1998 V-League

{{Infobox football league season | competition = [[Vietnamese Super League|Vietnamese National First Division']] | season = 1998 | dates = 1 March – 14 June | winners = '''[[Viettel FC|Quân Đội]]''' (5th title) | runners-up = | relegated = [[Quy Nhon United FC|Bình Định]]<br>[[Becamex Binh Duong|Bình Dương]]<br>[[Customs FC|Hải Quan]] | continentalcup1 = [[1999–2000 Asian Club Championship|Asian Club Championship]] | continentalcup1 qualifiers = Quân Đội | continentalcup2 = [[1999–2000 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|Asian Cup Winners' Cup]] | continentalcup2 qualifiers = [[Cong An Ho Chi Minh City FC (1979)|Công An TP.HCM]] | continentalcup3 = | continentalcup3 qualifiers = | league topscorer = [[Nguyễn Văn Dũng (footballer, born 1963)|Nguyễn Văn Dũng]]<br>(17 goals) | biggest home win = | biggest away win = | highest scoring = | total goals = 458 | matches = 180 | longest wins = | longest unbeaten = | longest losses = | highest attendance = | lowest attendance = | average attendance = | prevseason = [[1997 V-League|1997]] | nextseason = [[1999–2000 V-League|1999–2000]] }} The '''1998 Vietnamese National First Division''' was the 16th season of the [[V.League 1|National Football Championship]] in Vietnam, played from 1 March until 14 June 1998.<ref>[https://www.vff.org.vn/uploads/docs/1998.pdf Giải VĐQG 1998 - VFF]</ref>

==Standings== <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style = WDL |show_limit = 5 |update = complete |source = [https://vff.org.vn/uploads/docs/1998.pdf VFF]

|hth_SNA=Head-to-head points: Sông Lam Nghệ An: 4, Công An TP.HCM: 1. |hth_HCM=SNA |hth_CSG=Head-to-head points: Cảng Sài Gòn 4, Lâm Đồng: 1. |hth_LĐ=CSG |note_CHF=Công An Hà Nội's result against Công An Hải Phòng in Matchday 15 (0–1 loss) was cancelled and the team was deducted 3 points.<ref name="minus">{{Cite web|url=https://thethaovanhoa.vn/bong-da-viet-nam/nhung-doi-bong-bi-ky-luat-bo-cuoc-va-bong-nhien-tru-hang-n20130904234214169.htm|title=Những đội bóng bị kỷ luật, bỏ cuộc và 'bỗng nhiên' trụ hạng|date=5 September 2013|website=Thể thao & Văn hóa}}</ref> |note_KH=Khánh Hòa's result against Bình Dương in Matchday 17 (4–4 draw) was cancelled. |note_HP=Công An Hải Phòng's result against Công An Hà Nội in Matchday 15 (1–0 win) was cancelled. |note_NĐ=Nam Định's result against Bình Dương in Matchday 13 (0–0 draw) was cancelled. |hth_HQ=HP |note_BD=Bình Dương's results against Nam Định in Matchday 13 (0–0 draw) and against Khánh Hòa in Matchday 17 (4–4 draw) were cancelled, and the team was deducted 2 points.

|status_QĐ = C |status_BD = R |status_HQ = R |status_LA = O |status_BĐ = R |note_HCM = |class_rules = 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored; 5) Number of away goals scored; 6) Draw of lots.<ref>{{cite web|title=Điều lệ Giải bóng đá vô địch quốc gia 1998 (2/3)|url=http://www.vnn.vn/vnn2/muagiai98/dieule1.html|accessdate=2024-01-09|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20021229032909fw_/http://www.vnn.vn/vnn2/muagiai98/dieule1.html|archivedate=2002-12-29}}</ref>

|res_col_header = QR |col_CLP = green1 |text_CLP = Qualification to [[1999–2000 Asian Club Championship|Asian Club Championship]] & Dunhill Cup |col_CWC = blue1 |text_CWC = Qualification to [[1999–2000 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|Asian Cup Winners' Cup]] & Dunhill Cup |col_DHL = green2 |text_DHL = Qualification to Dunhill Cup |col_REL = red1 |text_REL = Relegation to Second Division |col_PLO = red2 |text_PLO = Qualification to [[#Relegation play-offs|relegation play offs]]. }}</onlyinclude>

==Relegation play-offs== {{footballbox | date = 6 December 1998 | time = | team1 = [[Customs FC|Hải Quan]] | score = 2–2 | team2 = [[Hue FC|Thừa Thiên Huế]] | report = [https://baothuathienhue.vn/the-thao/bong-da-hue-voi-3-lan-play-off-92253.html Report] | goals1 = Anh Trung {{Goal}}{{Goal}} | goals2 = {{Goal|o.g.}} <br/> Trần Quang Phú {{Goal}} | stadium = [[Thống Nhất Stadium]] | attendance = | referee = | location = [[Ho Chi Minh City]] }} {{footballbox | date = 13 December 1998 | time = 15:00 | team1 = [[Hue FC|Thừa Thiên Huế]] | score = 0–0 | team2 = [[Customs FC|Hải Quan]] | report = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXAmo4VWcF8 Report] | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Tự Do Stadium]] | attendance = | referee = | location = [[Thừa Thiên Huế]] }} ''2–2 on aggregate; Thừa Thiên Huế won on away goals and promote to the [[1999–2000 V-League|National First Division]].'' ---- {{footballbox | date = 6 December 1998 | time = | team1 = [[Kien Giang FC|Kiên Giang]] | score = 0–2 | team2 = [[Long An FC|Long An]] | report = | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Rạch Giá Stadium]] | attendance = | referee = | location = [[Kiên Giang province|Kiên Giang]] }} {{footballbox | date = 13 December 1998 | time = | team1 = [[Long An FC|Long An]] | score = 3–0 | team2 = [[Kien Giang FC|Kiên Giang]] | report = | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Long An Stadium]] | attendance = | referee = | location = [[Long An province|Long An]] }} ''Long won 5–0 on aggregate and remain in the [[1999–2000 V-League|National First Division]].''

== References == {{Reflist}} *[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesv/viet98.html 1998 V-League] at RSSSF {{V-League}}

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