1998 Torneo Descentralizado

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Torneo Descentralizado
Season1998
Champions Universitario
22nd Primera División title
Relegated Lawn Tennis
Copa Libertadores Universitario
Sporting Cristal
Copa CONMEBOL Sport Boys
Copa Merconorte Alianza Lima
Sporting Cristal
Universitario
Top goalscorerNelson Esidio (25)
← 1997
1999 →

The 1998 season of the Torneo Descentralizado was the 83rd season of the top category of Peruvian football (soccer). It was played by 12 teams. The national champion was Universitario.

Contents

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).

Teams

Team changes

Promoted from
1997 Segunda División 		Promoted from
1997 Copa Perú 		Relegated from
1997 Primera División
Increase2.svg Lawn Tennis (1st)Increase2.svg Juan Aurich (1st)Decrease2.svg Alcides Vigo (11th)
Decrease2.svg Atlético Torino (12th)
Decrease2.svg José Gálvez (13th)
Decrease2.svg La Loretana (14th)

Stadia locations

TeamCityStadiumCapacityField
Alianza Atlético Sullana Campeones del 36 8,000Grass
Alianza Lima Lima Alejandro Villanueva 35,000Grass
Cienciano Cuzco Garcilaso 42,056Grass
Deportivo Municipal Lima Nacional 45,750Grass
Deprotivo Pesquero Chimbote Manuel Rivera Sanchez 25,000Grass
Juan Aurich Chiclayo Elías Aguirre 24,500Grass
Lawn Tennis Lima Nacional 45,750Grass
Melgar Arequipa Mariano Melgar 20,000Grass
Sport Boys Callao Miguel Grau 18,000Grass
Sporting Cristal Lima San Martín de Porres 17,000Grass
Unión Minas Cerro de Pasco Daniel Alcides Carrión 8,000Grass
Universitario Lima Nacional 45,750Grass

Torneo Apertura

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Universitario 22111014018+2243 Copa Libertadores 1999 First stage
2 Sport Boys 2211653823+1539 1999 Copa CONMEBOL playoff
3 Sporting Cristal 2210754020+2037
4 Unión Minas 2211473329+437
5 Deportivo Pesquero 229673521+1433
6 Alianza Lima 229673521+1433
7 Juan Aurich 227872725+229
8 Alianza Atlético 226883326+726
9 Cienciano 226792427−325
10 Melgar 2272132036−1623
11 Deportivo Municipal 2264122348−2522
12 Lawn Tennis 2232171649−3311
Updated to match(es) played on July 1998. Source: https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/peru98.html
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away AAS ALI CIE MUN PES JA LTF MEL SBA CRI MIN UNI
Alianza Atlético 4–23–33–12–32–21–14–11–01–33–30–0
Alianza Lima 1–02–07–00–12–13–02–03–00–06–0 0–0
Cienciano 1–04–00–03–11–01–22–00–02–10–01–1
Deportivo Municipal 0–12–01–12–41–03–02–11–30–32–32–2
Deportivo Pesquero 3–12–23–02–11–33–03–11–10–01–00–0
Juan Aurich 2–12–21–11–20–02–12–01–01–14–01–1
Lawn Tennis 1–20–11–00–11–20–11–21–20–42–00–5
Melgar 2–11–02–14–00–00–02–10–12–01–20–1
Sport Boys 2–20–03–15–04–03–13–31–01–04–13–3
Sporting Cristal 0–01–13–23–02–12–25–07–11–02–11–1
Unión Minas 0–01–02–03–04–11–04–12–02–02–01–1
Universitario 5–1 2–1 1–02–22–13–02–03–01–22–12–1
Updated to match(es) played on 1998. Source: RSSSF Peru 1998
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Torneo Clausura

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Sporting Cristal (A, O)2213364123+1842 Copa Libertadores 1999 First stage
2 Alianza Lima (A)2211923517+1842 1999 Copa CONMEBOL playoff
3 Sport Boys 2212642412+1242
4 Universitario 2281043222+1034
5 Cienciano 227962320+329 [a]
6 Deportivo Pesquero 227872020029
7 Melgar 228592633−729
8 Juan Aurich 226882427−326
9 Alianza Atlético 2266102430−624
10 Unión Minas 2266102230−824
11 Lawn Tennis 2264122038−1822
12 Deportivo Municipal 2234152443−1913
Updated to match(es) played on December 1998. Source: https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/peru98.html
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (O) Play-off winners
Notes:
  1. ↑ Cienciano were docked 1 points for fielding 4 foreign players in Round 3.

