Primera División de México Invierno 1998

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Football league season

Primera División de México
Season	1998–99
Champions	Necaxa (3rd title)
Champions' Cup	Necaxa
Copa Libertadores	Monterrey
Top goalscorer	Cuauhtémoc Blanco (16 goals)
← 1997–98 Verano 1999 →

Primera División de México (Mexican First Division) Invierno 1998 is a Mexican football tournament - one of two short tournaments that take up the entire year to determine the champions of Mexican football. It began on Friday, July 31, 1998, and ran until November 22, when the regular season ended. Pachuca was promoted to the Primera División de México thus, Veracruz was relegated to the Primera División A. In the final Necaxa defeated Guadalajara and became champions for the 3rd time.

Overview

Mexico City

Atlas
Guadalajara
UAG

Santos LagunaGreater Mexico City teams
América

Atlante

Cruz Azul

Necaxa

Toros Neza

UNAM

class=notpageimage| Location of the Primera División Invierno 1998 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	Estadio Nemesio Díez
Toros Neza	Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico	Neza 86
UAG	Zapopan, Jalisco	Tres de Marzo
UANL	San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León	Universitario
UNAM	Mexico City	Olímpico Universitario

Final standings (groups)

Group 1
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Cruz Azul	17	12	4	1	41	14	+27	40	Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2	Guadalajara	17	10	4	3	34	25	+9	34	Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
3	Celaya	17	6	4	7	28	29	−1	22
4	León	17	4	4	9	25	34	−9	16
5	Puebla	17	2	3	12	13	41	−28	9

Source: MedioTiempo

Group 2
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Atlético Morelia	17	8	3	6	28	28	0	27	Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2	UNAM	17	7	5	5	26	20	+6	26	Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
3	América	17	6	4	7	30	31	−1	22
4	Pachuca	17	5	1	11	28	39	−11	16
5	Toros Neza	17	2	3	12	18	36	−18	9

Source: MedioTiempo

Group 3
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Necaxa	17	10	2	5	36	22	+14	32	Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2	UAG	17	9	4	4	31	23	+8	31	Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
3	Atlante	17	5	4	8	22	30	−8	19
4	Monterrey	17	4	7	6	20	30	−10	19

Source: MedioTiempo

Group 4
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Toluca	17	10	6	1	39	14	+25	36	Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2	Atlas	17	8	2	7	34	28	+6	26	Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
3	UANL	17	5	7	5	30	28	+2	22
4	Santos Laguna	17	4	5	8	22	33	−11	17

Source: MedioTiempo

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Cruz Azul	17	12	4	1	41	14	+27	40	Advance to Liguilla (Playoffs)
2	Toluca	17	10	6	1	39	14	+25	36
3	Guadalajara	17	10	4	3	34	25	+9	34
4	Necaxa (C)	17	10	2	5	36	22	+14	32
5	UAG	17	9	4	4	31	23	+8	31
6	Atlético Morelia	17	8	3	6	28	28	0	27
7	Atlas	17	8	2	7	34	28	+6	26
8	UNAM	17	7	5	5	26	20	+6	26
9	UANL	17	5	7	5	30	28	+2	22
10	América	17	6	4	7	30	31	−1	22
11	Celaya	17	6	4	7	28	29	−1	22
12	Atlante	17	5	4	8	22	30	−8	19
13	Monterrey	17	4	7	6	20	30	−10	19
14	Santos Laguna	17	4	5	8	22	33	−11	17
15	León	17	4	4	9	25	34	−9	16
16	Pachuca	17	5	1	11	28	39	−11	16
17	Toros Neza	17	2	3	12	18	36	−18	9
18	Puebla	17	2	3	12	13	41	−28	9

Source: MedioTiempo
(C) Champions

Top goalscorers

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

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Cuauhtémoc Blanco	América	16
2	José Cardozo	Toluca	13
2	Carlos Pavón	Necaxa	13
4	Federico Lagorio	Atlas	12
5	Alejandro Glaría	Pachuca	11
5	Pedro Pineda	Necaxa	11
7	Claudinho	Morelia	10
7	Claudio Núñez	UANL	10
9	Luis García	Guadalajara	8
9	Luis Hernández	UANL	8

