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. Tigres 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. Tigres 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. Pumas 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
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. Tigres UANL 17 5 3 9 20 26 -6 18 16. Pumas 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. Nat. Player Team Goals1Luis García PostigoAtlante122Carlos HermosilloCruz Azul103Jesús OlaldePumas UNAM10Ricardo PeláezAmerica105Daniel GuzmánAtlas9Germán ArangioToros Neza97Gustavo NápolesGuadalajara8 Julio César YegrosCruz Azul8Antonio MohamedToros Neza810Sigifredo MercadoLeon7Jared BorgettiSantos Laguna7Claudio Da SilvaMorelia7José Saturnino CardozoToluca7Claudio NúñezTigres UANL7Juan Ramón FleitaToros Neza7Carlos PavónNecaxa7
Final phase (Liguilla)
ChampionsCruz Azul8th title
References
External links Mediotiempo.com (where information was obtained)