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