1998 Torneo Descentralizado
| Season | 1998 |
|---|---|
| Champions |
Universitario 22nd Primera División title |
| Relegated | Lawn Tennis |
| Copa Libertadores |
Universitario Sporting Cristal |
| Top goalscorer | Nelson Esidio (25) |
|
← 1997 1999 → | |
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).
Teams
| 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 |
| Juan Aurich | Chiclayo | Elías Aguirre | 24,500 | Grass |
| Lawn Tennis | Lima | Nacional | 45,750 | Grass |
| Melgar | Arequipa | Mariano Melgar | 20,000 | Grass |
| Municipal | Lima | Nacional | 45,750 | Grass |
| Pesquero | Chimbote | Manuel Rivera Sanchez | 25,000 | Grass |
| Sport Boys | Callao | Miguel Grau | 18,000 | Grass |
| Sporting Cristal | Lima | San Martín de Porres | 17,000 | Grass |
| Unión Minas | Cerro de Pasco | Daniel Alcides Carrión | 8,000 | Grass |
| Universitario | Lima | Nacional | 45,750 | Grass |
Torneo Apertura
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1999 Copa CONMEBOL playoff |
| 3 | Sporting Cristal | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 40 | 20 | +20 | 37 | |
| 4 | Unión Minas | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 37 | |
| 5 | 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 | Melgar | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 36 | −16 | 23 | |
| 11 | 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; (E) = Eliminated; (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; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Torneo Clausura
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1999 Copa CONMEBOL playoff |
| 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 | Pesquero | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 29 | |
| 7 | 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 | 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 docked 1 points for fielding
4 foreign players in Round 3.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (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; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Clausura title play-off
To Copa Libertadores 1999
(Alianza Lima to Copa CONMEBOL playoff)
Copa CONMEBOL play-off
(Alianza Lima later declined their spot in favor of Sport Boys)
Season finals
December 23, 1998 |
| Universitario | 2–1 4–2 (PSO) |
Sporting Cristal |
|---|---|---|
| R. Farfán 50' R. Farfán 56' |
A. Mendoza 74' |
Title
| Primera División Peruana 1998 Champion |
|---|
 Universitario 22nd title |
Aggregate table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sport Boys | 44 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 62 | 35 | +27 | 81 | 1999 Copa CONMEBOL |
| 2 | Sporting Cristal | 44 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 81 | 43 | +38 | 79 | Copa Libertadores 1999 First stage |
| 3 | Universitario | 44 | 19 | 20 | 5 | 72 | 40 | +32 | 77 | |
| 4 | Alianza Lima | 44 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 70 | 38 | +32 | 75 | |
| 5 | 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 | Melgar | 44 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 46 | 69 | −23 | 52 | |
| 10 | Alianza Atlético | 44 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 57 | 66 | −9 | 50 | |
| 11 | Municipal (O) | 44 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 47 | 91 | −44 | 35 | Qualification for promotion play-off |
| 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 docked 1 points for fielding 4 foreign players in Round 3.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (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; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Promotion play-off
December 20, 1998 |
| Municipal | 4–1 (AET) |
Hijos de Yurimaguas |
|---|---|---|
| Baroni 34' Baroni 100' Baroni 113' Maldonado 119' |
Rodríguez 64' |
Top scorers
- 25 goals
- Nelson Esidio (Sporting Cristal)
- 19 goals
- Martín Reyes (Juan Aurich)
- 17 goals
- Roberto Farfán (Universitario)
- Sergio Ibarra (Sport Boys)
- 16 goals
- Andrés Gonzales (Pesquero)
- Jorge Soto (Sporting Cristal)
External links
- Peru 1998 season Details on RSSSF