1998–99 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1

Football league season

Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1Season| 1998–99

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Champions| Espérance de Tunis
Relegated| Olympique du Kef
CS Hammam-Lif
CO Médenine
ES Beni-Khalled
Champions League| Espérance de Tunis
Cup Winners' Cup| Club Africain
CAF Cup| CA Bizertin
Étoile du Sahel
Matches played| 224
Goals scored| 512 (2.29 per match)
Top goalscorer| Santos (14 goals)
Biggest home win| OB 6–0 CO Médenine
Biggest away win| CO Médenine 1–7 CAB
Highest scoring| CO Médenine 1–7 CAB

← 1997–98

1999–2000 →

The 1998–99 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 season was the 73rd season of top-tier football in Tunisia.

## Results

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### Group A

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#### Group A table

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

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1  | Espérance de Tunis | 14  | 8  | 6  | 0  | 29  | 12  | +17  | 30  | Qualification to the Championship Playoffs
2  | CA Bizertin | 14  | 6  | 5  | 3  | 23  | 13  | +10  | 23
3  | US Monastir | 14  | 5  | 7  | 2  | 21  | 20  | +1  | 22
4  | Étoile du Sahel | 14  | 5  | 5  | 4  | 13  | 12  | +1  | 20
5  | CO Transports | 14  | 4  | 5  | 5  | 15  | 14  | +1  | 17  | Qualification to the Relegation Playoffs
6  | Olympique Béja | 14  | 4  | 5  | 5  | 17  | 18  | −1  | 17
7  | Stade Tunisien | 14  | 3  | 5  | 6  | 13  | 17  | −4  | 14
8  | CO Médenine  | 14  | 1  | 2  | 11  | 10  | 35  | −25  | 5

Updated to match(es) played on 27 December 1998. Source: Ligue 1 Group A
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

#### Group A result table

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Home \ Away  | CAB | COM  | COT | EST | ESS | OB | ST | USM

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CA Bizertin | -- | 4–1  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 1–1
CO Médenine  | 1–7  | -- | 1–3  | 0–3  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 2–2  | 1–2
CO Transports | 3–1  | 1–0  | -- | 1–2  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 0–0  | 1–1
Espérance de Tunis | 4–2  | 4–0  | 1–1  | -- | 1–1  | 2–2  | 2–1  | 3–1
Étoile du Sahel | 1–0  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 0–2  | -- | 1–1  | 0–1  | 3–1
Olympique Béja | 0–1  | 3–2  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 0–0  | -- | 2–1  | 1–2
Stade Tunisien | 0–0  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 0–2  | 2–0  | -- | 1–1
US Monastir | 1–1  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 2–2  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 3–2  | --

Updated to match(es) played on 27 December 1998. Source: Ligue 1 Group A
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

#### Group A leaders

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### Group B

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#### Group B table

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

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1  | Club Africain | 14  | 10  | 3  | 1  | 23  | 7  | +16  | 33  | Qualification to the Championship Playoffs
2  | CS Sfaxien | 14  | 9  | 3  | 2  | 28  | 14  | +14  | 30
3  | AS Marsa | 14  | 7  | 2  | 5  | 15  | 16  | −1  | 23
4  | ES Zarzis | 14  | 4  | 7  | 3  | 14  | 12  | +2  | 19
5  | CS Hammam-Lif | 14  | 4  | 6  | 4  | 14  | 13  | +1  | 18  | Qualification to the Relegation Playoffs
6  | ES Beni-Khalled | 14  | 4  | 4  | 6  | 9  | 15  | −6  | 16
7  | JS Kairouan | 14  | 1  | 4  | 9  | 9  | 23  | −14  | 7
8  | Olympique du Kef | 14  | 1  | 3  | 10  | 5  | 17  | −12  | 6

Updated to match(es) played on 27 December 1998. Source: Ligue 1 Group B
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

#### Group B result table

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Home \ Away  | ASM | CA | CSHL | CSS | ESZ | ESBK | JSK | OK

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AS Marsa | -- | 0–2  | 3–2  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 1–0
Club Africain | 2–0  | -- | 0–0  | 2–2  | 2–1  | 4–0  | 3–0  | 2–1
CS Hammam-Lif | 2–0  | 0–2  | -- | 2–2  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 3–0  | 1–0
CS Sfaxien | 2–0  | 2–0  | 2–0  | -- | 2–2  | 2–0  | 3–1  | 3–0
ES Zarzis | 2–0  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 2–1  | -- | 1–0  | 2–2  | 1–0
ES Beni-Khalled | 2–2  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 1–0  | -- | 1–0  | 2–1
JS Kairouan | 1–2  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 2–3  | 1–0  | 1–1  | -- | 0–0
Olympique du Kef | 1–3  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 0–2  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 2–0  | --

Updated to match(es) played on 27 December 1998. Source: Ligue 1 Group B
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

#### Group B leaders

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## Championship Playoffs

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### League table

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Group winners (Espérance de Tunis and Club Africain) obtained 2 bonus points each and group runners-up (CA Bizertin and CS Sfaxien) obtained 1 bonus point each.

