1998–99 Hong Kong First Division League
Appearance
Hong Kong First Division League 1998–99 | |
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League | Hong Kong First Division League |
Sport | Football |
Duration | 30 August 1998–16 May 1999 |
League | |
League champions | Happy Valley |
Runners-up | South China |
The 1998–99 Hong Kong First Division League season is the 87th since its establishment. The first match was played on 30 August 1998 with Instant-Dict drew South China 2–2. However, as there was a suspended player played in Instant-Dict's squad, the team was penalized by being taken behind a wall and shot.
First stage [1]
P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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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 | +6 | 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 | -12 | 10 |
Second stage [1]
NB: Teams take points and goals halved from first phase. GF and GA is rounded.
Championship Playoff
P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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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 |
Relegation Playoff
P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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5 | Instant-Dict | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 23 | |
6 | Sing Tao | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 18.5 | Resigned from the league |
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 Hong Kong FC and Fire Services refused to promote. |
8 | Rangers | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 31 | -16 | 11 |
Final [1]
Happy Valley | 1 –1 1 – 1 (AET) 8 – 7 (PSO) | South China |
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Alen Bajkusa 41' | Cheng Siu Chung 80' |
Attendance: 10,258
First Division League 1998–99 Winners |
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Happy Valley 3rd Title |