1996–97 Mexican Primera División season

The following are statistics of Mexico's Primera División for the 1996–97 season.

Primera División de México
Season1996–97
Champions
RelegatedPachuca
Champions' Cup
CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup
Matches played306
Goals scored993 (3.25 per match)
Top goalscorer

Overview

Teams
Location of the 1996-97 Primera División teams
Team City Stadium
América Mexico City Azteca
Atlante Mexico City Azteca
Atlas Guadalajara, Jalisco Jalisco
Atlético Morelia Morelia, Michoacán Morelos
Celaya Celaya, Guanajuato Miguel Alemán Valdés
Cruz Azul Mexico City Azul
Guadalajara Guadalajara, Jalisco Jalisco
León León, Guanajuato León
Monterrey Monterrey, Nuevo León Tecnológico
Necaxa Mexico City Azteca
Pachuca Pachuca, Hidalgo Hidalgo
Puebla Puebla, Puebla Cuauhtémoc
Santos Laguna Torreón, Coahuila Corona
Toluca Toluca, State of Mexico Nemesio Díez
Toros Neza Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico Neza 86
UAG Zapopan, Jalisco Tres de Marzo
UNAM Mexico City Olímpico Universitario
Veracruz Veracruz, Veracruz Luis "Pirata" Fuente

Torneo Invierno 1996

Primera División de México (Mexican First Division) Invierno 1996 is a Mexican football tournament - one of two short tournaments that take up the entire year to determine the champion(s) of Mexican football. It began on Friday, August 9, 1996, and ran until November 24, when the regular season ended. In the final Santos defeated Necaxa and became champions for the 1st time.

Final standings (groups)
Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Atlante 17 12 2 3 30 11 +19 38 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Puebla 17 9 4 4 32 22 +10 31
3 Toros Neza 17 8 0 9 30 36 −6 24 Qualified for the Repechage
4 Cruz Azul 17 5 5 7 26 26 0 20
5 Veracruz 17 4 6 7 14 21 −7 18
Source: MedioTiempo
Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Necaxa 17 8 5 4 24 19 +5 29 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 León 17 5 8 4 24 19 +5 23 Qualified for the Repechage
3 América 17 4 5 8 24 27 −3 17
4 Pachuca 17 3 6 8 25 36 −11 15
5 Atlético Morelia 17 3 3 11 20 31 −11 12
Source: MedioTiempo
Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Guadalajara 17 9 4 4 33 19 +14 31 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Toluca 17 9 3 5 26 15 +11 30
3 Atlas 17 6 8 3 28 26 +2 26 Qualified for the Repechage
4 UNAM 17 4 6 7 23 27 −4 18
Source: MedioTiempo
Group 4
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Santos Laguna 17 10 4 3 21 15 +6 34 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Monterrey 17 5 4 8 15 21 −6 19 Qualified for the Repechage
3 UAG 17 5 3 9 20 30 −10 18
4 Celaya 17 5 2 10 19 33 −14 17
Source: MedioTiempo

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Atlante 17 12 2 3 30 11 +19 38 Advance to Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Santos Laguna (C) 17 10 4 3 21 15 +6 34
3 Guadalajara 17 9 4 4 33 19 +14 31
4 Puebla 17 9 4 4 32 22 +10 31
5 Toluca 17 9 3 5 26 15 +11 30
6 Necaxa 17 8 5 4 24 19 +5 29
7 Atlas 17 6 8 3 28 26 +2 26 Advance to Repechage
8 Toros Neza 17 8 0 9 30 36 −6 24
9 León 17 5 8 4 24 19 +5 23
10 Cruz Azul 17 5 5 7 26 26 0 20
11 Monterrey 17 5 4 8 15 21 −6 19 Advance to Repechage
12 UNAM 17 4 6 7 23 27 −4 18
13 Veracruz 17 4 6 7 14 21 −7 18
14 UAG 17 5 3 9 20 30 −10 18
15 América 17 4 5 8 24 27 −3 17
16 Celaya 17 5 2 10 19 33 −14 17
17 Pachuca 17 3 6 8 25 36 −11 15 Team is last in Relegation table
18 Atlético Morelia 17 3 3 11 20 31 −11 12
Source: Liga MX
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Highest relegation coefficient; 7) Fair Play points
(C) Champion

