Armenia Thanks to Mike Dryomin and others. Final Table: 1.Tsement Ararat 26 20 4 2 70-22 64 Champions 2.Shirak Gyumri 26 19 4 3 72-25 61 3.FK Yerevan 26 15 3 8 47-30 48 4.Ararat Yerevan 26 10 5 11 40-40 35 5.Erebuni-Homenmen Yerevan 26 9 4 13 39-44 31 6.Pyunik Yerevan 26 6 3 17 27-68 21 Relegation Group: 7.Dvin Artashat 20 8 5 7 41-36 29 8.Karabakh Yerevan 20 4 5 11 24-37 17 9.Shirak-2 Gyumri 20 0 1 19 10-68 1 Promoted: Zvartnots (Yerevan). Relegated: Kotaik (Abovyan) [did not play due to financial problems]. Promotion/Relegation Playoff: Shirak-2 Gyumri 3-2 Lori Vanadzor. Name changes after season: Erebuni-Homenmen become Erebuni Pyunik become Kilikia
Belarus Thanks to Edward Sorsher and Yevgeniy Shtutin. Final Table: 1.Dnepr-Transmash Mogilyov 28 21 4 3 55-14 67 Champions 2.BATE Borisov 28 18 4 6 50-25 58 3.Belshina Bobruisk 28 17 6 5 47-17 57 4.Lokomotiv-96 Vitebsk 28 14 6 8 35-24 48 5.FC Gomel' 28 12 9 7 36-30 45 6.Slavia Mozyr' 28 12 9 7 41-36 45 7.Torpedo Minsk 28 12 8 8 44-22 44 8.Dinamo Minsk 28 11 6 11 39-38 39 9.Dinamo Brest 28 12 2 14 40-40 38 10.Neman Grodno 28 8 7 13 27-44 31 11.Shakhtyor Soligorsk 28 8 6 14 33-54 30 12.Torpedo-Kadino Mogilyov 28 7 8 13 30-40 29 13.Naftan-Devon Novopolotsk 28 7 4 17 33-47 25 14.FC Molodechno 28 4 4 20 21-51 16 -------------------------------------------------- 15.Kommunal'nik Slonim 28 3 5 20 14-63 14 Relegated [Dinamo-93 Minsk were excluded at the half-way stage and record expunged: 15 4 6 5 19-23 18] NB: before the season Dnepr and Transmash of Mogilyov merged, while MPKC Mozyr' changed name to Slavia. Promoted: FC Lida and Svisloch-Krovlya Osipovichi.
Bolivia Thanks to Roberto Lahsen and Mikael Jönsson. Torneo Apertura (Torneo Ramiro Castillo) Final Table: 1.Jorge Wilstermann 22 13 6 3 28-11 45 Apertura Champions 2.The Strongest 22 13 4 5 50-24 43 3.Blooming 22 11 4 7 36-32 37 4.Oriente Petrolero 22 11 4 7 33-32 37 5.Guabirá 22 9 6 7 30-34 33 6.Independiente 22 9 5 8 29-20 32 7.San José 22 8 7 7 28-27 31 8.Bamin Real Potosí 22 8 5 9 34-38 29 9.Bolívar 22 8 4 10 30-29 28 10.Real Santa Cruz 22 5 6 11 18-30 21 11.Destroyers 22 5 4 13 23-38 19 12.Chaco Petrolero 22 3 3 16 21-45 12 Torneo Clausura Group A 1.Real Santa Cruz 12 5 3 4 20-13 18 2.Bamin Real Potosí 12 5 3 4 20-23 18 3.San José 12 5 2 5 23-20 17 4.Oriente Petrolero 12 4 4 4 19-18 16 5.The Strongest 12 4 2 6 23-24 14 6.Chaco Petrolero 12 3 2 7 18-31 11 Group B 1.Blooming 12 7 5 0 24-10 26 2.Independiente 12 6 4 2 23- 8 22 3.Jorge Wilstermann 12 6 2 4 16-15 20 4.Bolívar 12 5 1 6 21-24 16 5.Destroyers 12 3 2 7 18-31 11 6.Guabirá 12 2 4 6 16-24 10 Hexagonal Final Final Table: 1.Blooming 10 7 2 1 15- 7 23 Clausura Winners 2.Jorge Wilstermann 10 6 1 3 19-13 19 3.San José 10 4 2 4 16-13 14 4.Independiente 10 4 1 5 13-14 13 5.Bamin Real Potosí 10 3 2 5 20-20 11 6.Real Santa Cruz 10 1 2 7 7-24 5 Championship Final First Leg Blooming 3-0 Wilstermann Second Leg Wilstermann 0-1 Blooming Blooming 1998 champions Aggregate Table (Apertura and Clausura first stage): 1.Jorge Wilstermann 34 19 8 7 44-26 65 2.Blooming 34 18 9 7 60-42 63 3.The Strongest 34 17 6 11 73-48 57 4.Independiente 34 15 9 10 52-28 54 5.Oriente Petrolero 34 15 8 11 52-50 53 6.San José 34 13 9 12 51-47 48 7.Bamin Real Potosí 34 13 8 13 54-61 47 8.Bolívar 34 13 5 16 51-53 44 9.Guabirá 34 11 10 13 46-58 43 10.Real Santa Cruz 34 10 9 15 38-43 39 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11.Destroyers 34 8 6 20 41-69 30 Relegation Playoff ----------------------------------------------- 12.Chaco Petrolero 34 6 5 23 39-76 23 Relegated to Regional League Promotion/Relegation Playoff: First Leg Atlético Pompeya 1-0 Destroyers Second Leg Destroyers 4-0 Atlético Pompeya (Beni) Destroyers remain at first level. Promoted: Unión Central (Tarija).
Botswana Thanks to Hans Schöggl. Source: African Soccer. Final Table: 1.PG Notwane (Gaborone) 22 11 6 5 35-20 39 Champions 2.Botswana Defence Force (Gaborone) 22 11 6 5 26-24 39 3.Police (Gaborone) 22 9 8 5 34-30 35 4.Extension Gunners (Lobatse) 22 9 7 6 31-28 34 5.Gaborone United 22 9 5 8 39-33 32 6.Prisons 22 6 12 4 23-23 30 7.Centre Chiefs (Mochudi) 22 7 9 6 30-31 30 8.Tafic GF (Francistown) 22 7 7 8 30-29 28 9.Mogoditshane Fighters (Gaborone) 22 8 3 11 31-41 27 10.Township Rollers (Gaborone) 22 5 9 8 28-26 24 11.TASC (Francistown) 22 5 4 13 28-41 19 Relegated 12.Young Fighters (Mokgosi) 22 3 8 11 25-34 17 Relegated Promoted: FC Satmos (Phikwe) and Comets (Jwaneng).
Brazil Thanks to Miguel Alvim Gonzalez. First Stage Final Table: 1.Corinthians 23 14 4 5 46-30 46 Qualified 2.Palmeiras 23 14 3 6 46-32 45 Qualified 3.Coritiba 23 11 9 3 32-26 42 Qualified 4.Santos 23 11 8 4 46-29 41 Qualified 5.Sport 23 12 4 7 34-22 40 Qualified 6.Portuguesa 23 11 7 5 44-34 40 Qualified 7.Cruzeiro 23 10 7 6 42-28 37 Qualified 8.Grêmio 23 10 6 7 32-30 36 Qualified - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9.Atlético/MG 23 9 9 5 38-33 36 10.Vasco da Gama 23 9 7 7 34-24 34 11.Flamengo 23 9 6 8 37-34 33 12.Internacional 23 9 5 9 25-25 32 13.Vitória 23 9 3 11 31-38 30 14.Botafogo 23 7 8 8 35-37 29 15.São Paulo 23 8 3 12 34-35 27 16.Atlético/PR 23 7 6 10 32-32 27 17.Ponte Preta 23 7 5 11 25-34 26 18.Juventude 23 6 8 9 24-32 26 19.Guarani 23 6 7 10 34-39 25 20.Paraná 23 7 3 13 25-41 24 --------------------------------------- 21.América/MG 23 6 5 12 26-39 23 Relegated 22.Goiás 23 5 7 11 29-37 22 Relegated 23.Bragantino 23 5 6 12 20-37 21 Relegated 24.América/RN 23 3 6 14 24-47 15 Relegated Promoted: Gama and Botafogo/SP. Championship Playoff Quarterfinals First Legs Cruzeiro 2-1 Palmeiras Grêmio 0-1 Corinthians Portuguesa 3-1 Coritiba Sport 3-1 Santos Second Legs Corinthians 0-2 Grêmio Santos 2-1 Sport Palmeiras 2-1 Cruzeiro Coritiba 0-0 Portuguesa Third Legs Corinthians 1-0 Grêmio Coritiba 2-2 Portuguesa Santos 3-0 Sport Palmeiras 2-3 Cruzeiro Semifinals First Legs Cruzeiro 3-1 Portuguesa Santos 2-1 Corinthians Second Legs Portuguesa 2-1 Cruzeiro Corinthians 2-0 Santos Third Legs Portuguesa 0-1 Cruzeiro Corinthians 1-1 Santos Final First Leg Cruzeiro 2-2 Corinthians Second Leg Corinthians 1-1 Cruzeiro Third Leg Corinthians 2-0 Cruzeiro Corinthians champions of Brazil 1999. Brazil - State Leagues
Cameroon Thanks to Ian King. Final Table: 1.Cotonsport Garoua 30 16 6 8 46-26 54 Champions 2.Canon Yaoundé 30 15 8 7 36-19 53 3.Tonnerre Yaoundé 30 13 12 5 39-27 51 4.Dynamo Douala 30 15 5 10 31-26 50 5.Union Douala 30 13 10 7 35-21 49 6.Olympic Mvolyé 30 12 9 9 41-35 45 7.Ports FC Douala 30 13 6 11 32-33 45 8.Kumbo Strikers 30 12 7 11 36-34 43 9.Sable Batié 30 12 7 11 27-31 43 10.Racing Bafoussam 30 13 10 7 35-21 42 [?] 11.Panthère Bangangté 30 11 8 11 26-29 41 12.Stade Bandjoun 30 11 7 12 36-34 40 13.Fovu Baham 30 9 6 15 32-32 33 14.Léopard Douala 30 8 5 17 30-52 29 Relegated 15.PWD Bamenda 30 7 5 18 21-46 26 Relegated 16.Djerem Berfoua 30 6 4 20 29-55 19 [?] Relegated [Note that there are more wins than losses and goal difference is obviously a mess.] Promoted: Free Boys (Bamenda), Aigle (Nkongsamba) and Prévoyance (Yaoundi).