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

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1  | Espérance de Tunis | 14  | 11  | 3  | 0  | 31  | 8  | +23  | 38  | Qualification for 2000 CAF Champions League
2  | CA Bizertin | 14  | 6  | 6  | 2  | 18  | 14  | +4  | 25  | Qualification for 2000 CAF Cup
3  | CS Sfaxien | 14  | 7  | 2  | 5  | 15  | 12  | +3  | 24  |
4  | Étoile du Sahel | 14  | 5  | 5  | 4  | 18  | 13  | +5  | 20  | Qualification for 2000 CAF Cup
5  | AS Marsa | 14  | 5  | 3  | 6  | 11  | 13  | −2  | 18  |
6  | Club Africain | 14  | 4  | 3  | 7  | 13  | 20  | −7  | 17  | Qualification for 2000 African Cup Winners' Cup
7  | US Monastir | 14  | 1  | 7  | 6  | 13  | 21  | −8  | 10  |
8  | ES Zarzis | 14  | 2  | 1  | 11  | 9  | 27  | −18  | 7

Updated to match(es) played on 28 May 1999. Source: Ligue 1 Championship Playoffs
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

### Result table

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Home \ Away  | ASM | CA | CAB | CSS | EST | ESZ | ESS | USM

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AS Marsa | -- | 2–0  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 0–2  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 0–0
Club Africain | 1–2  | -- | 0–0  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 2–2  | 4–2
CA Bizertin | 1–0  | 3–2  | -- | 2–0  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 0–2  | 2–2
CS Sfaxien | 2–0  | 1–0  | 0–2  | -- | 0–0  | 3–1  | 1–0  | 2–0
Espérance de Tunis | 2–0  | 4–0  | 4–1  | 2–1  | -- | 5–0  | 2–1  | 2–1
ES Zarzis | 1–3  | 2–0  | 0–1  | 2–3  | 0–1  | -- | 2–0  | 0–1
Étoile du Sahel | 2–0  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 4–0  | -- | 1–1
US Monastir | 0–0  | 0–1  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 2–4  | 1–1  | 0–1  | --

Updated to match(es) played on 28 May 1999. Source: Ligue 1 Championship Playoffs
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

### Leaders

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## Relegation Playoffs

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### Relegation playoffs table

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Teams that finished the regular season in the 5th place of each group (CO Transports and CS Hammam-Lif) obtained 2 bonus points each and those that finished in the 6th place of each group (Olympique Béja and ES Beni-Khalled) obtained 1 bonus point each.

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

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1  | Olympique Béja | 14  | 8  | 3  | 3  | 21  | 8  | +13  | 28  |
2  | JS Kairouan | 14  | 8  | 3  | 3  | 18  | 10  | +8  | 27
3  | CO Transports | 14  | 7  | 3  | 4  | 17  | 9  | +8  | 26
4  | Stade Tunisien | 14  | 7  | 3  | 4  | 19  | 12  | +7  | 24
5  | Olympique du Kef | 14  | 8  | 0  | 6  | 15  | 10  | +5  | 24  | Relegation to Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 2
6  | CS Hammam-Lif | 14  | 6  | 1  | 7  | 18  | 18  | 0  | 21
7  | CO Médenine  | 14  | 3  | 2  | 9  | 10  | 29  | −19  | 11
8  | ES Beni-Khalled | 14  | 1  | 1  | 12  | 8  | 30  | −22  | 5

Updated to match(es) played on 30 May 1999. Source: Ligue 1 Relegation Playoffs
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

### Relegation playoffs result table

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Home \ Away  | COM  | COT | CSHL | ESBK | JSK | OB | OK | ST

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CO Médenine  | -- | 3–2  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 0–2  | 1–0  | 2–5
CO Transports | 3–0  | -- | 1–0  | 5–0  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 0–2
CS Hammam-Lif | 1–1  | 0–1  | -- | 4–0  | 1–3  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 2–1
ES Beni-Khalled | 3–1  | 1–1  | 0–2  | -- | 0–2  | 0–2  | 1–2  | 1–2
JS Kairouan | 2–0  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 2–1  | -- | 0–0  | 1–0  | 2–1
Olympique Béja | 6–0  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 3–0  | 1–1  | -- | 1–0  | 1–1
Olympique du Kef | 2–0  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 3–0  | 1–0  | -- | 2–1
Stade Tunisien | 0–0  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 1–0  | --

Updated to match(es) played on 30 May 1999. Source: Ligue 1 Championship Playoffs
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

## References

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