Primera División de México Invierno 1998

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 champion(s) 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.

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

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) Champion.

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
Carlos Pavón Necaxa
4 Federico Lagorio Atlas 12
5 Alejandro Glaría Pachuca 11
Pedro Pineda Necaxa
7 Claudinho Morelia 10
Claudio Núñez UANL
9 Luis García Guadalajara 8
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)
Guadalajara4–1Atlético Morelia
Peláez  39'
Arellano  71'
García  74', 88'		 Report Graziani  75' (pen.)

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)
Cruz Azul1–1UNAM
Palencia  48' Report Lozano  86'

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 aggregaate. 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
Necaxa0–0Guadalajara
Report
Referee: Eduardo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)
Guadalajara0–2Necaxa
Report Cabrera  54'
Vázquez  87'
Referee: Pascual Rebolledo (Veracruz)

Necaxa won 2–0 on aggregate.

 Invierno 1998 winners 
Necaxa
3rd title
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