1998–99 Hong Kong First Division League

Hong Kong First Division League
Season	1998–99
Champions	Happy Valley ; 3rd Hong Kong title
Matches played	56
Goals scored	201 (3.59 per match)
Top goalscorer	Tomy (Sai Kung Friends) ; (16 goals)
	← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

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The 1998–99 Hong Kong First Division League season was the 88th since its establishment.

First stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Happy Valley	14	10	0	4	31	14	+17	30	To Grand Final
2	South China	14	6	4	4	24	15	+9	22	Championship Playoff
3	Yee Hope	14	6	4	4	30	27	+3	22
4	Golden	14	7	1	6	26	27	−1	22
5	Sing Tao	14	5	4	5	26	18	+8	19	Relegation Playoff
6	Instant-Dict	14	4	4	6	22	28	−6	16
7	Rangers	14	4	4	6	21	29	−8	16
8	Sai Kung Friends	14	3	1	10	21	43	−22	10

Source: ^[2]

Second stage

^[2] NB: Teams take points and goals halved from first phase. GF and GA is rounded.

Championship playoff

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South China	6	4	2	0	19	11	+8	25	To Grand Final
2	Happy Valley	6	2	1	3	26	16	+10	22
3	Yee Hope	6	2	1	3	26	26	0	18
4	Golden	6	1	2	3	20	25	−5	16

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Relegation playoff

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
5	Instant-Dict	6	5	1	27	18	+9	23
6	Sing Tao	6	3	3	24	18	+6	18.5	Withdrew from the league system after the season.
7	Sai Kung Friends	6	3	3	21	34	−13	14	Relegation to Second Division by rules, but retained in the First Division as both HKFC and Fire Services declined promotion.
8	Rangers	6	1	5	15	31	−16	11

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Final

16 May 1999

Happy Valley	1–1 (a.e.t.)	South China
Bajkusa 41'		Cheng Siu Chung 80'
Penalties
	8–7

Hong Kong Stadium

Attendance: 10,258

First Division League 1998–99 Winners
Happy Valley 3rd title

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References

↑ 甲組足球聯賽揭幕戰回顧(二), HKFA Website (in Chinese)
1 2 3 rsssf.org Hongkong 1998/99

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[1] 甲組足球聯賽揭幕戰回顧(二), HKFA Website (in Chinese)

[leag-2] 1 2 3 rsssf.org Hongkong 1998/99

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