1997–98 Mexican Primera División season

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.

Primera División de México
Season1997–98
Champions
RelegatedVeracruz
Champions' Cup
Copa Libertadores
Matches played338
Goals scored958 (2.83 per match)
Top goalscorer

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

Overview

Teams
Location of the 1997-98 Primera División teams
Team City Stadium
América Mexico City Azteca
Atlante Mexico City Azteca
Atlas Guadalajara, Jalisco Jalisco
Atlético Morelia Morelia, Michoacán Morelos
Celaya Celaya, Guanajuato Miguel Alemán Valdés
Cruz Azul Mexico City Azul
Guadalajara Guadalajara, Jalisco Jalisco
León León, Guanajuato León
Monterrey Monterrey, Nuevo León Tecnológico
Necaxa Mexico City Azteca
Puebla Puebla, Puebla Cuauhtémoc
Santos Laguna Torreón, Coahuila Corona
Toluca Toluca, State of Mexico Nemesio Díez
Toros Neza Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico Neza 86
UAG Zapopan, Jalisco Tres de Marzo
UANL San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León Universitario
UNAM Mexico City Olímpico Universitario
Veracruz Veracruz, Veracruz Luis "Pirata" Fuente

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
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 León 17 9 5 3 30 22 +8 32 Qualified directly to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Atlante 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
Source: MedioTiempo

Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cruz Azul 17 8 7 2 29 16 +13 31 Qualified directly to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
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
Source: MedioTiempo

Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Atlético Morelia 17 7 7 3 25 19 +6 28 Qualified directly to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Toros Neza 17 6 5 6 29 29 0 23
3 UNAM 17 3 7 7 26 30 −4 16
4 Santos Laguna 17 3 7 7 22 31 −9 16
Source: MedioTiempo

Group 4
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 América 17 8 5 4 27 19 +8 29 Qualified directly to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Atlas 17 6 5 6 28 26 +2 23
3 Necaxa 17 4 6 7 26 31 −5 18
4 UAG 17 3 7 7 19 27 −8 16
Source: MedioTiempo

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 León 17 9 5 3 30 22 +8 32 Advance to Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Cruz Azul (C) 17 8 7 2 29 16 +13 31
3 Atlante 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 Atlético 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 UAG 17 3 7 7 19 27 −8 16
18 Santos Laguna 17 3 7 7 22 31 −9 16
Source: MedioTiempo
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Highest relegation coefficient; 7) Fair Play points
(C) Champion.

Results
Home \ Away AME ATE ATS ATM CEL CAZ GDL LEO MTY NEC PUE SAN TOL TRN UAG UNL UNM VER
América — – 0–2 1–1 – – – 2–3 1–0 – 4–0 2–1 4–2 1–1 – 3–1 – –
Atlante 2–1 — 2–0 1–1 – – – 3–1 1–0 – 2–2 – – 2–1 – 2–0 – –
Atlas – – — 4–2 – – – 2–3 2–1 – 2–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 – –
Atlético Morelia – – – — 3–2 – – 1–1 2–1 – 1–0 6–3 1–0 3–0 0–0 0–0 – –
Celaya 1–1 0–1 2–1 – — 0–3 1–2 – – 1–3 – – 1–0 – – – 2–2 1–0
Cruz Azul 0–1 1–1 3–1 0–1 – — – 2–2 3–1 – 0–0 – – 2–2 – – – –
Guadalajara 1–2 3–2 2–1 1–1 – 1–1 — – 2–2 – – – – 3–1 – – – 1–1
León – – – – 1–2 – 3–2 — – 3–2 – 2–2 – – 2–0 1–0 2–0 3–1
Monterrey – – – – 1–1 – – 0–0 — 3–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–3 – –
Necaxa 2–2 2–2 3–3 2–0 – 1–3 0–1 – – — – – 1–1 – – – 2–2 1–1
Puebla – – – – 2–1 – 3–2 1–0 – 0–1 — 1–1 – – 1–1 2–1 3–2 –
Santos Laguna – 0–2 – – 0–0 1–1 3–1 – – 1–0 – — – – 1–2 – 4–3 1–1
Toluca – 1–1 – – – 2–3 0–0 1–2 – – 1–0 4–0 — – – 1–3 – 4–0
Toros Neza – – – – 2–1 – – 1–1 – 4–2 3–1 2–2 2–0 — 4–1 3–2 1–3 –
UAG 0–0 1–0 – – 3–4 0–2 2–3 – – 2–3 – – 1–2 – — – 2–2 1–1
UANL – – – – 1–1 0–1 1–2 – – 2–0 – 1–0 – – 1–1 — 2–4 2–1
UNAM 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 – 2–2 0–1 – 1–3 – – – 0–1 – – – — 1–1
Veracruz 1–0 2–2 2–1 2–1 – 0–2 – – 1–2 – 3–2 – – 1–0 – – – —
Updated to match(es) played on 26 October 1997. Source: RSSSF
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Only regular season goals listed.

