match_CLU_AAL=4–1 |match_CLU_AND=2–1 |match_CLU_ANT=3–2 |match_CLU_BEV=3–1 |match_CLU_CHA=3–2 |match_CLU_EKE=1–3 |match_CLU_GNK=2–0 |match_CLU_GNT=2–1 |match_CLU_HAR=2–1 |match_CLU_LIE=2–1 |match_CLU_LOK=5–0 |match_CLU_LOM=2–0 |match_CLU_MOL=4–1 |match_CLU_MOU=1–0 |match_CLU_STV=6–0 |match_CLU_STA=0–0 |match_CLU_WES=3–1
|name_CHA=[[R. Charleroi S.C.|Charleroi]] |match_CHA_AAL=1–1 |match_CHA_AND=3–0 |match_CHA_ANT=2–1 |match_CHA_BEV=0–0 |match_CHA_CLU=2–2 |match_CHA_EKE=3–2 |match_CHA_GNK=1–2 |match_CHA_GNT=1–1 |match_CHA_HAR=3–3 |match_CHA_LIE=3–0 |match_CHA_LOK=2–0 |match_CHA_LOM=1–2 |match_CHA_MOL=1–1 |match_CHA_MOU=3–0 |match_CHA_STV=0–0 |match_CHA_STA=2–1 |match_CHA_WES=1–1
|name_EKE=[[K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot|Germinal Ekeren]] |match_EKE_AAL=2–3 |match_EKE_AND=1–0 |match_EKE_ANT=2–0 |match_EKE_BEV=1–1 |match_EKE_CLU=2–2 |match_EKE_CHA=5–0 |match_EKE_GNK=4–3 |match_EKE_GNT=1–3 |match_EKE_HAR=0–2 |match_EKE_LIE=1–1 |match_EKE_LOK=4–2 |match_EKE_LOM=1–0 |match_EKE_MOL=3–1 |match_EKE_MOU=2–2 |match_EKE_STV=1–0 |match_EKE_STA=0–3 |match_EKE_WES=1–0
|name_GNK=[[K.R.C. Genk|Genk]] |match_GNK_AAL=3–2 |match_GNK_AND=2–1 |match_GNK_ANT=1–1 |match_GNK_BEV=3–0 |match_GNK_CLU=3–0 |match_GNK_CHA=4–0 |match_GNK_EKE=4–2 |match_GNK_GNT=2–1 |match_GNK_HAR=1–0 |match_GNK_LIE=1–3 |match_GNK_LOK=1–0 |match_GNK_LOM=3–0 |match_GNK_MOL=3–0 |match_GNK_MOU=0–2 |match_GNK_STV=0–0 |match_GNK_STA=1–1 |match_GNK_WES=5–5
|name_GNT=[[K.A.A. Gent|Gent]] |match_GNT_AAL=0–0 |match_GNT_AND=1–1 |match_GNT_ANT=0–0 |match_GNT_BEV=3–2 |match_GNT_CLU=0–4 |match_GNT_CHA=3–1 |match_GNT_EKE=0–2 |match_GNT_GNK=1–2 |match_GNT_HAR=0–0 |match_GNT_LIE=1–0 |match_GNT_LOK=1–1 |match_GNT_LOM=2–0 |match_GNT_MOL=3–4 |match_GNT_MOU=0–0 |match_GNT_STV=1–1 |match_GNT_STA=4–1 |match_GNT_WES=6–0
|name_HAR=[[K.R.C. Zuid-West-Vlaanderen|Harelbeke]] |match_HAR_AAL=2–1 |match_HAR_AND=1–1 |match_HAR_ANT=3–1 |match_HAR_BEV=1–1 |match_HAR_CLU=0–1 |match_HAR_CHA=0–0 |match_HAR_EKE=3–1 |match_HAR_GNK=2–0 |match_HAR_GNT=3–0 |match_HAR_LIE=0–2 |match_HAR_LOK=3–2 |match_HAR_LOM=1–1 |match_HAR_MOL=4–1 |match_HAR_MOU=5–1 |match_HAR_STV=3–1 |match_HAR_STA=2–0 |match_HAR_WES=0–0
|name_LIE=[[Lierse S.K. (1906)|Lierse]] |match_LIE_AAL=1–1 |match_LIE_AND=0–1 |match_LIE_ANT=2–1 |match_LIE_BEV=2–0 |match_LIE_CLU=2–4 |match_LIE_CHA=1–1 |match_LIE_EKE=1–1 |match_LIE_GNK=1–2 |match_LIE_GNT=1–2 |match_LIE_HAR=1–1 |match_LIE_LOK=3–0 |match_LIE_LOM=1–4 |match_LIE_MOL=1–1 |match_LIE_MOU=2–0 |match_LIE_STV=1–0 |match_LIE_STA=3–1 |match_LIE_WES=3–1
|name_LOK=[[K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen|Lokeren]] |match_LOK_AAL=4–1 |match_LOK_AND=2–1 |match_LOK_ANT=5–0 |match_LOK_BEV=1–2 |match_LOK_CLU=1–1 |match_LOK_CHA=3–2 |match_LOK_EKE=1–3 |match_LOK_GNK=1–5 |match_LOK_GNT=3–2 |match_LOK_HAR=1–0 |match_LOK_LIE=4–2 |match_LOK_LOM=2–1 |match_LOK_MOL=5–0 |match_LOK_MOU=2–1 |match_LOK_STV=0–2 |match_LOK_STA=1–3 |match_LOK_WES=3–0
