| Season | 1998–99 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sparta Prague |
| Relegated | Viktoria Plzeň Karviná |
| Champions League | Sparta Prague Teplice |
| UEFA Cup | Slavia Prague Sigma Olomouc |
| Intertoto Cup | Boby Brno Hradec Králové |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 625 (2.6 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Horst Siegl (18) |
| Biggest home win | Ostrava 5–0 Slavia Prague Sparta Prague 5–0 Karviná Sparta Prague 5–0 Žižkov |
| Biggest away win | Žižkov 1–6 Sparta Prague |
| Highest scoring | Drnovice 4–4 Sparta Prague |
| Highest attendance | 24,400 Brno 0–0 Olomouc |
| Lowest attendance | 22 Drnovice 0–2 Teplice |
| Average attendance | 6,033 |
| ← 1997–98 1999–2000 → | |
The 1998–99 Czech First League, known as the Gambrinus liga for sponsorship reasons, was the sixth season of top-tier football in the Czech Republic. The season started on 2 August 1998.
League changes
Relegated to the 1998–99 Czech 2. Liga
Promoted from the 1997–98 Czech 2. Liga
Stadia and locations
OstravaBlšanyDrnoviceSlaviaSparta
Žižkov
BrnoHradec KrálovéJablonecKarvináPříbramOlomoucOpavaLiberecTeplicePlzeňclass=notpageimage| Location of clubs in the 1998–99 Czech First League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sparta Prague (C) | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 62 | 23 | +39 | 60 | Qualification for Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Teplice | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 55 | 30 | +25 | 55 | Qualification for Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Slavia Prague | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 51 | 31 | +20 | 55 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Sigma Olomouc | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 47 | Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 5 | Baník Ostrava | 30 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 45 | |
| 6 | Blšany | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 42 | |
| 7 | Boby Brno | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 41 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup second round |
| 8 | Hradec Králové | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 39 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round |
| 9 | Slovan Liberec | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 34 | −1 | 38 | |
| 10 | Viktoria Žižkov | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 31 | 47 | −16 | 38 | |
| 11 | Drnovice | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 37 | |
| 12 | Jablonec | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 35 | |
| 13 | Dukla Příbram | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 28 | 41 | −13 | 33 | |
| 14 | Opava | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 40 | 54 | −14 | 32 | |
| 15 | Viktoria Plzeň (R) | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 43 | −17 | 32 | Relegation to Czech 2. Liga |
| 16 | Karviná (R) | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 28 | 55 | −27 | 23 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Slavia Prague won the 1998–99 Czech Cup and qualified for the first round of the UEFA Cup.
Results
| Home \ Away | OST | BLŠ | BRN | DRN | PŘÍ | HRK | JAB | KAR | OPA | OLO | SLA | LIB | SPA | TEP | PLZ | VŽI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baník Ostrava | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |
| Blšany | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Boby Brno | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| Drnovice | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | |
| Dukla Příbram | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| Hradec Králové | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | |
| Jablonec | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| Karviná | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Opava | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Sigma Olomouc | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Slavia Prague | 0–0 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | |
| Slovan Liberec | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Sparta Prague | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | |
| Teplice | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | |
| Viktoria Plzeň | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Viktoria Žižkov | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–6 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Horst Siegl
|
Sparta Prague | 18 |
| 2 | Pavel Verbíř
|
Teplice | 13 |
| 3 | Robert Vágner
|
Slavia Prague | 12 |
| 4 | František Koubek
|
Hradec Králové | 11 |
| Vratislav Lokvenc
|
Sparta Prague | ||
| Vítězslav Tuma
|
Drnovice | ||
| 7 | Luděk Zelenka
|
Viktoria Žižkov / Slavia Prague |
10 |
See also
References
- ^ "Detailed attendance stats". Fortuna liga. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- "Average attendance stats". Fortuna liga. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- "Crosstown rivals await big kickoff". Prague Post. 29 July 1998. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- (in Czech) ČMFS statistics
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