1996–97 Mexican Primera División season

The 1996–97 season included the 56th and 57th editions of the top professional division of Mexican football, known as Primera División de México. The season was divided into two short tournaments (Invierno 1996 and Verano 1997).

Primera División de México

Season	1996–97
Champions	Inverno 1996: Santos Laguna (1st title) Verano 1997: Guadalajara (10th title)
Relegated	Pachuca
1997 CONCACAF Champions' Cup	Santos Laguna Guadalajara Cruz Azul
1997 CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup	Necaxa Cruz Azul[1]
Matches played	306
Goals scored	993 (3.25 per match)
Top goalscorer	Invierno: Carlos Muñoz (15 goals) Verano: Gabriel Caballero Lorenzo Sáez (13 goals)
← 1995–96 1997–98 →

Clubs

Mexico City

• Atlas
• Guadalajara
• UAG

Toluca

Celaya

Monterrey

Veracruz

León

Atl. Morelia

Puebla

Pachuca

Santos Laguna

Greater Mexico City teams
América
Atlante
Cruz Azul
Necaxa
Toros Neza
UNAM

Location of the 1996-97 Primera División teams

Team	City	Stadium
América	Mexico City	Azteca
Atlante	Mexico City	Azteca
Atlas	Guadalajara, Jalisco	Jalisco
Celaya	Celaya, Guanajuato	Miguel Alemán Valdés
Cruz Azul	Mexico City	Azul
Guadalajara	Guadalajara, Jalisco	Jalisco
León	León, Guanajuato	León
Monterrey	Monterrey, Nuevo León	Tecnológico
Morelia	Morelia, Michoacán	Morelos
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

Invierno 1996 was the 56th edition of the Primera División de México and the first short tournament of the season. It started on August 9 and ended on November 24, 1996.

Regular phase

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	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	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) Champions

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
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	Morelia
	Tita	León

Source: MedioTiempo

Final phase (Liguilla)

Repechage

León	1–2	Toros Neza
Tita 64'	Report	Arangio 61' López 84'

November 27, 1996

20:00

Estadio León, León

Referee: Pascual Rebolledo (Veracruz)

Toros Neza	2–1	León
Mohamed 1' Vázquez 59' (pen.)	Report	Torres 20'

December 1, 1996

15:00

Estadio Neza 86, Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl

Referee: Armando Archundia (Estado de México)

Toros Neza won 4–2 on aggregate.

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Monterrey	1–5	Atlas
Castillo 88'	Report	Márquez 21', 90' Lavallén 28' Padilla 44' Mascareño 61'

November 27, 1996

20:00

Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey

Referee: Eduardo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)

Atlas	1–2	Monterrey
Duana 57' (pen.)	Report	Morales 47' Salvador 58'

November 30, 1996

20:45

Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara

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 Neza	4–0	Atlante
Nildeson 22', 31' Vázquez 77' (pen.) Ruiz 80'	Report

December 4, 1996

16:00

Estadio Neza 86, Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl

Referee: Felipe Ramos Rizo (Mexico City)

Atlante	2–5	Toros Neza
Malibrán 55' Carbajal 83' (pen.)	Report	Nildeson 29', 47' Ruiz 42' Arangio 45' Herrera 76'

December 7, 1996

17:00

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Referee: Eduardo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)

Toros Neza won 9–2 on aggregate.

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Atlas	1–1	Santos Laguna
Larrosa 88'	Report	Borgetti 26'

December 4, 1996

20:45

Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara

Referee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico City)

Santos Laguna	3–1	Atlas
Galindo 36' (pen.) Borgetti 59', 75'	Report	Duana 39'

December 8, 1996

16:00

Estadio Corona, Torreón

Referee: Armando Archundia (Estado de México)

Santos Laguna won 4–2 on aggregate.

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Necaxa	2–0	Guadalajara
García Aspe 17' Hernández 26'	Report

December 4, 1996

20:45

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Referee: Pascual Rebolledo (Veracruz)

Guadalajara	2–1	Necaxa
Sánchez 21' Suárez 56' (pen.)	Report	Aguinaga 76' (pen.)

