| Season | 1998 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Universitario 22nd Primera División title |
| Relegated | Lawn Tennis |
| Copa Libertadores | Universitario Sporting Cristal |
| Top goalscorer | Nelson Esidio (25) |
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← 1997
1999 →
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The 1998 season of the Torneo Descentralizado was the 83rd season of the top category of Peruvian football (soccer). It was played by 12 teams. The national champion was Universitario.
The national championship was divided into two half-year tournaments, the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura. Each was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners of each would play for the national title in a playoff. If the same club had won both tournaments, it would have won the national championship automatically.
Following-season Copa Libertadores berths went to the winner of each tournament, while the runners-up played for a Copa CONMEBOL spot. The bottom team on the aggregate table was relegated, while the eleventh place held a relegation/promotion playoff against the winner of the Segunda División (Second Division).
Contents |
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alianza Atlético | Sullana | Campeones del 36 | 8,000 | Grass |
| Alianza Lima | Lima | Alejandro Villanueva | 35,000 | Grass |
| Cienciano | Cuzco | Garcilaso | 42,056 | Grass |
| Deportivo Municipal | Lima | Nacional | 45,750 | Grass |
| Deportivo Pesquero | Chimbote | Manuel Rivera Sanchez | 25,000 | Grass |
| FBC Melgar | Arequipa | Mariano Melgar | 20,000 | Grass |
| Juan Aurich | Chiclayo | Elias Aguirre | 24,500 | Grass |
| Lawn Tennis | Lima | Nacional | 45,750 | Grass |
| Sport Boys | Callao | Miguel Grau | 18,000 | Grass |
| Sporting Cristal | Lima | San Martin de Porres | 17,000 | Grass |
| Unión Minas | Cerro de Pasco | Daniel Alcides Carrión | 8,000 | Grass |
| Universitario de Deportes | Lima | Nacional | 45,750 | Grass |
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universitario | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 40 | 18 | +22 | 43 | Copa Libertadores 1999 First stage |
| 2 | Sport Boys | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 39 | |
| 3 | Sporting Cristal | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 40 | 20 | +20 | 37 | |
| 4 | Unión Minas | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 37 | |
| 5 | Deportivo Pesquero | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 21 | +14 | 33 | |
| 6 | Alianza Lima | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 21 | +14 | 33 | |
| 7 | Juan Aurich | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 29 | |
| 8 | Alianza Atlético | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 26 | |
| 9 | Cienciano | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 25 | |
| 10 | FBC Melgar | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 36 | −16 | 23 | |
| 11 | Deportivo Municipal | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 48 | −25 | 22 | |
| 12 | Lawn Tennis | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 49 | −33 | 11 |
Updated to games played on July, 1998
Source: http://rsssf.com/tablesp/peru98.html
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting Cristal (O) (A) | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 41 | 23 | +18 | 42 | Copa Libertadores 1999 First stage |
| 2 | Alianza Lima (A) | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 35 | 17 | +18 | 42 | |
| 3 | Sport Boys | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 12 | +12 | 42 | |
| 4 | Universitario | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 34 | |
| 5 | Cienciano | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 291 | |
| 6 | Deportivo Pesquero | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 29 | |
| 7 | FBC Melgar | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 29 | |
| 8 | Juan Aurich | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 26 | |
| 9 | Alianza Atlético | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 24 | |
| 10 | Unión Minas | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 30 | −8 | 24 | |
| 11 | Lawn Tennis | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 38 | −18 | 22 | |
| 12 | Deportivo Municipal | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 24 | 43 | −19 | 13 |
Updated to games played on December, 1998
Source: http://rsssf.com/tablesp/peru98.html
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
1. Cienciano were deducted 1 points for fielding 4 foreign players in Round 3.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
| December 16, 1998 |
Sporting Cristal | 1–0 | Alianza Lima | Estadio Nacional, Lima |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Mendoza 42' |
| December 20, 1998 |
Sport Boys | 0–1 | Alianza Lima | Estadio Miguel Grau, Callao |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saavedra 74' |
| December 22, 1998 |
Alianza Lima | 2–0 | Sport Boys | Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, Lima |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basombrío 6' Gareca 29' |
| December 20, 1998 |
Sporting Cristal | 2–1 | Universitario | Estadio Nacional, Lima |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Esidio 30' A. Mendoza 40' |
L. Guadalupe 62' |
| December 23, 1998 |
Universitario | 2–1 4–2 (PSO) |
Sporting Cristal | Estadio Nacional, Lima |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Farfán 50' R. Farfán 56' |
A. Mendoza 74' |
| Primera División Peruana 1998 Champion |
|---|
| Universitario 22nd title |
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sport Boys | 44 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 62 | 35 | +27 | 81 | |
| 2 | Sporting Cristal | 44 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 81 | 43 | +38 | 79 | |
| 3 | Universitario | 44 | 19 | 20 | 5 | 72 | 40 | +32 | 77 | |
| 4 | Alianza Lima | 44 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 70 | 38 | +32 | 75 | |
| 5 | Deportivo Pesquero | 44 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 62 | |
| 6 | Unión Minas | 44 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 55 | 60 | −5 | 61 | |
| 7 | Juan Aurich | 44 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 51 | 52 | −1 | 55 | |
| 8 | Cienciano | 44 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 541 | |
| 9 | FBC Melgar | 44 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 46 | 69 | −23 | 52 | |
| 10 | Alianza Atlético | 44 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 57 | 66 | −9 | 50 | |
| 11 | Deportivo Municipal (O) (A) | 44 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 47 | 91 | −44 | 35 | |
| 12 | Lawn Tennis | 44 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 36 | 87 | −51 | 33 | Relegation to the Segunda División 1999 |
Updated to games played on December, 1999
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
1. Cienciano were deducted 1 points for fielding 4 foreign players in Round 3.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
| December 20, 1998 |
Deportivo Municipal | 4–1 (AET) |
Hijos de Yurimaguas | Estadio Nacional, Lima |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baroni 34' Baroni 100' Baroni 113' Maldonado 119' |
Rodríguez 64' |