# 1998–99 in Argentine football

In 1998–99 Boca Juniors were the winners of both league championships in Argentine football.

## Torneo Apertura ("Opening" Tournament)

| Position | Team | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference |
| 1 | Boca Juniors | 45 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 45 | 18 | 27 |
| 2 | Gimnasia La Plata | 36 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 23 | 8 |
| 3 | Racing Club | 33 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 29 | 10 |
| 4 | Lanús | 30 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
| 5 | Colón de Santa Fe | 26 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 1 |
| 6 | San Lorenzo | 25 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 35 | 5 |
| 7 | Argentinos Juniors | 25 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 31 | 27 | 4 |
| 8 | Newell's Old Boys | 25 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 1 |
| 9 | Unión de Santa Fe | 25 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 34 | -2 |
| 10 | Rosario Central | 25 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 28 | -2 |
| 11 | Vélez Sársfield | 24 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 0 |
| 12 | Estudiantes de La Plata | 24 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 23 | -1 |
| 13 | Talleres de Córdoba | 24 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 33 | -5 |
| 14 | Gimnasia de Jujuy | 22 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 31 | 30 | -1 |
| 15 | River Plate | 22 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 0 |
| 16 | Independiente | 22 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 0 |
| 17 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 20 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 31 | -7 |
| 18 | Huracán | 20 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 42 | -13 |
| 19 | Belgrano de Córdoba | 19 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 31 | -9 |
| 20 | Platense | 13 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 39 | -18 |

### Top scorers

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

### Relegation

    There is no relegation after the Apertura. For the relegation results of this tournament see below

## Torneo Clausura ("Closing" Tournament)

| Position | Team | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference |
| 1 | Boca Juniors | 44 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 11 | 24 |
| 2 | River Plate | 37 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 19 | 18 |
| 3 | San Lorenzo | 36 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 19 | 14 |
| 4 | Rosario Central | 32 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 4 |
| 5 | Independiente | 29 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 26 | 6 |
| 6 | Unión de Santa Fe | 29 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 2 |
| 7 | Newell's Old Boys | 27 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 8 |
| 8 | Gimnasia La Plata | 26 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 32 | -4 |
| 9 | Belgrano de Córdoba | 25 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
| 10 | Gimnasia de Jujuy | 25 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 37 | -9 |
| 11 | Argentinos Juniors | 24 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 23 | -3 |
| 12 | Colón de Santa Fe | 23 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 6 |
| 13 | Vélez Sársfield | 22 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 24 | -3 |
| 14 | Racing Club | 22 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 32 | -12 |
| 15 | Estudiantes de La Plata | 21 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| 16 | Talleres | 20 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 26 | -3 |
| 17 | Lanús | 20 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 28 | -5 |
| 18 | Platense | 17 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 30 | -14 |
| 19 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 15 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 18 | -10 |
| 20 | Huracán | 12 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 35 | -20 |

### Top scorers

| Position | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | José Luis Calderón | Independiente | 17 |
| 2 | Bernardo Romeo | San Lorenzo | 13 |
| 3 | Martín Palermo | Boca Juniors | 12 |
| 4 | Mario Lobo | Gimnasia La Plata | 10 |

## Relegation
### Relegation table

| 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 de La Plata | 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 Club | 1.360 | 155 | 114 | 59 | 41 | 55 |
| Colón de Santa Fe | 1.298 | 148 | 114 | 61 | 38 | 49 |
| Estudiantes La Plata | 1.210 | 138 | 114 | 39 | 49 | 45 |
| Gimnasia de Jujuy | 1.210 | 138 | 114 | 39 | 52 | 47 |
| Talleres de Córdoba | 1.158 | 44 | 38 | N/A | N/A | 44 |
| Belgrano de Córdoba | 1.158 | 44 | 38 | N/A | N/A | 44 |
| Unión de Santa Fe | 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 |

## Argentine clubs in international competitions

| Team | CONMEBOL 1998 | Copa Mercosur 1998 | Copa Libertadores 1999 |
| Rosario Central | Runner up | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| River Plate | N/A | QF | SF |
| San Lorenzo | N/A | SF | did not qualify |
| Vélez Sársfield | N/A | QF | QF |
| Boca Juniors | N/A | QF | did not qualify |
| Racing Club | N/A | QF | did not qualify |
| Independiente | N/A | Group stage | did not qualify |
| Gimnasia de La Plata | 1st round | did not qualify | did not qualify |

## National team

This section covers Argentina's matches from August 1, 1998, to July 31, 1999.
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