1997–98 Slovenian PrvaLiga
# 1997–98 Slovenian PrvaLiga

The 1997–98 Slovenian PrvaLiga season started on 3 August 1997 and ended on 7 June 1998. Each team played a total of 36 matches.

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Maribor (C) | 36 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 69 | 34 | +35 | 76 | Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Mura | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 63 | 42 | +21 | 67 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 3 | Gorica | 36 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 64 | 36 | +28 | 65 | |
| 4 | Primorje | 36 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 63 | 49 | +14 | 57 | |
| 5 | Olimpija | 36 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 59 | 55 | +4 | 51 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round |
| 6 | Celje | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 49 | |
| 7 | Rudar Velenje | 36 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 43 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round |
| 8 | Korotan Prevalje | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 59 | −28 | 39 | |
| 9 | Beltinci (O) | 36 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 44 | 73 | −29 | 34 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 10 | SET Vevče (R) | 36 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 37 | 83 | −46 | 19 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |

### Relegation play-offs

Beltinci won 5–1 on aggregate.

Domžale won 4–2 on aggregate.

## Results

Every team plays four times against their opponents, twice at home and twice on the road, for a total of 36 matches.

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ismet Ekmečić | Olimpija | 21 |
| 2 | Faik Kamberović | Celje | 17 |
| 3 | Štefan Škaper | Mura | 16 |
| 4 | Anton Žlogar | Primorje | 15 |
| 5 | Novica Nikčević | Gorica | 14 |
| 6 | Dejan Kečan | Beltinci | 13 |
| 7 | Goran Gutalj | Mura | 12 |
| 7 | Patrik Ipavec | Primorje | 12 |
| 9 | Wanderson de Paul Somalia | Celje | 10 |
| 9 | Marko Kmetec | Maribor | 10 |
