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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.

Primera División de México
Season1997–98
Champions
RelegatedVeracruz
Champions' Cup
Copa Libertadores
Matches played338
Goals scored958 (2.83 per match)
Top goalscorer

UANL was promoted to the Mexico Primera División as Pachuca was relegated to the Primera División A.

Overview

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Teams

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Location of the 1997-98 Primera División teams
Team City Stadium
América Mexico City Azteca
Atlante Mexico City Azteca
Atlas Guadalajara, Jalisco Jalisco
Atlético Morelia Morelia, Michoacán Morelos
Celaya Celaya, Guanajuato Miguel Alemán Valdés
Cruz Azul Mexico City Azul
Guadalajara Guadalajara, Jalisco Jalisco
León León, Guanajuato León
Monterrey Monterrey, Nuevo León Tecnológico
Necaxa Mexico City Azteca
Puebla Puebla, Puebla Cuauhtémoc
Santos Laguna Torreón, Coahuila Corona
Toluca Toluca, State of Mexico Nemesio Díez
Toros Neza Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico Neza 86
UAG Zapopan, Jalisco Tres de Marzo
UANL San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León Universitario
UNAM Mexico City Olímpico Universitario
Veracruz Veracruz, Veracruz Luis "Pirata" Fuente

Torneo Invierno

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"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)

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Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 León 17 9 5 3 30 22 +8 32 Qualified directly to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
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
Source: MedioTiempo

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cruz Azul 17 8 7 2 29 16 +13 31 Qualified directly to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
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
Source: MedioTiempo

Group 3

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Atlético Morelia 17 7 7 3 25 19 +6 28 Qualified directly to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
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
Source: MedioTiempo

Group 4

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 América 17 8 5 4 27 19 +8 29 Qualified directly to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
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
Source: MedioTiempo

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 León 17 9 5 3 30 22 +8 32 Advance to Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Cruz Azul (C) 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 Atlético 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
Source: MedioTiempo
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Highest relegation coefficient; 7) Fair Play points
(C) Champions

Results

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Home \ Away AME ATE ATS ATM CEL CAZ GDL LEO MTY NEC PUE SAN TOL TRN UAG UNL UNM VER
América — – 0–2 1–1 – – – 2–3 1–0 – 4–0 2–1 4–2 1–1 – 3–1 – –
Atlante 2–1 — 2–0 1–1 – – – 3–1 1–0 – 2–2 – – 2–1 – 2–0 – –
Atlas – – — 4–2 – – – 2–3 2–1 – 2–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 – –
Atlético Morelia – – – — 3–2 – – 1–1 2–1 – 1–0 6–3 1–0 3–0 0–0 0–0 – –
Celaya 1–1 0–1 2–1 – — 0–3 1–2 – – 1–3 – – 1–0 – – – 2–2 1–0
Cruz Azul 0–1 1–1 3–1 0–1 – — – 2–2 3–1 – 0–0 – – 2–2 – – – –
Guadalajara 1–2 3–2 2–1 1–1 – 1–1 — – 2–2 – – – – 3–1 – – – 1–1
León – – – – 1–2 – 3–2 — – 3–2 – 2–2 – – 2–0 1–0 2–0 3–1
Monterrey – – – – 1–1 – – 0–0 — 3–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–3 – –
Necaxa 2–2 2–2 3–3 2–0 – 1–3 0–1 – – — – – 1–1 – – – 2–2 1–1
Puebla – – – – 2–1 – 3–2 1–0 – 0–1 — 1–1 – – 1–1 2–1 3–2 –
Santos Laguna – 0–2 – – 0–0 1–1 3–1 – – 1–0 – — – – 1–2 – 4–3 1–1
Toluca – 1–1 – – – 2–3 0–0 1–2 – – 1–0 4–0 — – – 1–3 – 4–0
Toros Neza – – – – 2–1 – – 1–1 – 4–2 3–1 2–2 2–0 — 4–1 3–2 1–3 –
UAG 0–0 1–0 – – 3–4 0–2 2–3 – – 2–3 – – 1–2 – — – 2–2 1–1
UANL – – – – 1–1 0–1 1–2 – – 2–0 – 1–0 – – 1–1 — 2–4 2–1
UNAM 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 – 2–2 0–1 – 1–3 – – – 0–1 – – – — 1–1
Veracruz 1–0 2–2 2–1 2–1 – 0–2 – – 1–2 – 3–2 – – 1–0 – – – —
Updated to match(es) played on 26 October 1997. Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

