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.
Clubs
TeamCityStadiumAméricaMexico CityAztecaAtlanteMexico CityAztecaAtlasGuadalajara, JaliscoJaliscoAtlético MoreliaMorelia, MichoacánMorelosCelayaCelaya, GuanajuatoMiguel Alemán ValdésCruz AzulMexico CityAzulGuadalajaraGuadalajara, JaliscoJaliscoLeónLeón, GuanajuatoLeónMonterreyMonterrey, Nuevo LeónTecnológicoNecaxaMexico CityAztecaPachucaPachuca, HidalgoHidalgoPueblaPuebla, PueblaCuauhtémocSantos LagunaTorreón, CoahuilaCoronaTolucaToluca, State of MexicoEstadio Nemesio DíezToros NezaNezahualcóyotl, State of MexicoNeza 86UAGZapopan, JaliscoTres de MarzoUANLSan Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo LeónUniversitarioUNAMMexico CityOlímpico Universitario
Regular phase
League table
Top goalscorers Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Only regular season goals listed. Rank Player Club Goals1 Cuauhtémoc BlancoAmérica162 José CardozoToluca13 Carlos PavónNecaxa4 Federico LagorioAtlas125 Alejandro GlaríaPachuca11 Pedro PinedaNecaxa7 ClaudinhoMorelia10 Claudio NúñezUANL9 Luis GarcíaGuadalajara8 Luis HernándezUANL
Source: MedioTiempo
Results
Final phase (Liguilla) 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
Necaxa: GK 25 Adolfo RíosDF 20 José HigaredaDF 19 Eduardo VilchesDF 3 Sergio AlmaguerDF 5 José Luis Montes de OcaDF 2 Salvador Cabrera DF 4 Markus LópezMF 7 Álex Aguinaga (c)MF 21 Sergio VázquezMF 10 Sergio ZárateFW 27 Carlos HermosilloSubstitutions:MF 16 David Oliva MF 6 José Manuel de la Torre Manager: Raúl AriasGuadalajara: GK 1 Martín ZúñigaDF 15 Paulo César Chávez DF 8 Joel Sánchez DF 4 Claudio SuárezMF 14 Felipe de Jesús RoblesMF 28 Jesús ArellanoMF 6 Alberto Coyote (c) MF 7 Ramón RamírezMF 10 Luis García MF 11 Manuel Martínez FW 9 Ricardo PeláezSubstitutions:DF 3 Héctor Castro Manager: Ricardo Ferretti
Second leg
Necaxa won 2–0 on aggregate.
Guadalajara: GK 1 Martín ZúñigaDF 15 Paulo César ChávezDF 8 Joel Sánchez DF 4 Claudio SuárezMF 14 Felipe de Jesús Robles MF 28 Jesús ArellanoMF 6 Alberto Coyote (c)MF 7 Ramón RamírezMF 10 Luis García MF 11 Manuel Martínez FW 9 Ricardo PeláezSubstitutions:DF 3 Héctor CastroFW 17 Héctor Del Ángel DF 2 Noe Zárate Manager: Ricardo FerrettiNecaxa: GK 25 Adolfo RíosDF 20 José HigaredaDF 3 Sergio AlmaguerDF 4 Markus LópezDF 5 José Luis Montes de OcaDF 2 Salvador Cabrera MF 6 José Manuel de la TorreMF 7 Álex Aguinaga (c)MF 21 Sergio VázquezMF 10 Sergio ZárateFW 27 Carlos HermosilloSubstitutions:MF 13 Marco Antonio SánchezMF 12 Raúl GordilloMF 16 David Oliva Manager: Raúl Arias
External links Mediotiempo.com (where information was obtained)