Primera División Peruana 1998
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The 1998 season of the Torneo Descentralizado was the 83rd season of the top category of Peru
vian 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).
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Sporting Cristal Clausura 1998 winners
To Copa Libertadores 1999
(Alianza Lima to Copa CONMEBOL playoff)
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Alianza Lima to Copa CONMEBOL 1999
(Alianza Lima later declined their spot in favor of Sport Boys)
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Deportivo Municipal remained in Primera División Peruana
19 goals
17 goals
16 goals
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
vian football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
. It was played by 12 teams. The national champion was Universitario
Universitario
Universitario may refer to:*Universitario de Deportes - A traditional Peruvian football club*Club Universitario - A Bolivian football club*Club Deportivo Técnico Universitario - A Ecuadorian football club...
.
The national championship was divided into two half-year tournaments, the Torneo Apertura
Apertura and Clausura
The Apertura and Clausura tournaments are a relatively recent innovation for many Latin American football leagues in which the traditional European football season from August to May is divided in two sections per season, each with its own champion. Apertura and Clausura are the Spanish words for...
and the Torneo Clausura
Apertura and Clausura
The Apertura and Clausura tournaments are a relatively recent innovation for many Latin American football leagues in which the traditional European football season from August to May is divided in two sections per season, each with its own champion. Apertura and Clausura are the Spanish words for...
. Each was played on a home-and-away round-robin
Round-robin tournament
A round-robin tournament is a competition "in which each contestant meets all other contestants in turn".-Terminology:...
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
Copa CONMEBOL
The Copa CONMEBOL was an annual football cup competition organized by CONMEBOL between 1992 and 1999 for eligible South American football clubs. During its time of existence, it was the third most prestigious South American club football contest after the Copa Libertadores and Supercopa...
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 Alianza Atlético Club Alianza Atlético Sullana is a Peruvian football club, located in the city of Sullana, Piura. The club was founded on January 18, 1920 and in 1988, they were promoted to the top tier of Peruvian football, the Peruvian Primera División... |
Sullana Sullana Sullana is the name of the capital of the Sullana Province, in the north-western coastal plains of Peru on the Chira valley.-Location:Sullana is located at 04°53' south latitude and 80°41' west longitude, 38 km north of Piura, the capital of the region.-Climate:The province has a tropical... |
Campeones del 36 Estadio Campeones del 36 The Estadio Municipal Campeones del 36 is a multi-use stadium in Sullana, Peru. It is currently used by the football team Alianza Atlético. The stadium holds 8,000 people and was built in 2000. It is a small stadium that is planned to be expanded.... |
8,000 | Grass |
| Alianza Lima Alianza Lima Club Alianza Lima is a Peruvian First Division football club who plays at the Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in the La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. They are one of the most famous and well supported clubs in the country and the oldest team in the Peruvian First Division.Alianza enjoyed success... |
Lima Lima Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima... |
Alejandro Villanueva Estadio Alejandro Villanueva Estadio Alejandro Villanueva is a stadium located in the neighborhood of Matute in La Victoria District in Lima, Peru. The stadium is the home field of the football club Alianza Lima. The stadium has a capacity of 40,000 people.-History:... |
35,000 | Grass |
| Cienciano | Cuzco | Garcilaso Estadio Garcilaso de la Vega Estadio Garcilaso is Cusco's principal stadium and the home venue of the local team Cienciano. The stadium was named after the Peruvian mestizo Inca Garcilaso de la Vega and inaugurated in 1960, with an initial capacity of 30,000... |
42,056 | Grass |
| Deportivo Municipal | Lima Lima Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima... |
Nacional Estadio Nacional (Lima) The Estadio Nacional of Peru is a multi-purpose stadium located in Lima, Peru. Its current capacity is 50,000 as stated by the Peruvian Football Federation. The stadium was inaugurated on 27 October 1952 for the 1953 South American Championship—replacing the Stadium Nacional—and is Peru's principal... |
45,750 | Grass |
| Deportivo Pesquero Deportivo Wanka Deportivo Wanka is a Peruvian football club, based in the city of Huancayo in the Peruvian Andes. It was founded in 1996 and is named after the Wankas people who formerly inhabited the area and after whom the city of Huancayo is named. The current Deportivo Wanka is merged with Deportivo Pesquero... |
Chimbote Chimbote Chimbote is the largest city in the Ancash Region of Peru, and the capital of both Santa Province and Chimbote District.The city is located on the coast in Chimbote Bay, south of Trujillo and north of Lima on the North Pan-American highway. It is the start of a chain of important cities like... |