Results
Home \ Away AME ATE ATS ATM CEL CAZ GDL LEO MTY NEC PAC PUE SAN TOL TRN UAG UNM VER
América — 1–2 – 5–1 – 2–1 – – 2–0 1–1 – – – 1–2 – 2–2 2–2 –
Atlante – — 1–1 2–0 6–0 3–1 – 1–0 – – – – – – 0–1 1–0 – 3–0
Atlas 2–1 – — – 2–1 – 2–2 – – – 5–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 – – 2–2 1–2
Atlético Morelia – – 1–2 — 1–2 – 1–4 1–1 – – 3–0 2–2 – – 2–1 – – 0–2
Celaya 0–2 – – – — – 3–0 – 0–0 1–2 3–2 0–1 0–2 0–1 – – 0–1 –
Cruz Azul – – 4–1 1–1 2–3 — – 2–2 – – 1–2 3–1 – – 3–0 – – 0–0
Guadalajara 5–0 1–0 – – – 1–0 — – 3–1 2–3 – – – 2–1 – 4–1 2–0 –
León 2–2 – 1–1 – 4–1 – 0–0 — – – 2–2 1–1 3–0 – 2–3 – – 2–1
Monterrey – 0–1 0–0 0–3 – 1–0 – 1–0 — – – – 0–1 – 5–1 2–1 – 2–1
Necaxa – 1–2 0–2 2–1 – 3–3 – 0–0 3–0 — – – 0–1 – 2–0 1–0 – –
Pachuca 2–2 1–2 – – – – 0–2 – 2–2 2–2 — 3–4 – 3–0 – – 0–0 –
Puebla 1–0 2–3 – – – – 1–1 – 1–0 1–2 – — – 2–1 – 5–2 2–1 –
Santos Laguna 1–0 1–0 – 2–1 – 0–2 1–1 – – – 2–1 1–0 — – – 1–2 – –
Toluca – 0–0 – 1–0 – 4–0 – 2–3 1–0 2–0 – – 0–2 — 1–0 5–0 – –
Toros Neza 2–1 – 6–2 – 1–2 – 2–1 – – – 5–2 0–3 2–3 – — – 2–6 2–0
UAG – – 0–1 1–0 5–2 1–1 – 0–1 – – 1–1 – – – 1–2 — – 1–0
UNAM – 1–3 – 3–2 – 1–2 – 1–0 1–1 0–1 – – 2–2 0–3 – 1–2 — –
Veracruz 1–0 – – – 1–1 – 3–2 – – 1–1 0–1 0–3 0–0 1–1 – – 1–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 1996. Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Only regular season goals listed.

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Carlos Muñoz Puebla 15
2 Gabriel García Guadalajara 13
Carlos Hermosillo Cruz Azul
Lorenzo Sáez Pachuca
5 Zague Atlante 10
Nildeson Toros Neza
7 Jared Borgetti Santos Laguna 9
8 Cristian Domizzi UNAM 8
Luis García América
Marco Antonio Figueroa Atlético Morelia
Tita León

Source: MedioTiempo

Repechage
León1–2Toros Neza
Tita 64' Report
Referee: Pascual Rebolledo (Veracruz)
Toros Neza2–1León
 Report Torres 20'

Toros Neza won 4–2 on aggregate.

Monterrey1–5Atlas
Castillo 88' Report
Referee: Eduardo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)
Atlas1–2Monterrey
Duana 57' (pen.) Report
Referee: León Padró Borja (Guanajuato)

Atlas won 6–3 on aggregate.

Bracket
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
2 Santos Laguna 1 3 4
7 Atlas 1 1 2
2 Santos Laguna 2 3 5
8 Toros Neza 0 2 2
1 Atlante 0 2 2
8 Toros Neza 4 5 9
2 Santos Laguna 0 4 4
6 Necaxa 1 2 3
4 Puebla 0 2 2
5 Toluca 1 0 1
4 Puebla 1 3 4
6 Necaxa 3 4 7
3 Guadalajara 0 2 2
6 Necaxa 2 1 3

Quarterfinals
Toros Neza4–0Atlante
 Report
Atlante2–5Toros Neza
 Report
Referee: Eduardo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)

Toros Neza won 9–2 on aggregate.

