Primera División de México Verano 1999

Primera División de México (Mexican First Division) Verano 1999 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 Friday, January 15, 1999, and ran until May 9, when the regular season ended. In the final Toluca defeated Atlas and became champions for the fifth time.

Primera División
Season1998–99
ChampionsToluca (5th title)
RelegatedPuebla
Champions' CupToluca
Top goalscorerJosé Cardozo (15 goals)

Overview
Location of the Primera División Verano 1999 teams
Team City Stadium
América Mexico City Azteca
Atlante Mexico City Azteca
Atlas Guadalajara, Jalisco Jalisco
Atlético Morelia Morelia, Michoacán Morelos
Celaya Celaya, Guanajuato Miguel Alemán Valdés
Cruz Azul Mexico City Azul
Guadalajara Guadalajara, Jalisco Jalisco
León León, Guanajuato León
Monterrey Monterrey, Nuevo León Tecnológico
Necaxa Mexico City Azteca
Pachuca Pachuca, Hidalgo Hidalgo
Puebla Puebla, Puebla Cuauhtémoc
Santos Laguna Torreón, Coahuila Corona
Toluca Toluca, State of Mexico Nemesio Díez
Toros Neza Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico Neza 86
UAG Zapopan, Jalisco Tres de Marzo
UANL San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León Universitario
UNAM Mexico City Olímpico Universitario

Final standings (groups)
Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cruz Azul 17 9 4 4 30 24 +6 31 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Guadalajara 17 7 5 5 24 21 +3 26
3 Celaya 17 6 6 5 29 26 +3 24
4 León 17 5 1 11 19 33 −14 16
5 Puebla 17 3 4 10 15 30 −15 13
Source: MedioTiempo
Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 América 17 9 4 4 30 25 +5 31 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Atlético Morelia 17 8 1 8 23 23 0 25
3 Pachuca 17 6 6 5 23 22 +1 24
4 UNAM 17 6 3 8 19 27 −8 21
5 Toros Neza 17 4 5 8 21 29 −8 17
Source: MedioTiempo
Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Necaxa 17 5 7 5 30 25 +5 22 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 UAG 17 6 1 10 21 28 −7 19 Qualified for the Repechage
3 Atlante 17 4 6 7 31 34 −3 18
4 Monterrey 17 4 2 11 25 38 −13 14
Source: MedioTiempo
Group 4
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Toluca 17 12 3 2 50 23 +27 39 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Atlas 17 10 4 3 34 22 +12 34
3 Santos Laguna 17 9 2 6 33 29 +4 29 Qualified for the Repechage
4 UANL 17 7 2 8 34 32 +2 23
Source: MedioTiempo

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Toluca 17 12 3 2 50 23 +27 39 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Atlas 17 10 4 3 34 22 +12 34
3 Cruz Azul 17 9 4 4 30 24 +6 31
4 América 17 9 4 4 30 25 +5 31
5 Santos Laguna 17 9 2 6 33 29 +4 29 Qualified for the Repechage
6 Guadalajara 17 7 5 5 24 21 +3 26 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
7 Atlético Morelia 17 8 1 8 23 23 0 25
8 Celaya 17 6 6 5 29 26 +3 24
9 Pachuca 17 6 6 5 23 22 +1 24
10 UANL 17 7 2 8 34 32 +2 23
11 Necaxa 17 5 7 5 30 25 +5 22 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
12 UNAM 17 6 3 8 19 27 −8 21
13 UAG 17 6 1 10 21 28 −7 19 Qualified for the Repechage
14 Atlante 17 4 6 7 31 34 −3 18
15 Toros Neza 17 4 5 8 21 29 −8 17
16 León 17 5 1 11 19 33 −14 16
17 Monterrey 17 4 2 11 25 38 −13 14
18 Puebla 17 3 4 10 15 30 −15 13
Source: MedioTiempo

Top goalscorers

Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Only regular season goals listed.

Rank Player Club Goals
1 José Cardozo Toluca 15
2 Cuauhtémoc Blanco América 14
José Manuel Abundis Toluca
4 Carlos Pavón Necaxa 13
Pedro Pineda Necaxa
6 Luis Hernández UANL 12
7 Francisco Palencia Cruz Azul 11
8 Everaldo Begines León 9
Jared Borgetti Santos Laguna
Carlos Hermosillo Necaxa

