| 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 |
| Matches | 182 |
| Goals | 534 (2.93 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Rogério Oliveira (22 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Sileks 7–1Balkan (18 October 1998) Pobeda 6–0Skopje (9 August 1998) Sileks 6–0Skopje (13 September 1998) Vardar 6–0Tikvesh (27 September 1998) Borec 6–0Balkan (23 May 1999) |
| Biggest away win | Pelister 0–5Sloga (25 October 1998) |
| Highest scoring | Vardar 7–2Balkan (18 April 1999) |
The1998–99 Macedonian First League was the 7th season of theMacedonian First Football League, the highestfootball league ofMacedonia. The first matches of the season were played on 9 August 1998 and the last on 29 May 1999.Sileks were the defending champions, having won their third title in a row. The 1998-99 champions wereSloga Jugomagnat who had won their first title.
Promoted from1997–98 Second League
Relegated to1998–99 Second League
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Promoted from1998–99 Second League Relegated to1999–2000 Second League
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1 Bregalnica Shtip was removed from the league after the round 19, due to their absence in a scheduled match against Sloga Jugomagnat. Their matches from round 14 were annulled.
| 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 | Qualification for theChampions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Sileks | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 63 | 22 | +41 | 57 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 3 | Pobeda | 26 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 51 | 18 | +33 | 53 | Qualification for theIntertoto Cup first round |
| 4 | Vardar | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 61 | 32 | +29 | 49 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup qualifying round[a] |
| 5 | Cementarnica 55 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 47 | 37 | +10 | 44 | Qualification for theIntertoto Cup first round |
| 6 | Makedonija | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 37 | |
| 7 | Tikvesh | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 36 | |
| 8 | Borec | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 32 | |
| 9 | Rabotnichki 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 theMacedonian Second League |
| 14 | Balkan(R) | 26 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 61 | −47 | 16 |
| 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 |
| Rabotnichki | 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 |
| Tikvesh | 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 | — |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pobeda | 22 | |
| 2 | Vardar | 14 |
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