| Season | 1998–99 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7 August 1998 – 29 May 1999 |
| Champions | Bordeaux (5th title) |
| Relegated | Lorient Sochaux Toulouse |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 723 (2.36 per match) |
| Best Player | Ali Benarbia |
| Top goalscorer | Sylvain Wiltord (22 goals) |
The1998–99 Ligue 1 season (then calledDivision 1) was the 61st since its establishment.FC Girondins de Bordeaux won theFrench Association Football League with 72 points.
| 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 toChampions 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 toChampions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Monaco | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 52 | 32 | +20 | 62 | Qualification toUEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Rennes | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 59 | Qualification toIntertoto Cup third round |
| 6 | Lens | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 49 | Qualification toUEFA 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 toIntertoto 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 toIntertoto 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 toFrench Division 2 |
| 17 | Sochaux(R) | 34 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 30 | 54 | −24 | 33 | |
| 18 | Toulouse(R) | 34 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 24 | 53 | −29 | 29 |
Promoted fromLigue 2, who will play inDivision 1 season 1999/2000
| Home \ Away | AUX | BAS | BOR | LHA | RCL | LOR | OL | OM | MET | ASM | MHS | NNC | FCN | PSG | REN | SOC | RCS | TFC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auxerre | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | |
| Bastia | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Bordeaux | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 6–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| Le Havre | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| Lens | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | |
| Lorient | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Lyon | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 6–1 | |
| Marseille | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 5–4 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Metz | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Monaco | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Montpellier | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| Nancy | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Nantes | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Paris SG | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Rennes | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Sochaux | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Strasbourg | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Toulouse | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
Source:[2]
| No. | Club | Average attendance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain FC | 35,582 | -4.7% |
| 2 | RC Lens | 22,977 | -9.9% |
| 3 | FC Nantes | 22,372 | -8.6% |
| 4 | Olympique lyonnais | 21,624 | -2.8% |
| 5 | Girondins de Bordeaux | 20,249 | 37.2% |
| 6 | Olympique de Marseille | 17,862 | -0.5% |
| 7 | RC Strasbourg | 17,341 | 13.1% |
| 8 | SM Caen | 15,893 | 24.7% |
| 9 | FC Metz | 14,701 | -8.1% |
| 10 | Stade rennais | 13,177 | 1.1% |
| 11 | Le Havre AC | 10,586 | 10.4% |
| 12 | AJ auxerroise | 10,503 | -4.6% |
| 13 | LOSC | 10,347 | 19.3% |
| 14 | MHSC | 10,125 | 2.0% |
| 15 | AS Nancy | 9,239 | 29.7% |
| 16 | EA Guingamp | 8,434 | -26.6% |
| 17 | AS Saint-Étienne | 8,061 | -41.4% |
| 18 | AS Monaco | 7,103 | 12.6% |
| 19 | SC Bastia | 5,415 | 12.4% |
| 20 | OGC Nice | 5,024 | -7.5% |