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1998 Torneo Descentralizado

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.

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

1998 Torneo Descentralizado is located in Peru
Alianza Atlético
Juan Aurich
Unión Minas
Pesquero
Cienciano
Melgar
Alianza Lima Lawn Tennis Municipal Sporting Cristal Universitario Sport Boys
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Locations of the 1998 Primera División teams

Torneo Apertura

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

Updated to match(es) played on 1998. Source: RSSSF Peru 1998
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Torneo Clausura

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

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

Estadio Nacional,
Lima
Sporting Cristal Clausura 1998 winners
To Copa Libertadores 1999
(Alianza Lima to Copa CONMEBOL playoff)

Copa CONMEBOL play-off

Estadio Miguel Grau,
Callao
Estadio Alejandro Villanueva,
Lima
Alianza Lima to 1999 Copa CONMEBOL
(Alianza Lima later declined their spot in favor of Sport Boys)

Season finals

Estadio Nacional,
Lima
Estadio Nacional,
Lima

Aggregate table

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

Estadio Nacional,
Lima
Deportivo Municipal remained in Primera División

Top scorers

25 goals
19 goals
17 goals
16 goals

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