Primera División de México Verano 1998

Verano 1998 was the 59th edition of the top professional division of Mexican football, known as Primera División de México, it was the second short tournament of the 1997–98 season. It started on January 3, 1998 and ended on April 6, 1998. Toluca were the champions and winning its 4th title, after defeated Necaxa, erasing a three-goal deficit in the second leg.

Regular phase

Group 1
	Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Points
1.	Atlante	17	5	8	4	19	18	+1	23
2.	Puebla	17	4	6	7	23	30	-7	18
3.	León	17	4	5	8	20	32	-12	17
4.	Celaya	17	3	6	8	13	23	-10	15
5.	Veracruz	17	3	5	9	20	29	-9	14

Group 2
	Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Points
1.	Toluca	17	10	3	4	39	25	+14	33
2.	Cruz Azul	17	8	6	3	32	18	+14	30
3.	UANL	17	7	2	8	15	22	-7	23
4.	Guadalajara	17	5	4	8	19	17	+2	19
5.	Monterrey	17	4	6	7	20	25	-5	18

Group 3
	Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Points
1.	Santos Laguna	17	8	2	7	24	22	+2	26
2.	Toros Neza	17	7	3	7	21	24	-3	24
3.	Morelia	17	5	6	6	26	30	-4	21
4.	UNAM	17	6	3	8	23	28	-5	21

Group 4
	Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Points
1.	Necaxa	17	10	2	5	34	18	+16	32
2.	Atlas	17	9	3	5	29	23	+6	30
3.	UAG	17	9	3	5	23	21	+2	30
4.	América	17	7	5	5	27	22	+5	26


	Teams directly qualified to the Liguilla
	Teams qualified for the Repechaje

League table

	Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Points
1.	Toluca	17	10	3	4	39	25	+14	33
2.	Necaxa	17	10	2	5	34	18	+16	32
3.	Cruz Azul	17	8	6	3	32	18	+14	30
4.	Atlas	17	9	3	5	29	23	+6	30
5.	UAG	17	9	3	5	23	21	+2	30
6.	América	17	7	5	5	27	22	+5	26
7.	Santos Laguna	17	8	2	7	24	22	+2	26
8.	Toros Neza	17	7	3	7	21	24	-3	24
9.	Atlante	17	5	8	4	19	18	+1	23
10.	UANL	17	7	2	8	15	22	-7	23
11.	Morelia	17	5	6	6	26	30	-4	21
12.	UNAM	17	6	3	8	23	28	-5	21
13.	Guadalajara	17	5	4	8	19	17	+2	19
14.	Monterrey	17	4	6	7	20	25	-5	18
15.	Puebla	17	4	6	7	23	30	-7	18
16.	León	17	4	5	8	20	32	-12	17
17.	Celaya	17	3	6	8	13	23	-10	15
18.	Veracruz	17	3	5	9	20	29	-9	14

Top goalscorers

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

Pos.	Player	Team	Goals
1	José Saturnino Cardozo	Toluca	18
2	Pedro Pineda	Necaxa	11
	Carlos Hermosillo	Cruz Azul	11
	Claudio Da Silva	Morelia	11
5	José Manuel Abundis	Toluca	10
	Hugo Norberto Castillo	Atlas	10
7	Luis Hernández	Necaxa	9
	Ruben Da Silva	Tecos	9
9	Jesús Olalde	Pumas	8
10	Ricardo Peláez	America	7
	Cuauhtémoc Blanco	Necaxa	7
	Jared Borgetti	Santos	7
	Daniel Guzmán	Atlas	7
	Carlos Muñoz	Puebla	7
	Germán Arangio	Toros Neza	7
	Martín Felix Ubaldi	Atlante	7

Final phase (Liguilla)

Repechaje					Qualifiers

15	Puebla	2	1	3
5	UAG	1	4	5	5	UAG
8	Toros Neza	1	2	3	6	América
6	América	2	4	6

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals

9	Atlante	0	1	1

1	Toluca	1	5	6
					4	Atlas	1	1	2

					2	Necaxa	2	1	3
7	Santos Laguna	0	1	1

2	Necaxa	0	2	2
										2	Necaxa	2	2	4

										1	Toluca	1	5	6
5	UAG	2	2	4

4	Atlas	1	4	5
					6	América	0	1	1

					1	Toluca	1	2	3
6	América	2	1	3

3	Cruz Azul	1	1	2

Champions
Toluca 4th title

External links

Mediotiempo.com (where information was obtained)

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