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
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. Nat. Player Team Goals1José Saturnino CardozoToluca132Pedro PinedaNecaxa11Carlos HermosilloCruz Azul11Claudio Da SilvaMorelia115José Manuel AbundisToluca10Hugo Norberto CastilloAtlas107Luis HernándezNecaxa9Ruben Da SilvaTecos99Jesús OlaldePumas810Ricardo PeláezAmerica7Cuauhtémoc BlancoNecaxa7Jared BorgettiSantos7Daniel GuzmánAtlas7Carlos MuñozPuebla7Germán ArangioToros Neza7Martín Felix UbaldiAtlante7
Final phase (Liguilla)
ChampionsToluca4th title
External links Mediotiempo.com (where information was obtained)