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Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Only regular season goals listed.

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Mexico  Luis García Atlante 12
2 Mexico  Carlos Hermosillo Cruz Azul 10
Mexico  Jesús Olalde UNAM
4 Argentina  Germán Arangio Toros Neza 9
Mexico  Daniel Guzmán Atlas
6 Mexico  Gustavo Nápoles Guadalajara 8
7 Mexico  Jared Borgetti Santos Laguna 7
Paraguay  José Cardozo Toluca
Brazil  Claudinho Atlético Morelia
Argentina  Juan Ramón Fleita Toros Neza
Argentina  Antonio Mohamed Toros Neza
Mexico  Sigifredo Mercado León
Chile  Claudio Núñez UANL
Honduras  Carlos Pavón Necaxa
Mexico  Ricardo Peláez América

Source: Liga MX

Playoffs

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Bracket

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1 Léon 0 6 6
8 Toros Neza 1 3 4
1 Léon 0 3 3
4 América 1 1 2
4 América 3 1 4
5 Guadalajara 1 0 1
1 Léon 0 1 1
2 Cruz Azul (asdet) 1 1 2
2 Cruz Azul 1 4 5
7 Atlas 0 1 1
2 Cruz Azul 1 1 2
3 Atlante 1 0 1
3 Atlante 1 0 1
6 Atlético Morelia 0 0 0

Quarterfinals

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Toros Neza1–0León
Ruiz   24' Report
Referee: Eduardo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)
León6–3Toros Neza
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León won 6–4 on aggregate.

Guadalajara1–3América
Suárez   15' Report
Referee: León Padró Borja (Guanajuato)
América1–0Guadalajara
Terrazas   74' Report

América won 4–1 on aggregate.

Atlas0–1Cruz Azul
Report Hermosillo   62'
Referee: Antonio Marrufo (Chihuahua)
Cruz Azul4–1Atlas
 Report Pardo   22'
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico City)

Cruz Azul won 5–1 on aggregate.

Atlético Morelia0–0Atlante
Report
Referee: Pascual Rebolledo (Veracruz)
Atlante1–0Atlético Morelia
García   49' Report

Atlante won 1–0 on aggregate.

Semifinals

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Atlante1–1Cruz Azul
Ubaldi   53' Report Galindo   59' (pen.)
Referee: León Padró Borja (Guanajuato)
Cruz Azul1–0Atlante
Yegros   63' Report

Cruz Azul won 2–1 on aggregate.

América1–0León
Peláez   53' Report
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico City)
León3–1América
 Report Zárate   3'

León won 3–2 on aggregate.

