National Football League
Season1998–99
Dates5 January – 22 March 1999
ChampionsSalgaocar
1st NFL title
1st Indian title
Relegatednone
1998–99 Asian Club ChampionshipEast Bengal
Top goalscorerPhilip Mensah (11 goals)[1]

The 1998–99 National Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola National Football League for sponsorship reasons, was the third season of National Football League, the top Indian league for association football clubs, since its inception in 1996.

Overview

It was contested by 12 teams, and Salgaocar won the championship. Kingfisher East Bengal came second and Churchill Brothers came third.

First stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Mohun Bagan 10 4 5 1 14 7 +7 17
2 JCT 10 4 5 1 12 8 +4 17
3 Churchill Brothers 10 3 5 2 15 10 +5 14
4 Tollygunge Agragami 10 3 5 2 9 8 +1 14
5 Dempo 10 2 3 5 6 11 5 9
6 Air India 10 2 1 7 5 17 12 7
Source: rsssf.com

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Kingfisher East Bengal 10 8 2 0 19 2 +17 26
2 Kochin 10 5 2 3 19 12 +7 17
3 Salgaocar 10 4 4 2 17 8 +9 16
4 Mahindra United 10 3 1 6 13 19 6 10
5 Indian Telephone Industries 10 2 2 6 6 19 13 8
6 Indian Bank Recreational Club 10 2 1 7 11 25 14 7
Source: rsssf.com

Second stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Salgaocar 10 7 2 1 17 6 +11 23
2 East Bengal 10 5 4 1 14 8 +6 19
3 Churchill Brothers 10 4 3 3 12 11 +1 15
4 Mohun Bagan 10 2 4 4 5 10 5 10
5 JCT 10 1 6 3 8 9 1 9
6 Kochin 10 0 3 7 3 15 12 3
Source: rsssf.com

References

  1. "From the History Book". All India Football Federation. the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
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