1998–99 French Division 1

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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)

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.

Participating teams[]

  • AJ Auxerre
  • SC Bastia
  • FC Girondins de Bordeaux
  • Le Havre AC
  • RC Lens
  • FC Lorient
  • Olympique Lyonnais
  • Olympique de Marseille
  • FC Metz
  • AS Monaco
  • Montpellier HSC
  • AS Nancy-Lorraine
  • FC Nantes Atlantique
  • Paris Saint-Germain
  • Stade Rennais
  • FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
  • RC Strasbourg
  • Toulouse FC
1998–99 French Division 1 is located in France
Auxerre
Auxerre
Bastia
Bastia
Bordeaux
Bordeaux
Le Havre
Le Havre
Lens      
Lens      
Lorient
Lorient
Lyon
Lyon
Marseille
Marseille
Metz
Metz
AS Monaco
AS Monaco
Montpellier
Montpellier
Nancy
Nancy
Nantes
Nantes
PSG
PSG
Rennes
Rennes
Sochaux
Strasbourg
Strasbourg
Toulouse
Toulouse
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Location of teams in 1998–99 Division 1

Final table[]

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 to Champions 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 to Champions League third qualifying round
4 Monaco 34 18 8 8 52 32 +20 62 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
5 Rennes 34 17 8 9 45 38 +7 59 Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round
6 Lens 34 14 7 13 46 43 +3 49 Qualification to UEFA 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 to Intertoto 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 to Intertoto 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 Relegated to French Division 2
17 Sochaux (R) 34 6 15 13 30 54 −24 33
18 Toulouse (R) 34 6 11 17 24 53 −29 29
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Lens was qualified for the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup as winners of the 1998–99 Coupe de la Ligue. Also, Nantes was qualified for the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup as winners of the 1998–99 Coupe de France.

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

  • AS Saint-Étienne: champion of Ligue 2
  • CS Sedan-Ardennes: runners-up
  • Troyes AC: third place

Results[]

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: Ligue 1
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers[]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 France Sylvain Wiltord Bordeaux 22
2 France Alain Caveglia Lyon 17
3 France Lilian Laslandes Bordeaux 15
Democratic Republic of the Congo Shabani Nonda Rennes
5 France Florian Maurice Marseille 14
6 Italy Fabrizio Ravanelli Marseille 13
7 France David Trezeguet AS Monaco 12
Republic of Ireland Tony Cascarino Nancy
9 France Frédéric Née Bastia 11
Nigeria Victor Ikpeba Monaco
France Laurent Robert Montpellier
France Bruno Rodriguez
  • Metz (6)
  • Paris Saint-Germain (5)

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