Cape Verde Islands
Cape Verde Islands 1998
Thanks to Hans Schöggl.
Championship played out in a tournament between the champions of the nine
islands. Four of those nine qualified for the final playoff.
Final Table:
[island]
1.CS Mindelense (Mindelo) 3 2 1 0 6- 3 7 [São Vicente]
2.Sporting Clube (Praia) 3 2 0 1 7- 6 6 [Santiago]
3.Santa Maria (Santa Maria) 3 0 2 1 5- 6 2 [Sal] [*]
4.Vulcânicos (São Felipe) 3 0 1 2 2- 5 1 [Fogo] [*]
[*] without goals round 1
Chile
Thanks to Juan Pablo Andrés.
Final Table:
1.Colo Colo 30 19 7 4 54-19 64 Champions
2.Universidad de Chile 30 18 9 3 62-37 63
3.Universidad Católica 30 14 11 5 57-34 53
4.Cobreloa 30 16 3 11 50-36 51
5.Deportes Concepción 30 12 9 9 39-36 45
6.Huachipato 30 11 7 12 39-38 40
7.Deportes Puerto Montt 30 10 9 11 43-46 39
8.Deportes Iquique 30 12 3 15 35-52 39
9.Deportes La Serena 30 10 7 13 39-47 37
10.Palestino 30 9 9 12 50-50 36
11.Rangers 30 9 7 14 45-49 34
12.Audax Italiano 30 9 7 14 37-43 34
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
13.Coquimbo Unido 30 8 9 13 36-41 33 Relegation Playoff
14.Provincial Osorno 30 8 7 15 41-52 31 Relegation Playoff
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15.Santiago Wanderers 30 6 12 12 40-56 30 Relegated
16.Deportes Temuco 30 6 10 14 28-59 13 [*] Relegated
[*] Temuco had 15 points deducting for failing to play the match on Nov 28,
due to a strike of their players.
Liguilla Copa Libertadores
Semifinals
First Legs
Cobreloa 2-2 U. Catolica
Dep. Concepcion 1-3 U. de Chile
Second Legs
U. Catolica 0-0 Cobreloa [U. Catolica on away goals]
U. de Chile 1-0 Dep. Concepcion
Final
First Leg
U. Catolica 0-0 U. de Chile
Second Leg
U. de Chile 0-0 U. Catolica [2-4 pen]
U. Catolica qualified for 1999 Copa Libertadores
Promoted: Cobresal and O'Higgins.
Promotion/Relegation Playoffs
First Legs
Stgo. Morning 2-0 Prov. Osorno
U. Espanola 1-6 Coquimbo Unido
Second Legs
Prov. Osorno 1-1 Stgo. Morning
Coquimbo Unido 1-3 U. Espanola
Prov. Osorno relegated, Santiago Morning promoted.
China Thanks to Ye Chen. Final Table: 1.Dalian Wanda 26 19 5 2 64-16 62 Champions 2.Shanghai Shenhua 26 11 12 3 43-23 45 3.Beijing Guo'an 26 10 13 3 32-19 43 4.Guangzhou Songri 26 10 6 10 23-33 36 5.Sichuan Quanxing 26 8 10 8 32-34 34 [Chengdu] 6.Qingdao Manatees 26 8 8 10 24-30 32 [6 3 1 2 6-7 10] [aka Qingdao Hainiu] 7.Vanguard Huandao 26 8 8 10 29-29 32 [6 2 2 2 7-5 8] [Chongqing; aka Qianwei Huandao] 8.Wuhan Honglinjong 26 8 8 10 26-33 32 [6 2 2 2 9-9 8] [aka Hubei; formerly Wuhan Yaqi] 9.Shandong Taishan 26 8 8 10 39-40 32 [6 1 3 2 6-7 6] [Jinan; formerly Jinan Taishan, aka Shandong Luneng] 10.Shenyang Sealions 26 7 10 9 19-28 31 [2 1 1 0 1-0 4] [aka Shenyang Haishi] 11.Yanbian Aodong 26 9 4 13 25-31 31 [2 0 1 1 0-1 1] [Yanji; aka Jilin Hyundai] 12.Shenzhen Pingan 26 7 9 10 29-43 30 --------------------------------------------- 13.August 1st 26 8 5 13 27-37 29 Relegated [Shijiazhuang] 14.Guangzhou Apollo 26 4 8 14 25-41 20 Relegated [aka Taiyansheng] [NB: first tie-breaker is head-to-head] Promoted: Tianjin Teda and Liaoning Tianlun.
Colombia Thanks to Mikael Jönsson and Roberto Lahsen. First Stage Final Table: 1.Once Caldas 36 21 4/6 5 66-34 77 Qualified for Copa Libertadores 2.Atl. Nacional 36 17 7/4 8 63-35 69 3.Indep. Santa Fe 36 17 6/5 8 48-32 68 4.Dep. Indep. Medellín 36 16 4/8 8 51-29 64 5.Dep. Cali 36 15 6/4 11 60-49 61 6.CD América Cali 36 11 10/5 10 54-39 58 7.Atl. Junior 36 11 8/6 11 51-55 55 8.Atl. Huila 36 13 4/7 12 54-47 54 9.Millonarios 36 11 6/8 11 42-43 53 10.Dep. Tolima 36 9 11/2 14 42-51 51 11.Dep. Quindío 36 11 4/8 13 43-47 49 12.Dep. Tuluá 36 10 5/7 14 42-59 47 13.Envigado FC 36 11 4/5 16 40-50 46 14.Atl. Bucaramanga 36 10 4/8 14 37-54 46 15.Un. Magdalena 36 7 6/3 20 40-72 36 16.Dep. Unicosta 36 8 1/4 23 42-79 30 Second Stage Group A: 1.Once Caldas 14 8 4/1 1 27-11 33 2.Dep. Cali 14 6 2/3 3 17-12 25 3.Dep. Quindío 14 6 4/1 3 25-18 27 4.Envigado FC 14 5 3/2 4 14-14 23 5.Millonarios 14 5 2/3 4 15-16 22 6.Un. Magdalena 14 4 0/3 7 18-24 15 7.Atl. Junior 14 1 3/2 8 20-30 11 8.Indep. Santa Fe 14 2 1/4 7 8-19 12 Group B: 1.Atl. Nacional 14 8 4/1 1 30-16 33 2.Dep. Indep. Medellín 14 7 3/2 2 28-16 29 3.Dep. Tuluá 14 4 3/4 3 22-20 22 4.Atl. Bucaramanga 14 4 3/3 4 22-21 21 5.CD América Cali 14 5 0/4 5 17-20 19 6.Dep. Tolima 14 3 4/3 4 15-19 19 7.Atl. Huila 14 4 2/1 7 20-21 17 8.Dep. Unicosta 14 2 0/1 11 15-36 7 Overall Table: 1.Once Caldas 50 29 8/ 7 6 94- 46 110 2.Atl. Nacional 50 25 11/ 5 9 93- 52 102 3.Dep. Indep. Medellín 50 23 7/10 10 80- 45 93 4.Dep. Cali 50 21 8/ 7 14 77- 61 86 5.Indep. Santa Fe 50 19 7/ 9 15 56- 49 80 6.CD América Cali 50 16 10/ 9 15 70- 59 77 7.Dep. Quindío 50 17 8/ 9 16 68- 65 76 8.Millonarios 50 16 8/11 15 57- 59 75 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9.Atl. Huila 50 17 6/ 8 19 74- 68 71 10.Dep. Tolima 50 12 15/ 5 18 57- 70 71 11.Envigado FC 50 16 7/ 7 20 55- 64 69 12.Dep. Tuluá 50 14 8/11 17 64- 79 69 13.Atl. Bucaramanga 50 14 7/11 18 59- 75 67 14.Atl. Junior 50 12 11/ 8 19 72- 88 66 15.Un. Magdalena 50 11 6/ 6 27 58- 96 50 ---------------------------------------------------- 16.Dep. Unicosta 50 10 1/ 5 34 57-115 37 Relegated Promoted: Deportivo Pasto. Octogonal Final Group A [odd teams overall table] 1.Once Caldas 6 3 2/ 0 1 7- 5 14.5 [BP: 1.5] 2.Dep. Indep. Medellín 6 4 0/ 0 2 7- 7 13 [BP: 1 ] 3.Dep. Quindío 6 2 0/ 2 2 9- 7 8 4.Indep. Santa Fe 6 1 0/ 0 5 7- 11 3 Group B [even teams overall table] 1.Dep. Cali 6 3 1/ 2 0 13- 6 13.75 [BP: 0.75] 2.Atl. Nacional 6 1 2/ 1 2 8- 9 9.25 [BP: 1.25] 3.CD América Cali 6 2 0/ 2 2 9- 10 8 4.Millonarios 6 1 2/ 0 3 6- 11 7 Cali qualified for Copa Libertadores. Championship Final First Leg Cali 4-0 Caldas Second Leg Caldas 0-0 Cali Deportivo Cali champions of Colombia 1998.
