Albania Final Table: 1.Vllaznia Shkodër 34 22 6 6 42-24 72 Champions 2.SK Tirana 34 19 8 7 54-19 65 3.Partizani Tiranë 34 20 4 10 62-27 64 4.Shkumbini Peqin 34 17 3 14 56-49 54 5.Teuta Durrës 34 17 3 14 39-39 54 6.SK Elbasani 34 16 4 14 48-31 52 7.Apolonia Fier 34 15 7 12 38-34 52 8.KS Laçi 34 15 3 16 47-49 48 9.FK Lushnja 34 14 5 15 54-38 47 10.Tomori Berat 34 15 2 17 37-45 47 11.Skënderbeu Korçë 34 13 7 14 40-50 46 12.Dinamo Tiranë 34 12 9 13 42-36 45 13.Bylis Ballshi 34 13 6 15 41-39 45 14.Besa Kavajë 34 13 5 16 48-47 44 15.Flamurtari Vlorë 34 12 7 15 38-41 43 16.Shqiponja Gjirokastër 34 12 4 18 34-58 40 Relegated 17.Sopoti Librazhd 34 10 5 19 39-64 35 Relegated 18.Albpetrol Patos 34 5 4 25 24-93 19 Relegated Promoted: Burreli.
Algeria Thanks to Eric Boesenberg, Hamid Brioua, Mikael Jönsson and Ian King. Final Tables: Group A: 1.USM El Harrach 14 6 7 3 17- 7 25 Championship Playoff 2.CS Constantine 14 7 4 3 16-11 24 Third Place Playoff [*] 3.WA Tlemcen 14 6 3 5 17-12 21 4.MC Oran 14 5 3 6 20-19 18 5.CA Batna 14 4 6 4 14-14 18 6.CR Belouizdad 14 5 2 7 17-19 17 7.MO Constantine 14 4 3 7 11-19 15 Relegation Playoff 8.US Chaouia 14 2 6 6 9-18 12 Relegated [*] CSC had one point deducted. Group B: 1.USM Alger 14 6 7 1 16-10 25 Championship Playoff 2.JS Kabylie 14 6 4 4 14-11 22 Third Place Playoff 3.ES Mostaganem 14 6 3 5 20-16 21 4.ES Sétif 14 4 6 4 15-15 18 5.MC Alger 14 3 7 4 8-11 16 6.AS Ain M'Lila 14 2 9 3 8-11 15 7.WA Boufarik 14 1 9 4 8-11 12 Relegation Playoff 8.USM Blida 14 1 9 4 9-13 12 Relegation Playoff Relegation Playoff Group B [Jun 18] WAB 0-2 USMB WAB relegated Championship Final [Jun 29] USMH 3-2 USMA winners play Champions Cup, losers play CAF Cup Third Place Playoff [Jun 22] CSC n/p JSK both clubs did not show; winners would have qualified for Arab Champions Cup. Relegation Playoff [Jun 22] MOC 2-0 USMB USMB relegated NB: at the end of the season no relegation took place as the first level was reorganized in 2 groups of 14 teams each for 1998/99; all 16 teams remained at the top level and the top-4 of all three second division groups earned promotion. Promoted: AS Bordj Bou Arréidj, JSM Tébessa, JSM Béjaïa, USM Annaba (all Group Est), RC Kouba, NA Hussein Dey, ES Sour El Ghozlane, IRB Hadjout (all Group Centre), SA Mohammedia, GC Mascara, ASM Oran and JSM Tiaret (all Group Ouest).
