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 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.

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) 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
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 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:
GK25 Adolfo Ríos
DF20 José Higareda
DF19 Eduardo Vilches 34'  84'
DF3 Sergio Almaguer
DF5 José Luis Montes de Oca 70'
DF2 Salvador Cabrera
DF4 Markus López
MF7 Álex Aguinaga (c) 90'
MF21 Sergio Vázquez 38'
MF10 Sergio Zárate 83'
FW27 Carlos Hermosillo
Substitutions:
MF16 David Oliva 83'
MF6 José Manuel de la Torre 90'
Manager:
Raúl Arias
Guadalajara:
GK1 Martín Zúñiga
DF15 Paulo César Chávez 7'
DF8 Joel Sánchez
DF4 Claudio Suárez
MF14 Felipe de Jesús Robles
MF28 Jesús Arellano
MF6 Alberto Coyote (c) 74'
MF7 Ramón Ramírez
MF10 Luis García 77'
MF11 Manuel Martínez
FW9 Ricardo Peláez
Substitutions:
DF3 Héctor Castro 77'
Manager:
Ricardo Ferretti
Second leg
Guadalajara0–2Necaxa
Report Cabrera 54'
Vázquez 87'
Referee: Pascual Rebolledo (Veracruz)

Necaxa won 2–0 on aggregate.


Guadalajara:
GK1 Martín Zúñiga
DF15 Paulo César Chávez
DF8 Joel Sánchez
DF4 Claudio Suárez
MF14 Felipe de Jesús Robles 79'
MF28 Jesús Arellano 66'
MF6 Alberto Coyote (c)
MF7 Ramón Ramírez
MF10 Luis García 85'
MF11 Manuel Martínez 74'
FW9 Ricardo Peláez
Substitutions:
DF3 Héctor Castro 74'
FW17 Héctor Del Ángel 79'
DF2 Noe Zárate 85'
Manager:
Ricardo Ferretti
Necaxa:
GK25 Adolfo Ríos
DF20 José Higareda 28'
DF3 Sergio Almaguer
DF4 Markus López 82'
DF5 José Luis Montes de Oca
DF2 Salvador Cabrera 61'
MF6 José Manuel de la Torre 79'
MF7 Álex Aguinaga (c)
MF21 Sergio Vázquez
MF10 Sergio Zárate 85'
FW27 Carlos Hermosillo 90'
Substitutions:
MF13 Marco Antonio Sánchez 79'
MF12 Raúl Gordillo 85'
MF16 David Oliva 90'
Manager:
Raúl Arias
 Invierno 1998 winners 
Necaxa
3rd title
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