Primera División de México Verano 1999

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Primera División
Season1998–99
ChampionsToluca (5th title)
RelegatedPuebla
Champions' CupToluca
Top goalscorerJosé Cardozo (15 goals)

Primera División de México (Mexican First Division) Verano 1999 is a Mexican football tournament - one of two short tournaments that take up the entire year to determine the champion(s) of Mexican football. It began on Friday, January 15, 1999, and ran until May 9, when the regular season ended. In the final Toluca defeated Atlas and became champions for the fifth time.

Overview

Team City Stadium
América Mexico City Azteca
Atlante Mexico City Azteca
Atlas Guadalajara, Jalisco Jalisco
Atlético Morelia Morelia, Michoacán Morelos
Celaya Celaya, Guanajuato Miguel Alemán Valdés
Cruz Azul Mexico City Azul
Guadalajara Guadalajara, Jalisco Jalisco
León León, Guanajuato León
Monterrey Monterrey, Nuevo León Tecnológico
Necaxa Mexico City Azteca
Pachuca Pachuca, Hidalgo Hidalgo
Puebla Puebla, Puebla Cuauhtémoc
Santos Laguna Torreón, Coahuila Corona
Toluca Toluca, State of Mexico Nemesio Díez
Toros Neza Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico Neza 86
UAG Zapopan, Jalisco Tres de Marzo
UANL San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León Universitario
UNAM Mexico City Olímpico Universitario

Final standings (groups)

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cruz Azul 17 9 4 4 30 24 +6 31 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Guadalajara 17 7 5 5 24 21 +3 26
3 Celaya 17 6 6 5 29 26 +3 24
4 León 17 5 1 11 19 33 −14 16
5 Puebla 17 3 4 10 15 30 −15 13
Source: MedioTiempo
Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 América 17 9 4 4 30 25 +5 31 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Atlético Morelia 17 8 1 8 23 23 0 25
3 Pachuca 17 6 6 5 23 22 +1 24
4 UNAM 17 6 3 8 19 27 −8 21
5 Toros Neza 17 4 5 8 21 29 −8 17
Source: MedioTiempo
Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Necaxa 17 5 7 5 30 25 +5 22 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 UAG 17 6 1 10 21 28 −7 19 Qualified for the Repechage
3 Atlante 17 4 6 7 31 34 −3 18
4 Monterrey 17 4 2 11 25 38 −13 14
Source: MedioTiempo
Group 4
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Toluca 17 12 3 2 50 23 +27 39 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Atlas 17 10 4 3 34 22 +12 34
3 Santos Laguna 17 9 2 6 33 29 +4 29 Qualified for the Repechage
4 UANL 17 7 2 8 34 32 +2 23
Source: MedioTiempo

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Toluca 17 12 3 2 50 23 +27 39 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Atlas 17 10 4 3 34 22 +12 34
3 Cruz Azul 17 9 4 4 30 24 +6 31
4 América 17 9 4 4 30 25 +5 31
5 Santos Laguna 17 9 2 6 33 29 +4 29 Qualified for the Repechage
6 Guadalajara 17 7 5 5 24 21 +3 26 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
7 Atlético Morelia 17 8 1 8 23 23 0 25
8 Celaya 17 6 6 5 29 26 +3 24
9 Pachuca 17 6 6 5 23 22 +1 24
10 UANL 17 7 2 8 34 32 +2 23
11 Necaxa 17 5 7 5 30 25 +5 22 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
12 UNAM 17 6 3 8 19 27 −8 21
13 UAG 17 6 1 10 21 28 −7 19 Qualified for the Repechage
14 Atlante 17 4 6 7 31 34 −3 18
15 Toros Neza 17 4 5 8 21 29 −8 17
16 León 17 5 1 11 19 33 −14 16
17 Monterrey 17 4 2 11 25 38 −13 14
18 Puebla 17 3 4 10 15 30 −15 13
Source: MedioTiempo

Top goalscorers

Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Only regular season goals listed.

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Paraguay José Cardozo Toluca 15
2 Mexico Cuauhtémoc Blanco América 14
Mexico José Manuel Abundis Toluca
4 Honduras Carlos Pavón Necaxa 13
Mexico Pedro Pineda Necaxa
6 Mexico Luis Hernández UANL 12
7 Mexico Francisco Palencia Cruz Azul 11
8 Mexico Everaldo Begines León 9
Mexico Jared Borgetti Santos Laguna
Mexico Carlos Hermosillo Necaxa

