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. The tournament was broken down into two seasons: Invierno 1997, which Cruz Azul won, and Verano 1998, which Deportivo Toluca won. UANL was promoted to the Mexico Primera División as Pachuca was relegated to the Primera División A. == 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 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. América won 4–1 on aggregate. Cruz Azul won 5–1 on aggregate. Atlante won 1–0 on aggregate. ==== Semifinals ==== Cruz Azul won 2–1 on aggregate. 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 defeated Necaxa 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. América won 6–3 on aggregate. ==== Bracket ==== ==== Quarterfinals ==== Toluca won 6–1 on aggregate. América won 3–2 on aggregate. Necaxa won 2–1 on aggregate. Atlas won 5–4 on aggregate. ==== Semifinals ==== Toluca won 3–1 on aggregate. 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)