1997–98 Mexican Primera División season

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

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.

Overview[]

Teams[]

1997–98 Mexican Primera División season is located in Mexico
Mexico City
Mexico City
Atlas Guadalajara UAG
Toluca
Celaya
Monterrey UANL
Veracruz
Veracruz
León
Atl. Morelia
Atl. Morelia
Puebla
Puebla
Santos Laguna
Greater Mexico City teams América Atlante Cruz Azul Necaxa Toros Neza UNAM
Greater Mexico City teams
América Blue pog.svg
Atlante Blue pog.svg
Cruz Azul Blue pog.svg
Necaxa Blue pog.svg
Toros Neza Blue pog.svg
UNAM Blue pog.svg
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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
Legend: 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 Mexico Luis García Atlante 12
2 Mexico Carlos Hermosillo Cruz Azul 10
Mexico Jesús Olalde UNAM
4 Argentina Germán Arangio Toros Neza 9
Mexico Daniel Guzmán Atlas
6 Mexico Gustavo Nápoles Guadalajara 8
7 Mexico Jared Borgetti Santos Laguna 7
Paraguay José Cardozo Toluca
Brazil Atlético Morelia
Argentina Juan Ramón Fleita Toros Neza
Argentina Antonio Mohamed Toros Neza
Mexico Sigifredo Mercado León
Chile Claudio Núñez UANL
Honduras Carlos Pavón Necaxa
Mexico 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
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Referee: León Padró Borja (Guanajuato)
América1–0Guadalajara
Terrazas 74' Report
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)

América won 4–1 on aggregate.

Atlas0–1Cruz Azul
Report Hermosillo 62'
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Referee: Antonio Marrufo (Chihuahua)
Cruz Azul4–1Atlas
 Report Pardo 22'
Estadio Azul, Mexico City
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
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Referee: Felipe Ramos Rizo (Mexico City)

Atlante won 1–0 on aggregate.

Semifinals[]

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

Cruz Azul won 2–1 on aggregate.

América1–0León
Peláez 53' Report
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico City)
León3–1América
 Report Zárate 3'
Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)

León won 3–2 on aggregate.

Finals[]

Cruz Azul1–0León
Galindo 53' (pen.) Report
Estadio Azul, Mexico City
León1–1 (a.e.t.)Cruz Azul
Espinoza 53' Report Hermosillo gold-colored soccer ball 101'  (pen.)
Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)

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
Legend: 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 Paraguay José Cardozo Toluca 13
2 Brazil Atlético Morelia 11
Mexico Carlos Hermosillo Cruz Azul
4 Mexico Luis Hernández Necaxa 9
5 Argentina Hugo Norberto Castillo Atlas 8
Mexico Jesús Olalde UNAM
7 Argentina Germán Arangio Toros Neza 7
Mexico Cuauhtémoc Blanco Necaxa
Mexico Ricardo Peláez América
Argentina Martín Félix Ubaldi Atlante

Source: MedioTiempo

Playoffs[]

Repechage[]

Puebla2–1UAG
 Report da Silva 29' (pen.)
Referee: León Padró Borja (Guanajuato)
UAG4–1Puebla
 Report 87'
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico City)

UAG won 5–3 on aggregate.

Toros Neza1–2América
Ruiz 1' Report
Referee: Felipe Ramos Rizo (Mexico City)
América4–2Toros Neza
 Report Fleita 17', 65'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

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'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Referee: Edgar Ulises Rangel (Estado de México)
Toluca5–1Atlante
 Report Moreno 77' (pen.)
Referee: Felipe Ramos Rizo (Mexico City)

Toluca won 6–1 on aggregate.

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

América won 3–2 on aggregate.

Santos Laguna0–0Necaxa
Report
Referee: Eduardo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)
Necaxa2–1Santos Laguna
 Report Borgetti 82'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
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
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)

Atlas won 5–4 on aggregate.

Semifinals[]

América0–1Toluca
Report Alfaro 52'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)
Toluca2–1América
 Report Cedrés 83'
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico City)

Toluca won 3–1 on aggregate.

Atlas1–2Necaxa
Castillo  46' Report
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Necaxa1–1Atlas
Pineda 48' Report Castillo 57'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Referee: Felipe Ramos Rizo (Mexico City)

Necaxa won 3–2 on aggregate.

Finals[]

Necaxa2–1Toluca
Pineda 56', 87' Report Ruiz 76'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico City)
Toluca5–2Necaxa
 Report
Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)

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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