1997–98 Mexican Primera División season

Liga MX

Season	1997-98
Champions	Invierno 1997: Cruz Azul (8th Title) Verano 1998: Toluca (4th Title)
Relegated	Veracruz
← 1996-97 Invierno 1998 →

The 1997-98 Primera División de México (Mexican First Division) was the 56th professional season of Mexico's top-flight football league. The season began on Friday, July 25, 1997, and ended on April 6, 1998.

UANL was promoted to the Mexico Primera División as Pachuca was relegated to the Primera División A.

Torneo Invierno

"Invierno 1997" began on Friday, July 25, 1997, and ran until October 26 not including the playoffs. In the final Cruz Azul defeated León and became champions for the 8th time.

Final Standings (groups)

Group 1

	Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Points
1.	León	17	9	5	3	30	22	+8	32
2.	Atlante F.C.	17	8	6	3	26	17	+9	30
3.	Veracruz	17	5	6	6	19	25	-6	21
4.	Celaya	17	5	5	7	21	26	-5	20
5.	Puebla	17	5	4	8	20	27	-7	19

Group 2

	Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Points
1.	Cruz Azul	17	8	7	2	29	16	+13	31
2.	Guadalajara	17	8	5	4	28	24	+4	29
3.	Monterrey	17	6	4	7	22	22	0	22
4.	Toluca	17	5	4	8	21	21	0	19
5.	UANL	17	5	3	9	20	26	-6	18

Group 3

	Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Points
1.	Morelia	17	7	7	3	25	19	+6	28
2.	Toros Neza	17	6	5	6	29	29	0	23
3.	UNAM	17	3	7	7	26	30	-4	16
4.	Santos	17	3	7	7	22	31	-9	16

Group 4

	Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Points
1.	América	17	8	5	4	27	19	+8	29
2.	Atlas	17	6	5	6	28	26	+2	23
3.	Necaxa	17	4	6	7	26	31	-5	18
4.	Tecos	17	3	7	7	19	27	-8	16

	Teams directly qualified to the Liguilla

Final Standings (general)

	Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Points
1.	León	17	9	5	3	30	22	+8	32
2.	Cruz Azul	17	8	7	2	29	16	+13	31
3.	Atlante F.C.	17	8	6	3	26	17	+9	30
4.	América	17	8	5	4	27	19	+8	29
5.	Guadalajara	17	8	5	4	28	24	+4	29
6.	Morelia	17	7	7	3	25	19	+6	28
7.	Atlas	17	6	5	6	28	26	+2	23
8.	Toros Neza	17	6	5	6	29	29	0	23
9.	Monterrey	17	6	4	7	22	22	0	22
10.	Veracruz	17	5	6	6	19	25	-6	21
11.	Celaya	17	5	5	7	21	26	-5	20
12.	Toluca	17	5	4	8	21	21	0	19
13.	Puebla	17	5	4	8	20	27	-7	19
14.	Necaxa	17	4	6	7	26	31	-5	18
15.	UANL	17	5	3	9	20	26	-6	18
16.	UNAM	17	3	7	7	26	30	-4	16
17.	Tecos	17	3	7	7	19	27	-8	16
18.	Santos	17	3	7	7	22	31	-9	16

Top scorers

Goals scored throughout the entire tournament including Repechaje, Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Finals.

Pos.	Nat.	Player	Team	Goals
1		Carlos Hermosillo	Cruz Azul	14
2		Luis García	Atlante	13
3		Jesús Olalde	Pumas	10
		Ricardo Peláez	America	10
5		Daniel Guzmán	Atlas	9
		Germán Arangio	Toros Neza	9
7		Gustavo Nápoles	Guadalajara	8
		Julio César Yegros	Cruz Azul	8
		Antonio Mohamed	Toros Neza	8
10		Sigifredo Mercado	Leon	7
		Jared Borgetti	Santos	7
		Claudio Da Silva	Morelia	7
		José Saturnino Cardozo	Toluca	7
		Claudio Núñez	UANL	7
		Juan Ramón Fleita	Toros Neza	7
		Carlos Pavón	Necaxa	7

Playoffs

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	5	Guadalajara	1	0	1
	4	América	3	1	4
								2	Cruz Azul	1	1	2
								3	Atlante F.C.	1	0	1
	6	Morelia	0	0	0
	3	Atlante F.C.	0	1	1
															2	Cruz Azul	1	1	2
															1	Léon	0	1	1
	7	Atlas	0	1	1
	2	Cruz Azul	1	4	5
								4	América	1	1	2
								1	Léon	0	3	3
	8	Toros Neza	1	3	4
	1	Léon	0	6	6

Invierno 1997 winners:
Cruz Azul 8th Title

Torneo Verano

"Verano 1998" began on Saturday, January 3, 1998, and ran until April 6. In the final Club Toluca defeated Necaxa and became champions for the 4th time on May 10.

