# 1998–99 Argentine Primera División

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
### League standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Boca Juniors | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 45 | 18 | +27 | 45 |
| 2 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 36 |
| 3 | Racing | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 33 |
| 4 | Lanús | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 30 |
| 5 | Colón | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 26 |
| 6 | San Lorenzo | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 25 |
| 7 | Argentinos Juniors | 19 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 25 |
| 8 | Newell's Old Boys | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 25 |
| 9 | Unión | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 34 | −2 | 25 |
| 10 | Rosario Central | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 28 | −2 | 25 |
| 11 | Vélez Sársfield | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 24 |
| 12 | Estudiantes (LP) | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 24 |
| 13 | Talleres (C) | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 33 | −5 | 24 |
| 14 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | 19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 22 |
| 15 | River Plate | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 22 |
| 16 | Independiente | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 20 |
| 17 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 20 |
| 18 | Huracán | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 42 | −13 | 20 |
| 19 | Belgrano | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 31 | −9 | 19 |
| 20 | Platense | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 39 | −18 | 13 |

### Top scorers

| Rank. | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Martín Palermo | Boca Juniors | 20 |
| 2 | Hugo Brizuela | Argentinos Juniors | 13 |
| 3 | Jorge Quinteros | Argentinos Juniors | 10 |

## Torneo Clausura
### League standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Boca Juniors | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 11 | +24 | 44 |
| 2 | River Plate | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 19 | +18 | 37 |
| 3 | San Lorenzo | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 19 | +14 | 36 |
| 4 | Rosario Central | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 32 |
| 5 | Independiente | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 29 |
| 6 | Unión | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 29 |
| 7 | Newell's Old Boys | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 27 |
| 8 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 26 |
| 9 | Belgrano | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 25 |
| 10 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 25 |
| 11 | Argentinos Juniors | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 24 |
| 12 | Colón | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 23 |
| 13 | Vélez Sársfield | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 22 |
| 14 | Racing | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 32 | −12 | 22 |
| 15 | Estudiantes (LP) | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 21 |
| 16 | Talleres (C) | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 26 | −3 | 20 |
| 17 | Lanús | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 28 | −5 | 20 |
| 18 | Platense | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 30 | −14 | 17 |
| 19 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 19 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 18 | −10 | 15 |
| 20 | Huracán | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 35 | −20 | 12 |
* ↑ 3 points deducted

### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | José Luis Calderón | Independiente | 17 |
| 2 | Bernardo Romeo | San Lorenzo | 13 |
| 3 | Martín Palermo | Boca Juniors | 12 |

## 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 |