Manuel Rivera Sanchez Estadio Manuel Rivera Sanchez Estadio Municipal Centenario Manuel Rivera Sanchez is a multi-purpose stadium in Chimbote, Peru. It was inaugurated on June 30, 2007 with a friendly game between the Peru U-17 national football team and the Colombia U-17 national football team. Peru lost 4-2. It hosts the home games of José Gálvez... |
25,000 | Grass |
| FBC Melgar | Arequipa Arequipa Arequipa is the capital city of the Arequipa Region in southern Peru. With a population of 836,859 it is the second most populous city of the country... |
Mariano Melgar Estadio Mariano Melgar The Estadio Mariano Melgar is a multi-use stadium in Arequipa, Peru. Its primary use is to host football games for Peruvian First Division team Melgar FBC and Copa Peru teams Sportivo Huracán, Senati FC, FBC Aurora and FBC White Star. The stadium has a seating capacity of 20,000 and includes a... |
20,000 | Grass |
| Juan Aurich Juan Aurich Juan Aurich is a Peruvian football club located in Chiclayo, Peru. They play their home games at the Estadio Elías Aguirre and currently play in Peru's First Division.-History:... |
Chiclayo Chiclayo Chiclayo is the capital city of the Lambayeque region in northern Peru. It is located 13 kilometers inland from the Pacific coast and 770 kilometers from the nation's capital, Lima... |
Elias Aguirre Estadio Elias Aguirre Estadio Elías Aguirre is a multi-purpose stadium administrated by the governmental Instituto Peruano del Deporte in Chiclayo, Peru. It was built in 1970 named after the 19th century Peruvian sailor Elías Aguirre Romero... |
24,500 | Grass |
| Lawn Tennis Lawn Tennis F.C. Lawn Tennis is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Lima, Peru.The club were founded 1995 and play in the Copa Perú which is the third division of the Peruvian league.-History:The club was 1997 Segunda División Peruana champion.... |
Lima Lima Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima... |
Nacional Estadio Nacional (Lima) The Estadio Nacional of Peru is a multi-purpose stadium located in Lima, Peru. Its current capacity is 50,000 as stated by the Peruvian Football Federation. The stadium was inaugurated on 27 October 1952 for the 1953 South American Championship—replacing the Stadium Nacional—and is Peru's principal... |
45,750 | Grass |
| Sport Boys Sport Boys Sport Boys Association is a Peruvian football club, playing in the port city of Callao. It was founded on Peru's independence day, July 28, 1927.... |
Callao Callao Callao is the largest and most important port in Peru. The city is coterminous with the Constitutional Province of Callao, the only province of the Callao Region. Callao is located west of Lima, the country's capital, and is part of the Lima Metropolitan Area, a large metropolis that holds almost... |
Miguel Grau Estadio Miguel Grau (Callao) Estadio Miguel Grau is a multi-use stadium in Callao, Peru. Its use is available to several football teams in the region including Primera División club Sport Boys. The stadium's maximum capacity is 17,000 and was inaugurated on 16 June 1996 with a match between Sport Boys and Deportivo Pesquero... |
18,000 | Grass |
| Sporting Cristal Sporting Cristal Club Sporting Cristal is a Peruvian football team. Based in the Rímac District, in the department of Lima, it plays in the professional league known as the Peruvian First Division. Founded on November 16, 1926 in the Rimac District given its approval to the merger and Snuff Sporting merging with... |
Lima Lima Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima... |
San Martin de Porres Estadio San Martin de Porres Estadio San Martín de Porres is a multi-purpose stadium in Lima, Peru. It is currently used by the football club Sporting Cristal and Club Deportivo San Martín... |
17,000 | Grass |
| Unión Minas Unión Minas Unión Minas is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Cerro de Pasco.The club were founded 23 April 1974 and play in the Copa Perú which is the third division of the Peruvian league.-History:... |
Cerro de Pasco Cerro de Pasco Cerro de Pasco is a city in central Peru. It is the capital of the Pasco region, and an important mining center. It is connected by road and by rail to the city of Lima.- Overview :... |
Daniel Alcides Carrión Estadio Daniel Alcides Carrión Estadio Daniel Alcides Carrión is a multi-use stadium located in Cerro de Pasco, Peru. It is used by football team Unión Minas. The stadium holds 8,000 people and is the highest stadium in the world, with an altitude of 4,380 meters above sea level. This makes it very difficult for players who... |
8,000 | Grass |
| Universitario de Deportes Universitario de Deportes Club Universitario de Deportes, also known as Universitario, or more popularly as [La] "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. It is the most successful football club in Peru. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of... |
Lima Lima Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima... |
Nacional Estadio Nacional (Lima) The Estadio Nacional of Peru is a multi-purpose stadium located in Lima, Peru. Its current capacity is 50,000 as stated by the Peruvian Football Federation. The stadium was inaugurated on 27 October 1952 for the 1953 South American Championship—replacing the Stadium Nacional—and is Peru's principal... |
45,750 | Grass |
Torneo Apertura
Torneo Clausura
Clausura title playoff
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To Copa Libertadores 1999
Copa Libertadores 1999
The 1999 edition of the Copa Libertadores was the 40th in the tournament's history. It was held between February 21 and June 16. Palmeiras won the cup for the first time in the tournament's history.-First round:*Teams in green qualified to the Round of 16...
