Primera División de México ''(Mexican First Division)'' Invierno 1998 is a Mexican

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tournament - one of two short tournaments that take up the entire year to determine the champions of Mexican football. It began on Friday, July 31, 1998, and ran until November 22, when the regular season ended.

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was promoted to the

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thus,

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was relegated to the

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. In the final

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defeated

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and became champions for the 3rd time.

Clubs

Regular phase

League table

Top goalscorers

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

Results

Final phase (Liguilla)

Bracket

Quarterfinals

''Guadalajara won 5–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''UNAM won 4–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''3–3 on aggregate. Necaxa advanced for being the higher seeded team.'' ---- ''Atlas won 3–2 on aggregate.''

Semifinals

''Guadalajara won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Necaxa won 3–2 on aggregate.''

Final

;First leg ;Second leg ''Necaxa won 2–0 on aggregate.''

External links

Mediotiempo.com
(where information was obtained) {{DEFAULTSORT:Primera Division De Mexico Invierno 1998

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1998–99 in Mexican football 1998A