16 teams participated in the 1997–98 Egyptian Premier League season. The first team in the league was the champion, and qualified to CAF Champions League, while the runner up qualified to the CAF Cup. The season started on 27 September 1997 and concluded on 9 June 1998. Al Ahly won the league for the 27th time in the club's history.:ar:الدوري المصري الممتاز 1997–98
League table
Top goalscorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Abdel Hamid BassiounyZamalek152 Ahmed SaryAl Ittihad13 3 Mohamed Salah Abo GreshaIsmaily 124 Abdel Naser MohamedEl Mokawloon85 Emad ShakerAswan7
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