# 1997–98 Primera División A season

Primera División A (Méxican First A Division) is a Mexican football tournament. This season was composed of Invierno 1997 and Verano 1998 tournaments. Pachuca were the Invierno 1997 champions and Tigrillos UANL were the Verano 1998 champions. The promoted club was Pachuca after winning the Campeón de Ascenso final.

## Moves

* Acapulco was bought by Toluca, the team was relocated to State of Mexico and renamed Atlético Mexiquense.
* Atlético Hidalgo relocated to Querétaro and renamed Halcones de Querétaro.
* Four new expansion teams: Unión de Curtidores, Chivas Tijuana, Tecos Colima and Cuautitlán.
* Pachuca was relegated from Primera División.
* Bachilleres UdeG was promoted from Segunda División.

## Stadiums and locations

| Club | Stadium | Capacity | City |
| Atlético Mexiquense | Nemesio Díez | 35,000 | Toluca, State of Mexico |
| Bachilleres UdeG | Jalisco | 60,000 | Guadalajara, Jalisco |
| Chivas Tijuana | Cerro Colorado | 12,000 | Tijuana, Baja California |
| Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 10 de Diciembre | 17,000 | Cruz Azul, Hidalgo |
| Cuautitlán | Los Pinos | 8,000 | Cuautitlán, State of Mexico |
| Halcones de Querétaro | Corregidora | 35,000 | Querétaro, Querétaro |
| Irapuato | Sergio León Chávez | 26,000 | Irapuato, Guanajuato |
| La Piedad | Juan N. López | 15,000 | La Piedad, Michoacán |
| Marte | Mariano Matamoros | 18,000 | Xochitepec, Morelos |
| Pachuca | Hidalgo | 25,000 | Pachuca, Hidalgo |
| Real San Luis | Plan de San Luis | 18,000 | San Luis Potosí, S.L.P. |
| RS Zacatecas | Francisco Villa | 18,000 | Zacatecas, Zacatecas |
| Saltillo | Francisco I. Madero | 10,000 | Saltillo, Coahuila |
| San Francisco | San Francisco | 11,500 | San Francisco del Rincón, Guanajuato |
| Tampico Madero | Tamaulipas | 30,000 | Tampico - Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas |
| Tecos Colima | Colima | 12,000 | Colima, Colima |
| Tigrillos UANL | Estadio Universitario | 40,000 | San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León |
| UAT | Marte R. Gómez | 20,000 | Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas |
| Unión de Curtidores | La Martinica | 12,000 | León, Guanajuato |
| Yucatán | Carlos Iturralde | 24,000 | Mérida, Yucatán |
| Zacatepec | Agustín Coruco Díaz | 18,000 | Zacatepec, Morelos |

## Invierno 1997
### Group league tables
#### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | RS Zacatecas | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 26 | +12 | 38 |
| 2 | Pachuca | 20 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 35 |
| 3 | Bachilleres UdeG | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 29 | −1 | 26 |
| 4 | Tigrillos UANL | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 24 |
| 5 | Tecos Colima | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 20 |
| 6 | Cuautitlán | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 19 |

#### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Yucatán | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 36 |
| 2 | Tampico Madero | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 33 |
| 3 | UAT | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 30 |
| 4 | Unión de Curtidores | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 29 |
| 5 | San Francisco | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 17 |

#### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Atlético Mexiquense | 20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 44 | 24 | +20 | 44 |
| 2 | Zacatepec | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 32 |
| 3 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 25 |
| 4 | Halcones de Querétaro | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 19 |
| 5 | Reboceros de La Piedad | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 43 | −18 | 17 |

#### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Irapuato | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 33 |
| 2 | Saltillo | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 30 |
| 3 | Real San Luis | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 28 | −7 | 25 |
| 4 | Chivas Tijuana | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 33 | −10 | 19 |
| 5 | Marte | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 37 | −15 | 17 |