Cuba Thanks to Hans Schöggl. Hexagonal Final Table: 1.Villa Clara 15 11 3 1 29- 8 36 2.Ciudad de La Habana 15 7 4 4 20-18 25 3.Camagüey 15 6 2 7 19-21 20 4.Santiago de Cuba 15 6 1 8 14-18 19 5.Cienfuegos 15 5 2 8 9-16 17 6.Pinar del Río 15 3 2 10 10-20 11 Top two play the championship final. Championship Playoff First Leg Villa Clara 1-2 Ciudad de La Habana Second Leg Ciudad de La Habana 1-0 Villa Clara Ciudad de La Habana champions of Cuba 1998.
Ecuador
Thanks to Arvids Stashans.
Torneo Apertura
First Stage:
Table:
1.LDU Quito 22 11 5/1 5 40-27 44 [Quito]
2.Emelec 22 10 4/4 4 40-28 42 [Guayaquil]
3.Aucas 22 9 5/3 5 32-22 40 [Quito]
4.Olmedo 22 8 5/4 5 28-24 38 [Riobamba]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
5.Espoli 22 10 2/2 8 36-36 36 [Quito]
6.Barcelona 22 8 3/4 7 39-29 34 [Guayaquil]
7.Delfín 22 8 3/4 7 33-30 34 [Manta]
8.El Nacional 22 8 2/3 9 35-27 31 [Quito]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
9.Deportivo (Quito) 22 6 3/6 7 34-36 29 [Quito]
10.Deportivo (Cuenca) 22 7 1/4 10 20-27 26 [Cuenca]
11.Técnico Universitario 22 5 4/1 12 26-47 24 [Ambato]
12.Panamá 22 3 2/3 14 17-47 16 [Babahoyo]
Second Stage:
Cuadrangular Libertadores:
1.Emelec 6 5 0/0 1 12- 5 15 [Guayaquil]
2.LDU Quito 6 3 1/0 2 7- 5 11 [Quito]
3.Aucas 6 3 0/0 3 7- 6 9 [Quito]
4.Olmedo 6 0 0/1 5 2-12 1 [Riobamba]
Emelec are Apertura Champions and will play in the 1999 Copa Libertadores.
Cuadrangular Pre-Conmebol:
5.El Nacional 6 3 2/0 1 9- 3 13 [Quito]
6.Barcelona 6 3 0/2 1 9- 5 11 [Guayaquil]
7.Espoli 6 1 1/1 3 8-10 6 [Quito]
8.Delfín 6 2 0/0 4 5-13 6 [Manta]
Cuadrangular del No-Descenso:
9.Deportivo (Quito) 6 4 1/1 0 11- 5 15 [Quito]
10.Técnico Universitario 6 2 1/0 3 8- 9 8 [Ambato]
11.Panamá 6 2 1/0 3 6- 9 8 [Babahoyo]
12.Deportivo (Cuenca) 6 1 0/2 3 5- 7 5 [Cuenca]
Penalty points: Deportivo (Quito) -1, Técnico Universitario -2,
Panamá -3, Deportivo (Cuenca) -4.
Torneo Clausura
First Stage:
Hexagonal 1:
1.Deportivo (Quito) 10 6 0/2 2 23-14 20 [Quito]
2.Aucas 10 5 1/2 2 13-11 19 [Quito]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
3.El Nacional 10 4 3/0 3 18-19 18 [Quito]
4.Espoli 10 4 0/2 4 21-15 14 [Quito]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
5.Emelec 10 4 0/1 5 19-18 13 [Guayaquil]
6.Panamá 10 0 3/0 7 9-26 6 [Babahoyo]
Hexagonal 2:
1.LDU Quito 10 6 3/0 1 18- 5 24 [Quito]
2.Barcelona 10 6 1/1 2 17- 7 21 [Guayaquil]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
3.Olmedo 10 3 2/0 5 14-19 13 [Riobamba]
4.Deportivo (Cuenca) 10 2 1/3 4 11-16 11 [Cuenca]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
5.Técnico Universitario 10 1 3/3 3 10-17 11 [Ambato]
6.Delfín 10 2 1/2 5 16-22 10 [Manta]
Second Stage:
Cuadrangular Libertadores:
1.LDU Quito 6 3 0/2 1 9- 6 11 [Quito]
2.Barcelona 6 2 2/0 2 9- 6 10 [Guayaquil]
3.Aucas 6 3 0/1 2 7- 6 10 [Quito]
4.Deportivo (Quito) 6 1 1/0 4 3-10 5 [Quito]
LDU Quito Clausura Champions and will play in the 1999 Copa Libertadores.
Cuadrangular Pre-Conmebol:
5.Deportivo (Cuenca) 6 5 0/0 1 12- 2 15 [Cuenca]
6.Espoli 6 3 0/1 2 13- 8 10 [Quito]
7.Olmedo 6 0 3/0 3 2-12 6 [Riobamba]
8.El Nacional 6 1 0/2 3 6-11 5 [Quito]
Cuadrangular del No-Descenso:
9.Emelec 6 4 1/0 1 20- 9 14 [Guayaquil]
10.Técnico Universitario 6 3 0/0 3 11-12 9 [Ambato]
11.Delfín 6 3 0/0 3 8-15 9 [Manta]
12.Panamá 6 1 0/1 4 9-12 4 [Babahoyo]
Penalty points: Emelec -1, Técnico Universitario -2,
Delfín -3, Panamá -4
9.Deportivo (Quito) 6 4 1/1 0 11- 5 15 [Quito]
10.Técnico Universitario 6 2 1/0 3 8- 9 8 [Ambato]
11.Panamá 6 2 1/0 3 6- 9 8 [Babahoyo]
12.Deportivo (Cuenca) 6 1 0/2 3 5- 7 5 [Cuenca]
Penalty points: Deportivo (Quito) -1, Técnico Universitario -2,
Panamá -3, Deportivo (Cuenca) -4.
Total Penalty points:
Panamá -7, Técnico Universitario -4, Deportivo (Cuenca) -4,
Delfín -3, Deportivo (Quito) -1, Emelec -1
Promoted: Macará (Ambato) and Audaz Octubrino (Machala).
Relegated: Panamá and Técnico Universitario
NB: Deportivo (Cuenca) could not be relegated by virtue of winning the
Pre-Conmebol of the Clausura).
Championship Playoff:
First Leg
Emelec 1-0 LDU Quito
Second Leg
LDU Quito 7-0 Emelec
LDU Quito champions 1998.