Atlas1–1Santos Laguna
Larrosa 88' Report Borgetti 26'
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico City)
Santos Laguna3–1Atlas
 Report Duana 39'

Santos Laguna won 4–2 on aggregate.

Necaxa2–0Guadalajara
 Report
Referee: Pascual Rebolledo (Veracruz)
Guadalajara2–1Necaxa
 Report Aguinaga 76' (pen.)

Necaxa won 3–2 on aggregate.

Toluca1–2Puebla
Rangel 43' Report
Referee: Antonio Marrufo (Chihuahua)
Puebla0–0Toluca
Report
Referee: León Padró Borja (Guanajuato)

Puebla won 2–1 on aggregate.

Semifinals
Toros Neza0–2Santos Laguna
Report
Referee: Pascual Rebolledo (Veracruz)
Santos Laguna3–2Toros Neza
Borgetti 30', 61', 79' Report

Santos Laguna won 5–2 on aggregate.

Necaxa3–2Puebla
 Report
Puebla1–4Necaxa
Guzmán 13' Report

Necaxa won 7–3 on aggregate.

Finals
First leg
Necaxa1–0Santos Laguna
Galindo 77' (o.g.) Report
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico City)
Necaxa:
GK1 Nicolás Navarro
DF20 José María Higareda
DF15 Octavio Becerril
DF3 Eduardo Vilches
DF2 Juan Ramón Jara
MF7 Álex Aguinaga
MF8 Alberto García Aspe (c) 78'
MF11 Felipe del Ángel Malibrán 60'
MF10 Sergio Zárate
FW9 Ricardo Peláez 84'
FW11 Luis Hernández
Substitutions:
GK19 Raúl Orvañanos Jr.
DF4 Roberto Ruiz Esparza
DF24 Jaime Hernández
MF14 Gerardo Esquivel
MF18 Jesús Eduardo Córdova
MF21 José Enrique García
FW13 Edson Alvarado 60'
Manager:
Manuel Lapuente
Santos Laguna:
GK1 José Miguel
DF13 Francisco Gabriel de Anda (c) 66'
DF4 Pedro Muñoz de la Torre
DF5 José Guadalupe Rubio
DF23 Ricardo Wagner De Souza
MF16 Nicolás Ramírez
MF6 Miguel España
MF7 Benjamín Galindo
MF10 Héctor Adomaitis
FW58 Jared Borgetti
FW8 Gabriel Caballero
Substitutions:
GK20 Olaf Heredia
DF2 Julio Cesar Algarin
DF3 Salvador Mariscal
DF17 Antonio González
MF19 Saúl Quiñones
MF24 Enrique Vizcarra
FW21 Cristián Montecinos
Manager:
Alfredo Tena
Second leg
Santos Laguna4–2Necaxa
 Report

Santos Laguna won 4–3 on aggregate.

Santos Laguna:
GK1 José Miguel 77'
DF13 Francisco Gabriel de Anda (c)
DF4 Pedro Muñoz de la Torre 29'
DF5 José Guadalupe Rubio 61'
DF23 Ricardo Wagner De Souza
MF16 Nicolás Ramírez
MF6 Miguel España 31'
MF7 Benjamín Galindo 88'
MF10 Héctor Adomaitis 85'
FW58 Jared Borgetti
FW8 Gabriel Caballero
Substitutions:
GK20 Olaf Heredia
DF2 Julio Cesar Algarin
DF3 Salvador Mariscal 85'
DF17 Antonio González
MF15 Alberto García 88' 88'
MF19 Saúl Quiñones
FW21 Cristián Montecinos 61'
Manager:
Alfredo Tena
Necaxa:
GK1 Nicolás Navarro
DF20 José María Higareda 49' 85'
DF15 Octavio Becerril
DF3 Eduardo Vilches
DF2 Juan Ramón Jara
MF7 Álex Aguinaga
MF8 Alberto García Aspe (c) 72'
MF14 Gerardo Esquivel 46'
MF10 Sergio Zárate 77'  82'
FW9 Ricardo Peláez
FW11 Luis Hernández
Substitutions:
GK19 Raúl Orvañanos Jr.
DF4 Roberto Ruiz Esparza
DF24 Jaime Hernández
MF11 Felipe del Ángel Malibrán 85'
MF18 Jesús Eduardo Córdova
MF21 José Enrique García
FW13 Edson Alvarado 46'
Manager:
Manuel Lapuente
 Invierno 1996 winners 
Santos Laguna
1st title

