1998–99 French Division 1
Appearance
Season | 1998–99 |
---|---|
Dates | 7 August 1998 – 29 May 1999 |
Champions | Bordeaux (5th title) |
Relegated | Lorient Sochaux Toulouse |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 723 (2.36 per match) |
Best Player | Ali Benarbia |
Top goalscorer | Sylvain Wiltord (22 goals) |
← 1997–98 |
The 1998–99 Ligue 1 season (then called Division 1) was the 61st since its establishment. FC Girondins de Bordeaux won the French Association Football League with 72 points.
Participating teams
- AJ Auxerre
- SC Bastia
- FC Girondins de Bordeaux
- Le Havre AC
- RC Lens
- FC Lorient
- Olympique Lyonnais
- Olympique de Marseille
- FC Metz
- AS Monaco
- Montpellier HSC
- AS Nancy-Lorraine
- FC Nantes Atlantique
- Paris Saint-Germain
- Stade Rennais
- FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
- RC Strasbourg
- Toulouse FC
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bordeaux (C) | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 66 | 29 | +37 | 72 | Qualification to Champions League first group stage |
2 | Marseille | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 56 | 28 | +28 | 71 | |
3 | Lyon | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 51 | 31 | +20 | 63 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
4 | Monaco | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 52 | 32 | +20 | 62 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
5 | Rennes | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 59 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round |
6 | Lens | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 49 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[a] |
7 | Nantes | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 48 | |
8 | Montpellier | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 53 | 50 | +3 | 43 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round |
9 | Paris Saint-Germain | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 39 | |
10 | Metz | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 39 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round |
11 | Nancy
|
34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 35 | 45 | −10 | 39 | |
12 | Strasbourg
|
34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 38 | |
13 | Bastia | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 38 | |
14 | Auxerre | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 37 | |
15 | Le Havre | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 23 | 38 | −15 | 35 | |
16 | Lorient (R) | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 33 | 49 | −16 | 35 | Relegation to French Division 2 |
17 | Sochaux (R) | 34 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 30 | 54 | −24 | 33 | |
18 | Toulouse (R) | 34 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 24 | 53 | −29 | 29 |
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- 1998–99 Coupe de la Ligue. Also, Nantes was qualified for the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup as winners of the 1998–99 Coupe de France.
Promoted from
Division 1 season 1999/2000
- AS Saint-Étienne: champion of Ligue 2
- CS Sedan-Ardennes: runners-up
- Troyes AC: third place
Results
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[1] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Sylvain Wiltord | Bordeaux
|
22 |
2 | Alain Caveglia | Lyon | 17 |
3 | Lilian Laslandes | Bordeaux
|
15 |
Shabani Nonda | Rennes
| ||
5 | Florian Maurice | Marseille
|
14 |
6 | Fabrizio Ravanelli | Marseille
|
13 |
7 | David Trezeguet | AS Monaco | 12 |
Tony Cascarino | Nancy
| ||
9 | Frédéric Née | Bastia | 11 |
Victor Ikpeba | Monaco | ||
Laurent Robert | Montpellier | ||
Bruno Rodriguez |
|
References
- ^ Division 1 - Saison 1998-1999 - Classement des buteurs deux-zero.com
External links
- France 1998/99 at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation