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{{Short description|3rd season of National Football League}}
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = [[National Football League (India)|National Football League]]
| season = 1998–99
| dates = {{nobreak|5 January – 22 March 1999}}
| winners = [[Salgaocar S.C.|Salgaocar]]<br/>1st NFL title<br/>1st [[List of Indian football champions|Indian title]]
| runners-up = [[Kingfisher East Bengal FC|Kingfisher East Bengal]]
| relegated = Air India<br>Indian Bank
| continentalcup1 = [[2000–01 Asian Club Championship|Asian Club Championship]]
| continentalcup1 qualifiers = ''none''
| continentalcup2 =
| continentalcup2 qualifiers =
| continentalcup3 =
| continentalcup3 qualifiers =
| league topscorer = Philip Mensah (11 goals)<ref>{{cite web |title= From the History Book|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=1965 |website=All India Football Federation |publisher=the-aiff.com |access-date=19 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717033518/https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=1965 |archive-date=17 July 2014}}</ref>
| biggest home win =
| biggest away win =
| highest scoring =
| total goals =
| average goals =
| longest wins =
| longest unbeaten =
| longest losses =
| highest attendance =
| lowest attendance =
| average attendance =
| prevseason = [[1997–98 National Football League (India)|1997–98]]
| nextseason = [[1999–2000 National Football League (India)|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 (India)|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 Sports Club|Salgaocar]] won the championship. [[East Bengal FC|East Bengal]] came second and [[Churchill Brothers Sports Club|Churchill Brothers]] came third.

==First stage==
{{Location map+|India |width=400|float=right|caption=Locations of teams in the 1998–99 National Football League<br>[[File:Red pog.svg|8px]] Group A<br>[[File:Yellow pog.svg|8px]] Group B|places={{Location map~ |India |lat=31.22000|long=75.77000 |label=[[JCT FC|JCT]]|position=right }}
{{Location map~ |India |lat=13.08389|long=80.27 |label=[[Indian Bank Recreational Club|Indian Bank]]|position=bottom|mark=Yellow pog.svg }}
{{Location map~ |India |lat=12.966667 |long=77.566667 |label=[[ITI Sports Club|ITI]]|position=left|mark=Yellow pog.svg }}
{{Location map~ |India |lat=9.93123|long=76.26730 |label=[[FC Kochin|Kochin]]|position=left|mark=Yellow pog.svg}}


{{Location map~ |India3 |lat=22.56972 |long=88.36972 |label= <div style="font-size:90%;">{{nobreak|Kolkata}}</div>|mark=Blue pog.svg|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |India3 |mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |marksize=1 |lat=19.00 |long=86.00 |label=<div style="font-size:90%;">'''{{nobreak|[[Football in Kolkata|Kolkata]] clubs:}}'''<br>
{{nobreak|[[File:Yellow pog.svg|8px]] [[East Bengal FC|East Bengal]]}}<br>
{{nobreak|[[File:Red pog.svg|8px]] [[Mohun Bagan Super Giant|Mohun Bagan]]}}<br>
{{nobreak|[[File:Red pog.svg|8px]] [[Tollygunge Agragami FC|Tollygunge Agragami]]}}<br>
</div>
|position=right}}


{{Location map~ |India3 |lat=15.49300|long=73.81800 |label= <div style="font-size:90%;">{{nobreak|Goa}}</div>|mark=Blue pog.svg|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |India3 |mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |marksize=1 |lat=10.00 |long=86.00 |label=<div style="font-size:90%;">'''{{nobreak|[[Goa]] clubs:}}'''<br>
{{nobreak|[[File:Red pog.svg|8px]] [[Churchill Brothers FC Goa|Churchill Brothers]]}}<br>
{{nobreak|[[File:Red pog.svg|8px]] [[Dempo SC|Dempo]]}}<br>
{{nobreak|[[File:Yellow pog.svg|8px]] [[Salgaocar FC|Salgaocar]]}}<br>
</div>
|position=right}}


{{Location map~ |India3 |lat=18.97500|long=72.82583 |label= <div style="font-size:90%;">{{nobreak|Mumbai}}</div>|mark=Blue pog.svg|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |India3 |mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |marksize=1 |lat=14.00 |long=86.00 |label=<div style="font-size:90%;">'''{{nobreak|[[Mumbai]] clubs:}}'''<br>
{{nobreak|[[File:Red pog.svg|8px]] [[Air India FC|Air India]]}}<br>
{{nobreak|[[File:Yellow pog.svg|8px]] [[Mahindra United FC|Mahindra & Mahindra]]}}<br>
</div>
|position=right}}}}