|name_LOM=[[K.F.C. Lommel S.K.|Lommel]] |match_LOM_AAL=2–2 |match_LOM_AND=2–2 |match_LOM_ANT=5–2 |match_LOM_BEV=3–1 |match_LOM_CLU=1–1 |match_LOM_CHA=2–1 |match_LOM_EKE=1–1 |match_LOM_GNK=3–1 |match_LOM_GNT=0–1 |match_LOM_HAR=0–0 |match_LOM_LIE=1–2 |match_LOM_LOK=1–5 |match_LOM_MOL=3–1 |match_LOM_MOU=1–0 |match_LOM_STV=1–1 |match_LOM_STA=2–2 |match_LOM_WES=2–1
|name_MOL=[[R.W.D. Molenbeek (1909)|Molenbeek]] |match_MOL_AAL=1–1 |match_MOL_AND=2–2 |match_MOL_ANT=2–0 |match_MOL_BEV=1–1 |match_MOL_CLU=0–2 |match_MOL_CHA=1–2 |match_MOL_EKE=0–4 |match_MOL_GNK=1–1 |match_MOL_GNT=0–2 |match_MOL_HAR=0–1 |match_MOL_LIE=0–3 |match_MOL_LOK=5–1 |match_MOL_LOM=1–2 |match_MOL_MOU=2–1 |match_MOL_STV=2–0 |match_MOL_STA=1–4 |match_MOL_WES=1–2
|name_MOU=[[R.E. Mouscron|Mouscron]] |match_MOU_AAL=2–0 |match_MOU_AND=2–2 |match_MOU_ANT=2–0 |match_MOU_BEV=1–1 |match_MOU_CLU=0–1 |match_MOU_CHA=0–0 |match_MOU_EKE=0–1 |match_MOU_GNK=0–2 |match_MOU_GNT=1–1 |match_MOU_HAR=1–0 |match_MOU_LIE=2–0 |match_MOU_LOK=1–3 |match_MOU_LOM=2–1 |match_MOU_MOL=4–0 |match_MOU_STV=1–3 |match_MOU_STA=3–2 |match_MOU_WES=0–2
|name_STV=[[K. Sint-Truidense V.V.|Sint-Truiden]] |match_STV_AAL=2–0 |match_STV_AND=1–1 |match_STV_ANT=1–0 |match_STV_BEV=0–0 |match_STV_CLU=0–2 |match_STV_CHA=2–0 |match_STV_EKE=2–0 |match_STV_GNK=0–2 |match_STV_GNT=3–3 |match_STV_HAR=1–2 |match_STV_LIE=0–5 |match_STV_LOK=2–2 |match_STV_LOM=0–0 |match_STV_MOL=1–1 |match_STV_MOU=1–0 |match_STV_STA=0–0 |match_STV_WES=0–0
|name_STA=[[Standard Liège]] |match_STA_AAL=3–0 |match_STA_AND=1–2 |match_STA_ANT=2–2 |match_STA_BEV=1–2 |match_STA_CLU=0–3 |match_STA_CHA=2–0 |match_STA_EKE=0–2 |match_STA_GNK=3–0 |match_STA_GNT=3–3 |match_STA_HAR=0–1 |match_STA_LIE=0–0 |match_STA_LOK=1–3 |match_STA_LOM=1–0 |match_STA_MOL=4–0 |match_STA_MOU=1–1 |match_STA_STV=2–0 |match_STA_WES=2–2
|name_WES=[[K.V.C. Westerlo|Westerlo]] |match_WES_AAL=0–3 |match_WES_AND=2–2 |match_WES_ANT=5–2 |match_WES_BEV=3–0 |match_WES_CLU=2–2 |match_WES_CHA=1–1 |match_WES_EKE=1–1 |match_WES_GNK=0–2 |match_WES_GNT=0–1 |match_WES_HAR=2–2 |match_WES_LIE=1–1 |match_WES_LOK=3–3 |match_WES_LOM=1–1 |match_WES_MOL=5–1 |match_WES_MOU=2–1 |match_WES_STV=4–1 |match_WES_STA=2–0
|update=complete|source= }}