December 8, 1996

16:00

Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara

Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)

Necaxa won 3–2 on aggregate.

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Toluca	1–2	Puebla
Rangel 43'	Report	Blanco 46' (o.g.) Marquinho 66'

December 4, 1996

15:00

Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca

Referee: Antonio Marrufo (Chihuahua)

Puebla	0–0	Toluca
	Report

December 7, 1996

19:00

Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla

Referee: León Padró Borja (Guanajuato)

Puebla won 2–1 on aggregate.

Semifinals

Toros Neza	0–2	Santos Laguna
	Report	Adomaitis 56' Caballero 58'

December 11, 1996

16:00

Estadio Neza 86, Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl

Referee: Pascual Rebolledo (Veracruz)

Santos Laguna	3–2	Toros Neza
Borgetti 30', 61', 79'	Report	Virchis 55' Nidelson 90'

December 15, 1996

16:00

Estadio Corona, Torreón

Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)

Santos Laguna won 5–2 on aggregate.

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Necaxa	3–2	Puebla
Hernández 21' Zárate 28' García Aspe 71'	Report	Marquinho 37' Muñoz 51'

December 11, 1996

20:45

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)

Puebla	1–4	Necaxa
Guzmán 13'	Report	Aguinaga 35' García Aspe 40' (pen.) Peláez 68' Alvarado 84'

December 15, 1996

12:00

Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla

Referee: Armando Archundia (Estado de México)

Necaxa won 7–3 on aggregate.

Finals

First leg

Necaxa	1–0	Santos Laguna
Galindo 77' (o.g.)	Report

December 19, 1996

20:30

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Referee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico City)

Necaxa: GK 1 Nicolás Navarro DF 20 José María Higareda DF 15 Octavio Becerril DF 3 Eduardo Vilches DF 2 Juan Ramón Jara MF 7 Álex Aguinaga MF 8 Alberto García Aspe (c)  78' MF 11 Felipe del Ángel Malibrán  60' MF 10 Sergio Zárate FW 9 Ricardo Peláez  84' FW 11 Luis Hernández Substitutions: GK 19 Raúl Orvañanos Jr. DF 4 Roberto Ruiz Esparza DF 24 Jaime Hernández MF 14 Gerardo Esquivel MF 18 Jesús Eduardo Córdova MF 21 José Enrique García FW 13 Edson Alvarado  60' Manager: Manuel Lapuente

Santos Laguna: GK 1 José Miguel DF 13 Francisco Gabriel de Anda (c)  66' DF 4 Pedro Muñoz de la Torre DF 5 José Guadalupe Rubio DF 23 Ricardo Wagner De Souza MF 16 Nicolás Ramírez MF 6 Miguel España MF 7 Benjamín Galindo MF 10 Héctor Adomaitis FW 58 Jared Borgetti FW 8 Gabriel Caballero Substitutions: GK 20 Olaf Heredia DF 2 Julio Cesar Algarin DF 3 Salvador Mariscal DF 17 Antonio González MF 19 Saúl Quiñones MF 24 Enrique Vizcarra FW 21 Cristián Montecinos Manager: Alfredo Tena

Second leg

Santos Laguna	4–2	Necaxa
Gabriel 35' Caballero 37', 62' Borgetti 82'	Report	Peláez 43' Hernández 54'

December 22, 1996

16:00

Estadio Corona, Torreón

Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)

Santos Laguna won 4–3 on aggregate.

