| Season | 1998–99 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Rapid București[1] |
| Relegated | Foresta Fălticeni Universitatea Cluj Olimpia Satu Mare |
| Champions League | Rapid București |
| UEFA Cup | Dinamo București Steaua București |
| Intertoto Cup | Bacău Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 888 (2.9 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ionel Ganea (28) |
| Biggest home win | Dinamo 8–0Cluj |
| Biggest away win | Cluj 0–6Dinamo |
| Highest scoring | Dinamo 8–0Cluj |
| Longest winning run | Dinamo,Rapid (10) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Rapid (23) |
| Longest losing run | Olimpia (13) |
The1998–99 Divizia A was the eighty-first season ofDivizia A, the top-levelfootball league ofRomania.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rapid București(C) | 34 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 79 | 18 | +61 | 89 | Qualification toChampions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Dinamo București | 34 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 95 | 27 | +68 | 82 | Qualification toUEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 3 | Steaua București | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 62 | 33 | +29 | 66 | |
| 4 | Argeș Pitești | 34 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 57 | 37 | +20 | 64 | |
| 5 | Bacău | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 62 | Qualification toIntertoto Cup first round |
| 6 | Oțelul Galați | 34 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 55[a] | |
| 7 | Național București | 34 | 18 | 1 | 15 | 61 | 51 | +10 | 55[a] | |
| 8 | Petrolul Ploiești | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 53 | |
| 9 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | 34 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 54 | 53 | +1 | 49 | Qualification toIntertoto Cup first round |
| 10 | Astra Ploiești | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 46 | |
| 11 | Gloria Bistrița | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 55 | 60 | −5 | 43 | |
| 12 | Farul Constanța | 34 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 37 | 54 | −17 | 40 | |
| 13 | Universitatea Craiova | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 43 | 50 | −7 | 39[b] | |
| 14 | FC Onești | 34 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 56 | 67 | −11 | 39[b] | |
| 15 | Reșița | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 34 | 59 | −25 | 35 | |
| 16 | Foresta Suceava(R) | 34 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 31 | 61 | −30 | 24 | Relegation toDivizia B |
| 17 | Universitatea Cluj(R) | 34 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 92 | −73 | 16 | |
| 18 | Olimpia Satu Mare(R) | 34 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 74 | −52 | 13 |
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argeș Pitești | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Astra Ploiești | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Bacău | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Reșița | 18 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | 15 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Universitatea Craiova | 10 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
| Dinamo București | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Farul Constanța | 6 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
| Foresta Fălticeni | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Gloria Bistrița | 7 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
| Olimpia Satu Mare | 16 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| FC Onești | 17 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Oțelul Galați | 14 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Petrolul Ploiești | 4 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Național București | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| Rapid București | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Steaua București | 11 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Universitatea Cluj | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Home \ Away | ARG | AST | BAC | RES | CEA | UCR | DIN | FAR | FOR | GBI | OLI | ONE | OȚE | PET | NAT | RAP | STE | UCL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argeș Pitești | — | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 |
| Astra Ploiești | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Bacău | 3–2 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Reșița | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 |
| Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | 1–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 5–1 |
| Universitatea Craiova | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 |
| Dinamo București | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 7–0 | 6–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 8–0 |
| Farul Constanța | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | — | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 |
| Foresta Fălticeni | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Gloria Bistrița | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 5–0 | — | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 4–0 |
| Olimpia Satu Mare | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–6 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 |
| FC Onești | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 6–0 |
| Oțelul Galați | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | — | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 |
| Petrolul Ploiești | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| Național București | 2–3 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 |
| Rapid București | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Steaua București | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 4–0 |
| Universitatea Cluj | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–6 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 0–2 | — |
| Rapid București[3] |
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Goalkeepers:Bogdan Lobonț (31 / 0);Marius Bratu (4 / 0). Manager: *Mircea Lucescu /Mircea Rednic /Dumitru Dumitriu /Nicolae Manea.
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