### General league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Atlético Mexiquense | 20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 44 | 24 | +20 | 44 |
| 2 | RS Zacatecas | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 26 | +12 | 38 |
| 3 | Yucatán | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 36 |
| 4 | Pachuca | 20 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 35 |
| 5 | Tampico Madero | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 33 |
| 6 | Irapuato | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 33 |
| 7 | Zacatepec | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 32 |
| 8 | Saltillo | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 30 |
| 9 | UAT | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 30 |
| 10 | Unión de Curtidores | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 29 |
| 11 | Bachilleres UdeG | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 29 | −1 | 26 |
| 12 | Real San Luis | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 28 | −7 | 25 |
| 13 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 25 |
| 14 | Tigrillos UANL | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 24 |
| 15 | Tecos Colima | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 20 |
| 16 | Cuautitlán | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 19 |
| 17 | Chivas Tijuana | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 33 | −10 | 19 |
| 18 | Halcones de Querétaro | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 19 |
| 19 | San Francisco | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 17 |
| 20 | Marte | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 37 | −15 | 17 |
| 21 | Reboceros de La Piedad | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 43 | −18 | 17 |

### Results

| Home \ Away | AMX | BAC | CHT | CRH | CUA | HAL | IRA | LAP | MAR | PAC | RSL | RSZ | SAL | SFR | TAM | TEC | TIG | UAT | UDC | YUC | ZAC |
| Atlético Mexiquense | | 1–0 | | | | | 3–1 | 3–3 | | | | | | | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 4–3 |
| Bachilleres UdeG | | | | | | | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | | 5–0 | 1–2 | | 1–0 | 0–0 | | | 3–1 | 2–2 | 6–1 | |
| Chivas Tijuana | 2–6 | 0–1 | | | 0–0 | 3–1 | | | | 0–3 | | | 2–2 | | | 2–1 | 7–1 | | | | 2–1 |
| Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 2–1 | | 1–0 | | 1–2 | 0–1 | | | 2–0 | 2–2 | | | 2–1 | | | 1–2 | 4–2 | | | | 3–1 |
| Cuautitlán | 1–2 | 1–1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 |
| Halcones | 4–0 | 1–3 | | | 3–1 | | 0–2 | | 2–0 | 1–2 | | | 7–2 | | | 0–4 | 1–1 | | | | 2–1 |
| Irapuato | | | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | | | 1–1 | 2–0 | | 2–1 | 3–3 | | 2–1 | 0–0 | | | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| La Piedad | | | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | | | | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | | | | | | |
| Marte | 1–2 | | 1–2 | | 1–1 | | | 0–0 | | 5–2 | 1–4 | | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | | | 1–3 | 0–4 |
| Pachuca | 5–1 | 2–0 | | | 2–2 | | 2–2 | | | | | | | | | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | | 2–5 |
| Real San Luis | 0–0 | | 2–1 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 1–2 | | | | 1–3 | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | | | | | | |
| RS Zacatecas | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | | | 0–2 | 1–1 | | | 2–1 | | | 2–1 | 0–1 | | | | 1–1 |
| Saltillo | 1–2 | 3–0 | | | 1–0 | | 0–0 | | 3–1 | 0–0 | | | | | | 2–1 | 2–1 | | 0–0 | | 2–0 |
| San Francisco | 1–2 | | 1–3 | 8–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | | | | 0–0 | | 1–3 | 2–1 | | 1–3 | 4–0 | | | | | |
| Tampico Madero | 3–2 | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | | | | 1–2 | | 2–2 | 2–4 | | | 1–5 | 0–0 | | | | |
| Tecos Colima | | 4–1 | | | | | 2–3 | 2–2 | | | 1–1 | | | | | | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 |
| Tigrillos UANL | | 2–0 | | | | | 0–1 | 3–1 | | | 0–2 | | | 3–0 | | | | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 |
| UAT | | | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 2–2 | | 2–0 | 2–0 | | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | | | | | 0–2 | |
| Unión de Curtidores | | | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 3–3 | | 3–1 | 4–2 | | 1–0 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 0–1 | | | 2–2 | | 2–0 | |
| Yucatán | | | 4–1 | 1–1 | | 0–0 | | 2–0 | | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–4 | 3–0 | 6–1 | | | | | | |
| Zacatepec | | 3–1 | | | | | 1–2 | 2–4 | | | 3–1 | | | 3–1 | 2–0 | | | 4–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | |

### Liguilla

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | RS Zacatecas (a) | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Irapuato | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Irapuato | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | RS Zacatecas | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Yucatán | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 3 | Yucatán | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Yucatán | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 6 | Zacatepec | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Zacatepec | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | 2 | RS Zacatecas | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Pachuca | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | Atlético Mexiquense | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Pachuca | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Saltillo | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Saltillo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Atlético Mexiquense | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Pachuca | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | | | |
| 4 | Pachuca (a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | Pachuca | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | | | |
| 5 | Tampico Madero | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
* Champions
* Pachuca 2nd title

### Top scorers

| Scorer | Goals | Team |
| Níver Arboleda | 17 | Zacatepec |
Last updated: 18 November 1997. Source: Memoria Futbolera (subscription required)

## Verano 1998
### Group league tables
#### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Tigrillos UANL | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 36 |
| 2 | Pachuca | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 29 |
| 3 | RS Zacatecas | 20 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 25 | −3 | 25 |
| 4 | Bachilleres UdeG | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 21 |
| 5 | Tecos Colima | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 33 | −11 | 21 |
| 6 | Cuautitlán | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 33 | −5 | 18 |

#### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Yucatán | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 36 |
| 2 | UAT | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 30 |
| 3 | Unión de Curtidores | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 25 |
| 4 | Tampico Madero | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 20 |
| 5 | San Francisco | 20 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 16 |

#### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Zacatepec | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 33 |
| 2 | La Piedad | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 33 |
| 3 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 27 |
| 4 | Atlético Mexiquense | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 24 |
| 5 | Halcones de Querétaro | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 21 |

#### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Real San Luis | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 34 | 15 | +19 | 39 |
| 2 | Saltillo | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 36 |
| 3 | Irapuato | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 34 | −3 | 24 |
| 4 | Chivas Tijuana | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 20 |
| 5 | Marte | 20 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 45 | −30 | 13 |

### General league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Real San Luis | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 34 | 15 | +19 | 39 |
| 2 | Tigrillos UANL | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 36 |
| 3 | Saltillo | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 36 |
| 4 | Yucatán | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 36 |
| 5 | Zacatepec | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 33 |
| 6 | La Piedad | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 33 |
| 7 | UAT | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 30 |
| 8 | Pachuca | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 29 |
| 9 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 27 |
| 10 | RS Zacatecas | 20 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 25 | −3 | 25 |
| 11 | Unión de Curtidores | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 25 |
| 12 | Atlético Mexiquense | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 24 |
| 13 | Irapuato | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 34 | −3 | 24 |
| 14 | Halcones de Querétaro | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 21 |
| 15 | Bachilleres UdeG | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 21 |
| 16 | Tecos Colima | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 33 | −11 | 21 |
| 17 | Tampico Madero | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 20 |
| 18 | Chivas Tijuana | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 20 |
| 19 | Cuautitlán | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 33 | −5 | 18 |
| 20 | San Francisco | 20 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 16 |
| 21 | Marte | 20 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 45 | −30 | 13 |