Santos Laguna: GK 1 José Miguel  77' DF 13 Francisco Gabriel de Anda (c) DF 4 Pedro Muñoz de la Torre  29' DF 5 José Guadalupe Rubio  61' DF 23 Ricardo Wagner De Souza MF 16 Nicolás Ramírez MF 6 Miguel España  31' MF 7 Benjamín Galindo  88' MF 10 Héctor Adomaitis  85' FW 58 Jared Borgetti FW 8 Gabriel Caballero Substitutions: GK 20 Olaf Heredia DF 2 Julio Cesar Algarin DF 3 Salvador Mariscal  85' DF 17 Antonio González MF 15 Alberto García  88'  88' MF 19 Saúl Quiñones FW 21 Cristián Montecinos  61' Manager: Alfredo Tena

Necaxa: GK 1 Nicolás Navarro DF 20 José María Higareda  49'  85' DF 15 Octavio Becerril DF 3 Eduardo Vilches DF 2 Juan Ramón Jara MF 7 Álex Aguinaga MF 8 Alberto García Aspe (c)  72' MF 14 Gerardo Esquivel  46' MF 10 Sergio Zárate  77'  82' FW 9 Ricardo Peláez FW 11 Luis Hernández Substitutions: GK 19 Raúl Orvañanos Jr. DF 4 Roberto Ruiz Esparza DF 24 Jaime Hernández MF 11 Felipe del Ángel Malibrán  85' MF 18 Jesús Eduardo Córdova MF 21 José Enrique García FW 13 Edson Alvarado  46' Manager: Manuel Lapuente

Champions
Santos Laguna 1st title

Torneo Verano

Verano 1997 was the 57th edition of the Primera División de México, and the second short tournament of the season. It started on January 11 and ended on May 4, 1997.

Regular phase

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	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	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) Champions

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	–	–
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	Morelia	10
5	Marco Antonio Figueroa	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

Final phase (Liguilla)

Repechage

UAG	2–0	Morelia
Yegros 66' Embé 76'	Report

May 7, 1997

20:30

Estadio Tres de Marzo, Zapopan

Referee: Felipe Ramos Rizo (Mexico City)

Morelia	4–0	UAG
Figueroa 50', 83' Juárez 60' Claudinho 70'	Report

May 11, 1997

12:00

Estadio Morelos, Morelia

Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)

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	Morelia	1	0	1
	1	América	0	1	1
	8	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 Laguna	1–1	Guadalajara
Caballero 18'	Report	Ramírez 50'

May 14, 1997

16:00

Estadio Corona, Torreón

Referee: León Padró Borja (Guanajuato)

Guadalajara	5–0	Santos Laguna
Vázquez 19', 57' Zárate 29' Arreola 80', 89'	Report

May 18, 1997

12:00

Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara

Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)

Guadalajara won 6–1 on aggregate.

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Morelia	1–0	América
Juárez 88'	Report

May 14, 1997

16:00

Estadio Morelos, Morelia

Referee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico City)

América	1–3	Morelia
García 18' (pen.)	Report	Claudinho 40' Soto 68' Juárez 75'

May 17, 1997

20:45

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Referee: Armando Archundia (Estado de México)

Morelia won 4–1 on aggregate.

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UNAM	1–3	Toros Neza
Sancho 89'	Report	Arangio 16', 37' Ruiz 60'

May 15, 1997

19:00

Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City

Referee: Antonio Marrufo (Chihuahua)

Toros Neza	1–2	UNAM
Mohamed 68'	Report	Sancho 80', 87'

May 18, 1997

15:00

Estadio Neza 86, Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl

Referee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico City)

Toros Neza won 4–3 on aggregate.

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Atlante	2–0	Necaxa
Zague 36', 56'	Report

May 14, 1997

20:45

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Referee: Pascual Rebolledo (Veracruz)

Necaxa	3–1	Atlante
Aguinaga 7' García Aspe 55' (pen.) Peláez 65'	Report	Ubaldi 52'

May 18, 1997

17:00

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Referee: Felipe Ramos Rizo (Mexico City)

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

Semifinals

Morelia	1–0	Guadalajara
Morales 54'	Report

May 22, 1997

17:00

Estadio Morelos, Morelia

Referee: Felipe Ramos Rizo (Mexico City)

Guadalajara	1–0	Morelia
Chávez 80'	Report

May 25, 1997

12:00

Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara

Referee: Armando Archundia (Estado de México)

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

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Necaxa	2–1	Toros Neza
Vázquez 11' Zárate 84'	Report	Lussenhoff 54'

May 22, 1997

17:00

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Referee: León Padró Borja (Guanajuato)

Toros Neza	3–1	Necaxa
Vázquez 27' (pen.), 68' Osorio 53'	Report	García Aspe 34' (pen.)