Andorra Thanks to Jan Alssema (alcides@euronet.nl). Final Table: 1.Charlot Principat 20 18 2 0 89- 9 56 Champions 2.Don Pernil Santa Coloma 20 18 1 1 99-11 55 3.Encamp Dicoansa 20 11 5 4 57-27 38 4.Construccions Modernes 20 11 2 7 34-28 35 5.Sporting Engordany 20 7 4 9 37-63 25 6.Joieries Aurum 20 7 3 10 30-45 24 7.Cava Benito 20 7 2 11 30-52 23 8.Magatzems Lima 20 6 4 10 24-39 22 9.Matecosa U.E. Sant Julia 20 6 2 12 35-54 20 10.FC Andorra 20 3 3 14 20-70 12 11.Assegurances Doval 20 2 0 18 27-84 6
Argentina With thanks to Mariano Dicapua (lt23rsjn@fecotel.crisge.com.ar). Apertura Final Table: 1.River Plate 19 14 3 2 43-17 45 Apertura Champions 2.Boca Juniors 19 13 5 1 35-12 44 3.Rosario Central 19 10 5 4 35-20 35 4.Vélez Sársfield 19 8 8 3 42-23 32 5.San Lorenzo 19 9 5 5 42-32 32 6.Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 19 9 5 5 33-27 32 7.Independiente 19 9 3 7 29-31 30 8.Argentinos Juniors 19 9 2 8 24-25 29 9.Platense 19 7 7 5 25-26 28 10.Estudiantes 19 7 5 7 25-24 26 11.Lanús 19 7 4 8 29-30 25 12.Ferro Carril Oeste 19 6 6 7 33-32 24 13.Rácing Club 19 5 6 8 24-28 21 14.Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) 19 5 5 9 25-28 20 15.Colón 19 5 5 9 23-33 20 16.Unión (SF) 19 5 5 9 25-43 20 17.Deportivo Español 19 4 5 10 26-43 17 18.Newell's Old Boys 19 3 5 11 22-38 14 19.Huracán (BA) 19 3 3 13 20-32 12 20.Gimnasia y Tiro (Salta) 19 2 6 11 14-30 12 Clausura Final Table: 1.Vélez Sársfield 19 14 4 1 39-14 46 Clausura Champions 2.Lanús 19 11 7 1 43-22 40 3.Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 19 11 4 4 42-24 37 4.Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) 19 9 5 5 23-20 32 5.San Lorenzo 19 9 3 7 36-27 30 6.Boca Juniors 19 8 5 6 38-30 29 7.River Plate 19 7 8 4 32-24 29 8.Argentinos Juniors 19 7 7 5 26-17 28 9.Newell's Old Boys 19 7 7 5 26-22 28 10.Ferro Carril Oeste 19 6 7 6 32-34 25 11.Independiente 19 7 5 7 26-28 23 12.Estudiantes 19 6 5 8 16-24 23 13.Rosario Central 19 5 7 7 23-28 22 14.Platense 19 4 9 6 26-27 21 15.Rácing Club 19 5 5 9 15-19 20 16.Colón 19 4 6 9 23-36 18 17.Gimnasia y Tiro (Salta) 19 4 4 11 17-34 16 18.Huracán (BA) 19 3 6 10 18-34 15 19.Unión (SF) 19 2 7 10 19-33 13 20.Deportivo Español 19 2 7 10 21-44 13 Relegated: Deportivo Español and Gimnasia y Tiro (Salta). Promoted: Talleres (Córdoba) and Belgrano (Córdoba).
Australia Thanks to Thomas Esamie (algor@zeta.org.au). Final Table: 1.South Melbourne Lakers 26 13 9 4 56-41 48 2.Carlton 26 12 9 5 44-24 45 3.Adelaide City Zebras 26 13 4 9 45-30 43 4.Sydney United Pumas 26 11 10 5 37-26 43 5.Marconi-F'fld Stallions 26 12 7 7 33-25 43 6.Wollongong City Wolves 26 13 3 10 51-33 42 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7.Melbourne Knights 26 11 6 9 37-35 39 8.Perth Glory 26 10 6 10 35-40 36 9.UTS Olympic 26 10 5 11 37-43 35 10.West Adelaide Sharks 26 10 4 12 32-38 34 11.Gippsland Falcons 26 8 7 11 28-36 31 12.Brisbane Strikers 26 6 5 15 23-40 23 13.Newcastle Breakers 26 4 9 13 30-50 21 14.Canberra Cosmos 26 3 8 15 29-56 17 Championship Playoffs Marconi-Fairfield 1-0 1-0 Sydney United Wollongong City 3-0 2-2 Adelaide City Sydney United and Adelaide City eliminated Marconi-Fairfield 2-1 Wollongong City Wollongong City eliminated Carlton 1-2 0-1 South Melbourne South Melbourne qualified for Final Carlton 1-0 Marconi-Fairfield Carlton qualified for Final Final South Melbourne 2-1 Carlton South Melbourne champions 1997/98.
