Primera División de Costa Rica 1998/99
The 1998/99 season was the 80th edition of the Primera División de Costa Rica , the highest Costa Rican soccer league. The championship was played in the Apertura Clausura mode . Saprissa won the 22nd league title in the club's history.
Competition mode
- The winners of the Apertura and the Clausura were each determined in a single round (back and forth) in the mode everyone against everyone .
- Then the winners of Apertura and Clausura played the champions.
- An overall table was drawn up to determine who was relegated.
Final score
Aperture
| society | Sp | G | U | V | Gates | Diff. | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CD Saprissa (M) | 22nd | 15th | 6th | 1 | 58:22 | 36 | 51 |
| 2 | LD Alajuelense | 22nd | 16 | 2 | 4th | 54:22 | 32 | 50 |
| 3 | CS Herediano | 22nd | 10 | 8th | 4th | 29:20 | 9 | 38 |
| 4th | AD Santa Bárbara | 22nd | 8th | 8th | 6th | 42:32 | 10 | 32 |
| 5 | AD Municipal Pérez Zeledón | 22nd | 6th | 10 | 6th | 25:28 | −3 | 28 |
| 6th | CS Cartaginés | 22nd | 6th | 9 | 7th | 34:32 | 2 | 27 |
| 7th | AD Municipal Puntarenas | 22nd | 6th | 6th | 10 | 31:37 | −6 | 24 |
| 8th | AD Limonense (N) | 22nd | 5 | 9 | 8th | 35:45 | −10 | 24 |
| 9 | AD Goicoechea | 22nd | 5 | 6th | 11 | 29:46 | −17 | 21st |
| 10 | AD Carmelita | 22nd | 4th | 8th | 10 | 26:41 | −15 | 20th |
| 11 | AD San Carlos | 22nd | 4th | 8th | 10 | 27:43 | −16 | 20th |
| 12 | AD Ramonense | 22nd | 4th | 6th | 12 | 22:44 | −22 | 18th |
| Stand: Final stand | ||||||||
| Championship Finals |
Clausura
| society | Sp | G | U | V | Gates | Diff. | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CD Saprissa (M) | 22nd | 14th | 6th | 2 | 50:15 | 35 | 48 |
| 2 | CS Herediano | 22nd | 13 | 6th | 3 | 50:26 | 24 | 45 |
| 3 | LD Alajuelense | 22nd | 9 | 11 | 2 | 40:18 | 22nd | 38 |
| 4th | AD Municipal Puntarenas | 22nd | 10 | 5 | 7th | 29:33 | −4 | 35 |
| 5 | CS Cartaginés | 22nd | 9 | 7th | 6th | 26:30 | −4 | 34 |
| 6th | AD Santa Bárbara | 22nd | 7th | 7th | 8th | 32:30 | 2 | 38 |
| 7th | AD Municipal Pérez Zeledón | 22nd | 6th | 9 | 7th | 22:30 | −8 | 27 |
| 8th | AD Carmelita | 22nd | 7th | 4th | 11 | 27:32 | −5 | 25th |
| 9 | AD Limonense (N) | 22nd | 6th | 3 | 13 | 27:39 | −12 | 21st |
| 10 | AD Ramonense | 22nd | 4th | 7th | 11 | 19:34 | −15 | 19th |
| 11 | AD San Carlos | 22nd | 4th | 7th | 11 | 25:44 | −19 | 19th |
| 12 | AD Goicoechea | 22nd | 3 | 8th | 11 | 16:32 | −16 | 17th |
| Stand: Final stand | ||||||||
| Championship Finals |
Championship Finals
| Apertura winner | Winner Clausura | First leg | Return leg | total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD Saprissa | CD Saprissa | - | - | - | CD Saprissa Costa Rican Champion 1998/99 |
Overall table
| society | Sp | G | U | V | Gates | Diff. | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CD Saprissa (M) | 44 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 108: 37 | 71 | 99 |
| 2 | LD Alajuelense | 44 | 25th | 13 | 6th | 94:40 | 54 | 88 |
| 3 | CS Herediano | 44 | 23 | 14th | 7th | 79:46 | 33 | 83 |
| 4th | CS Cartaginés | 44 | 15th | 16 | 13 | 60:62 | −2 | 61 |
| 5 | AD Santa Bárbara | 44 | 15th | 15th | 14th | 74:62 | 12 | 60 |
| 6th | AD Municipal Puntarenas | 44 | 16 | 11 | 17th | 60:70 | −10 | 59 |
| 7th | AD Municipal Pérez Zeledón | 44 | 12 | 19th | 13 | 47:58 | −11 | 55 |
| 8th | AD Carmelita | 44 | 11 | 12 | 21st | 53:73 | −20 | 45 |
| 9 | AD Limonense (N) | 44 | 11 | 12 | 21st | 62:84 | −22 | 45 |
| 10 | AD San Carlos | 44 | 8th | 15th | 22nd | 52:87 | −35 | 39 |
| 11 | AD Goicoechea | 44 | 8th | 14th | 22nd | 45:78 | −33 | 38 |
| 12 | AD Ramonense | 44 | 8th | 13 | 23 | 41:78 | −37 | 37 |
| Stand: Final stand | ||||||||
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