1998–99 French Division 1

The 1998–99 Ligue 1 season (then called Division 1) was the 61st since its establishment. FC Girondins de Bordeaux won the French Association Football League with 72 points.

Division 1
Season1998–99
Dates7 August 1998 –
29 May 1999
ChampionsBordeaux (5th title)
RelegatedLorient
Sochaux
Toulouse
Matches played306
Goals scored723 (2.36 per match)
Best PlayerAli Benarbia
Top goalscorerSylvain Wiltord (22 goals)

Participating teams

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Bordeaux (C)3422666629+3772Qualification to Champions League first group stage
2Marseille3421855628+2871
3Lyon3418975131+2063Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4Monaco3418885232+2062Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
5Rennes3417894538+759Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round
6Lens34147134643+349Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[a]
7Nantes341212104034+648
8Montpellier341110135350+343Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
9Paris Saint-Germain34109153435−139
10Metz34912132837−939Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
11Nancy34109153545−1039
12Strasbourg34814123036−638
13Bastia34108163746−938
14Auxerre34910154045−537
15Le Havre34811152338−1535
16Lorient (R)34811153349−1635Relegation to French Division 2
17Sochaux (R)34615133054−2433
18Toulouse (R)34611172453−2929
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Promoted from Ligue 2, who will play in Division 1 season 1999/2000

Results

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Auxerre1–03–10–01–25–01–01–11–00–32–23–21–10–12–03–13–11–2
Bastia2–02–02–01–12–14–10–23–03–12–21–21–02–00–11–10–01–1
Bordeaux1–02–03–01–00–01–04–16–00–13–12–02–03–14–00–01–03–1
Le Havre2–11–12–33–10–11–00–00–01–21–11–12–10–42–03–00–10–0
Lens2–21–02–40–11–10–34–02–01–11–02–12–42–13–11–13–03–1
Lorient1–13–10–20–01–10–11–31–11–21–10–11–12–01–14–10–11–0
Lyon2–12–12–10–03–12–22–12–01–12–02–12–11–11–24–13–26–1
Marseille1–03–12–22–01–04–10–03–01–05–44–02–00–01–14–01–02–0
Metz2–04–00–21–00–13–03–20–11–03–12–31–01–10–01–11–00–0
Monaco3–21–10–23–02–01–00–11–20–02–03–03–12–14–24–12–11–1
Montpellier3–03–01–12–01–05–11–30–11–12–31–11–22–14–20–01–13–0
Nancy1–11–22–31–00–12–00–02–31–01–20–11–00–00–11–11–12–0
Nantes2–22–00–01–12–01–12–00–10–00–11–12–00–02–12–01–02–0
Paris SG2–02–02–33–00–11–20–12–12–21–00–11–20–02–12–10–00–0
Rennes1–02–01–12–12–01–00–01–11–02–13–22–12–32–14–01–11–0
Sochaux1–12–12–01–00–40–11–20–01–11–14–01–11–11–00–31–12–1
Strasbourg2–11–13–20–11–12–00–00–20–01–12–11–22–20–11–11–12–0
Toulouse0–02–10–30–03–21–40–01–01–00–02–51–12–32–10–11–10–1
Source: Ligue 1
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals[1]
1 Sylvain WiltordBordeaux22
2 Alain CavegliaLyon17
3 Lilian LaslandesBordeaux15
Shabani NondaRennes
5 Florian MauriceMarseille14
6 Fabrizio RavanelliMarseille13
7 David TrezeguetAS Monaco12
Tony CascarinoNancy
9 Frédéric NéeBastia11
Victor IkpebaMonaco
Laurent RobertMontpellier
Bruno Rodriguez

References