La Liga Top scorers - Spain 1997/1998
The winning top scorer in La Liga (Primera División), Spain during the season 1997/1998 was Christian Vieri with 24 goals scored. Below you find the list of the highest goal scorers during the season. You can also find all hat-tricks scored during the season.
Primera División best goal scorers 1997/1998
Below is the final top scorer list for the La Liga 1997/1998, including the 22 players who scored the most goals during the season.
| # | Player, Team | Nationality | Age | GoalsGoals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Christian Vieri Atlético Madrid |
Italy | 24 |
24
|
| 2. |
Rivaldo Barcelona |
Brazil | 26 |
19
|
| 3. |
Luis Enrique Barcelona |
Spain | 28 |
18
|
| 4. |
Darko Kovacevic Real Sociedad |
Serbia | 24 |
17
|
| 5. |
Lyuboslav Penev Compostela |
Bulgaria | 31 |
16
|
| 6. |
Pauleta Salamanca |
Portugal | 25 |
15
|
| 7. |
Fernando Correa Racing Santander |
Uruguay | 24 |
14
|
| 8. |
Alen Peternac Real Valladolid |
Croatia | 26 |
13
|
|
Gabriel Amato Mallorca |
Argentina | 27 |
13
|
|
|
Juan Esnaider Espanyol |
Argentina | 25 |
13
|
|
| 11. |
Adrian Ilie Valencia |
Romania | 24 |
12
|
|
Claudio López Valencia |
Argentina | 23 |
12
|
|
|
Fernando Morientes Real Madrid |
Spain | 22 |
12
|
|
|
Meho Kodro Tenerife |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 31 |
12
|
|
| 15. |
Joseba Etxeberria Athletic Bilbao |
Spain | 20 |
11
|
| 16. |
Alfonso Pérez Real Betis |
Spain | 25 |
10
|
|
Davor Suker Real Madrid |
Croatia | 30 |
10
|
|
|
Gaizka Mendieta Valencia |
Spain | 24 |
10
|
|
|
Predrag Mijatovic Real Madrid |
 |
29 |
10
|
|
|
Raúl Real Madrid |
Spain | 20 |
10
|
|
|
Sonny Anderson Barcelona |
Brazil | 27 |
10
|
|
|
Vladimir Beschastnykh Racing Santander |
Russia | 24 |
10
|
The age of the players is when the season ended at 16 May 1998
Scored hat-tricks in La Liga, season 1997/1998
In total there were 8 scored hat-tricks during the season 1997/1998 in La Liga, Spain. All players scoring these hat-tricks (or more than 3 goals), and the matches they scored it in, are listed here.
| Player, Team | Match | GoalsGoals |
|---|---|---|
| Romano Sion Compostela |
Deportivo La Coruña - Compostela 2-6 Sun 10 may 1998 |
3 16', 50', 55' |
| Fernando Correa Racing Santander |
Athletic Bilbao - Racing Santander 4-3 Sun 29 march 1998 |
3 2', 14', 78' |
| Christian Vieri Atlético Madrid |
Salamanca - Atlético Madrid 5-4 Sat 21 march 1998 |
4 11', 43', 82', 84' |
| Adrian Ilie Valencia |
Valencia - Racing Santander 6-1 Sun 25 january 1998 |
3 3', 29', 71' |
| Pauleta Salamanca |
Salamanca - Deportivo La Coruña 4-1 Sun 7 december 1997 |
3 65', 70', 89' |
| Finidi George Real Betis |
Real Betis - Tenerife 3-0 Sun 7 december 1997 |
3 10', 25', 38' |
| Christian Vieri Atlético Madrid |
Real Zaragoza - Atlético Madrid 1-5 Sun 19 october 1997 |
3 19', 39', 63' |
| Fernando Correa Racing Santander |
Racing Santander - Sporting Gijon 4-1 Sun 5 october 1997 |
3 7', 25', 85' |
The first game in La Liga the season 1997/1998 was played 30 August 1997, and the season ended 16 May 1998.