1998–99 Hong Kong First Division League
Football league season
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The 1998–99 Hong Kong First Division League season was the 88th since its establishment.
| Season | 1998–99 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Happy Valley 3rd Hong Kong title |
| Matches | 56 |
| Goals | 201 (3.59 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Tomy (Sai Kung Friends) (16 goals) |
← 1997–98 | |
The first match was played on 30 August 1998 with Instant-Dict drew South China 2–2. However, as there was an ineligible player in Instant-Dict's squad and the team was penalised with a 0–3 loss.[1]
First stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Happy Valley | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 14 | +17 | 30 | To Grand Final |
| 2 | South China | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 22 | Championship Playoff |
| 3 | Yee Hope | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 22 | |
| 4 | Golden | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 22 | |
| 5 | Sing Tao | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 19 | Relegation Playoff |
| 6 | Instant-Dict | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 16 | |
| 7 | Rangers | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 16 | |
| 8 | Sai Kung Friends | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 43 | −22 | 10 |
Source: [2]
Second stage
[2] NB: Teams take points and goals halved from first phase. GF and GA is rounded.
Championship playoff
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South China | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 25 | To Grand Final |
| 2 | Happy Valley | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 22 | |
| 3 | Yee Hope | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 18 | |
| 4 | Golden | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 16 |
Relegation playoff
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Instant-Dict | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 23 | |
| 6 | Sing Tao | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 18.5 | Withdrew from the league system after the season. |
| 7 | Sai Kung Friends | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 34 | −13 | 14 | Relegation to Second Division by rules, but retained in the First Division as both HKFC and Fire Services declined promotion. |
| 8 | Rangers | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 31 | −16 | 11 |
Final
| Happy Valley | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | South China |
|---|---|---|
Bajkusa  41' |
Cheng Siu Chung 80' |
|
| Penalties | ||
| 8–7 | ||
Attendance: 10,258
| First Division League 1998–99 winners |
|---|
| 3rd title |