Finals

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First leg
Cruz Azul1–0León
Galindo   53' (pen.) Report
Cruz Azul:
GK 1 Mexico  Óscar Pérez
DF 2 Mexico  Guadalupe Castañeda downward-facing red arrow  78'
DF 3 Mexico  José Luis Sixtos
DF 4 Peru  Juan Reynoso (c)
DF 19 Mexico  Omar Rodríguez
MF 13 Mexico  Carlos Barra
MF 16 Mexico  Joaquín Moreno Yellow card  31' downward-facing red arrow  55'
MF 7 Mexico  Benjamín Galindo
MF 10 Argentina  Héctor Adomaitis
FW 11 Paraguay  Julio César Yegros Yellow card  84'
FW 15 Mexico  Francisco Palencia
Substitutions:
FW 27 Mexico  Carlos Hermosillo upward-facing green arrow  55'
FW 9 Mexico  Jorge Campos upward-facing green arrow  78'
Manager:
Mexico  Luis Fernando Tena
León:
GK 1 Argentina  Ángel Comizzo
DF 19 Mexico  Sigifredo Mercado Yellow card  66'
DF 3 Argentina  Edgardo Prátola Yellow card  43' Yellow-red card  45'
DF 58 Mexico  Carlos Turrubiates (c) Yellow card  74'
DF 2 Mexico  Ricardo Cadena
MF 5 Mexico  Flavio Davino
MF 6 Mexico  Roberto Medina
MF 11 Mexico  Alberto García Red card  42'
MF 14 Mexico  José Antonio Reinoso Yellow card  47' downward-facing red arrow  55'
MF 15 Mexico  Missael Espinoza downward-facing red arrow  46'
FW 17 Costa Rica  Hernán Medford downward-facing red arrow  66'
Substitutions:
FW 27 Mexico  Carlos López upward-facing green arrow  46'
MF 8 Mexico  Martín Peña upward-facing green arrow  55'
DF 31 Mexico  David Alba Yellow card  47' upward-facing green arrow  66'
Manager:
Chile  Carlos Reinoso
Second leg
León1–1 (a.e.t.)Cruz Azul
Espinoza   53' Report Hermosillo gold-colored soccer ball  101' (pen.)

Cruz Azul won 2–1 on aggregate.

León:
GK 1 Argentina  Ángel Comizzo
DF 19 Mexico  Sigifredo Mercado
DF 58 Mexico  Carlos Turrubiates (c)
DF 2 Mexico  Ricardo Cadena Yellow card  35'
MF 5 Mexico  Flavio Davino Yellow card  15' Yellow-red card  72'
MF 6 Mexico  Roberto Medina Yellow card  33'
MF 8 Mexico  Martín Peña downward-facing red arrow  29'
MF 14 Mexico  José Antonio Reinoso Yellow card  30' downward-facing red arrow  46'
MF 15 Mexico  Missael Espinoza
FW 18 Mexico  Everaldo Begines
FW 17 Costa Rica  Hernán Medford Yellow card  32'
Substitutions:
MF 13 Mexico  Omar Santacruz upward-facing green arrow  29' downward-facing red arrow  59'
FW 7 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  Dejan Batrović upward-facing green arrow  46'
DF 27 Mexico  Carlos López upward-facing green arrow  59'
Manager:
Chile  Carlos Reinoso
Cruz Azul:
GK 1 Mexico  Óscar Pérez
DF 2 Mexico  Guadalupe Castañeda Yellow card  44' Yellow-red card  71'
DF 3 Mexico  José Luis Sixtos
DF 4 Peru  Juan Reynoso (c)
DF 19 Mexico  Omar Rodríguez Yellow card  20' downward-facing red arrow  90'
MF 13 Mexico  Carlos Barra
MF 16 Mexico  Joaquín Moreno
MF 7 Mexico  Benjamín Galindo downward-facing red arrow  52'
MF 10 Argentina  Héctor Adomaitis
FW 11 Paraguay  Julio César Yegros downward-facing red arrow  76'
FW 15 Mexico  Francisco Palencia
Substitutions:
MF 22 Mexico  José Agustín Morales upward-facing green arrow  52'
MF 17 Mexico  Eduardo Fuentes upward-facing green arrow  76'
FW 27 Mexico  Carlos Hermosillo upward-facing green arrow  90'
Manager:
Mexico  Luis Fernando Tena


 Invierno 1997 winners 
Cruz Azul
8th title

Torneo Verano

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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.

