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1998–99 Argentine Primera División

108th season of top-tier football league in Argentina

Field	Value
competition	Primera División
pixels
season	1998–99
dates	August 7, 1998 – June 21, 1999
winners	{{plainlist
American
continentalcup1	2000 Copa Libertadores
continentalcup1 qualifiers	Boca Juniors
River Plate
continentalcup2	1999 Copa Conmebol
continentalcup2 qualifiers	Gimnasia y Esg LP
Rosario Central
matches	380
prevseason	1997–98
nextseason	1999–2000

Apertura: Boca Juniors (23 title)
Clausura: Boca Juniors (24 title) River Plate Rosario Central 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. 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) were promoted from Primera B Nacional.

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.

Torneo Apertura

Talleres (C) [[File:Green Arrow Up.svg|10px]]
Belgrano (C) [[File:Green Arrow Up.svg|10px]]

League standings

Top scorers

Rank.	Player	Team	Goals
	ARG Martín Palermo	Boca Juniors
	PAR Hugo Brizuela	Argentinos Juniors
	ARG Jorge Quinteros	Argentinos Juniors

Torneo Clausura

Platense [[File:Red Arrow Down.svg|10px]]
Huracán [[File:Red Arrow Down.svg|10px]] 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)

League standings

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
	ARG José Luis Calderón	Independiente
	ARG Bernardo Romeo	San Lorenzo
	ARG Martín Palermo	Boca Juniors

Relegation

Team	Average	Points	Played	1996–97	1997–98	1998–99
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

References

[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arg99.html Argentina 1998–99] by Javier Romiser on RSSSF.com
[https://www.belgranocordoba.com/noticia-belgrano/1037/ ¡A 17 años del ascenso del '98!] on Belgrano website
Argentina: 1ra. "B" Nacional AFA 1997/98 - Etapa Campeonato - Zona "A" by José Carluccio, 28 Oct 2012
"Argentina: 1ra. División AFA - Torneo Apertura 1998" by José Carluccio, 24 Nov 2012

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