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
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 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
Top goalscorers
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Only regular season goals listed.
Source: MedioTiempo
Results
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
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
Guadalajara won 2–1 on aggregate.
Necaxa won 3–2 on aggregate.
Final
First leg
Second leg
Necaxa won 2–0 on aggregate.
Invierno 1998 winners
Necaxa 3rd title
External links
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