| Season | 1998–99 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 29 August 1998 – 15 May 1999 |
| Champions | Tirana 18th Albanian title |
| Relegated | |
| Champions League | Tirana |
| UEFA Cup | |
| Intertoto Cup | Teuta |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 618 (2.58 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Artan Bano (22 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Vllaznia 8–0Flamurtari (5 February 1999) |
| Biggest away win | Teuta 0–5Tirana (24 November 1998) |
| Highest scoring | Burreli 4–4Dinamo (30 October 1998) Vllaznia 8–0Flamurtari (5 February 1999) Laçi 5–3Skënderbeu (7 May 1999) |
1999–00 → | |
The1998–99 Albanian National Championship was the 60th season of theAlbanian National Championship, the top professional league forassociation football clubs, since its establishment in 1930. The season began on 29 August 1998 and concluded on 15 May 1999.Vllaznia began the season as defending champions of the1997–98 season andBurreli was the only team promoted from theKategoria e Dytë as the league was reduced from 18 teams to 16.[1]
Tirana won their 18th Albanian title, having finished as runners-up during the previous season. The newly promoted clubBurreli were the first team to be relegated, and they were followed byLaçi andBesa down to theKategoria e Dytë.
A total of 16 teams competed in the 1998–99 season, 2 less than the previous where 18 teams competed. Of these 16 teams, 15 of them were from the 1997–98 season withBurreli being the only promoted side from theKategoria e Dytë. 3 sides from the 1997–98 season were relegated, and they wereShqiponja,Sopoti andAlbpetrol.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Last season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apolonia | Fier | Loni Papuçiu Stadium | 10,000 | 7th |
| Besa | Kavajë | Besa Stadium | 8,000 | 14th |
| Burreli | Burrel | Liri Ballabani Stadium | 2,500 | Kategoria e Dytë |
| Bylis | Ballsh | Adush Muça Stadium | 6,000 | 13th |
| Dinamo Tirana | Tirana | Qemal Stafa Stadium[note 1] | 19,700 | 12th |
| Elbasani | Elbasan | Ruzhdi Bizhuta Stadium | 15,000 | 6th |
| Flamurtari | Vlorë | Flamurtari Stadium | 15,000 | 15th |
| Laçi | Laç | Laçi Stadium | 5,000 | 8th |
| Lushnja | Lushnjë | Abdurrahman Roza Haxhiu Stadium | 12,000 | 9th |
| Partizani | Tirana | Qemal Stafa Stadium | 19,700 | 3rd |
| Skënderbeu | Korçë | Skënderbeu Stadium | 12,000 | 11th |
| Shkumbini | Peqin | Shkumbini Stadium | 6,000 | 4th |
| Teuta | Durrës | Niko Dovana Stadium | 12,040 | 5th |
| Tirana | Tirana | Qemal Stafa Stadium | 19,700 | 2nd |
| Tomori | Berat | Tomori Stadium | 14,750 | 10th |
| Vllaznia | Shkodër | Loro Boriçi Stadium | 15,000 | Champions |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tirana(C) | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 48 | 20 | +28 | 61 | Qualification for theChampions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Vllaznia | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 57 | 18 | +39 | 60 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup qualifying round[a] |
| 3 | Bylis | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 51 | 19 | +32 | 59 | |
| 4 | Tomori | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 46 | |
| 5 | Lushnja | 30 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 52 | 40 | +12 | 44 | |
| 6 | Dinamo Tirana | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 40 | |
| 7 | Shkumbini | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 40 | |
| 8 | Teuta | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 48 | −20 | 40 | Qualification for theIntertoto Cup first round |
| 9 | Elbasani | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 39 | |
| 10 | Partizani | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 39 | |
| 11 | Flamurtari | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 38 | |
| 12 | Skënderbeu | 30 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 38 | |
| 13 | Apolonia | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 37 | |
| 14 | Besa(R) | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 40 | −15 | 36 | Relegation to the1999–2000 Kategoria e Dytë |
| 15 | Laçi(R) | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 36 | 55 | −19 | 33 | |
| 16 | Burreli(R) | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 40 | 60 | −20 | 27 |
| Home \ Away | APO | BES | BUR | BYL | DIN | ELB | FLA | LAÇ | LUS | PAR | SKË | SKU | TEU | TIR | TOM | VLL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apolonia | 1–0 | 2–0[a] | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Besa | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Burreli | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 4–4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Bylis | 4–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | |
| Dinamo | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| Elbasani | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Flamurtari | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | |
| Laçi | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| Lushnja | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| Partizani | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Skënderbeu | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2[a] | |
| Shkumbini | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Teuta | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Tirana | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–0[a] | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| Tomori | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Vllaznia | 4–2 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 8–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
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