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Luis García Atlante 12
2 Carlos Hermosillo Cruz Azul 10
Jesús Olalde UNAM
4 Germán Arangio Toros Neza 9
Daniel Guzmán Atlas
6 Gustavo Nápoles Guadalajara 8
7 Jared Borgetti Santos Laguna 7
José Cardozo Toluca
Claudinho Atlético Morelia
Juan Ramón Fleita Toros Neza
Antonio Mohamed Toros Neza
Sigifredo Mercado León
Claudio Núñez UANL
Carlos Pavón Necaxa
Ricardo Peláez América

Source: Liga MX

Playoffs

Bracket
  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                         
1 Léon 0 6 6  
8 Toros Neza 1 3 4  
  1 Léon 0 3 3  
  4 América 1 1 2  
4 América 3 1 4
5 Guadalajara 1 0 1  
  1 Léon 0 1 1
  2 Cruz Azul (asdet) 1 1 2
2 Cruz Azul 1 4 5  
7 Atlas 0 1 1  
  2 Cruz Azul 1 1 2
  3 Atlante 1 0 1  
3 Atlante 1 0 1
6 Atlético Morelia 0 0 0  

Quarterfinals
Toros Neza1–0León
Ruiz  24' Report
Referee: Eduardo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)
León6–3Toros Neza
 Report

León won 6–4 on aggregate.

Guadalajara1–3América
Suárez  15' Report
Referee: León Padró Borja (Guanajuato)
América1–0Guadalajara
Terrazas  74' Report

América won 4–1 on aggregate.

Atlas0–1Cruz Azul
Report Hermosillo  62'
Referee: Antonio Marrufo (Chihuahua)
Cruz Azul4–1Atlas
 Report Pardo  22'
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico City)

Cruz Azul won 5–1 on aggregate.

Atlético Morelia0–0Atlante
Report
Referee: Pascual Rebolledo (Veracruz)
Atlante1–0Atlético Morelia
García  49' Report

Atlante won 1–0 on aggregate.

Semifinals
Atlante1–1Cruz Azul
Ubaldi  53' Report Galindo  59' (pen.)
Referee: León Padró Borja (Guanajuato)
Cruz Azul1–0Atlante
Yegros  63' Report

Cruz Azul won 2–1 on aggregate.

América1–0León
Peláez  53' Report
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico City)
León3–1América
 Report Zárate  3'

León won 3–2 on aggregate.

Finals
Cruz Azul1–0León
Galindo  53' (pen.) Report
León1–1 (a.e.t.)Cruz Azul
Espinoza  53' Report Hermosillo  101'  (pen.)

Cruz Azul won 2–1 on aggregate.

 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 Toluca defeated Necaxa and became champions for the fourth time on May 10.

Final standings (groups)

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Atlante 17 5 8 4 19 18 +1 23 Qualified directly to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Puebla 17 4 6 7 23 30 −7 18 Qualified for the Repechage
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
Source: MedioTiempo

Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Toluca 17 10 3 4 39 25 +14 33 Qualified directly to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
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
Source: MedioTiempo

Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Santos Laguna 17 8 2 7 24 22 +2 26 Qualified directly to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Toros Neza 17 7 3 7 21 24 −3 24 Qualified for the Repechage
3 Atlético Morelia 17 5 6 6 26 30 −4 21
4 UNAM 17 6 3 8 23 28 −5 21
Source: MedioTiempo

Group 4
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Necaxa 17 10 2 5 34 18 +16 32 Qualified directly to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Atlas 17 9 3 5 29 23 +6 30
3 UAG 17 9 3 5 23 21 +2 30 Qualified for the Repechage
4 América 17 7 5 5 27 22 +5 26
Source: MedioTiempo

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Toluca (C) 17 10 3 4 39 25 +14 33 Advance to Liguilla (Playoffs)
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 UAG 17 9 3 5 23 21 +2 30 Advance to Repechage
6 América 17 7 5 5 27 22 +5 26
7 Santos Laguna 17 8 2 7 24 22 +2 26 Advance to Liguilla (Playoffs)
8 Toros Neza 17 7 3 7 21 24 −3 24 Advance to Repechage
9 Atlante 17 5 8 4 19 18 +1 23 Advance to Liguilla (Playoffs)
10 UANL 17 7 2 8 15 22 −7 23
11 Atlético 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 Advance to Repechage
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 Team is last in Relegation table
Source: MedioTiempo
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Highest relegation coefficient; 7) Fair Play points
(C) Champion.