===Group A===
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|sortable_table=y

|team1=MB |name_MB =[[Mohun Bagan]]|status_MB=Q
|team2=JCT|name_JCT=[[JCT FC|JCT]]|status_JCT=Q
|team3=CB |name_CB =[[Churchill Brothers Sports Club|Churchill Brothers]]|status_CB=Q
|team4=TA |name_TA =[[Tollygunge Agragami]]
|team5=DEM|name_DEM=[[Dempo Sports Club|Dempo]]
|team6=AI |name_AI =[[Air India FC|Air India]]

|win_MB =4|draw_MB =5|loss_MB =1|gf_MB =14|ga_MB =7
|win_JCT=4|draw_JCT=5|loss_JCT=1|gf_JCT=12|ga_JCT=8
|win_CB =3|draw_CB =5|loss_CB =2|gf_CB =15|ga_CB =10
|win_TA =3|draw_TA =5|loss_TA =2|gf_TA =9|ga_TA =8
|win_DEM=2|draw_DEM=3|loss_DEM=5|gf_DEM=6|ga_DEM=11
|win_AI =2|draw_AI =1|loss_AI =7|gf_AI =5|ga_AI =17|status_AI=R

|update=complete
|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india99.html rsssf.com]
}}

===Group B===
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|sortable_table=y

|team1=KEB|name_KEB=[[Kingfisher East Bengal FC|East Bengal]]|status_KEB=Q
|team2=KOC|name_KOC=[[FC Kochin|Kochin]]|status_KOC=Q
|team3=SAL|name_SAL=[[Salgaocar Sports Club|Salgaocar]]|status_SAL=Q
|team4=MAH|name_MAH=[[Mahindra United|Mahindra & Mahindra]]
|team5=ITI|name_ITI=[[ITI Sports Club|Indian Telephone Industries]]

|team6=IB |name_IB =[[Indian Bank Recreational Club]]
|win_KEB=8|draw_KEB=2|loss_KEB=0|gf_KEB=19|ga_KEB=2
|win_KOC=5|draw_KOC=2|loss_KOC=3|gf_KOC=19|ga_KOC=12
|win_SAL=4|draw_SAL=4|loss_SAL=2|gf_SAL=17|ga_SAL=8
|win_MAH=3|draw_MAH=1|loss_MAH=6|gf_MAH=13|ga_MAH=19
|win_ITI=2|draw_ITI=2|loss_ITI=6|gf_ITI=6|ga_ITI=19
|win_IB =2|draw_IB =1|loss_IB =7|gf_IB =11|ga_IB =25|status_IB=R
|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india99.html rsssf.com]
}}

==Second stage==
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|show_limit=5
|sortable_table=y

|team1=SAL|name_SAL=[[Salgaocar Sports Club|Salgaocar]]|status_SAL=C
|team2=KEB|name_KEB=[[Kingfisher East Bengal FC|East Bengal]]
|team3=CB |name_CB =[[Churchill Brothers Sports Club|Churchill Brothers]]
|team4=MB |name_MB =[[Mohun Bagan]]
|team5=JCT|name_JCT=[[JCT FC|JCT]]
|team6=KOC|name_KOC=[[FC Kochin|Kochin]]
|win_SAL=7|draw_SAL=2|loss_SAL=1|gf_SAL=17|ga_SAL=6
|win_KEB=5|draw_KEB=4|loss_KEB=1|gf_KEB=14|ga_KEB=8
|win_CB =4|draw_CB =3|loss_CB =3|gf_CB =12|ga_CB =11
|win_MB =2|draw_MB =4|loss_MB =4|gf_MB =5|ga_MB =10
|win_JCT=1|draw_JCT=6|loss_JCT=3|gf_JCT=8|ga_JCT=9
|win_KOC=0|draw_KOC=3|loss_KOC=7|gf_KOC=3|ga_KOC=15
|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india99.html rsssf.com]
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india99.html Philips National League] at [[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]]

{{National Football League seasons (India)}}
{{I-League seasons}}
{{1998–99 in Indian football}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:1998-99 Indian National Football League}}
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[[Category:1998–99 in Indian football]]
[[Category:1998–99 in Asian association football leagues|India]]

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Vilianawge at 15:53, 27 April 2026