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1998 Torneo Descentralizado
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Torneo Descentralizado |
| season | 1998 |
| winners | Universitario |
| 22nd Primera División title | |
| runners-up | Sporting Cristal |
| relegated | Lawn Tennis |
| continentalcup1 | Copa Libertadores |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | Universitario |
| Sporting Cristal | |
| continentalcup2 | Copa CONMEBOL |
| continentalcup2 qualifiers | Sport Boys |
| continentalcup3 | Copa Merconorte |
| continentalcup3 qualifiers | Alianza Lima |
| Sporting Cristal | |
| Universitario | |
| league topscorer | Nílson (25 goals) |
| prevseason | 1997 |
| nextseason | 1999 |
22nd Primera División title | runners-up = Sporting Cristal Sporting Cristal Sporting Cristal Universitario 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
Team changes
| Promoted from | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1997 Segunda División | Promoted from | |
| 1997 Copa Perú | Relegated from | |
| 1997 Primera División | ||
| Lawn Tennis (1st) | Juan Aurich (1st) | Alcides Vigo (11th) |
| Atlético Torino (12th) | ||
| José Gálvez (13th) | ||
| La Loretana (14th) |
Stadia locations
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alianza Atlético | Sullana | Campeones del 36 | 8,000 | Grass |
| Alianza Lima | Lima | Alejandro Villanueva | 35,000 | Grass |
| Cienciano | Cuzco | Garcilaso | 42,056 | Grass |
| Deportivo Municipal | Lima | Nacional | 45,750 | Grass |
| Deprotivo Pesquero | Chimbote | Manuel Rivera Sanchez | 25,000 | Grass |
| Juan Aurich | Chiclayo | Elías Aguirre | 24,500 | Grass |
| Lawn Tennis | Lima | Nacional | 45,750 | Grass |
| Melgar | Arequipa | Mariano Melgar | 20,000 | Grass |
| Sport Boys | Callao | Miguel Grau | 18,000 | Grass |
| Sporting Cristal | Lima | San Martín de Porres | 17,000 | Grass |
| Unión Minas | Cerro de Pasco | Daniel Alcides Carrión | 8,000 | Grass |
| Universitario | Lima | Nacional | 45,750 | Grass |
Torneo Apertura
Results
Torneo Clausura
Results
Clausura title play-off
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Sporting Cristal Clausura 1998 winners To Copa Libertadores 1999 (Alianza Lima to Copa CONMEBOL playoff)
Copa CONMEBOL play-off
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Gareca 29' |goals2 = |stadium = Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, Lima}}
Season finals
A. Mendoza 40'|goals2 = L. Guadalupe 62'|stadium = Estadio Nacional, Lima}}
R. Farfán 56'|goals2 =A. Mendoza 74' César Casas Gustavo Falaschi Luis Guadalupe Eduardo Esidio Jorge Soto Roger Serrano Germán Carty Lima}}
Aggregate table
Promotion play-off
(AET)|report =|team2 = Hijos de Yurimaguas|goals1=Baroni 34' Baroni 100' Baroni 113' Maldonado 119'|goals2 = Rodríguez 64' |stadium = Estadio Nacional, Lima}}
Top scorers
;25 goals
- Nelson Esidio (Sporting Cristal) ;19 goals
- Martín Reyes (Juan Aurich) ;17 goals
- Roberto Farfán (Universitario)
- Sergio Ibarra (Sport Boys) ;16 goals
- Andrés Gonzales (Deportivo Pesquero)
- Jorge Soto (Sporting Cristal)
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