Primera División de México
Season1998–99
ChampionsNecaxa (3rd title)
Champions' CupNecaxa
Copa LibertadoresMonterrey
Top goalscorerCuauhtémoc Blanco (16 goals)

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

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
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
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
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
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 Mexico Cuauhtémoc Blanco América 16
2 Paraguay José Cardozo Toluca 13
Honduras Carlos Pavón Necaxa
4 Argentina Federico Lagorio Atlas 12
5 Argentina Alejandro Glaría Pachuca 11
Mexico Pedro Pineda Necaxa
7 Brazil Claudinho Morelia 10
Chile Claudio Núñez UANL
9 Mexico Luis García Guadalajara 8
Mexico Luis Hernández UANL

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

Atlético Morelia1–1Guadalajara
Graziani 28' Report Peláez 43'
Referee: Pascual Rebolledo (Veracruz)

Guadalajara won 5–2 on aggregate.

UNAM3–2Cruz Azul
Sánchez 41'
Álvarez 69', 73'		 Report Sosa 46'
Palencia 55'
Referee: Eduardo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)

UNAM won 4–3 on aggregate.

UAG2–0Necaxa
Palacios 47'
da Silva 52'		 Report
Referee: Edgar Ulises Rangel (Estado de México)
Necaxa3–1UAG
Vázquez 12'
López 24'
Vega 40' (o.g.)		 Report Muf 90'
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico City)

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

Atlas1–2Toluca
López 85' Report Abundis 21'
Carmona 26'
Referee: León Padró Borja (Guanajuato)
Toluca0–2Atlas
Report López 34'
Rodríguez 67'
Referee: Antonio Marrufo (Chihuahua)

Atlas won 3–2 on aggregate.

Semifinals

UNAM1–1Guadalajara
Álvarez 19' Report Peláez 14'
Referee: Eduardo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)
Guadalajara1–0UNAM
García 50' Report
Referee: Antonio Marrufo (Chihuahua)

Guadalajara won 2–1 on aggregate.

Atlas0–0Necaxa
Report
Referee: Pascual Rebolledo (Veracruz)
Necaxa3–2Atlas
Hermosillo 28', 78'
Vázquez 49'		 Report Lagorio 16'
Rodríguez 47'
Referee: León Padró Borja (Guanajuato)

Necaxa won 3–2 on aggregate.

Final

First leg
Necaxa0–0Guadalajara
Report
Referee: Eduardo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)
Necaxa:
GK25Mexico Adolfo Ríos
DF20Mexico José Higareda
DF19Chile Eduardo VilchesYellow card 34' Red card 84'
DF3Mexico Sergio Almaguer
DF5Mexico José Luis Montes de OcaYellow card 70'
DF2Mexico Salvador Cabrera
DF4Mexico Markus López
MF7Ecuador Álex Aguinaga (c)downward-facing red arrow 90'
MF21Uruguay Sergio VázquezYellow card 38'
MF10Argentina Sergio Záratedownward-facing red arrow 83'
FW27Mexico Carlos Hermosillo
Substitutions:
MF16Mexico David Olivaupward-facing green arrow 83'
MF6Mexico José Manuel de la Torreupward-facing green arrow 90'
Manager:
Mexico Raúl Arias
Guadalajara:
GK1Mexico Martín Zúñiga
DF15Mexico Paulo César ChávezYellow card 7'
DF8Mexico Joel Sánchez
DF4Mexico Claudio Suárez
MF14Mexico Felipe de Jesús Robles
MF28Mexico Jesús Arellano
MF6Mexico Alberto Coyote (c)Yellow card 74'
MF7Mexico Ramón Ramírez|
MF10Mexico Luis Garcíadownward-facing red arrow 77'
MF11Mexico Manuel Martínez
FW9Mexico Ricardo Peláez
Substitutions:
DF3Mexico Héctor Castroupward-facing green arrow 77'
Manager:
Brazil Ricardo Ferretti
Second leg
Guadalajara0–2Necaxa
Report Cabrera 54'
Vázquez 87'
Referee: Pascual Rebolledo (Veracruz)

Necaxa won 2–0 on aggregate.


Guadalajara:
GK1Mexico Martín Zúñiga
DF15Mexico Paulo César Chávez
DF8Mexico Joel Sánchez
DF4Mexico Claudio Suárez
MF14Mexico Felipe de Jesús Roblesdownward-facing red arrow 79'
MF28Mexico Jesús ArellanoYellow card 66'
MF6Mexico Alberto Coyote (c)
MF7Mexico Ramón Ramírez
MF10Mexico Luis Garcíadownward-facing red arrow 85'
MF11Mexico Manuel Martínezdownward-facing red arrow 74'
FW9Mexico Ricardo Peláez
Substitutions:
DF3Mexico Héctor Castroupward-facing green arrow 74'
FW17Mexico Héctor Del Ángelupward-facing green arrow 79'
DF2Mexico Noe Zárateupward-facing green arrow 85'
Manager:
Brazil Ricardo Ferretti
Necaxa:
GK25Mexico Adolfo Ríos
DF20Mexico José HigaredaYellow card 28'
DF3Mexico Sergio Almaguer
DF4Mexico Markus LópezYellow card 82'
DF5Mexico José Luis Montes de Oca
DF2Mexico Salvador CabreraYellow card 61'
MF6Mexico José Manuel de la Torredownward-facing red arrow 79'
MF7Ecuador Álex Aguinaga (c)
MF21Uruguay Sergio Vázquez
MF10Argentina Sergio Záratedownward-facing red arrow 85'
FW27Mexico Carlos Hermosillodownward-facing red arrow 90'
Substitutions:
MF13Mexico Marco Antonio Sánchezupward-facing green arrow 79'
MF12Argentina Raúl Gordilloupward-facing green arrow 85'
MF16Mexico David Olivaupward-facing green arrow 90'
Manager:
Mexico Raúl Arias
 Invierno 1998 winners 
Necaxa
3rd title
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