The 1998–99 Liga Leumit season began on 22 August 1998 and ended on 29 May 1999, with Hapoel Haifa winning their first championship title ever.
That season had two rounds, each team played the other teams twice. The three teams that were relegated to Liga ArtzitChanged to Liga Leumit in the start of next season due to a new league system. were: Hapoel Tzafririm Holon, Hapoel Beit She'an and Maccabi Jaffa.
Two team from Liga Artzit were promoted at the end of the previous season: Hapoel Tzafririm Holon and Maccabi Jaffa. The two teams relegated were Hapoel Ashkelon and Hapoel Be'er Sheva.
Final table
Results
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Andrzej KubicaMaccabi Tel Aviv212 Motti KakounHapoel Petah Tikva203 Amir TurgemanMaccabi Ironi Ashdod194 Yaniv AbargilHapoel Kfar Saba17 Avi NimniMaccabi Tel Aviv17 Kobi RefuaBnei Yehuda17 Nir SeviliaBeitar Jerusalem178 Yossi BenayounMaccabi Haifa16 Ofer ShitritBeitar Jerusalem1610 Nissan KapetaIroni Rishon Lezion14 Alon MizrahiMaccabi Haifa14
Notes
External links RSSSF - Israel 1998-99 Season