Copa Conmebol Playoff:
First Leg [Feb 20, 1999]
Cuenca - Nacional
Second Leg [Feb 27?, 1999]
Nacional - Cuenca
Estonia Transitional Fall Championship Thanks to Indrek Petersoo. Final Table: 1.FC Flora Tallinn 14 11 2 1 46-14 35 Champions 2.Tallina Sadam 14 11 1 2 48-10 34 3.FC Lantana Tallinn 14 7 4 3 27-20 25 4.Trans Narva 14 6 5 3 28-20 23 5.JK Tulevik Viljandi 14 5 3 6 15-25 18 6.Tallina VMK 14 3 4 7 15-27 13 7.Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi 14 2 0 12 10-44 6 Relegation Playoff 8.Lelle SK 14 0 3 11 10-39 3 Relegated Promoted: FC Levadia Maardu Promotion/Relegation Playoff KSK-Vigri Tallinn 0-2 Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi 0-0 KSK-Vigri Tallinn Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi remain in Meistriliiga. Changes: Before the 1999 season, Tallina Sadam and FC Levadia Maardu merged; the first team will play at FC Levadia Maardu in the Meistriiliga 1999, the second team as FC Maardu in the Esiliiga 1999. Thanks to this, Lelle SK kept its place in the Meistriiliga for 1999.
Faroe Islands Thanks to Jan Alssema. Final Table: 1.HB 18 14 3 1 57-19 45 [Torshavn] Champions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.KI 18 11 5 2 54-24 38 [Klakksvik] 3.B 36 18 11 4 3 59-24 37 [Torshavn] 4.GI 18 8 4 6 48-30 28 [Gotu] 5.NSI 18 8 4 6 37-28 28 [Runavik] 6.B 68 18 6 4 8 39-39 22 [Toftir] 7.VB 18 5 6 7 27-40 21 [Vagur] 8.IF 18 1 8 9 25-47 11 [Fuglafjordur] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9.Sumba 18 2 3 13 18-73 9 [Sumba] Relegation Playoff ------------------------------------- 10.TB 18 1 5 12 21-61 8 [Tvoroyri] Relegated Promoted: B 71 (Sandur) Promotion/Relegation Playoff: LIF (Leirvik) 2-1 0-2 Sumba Sumba remains in first division
Fiji Thanks to Hans Schöggl. Final Table: [Sep 21] 1.Nadi 16 12 2 2 32-10 38 Champions 2.Ba 16 11 1 4 29- 8 34 3.Tavua 16 8 2 6 17-14 26 4.Navua 16 7 2 7 25-25 23 5.Suva 16 7 0 9 19-19 21 6.Labasa 16 5 2 9 16-21 17 7.Lautoka 16 5 4 7 16-27 17 8.Olympians 16 5 1 10 13-31 16 [Fiji U-21, to play Olympic qualification] 9.Rewa 16 4 2 10 20-32 15 Relegated Promoted: Nasinu
Finland Thanks to Heikki Pietarinen. Final Table: 1.Haka Valkeakoski 27 13 9 5 46-31 48 Champions 2.VPS Vaasa 27 12 9 6 42-27 45 3.PK-35 Helsinki 27 11 11 5 36-24 44 4.HJK Helsinki 27 9 11 7 33-31 38 5.Jazz Pori 27 9 8 10 37-36 35 6.TPS Turku 27 8 10 9 25-31 34 7.MyPa Anjalankoski 27 8 8 11 35-39 32 8.RoPS Rovaniemi 27 6 14 7 27-31 32 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9.FinnPa Helsinki 27 5 11 11 37-43 26 Relegation Playoff --------------------------------------------- 10.Jaro Pietarsaari 27 4 9 14 25-50 21 Relegated Promoted: FC Lahti, KTP Kotka, Inter Turku. Promotion/Relegation Playoff: TPV Tampere - FinnPa Helsinki 1-1 FinnPa Helsinki - TPV Tampere 2-2 TPV Tampere promoted, FinnPa Helsinki relegated.
Iceland Thanks to Gudmundur Bjarni Josepsson. Final Table: 1.ÍBV 18 12 2 4 40-15 38 Champions 2.KR 18 9 6 3 25- 9 33 UEFA Cup 3.Akranes 18 8 6 4 27-22 30 4.Keflavík 18 8 4 6 19-23 28 5.Leiftur 18 7 4 7 21-21 25 CWC 6.Fram 18 5 5 8 21-23 20 7.Grindavík 18 5 4 9 24-34 19 8.Valur 18 4 6 8 25-33 18 ---------------------------------------- 9.Throttur 18 4 6 8 27-39 18 Relegated 10.IR 18 4 5 9 20-30 17 Relegated Promoted: Breiðablik (UBK) and Vikingur.
Ivory Coast Thanks to Eric Boesenberg and Hans Schöggl. First Stage Pool A 1.Sabé (Bouna) 14 7 5 2 15- 7 26 [*14] 2.USC Bassam (Bassam) 14 7 4 3 18-13 25 3.Africa Sports (Abidjan) 14 6 6 2 16- 9 24 ----------------------------------------------- 4.Wazi (Issia) 14 5 5 4 17-10 20 5.Séwé (San Pedro) 14 5 4 5 15-17 19 6.Rio Sports (Anyama) 14 4 4 6 15-18 16 7.Stella (Adjamé) 14 2 5 7 12-22 11 [*14] 8.Alliance (Bouaké) 14 2 3 9 11-23 9 [*14] without goals round 14 Pool B 1.ASEC (Abidjan) 14 9 4 1 28- 8 31 2.FC Man (Man) 14 7 4 3 13- 9 25 3.SOA (Abidjan) 14 5 7 2 19-14 22 ----------------------------------------------- 4.Stade (Abidjan) 14 5 7 2 18-13 22 5.ASI (Abengourou) 14 4 3 7 11-23 15 6.ASC Gagnoa (Gagnoa) 14 3 5 6 12-16 14 7.CO Korhogo (Korhogo) 14 2 4 8 11-22 10 8.RFC Daoukro (Daoukro) 14 1 6 7 11-22 9 Super Division Playoff Final Table: 1.ASEC (Abidjan) 10 7 3 0 19- 2 24 Champions 2.FC Man (Man) 10 4 4 2 12-10 16 3.Africa Sports (Abidjan) 10 3 4 3 10-10 13 4.SOA (Abidjan) 10 2 6 2 10-11 12 5.USC Bassam (Bassam) 10 2 2 6 7-17 8 6.Sabé (Bouna) 10 0 5 5 1- 9 5
Japan
With thanks to Eric Visser.
First Stage
Final Table:
W/OT DW/DL L/OT
1.Jubilo Iwata 17 13/0 0/0 4/0 52-18 39
2.Shimizu S-Pulse 17 13/0 0/0 4/0 32-14 39
3.Nagoya Grampus Eight 17 9/3 0/1 4/0 37-20 33
4.Yokohama Marinos 17 10/1 0/0 5/1 39-21 32
5.Kashima Antlers 17 10/1 0/0 6/0 41-28 32
6.Verdy Kawasaki 17 10/0 0/1 5/1 34-25 30
7.Urawa Red Diamonds 17 8/1 2/0 5/1 30-23 28
8.Yokohama Flugels 17 7/2 1/0 7/0 33-32 26
9.Cerezo Osaka 17 7/1 0/0 8/1 36-47 23
10.Kashiwa Reysol 17 6/1 2/0 7/1 32-35 22
11.JEF United Ichihara 17 7/0 0/0 8/2 31-31 21
12.Bellmare Hiratsuka 17 5/2 1/0 8/1 27-34 20
13.Sanfrecce Hiroshima 17 5/2 0/1 7/2 22-33 19
14.Gamba Osaka 17 4/2 1/0 9/1 27-29 17
15.Kyoto Purple Sanga 17 4/2 0/0 8/3 20-33 16
16.Consadole Sapporo 17 3/1 0/3 8/2 28-44 11
17.Vissel Kobe 17 3/0 0/0 13/1 20-48 9
18.Avispa Fukuoka 17 2/0 1/2 10/2 22-47 7
Second Stage
Final Table:
W/OT DW/DL L/OT
1.Kashima Antlers 17 12/3 0/0 2/0 38-15 42
2.Jubilo Iwata 17 13/0 0/0 3/1 55-21 39
3.Urawa Red Diamonds 17 11/0 0/0 4/2 32-17 33
4.Yokohama Marinos 17 10/1 0/0 3/3 40-27 32
5.Shimizu S-Pulse 17 8/3 1/1 4/0 39-21 31
6.Nagoya Grampus Eight 17 9/1 1/0 5/1 34-26 30
7.Yokohama Flugels 17 8/0 1/0 8/0 37-32 25
8.Kashiwa Reysol 17 8/0 1/1 6/1 24-26 25
9.Sanfrecce Hiroshima 17 7/1 1/1 6/1 23-19 24
10.Consadole Sapporo 17 8/0 0/1 7/1 29-30 24
11.Kyoto Purple Sanga 17 6/2 1/0 8/0 27-30 23
12.Bellmare Hiratsuka 17 7/0 1/0 9/0 26-32 22
13.Cerezo Osaka 17 7/0 0/1 9/0 20-32 21
14.Vissel Kobe 17 5/0 1/0 10/1 25-41 16
15.Avispa Fukuoka 17 4/1 0/0 12/0 11-38 14
16.Gamba Osaka 17 3/2 0/1 11/0 20-32 13
17.Verdy Kawasaki 17 3/0 0/1 12/1 13-28 9
18.JEF United Ichihara 17 1/0 1/1 12/2 18-44 4
NB: at the end of the season Yokohama Marinos (former Nissan) will
merge with Yokohama Flugels (former ANA).
