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
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was relegated to the
Primera División A
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.
Overview
Teams
Torneo Invierno
"Invierno 1997" began on Friday, July 25, 1997, and ran until October 26 not including the playoffs. In the final
Cruz Azul
Club de Futbol Cruz Azul S.A. de C.V., commonly referred to as Cruz Azul, is a professional association football, football club based in Mexico City, Mexico. It competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football league system, Mexican footba ...
defeated
León and became champions for the 8th time.
Final standings (groups)
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
League table
Results
Top goalscorers
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Only regular season goals listed.
Source
Liga MX
Playoffs
Bracket
Quarterfinals
''León won 6–4 on aggregate.''
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''América won 4–1 on aggregate.''
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''Cruz Azul won 5–1 on aggregate.''
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''Atlante won 1–0 on aggregate.''
Semifinals
''Cruz Azul won 2–1 on aggregate.''
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''León won 3–2 on aggregate.''
Finals
;First leg
;Second leg
''Cruz Azul won 2–1 on aggregate.''
Torneo Verano
"Verano 1998" began on Saturday, January 3, 1998, and ran until April 6. In the final
Toluca
Toluca , officially Toluca de Lerdo , is the States of Mexico, state capital of the State of Mexico as well as the seat of the Municipality of Toluca. Toluca has a population of 910,608 as of the 2020 census. The city forms the core of the Grea ...
defeated
Necaxa
Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa S.A. de C.V. (); often simply known as Club Necaxa, is a Mexican professional Association football, football club based in Aguascalientes (city), Aguascalientes. It competes in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican ...
and became champions for the fourth time on May 10.
Final standings (groups)
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
League table
Results
Top goalscorers
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Only regular season goals listed.
Source
MedioTiempo
Playoffs
Repechage
''UAG won 5–3 on aggregate.''
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''América won 6–3 on aggregate.''
Bracket
Quarterfinals
''Toluca won 6–1 on aggregate.''
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''América won 3–2 on aggregate.''
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''Necaxa won 2–1 on aggregate.''
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''Atlas won 5–4 on aggregate.''
Semifinals
''Toluca won 3–1 on aggregate.''
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''Necaxa won 3–2 on aggregate.''
Finals
;First leg
;Second leg
''Toluca won 6–4 on aggregate.''
Relegation table
External links
Mediotiempo.com(where information was obtained)
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