1997–98 Serie A


The 1997–98 Serie A saw Juventus win their 25th national title, with Internazionale placing second; both teams qualified for the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League. Udinese, Roma, Fiorentina, Parma qualified for the 1998–99 UEFA Cup. Lazio qualified for the UEFA Cup Winners Cup courtesy of winning the Coppa Italia. Bologna and Sampdoria qualified for the 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup. Brescia, Atalanta, Lecce and Napoli were relegated to Serie B.
The season was marked by controversy after a clear penalty claim for Internazionale was not awarded in a match that Juventus won 1–0; the decision drew widespread criticism and remains a notable incident of the campaign.

Teams and stadiums

TeamHome cityStadiumCapacity
AtalantaBergamoStadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Bari*BariStadio San Nicola
BolognaBolognaStadio Renato Dall'Ara
Brescia*BresciaStadio Mario Rigamonti
Empoli*EmpoliStadio Carlo Castellani
FiorentinaFlorenceStadio Artemio Franchi
InternazionaleMilanSan Siro
JuventusTurinStadio delle Alpi
LazioRomeStadio Olimpico
Lecce*LecceStadio Via del Mare
MilanMilanSan Siro
NapoliNaplesStadio San Paolo
ParmaParmaStadio Ennio Tardini
PiacenzaPiacenzaStadio Leonardo Garilli
RomaRomeStadio Olimpico
SampdoriaGenoaStadio Luigi Ferraris
UdineseUdineStadio Friuli2
VicenzaVicenzaStadio Romeo Menti

Promoted from Serie B.

League table


Attendances

Source:
#ClubAvg. attendance
1Internazionale67,825
2AC Milan54,432
3AS Roma52,813
4Juventus FC47,347
5SS Lazio46,058
6SSC Napoli37,600
7ACF Fiorentina34,174
8Bologna FC32,270
9AS Bari26,415
10UC Sampdoria24,482
11Udinese Calcio23,492
12Parma AC22,385
13Atalanta BC18,709
14US Lecce17,097
15Vicenza Calcio17,004
16Brescia Calcio13,779
17Empoli FC12,523
18Piacenza Calcio12,477