Torneo Verano 1997

Primera División de México (Mexican First Division) Verano 1997 is a Mexican football tournament - one of two short tournaments that take up the entire year to determine the champion(s) of Mexican football. It began on Saturday, January 11, 1997, and ran until May 4, when the regular season ended. In the final Guadalajara defeated Toros Neza and became champions for the 10th time.

Final standings (groups)
Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Toros Neza 17 9 3 5 40 32 +8 30 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Atlante 17 8 4 5 23 19 +4 28
3 Cruz Azul 17 7 4 6 21 24 −3 25
4 Puebla 17 4 8 5 15 18 −3 20
5 Veracruz 17 2 4 11 17 31 −14 10
Source: MedioTiempo
Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 América 17 11 4 2 27 12 +15 37 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Necaxa 17 8 4 5 33 20 +13 28
3 Atlético Morelia 17 6 7 4 26 23 +3 25 Qualified for the Repechage
4 León 17 5 8 4 21 18 +3 23
5 Pachuca 17 5 2 10 24 32 −8 17
Source: MedioTiempo
Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Guadalajara 17 9 7 1 27 16 +11 34 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 UNAM 17 8 3 6 25 26 −1 27
3 Toluca 17 5 6 6 26 21 +5 21
4 Atlas 17 4 4 9 23 36 −13 16
Source: MedioTiempo
Group 4
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Santos Laguna 17 8 2 7 27 28 −1 26 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 UAG 17 5 5 7 26 24 +2 20 Qualified for the Repechage
3 Monterrey 17 5 3 9 25 38 −13 18
4 Celaya 17 2 6 9 20 28 −8 12
Source: MedioTiempo

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 América 17 11 4 2 27 12 +15 37 Advance to Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Guadalajara (C) 17 9 7 1 27 16 +11 34
3 Toros Neza 17 9 3 5 40 32 +8 30
4 Necaxa 17 8 4 5 33 20 +13 28
5 Atlante 17 8 4 5 23 19 +4 28
6 UNAM 17 8 3 6 25 26 −1 27
7 Santos Laguna 17 8 2 7 27 28 −1 26
8 Atlético Morelia 17 6 7 4 26 23 +3 25 Advance to Repechage
9 Cruz Azul 17 7 4 6 21 24 −3 25
10 León 17 5 8 4 21 18 +3 23
11 Toluca 17 5 6 6 26 21 +5 21
12 UAG 17 5 5 7 26 24 +2 20 Advance to Repechage
13 Puebla 17 4 8 5 15 18 −3 20
14 Monterrey 17 5 3 9 25 38 −13 18
15 Pachuca 17 5 2 10 24 32 −8 17 Team is last in Relegation table
16 Atlas 17 4 4 9 23 36 −13 16
17 Celaya 17 2 6 9 20 28 −8 12
18 Veracruz 17 2 4 11 17 31 −14 10
Source: Liga MX
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Highest relegation coefficient; 7) Fair Play points
(C) Champion

