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| Season | 1998–99 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Necaxa(3rd title) |
| Champions' Cup | Necaxa |
| Copa Libertadores | Monterrey |
| Top goalscorer | Cuauhtémoc Blanco (16 goals) |
Primera División de México(Mexican First Division)Invierno 1998 is a Mexicanfootball 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 thePrimera División de México thus,Veracruz was relegated to thePrimera División A. In the finalNecaxa defeatedGuadalajara and became champions for the 3rd time.
| 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 theLiguilla (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 |
| 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 theLiguilla (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 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Necaxa | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 32 | Directly qualified to theLiguilla (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 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toluca | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 39 | 14 | +25 | 36 | Directly qualified to theLiguilla (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 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 14 | +27 | 40 | Advance toLiguilla (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 |
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
| 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 | — |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Atlético Morelia | 1–1 | Guadalajara |
|---|---|---|
Graziani 28' | Report | Peláez 43' |
| Guadalajara | 4–1 | Atlético Morelia |
|---|---|---|
| Peláez 39' Arellano 71'García 74',88' | Report | Graziani 75' (pen.) |
Guadalajara won 5–2 on aggregate.
| UNAM | 3–2 | Cruz Azul |
|---|---|---|
| Sánchez 41' Álvarez 69',73' | Report | Sosa 46' Palencia 55' |
UNAM won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Necaxa | 3–1 | UAG |
|---|---|---|
| Vázquez 12' López 24'Vega 40' (o.g.) | Report | Muf 90' |
3–3 on aggregate. Necaxa advanced for being the higher seeded team.
Atlas won 3–2 on aggregate.
| UNAM | 1–1 | Guadalajara |
|---|---|---|
| Álvarez 19' | Report | Peláez 14' |
| Guadalajara | 1–0 | UNAM |
|---|---|---|
| García 50' | Report |
Guadalajara won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Necaxa | 3–2 | Atlas |
|---|---|---|
| Hermosillo 28',78' Vázquez 49' | Report | Lagorio 16' Rodríguez 47' |
Necaxa won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Necaxa | 0–0 | Guadalajara |
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Necaxa won 2–0 on aggregate.
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| Champions |
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| Necaxa 3rd title |
