1998–99 Argentine Primera División

108th season of top-tier football league in Argentina Primera División 1998–99 August 7, 1998 – June 21, 1999 Apertura: Boca Juniors (23rd title) Clausura: Boca Juniors (24th title) 2000 Copa Libertadores Boca JuniorsRiver Plate 1999 Copa Conmebol Gimnasia y Esg LPRosario Central 380 1997–98 1999–2000 The 1998–99 Argentine Primera División was the 108th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The season ran from August 7, 1998, to June 21, 1999.Argentina 1998–99 by Javier Romiser on RSSSF.com Both main clubs from Córdoba, Talleres (champion of 1997–98 Primera B Nacional) and Belgrano (winner of "Torneo Reducido", after beating Aldosivi in a two-legged series)¡A 17 años del ascenso del '98! on Belgrano website were promoted from Primera B Nacional.Argentina: 1ra. "B" Nacional AFA 1997/98 - Etapa Campeonato - Zona "A" by José Carluccio, 28 Oct 2012 Boca Juniors won both, Apertura and Clausura championships (a total of 24 league titles to date), while Platense and Huracán were relegated with the worst points averages."Argentina: 1ra. División AFA - Torneo Apertura 1998" by José Carluccio, 24 Nov 2012 Torneo Apertura Apertura 1998 7 August – 14 December Boca Juniors (23rd title) Talleres (C) 10px Belgrano (C) 10px ARG Martín Palermo (20) Boca Jrs. 6–2 Huracán (6 Sep) Argentinos 1–5 San Lorenzo (11 Sep) Unión 3–6 San Lorenzo (18 Oct) 1997–98 1999–2000 League standings main WDL 5 Torneo Apertura Q BOC Boca Juniors GLP Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) RAC Racing LAN Lanús COL Colón SLA San Lorenzo ARJ Argentinos Juniors NEW Newell's Old Boys UNI Unión RCE Rosario Central VEL Vélez Sársfield EST Estudiantes (LP) TAL Talleres (C) GJU Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) RIV River Plate IND Independiente FCO Ferro Carril Oeste HUR Huracán BEL Belgrano PLA Platense 13 6 0 45 18 10 6 3 31 23 9 6 4 39 29 8 6 5 20 20 7 5 7 28 27 6 7 6 40 35 5 10 4 31 27 6 7 6 22 21 6 7 6 32 34 6 7 6 26 28 6 6 7 26 26 6 6 7 22 23 7 3 9 28 33 4 10 5 31 30 5 7 7 27 27 5 5 9 26 26 5 5 9 24 31 5 5 9 29 42 4 7 8 22 31 3 4 12 21 39 lightgreen C complete Top scorers Rank.PlayerTeamGoals 1 ARG Martín Palermo Boca Juniors 20 2 PAR Hugo Brizuela Argentinos Juniors 13 3 ARG Jorge Quinteros Argentinos Juniors 10 Torneo Clausura Clausura 1999 5 March – 21 June Boca Juniors (24th title) Platense 10px Huracán 10px ARG José Luis Calderón (17) Boca 4–0 Racing (18 Apr) Newell's 4–0 Huracán (24 Apr) Vélez 4–0 Newell's (28 May) Independiente 4–0 Boca Jrs. (6 Jun) San Lorenzo 4–0 Racing (20 Jun) 1997–98 1999–2000 League standings main WDL 5 Torneo Clausura Q BCA Boca Juniors RIV River Plate SLA San Lorenzo RCE Rosario Central IND Independiente UNI Unión NEW Newell's Old Boys GLP Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) BEL Belgrano GJU Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) ARJ Argentinos Juniors COL Colón VEL Vélez Sársfield RAC Racing EST Estudiantes (LP) TAL Talleres (C) LAN Lanús PLA Platense FCO Ferro Carril Oeste HUR Huracán 13 5 1 35 11 11 4 4 37 19 10 6 3 33 19 9 5 5 24 20 8 5 6 32 26 8 5 6 29 27 7 6 6 30 22 7 5 7 28 32 6 7 6 20 20 7 4 8 28 37 6 6 7 20 23 6 8 5 28 22 -3 5 7 7 21 24 6 4 9 20 32 4 9 6 18 18 4 8 7 23 26 5 5 9 23 28 4 5 10 16 30 2 9 8 8 18 2 6 11 15 35 3 points deducted lightgreen C pink R R complete Top scorers RankPlayerTeamGoals 1 ARG José Luis Calderón Independiente 17 2 ARG Bernardo Romeo San Lorenzo 13 3 ARG Martín Palermo Boca Juniors 12 Relegation TeamAveragePointsPlayed1996–971997–981998–99 River Plate 1.929 220 114 87 74 58 Boca Juniors 1.859 212 114 50 73 89 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 1.587 181 114 50 69 62 San Lorenzo 1.578 180 114 57 62 61 Vélez Sársfield 1.570 179 114 55 78 46 Independiente 1.561 178 114 71 56 51 Lanús 1.543 176 114 61 65 50 Rosario Central 1.412 161 114 49 57 47 Argentinos Juniors 1.394 106 76 N/A 57 49 Newell's Old Boys 1.360 155 114 61 42 52 Racing 1.360 155 114 59 41 55 Colón 1.298 148 114 61 38 49 Estudiantes (LP) 1.210 138 114 39 49 45 Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) 1.210 138 114 39 52 47 Talleres (C) 1.158 44 38 N/A N/A 44 Belgrano 1.158 44 38 N/A N/A 44 Unión 1.149 131 114 44 33 54 Ferro Carril Oeste 1.140 130 114 46 39 35 Platense 1.105 126 114 47 49 30 Huracán 0.850 97 114 38 27 32 Aggregate standings main WDL 5 Aggregate standings Q BCA Boca Juniors GLP Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) SLA San Lorenzo RIV River Plate RCE Rosario Central RAC Racing UNI Unión NEW Newell's Old Boys LAN Lanús COL Colón IND Independiente ARJ Argentinos Juniors GJU Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) VEL Vélez Sársfield EST Estudiantes (LP) TAL Talleres (C) BEL Belgrano FCO Ferro Carril Oeste HUR Huracán PLA Platense 26 11 1 80 29 17 11 10 59 55 16 13 9 73 54 16 11 11 64 46 15 12 11 50 48 15 10 13 59 61 14 12 12 61 61 13 13 12 52 43 13 11 14 43 48 13 13 12 56 49 -3 13 10 15 58 52 11 16 11 51 50 11 14 13 59 67 11 13 14 47 50 10 15 13 40 41 11 11 16 51 59 10 14 14 42 51 7 14 17 32 49 7 11 20 44 77 7 9 22 37 69 3 points deducted in Torneo Clausura lightgreen C complete See also 1998–99 in Argentine football References Category:Argentine Primera División seasons 1 Argentine Argentine