Ligue 1 1997-98
France · Champions: RC Lens · 2.36 goals per game
League table
Final 1997-98 standings: 18 teams, sorted by points, then goal difference. RC Lens scored most, 55 goals.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RC Lens | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 55 | 30 | +25 | 68 |
| 2 | Metz | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 68 |
| 3 | AS Monaco | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 59 |
| 4 | Olympique de Marseille | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 47 | 27 | +20 | 57 |
| 5 | Bordeaux | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 56 |
| 6 | Olympique Lyonnais | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 53 |
| 7 | Auxerre | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 51 |
| 8 | Paris Saint-Germain | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 50 |
| 9 | Bastia | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 50 |
| 10 | Le Havre | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 44 |
| 11 | Nantes | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 35 | 41 | -6 | 41 |
| 12 | Montpellier | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 32 | 42 | -10 | 41 |
| 13 | RC Strasbourg | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 39 | 43 | -4 | 37 |
| 14 | Stade Rennais | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 36 | 48 | -12 | 36 |
| 15 | Toulouse | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 46 | -20 | 36 |
| 16 | Guingamp | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 42 | -12 | 35 |
| 17 | Châteauroux | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 31 | 59 | -28 | 31 |
| 18 | AS Cannes | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 32 | 59 | -27 | 28 |
Column key
- P
- matches played
- W
- matches won
- D
- matches drawn
- L
- matches lost
- GF
- Goals for: goals scored
- GA
- Goals against: goals conceded
- GD
- Goal difference: goals scored minus goals conceded
- Pts
- Points: 3 for a win, 1 for a draw
- xGF
- Expected goals for: how many goals the chances created were worth
- xGA
- Expected goals against: how many goals the chances conceded were worth
- xGD
- Expected goal difference: xGF minus xGA
- Form
- Recent results (W win, D draw, L loss), most recent last
Player statistics for Ligue 1 in 1997-98 are not shown — only the final table.