### Results

| Home \ Away | AMX | BAC | CHT | CRH | CUA | HAL | IRA | LAP | MAR | PAC | RSL | RSZ | SAL | SFR | TAM | TEC | TIG | UAT | UDC | YUC | ZAC |
| At. Mexiquense | | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | | | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | | | | | | |
| Bachilleres UdeG | 1–1 | | 2–2 | | 2–1 | 1–1 | | | | 3–0 | | | 2–0 | | | 2–1 | 2–0 | | | | 1–1 |
| Chivas Tijuana | | | | 2–3 | | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | | 0–0 | 1–2 | | 3–2 | 2–2 | | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Cruz Azul Hidalgo | | 3–1 | | | | | 3–2 | 2–3 | | | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 2–1 | 1–1 | | | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Cuautitlán | | | 2–3 | 2–1 | | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | | | | | | |
| Halcones | | | 1–1 | 3–3 | | | | 1–1 | | | 2–2 | 4–0 | | 4–1 | 2–1 | | | 1–1 | 3–4 | 1–2 | |
| Irapuato | 3–1 | 4–4 | | | | 3–1 | | | | 2–1 | | | 2–2 | | | 4–2 | 2–0 | | | | 1–3 |
| La Piedad | 1–1 | 2–1 | | | | | 4–5 | | 0–0 | | | | | | | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Marte | | 2–1 | | 0–0 | | 0–6 | 0–1 | | | | | 0–0 | 1–3 | | | | | 2–1 | 1–1 | | |
| Pachuca | | | 3–0 | 1–1 | | 3–3 | | 0–1 | 3–3 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | | | | 3–0 | |
| Real San Luis | | 3–3 | | | | | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | | | | | | | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| RS Zacatecas | | 0–0 | | | | | 0–0 | 7–2 | | | 1–2 | | | 2–2 | 2–1 | | | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–4 | |
| Saltillo | | | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 1–0 | | 2–1 | | | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 2–0 | 5–2 | | | 1–0 | | 1–1 | |
| San Francisco | | 2–2 | | | | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | | 0–0 | | | | | | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Tampico Madero | | 1–1 | | | | | 0–0 | 3–1 | 6–0 | | 0–4 | | | 3–2 | | | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 |
| Tecos Colima | 0–0 | | 0–0 | 3–5 | 2–1 | 1–0 | | | 1–1 | 2–2 | | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | | | | | | |
| Tigrillos UANL | 2–2 | | 3–1 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | | | 4–0 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 0–0 | | 1–1 | 4–0 | | | | | |
| UAT | 1–1 | 1–0 | | | 1–1 | | 3–1 | | | 0–0 | | | | | | 2–1 | 3–0 | | 4–1 | | 1–0 |
| Unión de Curtidores | 3–2 | 1–0 | | | 1–1 | | 1–1 | | | 3–5 | | | 2–3 | | | 4–3 | 1–2 | | | | 3–1 |
| Yucatán | 1–1 | 1–0 | | | 3–3 | | 2–0 | | 2–1 | | | | | | | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 5–4 | | 2–1 |
| Zacatepec | 3–0 | | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | | | 3–0 | 5–2 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | | | 1–1 | 0–0 | | | | |

### Liguilla

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | Tigrillos UANL | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Pachuca | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Pachuca | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | Tigrillos UANL | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | UAT | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| 1 | Real San Luis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | UAT | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| 7 | UAT | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | UAT | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | Tigrillos UANL | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Zacatepec | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Yucatán | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Zacatepec | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Zacatepec | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Zacatepec | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Zacatepec | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | La Piedad | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 3 | Saltillo | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | La Piedad | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 6 | La Piedad | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
* Champions
* Tigrillos UANL 1st title

### Top scorers

| Scorer | Goals | Team |
| Carlos María Morales | 12 | Pachuca |
| Daniel Fasciolli | 12 | UAT |
| Valtencir Gomes | 12 | Tigrillos UANL |
| Allan Oviedo | 11 | Unión de Curtidores |
| José Eduardo Ávila | 10 | Cuautitlán |
Last updated: 19 April 1998. Source: Memoria Futbolera (subscription required)

## Relegation

| Pos. | Team | Pld. | Pts. | Ave. |
| 17. | Tecos Colima | 41 | 40 | 1.0258 |
| 18. | Halcones de Querétaro | 40 | 40 | 1.0000 |
| 19. | Chivas Tijuana | 39 | 40 | 0.9750 |
| 20. | Marte | 95 | 102 | 0.9314 |
| 21. | Cuautitlán | 37 | 40 | 0.9250 |

## Campeón de Ascenso 1998

The super cup matches of the Primera División A between the Invierno 1997 champions and the Verano 1998 champions to determine the winners of the promotion to Primera División. The series faced Pachuca (Invierno 1997 champions) and Tigrillos UANL (Verano 1998 champions).
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Pachuca | 4–2 | Tigrillos UANL | 2–2 | 2–0 |

### Second leg

* Champions
* Pachuca 1st title