Results
Home \ Away AME ATE ATS ATM CEL CAZ GDL LEO MTY NEC PAC PUE SAN TOL TRN UAG UNM VER
América — – 3–0 – 4–0 – 0–0 3–2 – – 1–0 2–0 2–1 – 1–1 – – 2–1
Atlante 0–1 — – – – – 1–3 – 2–0 1–1 3–0 1–0 3–2 3–2 – – 0–1 –
Atlas – 2–0 — 1–2 – 2–2 – 1–1 3–3 0–2 – – – – 1–4 6–4 – –
Atlético Morelia 1–1 1–1 – — – 1–0 – – 4–1 2–1 – – 2–2 1–1 – 1–2 2–1 –
Celaya – 0–0 3–0 0–1 — 1–1 – 0–0 – – – – – – 2–2 1–1 – 1–1
Cruz Azul 2–1 1–1 – – – — 1–1 – 2–1 1–4 – – 2–0 3–2 – 0–3 0–1 –
Guadalajara – – 2–2 2–1 3–2 – — 1–1 – – 2–0 1–1 1–1 – 2–0 – – 1–0
León – 1–2 – 0–0 – 3–0 – — 0–0 2–1 – – – 1–1 – 1–0 2–1 –
Monterrey 0–1 – – – 1–0 – 1–2 – — 3–2 5–4 4–2 – 1–4 – – 2–2 –
Necaxa 1–2 – – – 2–1 – 1–1 – – — 2–1 1–1 – 1–1 – – 3–0 4–0
Pachuca – – 1–0 2–2 1–3 1–3 – 0–2 – – — – 3–1 – 4–1 2–1 – 3–2
Puebla – – 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–0 – 1–1 – – 1–0 — 1–2 – 1–1 – – 0–0
Santos Laguna – – 2–1 – 3–2 – – 3–2 1–2 1–3 – – — 2–1 2–0 – 2–0 2–0
Toluca 1–2 – 4–0 – 2–0 – 1–2 – – – 1–1 0–0 – — – – 1–0 2–1
Toros Neza – 1–2 – 4–2 – 1–2 – 4–2 5–1 3–2 – – – 2–1 — 3–2 – –
UAG 0–0 1–2 – – – – 1–2 – 3–0 0–2 – 0–0 3–0 1–1 – — 2–2 –
UNAM 2–1 – 1–0 – 4–3 – 2–1 – – – 2–1 1–1 – – 2–3 – — 3–2
Veracruz – 2–1 1–2 2–2 – 0–1 – 0–0 1–0 – – – – – 3–5 1–2 – —
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 1997. Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Only regular season goals listed.

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Gabriel Caballero Santos Laguna 12
Lorenzo Sáez Pachuca
3 Cristian Domizzi UNAM 11
4 Claudinho Atlético Morelia 10
5 Marco Antonio Figueroa Atlético Morelia 9
Gustavo Nápoles Guadalajara
7 David Embe UAG 8
Carlos Hermosillo Cruz Azul
Rodrigo Ruiz Toros Neza
10 Luis García América 7
Francisco Palencia Cruz Azul
Christian Torres León
Sergio Zárate Necaxa

Source: MedioTiempo

Repechage
UAG2–0Atlético Morelia
 Report
Atlético Morelia4–0UAG
  • Figueroa 50', 83'
  • Juárez 60'
  • Claudinho 70'
 Report

Morelia won 4–2 on aggregate.

Bracket
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
2 Guadalajara 1 5 6
7 Santos Laguna 1 0 1
2 Guadalajara (s) 0 1 1
8 Atlético Morelia 1 0 1
1 América 0 1 1
8 Atlético Morelia 1 3 4
1 Guadalajara 1 6 7
3 Toros Neza 1 1 2
3 Toros Neza 3 1 4
5 UNAM 1 2 3
3 Toros Neza 1 3 4
4 Necaxa 2 1 3
4 Necaxa (s) 0 3 3
5 Atlante 2 1 3

Quarterfinals
Santos Laguna1–1Guadalajara
Caballero 18' Report Ramírez 50'
Referee: León Padró Borja (Guanajuato)
Guadalajara5–0Santos Laguna
  • Vázquez 19', 57'
  • Zárate 29'
  • Arreola 80', 89'
 Report

Guadalajara won 6–1 on aggregate.

Atlético Morelia1–0América
Juárez 88' Report
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico City)
América1–3Atlético Morelia
García 18' (pen.) Report
  • Claudinho 40'
  • Soto 68'
  • Juárez 75'

Atlético Morelia won 4–1 on aggregate.

UNAM1–3Toros Neza
Sancho 89' Report
Referee: Antonio Marrufo (Chihuahua)
Toros Neza1–2UNAM
Mohamed 68' Report Sancho 80', 87'
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico City)

Toros Neza won 4–3 on aggregate.

Atlante2–0Necaxa
Zague 36', 56' Report
Referee: Pascual Rebolledo (Veracruz)
Necaxa3–1Atlante
 Report Ubaldi 52'

3–3 on aggregate. Necaxa advanced for being the higher seeded team.