Results

Home \ Away AAS ALI CIE MUN PES JA LTF MEL SBA CRI MIN UNI
Alianza Atlético 1–12–02–00–01–12–12–20–02–33–01–1
Alianza Lima 4–24–12–12–12–11–12–03–10–20–0 1–0
Cienciano 2–00–04–12–01–04–00–00–02–10–00–0
Deportivo Municipal 0–11–11–20–31–11–25–10–12–12–31–1
Deportivo Pesquero 2–00–00–02–12–10–10–00–01–13–02–2
Juan Aurich 2–00–02–21–11–04–13–20–42–12–11–1
Lawn Tennis 2–01–52–00–21–20–02–10–11–13–10–2
Melgar 2–11–23–21–02–01–03–12–00–13–10–3
Sport Boys 1–00–02–02–02–01–00–03–02–02–11–1
Sporting Cristal 3–21–11–07–20–13–12–13–02–04–22–0
Unión Minas 0–12–10–02–13–01–12–00–00–11–02–2
Universitario 3–1 0–3 1–13–11–11–04–02–23–00–21–0
Updated to match(es) played on 1998. Source: RSSSF Peru 1998
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Clausura title play-off

Sporting Cristal 1–0 Alianza Lima
A. Mendoza 42'
Estadio Nacional,
Lima
Sporting Cristal Clausura 1998 winners
To Copa Libertadores 1999
(Alianza Lima to Copa CONMEBOL playoff)

Copa CONMEBOL play-off

Sport Boys 0–1 Alianza Lima
Saavedra 74'
Estadio Miguel Grau,
Callao
Alianza Lima 2–0 Sport Boys
Basombrío 6'
Gareca 29'
Estadio Alejandro Villanueva,
Lima
Alianza Lima to 1999 Copa CONMEBOL
(Alianza Lima later declined their spot in favor of Sport Boys)

Season finals

Sporting Cristal 2–1 Universitario
N. Esidio 30'
A. Mendoza 40'		L. Guadalupe 62'
Estadio Nacional,
Lima
Universitario 2–1 Sporting Cristal
R. Farfán 50'
R. Farfán 56'		A. Mendoza 74'
Penalties
Gustavo Grondona Soccerball shad check.svg
César Casas Soccerball shade cross.svg
Gustavo Falaschi Soccerball shad check.svg
Luis Guadalupe Soccerball shad check.svg
Eduardo Esidio Soccerball shad check.svg		4–2Javier Ferreira Soccerball shad check.svg
Jorge Soto Soccerball shade cross.svg
Roger Serrano Soccerball shad check.svg
Germán Carty Soccerball shade cross.svg
Estadio Nacional,
Lima

Aggregate table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Sport Boys 44231296235+2781 1999 Copa CONMEBOL
2 Sporting Cristal 442310118143+3879 1999 Copa Libertadores and 1999 Copa Merconorte
3 Universitario 44192057240+3277
4 Alianza Lima 44201597038+3275 1999 Copa Merconorte
5 Deportivo Pesquero 441614145349+462
6 Unión Minas 441710175560−561
7 Juan Aurich 441316155152−155
8 Cienciano 441316154747054 [a]
9 Melgar 44157224669−2352
10 Alianza Atlético 441214185766−950
11 Deportivo Municipal (O)4498274791−4435Qualification for promotion play-off
12 Lawn Tennis 4496293687−5133Relegation to 1999 Segunda División
Updated to match(es) played on December, 1999. Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners
Notes:
  1. ↑ Cienciano were docked 1 points for fielding 4 foreign players in Round 3.

Promotion play-off

Deportivo Municipal 4–1
(AET)		 Hijos de Yurimaguas
Baroni 34'
Baroni 100'
Baroni 113'
Maldonado 119'		Rodríguez 64'
Estadio Nacional,
Lima
Deportivo Municipal remained in Primera División

Top scorers

25 goals
19 goals
17 goals
16 goals

See also

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