Primera División de México Invierno 1998

Primera División de México
Season	1998–99
Champions	Necaxa (3rd title)
Champions' Cup	Necaxa
Copa Libertadores	Monterrey
Top goalscorer	Cuauhtémoc Blanco (16 goals)
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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.

Season1998–99

ChampionsNecaxa (3rd title)

Champions' CupNecaxa

Copa LibertadoresMonterrey

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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

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

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

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

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

Primera División de México Invierno 1998

Clubs

Regular phase

League table

Top goalscorers

Results

Final phase (Liguilla)

Bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

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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

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

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	—

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