(Alianza Lima to Copa CONMEBOL playoff)
Copa CONMEBOL playoff
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(Alianza Lima later declined their spot in favor of Sport Boys)
Final playoff
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Title
| Primera División Peruana 1998 Champion |
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| Universitario Universitario de Deportes Club Universitario de Deportes, also known as Universitario, or more popularly as [La] "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. It is the most successful football club in Peru. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of... 22nd title |
Aggregate table
Relegation/Promotion playoff
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Promotion
- IMI FC promoted to Primera División 1999Primera División Peruana 1999The 1999 season of the Torneo Descentralizado was the 84th season of the top category of Peruvian football . It was played by 12 teams. The national champion was Universitario....
- IMI FC (TalaraTalaraTalara is a city in the Talara Province of the Piura Region, in northwestern Peru. It is a port city on the Pacific Ocean with a population of 103,200 as of 2005. Its climate is hot and dry. Due to its oil reserves, and ability to produce aviation fuel, Talara hosted a United States air base during...
) won the Copa PerúCopa PerúThe Copa Perú is a football tournament in Peru. Despite its name, it is not entirely an elimination-cup competition, but rather a series of league tournaments done within a year whose ultimate level is an elimination round...
1998 after defeating Coronel BolognesiCoronel BolognesiCoronel Bolognesi is a Peruvian football club located in the city of Tacna. It was founded on 1998 and is named after Francisco Bolognesi.The club is the biggest of Tacna city.-Stadium:...
(TacnaTacna- Rail :Tacna is served by a cross-border standard gauge railway to Arica, Chile.It is also the location of the National Railway Museum of Peru.-Air:Tacna is served by the Crnl. FAP...
) in the two-legged final. Each team won 3-1 at home, but the second leg in Talara was abandoned after 81 minutes, following a brawl started by Bolognesi players. I.M.I. were declared 2-0 winners in the penalty shootout that was not played.
- IMI FC (Talara
Top scorers
25 goals- Nelson Esidio (Sporting CristalSporting CristalClub Sporting Cristal is a Peruvian football team. Based in the Rímac District, in the department of Lima, it plays in the professional league known as the Peruvian First Division. Founded on November 16, 1926 in the Rimac District given its approval to the merger and Snuff Sporting merging with...
)
19 goals
- Martín Reyes (Juan AurichJuan AurichJuan Aurich is a Peruvian football club located in Chiclayo, Peru. They play their home games at the Estadio Elías Aguirre and currently play in Peru's First Division.-History:...
)
17 goals
- Roberto Farfán (UniversitarioUniversitarioUniversitario may refer to:*Universitario de Deportes - A traditional Peruvian football club*Club Universitario - A Bolivian football club*Club Deportivo Técnico Universitario - A Ecuadorian football club...
) - Sergio IbarraSergio IbarraSergio Ramón Ibarra is a football striker.- Career :Although born in Argentina, Ibarra has played during almost all of his career in Peru, where he first moved at age 21 to join the ranks of Ciclista Lima in the first division, in 1992.His biggest claim to fame was in 2004 when he won the Copa...
(Sport BoysSport BoysSport Boys Association is a Peruvian football club, playing in the port city of Callao. It was founded on Peru's independence day, July 28, 1927....
)
16 goals
- Andrés Gonzales (Deportivo PesqueroDeportivo WankaDeportivo Wanka is a Peruvian football club, based in the city of Huancayo in the Peruvian Andes. It was founded in 1996 and is named after the Wankas people who formerly inhabited the area and after whom the city of Huancayo is named. The current Deportivo Wanka is merged with Deportivo Pesquero...
) - Jorge SotoJorge SotoJorge Antonio Soto is a retired Peruvian footballer.-Career:Soto is one of the all-time emblematic figures of Sporting Cristal...
(Sporting Cristal)
External links
- Peru 1998 season Details on RSSSF