==Top goal scorers== {| class="wikitable" |- !Scorer !Goals !Team |- |{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Branko Strupar]] |style="text-align:center;"|22 |[[K.R.C. Genk|Racing Genk]] |- |{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Tomasz Radzinski]] |style="text-align:center;"|19 |[[K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot|Germinal Ekeren]] |- |{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Peter Lassen (footballer)|Peter Lässen]] |style="text-align:center;"|15 |[[K.S.C. Eendracht Aalst|Eendracht Aalst]] |- |{{flagicon|BEL}} Gunther Hofmans |style="text-align:center;"|15 |[[K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot|Germinal Ekeren]] |- |{{flagicon|GUI}} [[Souleymane Oularé]] |style="text-align:center;"|14 |[[K.R.C. Genk|Racing Genk]] |}
==Attendances==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" ! No. !! style="text-align:left;" | Club !! Average attendance !! Change !! Highest |- | 1 || style="text-align:left;" | Anderlecht || 21,353 || 10,3% || 28,161 |- | 2 || style="text-align:left;" | Club Brugge || 12,706 || -3,4% || 16,000 |- | 3 || style="text-align:left;" | Standard de Liège || 12,088 || -2,1% || 20,000 |- | 4 || style="text-align:left;" | Genk || 10,629 || 20,1% || 17,000 |- | 5 || style="text-align:left;" | Lierse || 8,118 || -5,8% || 14,000 |- | 6 || style="text-align:left;" | Mouscron || 7,476 || -4,1% || 9,000 |- | 7 || style="text-align:left;" | STVV || 7,382 || -11,0% || 13,500 |- | 8 || style="text-align:left;" | Gent || 7,294 || -0,9% || 16,000 |- | 9 || style="text-align:left;" | Eendracht Aalst || 6,982 || 4,5% || 9,000 |- | 10 || style="text-align:left;" | Lommel || 6,529 || -5,1% || 12,500 |- | 11 || style="text-align:left;" | Westerlo || 6,312 || 109,2% || 10,500 |- | 12 || style="text-align:left;" | Charleroi || 6,088 || 4,3% || 14,000 |- | 13 || style="text-align:left;" | Beveren || 5,512 || 71,9% || 9,000 |- | 14 || style="text-align:left;" | Lokeren || 5,265 || -9,6% || 13,000 |- | 15 || style="text-align:left;" | Harelbeke || 5,176 || -3,3% || 9,000 |- | 16 || style="text-align:left;" | Germinal Beerschot || 4,912 || 16,8% || 8,000 |- | 17 || style="text-align:left;" | Molenbeek || 4,647 || -15,1% || 8,000 |- | 18 || style="text-align:left;" | Antwerp || 3,941 || -38,5% || 7,000 |}
<small>Source:<ref>https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/bel/avebel98.htm</ref></small>
==See also== *[[1997–98 in Belgian football]]
==References== {{Reflist}} *{{in lang|fr}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20060130042806/http://www.sport.be/fr/jupilerleague/archief/ Sport.be website] – Archive
{{Belgian Pro League}} {{1997–98 in European Football (UEFA)}} {{1997–98 in Belgian football}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1997-98 Belgian First Division}} [[Category:Belgian Pro League seasons]] [[Category:1997–98 in European association football leagues|Belgian]] [[Category:1997–98 in Belgian football leagues|1]] [[Category:Long stubs with short prose]]
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