Source: MedioTiempo

Results

Home \ Away	AME	ATE	ATS	ATM	CEL	CAZ	GDL	LEO	MTY	NEC	PAC	PUE	SAN	TOL	TRN	UAG	UNL	UNM
América	—	1–1	–	–	1–0	1–1	0–0	–	–	2–0	–	–	–	–	0–1	1–3	–	5–2
Atlante	–	—	–	–	0–0	0–2	1–0	–	–	0–3	–	1–0	–	–	2–0	2–3	2–2	1–0
Atlas	1–1	1–0	—	–	2–0	1–2	3–2	–	–	1–2	–	–	–	–	–	4–1	–	2–0
Atlético Morelia	1–2	2–2	4–3	—	–	2–1	1–0	–	–	2–1	–	–	–	–	–	0–0	–	1–1
Celaya	–	–	–	0–2	—	–	–	4–1	0–0	–	0–0	1–0	–	1–1	1–2	–	–	–
Cruz Azul	–	–	–	–	5–0	—	2–2	–	–	1–1	–	1–0	2–0	–	5–2	2–2	3–1	1–2
Guadalajara	–	–	–	–	0–0	–	—	1–1	–	1–2	2–0	0–2	0–1	–	1–2	4–0	2–0	–
León	2–1	2–2	2–0	3–3	–	1–1	–	—	2–1	–	0–0	–	–	1–2	–	–	1–5	–
Monterrey	3–2	1–1	0–0	1–1	–	1–2	2–1	–	—	–	–	–	–	–	–	3–1	–	2–2
Necaxa	–	–	–	–	2–1	–	–	2–0	4–0	—	5–2	3–0	4–0	1–2	1–2	–	–	–
Pachuca	1–3	1–1	1–2	5–3	–	1–1	–	–	1–1	–	—	–	–	2–4	–	–	3–1	1–0
Puebla	1–1	–	2–3	2–2	–	–	–	3–0	2–1	–	3–0	—	2–0	2–0	–	–	1–3	–
Santos Laguna	3–1	0–3	0–2	2–0	–	–	–	2–1	1–0	–	1–1	–	—	3–0	–	–	0–3	–
Toluca	1–2	0–0	1–1	–	–	1–0	0–1	–	2–3	2–1	–	–	–	—	–	–	–	2–0
Toros Neza	–	–	1–2	3–1	–	–	–	1–0	1–0	–	3–2	1–2	0–0	1–0	—	–	–	–
UAG	–	–	–	–	3–1	–	–	3–1	–	0–1	0–2	0–1	2–0	1–2	1–1	—	–	–
UANL	1–3	–	4–1	2–0	3–3	–	–	–	2–1	2–0	–	–	–	1–4	2–1	2–1	—	–
UNAM	–	–	–	–	1–0	–	0–2	1–2	–	2–2	–	5–1	0–2	–	1–1	1–2	2–2	—

Updated to match(es) played on 22 November 1998. Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals

3	Guadalajara	1	4	5

6	Atlético Morelia	1	1	2
					3	Guadalajara	1	1	2

					8	UNAM	1	0	1
1	Cruz Azul	2	1	3

8	UNAM	3	1	4
										3	Guadalajara	0	0	0

										4	Necaxa	0	2	2
4	Necaxa (s)	0	3	3

5	UAG	2	1	3
					4	Necaxa	0	3	3

					7	Atlas	0	2	2
2	Toluca	2	0	2

7	Atlas	1	2	3

Quarterfinals

November 26, 199815:00

Atlético Morelia	1–1	Guadalajara
Graziani 28'	Report	Peláez 43'

Estadio Morelos, MoreliaReferee: Pascual Rebolledo (Veracruz) November 29, 199812:00

Guadalajara	4–1	Atlético Morelia
Peláez 39' Arellano 71' García 74', 88'	Report	Graziani 75' (pen.)

Estadio Jalisco, GuadalajaraReferee: Armando Archundia (Estado de México)

Guadalajara won 5–2 on aggregate.

November 25, 199820:00

UNAM	3–2	Cruz Azul
Sánchez 41' Álvarez 69', 73'	Report	Sosa 46' Palencia 55'

Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico CityReferee: Eduardo Brizio Carter (Mexico City) November 28, 199817:00

Cruz Azul	1–1	UNAM
Palencia 48'	Report	Lozano 86'

Estadio Azul, Mexico CityReferee: Felipe Ramos Rizo (Mexico City)

UNAM won 4–3 on aggregate.

