1998–99 First League of FR Yugoslavia
| Season | 1998–99 |
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| 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
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| 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 |
| 3 | Red Star | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 54 | 18 | +36 | 51 | 1999–2000 UEFA Cup Qualifying round |
| 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 | Withdrew from the league 1 |
| 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 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)
Nikola Damjanac
Vuk Rašović- Branko Savić
- Igor Duljaj
- Zoltan Sabo
Marjan Gerasimovski- Darko Tešović
- Goran Trobok
- Milan Stojanovski
- Nenad Bjeković
- Dragan Stojisavljević
- Darko Ljubanović
- Đorđe Svetličić
- Mateja Kežman
- Radiša Ilić (goalkeeper)
- Goran Obradović
- Ivica Iliev
- Vladimir Ivić
- Goran Arnaut
- Mladen Krstajić
- Dragan Čalija
- Saša Ilić
- Ljubiša Ranković
- Predrag Pažin
- Dragoljub Jeremić
- Đorđe Tomić
- Aleksandar Vuković
- Srđan Baljak
- Dejan Živković
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