Championship Playoff
First Leg [Nov 21]
Kashima Antlers 2-1 Jubilo Iwata [OT]
Second Leg [Nov 28]
Jubilo Iwata 1-2 Kashima Antlers
Kashima Antlers champions 1998.
Promotion/Relegation Playoffs
Round 1 [Nov 19]
Avispa Fukuoka 3-2 Kawasaki Frontale [OT]
Kawasaki Frontale remain at second level (J-League 2nd division in 1999).
Round 2
First Legs [Nov 22]
Avispa Fukuoka 0-2 JEF United Ichihara
Vissel Kobe 2-1 Consadole Sapporo
Second Legs [Nov 26]
JEF United Ichihara 2-1 Avispa Fukuoka
Consadole Sapporo 0-2 Vissel Kobe
JEF United Ichihara and Vissel Kobe remain at first level.
Round 3
First Leg [Dec 2]
Avispa Fukuoka 1-0 Consadole Sapporo
Second Leg [Dec 5]
Consadole Sapporo 0-3 Avispa Fukuoka
Consadole Sapporo relegated, Avispa Fukuoka remain at first level.
No teams were promoted (Kawasaki Frontale failed to gain promotion) and
the J-League will have 16 clubs in 1999 (after the merger of the Yokohama
teams).
Kazakhstan Thanks to Roberto Lahsen and Mike Dryomin. Final Table: 1.Yelimay Semipalatinsk 26 20 3 3 60-20 63 Champions 2.Batyr Ekibastuz 26 18 5 3 50-17 59 3.Irtysh Pavlodar 26 17 6 3 44-15 57 ------------------------------------------------------------ 4.Kaysar Hurricane Kzyl-Orda 26 16 5 5 42-17 53 5.Vostok Ust'-Kamenogorsk 26 17 1 8 49-25 52 6.Astana Akmola 26 15 6 5 45-22 51 7.Kayrat CSKA Almaty 26 13 4 9 45-32 43 8.Khimik Stepnogorsk 26 7 8 11 22-33 29 9.Shakhtyor-Ispat-Karmet Karaganda 26 8 4 14 29-32 28 10.Taraz 26 7 6 13 33-35 27 11.Zhiger Chimkent 26 6 4 16 31-49 22 12.Nasha Kompaniya Akmola 26 3 6 17 15-50 15 [aka Our Company] ------------------------------------------------------------ 13.Bulat Temirtau 26 3 3 20 10-66 12 14.Naryn Ural'sk 26 0 3 23 11-73 3 Name Change: Uralets Ural'sk to Naryn Ural'sk
Kenya
Thanks to Hans Schöggl and Kent Hedlundh.
Final Table:
1.AFC Leopards (Nairobi) 34 20 9 5 49-27 69 Champions
2.Mumias Sugar 34 18 12 4 42-20 66
3.Gor Mahia (Nairobi) 34 17 9 8 50-22 60
4.Utalii (Ruaraka) 34 16 10 8 39-29 58
5.Eldoret KCC 34 13 13 8 27-19 52
6.Sony Sugar (Awendo) 34 12 14 8 38-33 50
7.Ulinzi Stars (Thika) 34 12 14 8 34-30 50
8.Nzoia Sugar (Bungoma) 34 11 14 9 43-37 47
9.Kenya Breweries (Nairobi) 34 12 11 11 41-37 47
10.Oserian (Naivasha) 34 12 10 12 35-38 46
11.Kisumu Telecoms 34 8 14 12 27-35 38
12.Shabana (Kisii) 34 10 8 16 33-54 38
13.Rivatex (Eldoret) 34 8 13 13 32-34 37
14.Chemelil Sugar 34 7 15 12 26-35 36
15.Re-Union (Nairobi) 33 9 6 18 33-40 33
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16.Green Berets (Thika) 34 6 12 16 24-45 30 Relegated
17.Reli (Nairobi) 34 7 8 19 28-51 29 Relegated
18.Mafuko Bombers (Meru) 33 4 14 15 21-38 26 Relegated
[total GD -2]
Promoted: Brooke Bond FC (Kericho), Kenya Commercial Bank (Nairobi),
Red Berets (Nairobi), Coastal Stars (Mombasa), Kisumu All Stars.
Kyrgyzstan Thanks to Mike Dryomin. First Stage: Group North (some goal data missing): 1.SKA-PVO Bishkek 14 11 3 0 40- 8 36 Qualified for final stage 2.National Guard Bishkek 14 10 2 2 38- 9 32 Qualified for final stage 3.CAG-Dinamo-MVD Bishkek 14 10 2 2 30-12 32 Qualified for final stage 4.Sverdlovsky ROVD SK Bishkek 14 7 2 5 19-17 23 Qualified for final stage ------------------------------------------------------ 5.KVT Dinamo Kara-Balta 14 6 0 8 19-36 18 6.Dinamo Alamedin 14 4 2 8 19-23 14 7.Dinamo Sokuluk 14 1 1 12 7-35 4 8.Dinamo Kant 14 0 2 12 3-35 2 Dordoy-Zhashtyk-SKIF Bishkek withdrew; all of their results annulled. Group South (some goal data missing): 1.Semetey Kyzyl-Kiya 22 18 2 2 65-10 56 Qualified for final stage 2.Dinamo-Alay Osh 22 15 4 3 57-18 49 Qualified for final stage 3.Dinamo Ala-Buka 22 14 3 5 51-25 45 Qualified for final stage 4.Jalal-Abad 22 13 3 6 45-28 42 Qualified for final stage ------------------------------------------------------ 5.Zhashtyk-Ak-Altyn Kara-Suu 22 13 3 6 53-32 42 6.Energetik Kara-Kul 22 9 6 7 31-31 33 7.FK Nookat 22 8 5 9 27-39 29 8.SKA-Alay Osh 22 6 3 13 34-52 21 9.Aldiyer Kurshab 22 6 3 13 29-42 21 10.Svetotekhnika Mayli-Say 22 4 3 15 27-64 15 11.Bazar-Korgon-Babur 22 4 1 17 21-59 13 12.Neftchi-KRS Kochkor-Ata 22 3 3 16 21-61 12 Final Stage: Final Table: 1.CAG-Dinamo-MVD Bishkek 14 11 3 0 35- 8 36 Champions 2.SKA-PVO Bishkek 14 9 4 1 36- 5 31 3.National Guard Bishkek 14 9 1 4 21-11 28 4.Dinamo-Alay Osh 14 5 3 6 21-24 18 5.Sverdlovsky ROVD SK Bishkek 14 4 5 5 11-16 17 6.Dinamo Ala-Buka 14 3 2 9 8-28 11 7.Semetey Kyzyl-Kiya 14 2 2 10 10-24 8 8.FK Jalal-Abad 14 2 2 10 9-35 8
Latvia
Thanks to Arvids Stashans.
Final Table:
1.Skonto 28 21 4 3 98-27 67 [Riga] Champions
2.Metalurgs 28 17 6 5 62-25 57 [Liepaja]
3.FK Ventspils 28 16 6 6 56-23 54 [Ventspils]
4.Dinaburg 28 11 10 7 49-31 43 [Daugavpils]
5.FK Valmiera 28 10 7 11 39-59 37 [Valmiera]
6.LU/Daugava 28 7 9 12 42-42 30 [Riga]
7.FK Rezekne 28 2 5 21 22-80 11 [Rezekne]
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8.Ranto/Miks 28 2 5 21 25-106 11 [Riga] Relegated
Promoted: Policija (Riga).
NB: after the season, LU/Daugava were apparently dissolved. Their place
for 1999 will be taken by SK Riga, a newly founded club.
Malaysia Thanks to Mikael Jönsson and Andre Zlotkowski. Final Table: 1.Penang 22 12 5 5 32-23 41 Champions 2.Pahang 22 12 4 6 42-31 40 3.Brunei 22 9 8 5 44-33 35 4.Kedah 22 9 7 6 36-33 34 5.Sabah 22 8 7 7 22-26 31 6.Sarawak 22 9 3 10 25-25 30 7.Perak 22 8 5 9 27-24 29 8.Kuala Lumpur 22 8 5 9 32-35 29 9.Negri Sembilan 22 7 6 9 24-28 27 -------------------------------------- 10.Selangor 22 7 4 11 28-32 25 Relegated 11.Perlis 22 7 4 11 33-39 25 Relegated 12.Olympic 2000 22 4 6 12 20-36 18 Relegated Promoted: Terengganu.
