The 1998 season of the Torneo Descentralizado was the 83rd season of the top category of Peruvian football (soccer). It was played by 12 teams. The national champion was Universitario.Rsssf.org Peru 1998A 22 años de un agónico títuloUniversitario de Deportes: un día como hoy, hace 20 años, derrotó a Sporting Cristal para coronarse campeón
The national championship was divided into two half-year tournaments, the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura. Each was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners of each would play for the national title in a playoff. If the same club had won both tournaments, it would have won the national championship automatically.
Following-season Copa Libertadores berths went to the winner of each tournament, while the runners-up played for a Copa CONMEBOL spot. The bottom team on the aggregate table was relegated, while the eleventh place held a relegation/promotion playoff against the winner of the Segunda División (Second Division).
Teams Team changes Promoted from1997 Segunda División Promoted from1997 Copa Perú Relegated from1997 Primera División Lawn Tennis Juan Aurich Alcides Vigo Atlético Torino José Gálvez La Loretana
Stadia locations
Team City Stadium Capacity Alianza Atlético Sullana Campeones del 368,000 Alianza Lima Lima Alejandro Villanueva35,000 Cienciano Cuzco Garcilaso 42,056 Deportivo Municipal Lima Nacional 45,750 Deprotivo Pesquero Chimbote Manuel Rivera Sanchez 25,000 Juan Aurich Chiclayo Elías Aguirre 24,500 Lawn Tennis Lima Nacional 45,750 Melgar Arequipa Mariano Melgar 20,000 Sport Boys Callao Miguel Grau 18,000 Sporting Cristal Lima San Martín de Porres 17,000 Unión Minas Cerro de Pasco Daniel Alcides Carrión8,000 Universitario Lima Teodoro Lolo Fernández 15,000
Torneo Apertura Standings
Results
Torneo Clausura Standings
Results
Clausura title play-off
Sporting Cristal Clausura 1998 winnersTo Copa Libertadores 1999(Alianza Lima to Copa CONMEBOL playoff)
Copa CONMEBOL play-off
Title play-off
Aggregate table
Promotion/relegation play-off The promotion/relegation play-off was a two-legged series played by the team placing 11th in the 1998 Primera División, Deportivo Municipal and the 1998 Segunda División champion Hijos de Yurimaguas.
Top scorers 25 goals Nelson Esidio (Sporting Cristal) 19 goals Martín Reyes (Juan Aurich) 17 goals Roberto Farfán (Universitario) Sergio Ibarra (Sport Boys) 16 goals Andrés Gonzales (Deportivo Pesquero) Jorge Soto (Sporting Cristal)
References
See also 1998 Peruvian Segunda División 1998 Copa Perú
External links Peru 1998 season Details on RSSSF