# 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 | Repechaje | Repechaje | Repechaje | Repechaje | Qualifiers | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 9 | Atlante | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Toluca | 1 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Toluca | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | Atlas | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Necaxa | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| 7 | Santos Laguna | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Necaxa | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| 2 | Necaxa | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Necaxa | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 2 | Necaxa | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Toluca | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 5 | UAG | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Toluca | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | Atlas | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Atlas | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | América | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | Toluca | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| 6 | América | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Toluca | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| 3 | Cruz Azul | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
* Champions
* Toluca 4th title