Primera División A (Méxican First A Division) is a Mexican football tournament. This season was composed of Invieno 1998 and Verano 1999. Unión de Curtidores, Verano 1999 champion, were able to gain promotion to Primera Division for the 1999-2000 season after winning the playoff to Yucatán, Invierno 1998 champion. However, the Puebla F.C. acquired the franchise belonging to Union de Curtidores to remain in the First Division.
Changes for the 1998–99 season Tampico Madero was disaffiliated by the FMF. Gallos de Aguascalientes was promoted by winning the 1997–98 Second Division season. Veracruz was relegated from Primera División. Tecos Colima renamed Jaguares de Colima.
Stadiums and locations
ClubStadiumCapacityCityAguascalientesMunicipal de Aguascalientes12,500Aguascalientes, AguascalientesAtlético MexiquenseNemesio Díez35,000Toluca, State of MexicoBachilleresJalisco60,000Guadalajara, JaliscoChivas TijuanaCerro Colorado12,000Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaCruz Azul Hidalgo10 de Diciembre17,000Cruz Azul, HidalgoCorrecaminos UATMarte R. Gómez20,000Ciudad Victoria, TamaulipasCuautitlánLos Pinos8,000Cuautitlán, State of MexicoHalcones de QuerétaroCorregidora35,000Querétaro, QuerétaroIrapuatoSergio León Chávez26,000Irapuato, GuanajuatoJaguares de ColimaColima12,000Colima, ColimaLa PiedadJuan N. López15,000La Piedad, MichoacánReal San LuisPlan de San Luis18,000San Luis Potosí, S.L.P.RS ZacatecasFrancisco Villa18,000Zacatecas, ZacatecasSaltilloFrancisco I. Madero10,000Saltillo, CoahuilaSan FranciscoSan Francisco11,500San Francisco del Rincón, GuanajuatoTigrillosEstadio Universitario40,000San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo LeónUnión de CurtidoresLa Martinica12,000León, GuanajuatoVeracruzLuis "Pirata" Fuente33,000Veracruz, VeracruzYucatánCarlos Iturralde24,000Mérida, YucatánZacatepecAgustín Coruco Díaz18,000Zacatepec, Morelos
Invierno 1998 Group league tables Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
General league table
Results
Reclassification series
Liguilla
Top scorers ScorerGoalsTeam Cristián Ariel Morales19Irapuato Daniel Fasciolli17Veracruz Emmanuel Sacramento15Cuautitlán José Luis Malibrán14Yucatán Israel Ayala13San Luis
Verano 1999 Group league tables Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
General league table
Results
Reclassification series
Liguilla
Top scorers ScorerGoalsTeam Ángel Lemus16Real San Luis Cristián Ariel Morales15Irapuato Juan Manuel Zandoná14Halcones Christian Patiño13Unión de Curtidores Pablo Bocco13Real San Luis
Relegation table Pos. Team Pld. Pts. 16. Chivas Tijuana 78 91 1.1666 17. Jaguares de Colima 78 88 1.1010 18. Halcones de Querétaro 78 85 1.0887 19. Cuautitlán 110 114 1.0363 20. Atlético San Francisco 110 112 1.0181
Campeón de Ascenso 1999 At the end of the season, the two champions played a final to determine the winner of the promotion to Primera División. The series faced Yucatán, champion of the Invierno 1998 tournament against Unión de Curtidores, champion of the Verano 1999 tournament.
First leg
Second leg
References