Primera División de México Verano 1999


Primera División de México ' Verano 1999''' is a Mexican football tournament - one of two short tournaments that take up the entire year to determine the champion 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

TeamCityStadium-
AméricaMexico CityAzteca-
AtlanteMexico CityAzteca-
AtlasGuadalajara, JaliscoJalisco-
Atlético MoreliaMorelia, MichoacánMorelos-
CelayaCelaya, GuanajuatoMiguel Alemán Valdés-
Cruz AzulMexico CityAzul-
GuadalajaraGuadalajara, JaliscoJalisco-
LeónLeón, GuanajuatoLeón-
MonterreyMonterrey, Nuevo LeónTecnológico-
NecaxaMexico CityAzteca-
PachucaPachuca, HidalgoHidalgo-
PueblaPuebla, PueblaCuauhtémoc-
Santos LagunaTorreón, CoahuilaCorona-
TolucaToluca, State of MexicoNemesio Díez-
Toros NezaNezahualcóyotl, State of MexicoNeza 86-
UAGZapopan, JaliscoTres de Marzo-
UANLSan Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo LeónUniversitario-
UNAMMexico CityOlímpico Universitario

Final standings (groups)

League table

Top goalscorers

Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Only regular season goals listed.
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 José CardozoToluca15
2 Cuauhtémoc BlancoAmérica14
2 José Manuel AbundisToluca14
4 Carlos PavónNecaxa13
4 Pedro PinedaNecaxa13
6 Luis HernándezUANL12
7 Francisco PalenciaCruz Azul11
8 Everaldo BeginesLeón9
8 Jared BorgettiSantos Laguna9
8 Carlos HermosilloNecaxa9

Source:

Results

Playoffs

Repechage

Santos won 7–5 on aggregate.

Bracket

Quarterfinals

Toluca won 4–3 on aggregate.
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Santos won 3–2 on aggregate.
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3–3 on aggregate. Atlas advanced for being the higher seeded team.
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Cruz Azul won 4–3 on aggregate.

Semifinals

Toluca won 4–3 on aggregate.
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Atlas won 6–0 on aggregate.

Finals

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

Relegation table

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.