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The 1998–99 Ligue 1 season (then called Division 1) was the 61st since its establishment. FC Girondins de Bordeaux won the French Association Football League with 72 points.
| Season | 1998–99 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7 August 1998 – 29 May 1999 |
| Champions | Bordeaux (5th title) |
| Relegated | Lorient Sochaux Toulouse |
| Matches played | 306 |
| Goals scored | 723 (2.36 per match) |
| Best Player | Ali Benarbia |
| Top goalscorer | Sylvain Wiltord (22 goals) |
← 1997–98 | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bordeaux (C) | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 66 | 29 | +37 | 72 | Qualification to Champions League first group stage |
| 2 | Marseille | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 56 | 28 | +28 | 71 | |
| 3 | Lyon | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 51 | 31 | +20 | 63 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Monaco | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 52 | 32 | +20 | 62 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Rennes | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 59 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round |
| 6 | Lens | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 49 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[a] |
| 7 | Nantes | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 48 | |
| 8 | Montpellier | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 53 | 50 | +3 | 43 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round |
| 9 | Paris Saint-Germain | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 39 | |
| 10 | Metz | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 39 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round |
| 11 | Nancy | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 35 | 45 | −10 | 39 | |
| 12 | Strasbourg | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 38 | |
| 13 | Bastia | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 38 | |
| 14 | Auxerre | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 37 | |
| 15 | Le Havre | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 23 | 38 | −15 | 35 | |
| 16 | Lorient (R) | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 33 | 49 | −16 | 35 | Relegation to French Division 2 |
| 17 | Sochaux (R) | 34 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 30 | 54 | −24 | 33 | |
| 18 | Toulouse (R) | 34 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 24 | 53 | −29 | 29 |
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Lens was qualified for the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup as winners of the 1998–99 Coupe de la Ligue. Also, Nantes was qualified for the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup as winners of the 1998–99 Coupe de France.
Promoted from Ligue 2, who will play in Division 1 season 1999/2000
- AS Saint-Étienne: champion of Ligue 2
- CS Sedan-Ardennes: runners-up
- Troyes AC: third place
| Home \ Away | AUX | BAS | BOR | LHA | RCL | LOR | OL | OM | MET | ASM | MHS | NNC | FCN | PSG | REN | SOC | RCS | TFC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auxerre | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | |
| Bastia | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Bordeaux | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 6–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| Le Havre | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| Lens | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | |
| Lorient | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Lyon | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 6–1 | |
| Marseille | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 5–4 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Metz | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Monaco | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Montpellier | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| Nancy | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Nantes | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Paris SG | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Rennes | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Sochaux | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Strasbourg | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Toulouse | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sylvain Wiltord |
Bordeaux | 22 |
| 2 | Alain Caveglia |
Lyon | 17 |
| 3 | Lilian Laslandes |
Bordeaux | 15 |
 Shabani Nonda |
Rennes | ||
| 5 | Florian Maurice |
Marseille | 14 |
| 6 |  Fabrizio Ravanelli |
Marseille | 13 |
| 7 | David Trezeguet |
AS Monaco | 12 |
 Tony Cascarino |
Nancy | ||
| 9 | Frédéric Née |
Bastia | 11 |
 Victor Ikpeba |
Monaco | ||
| Laurent Robert |
Montpellier | ||
| Bruno Rodriguez |
| ||
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