Nigeria
Thanks to Miguel Alvim Gonzalez and Eric Boesnebger.
Source: Africa Soccer and France Football.
Final Table (reported by African Soccer):
1.Shooting Stars 34 16 9 9 42-30 57 Champions
2.Kwara United 34 15 8 11 42-31 53
3.Enugu Rangers 34 15 8 11 36-29 53
4.Jasper United 34 15 8 11 28-24 53
5.Eagle Cement 34 15 7 12 46-38 52
6.Plateau United 34 15 7 12 36-31 52
7.Enyimba 34 15 6 13 32-29 51
8.Kano Pillars 34 15 6 13 36-35 51
9.Iwuanyanwu Nationale 34 15 5 14 45-38 50
10.Katsina United 34 15 4 15 37-40 49
11.Gombe United 34 14 5 15 35-37 47
12.Bendel Insurance 34 12 9 13 35-35 45
13.Julius Berger 34 12 9 13 33-38 45
14.El-Kanemi Warriors 34 12 7 15 36-41 43
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15.NITEL (Lagos) 34 11 9 14 38-36 42 Relegated
16.BCC Lions 34 11 8 15 29-34 41 Relegated
17.Udoji United 34 12 5 17 35-41 41 Relegated
18.Port Harcourt Sharks 34 9 5 20 27-46 32 Relegated
[NB: one more goal scored than conceded]
Promoted: Kwara Stars FC (Ilorin), Wikki Tourists (Bauchi), Gabros International
and Lobi Stars FC (Makurdi).
Norway Thanks to Lars Aarhus. Final Table: 1.Rosenborg BK 26 20 3 3 79-23 63 Champions 2.Molde FK 26 16 6 4 70-34 54 3.Stabæk 26 16 5 5 63-29 53 4.Viking FK 26 14 4 8 66-44 46 5.Bodø/Glimt 26 9 9 8 47-47 36 6.SK Brann 26 9 8 9 44-39 35 7.Vålerenga IF 26 10 3 13 44-48 33 8.Lillestrøm SK 26 9 6 11 41-49 33 9.Moss FK 26 10 2 14 36-55 32 10.Strømsgodset IF 26 9 5 12 40-61 32 11.Tromsø IL 26 7 7 12 39-48 28 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12.Kongsvinger IL 26 7 5 14 35-59 26 Relegation Playoff ------------------------------------------ 13.FK Haugesund 26 6 5 15 41-55 23 Relegated 14.Sogndal 26 4 4 18 26-80 16 Relegated Promoted: Odd Grenland and Skeid Oslo. Promotion/Relegation Playoff First Leg [Oct 28] Kongsvinger 2-2 Kjelsås Second Leg [Oct 31] Kjelsås 0-5 Kongsvinger Kongsvinger IL remain in premier division.
Paraguay Apertura First Stage Final Table: 1.Cerro Porteño 11 8 1 2 24-10 25 2.Sportivo Luqueño 11 6 3 2 17-16 21 3.Olimpia 11 6 2 3 15- 7 20 4.Presidente Hayes 11 4 4 3 11-10 16 5.Guaraní 11 4 3 4 11-13 15 6.12 de Octubre 11 4 2 5 14-15 14 [Itaugua] 7.Sol de América 11 3 4 4 12-15 13 8.Cerro Corá 11 3 3 5 15-18 12 9.Atlético Colegiales 11 3 3 5 10-14 12 10.San Lorenzo 11 3 3 5 12-17 12 11.Nacional 11 2 4 5 18-20 10 12.Libertad 11 2 4 5 8-12 10 Second Stage Group A 1.Olimpia 3 2 0 1 7- 2 8 (2 BP) 2.Sol de América 3 2 0 1 6- 5 6 3.Guaraní 3 1 1 1 5- 6 5 (1 BP) 4.Sportivo Luqueño 3 0 1 2 3- 8 3,5 (2,5 BP) Group B 1.Cerro Porteño 3 3 0 0 10- 2 12 (3 BP) 2.12 de Octubre 3 1 1 1 4- 6 4,5 (0,5 BP) 3.Cerro Corá 3 1 1 1 3- 4 4 4.Presidente Hayes 3 0 0 3 2- 7 1,5 (1,5 BP) Semifinals First Legs [May 31] Olimpia 3-1 12 Octubre Sol 1-0 Cerro P Second Legs [Jun 2] Cerro P 1-0 Sol [6-7 pen] 12 Octubre 1-1 Olimpia Final First Leg [Jun 5] Olimpia 2-0 Sol Second Leg [Jun 7] Sol 1-1 Olimpia Olimpia Apertura winners. Clausura First Stage Final Table: 1.Cerro Porteño 11 8 2 1 28- 9 26 2.Guaraní 11 6 3 2 20-15 21 3.Cerro Corá 11 5 3 3 18-16 18 4.Atlético Colegiales 11 5 1 5 14-15 16 5.12 de Octubre 11 4 3 4 18-20 15 [Itaugua] 6.Nacional 11 3 6 2 17-22 15 7.Sol de América 11 2 7 2 12-10 13 8.Olimpia 11 3 3 5 13-12 12 9.San Lorenzo 11 2 5 4 13-16 11 10.Sportivo Luqueño 11 2 5 4 8-13 11 11.Libertad 11 1 6 4 12-18 9 11.Presidente Hayes 11 1 5 5 12-18 8 [NB: Nacional is relegated and therefore not qualified for second stage.] Second Stage Group A 1.Cerro Porteño 3 3 0 0 7- 3 12 (3 BP) 2.Atlético Colegiales 3 1 1 1 4- 3 5,5 (1,5 BP) 3.San Lorenzo 3 1 0 2 6- 7 3 4.Sol de América 3 0 1 2 3- 7 1,5 (0,5 BP) Group B 1.Olimpia 3 2 1 0 7- 4 7 2.Cerro Corá 3 1 2 0 6- 5 7 (2 BP) 3.Guaraní 3 1 1 1 4- 4 6,5 (2,5 BP) 4.12 de Octubre 3 0 0 3 2- 6 1 (1 BP) Semifinals First Legs Cerro C 1-0 Cerro P Colegiales 0-5 Olimpia Second Legs Cerro P 3-0 Cerro C Olimpia 1-1 Colegiales Final First Leg Olimpia 4-1 Cerro P Second Leg Cerro P 3-0 Olimpia [Cerro win 4-3 on penalties] Cerro Porteño Clausura winners Championship Playoff: First Leg Cerro P 2-2 Olimpia Second Leg Olimpia 3-1 Cerro P Olimpia 1998 Champions. Promoted: Resistencia (won final versus Sportivo Iteño 4-2 on penalties). Relegated: Nacional and Libertad (points average over the past two seasons).
