1998–99 Czech First League

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.[1]

Czech First League
Season1998–99
ChampionsSparta Prague
RelegatedViktoria Plzeň
Karviná
Champions LeagueSparta Prague
Teplice
UEFA CupSlavia Prague
Sigma Olomouc
Intertoto CupBoby Brno
Hradec Králové
Top goalscorerHorst Siegl (18)

Stadia and locations
Location of clubs in the 1998–99 Czech First League

League standings
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[lower-alpha 1]
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
Source: fortunaliga.cz (in Czech)
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) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. via the 1998–99 Czech Cup

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
  1. "Crosstown rivals await big kickoff". Prague Post. 29 July 1998. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
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