Source: MedioTiempo

Results

Home \ Away AME ATE ATS ATM CEL CAZ GDL LEO MTY NEC PAC PUE SAN TOL TRN UAG UNL UNM
América 2–1 2–2 0–1 4–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–0 3–1
Atlante 1–1 1–4 3–1 0–0 1–1 2–3 1–2 2–1
Atlas 3–2 0–0 4–0 3–2 3–0 3–0 3–3 1–0
Atlético Morelia 3–2 1–2 0–2 1–0 0–2 0–0 3–0 2–3 1–2
Celaya 1–2 3–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 3–0 1–2 2–1
Cruz Azul 4–0 3–2 2–1 3–2 3–2 2–1 3–2 3–2
Guadalajara 2–5 1–1 1–2 2–0 3–0 0–0 1–1 3–1 2–1
León 0–2 3–2 2–3 0–1 0–1 3–1 3–2 2–1
Monterrey 1–2 1–2 2–4 4–1 1–1 2–5 1–0 3–0
Necaxa 2–2 2–3 0–1 1–1 3–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 5–1
Pachuca 1–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–3 3–0 1–1
Puebla 0–1 3–1 2–2 1–2 0–2 1–2 1–0 1–0
Santos Laguna 4–2 2–1 1–0 3–1 2–2 3–2 3–1 1–0 1–2
Toluca 3–0 5–2 1–0 4–0 3–1 3–0 3–2 3–2 2–0
Toros Neza 1–2 3–3 5–2 1–1 0–0 2–3 1–6 2–1
UAG 1–2 2–4 2–0 1–0 2–1 2–3 1–1 2–1
UANL 3–4 1–0 2–0 4–3 3–0 4–2 4–4 2–1 1–2
UNAM 1–2 0–0 2–2 1–0 0–1 2–1 3–2 0–1 0–2
Updated to match(es) played on 9 May 1999. Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

Repechage

UAG1–4Santos Laguna
Palacios 90' Report Boasso 28'
Ovelar 33', 42'
Borgetti 77'
Santos Laguna3–4UAG
Borgetti 28'
Rodríguez 58'
Noriega 66'
Report Palacios 10'
Rizo 18'
Hernández 25'
da Silva 89'
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico City)

Santos won 7–5 on aggregate.

Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1 Toluca 3 1 4
11 Necaxa 1 2 3
1 Toluca 1 3 4
5 Santos Laguna 1 2 3
4 América 0 2 2
5 Santos Laguna 3 0 3
1 Toluca (p) 3 2 5 (5)
2 Atlas 3 2 5 (4)
2 Atlas (s) 1 2 3
7 Atlético Morelia 1 2 3
2 Atlas 4 2 6
3 Cruz Azul 0 0 0
3 Cruz Azul 2 2 4
6 Guadalajara 1 2 3

Quarterfinals

Necaxa1–3Toluca
Vázquez 25' Report García 43'
Macías 56'
Cardozo 63'
Referee: Edgar Ulises Rangel (Estado de México)

Toluca won 4–3 on aggregate.


Santos Laguna3–0América
Machón 10'
Borgetti 28'
Lillingston 78'
Report
Referee: León Padró Borja (Guanajuato)
América2–0Santos Laguna
Espínola 22'
Blanco 60'
Report
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico City)

Santos won 3–2 on aggregate.


Atlético Morelia1–1Atlas
Franco 32' Report Osorno 21'
Referee: Antonio Marrufo (Chihuahua)
Atlas2–2Atlético Morelia
Bustos 57'
Castillo 88'
Report Mora 36'
Osorno 64' (o.g.)
Referee: Edgar Ulises Rangel (Estado de México)

3–3 on aggregate. Atlas advanced for being the higher seeded team.


Guadalajara1–2Cruz Azul
Arellano 84' Report Reynoso 3'
Palencia 86'
Referee: Eduardo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)

Cruz Azul won 4–3 on aggregate.

Semifinals

Santos Laguna1–1Toluca
Noriega 42' Report Cardozo 28'
Referee: Eduardo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)

Toluca won 4–3 on aggregate.


Atlas2–0Cruz Azul
Rodríguez 25'
Castillo 60'
Report
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico City)

Atlas won 6–0 on aggregate.

