The 1998 Copa Perú season (), the promotion tournament of Peruvian football.
The tournament has five stages. The first four stages are played as mini-league round-robin tournaments, except for third stage in region IV, which is played as a knockout stage. The final stage features two knockout rounds and a final four-team group stage to determine the two promoted teams.
The 1998 Peru Cup started with the District Stage () on February. The next stage was the Provincial Stage () which started, on June. The tournament continued with the Departmental Stage () on July. The Regional Staged followed. The National Stage () started on November. The winner and runner-up of the National Stage will be promoted to the First Division.
Team changes Promoted to1998 Primera División Relegated from1997 Primera División Relegated from1997 Segunda División Juan Aurich Atlético Torino José Gálvez La Loretana San Agustín Unión Supe Defensor Lima Ciclista Lima
Departmental Stage The following list shows the teams that qualified for the Regional Stage.
DepartmentTeamLocationAmazonasCultural UtcubambaAmazonas AncashSport AncashAncashJosé GálvezChimbote ApurímacUnión GrauínaAbancay ArequipaSenatiArequipa AyacuchoDeportivo DASAAyacuchoCajamarcaUTCCajamarca CallaoSomos AduanasCallaoCuscoDeportivo GarcilasoCuscoHuancavelicaUnión RecuperadaHuancavelica HuánucoSeñor de PuellesHuánuco IcaEstudiantes de MedicinaIcaJunínCultural HidroJunín La LibertadDeportivo UPAOLa Libertad
DepartmentTeamLocationLambayequeDeportivo PomalcaLambayeque LimaDeportivo RepcelLimaTelefunken 20Lima LoretoCNIIquitos Madre de DiosSport Miguel GrauMadre de DiosMoqueguaPeñarol Moquegua PascoUNDACPasco PiuraAtlético TorinoTalaraI.M.I.TalaraPunoAlfonso UgartePunoSan MartínHospital RuralSan Martín TacnaCoronel BolognesiTacnaTumbesVictor LoliTumbesUcayaliLa LoretanaUcayaliSan Martín de PorresUcayali
Regional Stage Region I Region I includes qualified teams from Amazonas, Lambayeque, Tumbes and Piura region.
Group A
Playoff
Group B
Final Group
Tiebreaker
Region II Region II includes qualified teams from Ancash, Cajamarca and La Libertad region.
Tiebreaker
Region III Region III includes qualified teams from Loreto, San Martín and Ucayali region.
Tiebreaker
Region IV Region IV includes qualified teams from Callao, Ica and Lima region.
Tiebreaker
Region V Region V includes qualified teams from Huánuco, Junín and Pasco region.
Note: Originally Señor de Puelles (8 pts) won the group. But after a complaint by Hidro, this team received 3 pts from its match against Señor de Puelles, hence obtaining first place.
Region VI Region VI includes qualified teams from Apurímac, Ayacucho and Huancavelica region.
Tiebreaker
Region VII Region VII includes qualified teams from Cusco, Madre de Dios and Puno region.
Tiebreaker
Region VIII Region VIII includes qualified teams from Arequipa, Moquegua and Tacna region.
Note: Because both teams were already eliminated, Senati and Peñarol agreed to not play their match.
National Stage The National Stage started in November. The winners of the National Stage will be promoted to the 1999 Torneo Descentralizado.
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final The second leg was abandoned after 81 minutes because of a brawl started by Bolognesi players. The F.P.F. (Peruvian Football Federation) declared the match ended by 3-1; and as it should have been a penalty shootout, I.M.I. was declared shootout winner by 2-0, and hence 1998 champions.
See also 1998 Torneo Descentralizado 1998 Peruvian Segunda División
External links Copa Peru 1998