title: 1998–99 Maltese Premier League
text: # 1998–99 Maltese Premier League
  
  The 1998–99 Maltese Premier League was the 19th season of the Maltese Premier League, and the 84th season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 10 teams, and Valletta F.C. won the championship.
  
  ## League table
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Valletta (C) | 27 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 71 | 23 | +48 | 70 | Qualification for the 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League |
  | 2 | Birkirkara | 27 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 69 | 20 | +49 | 68 | Qualification for the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup |
  | 3 | Sliema Wanderers | 27 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 54 | 32 | +22 | 47 | Qualification for the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup |
  | 4 | Hibernians | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 42 | |
  | 5 | Floriana | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 36 | Qualification for the 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup |
  | 6 | Naxxar Lions | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 29 | |
  | 7 | Pietà Hotspurs | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 27 | |
  | 8 | Rabat Ajax | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 37 | 67 | −30 | 27 | |
  | 9 | St. Patrick (R) | 27 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 71 | −42 | 17 | Relegation to the 1999–2000 Maltese First Division |
  | 10 | Ħamrun Spartans (R) | 27 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 26 | 70 | −44 | 15 | Relegation to the 1999–2000 Maltese First Division |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Matches 1–18
  
  | Home \ Away | BKR | FRN | HIB | ĦMR | NXR | PTA | RBT | SLM | STP | VLT |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Birkirkara | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 |
  | Floriana | 0–4 | — | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 0–4 |
  | Hibernians | 0–3 | 3–2 | — | 5–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 |
  | Ħamrun Spartans | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | — | 0–0 | 0–4 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 1–4 |
  | Naxxar Lions | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 |
  | Pietà Hotspurs | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 3–5 | — | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
  | Rabat Ajax | 3–5 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | — | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–7 |
  | Sliema Wanderers | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | — | 7–0 | 1–3 |
  | St. Patrick | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–6 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–5 | — | 3–4 |
  | Valletta | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 5–0 | — |
  
  ### Matches 19–27
  
  | Home \ Away | BKR | FRN | HIB | ĦMR | NXR | PTA | RBT | SLM | STP | VLT |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Birkirkara | — | 3–0 | — | — | — | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
  | Floriana | — | — | — | — | — | 2–4 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–3 |
  | Hibernians | 1–1 | 2–3 | — | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | — | — | — | — |
  | Ħamrun Spartans | 0–7 | 1–0 | — | — | — | 1–4 | — | — | 1–2 | — |
  | Naxxar Lions | 0–1 | 2–6 | 2–1 | 1–2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
  | Pietà Hotspurs | — | — | — | — | 4–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — |
  | Rabat Ajax | 1–5 | — | 1–6 | 2–1 | 2–0 | — | — | — | — | 0–0 |
  | Sliema Wanderers | — | — | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | — | 3–0 | — | — | 2–3 |
  | St. Patrick | — | — | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–3 | — | — |
  | Valletta | — | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | — | — | 3–2 | — |
  