November 25, 199820:30

UAG	2–0	Necaxa
Palacios 47' da Silva 52'	Report

Estadio Tres de Marzo, ZapopanReferee: Edgar Ulises Rangel (Estado de México) November 29, 199817:00

Necaxa	3–1	UAG
Vázquez 12' López 24' Vega 40' (o.g.)	Report	Muf 90'

Estadio Azteca, Mexico CityReferee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico City)

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

November 26, 199820:45

Atlas	1–2	Toluca
López 85'	Report	Abundis 21' Carmona 26'

Estadio Jalisco, GuadalajaraReferee: León Padró Borja (Guanajuato) November 29, 199815:00

Toluca	0–2	Atlas
	Report	López 34' Rodríguez 67'

Estadio Nemesio Díez, TolucaReferee: Antonio Marrufo (Chihuahua)

Atlas won 3–2 on aggregate.

Semifinals

December 3, 199820:00

UNAM	1–1	Guadalajara
Álvarez 19'	Report	Peláez 14'

Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico CityReferee: Eduardo Brizio Carter (Mexico City) December 6, 199812:00

Guadalajara	1–0	UNAM
García 50'	Report

Estadio Jalisco, GuadalajaraReferee: Antonio Marrufo (Chihuahua)

Guadalajara won 2–1 on aggregate.

December 3, 199820:45

Atlas	0–0	Necaxa
	Report

Estadio Jalisco, GuadalajaraReferee: Pascual Rebolledo (Veracruz) December 6, 199817:00

Necaxa	3–2	Atlas
Hermosillo 28', 78' Vázquez 49'	Report	Lagorio 16' Rodríguez 47'

Estadio Azteca, Mexico CityReferee: León Padró Borja (Guanajuato)

Necaxa won 3–2 on aggregate.

Final

First leg

December 10, 199817:00

Necaxa	0–0	Guadalajara
	Report

Estadio Azteca, Mexico CityReferee: Eduardo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)


Necaxa:
GK	25	Adolfo Ríos
DF	20	José Higareda
DF	19	Eduardo Vilches	34' 84'
DF	3	Sergio Almaguer
DF	5	José Luis Montes de Oca	70'
DF	2	Salvador Cabrera
DF	4	Markus López
MF	7	Álex Aguinaga (c)		90'
MF	21	Sergio Vázquez	38'
MF	10	Sergio Zárate		83'
FW	27	Carlos Hermosillo
Substitutions:
MF	16	David Oliva		83'
MF	6	José Manuel de la Torre		90'
Manager:
Raúl Arias


Guadalajara:
GK	1	Martín Zúñiga
DF	15	Paulo César Chávez	7'
DF	8	Joel Sánchez
DF	4	Claudio Suárez
MF	14	Felipe de Jesús Robles
MF	28	Jesús Arellano
MF	6	Alberto Coyote (c)	74'
MF	7	Ramón Ramírez
MF	10	Luis García		77'
MF	11	Manuel Martínez
FW	9	Ricardo Peláez
Substitutions:
DF	3	Héctor Castro		77'
Manager:
Ricardo Ferretti

Second leg

December 13, 199812:00

Guadalajara	0–2	Necaxa
	Report	Cabrera 54' Vázquez 87'

Estadio Jalisco, GuadalajaraReferee: Pascual Rebolledo (Veracruz)

Necaxa won 2–0 on aggregate.


Guadalajara:
GK	1	Martín Zúñiga
DF	15	Paulo César Chávez
DF	8	Joel Sánchez
DF	4	Claudio Suárez
MF	14	Felipe de Jesús Robles		79'
MF	28	Jesús Arellano	66'
MF	6	Alberto Coyote (c)
MF	7	Ramón Ramírez
MF	10	Luis García		85'
MF	11	Manuel Martínez		74'
FW	9	Ricardo Peláez
Substitutions:
DF	3	Héctor Castro		74'
FW	17	Héctor Del Ángel		79'
DF	2	Noe Zárate		85'
Manager:
Ricardo Ferretti


Necaxa:
GK	25	Adolfo Ríos
DF	20	José Higareda	28'
DF	3	Sergio Almaguer
DF	4	Markus López	82'
DF	5	José Luis Montes de Oca
DF	2	Salvador Cabrera	61'
MF	6	José Manuel de la Torre		79'
MF	7	Álex Aguinaga (c)
MF	21	Sergio Vázquez
MF	10	Sergio Zárate		85'
FW	27	Carlos Hermosillo		90'
Substitutions:
MF	13	Marco Antonio Sánchez		79'
MF	12	Raúl Gordillo		85'
MF	16	David Oliva		90'
Manager:
Raúl Arias

Invierno 1998 winners
Necaxa 3rd title

External links

Mediotiempo.com (where information was obtained)

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