Primera División de México ''(Mexican First Division)'' Verano 1999 is a Mexican

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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

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defeated

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and became champions for the fifth time.

Overview

Final standings (groups)

League table

Top goalscorers

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

Results

Playoffs

Repechage

''Santos won 7–5 on aggregate.''

Bracket

Quarterfinals

''Toluca won 4–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Santos won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''3–3 on aggregate. Atlas advanced for being the higher seeded team.'' ---- ''Cruz Azul won 4–3 on aggregate.''

Semifinals

''Toluca won 4–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Atlas won 6–0 on aggregate.''

Finals

;First leg ;Second leg ''5–5 on aggregate. Toluca won 5–4 on penalty kicks.''

Relegation table

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was relegated to Primera División 'A', however, the team remained in the First Division because its owners bought the

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, a club that had won promotion to the First Division.

References

External links

Mediotiempo.com
(where information was obtained) {{DEFAULTSORT:Primera Division De Mexico Verano 1999 1999A

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1998–99 in Mexican football