Primera División de México Invierno 1998 explained

Competition:Primera División de México
Season:1998–99
Winners:Necaxa (3rd title)
Continentalcup1:Champions' Cup
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Necaxa
Continentalcup2:Copa Libertadores
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Monterrey
League Topscorer:Cuauhtémoc Blanco (16 goals)
Prevseason:1997–98
Nextseason:Verano 1999

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

TeamCityStadium
AméricaMexico CityAzteca
AtlanteMexico CityAzteca
AtlasGuadalajara, JaliscoJalisco
Atlético MoreliaMorelia, MichoacánMorelos
CelayaCelaya, GuanajuatoMiguel Alemán Valdés
Cruz AzulMexico CityAzul
GuadalajaraGuadalajara, JaliscoJalisco
LeónLeón, GuanajuatoLeón
MonterreyMonterrey, Nuevo LeónTecnológico
NecaxaMexico CityAzteca
PachucaPachuca, HidalgoHidalgo
PueblaPuebla, PueblaCuauhtémoc
Santos LagunaTorreón, CoahuilaCorona
TolucaToluca, State of MexicoEstadio Nemesio Díez
Toros NezaNezahualcóyotl, State of MexicoNeza 86
UAGZapopan, JaliscoTres de Marzo
UANLSan Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo LeónUniversitario
UNAMMexico CityOlímpico Universitario

Top goalscorers

Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Only regular season goals listed.

RankPlayerClubGoals
align=center rowspan=11 Cuauhtémoc BlancoAméricaalign=center rowspan=116
align=center rowspan=22 José CardozoTolucaalign=center rowspan=213
Carlos PavónNecaxa
align=center rowspan=14 Federico LagorioAtlasalign=center rowspan=112
align=center rowspan=25 Alejandro GlaríaPachucaalign=center rowspan=211
Pedro PinedaNecaxa
align=center rowspan=27 ClaudinhoMoreliaalign=center rowspan=210
Claudio NúñezUANL
align=center rowspan=29 Luis GarcíaGuadalajaraalign=center rowspan=28
Luis HernándezUANL

Source: MedioTiempo

Playoffs

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
Necaxa:
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GK 25 Adolfo Ríos
DF 20 José Higareda
DF 19 Eduardo Vilches
DF 3 Sergio Almaguer
DF 5 José Luis Montes de Oca
DF 2
DF 4 Markus López
MF 7 Álex Aguinaga (c)
MF 21 Sergio Vázquez
MF 10 Sergio Zárate
FW 27 Carlos Hermosillo
Substitutions:
MF 16
MF 6 José Manuel de la Torre
Manager:
Raúl Arias
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Guadalajara:
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GK 1 Martín Zúñiga
DF 15
DF 8
DF 4 Claudio Suárez
MF 14 Felipe de Jesús Robles
MF 28 Jesús Arellano
MF 6 Alberto Coyote (c)
MF 7 Ramón Ramírez
MF 10 Luis García
MF 11
FW 9 Ricardo Peláez
Substitutions:
DF 3 Héctor Castro
Manager:
Ricardo Ferretti
Second legNecaxa won 2–0 on aggregate.
Guadalajara:
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GK 1 Martín Zúñiga
DF 15 Paulo César Chávez
DF 8
DF 4 Claudio Suárez
MF 14 Felipe de Jesús Robles
MF 28 Jesús Arellano
MF 6 Alberto Coyote (c)
MF 7 Ramón Ramírez
MF 10 Luis García
MF 11
FW 9 Ricardo Peláez
Substitutions:
DF 3 Héctor Castro
FW 17 Héctor Del Ángel
DF 2 Noe Zárate
Manager:
Ricardo Ferretti
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Necaxa:
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GK 25 Adolfo Ríos
DF 20 José Higareda
DF 3 Sergio Almaguer
DF 4 Markus López
DF 5 José Luis Montes de Oca
DF 2
MF 6 José Manuel de la Torre
MF 7 Álex Aguinaga (c)
MF 21 Sergio Vázquez
MF 10 Sergio Zárate
FW 27 Carlos Hermosillo
Substitutions:
MF 13 Marco Antonio Sánchez
MF 12 Raúl Gordillo
MF 16
Manager:
Raúl Arias

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