Peru Apertura Final Table: 1.Universitario 22 11 10 1 40-18 43 Apertura Champions 2.Sport Boys 22 11 6 5 38-23 39 3.Sporting Cristal 22 10 7 5 40-20 37 4.Unión Minas 22 11 4 7 33-30 37 5.Deportivo Pesquero 22 10 6 6 33-29 36 6.Alianza Lima 22 9 6 7 35-21 33 7.Juan Aurich 22 7 8 7 27-25 29 8.Alianza Atlético 22 6 8 8 33-36 26 9.Cienciano 22 6 7 9 24-27 25 10.Melgar 22 7 2 13 20-36 23 11.Deportivo Municipal 22 6 4 12 23-48 22 12.Lawn Tennis 22 3 2 17 16-49 11 Clausura Final Table: 1.Sporting Cristal 22 13 3 6 41-23 42 2.Alianza Lima 22 11 9 2 35-17 42 3.Sport Boys 22 12 6 4 24-12 42 4.Universitario 22 8 10 4 32-22 34 5.Cienciano 22 7 9 6 23-20 29 [*] 6.Deportivo Pesquero 22 7 8 7 20-20 29 7.Melgar 22 8 5 9 26-33 29 8.Juan Aurich 22 6 8 8 24-27 26 9.Alianza Atlético 22 6 6 10 24-30 24 10.Unión Minas 22 6 6 10 22-30 24 11.Lawn Tennis 22 6 4 12 20-38 22 12.Municipal 22 3 4 15 24-43 13 [*] Cienciano one point deducted. As three teams tied the first place, the two teams with the best goal difference (Sporting Cristal and Alianza Lima) play off for the title. Clausura Championship Playoff Sporting Cristal 1-0 Alianza Lima Sporting Cristal winners Clausura 1998. Championship Playoff First Leg Sporting Cristal 2-1 Universitario Second Leg Universitario 2-1 Sporting Cristal [4-2 pen] Aggregate Table: 1.Sport Boys 44 23 12 9 62-35 81 2.Sporting Cristal 44 23 10 11 81-43 79 Clausura Champions 3.Universitario 44 19 20 5 72-40 77 Apertura Champions 4.Alianza Lima 44 21 15 9 70-38 75 5.Deportivo Pesquero 44 17 14 13 53-49 65 6.Unión Minas 44 17 10 17 55-60 61 7.Juan Aurich 44 13 16 15 51-52 55 8.Cienciano 44 13 16 15 47-47 54 [*] 9.Alianza Atlético 44 12 14 18 57-66 50 10.Melgar 44 15 7 22 46-69 52 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11.Deportivo Municipal 44 9 8 27 47-91 35 Relegation Playoffs ------------------------------------------------ 12.Lawn Tennis 44 9 6 29 36-87 33 Relegated [*] Cienciano one point deducted Promoted: I.M.I. (winners Copa Perú). Relegation Playoff Dep. Municipal 4-1 Hijos de Yurimaguas [aet]
Russia Thanks to Sergey Ukladov. Final Table: 1.Spartak 30 17 8 5 58-27 59 [Moskva] Champions 2.CSKA 30 17 5 8 50-22 56 [Moskva] 3.Lokomotiv 30 16 7 7 45-28 55 [Moskva] 4.Rotor 30 12 12 6 52-37 48 [Volgograd] 5.Zenit 30 12 11 7 42-25 47 [St. Peterburg] 6.Rostsel'mash 30 11 11 8 42-38 44 [Rostov-na-Donu] 7.Uralan 30 12 6 12 39-41 42 [Elista] 8.Alania 30 11 7 12 46-39 40 [Vladikavkaz] 9.Dinamo 30 8 15 7 31-30 39 [Moskva] 10.Chernomorets 30 9 11 10 38-38 38 [Novorossiysk] 11.Torpedo 30 9 10 11 38-34 37 [Moskva] 12.Kryl'ya Sovetov 30 9 8 13 25-37 35 [Samara] 13.Zhemchuzhina 30 9 8 13 31-48 35 [Sochi] 14.Shinnik 30 9 8 13 30-40 35 [Yaroslavl'] ------------------------------------------ 15.Baltika 30 7 11 12 32-43 32 [Kaliningrad] Relegated 16.FK Tyumen' 30 2 2 26 17-89 8 [Tyumen'] Relegated [in case of equality of points, first number of wins then head-to-head counts] Promoted: Saturn Ramenskoe and Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod.
Singapore Thanks to Mikael Jönsson. Final Table: 1.Singapore Armed Forces FC 20 14 4 2 46-17 46 Champions 2.Tiong Bahru United 20 14 4 2 39-15 46 [aka Tanjong Pagar] 3.Geylang United 20 11 5 4 32-18 38 4.Balestier Central 20 9 4 7 47-43 31 5.Jurong 20 9 4 7 32-33 31 6.Home United 20 8 4 8 42-28 28 7.Tampines Rovers 20 8 4 8 41-41 28 8.Woodlands Wellington 20 5 5 10 28-41 20 9.Sembawang Rangers 20 6 1 13 18-37 19 10.Gombak United 20 3 3 14 25-53 12 11.Marine Club 20 3 2 15 20-44 11
South Korea
Thanks to Seungsoo Lee.
Adidas Korea Cup 1998 winners: Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i.
Philip Morris Korea Cup 1998 winners: Pusan Daewoo Royals.
Hyundai Cup Korean League 1998
Table:
Pld W WG WT LT L GF GA Pts.
1.Suwon Samsung Bluewings 18 9 1 2 0 6 32 22 31
2.Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 18 8 1 2 3 4 37 25 28
3.Pohang Steelers 18 8 2 0 3 5 34 23 28
4.Chunnam Dragons 18 8 1 0 2 7 21 20 26
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5.Pusan Daewoo Royals 18 6 3 1 1 7 27 22 25
6.Chonbuk Hyundai Dinos 18 8 0 1 0 9 31 34 25
7.Puchon SK 18 7 1 1 0 9 28 32 24
8.Anyang LG Cheetahs 18 6 2 1 1 8 28 28 23
9.Taejon Citizen 18 3 2 1 1 11 20 35 14
10.Chunan Ilhwa Chunma 18 3 0 2 0 13 17 32 11
Playoffs
Against 4th place
Pohang Steelers 0-0 Chunnam Dragons [5-3 pen]
Against 3rd place
First Leg
Pohang Steelers 3-2 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Second Leg
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 2-1 Pohang Steelers [asdet, 4-1 pen.]
Final
First Leg
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 0-1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Second Leg
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0-0 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1998 Korean League Champions.
Sweden Thanks to Adam Öggesjö. Final Table: 1.AIK 26 11 13 2 25-15 46 Champions 2.Helsingborg IF 26 12 8 6 43-28 44 3.Hammarby IF 26 11 9 6 39-34 42 4.Halmstad BK 26 12 5 9 42-40 41 5.Västra Frölunda 26 10 8 8 29-31 38 6.Örebro SK 26 10 6 10 35-38 36 7.IFK Norrköping 26 9 8 9 43-35 35 8.IFK Göteborg 26 9 8 9 27-29 35 9.Malmö FF 26 9 6 11 35-30 33 10.Elfsborg IF 26 8 9 9 36-33 33 [Borås] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11.Trelleborg FF 26 8 8 10 31-35 32 Relegation Playoff 12.Örgryte IS 26 7 7 12 35-36 28 Relegation Playoff ------------------------------------------ 13.BK Häcken 26 7 6 13 27-46 27 Relegated 14.Östers IF 26 5 7 14 26-43 22 Relegated [Växjö] Promoted: Kalmar FF and Djurgårdens IF. Promotion/Relegation Playoffs: First Leg [Nov 12] Landskrona 2-3 Trelleborg Umeå 2-3 Örgryte Second Leg [Nov 15] Trelleborg 4-1 Landskrona Örgryte 3-0 Umeå Trelleborg and Örgryte remain in Allsvenskan.
Taiwan Thanks to Ian King and Enda Mulcahy. Final Table: 1.Taipower 14 12 2 0 41-11 38 2.Taiung 14 8 4 2 30-11 28 3.Taiwan PEC 14 6 3 5 19-15 21 4.Taipei Bank 14 6 3 5 15-15 21 5.Lukuang 14 6 0 8 19-26 18 6.Flying Camels 14 4 2 8 12-22 14 7.Minchuang 14 2 3 9 11-27 9 8.Taipei PEC 14 1 5 8 7-29 8 [NB: 2 goals more conceded than scored]
Tajikistan Thanks to Mike Dryomin. Final Table: 1.Varzob Dushanbe 22 17 5 0 57-17 56 Champions 2.FK Khujand 22 13 5 4 44-19 44 3.Saddam Sarband 22 12 6 4 47-30 42 4.Khoja Karimov Gazimalik 22 9 8 5 30-24 35 5.Ranjbar Vose 22 9 5 8 39-36 32 6.Pyanjsher Kolkhozabad 22 9 4 9 44-39 31 7.SKA Pamir Dushanbe 22 7 9 6 31-32 30 8.Vakhsh Kurgan-Tyube 22 8 3 11 30-28 27 9.Regar-TadAZ Tursunzade 22 6 7 9 24-29 25 10.Bofanda Dushanbe 22 6 7 9 30-42 25 11.Shodmon Gissar 22 2 5 15 17-51 11 12.Bakhtiyer Pyanj 22 1 2 19 12-60 5 [*] [*] Bakhtiyer disqualified after Round 14 for not paying participation fee. Shodmon and SKA Pamir Dushanbe were excluded from the 1999 league for not paying their participation fees. New for 1999: Istravshan, Ravshan, Lokomotiv.
Tanzania
Thanks to Salim Gulam and Hans Schöggl.
"Mainland League" (Tanganyika)
Table:
1.Yanga (Dar-es-Salaam) 22 12 5 5 41-22 41 [aka Young Africans]
2.Prisons (Mbeya) 22 9 8 5 26-19 35
3.Maji Maji (Songea) 22 9 6 7 23-17 33
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4.Simba (Dar-es-Salaam) 22 6 11 5 24-25 29
5.Tukuyu Stars (Mbeya) 22 7 8 7 14-16 29
6.Kagera Stars (Bukoba) 22 8 4 10 27-34 28 [GD: 28-34?]
7.Pamba (Mwanza) 22 8 4 10 22-30 28
8.Mtibwa Sugar (Morogoro) 22 7 7 8 20-23 28 [GD: 20-24?]
9.Coastal Union (Tanga) 22 7 7 8 19-17 28
10.Lupuli (Iringa) 22 8 4 10 15-23 28
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11.CDA (Dodoma) 22 7 6 9 16-20 27
12.Milambo (Tabora) 22 6 6 10 21-24 24
[NB: total GD -2]
[NB2: number of goals scored is first tie-breaker]
NB: before the beginning of the 1999 season it was decided to extend the
league to 16 teams, thereby saving CDA and Milambo.
