The 1997–98 Segunda División season saw 22 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. Deportivo Alavés won the league. Deportivo Alavés, CF Extremadura and Villarreal CF were promoted to Primera División. Elche CF, Real Jaén, Xerez CD and Levante UD were relegated to Segunda División B.
The league was expanded to 22 teams due to reduction of Primera División to 20 teams.
Teams
Team Home city Stadium Albacete Albacete Carlos Belmonte Alavés Vitoria-Gasteiz Mendizorrotza Atlético Madrid B Majadahonda Cerro del Espino Badajoz Badajoz El Vivero Eibar Eibar Ipurua Elche Elche Martínez Valero Extremadura Almendralejo Francisco de la Hera Hércules Alicante José Rico Pérez Real Jaén Jaén La Victoria Las Palmas Las Palmas Insular Leganés Leganés Luis Rodríguez de Miguel Levante Valencia Nou Estadi Lleida Lleida Camp d'Esports Logroñés Logroño Las Gaunas Numancia Soria Los Pajaritos Osasuna Pamplona El Sadar Ourense Ourense O Couto Rayo Vallecano Madrid Vallecas Sevilla Seville Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Toledo Toledo Salto del Caballo Villarreal Villarreal El Madrigal Xerez Jerez de la Frontera Chapín
Leganés played their matches at Municipal de Butarque from February 14'th, 1998.
Teams by Autonomous Community
Autonomous communityNumber of teamsTeams14Elche, Hércules, Levante, Villarreal23Real Jaén, Sevilla, Xerez3Atlético Madrid B, Leganés, Rayo Vallecano42Alavés, Eibar2Albacete, Toledo2Badajoz, Extremadura71Las Palmas1Numancia1Lleida1Ourense1Logroñés1Osasuna
Final table
Results
Promotion playoff
First leg
Second leg
References