1998–99 Hong Kong First Division League

Hong Kong First Division League
Season1998–99
ChampionsHappy Valley
3rd Hong Kong title
Matches played56
Goals scored201 (3.59 per match)
Top goalscorerTomy (Sai Kung Friends)
(16 goals)

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

The first match was played on 30 August 1998 with Instant-Dict drew South China 2–2. However, as there was an ineligible player in Instant-Dict's squad and the team was penalised with a 0–3 loss.[1]

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 D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
5 Instant-Dict 6 5 0 1 27 18 +9 23
6 Sing Tao 6 3 0 3 24 18 +6 18.5 Withdrew from the league system after the season.
7 Sai Kung Friends 6 3 0 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 0 5 15 31 −16 11
Source: [citation needed]

Final

Happy Valley1–1 (a.e.t.)South China
Bajkusa 41' Cheng Siu Chung 80'
Penalties
8–7
Attendance: 10,258


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

[2]

References

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