The 1998 Categoría Primera B season, (officially known as the 1998 Copa Águila for sponsorship reasons) was the 9th season of

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's second division football league.

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won the tournament for the first time and was promoted to the

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. Nilson Pérez, playing for

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, was the topscorer with 20 goals.

Teams

16 teams take part in the season. The previous season's champions

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was promoted to Primera A for the 1998 season, being replaced in Primera B for this season by

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, who were relegated from Primera A at the end of the 1997 season after finishing in the bottom of the top tier's relegation table. After finishing last in the 1997 season,

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was relegated to Categoría Primera C and was replaced by Escuela Carlos Sarmiento Lora, champions of the 1997 Primera C.

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did not take part of the tournament.

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changed its name to Itagüí F.C.. Univalle was the only debuting team for this season.

References

External links

Dimayor official website
{{Colombian Primera B 1998 in Colombian football

Categoría Primera B seasons