Finals

Atlas3–3Toluca
Andrade 21'
Castillo 53'
Márquez 69'
Report Morales 3', 27'
Cardozo 8'
Referee: Eduardo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)
First leg
Atlas:
GK 99 Mexico Erubey Cabuto
DF 22 Mexico Julio Estrada
DF 3 Mexico Héctor López (c)
DF 27 Mexico Rafael Márquez Yellow card 66'
DF 5 Argentina Pablo Lavallén Yellow card 7' downward-facing red arrow 44'
MF 18 Mexico Miguel Zepeda
MF 8 Argentina Jorge Almirón downward-facing red arrow 66'
MF 17 Mexico César Andrade Yellow card 45'
MF 10 Mexico Juan Pablo Rodríguez
FW 11 Mexico Daniel Osorno
FW 58 Argentina Hugo Norberto Castillo
Substitutions:
GK 25 Mexico Isaac Mizrahi
DF 19 Mexico Gerardo Torres upward-facing green arrow 44' downward-facing red arrow 66'
DF 20 Mexico José Luis González China
DF 29 Mexico Mario Méndez
MF 43 Mexico Juan Urteaga upward-facing green arrow 66'
FW 7 Argentina Eduardo Bustos Yellow card 80' upward-facing green arrow 66'
FW 9 Argentina Carlos Lagorio
Manager:
Argentina Ricardo La Volpe
Toluca:
GK 1 Argentina Hernán Cristante
DF 4 Mexico Salvador Carmona Yellow card 4'
DF 5 Mexico Omar Blanco
DF 13 Mexico Alberto Macías
MF 8 Mexico Rafael García
MF 27 Mexico Enrique Alfaro downward-facing red arrow 57'
MF 18 Mexico David Rangel (c)
MF 7 Mexico Víctor Ruiz Yellow card 48'
MF 10 Chile Fabián Estay
FW 15 Uruguay Carlos María Morales downward-facing red arrow 69'
FW 9 Paraguay José Cardozo
Substitutions:
GK 30 Mexico Mario Albarrán
DF 2 Mexico Eugenio Villazón
DF 19 Mexico Adrian García Arias Yellow card 67' upward-facing green arrow 57'
DF 21 Mexico Robert Charles Forbes
MF 6 Mexico Antonio Taboada
MF 14 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Darko Vukić upward-facing green arrow 78'
MF 20 Mexico Hugo Santana upward-facing green arrow 69'downward-facing red arrow 78'
Manager:
Mexico Enrique Meza
Second leg
Toluca2–2 (a.e.t.)Atlas
Vázquez 3'
Macías 26'
Report Castillo 1'
Zepeda 50'
Penalties
5−4
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico City)

5–5 on aggregate. Toluca won 5–4 on penalty kicks.

Toluca:
GK 1 Argentina Hernán Cristante
DF 4 Mexico Salvador Carmona
DF 5 Mexico Omar Blanco
DF 13 Mexico Alberto Macías
MF 8 Mexico Rafael García downward-facing red arrow 90'
MF 27 Mexico Enrique Alfaro downward-facing red arrow 74'
MF 18 Mexico David Rangel (c)
MF 7 Mexico Víctor Ruiz Yellow card 80'
MF 10 Chile Fabián Estay
FW 9 Paraguay José Cardozo
FW 23 Mexico José Manuel Abundis downward-facing red arrow 65'
Substitutions:
GK 30 Mexico Mario Albarrán
DF 2 Mexico Eugenio Villazón
DF 19 Mexico Adrian García Arias
DF 21 Mexico Robert Charles Forbes
MF 6 Mexico Antonio Taboada upward-facing green arrow 90'
MF 14 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Darko Vukić upward-facing green arrow 74'
FW 15 Uruguay Carlos María Morales upward-facing green arrow 65'
Manager:
Mexico Enrique Meza
Atlas:
GK 99 Mexico Erubey Cabuto
DF 22 Mexico Julio Estrada Yellow card 80'
DF 3 Mexico Héctor López (c) Yellow card 38'
DF 27 Mexico Rafael Márquez Yellow card 88'
DF 5 Argentina Pablo Lavallén
MF 18 Mexico Miguel Zepeda
MF 8 Argentina Jorge Almirón downward-facing red arrow 76'
MF 17 Mexico César Andrade downward-facing red arrow 67'
MF 10 Mexico Juan Pablo Rodríguez
FW 11 Mexico Daniel Osorno
FW 58 Argentina Hugo Norberto Castillo downward-facing red arrow 84'
Substitutions:
GK 25 Mexico Isaac Mizrahi
DF 19 Mexico Gerardo Torres
DF 20 Mexico José Luis González China
DF 29 Mexico Mario Méndez upward-facing green arrow 67'
MF 43 Mexico Juan Urteaga upward-facing green arrow 76'
FW 7 Argentina Eduardo Bustos upward-facing green arrow 84'
FW 9 Argentina Carlos Lagorio
Manager:
Argentina Ricardo La Volpe


 Verano 1999 winners: 
Toluca
5th title

Relegation table

Pos. Team Pts. Pld. Ave.
14. Toros Neza 127 102 1.2450
15. Pachuca 40 34 1.1765
16. Monterrey 110 102 1.0784 (GD: -34)
17. Celaya 110 102 1.0784 (GD: -35)
18. Puebla 110 102 1.0784 (GD: -50)

Puebla was relegated to Primera División 'A', however, the team remained in the First Division because its owners bought the Unión de Curtidores, a club that had won promotion to the First Division.

References

  1. ^ Espinosa, Verónica (26 June 1999). "El futbol virtual: Unión de Curtidores será el Puebla y el Puebla, el Angeles…". Proceso (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 April 2019.

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