Primera División de México Invierno 1998

Primera División de México
Season	1998-99
Champions	Necaxa (3rd Title)
Champions' Cup	Necaxa
Copa Libertadores	Monterrey
Top goalscorer	Cuauhtémoc Blanco (16 goals)
← 1997-98 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 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.

Final Standings (groups)

Group 1

	Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Points
1.	Cruz Azul	17	12	4	1	41	14	+27	40
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

Group 2

	Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Points
1.	Morelia	17	8	3	6	28	28	0	27
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

Group 3

	Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Points
1.	Necaxa	17	10	2	5	36	22	+14	32
2.	Tecos	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

Group 4

	Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Points
1.	Toluca	17	10	6	1	39	14	+25	36
2.	Atlas	17	8	2	7	34	28	+6	26
3.	UANL	17	5	7	5	30	28	+2	22
4.	Santos	17	4	5	8	22	33	-11	17


	Teams directly qualified to the Liguilla

Final Standings (general)

	Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Points
1.	Cruz Azul	17	12	4	1	41	14	+27	40
2.	Toluca	17	10	6	1	39	14	+25	36
3.	Guadalajara	17	10	4	3	34	25	+9	34
4.	Necaxa	17	10	2	5	36	22	+14	32
5.	Tecos	17	9	4	4	31	23	+8	31
6.	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	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

Top scorers

Goals scored throughout the entire tournament including Repechaje, Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Finals.

Pos.	Player	Team	Goals
1	Cuauhtémoc Blanco	America	16
2	Federico Lagorio	Atlas	13
	Carlos Pavón	Celaya	13
	José Saturnino Cardozo	Toluca	13
5	Luis García	Guadalajara	11
	Pedro Pineda	Necaxa	11
	Alejandro Glaría	Pachuca	11
8	Claudio Núñez	Tigres	10
	Claudio Da Silva	Morelia	10
10	Juan Francisco Palencia	Cruz Azul	9
	Ricardo Peláez	Guadalajara	9
	Sergio Vázquez	Necaxa	9
	Ariel Graziani	Morelia	9

Playoffs

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals

8	UNAM	3	1	4
1	Cruz Azul	2	1	3
					7	Atlas	0	2	2

					4	Necaxa	0	3	3
5	UAG	2	1	3

4	Necaxa	0	3	3
										4	Necaxa	0	2	2
										3	Guadalajara	0	0	0
6	Morelia	1	1	2
3	Guadalajara	1	4	5
					3	Guadalajara	1	1	2

					8	UNAM	1	0	1
7	Atlas	1	2	3

2	Toluca	2	0	2

Invierno 1998 winners:
Necaxa 3rd Title

External links

Mediotiempo.com (where information was obtained)

Liga MX

2016–17 teams	América Atlas Chiapas Cruz Azul Guadalajara León Monterrey Morelia Necaxa Pachuca Puebla Querétaro Santos Laguna Tijuana Toluca UANL UNAM Veracruz

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