Primera División de México (Mexico First Division) Invierno 1997 is a Mexican football tournament - one of two short tournaments that take up the entire year to determine the champion(s) of Mexican football. It began on Friday, July 25, 1997, and ran until October 26, when the regular season ended. U.A.N.L. was promoted to the Primera División de México thus, Pachuca was relegated to the Primera División A. In the final Cruz Azul defeated León and became champions for the 8th time.

Final Standings (groups)

Group 1
Club Pld W D L GF GA +/- Points
1. León 17 9 5 3 30 22 +8 32
2. Atlante F.C. 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. U.A.N.L. 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. U.N.A.M. 17 3 7 7 26 30 -4 16
4. Santos 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. U.A.G. 17 3 7 7 19 27 -8 16
Teams directly qualified to the Liguilla

Final Standings (general)

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 F.C. 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. U.A.N.L. 17 5 3 9 20 26 -6 18
16. U.N.A.M. 17 3 7 7 26 30 -4 16
17. U.A.G. 17 3 7 7 19 27 -8 16
18. Santos 17 3 7 7 22 31 -9 16

Top scorers

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

Pos.Nat.PlayerTeamGoals
1 MexicoCarlos HermosilloCruz Azul14
2 MexicoLuis García PostigoAtlante13
3 MexicoJesús OlaldePumas10
MexicoRicardo PeláezAmerica10
5 MexicoDaniel GuzmánAtlas9
ArgentinaGermán ArangioToros Neza9
7 MexicoGustavo NápolesGuadalajara8
Paraguay MexicoJulio César YegrosCruz Azul8
ArgentinaAntonio MohamedToros Neza8
10 MexicoSigifredo MercadoLeon7
MexicoJared BorgettiSantos7
BrazilClaudio Da SilvaMorelia7
ParaguayJosé Saturnino CardozoToluca7
ChileClaudio NúñezU.A.N.L.7
ArgentinaJuan Ramón FleitaToros Neza7
HondurasCarlos PavónNecaxa7

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
7 Atlas 0 1 1
2 Cruz Azul 1 4 5
2 Cruz Azul 1 1 2
3 Atlante F.C. 1 0 1
6 Morelia 0 0 0
3 Atlante F.C. 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
Invierno 1997 winners:
Cruz Azul
8th Title

References

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