1998–99 National Football League (India)

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.

National Football League

Season	1998–99
Dates	5 January – 22 March 1999
Champions	Salgaocar 1st NFL title 1st Indian title
Relegated	none
Asian Club Championship	none
Top goalscorer	Philip Mensah (11 goals)[1]
← 1997–98 1999–00 →

Overview

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

First stage

JCT

Indian Bank

ITI

Kochin

Kolkata

Kolkata clubs:
East Bengal
Mohun Bagan
Tollygunge Agragami

Goa

Goa clubs:
Churchill Brothers
Dempo
Salgaocar

Mumbai

Mumbai clubs:
Air India
Mahindra & Mahindra

Locations of teams in the 1998–99 National Football League
Group A
Group B

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Mohun Bagan (Q)	10	4	5	1	14	7	+7	17
2	JCT (Q)	10	4	5	1	12	8	+4	17
3	Churchill Brothers (Q)	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
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	East Bengal (Q)	10	8	2	0	19	2	+17	26
2	Kochin (Q)	10	5	2	3	19	12	+7	17
3	Salgaocar (Q)	10	4	4	2	17	8	+9	16
4	Mahindra & Mahindra	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
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Second stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Salgaocar (C)	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
(C) Champions