Results
Home \ Away AME ATE ATS ATM CEL CAZ GDL LEO MTY NEC PUE SAN TOL TRN UAG UNL UNM VER
América — 1–1 – – 1–0 1–1 0–0 – – 2–0 – – – – 0–1 – 1–3 5–2
Atlante – — – – 0–0 0–2 1–0 – – 0–3 – 1–0 2–2 – 2–0 – 2–3 1–0
Atlas 1–1 1–0 — – 2–0 1–2 3–2 – – 1–2 – – – – – – 4–1 2–0
Atlético Morelia 1–2 2–2 4–3 — – 2–1 1–0 – – 2–1 – – – – – – 0–0 1–1
Celaya – – – 0–2 — – – 4–1 0–0 – 0–0 1–0 – 1–1 1–2 1–0 – –
Cruz Azul – – – – 5–0 — 2–2 – – 1–1 – 1–0 3–1 – 5–2 2–0 2–2 1–2
Guadalajara – – – – 0–0 – — 1–1 – 1–2 2–0 0–2 2–0 – 1–2 0–1 4–0 –
León 2–1 2–2 2–0 3–3 – 1–1 – — 2–1 – 0–0 – 1–5 1–2 – – – –
Monterrey 3–2 1–1 0–0 1–1 – 1–2 2–1 – — – – – – – – – 3–1 2–2
Necaxa – – – – 2–1 – – 2–0 4–0 — 5–2 3–0 – 1–2 1–2 4–0 – –
Puebla 1–3 1–1 1–2 5–3 – 1–1 – – 1–1 – — – 3–1 2–4 – – – 1–0
Santos 1–1 – 2–3 2–2 – – – 3–0 2–1 – 3–0 — 1–3 2–0 – 2–0 – –
Toluca 1–3 – 4–1 2–0 3–3 – – – 2–1 2–0 – – — 4–1 2–1 – 2–1 –
Toros Neza 1–2 0–0 1–1 2–1 – 1–0 0–1 – 2–3 – – – – — – – – 2–0
UAG – – 1–2 3–1 – – – 1–0 1–0 – 3–2 1–2 – 1–0 — 0–0 – –
UANL 3–1 0–3 0–2 2–0 – – – 2–1 1–0 – 1–1 – 0–3 3–0 – — – –
UNAM – – – – 3–1 – – 3–1 – 0–1 0–2 0–1 – 1–2 1–1 2–0 — –
Veracruz – – – – 1–0 – 0–2 1–2 – 2–2 – 5–1 2–2 – 1–1 0–2 1–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 6 April 1998. Source: RSSSF
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Only regular season goals listed.

Rank Player Club Goals
1 José Cardozo Toluca 13
2 Claudinho Atlético Morelia 11
Carlos Hermosillo Cruz Azul
4 Luis Hernández Necaxa 9
5 Hugo Norberto Castillo Atlas 8
Jesús Olalde UNAM
7 Germán Arangio Toros Neza 7
Cuauhtémoc Blanco Necaxa
Ricardo Peláez América
Martín Félix Ubaldi Atlante

Source: MedioTiempo

Playoffs

Repechage
Puebla2–1UAG
  • Muñoz  50'
  • Sol  66'
 Report da Silva  29' (pen.)
Referee: León Padró Borja (Guanajuato)
UAG4–1Puebla
 Report Rivera  87'
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico City)

UAG won 5–3 on aggregate.

Toros Neza1–2América
Ruiz  1' Report
América4–2Toros Neza
 Report Fleita  17', 65'

América won 6–3 on aggregate.

Bracket
  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                         
1 Toluca 1 5 6  
9 Atlante 0 1 1  
  1 Toluca 1 2 3  
  6 América 0 1 1  
3 Cruz Azul 1 1 2
6 América 2 1 3  
  1 Toluca 1 5 6
  2 Necaxa 2 2 4
2 Necaxa 0 2 2  
7 Santos Laguna 0 1 1  
  2 Necaxa (s) 2 1 2
  4 Atlas 1 1 2  
4 Atlas 1 4 5
5 UAG 2 2 4  

Quarterfinals
Atlante0–1Toluca
Report Cardozo  28'
Referee: Edgar Ulises Rangel (Estado de México)
Toluca5–1Atlante
 Report Moreno  77' (pen.)

Toluca won 6–1 on aggregate.

América2–1Cruz Azul
 Report Galindo  89'
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico City)
Cruz Azul1–1América
Yegros  48' Report Zague  52'

América won 3–2 on aggregate.

Santos Laguna0–0Necaxa
Report
Referee: Eduardo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)
Necaxa2–1Santos Laguna
 Report Borgetti  82'
Referee: León Padró Borja (Guanajuato)

Necaxa won 2–1 on aggregate.

UAG2–1Atlas
da Silva  65', 90' Report Obledo  17'
Referee: Pascual Rebolledo (Veracruz)
Atlas4–2UAG
 Report
  • Parks  63'
  • Garcés  68'

Atlas won 5–4 on aggregate.

Semifinals
América0–1Toluca
Report Alfaro  52'
Toluca2–1América
 Report Cedrés  83'
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico City)

Toluca won 3–1 on aggregate.

Atlas1–2Necaxa
Castillo  46' Report
Necaxa1–1Atlas
Pineda  48' Report Castillo  57'

Necaxa won 3–2 on aggregate.

Finals
Necaxa2–1Toluca
Pineda  56', 87' Report Ruiz  76'
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico City)
Toluca5–2Necaxa
 Report

Toluca won 6–4 on aggregate.

 Verano 1998 winners 
Toluca
4th title

Relegation table
Pos. Team Pts. Pld. Ave.
14 UANL 41 34 1.2058
15 Atlético Morelia 122 102 1.1961
16 Celaya 116 102 1.1372
17 Puebla 116 102 1.1372
18 Veracruz 113 102 1.1078
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