Final standings (groups)

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Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Atlante 17 5 8 4 19 18 +1 23 Qualified directly to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Puebla 17 4 6 7 23 30 −7 18 Qualified for the Repechage
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
Source: MedioTiempo

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Toluca 17 10 3 4 39 25 +14 33 Qualified directly to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
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
Source: MedioTiempo

Group 3

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Santos Laguna 17 8 2 7 24 22 +2 26 Qualified directly to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Toros Neza 17 7 3 7 21 24 −3 24 Qualified for the Repechage
3 Atlético Morelia 17 5 6 6 26 30 −4 21
4 UNAM 17 6 3 8 23 28 −5 21
Source: MedioTiempo

Group 4

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Necaxa 17 10 2 5 34 18 +16 32 Qualified directly to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Atlas 17 9 3 5 29 23 +6 30
3 UAG 17 9 3 5 23 21 +2 30 Qualified for the Repechage
4 América 17 7 5 5 27 22 +5 26
Source: MedioTiempo

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Toluca (C) 17 10 3 4 39 25 +14 33 Advance to Liguilla (Playoffs)
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 Advance to Repechage
6 América 17 7 5 5 27 22 +5 26
7 Santos Laguna 17 8 2 7 24 22 +2 26 Advance to Liguilla (Playoffs)
8 Toros Neza 17 7 3 7 21 24 −3 24 Advance to Repechage
9 Atlante 17 5 8 4 19 18 +1 23 Advance to Liguilla (Playoffs)
10 UANL 17 7 2 8 15 22 −7 23
11 Atlético 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 Advance to Repechage
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 Team is last in Relegation table
Source: MedioTiempo
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Highest relegation coefficient; 7) Fair Play points
(C) Champions

Results

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Home \ Away AME ATE ATS ATM CEL CAZ GDL LEO MTY NEC PUE SAN TOL TRN UAG UNL UNM VER
América — 1–1 – – 1–0 1–1 0–0 – – 2–0 – – – – 0–1 – 1–3 5–2
Atlante – — – – 0–0 0–2 1–0 – – 0–3 – 1–0 2–2 – 2–0 – 2–3 1–0
Atlas 1–1 1–0 — – 2–0 1–2 3–2 – – 1–2 – – – – – – 4–1 2–0
Atlético Morelia 1–2 2–2 4–3 — – 2–1 1–0 – – 2–1 – – – – – – 0–0 1–1
Celaya – – – 0–2 — – – 4–1 0–0 – 0–0 1–0 – 1–1 1–2 1–0 – –
Cruz Azul – – – – 5–0 — 2–2 – – 1–1 – 1–0 3–1 – 5–2 2–0 2–2 1–2
Guadalajara – – – – 0–0 – — 1–1 – 1–2 2–0 0–2 2–0 – 1–2 0–1 4–0 –
León 2–1 2–2 2–0 3–3 – 1–1 – — 2–1 – 0–0 – 1–5 1–2 – – – –
Monterrey 3–2 1–1 0–0 1–1 – 1–2 2–1 – — – – – – – – – 3–1 2–2
Necaxa – – – – 2–1 – – 2–0 4–0 — 5–2 3–0 – 1–2 1–2 4–0 – –
Puebla 1–3 1–1 1–2 5–3 – 1–1 – – 1–1 – — – 3–1 2–4 – – – 1–0
Santos 1–1 – 2–3 2–2 – – – 3–0 2–1 – 3–0 — 1–3 2–0 – 2–0 – –
Toluca 1–3 – 4–1 2–0 3–3 – – – 2–1 2–0 – – — 4–1 2–1 – 2–1 –
Toros Neza 1–2 0–0 1–1 2–1 – 1–0 0–1 – 2–3 – – – – — – – – 2–0
UAG – – 1–2 3–1 – – – 1–0 1–0 – 3–2 1–2 – 1–0 — 0–0 – –
UANL 3–1 0–3 0–2 2–0 – – – 2–1 1–0 – 1–1 – 0–3 3–0 – — – –
UNAM – – – – 3–1 – – 3–1 – 0–1 0–2 0–1 – 1–2 1–1 2–0 — –
Veracruz – – – – 1–0 – 0–2 1–2 – 2–2 – 5–1 2–2 – 1–1 0–2 1–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 6 April 1998. Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

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Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Only regular season goals listed.

