| Season | 1998–99 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Partizan 16th domestic title |
| Relegated | none |
| Champions League | Partizan |
| UEFA Cup | Red Star Vojvodina |
| Matches | 216 |
| Goals | 616 (2.85 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Dejan Osmanović (16) |
The1998–99First League of FR Yugoslavia was the seventh season of the FR Yugoslavia's top-level football league since its establishment. It was contested by 18 teams, andPartizan won the championship (declared on 12 June 1999).
The championship was stopped on 14 May 1999, because of theNATO bombing of Yugoslavia, after 24 rounds.
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Partizan | Belgrade | Partizan Stadium | 32,710 |
| Red Star | Belgrade | Red Star Stadium | 55,538 |
| Vojvodina | Novi Sad | Karađorđe Stadium | 17,204 |
| Zemun | Zemun, Belgrade | Zemun Stadium | 10,000 |
| Rad | Belgrade | Stadion Kralj Petar I | 6,000 |
| Proleter | Zrenjanin | Stadion Karađorđev park | 13,500 |
| Hajduk Kula | Kula | Stadion Hajduk | 6,000 |
| Obilić | Belgrade | FK Obilić Stadium | 4,500 |
| Železnik | Belgrade | Železnik Stadium | 8,000 |
| Mogren | Budva | Stadion Lugovi | 4,000 |
| OFK Beograd | Karaburma, Belgrade | Omladinski Stadium | 20,000 |
| Sartid 1913 | Smederevo | Smederevo City Stadium | 17,200 |
| Spartak | Subotica | Subotica City Stadium | 13,000 |
| Radnički | Kragujevac | Čika Dača Stadium | 15,000 |
| Priština | Priština | Priština City Stadium | 25,000 |
| Budućnost Podgorica | Podgorica | Podgorica City Stadium | 12,000 |
| Radnički Niš | Niš | Čair Stadium | 18,000 |
| Milicionar | Belgrade | SC MUP Makiš | 4,000 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Partizan(C) | 24 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 59 | 11 | +48 | 66 | Qualification forChampions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Obilić | 24 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 61 | 9 | +52 | 64 | Excluded from European competitions[a] |
| 3 | Red Star Belgrade | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 54 | 18 | +36 | 51 | Qualification forUEFA Cup qualifying round[a] |
| 4 | Vojvodina | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 45 | 22 | +23 | 42 | |
| 5 | Rad | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 40 | |
| 6 | Proleter Zrenjanin | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 35 | |
| 7 | Hajduk Kula | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 32 | |
| 8 | OFK Beograd | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 31 | |
| 9 | Sartid | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 30 | |
| 10 | Radnički Kragujevac | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 30 | |
| 11 | Milicionar | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 29 | |
| 12 | Zemun | 24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 30 | 47 | −17 | 28 | |
| 13 | Železnik | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 43 | −14 | 26 | |
| 14 | Budućnost Podgorica | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 42 | −14 | 26 | |
| 15 | Mogren | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 42 | −24 | 20 | |
| 16 | Radnički Niš | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 44 | −23 | 19 | |
| 17 | Priština | 24 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 25 | 49 | −24 | 18 | |
| 18 | Spartak Subotica | 24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 33 | 58 | −25 | 18 |
| Home \ Away | BUD | HAJ | MIL | MOG | OBI | OFK | PAR | PRI | PRO | RAD | RDK | RNI | RSB | SAR | SPA | VOJ | ZEM | ŽEL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budućnost Podgorica | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||||||
| Hajduk Kula | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | ||||||
| Milicionar | 6–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 4–5 | 1–7 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | ||||||
| Mogren | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | ||||||
| Obilić | 5–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 6–3 | 2–0 | ||||||
| OFK Beograd | 5–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 5–2 | ||||||
| Partizan | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | ||||||
| Priština | 3–1 | 3–2 | 6–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | ||||||
| Proleter Zrenjanin | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | ||||||
| Rad | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||||||
| Radnički Kragujevac | 1–0 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | ||||||
| Radnički Niš | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | ||||||
| Red Star | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 4–0 | ||||||
| Sartid | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | ||||||
| Spartak Subotica | 2–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 3–4 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–2 | ||||||
| Vojvodina | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 8–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 3–2 | ||||||
| Zemun | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | ||||||
| Železnik | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 |
Champions: Partizan Belgrade (Coach:Ljubiša Tumbaković)
Players (league matches/league goals)
Source:[2]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hajduk Kula | 16 | |
| 2 | Red Star | 14 | |
| 3 | Obilić | 13 | |
| Partizan | |||
| 5 | Spartak | 12 | |
| Partizan |