1998 Categoría Primera A season
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The 1998 Categoría Primera A season, known as Copa Mustang 1998 for sponsoring purposes, was the 51st season of the Categoría Primera A, Colombia's top-flight football league. The season started on 1 February and ended on 20 December 1998. Deportivo Cali were the champions, clinching their seventh domestic league title after beating Once Caldas in the finals.[1]
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Season | 1998 |
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Dates | 1 February – 20 December 1998 |
Champions | Deportivo Cali (7th title) |
Relegated | Deportivo Unicosta |
Copa Libertadores | Deportivo Cali Once Caldas |
Copa CONMEBOL | Atlético Huila |
Matches played | 426 |
Goals scored | 1,134 (2.66 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Víctor Bonilla (36 goals) |
← 1996–97 1999 → |
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América de Cali were the defending champions, but placed third in their semifinal group and thus failed to qualify for the final stage of the competition.