Football league season
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 [ edit ] 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) [ edit ] 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
League table [ edit ] Top goalscorers [ edit ] Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Only regular season goals listed.
Source: MedioTiempo
Results [ edit ] Updated to match(es) played on 22 November 1998. Source:
RSSSF Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Playoffs [ edit ] Bracket [ edit ] Quarterfinals [ edit ] Guadalajara won 5–2 on aggregate.
UNAM won 4–3 on aggregate.
3–3 on aggregate. Necaxa advanced for being the higher seeded team.
Atlas won 3–2 on aggregate.
Semifinals [ edit ] Guadalajara won 2–1 on aggregate.
Necaxa won 3–2 on aggregate.
First leg Second leg Necaxa won 2–0 on aggregate.
Invierno 1998 winners Necaxa 3rd title
External links [ edit ]
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