1998–99 First League of FR Yugoslavia

First League of FR Yugoslavia
Season 1998–99
Champions Partizan
16th domestic title
Relegated none
Champions League Partizan
UEFA Cup Red Star
Vojvodina
Matches played 216
Goals scored 616 (2.85 per match)
Top goalscorer Dejan Osmanović (16)
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The 1998–99 First 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, and Partizan won the championship (declared on 12 June 1999).

The championship was stopped on 14 May 1999, because of the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, after 24 rounds.

Teams

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

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Partizan (C) 24 21 3 0 59 11+48 66 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League First qualifying round
2 Obilić 24 20 4 0 61 9+52 64 Excluded from European competitions 1
3 Red Star Belgrade 24 15 6 3 54 18+36 51 1999–2000 UEFA Cup Qualifying round 1
4 Vojvodina 24 13 3 8 45 22+23 42
5 Rad 24 11 7 6 26 260 40
6 Proleter Zrenjanin 24 10 5 9 29 290 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 39 390 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 Withdrew from the league 2
18 Spartak Subotica 24 6 0 18 33 58−25 18

Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 Obilić was excluded from the UEFA competitions because was the club owner Arkan charged with war crimes. Their place was given to Vojvodina.[1]
2 Priština was withdrew from the FR Yugoslavia football league system due to the situation in Kosovo, then was moved to the Kosovo football league system.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.

Champions

Partizan Belgrade (Coach: Ljubiša Tumbaković)

Players (league matches/league goals)

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dejan Osmanović Hajduk Kula
16
2 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mihajlo Pjanović Red Star
14
3 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zoran Ranković Obilić
13
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Saša Ilić Partizan
13
5 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Antal Puhalak Spartak
12
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vladimir Ivić Partizan
12

References

  1. ↑ "No Champions League spot for Wisla Krakow". Reuters. 15 June 1999. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  2. ↑ Partizan official website

External links

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