1998–99 La Liga
The 1998–99 La Liga season, the 68th since its establishment, started on 29 August 1998 and finished on 20 June 1999.
Promotion and relegation
Teams promoted from 1997–98 Segunda DivisiónTeams relegated to 1998–99 Segunda División
- SD Compostela
- CP Mérida
- Sporting de Gijón
Team information
Clubs and locations
1998-99 season was composed of the following clubs:| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
| Barcelona | Camp Nou | 98,772 |
| Real Madrid | Santiago Bernabéu | 80,354 |
| Espanyol | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc | 55,926 |
| Atlético Madrid | Vicente Calderón | 55,005 |
| Valencia | Mestalla | 55,000 |
| Real Betis | Manuel Ruiz de Lopera | 52,132 |
| Athletic Bilbao | San Mamés | 39,750 |
| Deportivo de La Coruña | Riazor | 34,600 |
| Real Zaragoza | La Romareda | 34,596 |
| Celta de Vigo | Estadio Balaídos | 32,500 |
| Real Sociedad | Anoeta | 32,200 |
| Real Oviedo | Carlos Tartiere | 30,500 |
| Valladolid | José Zorrilla | 27,846 |
| Mallorca | Son Moix | 23,142 |
| Tenerife | Heliodoro Rodríguez López | 22,824 |
| Racing de Santander | El Sardinero | 22,222 |
| Villarreal | El Madrigal | 22,000 |
| Alavés | Mendizorrotza | 19,840 |
| Salamanca | Helmántico | 17,341 |
| Extremadura | Francisco de la Hera | 11,580 |
League table
Positions by round
Results
Relegation playoff
First Leg
Second Leg
Awards
Pichichi Trophy
The Pichichi Trophy is awarded to the player who scores the most goals in a season.| Rank | Goalscorers | Goals | Club | Penalties |
| 1 |  Raúl | 25 | Real Madrid | 4 |
| 2 |  Rivaldo | 24 | Barcelona | 5 |
| 3 |  Claudio López | 21 | Valencia | 2 |
| 4 | Fernando Morientes | 19 | Real Madrid | 0 |
| 4 |  Julio Dely Valdés | 19 | Real Oviedo | 3 |
| 6 |  Savo Milošević | 17 | Zaragoza | 0 |
| 7 | Darko Kovačević | 16 | Real Sociedad | 1 |
| 7 | Ismael Urzaiz | 16 | Athletic Bilbao | 2 |
| 9 |  Patrick Kluivert | 15 | Barcelona | 0 |
| 10 | Turu Flores | 14 | Deportivo La Coruña | 0 |
| 10 | Roy Makaay | 14 | Tenerife | 0 |
| 10 |  Lyuboslav Penev | 14 | Celta Vigo | 5 |
| 13 |  Gică Craioveanu | 13 | Villarreal | 0 |
| 13 | Juan Sánchez | 13 | Celta Vigo | 0 |
| 13 |  Alen Peternac | 13 | Valladolid | 4 |
| 16 | Phillip Cocu | 12 | Barcelona | 0 |
| 16 | Dani García | 12 | Mallorca | 1 |
| 16 | Víctor Sánchez | 12 | Racing Santander | 3 |
| 16 | Manolo Alfaro | 12 | Villarreal | 6 |
| 20 | Luis Enrique | 11 | Barcelona | 0 |
| 20 | Leonardo Biagini | 11 | Mallorca | 4 |
| 20 |  Finidi George | 11 | Betis | 4 |
- Source: Diario AS, copy of the day: Monday 21 June 1999
Zamora Trophy
| Rank | Goalkeeper | Goals | Matches | Average | Team |
| 1 |  Carlos Roa | 29 | 35 | Mallorca | |
| 2 |  Toni | 38 | 38 | Espanyol | |
| 3 | Santiago Cañizares | 39 | 38 | Valencia | |
| 4 |  Richard Dutruel | 39 | 37 | Celta Vigo | |
| 5 |  Jacques Songo'o | 40 | 37 | Deportivo La Coruña | |
| 6 | César | 42 | 38 | Valladolid | |
| 7 | Alberto López | 41 | 37 | Real Sociedad | |
| 7 | Imanol Etxeberria | 41 | 37 | Athletic Bilbao | |
| 9 |  Ruud Hesp | 42 | 37 | Barcelona | |
| 10 |  Ronny Gaspercic | 37 | 31 | Extremadura |
- Source: Diario AS, copy of the day: Monday 21 June 1999
Fair Play award
| Rank | Club | Points |
| 1 | Extremadura | 38 |
| 2 | Mallorca | 45 |
| 3 | Espanyol | 48 |