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Paraguay  José Cardozo Toluca 13
2 Brazil  Claudinho Atlético Morelia 11
Mexico  Carlos Hermosillo Cruz Azul
4 Mexico  Luis Hernández Necaxa 9
5 Argentina  Hugo Norberto Castillo Atlas 8
Mexico  Jesús Olalde UNAM
7 Argentina  Germán Arangio Toros Neza 7
Mexico  Cuauhtémoc Blanco Necaxa
Mexico  Ricardo Peláez América
Argentina  Martín Félix Ubaldi Atlante

Source: MedioTiempo

Playoffs

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Repechage

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Puebla2–1UAG
 Report da Silva   29' (pen.)
Referee: León Padró Borja (Guanajuato)
UAG4–1Puebla
 Report Rivera   87'
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico City)

UAG won 5–3 on aggregate.

Toros Neza1–2América
Ruiz   1' Report
América4–2Toros Neza
 Report Fleita   17', 65'

América won 6–3 on aggregate.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1 Toluca 1 5 6
9 Atlante 0 1 1
1 Toluca 1 2 3
6 América 0 1 1
3 Cruz Azul 1 1 2
6 América 2 1 3
1 Toluca 1 5 6
2 Necaxa 2 2 4
2 Necaxa 0 2 2
7 Santos Laguna 0 1 1
2 Necaxa (s) 2 1 2
4 Atlas 1 1 2
4 Atlas 1 4 5
5 UAG 2 2 4

Quarterfinals

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Atlante0–1Toluca
Report Cardozo   28'
Referee: Edgar Ulises Rangel (Estado de México)
Toluca5–1Atlante
 Report Moreno   77' (pen.)

Toluca won 6–1 on aggregate.

América2–1Cruz Azul
 Report Galindo   89'
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico City)
Cruz Azul1–1América
Yegros   48' Report Zague   52'

América won 3–2 on aggregate.

Santos Laguna0–0Necaxa
Report
Referee: Eduardo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)
Necaxa2–1Santos Laguna
 Report Borgetti   82'
Referee: León Padró Borja (Guanajuato)

Necaxa won 2–1 on aggregate.

UAG2–1Atlas
da Silva   65', 90' Report Obledo   17'
Referee: Pascual Rebolledo (Veracruz)
Atlas4–2UAG
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Atlas won 5–4 on aggregate.

Semifinals

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América0–1Toluca
Report Alfaro   52'
Toluca2–1América
 Report Cedrés   83'
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico City)

Toluca won 3–1 on aggregate.

Atlas1–2Necaxa
Castillo   46' Report
Necaxa1–1Atlas
Pineda   48' Report Castillo   57'

Necaxa won 3–2 on aggregate.

