1998–99 National Football League (India)

3rd season of National Football League

Football league season

National Football LeagueSeason| 1998–99

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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 →

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

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

## First stage

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### Group A

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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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

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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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

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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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

## References

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

## External links

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* Philips National League at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

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* Air India
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