- Source: El Mundo Deportivo
Pedro Zaballa award
Signings
Source: http://www.bdfutbol.com/es/t/t1998-99.html| Team | Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Barcelona | Frank de Boer ' Samuel Okunowo ' Mauricio Pellegrino ' | Ronald de Boer ' Philip Cocu ' Bolo Zenden ' | Patrick Kluivert ' | |
| Real Madrid | Albano Bizzarri ' | Iván Campo ' Robert Jarni ' |  Rodrigo Fabri ' Federico Magallanes ' Perica Ognjenović ' Edgar Pacheco ' | |
| Mallorca | Leo Franco ) | Lauren ' Fernando Niño ' Mauricio Pineda ' Gustavo Siviero ' Miquel Soler ' | Óscar Arpón ' Francisco Rufete ' | Leonardo Biagini ' Carlitos Domínguez ' Ariel López ' Diego Tristán ' |
| Valencia | Santiago Cañizares ' |  Joachim Björklund ' Alain Roche ' Óscar Téllez ' |  Gabi Popescu ' Stefan Schwarz ' Dennis Șerban ' | Sabin Ilie ' Cristiano Lucarelli ' |
| Celta | José Manuel Pinto ' | Fernando Cáceres ' Fran Caínzos ' Adriano Teixeira ' | Zoran Đorović ' Tomás Hervás ' Claude Makélélé ' |  Luboslav Penev ' |
| Deportivo | Manuel Pablo ' Javi López ' Enrique Romero ' Gabriel Schürrer ' | José Ramón González ' Stéphane Ziani ' | Turu Flores ' Pauleta ' Dmitri Radchenko ' | |
| Espanyol | Federico Domínguez ' | Jean-Philippe Javary ' Manolo Pérez ' Nan Ribera ' | Martín Posse ' Manuel Serrano ' Darío Silva ' | |
| Athletic Bilbao | Felipe Guréndez ' Andoni Imaz ' | Santiago Ezquerro ' Bolo ' | ||
| Zaragoza | César Laínez ' Faryd Mondragón ' | Pablo Díaz ' Paco Jémez ' | Savo Milošević ' | |
| Real Sociedad | Igor Jáuregi ' | José Félix Guerrero ' | ||
| Betis |  Celso Ayala ' Iulian Filipescu ' Andrei Frascarelli ' | Ito ' Denílson ' Benjamín Zarandona ' | José Gálvez ' Rafael Jacques ' | |
| Valladolid | José Luis Caminero ' Daniel Dutuel ' Juan Vizcaíno ' | Dragan Isailović ' Alberto López ' | ||
| Atlético Madrid | José Chamot ' Zoran Njeguš ' Stefano Torrisi ' | Vladimir Jugović ' Óscar Mena ' Michele Serena ' Santiago Solari ' Juan Carlos Valerón ' Giorgio Venturin ' | Lorenzo del Pino ' | |
| Oviedo | Franck Rabarivony ' | Ricardo Bango ' Xabier Eskurza ' Idrissa Keita ' Albert Nađ ' |  Peter Møller ' Fábio Pinto ' | |
| Racing Santander | Claudio Arzeno ' Olof Mellberg ' | Geli ' Víctor Sánchez ' Sergei Shustikov ' Ángel Vivar Dorado ' | José Emilio Amavisca ' Salva Ballesta ' Léider Preciado ' | |
| Alavés | Kike ' | Alberto Belsué ' Raúl Gañán ' Iván Rocha ' Josete Valdominos ' | Nicola Berti ' Álex Fernández ' Jon Solaun ' | Manuel Canabal ' Ismael Santiago ' Magno Mocelin ' Santiago Revilla ' Julio Salinas ' |
| Extremadura | Ronny Gaspercic ' | David Belenguer ' Miroslav Čermelj ' Raymond Kalla ' |  Jean Ferrari ' Toni Velamazán ' Laurent Viaud ' | Iván Gabrich ' Ahmed Ouattara ' José Luis Soto ' |
| Villarreal | Garikoitz Basauri ' | Imanol Alguacil ' Marius Iordache ' Igor Taševski ' | Walter Gaitán ' Gerardo García ' Jesús García Sanjuán ' Željko Kalajdžić ' Sandro Mendes ' | Manuel Alfaro ' Gică Craioveanu ' Moisés García ' |
| Tenerife | Carlos N. Montoya ' | Javi López ' Federico Lussenhoff ' | Federico Basavilbaso ' | Marcelino Díaz ' Mista ' Pier Loggi ' Leandro Machado ' |
| Salamanca | Dino Castro ' Nuno Luís ' Cristian Lupidio ' Leo Ramos ' | Ricardo Lunari ' Lucian Marinescu ' Cătălin Munteanu ' | Martín Cardetti ' Carlos Casartelli ' |