Source: MedioTiempo

Results
Home \ Away AME ATE ATS ATM CEL CAZ GDL LEO MTY NEC PAC PUE SAN TOL TRN UAG UNL UNM
América — – – 2–1 2–2 – 0–1 – 4–1 1–1 – 1–1 3–1 – – 1–0 – 3–1
Atlante 1–1 — – – 1–4 – – – 3–1 – 0–0 1–1 – 2–3 – 1–2 2–1 –
Atlas 3–2 0–0 — – – – – 4–0 3–2 – 3–0 3–0 – 3–3 – – 1–0 –
Atlético Morelia – 3–2 1–2 — – 0–2 – 1–0 – – 0–2 – – 0–0 3–0 – 2–3 1–2
Celaya – – 1–2 3–1 — 0–0 0–0 – – 1–1 – – 3–0 – 1–2 2–1 – –
Cruz Azul 4–0 3–2 2–1 – – — – 3–2 3–2 – 2–1 – – 3–2 – – 3–2 –
Guadalajara – 2–5 1–1 1–2 – 2–0 — 3–0 – – 0–0 – – – 1–1 – 3–1 2–1
León 0–2 3–2 – – 2–3 – – — 0–1 – 0–1 3–1 – 3–2 – – 2–1 –
Monterrey – – – 1–2 1–2 – 2–4 – — 4–1 – 1–1 2–5 – 1–0 3–0 – –
Necaxa – 2–2 2–3 0–1 – 1–1 3–0 4–0 – — – – – – 1–1 – 1–1 5–1
Pachuca 1–2 – – – 2–2 – – – 2–2 1–1 — 2–0 1–0 0–3 – 3–0 – 1–1
Puebla – – – 0–1 3–1 2–2 1–2 – – 0–2 – — 1–2 – 1–0 1–0 – –
Santos Laguna – 4–2 2–1 1–0 – 3–1 2–2 3–2 – 3–1 – – — – 1–0 – – 1–2
Toluca 3–0 – – – 5–2 – 1–0 – 4–0 3–1 – 3–0 3–2 — – 3–2 – 2–0
Toros Neza 1–2 3–3 5–2 – – 1–1 – 0–0 – – 2–3 – – 1–6 — – 2–1 –
UAG – – 1–2 2–4 – 2–0 1–0 2–1 – 2–3 – – 1–1 – 2–1 — – –
UANL 3–4 – – – 1–0 – – – 2–0 – 4–3 3–0 4–2 4–4 – 2–1 — 1–2
UNAM – 1–2 0–0 – 2–2 1–0 – 0–1 2–1 – – 3–2 – – 0–1 0–2 – —
Updated to match(es) played on 9 May 1999. Source: RSSSF
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

Repechage
UAG1–4Santos Laguna
Palacios  90' Report Boasso  28'
Ovelar  33', 42'
Borgetti  77'
Santos Laguna3–4UAG
Borgetti  28'
Rodríguez  58'
Noriega  66'		 Report Palacios  10'
Rizo  18'
Hernández  25'
da Silva  89'
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico City)

Santos won 7–5 on aggregate.

Bracket
  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                         
1 Toluca 3 1 4  
11 Necaxa 1 2 3  
  1 Toluca 1 3 4  
  5 Santos Laguna 1 2 3  
4 América 0 2 2
5 Santos Laguna 3 0 3  
  1 Toluca (p) 3 2 5 (5)
  2 Atlas 3 2 5 (4)
2 Atlas (s) 1 2 3  
7 Atlético Morelia 1 2 3  
  2 Atlas 4 2 6
  3 Cruz Azul 0 0 0  
3 Cruz Azul 2 2 4
6 Guadalajara 1 2 3  

Quarterfinals
Necaxa1–3Toluca
Vázquez  25' Report García  43'
Macías  56'
Cardozo  63'
Referee: Edgar Ulises Rangel (Estado de México)
Toluca1–2Necaxa
Cardozo  68' Report Delgado  22'
Aguinaga  61'

Toluca won 4–3 on aggregate.

Santos Laguna3–0América
Machón 10'
Borgetti  28'
Lillingston  78'		 Report
Referee: León Padró Borja (Guanajuato)
América2–0Santos Laguna
Espínola  22'
Blanco  60'		 Report
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico City)

Santos won 3–2 on aggregate.

Atlético Morelia1–1Atlas
Franco  32' Report Osorno  21'
Referee: Antonio Marrufo (Chihuahua)
Atlas2–2Atlético Morelia
Bustos  57'
Castillo  88'		 Report Mora  36'
Osorno  64' (o.g.)
Referee: Edgar Ulises Rangel (Estado de México)

3–3 on aggregate. Atlas advanced for being the higher seeded team.

Guadalajara1–2Cruz Azul
Arellano  84' Report Reynoso  3'
Palencia  86'
Referee: Eduardo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)
Cruz Azul2–2Guadalajara
Adomaitis  10'
Reynoso  64'		 Report García  12', 23'

Cruz Azul won 4–3 on aggregate.

Semifinals
Santos Laguna1–1Toluca
Noriega  42' Report Cardozo  28'
Referee: Eduardo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)
Toluca3–2Santos Laguna
Macías  7'
Abundis  25'
Alfaro  74'		 Report Ovelar  2'
Borgetti  15' (pen.)

Toluca won 4–3 on aggregate.

Cruz Azul0–4Atlas
Report Andrade  29'
Zepeda  39'
Rodríguez  48' (pen.)
Castillo  50'
Atlas2–0Cruz Azul
Rodríguez  25'
Castillo  60'		 Report
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico City)

Atlas won 6–0 on aggregate.

Finals
Atlas3–3Toluca
Andrade  21'
Castillo  53'
Márquez  69'		 Report Morales  3', 27'
Cardozo  8'
Referee: Eduardo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)
Toluca2–2 (a.e.t.)Atlas
Vázquez  3'
Macías  26'		 Report Castillo  1'
Zepeda  50'
Penalties
 5−4
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico City)

5–5 on aggregate. Toluca won 5–4 on penalty kicks.

 Verano 1999 winners: 
Toluca
5th title

Relegation table
Pos. Team Pts. Pld. Ave.
14. Toros Neza 127 102 1.2450
15. Pachuca 40 34 1.1765
16. Monterrey 110 102 1.0784 (GD: -34)
17. Celaya 110 102 1.0784 (GD: -35)
18. Puebla 110 102 1.0784 (GD: -50)

Puebla was relegated to Primera División 'A', however, the team remained in the First Division because its owners bought the Unión de Curtidores, a club that had won promotion to the First Division.[1]

References
  1. Espinosa, Verónica (26 June 1999). "El futbol virtual: Unión de Curtidores será el Puebla y el Puebla, el Angeles…". Proceso (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 April 2019.
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