Finals

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First leg
Necaxa2–1Toluca
Pineda   56', 87' Report Ruiz   76'
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico City)
Necaxa:
GK 25 Mexico  Adolfo Ríos
DF 2 Mexico  Salvador Cabrera
DF 3 Mexico  Sergio Almaguer
DF 4 Brazil  Ricardo Wagner De Souza downward-facing red arrow  75'
DF 5 Mexico  José Luis Montes de Oca Yellow card  25'
DF 15 Mexico  Octavio Becerril
DF 19 Chile  Eduardo Vilches
MF 6 Mexico  Joaquín del Olmo Yellow card  69'
MF 7 Ecuador  Álex Aguinaga (c) Yellow card  48'
MF 21 Uruguay  Sergio Vázquez downward-facing red arrow  86'
FW 31 Mexico  Pedro Pineda
Substitutions:
GK 1 Mexico  Raúl Orvañanos Jr.
DF 18 Mexico  José Milián
DF 20 Mexico  José Higareda
MF 6 Mexico  José Manuel de la Torre
FW 9 Honduras  Carlos Pavón upward-facing green arrow  75'
FW 11 Mexico  José Luis Mendoza
FW 13 Mexico  Edson Alvarado upward-facing green arrow  86'
Manager:
Mexico  Raúl Arias
Toluca:
GK 30 Mexico  Mario Alberto Albarrán
DF 13 Mexico  Alberto Macías Yellow card  12'
DF 58 Mexico  Adán Nuñez
DF 18 Mexico  David Rangel (c)
DF 5 Mexico  Omar Blanco
MF 6 Mexico  Antonio Taboada
MF 7 Mexico  Víctor Ruiz
MF 10 Chile  Fabián Estay
MF 27 Mexico  Enrique Alfaro downward-facing red arrow  86'
FW 9 Paraguay  José Cardozo Yellow card  54'
FW 23 Mexico  José Manuel Abundis
Substitutions:
GK 1 Argentina  Martín Herrera
DF 2 Mexico  Eugenio Villazón
DF 3 Chile  Manuel López
DF 21 Mexico  Robert Forbes upward-facing green arrow  86'
MF 14 Croatia  Darko Vukić
FW 11 Mexico  Édgar García de Dios
FW 15 Mexico  Eduardo Lillingston
Manager:
Mexico  Enrique Meza
Second leg
Toluca5–2Necaxa
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Toluca won 6–4 on aggregate.

Toluca:
GK 30 Mexico  Mario Alberto Albarrán
DF 13 Mexico  Alberto Macías
DF 58 Mexico  Adán Nuñez downward-facing red arrow  33'
DF 18 Mexico  David Rangel (c)
DF 5 Mexico  Omar Blanco
MF 6 Mexico  Antonio Taboada
MF 7 Mexico  Víctor Ruiz Yellow card  6'
MF 10 Chile  Fabián Estay
MF 27 Mexico  Enrique Alfaro downward-facing red arrow  68'
FW 9 Paraguay  José Cardozo Yellow card  32'
FW 23 Mexico  José Manuel Abundis downward-facing red arrow  78'
Substitutions:
GK 1 Argentina  Martín Herrera
DF 2 Mexico  Eugenio Villazón upward-facing green arrow  78'
DF 3 Chile  Manuel López upward-facing green arrow  68'
DF 21 Mexico  Robert Forbes
MF 14 Croatia  Darko Vukić upward-facing green arrow  33'
FW 11 Mexico  Édgar García de Dios
FW 15 Mexico  Eduardo Lillingston
Manager:
Mexico  Enrique Meza
Necaxa:
GK 25 Mexico  Adolfo Ríos
DF 2 Mexico  Salvador Cabrera
DF 3 Mexico  Sergio Almaguer Yellow card  60'
DF 4 Brazil  Ricardo Wagner De Souza downward-facing red arrow  60'
DF 5 Mexico  José Luis Montes de Oca Red card  20'
DF 15 Mexico  Octavio Becerril
DF 19 Chile  Eduardo Vilches Yellow card  44' downward-facing red arrow  78'
MF 6 Mexico  Joaquín del Olmo
MF 7 Ecuador  Álex Aguinaga (c) Yellow card  65'
MF 21 Uruguay  Sergio Vázquez downward-facing red arrow  82'
FW 31 Mexico  Pedro Pineda
Substitutions:
GK 16 Mexico  José Guadarrama
DF 18 Mexico  José Milián
DF 20 Mexico  José Higareda
MF 6 Mexico  José Manuel de la Torre upward-facing green arrow  78'
FW 9 Honduras  Carlos Pavón upward-facing green arrow  60'
FW 11 Mexico  José Luis Mendoza
FW 13 Mexico  Edson Alvarado upward-facing green arrow  82'
Manager:
Mexico  Raúl Arias


 Verano 1998 winners 
Toluca
4th title

Relegation table

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Pos. Team Pts. Pld. Ave.
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
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