1997–98 Primera División A season
Primera División A is a Mexican football tournament. This season was composed of Invierno 1997 and Verano 1998. Pachuca, the Invierno 1997 champion, were able to gain promotion to Primera Division for the 1998-99 season after winning the playoff to Tigrillos, the Verano 1998 champion.
Changes for the 1997–98 season
- Acapulco moved to State of Mexico and changed its name to Atlético Mexiquense.
- Atlético Hidalgo moved to Querétaro and changed its name to Halcones de Querétaro.
- Four new expansion teams: Unión de Curtidores, Chivas Tijuana, Tecos Colima and Cuautitlán.
- Pachuca was relegated from Primera División.
- Bachilleres, was promoted from Segunda División.
Stadiums and locations
| Club | Stadium | Capacity | City |
| Atlético Mexiquense | Nemesio Díez | 35,000 | Toluca, State of Mexico |
| Bachilleres | Jalisco | 60,000 | Guadalajara, Jalisco |
| Chivas Tijuana | Cerro Colorado | 12,000 | Tijuana, Baja California |
| Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 10 de Diciembre | 17,000 | Cruz Azul, Hidalgo |
| Correcaminos UAT | Marte R. Gómez | 20,000 | Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas |
| Cuautitlán | Los Pinos | 8,000 | Cuautitlán, State of Mexico |
| Halcones de Querétaro | Corregidora | 35,000 | Querétaro, Querétaro |
| Irapuato | Sergio León Chávez | 26,000 | Irapuato, Guanajuato |
| La Piedad | Juan N. López | 15,000 | La Piedad, Michoacán |
| Marte | Centenario | 15,800 | Cuernavaca, Morelos |
| Pachuca | Hidalgo | 25,000 | Pachuca, Hidalgo |
| Real San Luis | Plan de San Luis | 18,000 | San Luis Potosí, S.L.P. |
| RS Zacatecas | Francisco Villa | 18,000 | Zacatecas, Zacatecas |
| Saltillo | Francisco I. Madero | 10,000 | Saltillo, Coahuila |
| San Francisco | San Francisco | 11,500 | San Francisco del Rincón, Guanajuato |
| Tampico Madero | Tamaulipas | 30,000 | Tampico - Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas |
| Tecos Colima | Colima | 12,000 | Colima, Colima |
| Tigrillos | Estadio Universitario | 40,000 | San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León |
| Unión de Curtidores | La Martinica | 12,000 | León, Guanajuato |
| Yucatán | Carlos Iturralde | 24,000 | Mérida, Yucatán |
| Zacatepec | Agustín Coruco Díaz | 18,000 | Zacatepec, Morelos |