Primera División de México Invierno 1997

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)

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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)

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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

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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 Pumas 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 7
  Claudio Da Silva Morelia 7
  José Saturnino Cardozo Toluca 7
  Claudio Núñez U.A.N.L. 7
  Juan Ramón Fleita Toros Neza 7
  Carlos Pavón Necaxa 7

Playoffs

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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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