1998–99 Venezuelan Primera División season

Venezuelan Primera División
Season1998–99
ChampionsDeportivo Italchacao (5th title)

The 1998–99 season of the Venezuelan Primera División, the top category of Venezuelan football, was played by 12 teams. The national champions were Deportivo Italchacao.

Torneo Apertura

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Unión Atlético Táchira 22 15 5 2 42 21 +21 50
2 Estudiantes de Mérida 22 13 5 4 38 22 +16 44
3 Caracas 22 10 5 7 30 24 +6 35
4 Universidad de Los Andes 22 10 4 8 35 22 +13 34
5 Internacional de Lara 22 10 4 8 24 17 +7 34
6 Carabobo 22 8 6 8 22 24 −2 30
7 Nacional Táchira 22 7 7 8 30 27 +3 28
8 Deportivo Italchacao 22 8 4 10 24 28 −4 28
9 Nueva Cádiz 22 7 6 9 26 30 −4 27
10 Atlético Zamora 22 4 8 10 26 36 −10 20
11 Mineros de Guayana 22 5 5 12 30 42 −12 20
12 Minervén 22 4 3 15 14 41 −27 15
Source: [citation needed]

Torneo Clausura

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Deportivo Italchacao 18 10 6 2 28 13 +15 36
2 Estudiantes de Mérida 18 9 7 2 26 13 +13 34
3 Universidad de Los Andes 18 8 4 6 31 28 +3 28
4 Zulianos 18 5 7 6 34 33 +1 22
5 Internacional de Lara 18 6 4 8 25 25 0 22
6 Mineros de Guayana 18 5 7 6 32 36 −4 22
7 Nacional Táchira 18 5 6 7 19 29 −10 21
8 Caracas 18 4 8 6 20 22 −2 20
9 Carabobo 18 4 6 8 17 23 −6 18
10 Unión Atlético Táchira 18 3 7 8 18 28 −10 16
Source: [citation needed]

Final Playoff

Deportivo Italchacao5–1Unión Atlético Táchira
Unión Atlético Táchira1–2Deportivo Italchacao