The Lithuanian A Lyga 1998–99 was the ninth season of top-tier football in Lithuania. The season started on 10 July 1998 and ended on 13 June 1999. 13 teams participated and FK Žalgiris Vilnius won the championship.
Final table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Žalgiris (C) | 23 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 68 | 8 | +60 | 59 | Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Kareda Šiauliai | 23 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 67 | 11 | +56 | 58 | Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 3 | FBK Kaunas | 23 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 57 | 14 | +43 | 57 | |
| 4 | Ekranas | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 45 | 20 | +25 | 41 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round |
| 5 | Inkaras | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 37 | |
| 6 | Atlantas | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 28 | |
| 7 | Banga | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 30 | −12 | 26 | |
| 8 | Nevėžis | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 36 | −19 | 25 | |
| 9 | Dainava | 23 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 24 | 53 | −29 | 25 | |
| 10 | Žalgiris-2 (R) | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 25 | 60 | −35 | 21 | Relegation to 1 Lyga |
| 11 | Jėgeriai (R) | 23 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 22 | 48 | −26 | 20 | |
| 12 | Lokomotyvas (R) | 23 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 47 | −35 | 12 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |
| 13 | Mastis (R) | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 40 | −36 | 3 | Withdrawn and relegation to lower league |
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Žalgiris-2 were demoted to the lower league due to the regulations of LFF, as were a reserve team of Žalgiris.
- Jėgeriai were demoted to the lower league due to the regulations of LFF, as were a reserve team of FBK Kaunas.
- Lokomotyvas were won the play-off, but later were withdrew from the league and dissolved.
- Mastis were withdrew from the league after twelve rounds.
Results
| Home \ Away | ATL | BAN | DAI | EKR | FBK | INK | JĖG | KAR | LOK | MAS | NEV | ŽAL | ŽL2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantas | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 7–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | ||
| Banga | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | |
| Dainava | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | ||
| Ekranas | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | -:+ | 4–0 | ||
| FBK Kaunas | 1–0 | 1–0 | 12–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | ||
| Inkaras | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | |
| Jėgeriai | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | |
| Kareda Šiauliai | 6–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 7–0 | 9–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | |
| Lokomotyvas | 1–5 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | |
| Mastis | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–8 | 0–1 | 0–6 | 2–1 | |||||||
| Nevėžis | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Žalgiris | 2–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 8–0 | ||
| Žalgiris-2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–10 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
- The match between Ekranas and Žalgiris was rated with a goalless win for Žalgiris.
Relegation play-off
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lietava Jonava | 4–5 | Lokomotyvas | 3–0 | 1–5 |
References
- Laužadis, Almantas (17 August 1999). "Lithuania 1998/99". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 December 2020.