1998 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A

Serie A 1998 LDU Quito (5th title) PanamáTécnico Universitario Copa Libertadores EmelecLDU Quito 266 775 Iván Kaviedes (43 goals) LDU Quito 7–0 Emelec (December 27) Técnico Universitariao 3–5 Deportivo Quito (May 26) 1997 1999 The 1998 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A was the 40th season of the Serie A, the top level of professional football in Ecuador. LDU Quito won their fifth national championship. Format The format for 1998 is unique to this season in terms of competition format and awarding of points after results. The season was divided into two tournaments, the Apertura and the Clausura, each with similar formats. The first phases of each tournament were different. For the Apertura, the twelves teams competed against each in a double round-robin format, once at home and once away. The top-four teams were put in Group 1 for the second phase, the next four were put into Group 2, and the bottom-four were put into Group 3. In the Clausura, the twelve teams were placed into two groups of six. Within this those groups, the teams competed against each other in a double round-robin format, once at home and once away. At the end, the top-two teams from each group were placed into Group 1, the middle-two teams from each group were placed into Group 2, and the bottom-two teams from each group were placed into Group 3. The second phases of each tournament are identical. In each group, the four teams competed against each other in a double round-robin format for different objectives. Teams in Group 1 competed for a spot in the championship final and a berth in the 1999 Copa Libertadores. Teams in Group 2 competed for a spot in the 1999 Copa CONMEBOL playoff (to be played the following season). Teams in Group 3 competed to avoid relegation. Relegation is determined at the end of the Clausura and would only involve teams who had played in either Group 3. Teams who played in Group 3 of either tournament earned negative points depending on their position at the end of group play. The two teams who had the most negative points were relegated to the Serie B for the next season. The championship playoff was contested between the two winners of each tournament's Group 1 on a home and a way basis. The points system was different for this season. If a game ended in a draw, each team would earn the normal one point. However, a penalty shootout will ensue at the end of regulation. The winner of the penalty shootout would earn an extra point. Torneo Apertura First phase main WL PK Q LDU LDU Quito CSE Emelec SDA Aucas CDO Olmedo CDE ESPOLI BSC Barcelona DSC Delfín EN El Nacional SDQ Deportivo Quito CDC Deportivo Cuenca TU Técnico Universitario PSC Panamá 11 5 1 5 40 27 10 4 4 4 40 28 9 5 3 5 32 22 8 5 4 5 28 24 10 2 2 8 36 36 8 3 4 7 39 29 8 3 4 7 33 30 8 2 3 9 35 27 6 3 6 7 34 36 7 1 4 10 20 27 5 4 1 12 26 47 3 2 3 14 17 47 #D0F0C0 Qualifies to Group 1 Q1 Q1 Q1 Q1 #BBEBFF Qualifies to Group 2 Q2 Q2 Q2 Q2 #FFCCCC Qualifies to Group 3 Q3 Q3 Q3 Q3 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete RSSSF Second phase Group 1 main WL PK Q CSE Emelec LDU LDU Quito SDA Aucas CDO Olmedo 5 0 0 1 12 5 3 1 0 2 7 5 3 0 0 3 7 6 0 0 1 5 2 12 #ACE1AF 1999 Copa Libertadores and Championship playoff CLCP 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete RSSSF Group 2 main WL PK Q EN El Nacional BSC Barcelona CDE ESPOLI DSC Delfín 3 2 0 1 9 3 3 0 2 1 9 5 1 1 1 3 8 10 2 0 0 4 5 13 #97DEFF Copa CONMEBOL playoff CCP 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete RSSSF Group 3 main WL PK RPts Relegation points SDQ Deportivo Quito TU Técnico Universitario PSC Panamá CDC Deportivo Cuenca 4 1 1 0 11 5 2 1 0 3 8 9 2 1 0 3 6 9 1 0 2 3 5 7 inherit −1 M1 inherit −2 M2 inherit −3 M3 inherit −4 M4 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete RSSSF Torneo Clausura First phase Hexagonal 1 main WL PK Q SDQ Deportivo Quito SDA Aucas EN El Nacional CDE ESPOLI CSE Emelec PSC Panamá 6 0 2 2 23 14 5 1 2 2 13 11 4 3 0 3 18 19 4 0 2 4 21 15 4 0 1 5 19 18 0 3 0 7 9 26 #D0F0C0 Qualifies to Group 1 Q1 Q1 #BBEBFF Qualifies to Group 2 Q2 Q2 #FFCCCC Qualifies to Group 3 Q3 Q3 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete RSSSF Hexagonal 2 main WL PK Q LDU LDU Quito BSC Barcelona CDO Olmedo CDC Deportivo Cuenca TU Técnico Universitario DSC Delfín 6 3 0 1 18 5 6 1 1 2 17 7 3 2 0 5 14 19 2 1 3 4 11 16 1 3 3 3 10 17 2 1 2 5 16 22 #D0F0C0 Qualifies to Group 1 Q1 Q1 #BBEBFF Qualifies to Group 2 Q2 Q2 #FFCCCC Qualifies to Group 3 Q3 Q3 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete RSSSF Second phase Group 1 main WL PK Q LDU LDU Quito BSC Barcelona SDA Aucas SDQ Deportivo Quito 3 0 2 1 9 6 2 2 0 2 9 6 3 0 1 2 7 6 1 1 0 4 3 10 #ACE1AF 1999 Copa Libertadores and Championship playoff CLCP 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete RSSSF Group 2 main WL PK Q CDC Deportivo Cuenca CDE ESPOLI CDO Olmedo EN El Nacional 5 0 0 1 12 2 3 0 1 2 13 8 0 3 0 3 2 12 1 0 2 3 6 11 #97DEFF Copa CONMEBOL playoff CCP 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete RSSSF Group 3 main WL PK RPts Relegation points CSE Emelec TU Técnico Universitario DSC Delfín PSC Panamá 4 1 0 1 20 9 3 0 0 3 11 12 3 0 0 3 8 15 1 0 1 4 9 12 inherit −1 M1 inherit −2 M2 inherit −3 M3 inherit −4 M4 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete RSSSF Relegation Pos Position Team RPts Total relegation points Qualification or relegation 1 Emelec −1 2 Deportivo Quito −1 3 Delfín −3 4 Deportivo Cuenca −4Deportivo Cuenca was saved from relegation by winning the Group 2 of the Clausura. 5 Técnico Universitario −4 Relegated to the Serie B 6 Panamá −7 RSSSF Championship playoff December 23 Emelec 1 – 0 LDU Quito Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil December 27 LDU Quito 7 – 0 Emelec de la Cruz ? ? ?E. Hurtado ? ?Caicedo ? o.g.Escobar ? pen. Estadio Casa Blanca, Quito Serie A1998 champion LDU Quito 5th External links Official website es 1998 season on RSSSF 1998 Ecu Football