Primera División de México Verano 1998
Primera División de México (Mexican First Division) Verano 1998 is a Mexican football tournament - one of two short tournaments that take up the entire year to determine the champion(s) of Mexican football. It began on Saturday, January 3, 1998, and ran until April 6, when the regular season ended. In the final Club Toluca defeated Necaxa and became champions for the 4th time.
Final Standings (groups)
| Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Atlante F.C. | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 23 |
| 2. | Puebla | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 30 | -7 | 18 |
| 3. | León | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 32 | -12 | 17 |
| 4. | Celaya | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -10 | 15 |
| 5. | Veracruz | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 29 | -9 | 14 |
| Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Toluca | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 33 |
| 2. | Cruz Azul | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 30 |
| 3. | UANL | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 23 |
| 4. | Guadalajara | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 19 |
| 5. | Monterrey | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 25 | -5 | 18 |
| Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Santos | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 26 |
| 2. | Toros Neza | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 24 |
| 3. | Morelia | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 30 | -4 | 21 |
| 4. | UNAM | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 21 |
| Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Necaxa | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 18 | +16 | 32 |
| 2. | Atlas | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 30 |
| 3. | UAG | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 30 |
| 4. | América | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 26 |
| Teams directly qualified to the Liguilla | |
| Teams qualified for the Repechaje |
Final Standings (general)
| Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Toluca | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 33 |
| 2. | Necaxa | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 18 | +16 | 32 |
| 3. | Cruz Azul | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 30 |
| 4. | Atlas | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 30 |
| 5. | UAG | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 30 |
| 6. | América | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 26 |
| 7. | Santos | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 26 |
| 8. | Toros Neza | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 24 |
| 9. | Atlante F.C. | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 23 |
| 10. | UANL | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 23 |
| 11. | Morelia | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 30 | -4 | 21 |
| 12. | UNAM | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 21 |
| 13. | Guadalajara | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 19 |
| 14. | Monterrey | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 25 | -5 | 18 |
| 15. | Puebla | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 30 | -7 | 18 |
| 16. | León | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 32 | -12 | 17 |
| 17. | Celaya | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -10 | 15 |
| 18. | Veracruz | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 29 | -9 | 14 |
Top scorers
Goals scored throughout the entire tournament including Repechaje, Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Finals.
| Pos. | Nat. | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | José Saturnino Cardozo | Toluca | 18 |
| 2 |  | Pedro Pineda | Necaxa | 11 |
| Carlos Hermosillo | Cruz Azul | 11 | |
 | Claudio Da Silva | Morelia | 11 | |
| 5 | | José Manuel Abundis | Toluca | 10 |
 | Hugo Norberto Castillo | Atlas | 10 | |
| 7 | | Luis Hernández | Necaxa | 9 |
 | Ruben Da Silva | Tecos | 9 | |
| 9 | | Jesús Olalde | Pumas | 8 |
| 10 | | Ricardo Peláez | America | 7 |
| Cuauhtémoc Blanco | Necaxa | 7 | |
| Jared Borgetti | Santos | 7 | |
| Daniel Guzmán | Atlas | 7 | |
 | Carlos Muñoz | Puebla | 7 | |
| Germán Arangio | Toros Neza | 7 | |
| Martín Felix Ubaldi | Atlante | 7 | |
Playoffs
| Repechaje | Qualifiers | ||||||||||||
| 15 | Puebla | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| 5 | UAG | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | UAG | |||||||
| 8 | Toros Neza | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | América | |||||||
| 6 | América | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Atlante F.C. | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Toluca | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Atlas | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Necaxa | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Santos | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Necaxa | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Necaxa | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Toluca | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | UAG | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Atlas | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | América | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Toluca | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | América | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Cruz Azul | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Verano 1998 winners: |
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| Toluca 4th Title |
External links
- Mediotiempo.com (where information was obtained)
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