Promoted: Reli (Morogoro), Kariakoo FC (Lindi), Arusha AFC and
Toto Africans (Mwanza).
Top-3 qualify for Union League together with the top-3 of the Island
League, to determine the champions of Tanzania.
Union League
Final Table:
1.Maji Maji (Songea) 10 6 4 0 13- 6 22 Champions
2.Yanga (Dar-es-Salaam) 10 6 2 2 16- 6 20 [aka Young Africans]
3.Polisi (Zanzibar) 10 3 4 3 14-12 13
4.Prisons (Mbeya) 10 3 3 4 9- 9 12
5.Small Simba (Zanzibar) 10 2 2 6 10-15 8
6.KMKM (Zanzibar) 10 2 1 7 7-21 7
Thailand Thanks to Roberto Lahsen and Hans Schöggl. Final Table: 1.Sinthana 22 13 3 6 37-28 42 Champions 2.Royal Thai Air Force 22 10 10 2 52-31 40 3.BEC Tero Sasana 22 10 8 4 47-23 38 4.Port Authority of Thailand 22 10 7 5 50-27 37 5.Bangkok Bank 22 6 13 3 33-27 31 6.Telephone Organisation of Thailand 22 8 6 8 36-37 30 7.Royal Thai Army 22 7 5 10 35-42 26 8.Thai Farmers Bank 22 5 10 7 33-37 25 9.Krung Thai Bank 22 6 4 12 24-37 22 10.Osothsapa 22 4 9 9 22-47 21 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11.Bangkok Metropolitan Administration 22 4 8 10 30-37 20 Relegation Playoff -------------------------------------------------------------- 12.UCOM Rajpracha 22 4 7 11 28-50 19 Relegated
Uganda Thanks to Hans Schöggl. Nile Special League Serie A (First Level) Final Table: 1.SC Villa (Kampala) 21 14 3 4 42-12 45 2.Express Red Eagles (Kampala) 21 13 5 3 44-14 44 3.Simba (Lugazi) 21 10 9 2 27-10 39 4.Kampala City Council 21 8 7 6 29-21 31 5.Umeme (Jinja) 21 6 6 9 21-21 24 6.Police (Jinja) 21 4 4 13 22-43 16 7.Nile Breweries (Jinja) 21 3 7 11 12-34 16 8.Dairy Heroes (Mbale) 21 4 3 14 20-62 15 No promotion or relegation.
United States of America Thanks to David Litterer. Eastern Conference Final Table: 1.DC United 32 17 7/3 5 74-48 58 2.Columbus Crew 32 15 0/5 12 67-56 45 3.MetroStars 32 12 3/0 17 54-63 39 4.Miami Fusion 32 10 5/0 17 46-68 35 5.Tampa Bay Mutiny 32 11 1/5 15 46-57 34 6.New England Revolution 32 9 2/4 17 53-66 29 Western Conference Final Table: 1.Los Angeles Galaxy 32 22 2/2 6 85-44 68 2.Chicago Fire 32 18 2/1 11 62-45 56 3.Colorado Rapids 32 14 2/2 14 62-69 44 4.Dallas Burn 32 11 4/2 15 43-59 37 5.San Jose Clash 32 10 3/5 14 48-60 33 6.Kansas City Wizards 32 10 2/4 16 45-50 32 Conference Semifinals: Columbus 5-3 1-1 [2-1so] New York D.C.United 2-0 0-0 [1-0so] Miami Los Angeles 6-1 3-2 Dallas Chicago 1-1 [2-1so] 1-0 Colorado Conference Finals: Chicago 1-0 1-1 [2-1so] Los Angeles D.C.United 2-0 2-4 3-0 Columbus MLS CUP '978 Chicago 2-0 D.C.United
Uruguay Thanks to Javier Ferrando and Francisco Fernández. Torneo Apertura Final Table: 1.Nacional 11 9 0 2 32-14 27 2.Bella Vista 11 5 5 1 10- 7 20 3.Peñarol 11 6 0 5 15-14 18 4.Defensor Sporting 11 4 4 3 14-12 16 5.River Plate 11 4 2 5 22-20 14 6.Wanderers 11 3 5 3 17-15 14 7.Rampla Juniors 11 3 4 4 10-14 13 8.Rentistas 11 2 6 3 10-12 12 9.Villa Española 11 3 3 5 9-11 12 10.Huracán Buceo 11 2 5 4 15-19 11 11.Danubio 11 3 2 6 11-18 11 12.Liverpool 11 2 4 5 7-14 10 Torneo Clausura Final Table: 1.Nacional 11 7 2 2 19- 8 23 2.Rentistas 11 6 4 1 9- 3 22 3.River Plate 11 5 4 2 21-11 19 4.Peñarol 11 6 1 4 25-20 19 5.Danubio 11 5 4 2 12- 7 19 6.Bella Vista 11 3 6 2 14-10 15 7.Defensor Sporting 11 2 7 2 12-14 13 8.Liverpool 11 2 5 4 6-10 11 9.Huracán Buceo 11 3 2 6 10-16 11 10.Rampla Juniors 11 3 2 6 10-18 11 11.Villa Española 11 2 4 5 13-18 10 12.Wanderers 11 0 3 8 8-24 3 By winning the Apertura and Clausura tournaments, Nacional are champions of Uruguay 1998. Overall Table: 1.Nacional 22 16 2 4 51-22 50 Champions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.Peñarol 22 12 1 9 40-34 37 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores 3.Bella Vista 22 8 11 3 24-17 35 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores 4.Rentistas 22 8 10 4 19-15 34 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores 5.River Plate 22 9 6 7 43-31 33 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6.Danubio 22 8 6 8 23-25 30 7.Defensor Sporting 22 6 11 5 26-26 29 8.Rampla Juniors 22 6 6 10 20-32 24 9.Villa Española 22 5 7 10 22-29 22 10.Huracán Buceo 22 5 7 10 25-35 22 11.Liverpool 22 4 9 9 13-24 21 12.Wanderers 22 3 8 11 25-39 17 Relegated: Wanderers and Villa Española (on points over last 3 seasons). Rampla Juniors to play off. Promoted: Cerro and Frontera Rivera. Promotion/Relegation Playoffs Maldonado 2-3 3-1 Rampla Juniors Playoff Rampla Jrs. 1-1 Deportivo Maldonado [6-5 pen] Rampla Juniors remain in first division. Six teams have presented a request to be included in the first division 1999: Bella Vista (Paysandú, Paysandú) San Eugenio (Artigas, Artigas) Deportivo Maldonado (Maldonado, Maldonado) Oriental (Rivera, Rivera) Deportivo Tacuarembó (Tacuarembó, Tacuarembó) Juventud (Las Piedras, Canelones) Of those six, three were given a license: Bella Vista (Paysandú, Paysandú) Deportivo Maldonado (Maldonado, Maldonado) Deportivo Tacuarembó (Tacuarembó, Tacuarembó) The Primera División Profesional will therefore contain 15 clubs in 1999. Liguilla Pre-Libertadores 1.Bella Vista 3 2 1 0 4- 1 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.Peñarol 3 2 1 0 4- 1 7 3.Rentistas 3 1 0 2 3- 3 3 Copa Conmebol 99 4.River Plate 3 0 0 2 1- 7 0 Playoff [Nov 24] Bella Vista 1-0 Penarol [66' Leonel Philipauskas] Bella Vista qualify for Copa Libertadores 1999.
Uzbekistan Thanks to Mansur Tyncherov. Final Table: 1.Pakhtakor Tashkent 30 24 4 2 96-29 76 Champions 2.Neftchi Fergana 30 21 7 2 82-27 70 3.Navbakhor Namangan 30 18 5 7 60-33 59 4.Sogdiana Jizak 30 16 4 10 56-43 52 5.Nasaf Karshi 30 12 9 9 43-31 45 6.FK Bukhara 30 13 4 13 51-50 43 7.Temiryulchi Kokand 30 13 4 13 53-63 43 8.Dustlik Tashkent 30 11 10 9 57-43 43 9.FK Andijan 30 12 4 14 59-58 40 10.Surkhan Termez 30 12 4 14 50-62 40 11.Zarafshan Navoi 30 12 4 14 46-58 40 12.Khorezm Urgench 30 10 6 14 39-55 36 13.Metallurg Bekabad 30 9 7 14 37-50 34 14.Traktor Tashkent 30 9 7 14 38-52 34 ------------------------------------------- 15.MHSK Tashkent 30 2 5 23 28-97 11 Relegated 16.FK Kasansay 30 2 4 24 31-75 10 Relegated Promoted: Yangier and Samarkand.
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