Austria Final Table: 1.SK Sturm Graz 36 24 9 3 80-28 81 Champions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.SK Rapid Wien 36 18 8 10 42-36 62 UEFA Cup 3.Grazer AK 36 18 7 11 53-33 61 UEFA Cup - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.SV Austria Salzburg 36 16 8 12 48-33 56 UIC 5.LASK Linz 36 17 4 15 67-58 55 UIC 6.FC Tirol Innsbruck 36 12 12 12 49-51 48 7.FK Austria Wien 36 10 10 16 39-54 40 8.SV Ried im Innkreis 36 10 9 17 42-55 39 CWC 9.SC Austria Lustenau 36 6 14 16 38-59 32 ----------------------------------------------------- 10.VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling 36 5 7 24 34-85 22 Relegated Promoted: SK Vorwärts Steyr.
Azerbaijan Thanks to Kamal Mamedzade (bati@wicklow.baku.az). NB: results of 2nd half of season unfortunately unavailable so far; meanhwile, Kapaz have won the league. Final Table: 1.Kapaz (Ganja) 26 22 4 0 67-10 70 2.Dinamo (Baku) 26 16 6 4 48-20 54 3.Shamkir (Shamkir) 26 15 9 2 44-10 54 4.Garabagh (Aghdam) 26 14 7 5 43-22 49 5.Baki Fahlasi (Baku) 26 14 7 5 45-28 49 6.Neftchi (Baku) 26 13 4 9 43-23 43 7.OIK 26 12 7 7 39-29 43 8.Vilash (Masalli) 26 10 5 11 26-38 35 9.Turan (Tovuz) 26 9 4 13 26-45 31 10.Bakili (Baku) 26 8 4 14 35-43 28 [*] 11.Kur Nur (Mingachevir) 26 8 3 15 26-36 27 12.Sumgayit (Sumgayit) 26 4 2 20 15-54 14 [x] 13.U18 26 3 0 23 16-60 9 14.Garabagh (Barda) 26 1 2 23 10-65 5 [x,+] =============================================== 15.Khazri (Buzovna) 8 1 0 7 6-25 3 [-] [*] started the season as Araz Baku, but changed name to Bakili; based in Baku, official home town may be Nakchivan [x] withdrew during second half of season and had remaining matches awarded 0-3 against them; Garabagh B-Sumgayit awarded 0-0 against both [+] Garabagh Barda are the new name for Pambygchi Barda [-] Khazri withdrew after 8 rounds; their place was taken by U18
Bahrain Thanks to Mohammed Qayed (mhqayed@emirates.net.ae). Table: 1.West Riffa 18 14 3 1 39-14 45 Champions 2.Muharraq 18 11 5 2 33-15 38 3.East Riffa 18 11 3 4 42-19 36 4.Al-Ahli 18 6 7 5 30-21 25 5.Budaia 18 5 6 7 14-24 21 6.Bahrain 18 6 1 11 19-26 19 7.Al-Hala 18 6 1 11 28-39 19 8.Al-Hilal 18 5 3 10 16-32 18 9.Essa Town 18 4 5 9 21-32 17 -------------------------------------------- 10.Jad Hafs 18 4 2 12 22-42 14 Relegated Promoted: Besaitin.