Semifinals
Atlético Morelia1–0Guadalajara
Morales 54' Report
Guadalajara1–0Atlético Morelia
Chávez 80' Report

1–1 on aggregate. Guadalajara advanced for being the higher seeded team.

Necaxa2–1Toros Neza
 Report Lussenhoff 54'
Referee: León Padró Borja (Guanajuato)
Toros Neza3–1Necaxa
 Report García Aspe 34' (pen.)

Toros Neza won 4–3 on aggregate.

Finals
First leg
Toros Neza1–1Guadalajara
Briseño 79' Report Martínez 26'
Toros Neza:
GK1 Pablo Larios
DF23 Javier Saavedra
DF2 Humberto González
DF3 Pedro Pablo Osorio 60'
DF4 Miguel Herrera 39'
MF25 Federico Lussenhoff
MF13 Jesús López Meneses 60'
MF6 Guillermo Vázquez (c)
MF10 Rodrigo Ruiz
FW11 Antonio Mohamed
FW7 Germán Arangio 74'
Substitutions:
GK22 Juan Gutiérrez Gutiérrez
DF8 Humberto Romero
MF14 Manuel Virchis 60'
MF24 José Juan Rivera
MF28 Miguel Ángel Murillo
FW15 Ramiro Romero 74'
FW20 Carlos Briseño 60'
Manager:
Enrique Meza
Guadalajara:
GK23 Martín Zúñiga
DF2 Noe Zárate 86'
DF4 Claudio Suárez
DF8 Joel Sánchez
DF5 Camilo Romero
MF14 Felipe de Jesús Robles 34' 71'
MF7 Ramón Ramírez 80'
MF6 Alberto Coyote (c)
MF15 Paulo Chávez
MF11 Manuel Martínez 80'
FW10 Gustavo Nápoles
Substitutions:
GK1 Eduardo Fernández
DF21 Héctor Castro
DF58 Guillermo Hernández 80'
MF18 Jorge Arreola 71'
MF30 Missael Espinoza
FW9 Ignacio Vázquez
FW16 Gabriel García Hernández 81' 80'
Manager:
Ricardo Ferretti
Second leg
Guadalajara6–1Toros Neza
 Report Arangio 79'

Guadalajara won 7–2 on aggregate.

Guadalajara:
GK23 Martín Zúñiga
DF2 Noe Zárate
DF4 Claudio Suárez 70'
DF8 Joel Sánchez
DF5 Camilo Romero
MF7 Ramón Ramírez 85'
MF6 Alberto Coyote (c)
MF15 Paulo Chávez
MF11 Manuel Martínez 70'
FW9 Ignacio Vázquez 66'
FW10 Gustavo Nápoles 48'
Substitutions:
GK1 Eduardo Fernández
DF58 Guillermo Hernández 70'
MF14 Felipe de Jesús Robles 66'
MF18 Jorge Arreola
MF30 Missael Espinoza 85'
FW16 Gabriel García Hernández
FW27 Sergio Pacheco
Manager:
Ricardo Ferretti
Toros Neza:
GK1 Pablo Larios
DF23 Javier Saavedra
DF2 Humberto González
DF25 Federico Lussenhoff
DF4 Miguel Herrera
MF6 Guillermo Vázquez (c)
MF13 Jesús López Meneses 37'
MF14 Manuel Virchis 76'
MF10 Rodrigo Ruiz
FW20 Carlos Briseño 29' 46'
FW11 Antonio Mohamed
Substitutions:
GK22 Juan Gutiérrez Gutiérrez
DF3 Pedro Pablo Osorio
DF8 Humberto Romero
MF28 Miguel Ángel Murillo 46'
MF30 Carlos García
FW7 Germán Arangio 37'
FW15 Ramiro Romero 76'
Manager:
Enrique Meza
 Verano 1997 winners 
Guadalajara
10th title

Relegation table
Pos. Team Pts. Pld. Ave.
14 Puebla 119 104 1.1442
15 Toluca 116 104 1.1153
16 Veracruz 113 104 1.0865
17 Atlético Morelia 103 104 0.9903
18 Pachuca 32 34 0.9411

References
  1. "CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup and Giants Cup".
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