May 25, 1997

16:00

Estadio Neza 86, Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl

Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)

Toros Neza won 4–3 on aggregate.

Finals

First leg

Toros Neza	1–1	Guadalajara
Briseño 79'	Report	Martínez 26'

May 29, 1997

16:00

Estadio Neza 86, Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl

Referee: Armando Archundia (Estado de México)

Toros Neza: GK 1 Pablo Larios DF 23 Javier Saavedra DF 2 Humberto González DF 3 Pedro Pablo Osorio  60' DF 4 Miguel Herrera  39' MF 25 Federico Lussenhoff MF 13 Jesús López Meneses  60' MF 6 Guillermo Vázquez (c) MF 10 Rodrigo Ruiz FW 11 Antonio Mohamed FW 7 Germán Arangio  74' Substitutions: GK 22 Juan Gutiérrez Gutiérrez DF 8 Humberto Romero MF 14 Manuel Virchis  60' MF 24 José Juan Rivera MF 28 Miguel Ángel Murillo FW 15 Ramiro Romero  74' FW 20 Carlos Briseño  60' Manager: Enrique Meza

Guadalajara: GK 23 Martín Zúñiga DF 2 Noe Zárate  86' DF 4 Claudio Suárez DF 8 Joel Sánchez DF 5 Camilo Romero MF 14 Felipe de Jesús Robles  34'  71' MF 7 Ramón Ramírez  80' MF 6 Alberto Coyote (c) MF 15 Paulo Chávez MF 11 Manuel Martínez  80' FW 10 Gustavo Nápoles Substitutions: GK 1 Eduardo Fernández DF 21 Héctor Castro DF 58 Guillermo Hernández  80' MF 18 Jorge Arreola  71' MF 30 Missael Espinoza FW 9 Ignacio Vázquez FW 16 Gabriel García Hernández  81'  80' Manager: Ricardo Ferretti

Second leg

Guadalajara	6–1	Toros Neza
Nápoles 50', 55', 74', 83' Chávez 51' Martínez 62'	Report	Arangio 79'

June 1, 1997

12:00

Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara

Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)

Guadalajara won 7–2 on aggregate.

Guadalajara: GK 23 Martín Zúñiga DF 2 Noe Zárate DF 4 Claudio Suárez  70' DF 8 Joel Sánchez DF 5 Camilo Romero MF 7 Ramón Ramírez  85' MF 6 Alberto Coyote (c) MF 15 Paulo Chávez MF 11 Manuel Martínez  70' FW 9 Ignacio Vázquez  66' FW 10 Gustavo Nápoles  48' Substitutions: GK 1 Eduardo Fernández DF 58 Guillermo Hernández  70' MF 14 Felipe de Jesús Robles  66' MF 18 Jorge Arreola MF 30 Missael Espinoza  85' FW 16 Gabriel García Hernández FW 27 Sergio Pacheco Manager: Ricardo Ferretti

Toros Neza: GK 1 Pablo Larios DF 23 Javier Saavedra DF 2 Humberto González DF 25 Federico Lussenhoff DF 4 Miguel Herrera MF 6 Guillermo Vázquez (c) MF 13 Jesús López Meneses  37' MF 14 Manuel Virchis  76' MF 10 Rodrigo Ruiz FW 20 Carlos Briseño  29'  46' FW 11 Antonio Mohamed Substitutions: GK 22 Juan Gutiérrez Gutiérrez DF 3 Pedro Pablo Osorio DF 8 Humberto Romero MF 28 Miguel Ángel Murillo  46' MF 30 Carlos García FW 7 Germán Arangio  37' FW 15 Ramiro Romero  76' Manager: Enrique Meza

Champions
Guadalajara 10th title

Relegation

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