Competition: | Primera División de México |
Season: | 1997–98 |
Winners: | |
Relegated: | Veracruz |
Continentalcup1: | Champions' Cup |
Continentalcup2: | Copa Libertadores |
Matches: | 338 |
Total Goals: | 958 |
League Topscorer: |
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Prevseason: | 1996–97 |
Nextseason: | 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.
"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.
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Only regular season goals listed.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals | ||
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align=center rowspan=1 | 1 | Luis García | Atlante | align=center rowspan=1 | 12 |
align=center rowspan=2 | 2 | Carlos Hermosillo | Cruz Azul | align=center rowspan=2 | 10 |
Jesús Olalde | UNAM | ||||
align=center rowspan=2 | 4 | Germán Arangio | Toros Neza | align=center rowspan=2 | 9 |
Daniel Guzmán | Atlas | ||||
align=center rowspan=1 | 6 | Gustavo Nápoles | Guadalajara | align=center rowspan=1 | 8 |
align=center rowspan=9 | 7 | Jared Borgetti | Santos Laguna | align=center rowspan=9 | 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
León won 6–4 on aggregate.----
América won 4–1 on aggregate.----
Cruz Azul won 5–1 on aggregate.----
Atlante won 1–0 on aggregate.
Cruz Azul won 2–1 on aggregate.----
León won 3–2 on aggregate.
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"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.
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Only regular season goals listed.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals | ||
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align=center rowspan=1 | 1 | José Cardozo | Toluca | align=center rowspan=1 | 13 |
align=center rowspan=2 | 2 | Claudinho | Atlético Morelia | align=center rowspan=2 | 11 |
Carlos Hermosillo | Cruz Azul | ||||
align=center rowspan=1 | 4 | Luis Hernández | Necaxa | align=center rowspan=1 | 9 |
align=center rowspan=2 | 5 | Hugo Norberto Castillo | Atlas | align=center rowspan=2 | 8 |
Jesús Olalde | UNAM | ||||
align=center rowspan=4 | 7 | Germán Arangio | Toros Neza | align=center rowspan=4 | 7 |
Cuauhtémoc Blanco | Necaxa | ||||
Ricardo Peláez | América | ||||
Martín Félix Ubaldi | Atlante |
Source: MedioTiempo
UAG won 5–3 on aggregate.----
América won 6–3 on aggregate.
Toluca won 6–1 on aggregate.----
América won 3–2 on aggregate.----
Necaxa won 2–1 on aggregate.----
Atlas won 5–4 on aggregate.
Toluca won 3–1 on aggregate.----
Necaxa won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Pos. | Team | Pts. | Pld. | Ave. | |
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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 |