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[]
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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 |
Deprotivo Pesquero | Chimbote | Manuel Rivera Sanchez | 25,000 | Grass |
Juan Aurich | Chiclayo | Elías Aguirre | 24,500 | Grass |
Lawn Tennis | Lima | Nacional | 45,750 | Grass |
Melgar | Arequipa | Mariano Melgar | 20,000 | 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | 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 | 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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Torneo Clausura[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sporting Cristal (A, O) | 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 | 29[a] | |
6 | Deportivo 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 | Deportivo Municipal | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 24 | 43 | −19 | 13 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (O) Play-off winner
Notes:
- ^ Cienciano were docked 1 points for fielding 4 foreign players in Round 3.
Clausura title play-off[]
Sporting Cristal | 1–0 | Alianza Lima |
---|---|---|
A. Mendoza 42' |
Lima
To Copa Libertadores 1999
(Alianza Lima to Copa CONMEBOL playoff)
Copa CONMEBOL play-off[]
Sport Boys | 0–1 | Alianza Lima |
---|---|---|
Saavedra 74' |
Callao
Alianza Lima | 2–0 | Sport Boys |
---|---|---|
Basombrío 6' Gareca 29' |
(Alianza Lima later declined their spot in favor of Sport Boys)
Season finals[]
Sporting Cristal | 2–1 | Universitario |
---|---|---|
N. Esidio 30' A. Mendoza 40' |
L. Guadalupe 62' |
Lima
Universitario | 2–1 4–2 (PSO) | Sporting Cristal |
---|---|---|
R. Farfán 50' R. Farfán 56' |
A. Mendoza 74' |
Lima
Title[]
Primera División Peruana 1998 Champion |
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![]() 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 | 1999 Copa LibertadoresFirst stage |
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 | 54[a] | |
9 | Melgar | 44 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 46 | 69 | −23 | 52 | |
10 | Alianza Atlético | 44 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 57 | 66 | −9 | 50 | |
11 | Deportivo 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 1999 Segunda División |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winner
Notes:
- ^ Cienciano were docked 1 points for fielding 4 foreign players in Round 3.
Promotion play-off[]
Deportivo Municipal | 4–1 (AET) | Hijos de Yurimaguas |
---|---|---|
Baroni 34' Baroni 100' Baroni 113' Maldonado 119' |
Rodríguez 64' |
Lima
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 (Deportivo Pesquero)
- Jorge Soto (Sporting Cristal)
External links[]
- Peru 1998 season Details on RSSSF
- Peruvian Primera División seasons
- 1998 in South American football leagues
- 1998 in Peruvian football