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
ClubStadiumCapacityCityAtlético MexiquenseNemesio Díez35,000Toluca, State of MexicoBachilleres UdeGJalisco60,000Guadalajara, JaliscoChivas TijuanaCerro Colorado12,000Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaCruz Azul Hidalgo10 de Diciembre17,000Cruz Azul, HidalgoCuautitlánLos Pinos8,000Cuautitlán, State of MexicoHalcones de QuerétaroCorregidora35,000Querétaro, QuerétaroIrapuatoSergio León Chávez26,000Irapuato, GuanajuatoLa PiedadJuan N. López15,000La Piedad, MichoacánMarteMariano Matamoros18,000Xochitepec, MorelosPachucaHidalgo25,000Pachuca, HidalgoReal San LuisPlan de San Luis18,000San Luis Potosí, S.L.P.RS ZacatecasFrancisco Villa18,000Zacatecas, ZacatecasSaltilloFrancisco I. Madero10,000Saltillo, CoahuilaSan FranciscoSan Francisco11,500San Francisco del Rincón, GuanajuatoTampico MaderoTamaulipas30,000Tampico - Ciudad Madero, TamaulipasTecos ColimaColima12,000Colima, ColimaTigrillos UANLEstadio Universitario40,000San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo LeónUATMarte R. Gómez20,000Ciudad Victoria, TamaulipasUnión de CurtidoresLa Martinica12,000León, GuanajuatoYucatánCarlos Iturralde24,000Mérida, YucatánZacatepecAgustín Coruco Díaz18,000Zacatepec, Morelos
Invierno 1997 Group league tables Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
General league table
Results
Liguilla
Top scorers ScorerGoalsTeam Níver Arboleda17Zacatepec
Verano 1998 Group league tables Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
General league table
Results
Liguilla
Top scorers ScorerGoalsTeam Carlos María Morales12Pachuca Daniel Fasciolli12UAT Valtencir Gomes12Tigrillos UANL Allan Oviedo11Unión de Curtidores José Eduardo Ávila10Cuautitlán
Relegation Pos. Team Pld. Pts. 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).
First leg
Second leg
References