Primera División A ''(Méxican First A Division)'' is a Mexican
football
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tournament. This was the first short tournament played in any of the divisions in Mexico composed of Invieno 1996 and Verano 1997.
Tigres UANL were able to gain direct promotion to
Primera Division for the 1997-98 season after winning both short tournaments in 1996-97.
Changes for the 1996–97 season
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Tigres UANL were demoted from
Liga MX
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The league is considered the strongest in North America, and among the strongest in a ...
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Tigrillos UANL were promoted from
Segunda División
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.
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Pachuca were promoted to Liga MX
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Gallos Blancos de Hermosillo relocated to
Pachuca and renamed
Atlético Hidalgo.
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Real Sociedad de Zacatecas
Real Sociedad de Zacatecas was a Mexican football team from Zacatecas, México. That played for 7 years in the Ascenso MX
History
Real Sociedad Deportiva de Zacatecas was founded in 1996 by the Mexican beer brewery Modelo. In 1997 the club woul ...
new team.
Teams and stadiums
Invierno 1996
This year
Atlético Hidalgo joined the league along with
Tigres UANL who had been relegated.
Tigres UANL would go on to be the tournament's champion.
Group league tables
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
General league table
Results
Liguilla
Repechaje
Top scorers
Last updated: May 3, 2008
Source
FMF
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Last updated: January 20, 2012
Source
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Verano 1997
Tigres UANL would go on to be the tournament's champion.
Group league tables
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
General league table
Results
Liguilla
Repechaje
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=Second leg
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=Second leg
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Liguilla
Top scorers
Last updated: May 3, 2008
Source
FMF
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Last updated: January 20, 2012
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Relegation table
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Clausura
1996–97 in Mexican football
Ascenso MX seasons