Primera División de México Invierno 1997

Invierno 1997 was the 58th edition of the top professional division of Mexican football, known as Primera División de México, it was the first short tournament of the 1997–98 season. It started on July 25 and ended on October 26, 1997. UANL was promoted and Pachuca was relegated to the Primera División A. Cruz Azul were the champions and winning its 8th title, after defeated León in extra time with golden goal.

Regular phase

Group 1
Club Pld W D L GF GA +/- Points
1. León 17 9 5 3 30 22 +8 32
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
Group 2
Club Pld W D L GF GA +/- Points
1. Cruz Azul 17 8 7 2 29 16 +13 31
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
Group 3
Club Pld W D L GF GA +/- Points
1. Morelia 17 7 7 3 25 19 +6 28
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
Group 4
Club Pld W D L GF GA +/- Points
1. América 17 8 5 4 27 19 +8 29
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
Teams directly qualified to the Liguilla

League table

Club Pld W D L GF GA +/- Points
1. León 17 9 5 3 30 22 +8 32
2. Cruz Azul 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. 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

Top goalscorers

Goals scored throughout the entire tournament including Repechaje, Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Finals.

Pos. Nat. Player Team Goals
1 Carlos Hermosillo Cruz Azul 14
2 Luis García Postigo Atlante 13
3 Jesús Olalde UNAM 10
Ricardo Peláez America 10
5 Daniel Guzmán Atlas 9
Germán Arangio Toros Neza 9
7 Gustavo Nápoles Guadalajara 8
Julio César Yegros Cruz Azul 8
Antonio Mohamed Toros Neza 8
10 Sigifredo Mercado Leon 7
Jared Borgetti Santos Laguna 7
Claudio Da Silva Morelia 7
José Saturnino Cardozo Toluca 7
Claudio Núñez UANL 7
Juan Ramón Fleita Toros Neza 7
Carlos Pavón Necaxa 7

Final phase (Liguilla)

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
7 Atlas 0 1 1
2 Cruz Azul 1 4 5
2 Cruz Azul 1 1 2
3 Atlante 1 0 1
6 Morelia 0 0 0
3 Atlante 0 1 1
2 Cruz Azul 1 1 2
1 León 0 1 1
5 Guadalajara 1 0 1
4 América 3 1 4
4 América 1 1 2
1 León 0 3 3
8 Toros Neza 1 3 4
1 León 0 6 6
Champions
Cruz Azul
8th title

References