1997–98 Slovenian Third League
# 1997–98 Slovenian Third League

The 1997–98 Slovenian Third League was the sixth season of the Slovenian Third League, the third highest level in the Slovenian football system.

## League standings

### East

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Pohorje (C, P) | 26 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 82 | 27 | +55 | 64 | Promotion to Slovenian Second League |
| 2 | Bakovci | 26 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 71 | 28 | +43 | 63 | Qualification to Play-offs |
| 3 | Črenšovci | 26 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 64 | 39 | +25 | 49 | |
| 4 | Paloma | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 58 | 32 | +26 | 46 | |
| 5 | Goričanka | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 50 | 43 | +7 | 40 | |
| 6 | Dravinja | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 34 | |
| 7 | Šoštanj | 26 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 45 | 50 | −5 | 31 | |
| 8 | Odranci | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 41 | 47 | −6 | 31 | |
| 9 | Zreče | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 41 | −18 | 31 | |
| 10 | Pobrežje | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 60 | −28 | 29 | |
| 11 | Turnišče | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 27 | |
| 12 | Kungota | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 56 | −23 | 27 | |
| 13 | Gornji Lakoš | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 32 | 61 | −29 | 21 | |
| 14 | Kovinar Maribor | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 50 | −28 | 19 | |

### West

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Tabor Sežana (C, P) | 25 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 63 | 13 | +50 | 62 | Promotion to Slovenian Second League |
| 2 | Svoboda | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 41 | 21 | +20 | 42 | Qualification to Play-offs |
| 3 | Ankaran | 25 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 40 | |
| 4 | Idrija | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 17 | +17 | 37 | |
| 5 | Kolpa | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 35 | |
| 6 | Ilirska Bistrica | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 34 | |
| 7 | Bled | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 34 | |
| 8 | Brda | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 33 | |
| 9 | Branik Šmarje | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 33 | |
| 10 | Litija | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 52 | −26 | 26 | |
| 11 | Bilje | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 40 | −20 | 22 | |
| 12 | Komenda | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 42 | −19 | 21 | |
| 13 | Naklo Triglav (R) | 25 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 22 | 67 | −45 | 14 | Relegation to Slovenian Regional Leagues |
| 14 | Piran (R) | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 28 | Relegation to Slovenian Regional Leagues |

* ↑ 5 points deducted
