1998–99 Macedonian First Football League
| Season | 1998–99 |
|---|---|
| Dates |
9 August 1998 – 29 May 1999 |
| Champions |
Sloga Jugomagnat 1st domestic title |
| Relegated |
Skopje Balkan |
| Champions League | Sloga Jugomagnat |
| UEFA Cup |
Sileks Vardar |
| Intertoto Cup |
Pobeda Cementarnica 55 |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 534 (2.93 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Rogério Oliveira (22) |
| Biggest home win | |
| Biggest away win | Pelister 0–5 Sloga Jugomagnat |
| Highest scoring | Vardar 7–2 Balkan |
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← 1997–98 | |
The 1998–99 Macedonian First League was the 7th season of the Macedonian First Football League, the highest football league of Macedonia. The first matches of the season were played on 9 August 1998 and the last on 29 May 1999. FK Sileks were the defending champions, having won their third title in a row. The 1998-99 champions were FK Sloga Jugomagnat who had won their first title.
Promotion and relegation
Promoted from 1997–98 Second League
Relegated to 1998–99 Second League
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Promoted from 1998–99 Second League Relegated to 1999–2000 Second League
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1 Bregalnica Štip was removed from the league after the round 19, due to the absence in a match against Sloga Jugomagnat. Their matches from round 14 were expunded.
Participating teams
| Club | City | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| FK Balkan BISI | Skopje | Stadion Čair |
| FK Borec MHK | Veles | Gradski stadion Veles |
| FK Cementarnica 55 | Skopje | Stadion Cementarnica |
| FK Makedonija Asiba | Skopje | Stadion Gjorče Petrov |
| FK Osogovo | Kočani | Stadion Nikola Mantov |
| FK Pelister | Bitola | Stadion Tumbe Kafe |
| FK Pobeda | Prilep | Stadion Goce Delčev |
| FK Rabotnički Kometal | Skopje | Gradski stadion Skopje |
| FK Sasa | Makedonska Kamenica | Gradski stadion Makedonska Kamenica |
| FK Sileks | Kratovo | Gradski stadion Kratovo |
| FK Skopje | Skopje | Stadion Železarnica |
| FK Sloga Jugomagnat | Skopje | Stadion Čair |
| FK Tikveš | Kavadarci | Gradski stadion Kavadarci |
| FK Vardar | Skopje | Gradski stadion Skopje |
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sloga Jugomagnat (C) | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 12 | +29 | 60 | 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League First qualifying round |
| 2 | Sileks | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 63 | 22 | +41 | 57 | 1999–2000 UEFA Cup Qualifying round |
| 3 | Pobeda | 26 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 51 | 18 | +33 | 53 | 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round |
| 4 | Vardar | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 61 | 32 | +29 | 49 | 1999–2000 UEFA Cup Qualifying round 1 |
| 5 | Cementarnica 55 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 47 | 37 | +10 | 44 | 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round |
| 6 | Makedonija | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 37 | |
| 7 | Tikveš | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 36 | |
| 8 | Borec | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 32 | |
| 9 | Rabotnički Kometal | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 32 | |
| 10 | Pelister | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 50 | −20 | 29 | |
| 11 | Sasa | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 38 | −10 | 26 | |
| 12 | Osogovo | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 47 | −20 | 25 | |
| 13 | Skopje (R) | 26 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 25 | 59 | −34 | 17 | Relegation to 1999–2000 Macedonian Second League |
| 14 | Balkan (R) | 26 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 61 | −47 | 16 |
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification:
1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head points; 5th head-to-head goal difference; 6th head-to-head goals scored; 7th draw.
For deciding champions, qualification to UEFA Cup and relegation: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th decision match(es)
1Vardar have won the 1998–99 Macedonian Football Cup competition and therefore qualified for the qualifying round of the UEFA Cup.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Results
| Home ╲ Away | BAL | BOR | CEM | MGP | OSO | PEL | POB | RAB | SAS | SIL | SKO | SLO | TIK | VAR |
| Balkan | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–6 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Borec | 6–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | |
| Cementarnica 55 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 5–3 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | |
| Makedonija | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 5–0 | 0–3 | |
| Osogovo | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | |
| Pelister | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 3–3 | 1–2 | |
| Pobeda | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Rabotnički | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Sasa | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | |
| Sileks | 7–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–3 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–4 | |
| Skopje | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| Sloga Jugomagnat | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Tikveš | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | |
| Vardar | 7–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 6–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 6–0 |
Source: RSSSF.com
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top goalscorers
| Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|
 Rogério Oliveira |
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