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1998–99 La Liga

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The 1998–99 La Liga season was the 68th since its establishment. It began on 29 August 1998, and concluded on 20 June 1999.

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Promotion and relegation

Twenty teams competed in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the Segunda División. The promoted teams were Alavés (playing top flight football for the first time in forty two years), Extremadura (returning after a one-year absence) and Villarreal (playing in the top flight for the first time ever). They replaced Compostela, Mérida and Sporting Gijón after spending time in the top flight for four, one and twenty one years respectively.

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Team information

Clubs and locations

Canary Islands

1998–99 season was composed of the following clubs:

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League table

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Source: LFP
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Despite being qualified and registered, Athletic Bilbao refused to play Intertoto
  2. Since Valencia, winners of 1998–99 Copa del Rey, was qualified for the 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League, losing cup finalists Atlético Madrid earned a spot in the first round of the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup.

Results

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Source: LFP (in Spanish)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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Relegation playoff

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First leg

27 June 1999 CF Extremadura 0–2 Rayo Vallecano Almendralejo
21:00 Report (in Spanish) Luis Cembranos 7'
Llorens 86' (pen.)
Stadium: Francisco de la Hera
Attendance: 9,100
Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González Basque Country (autonomous community)
27 June 1999 Villarreal CF 0–2 Sevilla FC Villarreal
21:00 Report (in Spanish) Tsiartas 2', 45' Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Víctor Esquinas Torres Community of Madrid

Second leg

30 June 1999 Rayo Vallecano 2–0
(4–0 agg.)
CF Extremadura Madrid
21:30 Tiago 52'
Bolo 55'
Report (in Spanish) Stadium: Vallecas
Attendance: 15,600
Referee: Antonio Jesús López Nieto Andalusia
30 June 1999 Sevilla FC 1–0
(3–0 agg.)
Villarreal CF Seville
21:45 Quevedo 50' Report (in Spanish) Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Manuel Mejuto González Asturias
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Awards

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Pichichi Trophy

The Pichichi Trophy is awarded to the player who scores the most goals in a season.

  • Source: Diario AS (newspaper archive, in paper), copy of the day: Monday 21 June 1999

Zamora Trophy

The Ricardo Zamora Trophy is awarded to the goalkeeper with the lowest ratio of goals conceded to matches played.

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  • Source: Diario AS (newspaper archive, in paper), copy of the day: Monday 21 June 1999

Fair Play award

From this season, RFEF develops and publishes annually the Fair Play classification according to the Points System which was agreed by the board of the federation on 30 October 1998 and later expanded and fixed at another meeting and published in the 2nd Mailshot of the 2000–01 season. The classification for this season was computed from the Second legg, in order to experience results.

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Pedro Zaballa award

Atlético Madrid and Valencia supporters[6]

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