1998-I Liguilla Pre-Libertadores | |
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Tournament details | |
Dates | 4–26 February |
Teams | 4 (from 2 associations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | América |
Runners-up | Guadalajara |
Third place | Caracas |
Fourth place | Atlético Zulia |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 8 |
Goals scored | 24 (3 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Gustavo Nápoles (4 goals) |
The 1998-I Pre-Libertadores tournament was the first edition of the Pre-Libertadores tournament, the annual football competition contested by teams from Venezuela and Mexico, that defined two teams qualified for the Copa Libertadores. It was held from 4 to 26 February 2022. [1]
The tournament was contested by two teams from Venezuela, Caracas–Atlético Zulia, and two teams from Mexico, América–Guadalajara. The top two teams qualified for the 1998 Copa Libertadores where they joined Brazilian teams Grêmio and Vasco da Gama in the group 2 of the competition.
Originally, the two Mexican teams were to be determined in a preliminary final four organized by the Mexican Football Federation between América, Guadalajara, Cruz Azul and Atlante. However, Cruz Azul and Atlante declined to participate, leaving America and Guadalajara to advance directly to the Pre-Libertadores. [2]
The two Venezuelan teams were the champions and runners-up of the 1996–97 Venezuelan Primera División season.
Association | Team | Qualification method |
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Mexico | América (Mexico 1) [Note MEX] | Designated by the Mexican Football Federation |
Guadalajara (Mexico 2) [Note MEX] | Designated by the Mexican Football Federation | |
Venezuela | Caracas (Venezuela 1) | 1996–97 Venezuelan Primera División season champions |
Atlético Zulia (Venezuela 2) | 1996–97 Venezuelan Primera División season runners-up |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Guadalajara | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 10 | 1998 Copa Libertadores Group 2 |
2 | América | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | |
3 | Caracas | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 5 | |
4 | Atlético Zulia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 0 |
The match schedule had to be reduced because the start date of the 1998 Copa Libertadores was near (25 February), so matches between teams from the same country were omitted. [1] Each team played a total of 4 matches.
Atlético Zulia | 2–3 | Guadalajara |
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Report |
Caracas | 1–1 | Guadalajara |
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González 59' | Report | Sánchez 61' |
Atlético Zulia | 0–2 | América |
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Report |
Guadalajara | 4–1 | Atlético Zulia |
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Report | J. García 4' |
América | 2–0 | Atlético Zulia |
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Report |
Guadalajara | 4–1 | Caracas |
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Report | Bidoglio 18' |
América | 1–1 | Caracas |
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Valenzuela 27' | Report | Ramos 86' |
There were 24 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
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