Final Standings (groups)

Group 1

	Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Points
1.	Atlante F.C.	17	5	8	4	19	18	+1	23
2.	Puebla	17	4	6	7	23	30	-7	18
3.	León	17	4	5	8	20	32	-12	17
4.	Celaya	17	3	6	8	13	23	-10	15
5.	Veracruz	17	3	5	9	20	29	-9	14

Group 2

	Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Points
1.	Toluca	17	10	3	4	39	25	+14	33
2.	Cruz Azul	17	8	6	3	32	18	+14	30
3.	UANL	17	7	2	8	15	22	-7	23
4.	Guadalajara	17	5	4	8	19	17	+2	19
5.	Monterrey	17	4	6	7	20	25	-5	18

Group 3

	Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Points
1.	Santos	17	8	2	7	24	22	+2	26
2.	Toros Neza	17	7	3	7	21	24	-3	24
3.	Morelia	17	5	6	6	26	30	-4	21
4.	UNAM	17	6	3	8	23	28	-5	21

Group 4

	Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Points
1.	Necaxa	17	10	2	5	34	18	+16	32
2.	Atlas	17	9	3	5	29	23	+6	30
3.	Tecos	17	9	3	5	23	21	+2	30
4.	América	17	7	5	5	27	22	+5	26

	Teams directly qualified to the Liguilla
	Teams qualified for the Repechaje

Final Standings (general)

	Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Points
1.	Toluca	17	10	3	4	39	25	+14	33
2.	Necaxa	17	10	2	5	34	18	+16	32
3.	Cruz Azul	17	8	6	3	32	18	+14	30
4.	Atlas	17	9	3	5	29	23	+6	30
5.	Tecos	17	9	3	5	23	21	+2	30
6.	América	17	7	5	5	27	22	+5	26
7.	Santos	17	8	2	7	24	22	+2	26
8.	Toros Neza	17	7	3	7	21	24	-3	24
9.	Atlante F.C.	17	5	8	4	19	18	+1	23
10.	UANL	17	7	2	8	15	22	-7	23
11.	Morelia	17	5	6	6	26	30	-4	21
12.	UNAM	17	6	3	8	23	28	-5	21
13.	Guadalajara	17	5	4	8	19	17	+2	19
14.	Monterrey	17	4	6	7	20	25	-5	18
15.	Puebla	17	4	6	7	23	30	-7	18
16.	León	17	4	5	8	20	32	-12	17
17.	Celaya	17	3	6	8	13	23	-10	15
18.	Veracruz	17	3	5	9	20	29	-9	14

Top scorers

Goals scored throughout the entire tournament including Repechaje, Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Finals.

Pos.	Nat.	Player	Team	Goals
1		José Saturnino Cardozo	Toluca	18
2		Pedro Pineda	Necaxa	11
		Carlos Hermosillo	Cruz Azul	11
		Claudio Da Silva	Morelia	11
5		José Manuel Abundis	Toluca	10
		Hugo Norberto Castillo	Atlas	10
7		Luis Hernández	Necaxa	9
		Ruben Da Silva	Tecos	9
9		Jesús Olalde	Pumas	8
10		Ricardo Peláez	America	7
		Cuauhtémoc Blanco	Necaxa	7
		Jared Borgetti	Santos	7
		Daniel Guzmán	Atlas	7
		Carlos Muñoz	Puebla	7
		Germán Arangio	Toros Neza	7
		Martín Felix Ubaldi	Atlante	7

Playoffs

	Repechaje							Qualifiers
	15	Puebla	2	1	3
	5	Tecos	1	4	5			5	Tecos
	8	Toros Neza	1	2	3			6	América
	6	América	2	4	6

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	9	Atlante F.C.	0	1	1
	1	Toluca	1	5	6
								4	Atlas	1	1	2
								2	Necaxa	2	1	3
	7	Santos	0	1	1
	2	Necaxa	0	2	2
															2	Necaxa	2	2	4
															1	Toluca	1	5	6
	5	Tecos	2	2	4
	4	Atlas	1	4	5
								6	América	0	1	1
								1	Toluca	1	2	3
	6	América	2	1	3
	3	Cruz Azul	1	1	2

Verano 1998 winners:
Toluca 4th Title

External links

• Mediotiempo.com (where information was obtained)