Belgium Final Table: 1.FC Brugge 34 26 6 2 78-29 84 Champions 2.RC Genk 34 20 6 8 65-40 66 CWC 3.Germinal Ekeren 34 17 7 10 60-48 58 UEFA Cup 4.RSC Anderlecht 34 16 9 9 53-37 57 UEFA Cup (original ban revoked) 5.RC Harelbeke 34 15 10 9 50-31 55 UIC 6.KSC Lokeren 34 16 4 14 68-68 52 7.Lierse SK 34 14 8 12 54-45 50 8.AA Gent 34 11 14 9 50-44 47 9.Standard CL 34 11 10 13 53-50 43 10.Excelsior Mouscron 34 11 8 15 39-45 41 11.Lommel SK 34 10 11 13 46-50 41 UIC (winners League Cup) 12.VC Westerlo 34 9 14 11 52-56 41 13.RSC Charleroi 34 9 12 13 46-57 39 14.Sint Truidense VV 34 8 13 13 32-45 37 15.Eendracht Aalst 34 9 9 16 51-66 36 16.SK Beveren Waas 34 7 11 16 30-48 32 17.RWD Molenbeek 34 8 7 19 39-74 31 Relegated 18.R Antwerp FC 34 6 7 21 38-71 25 Relegated Promoted: KV Oostende and KV Kortrijk.
Bosnia Hercegovina Thanks to Dragan Krsmanovic (krsa@uns.ns.ac.yu) and Ranko Arezina. "Muslim" championship 1997/98 1.Bosna (Visoko) 30 19 3 8 55-28 60 play-off 2.Celik (Zenica) 30 16 8 6 48-30 56 play-off 3.Sarajevo 30 15 8 7 56-33 53 play-off 4.Zeljeznicar (Sarajevo) 30 14 7 9 49-42 49 play-off --------------------------------------------------- 5.Sloboda (Tuzla) 30 13 7 10 39-27 46 6.Gradina (Srebrnik) 30 13 5 12 41-42 44 7.Zenica 30 12 7 11 34-29 43 8.Zmaj od Bosne (Tuzla) 30 10 11 9 38-35 41 9.Drina Zvornik (Zivinice) 30 12 5 13 30-31 41 10.Velez (Mostar) 30 11 7 12 44-52 40 11.Jedinstvo (Bihac) 30 11 5 14 30-40 38 12.Lukavac 30 9 9 12 32-38 36 13.Rudar (Kakanj) 30 10 6 14 28-32 36 ---------------------------------------------------- 14.Olimpik (Sarajevo) 30 10 5 15 36-50 35 relegated 15.Travnik 30 9 6 15 35-45 33 relegated 16.Rudar (Breza) 30 3 7 20 29-79 16 relegated Promoted (probably): Vrbanjusa (Sarajevo), Buducnost (Banovici) and Iskra (Bugojno). Republic "Srpska" 1997/98 1.Rudar (Ugljevik) 34 19 7 8 61-25 64 2.Borac (Banja Luka) 34 18 4 12 58-34 58 3.Glasinac (Sokolac) 34 15 12 7 56-41 57 4.Radnik (Bijeljina) 34 16 6 12 61-36 53 [-1] 5.Leotar (Trebinje) 34 16 5 13 54-52 53 6.Drina (Zvornik) 34 15 6 13 60-48 51 7.Omladinac (Banja Luka) 34 16 3 15 45-55 51 8.Boksit (Milici) 34 13 10 11 50-35 49 9.Sarajevo (Pale) 34 14 7 13 49-44 49 10.Kozara (Gradiska) 34 15 3 16 47-41 48 11.Sloboda (Novi Grad) 34 14 6 14 44-46 48 12.Sloga (Trn) 34 14 4 16 58-53 46 13.Borac (Samac) 34 13 7 14 46-49 46 14.Rudar/Prijedor (Prijedor) 34 12 8 14 33-42 44 [4 2 1 1 3-2 7] ---------------------------------------------------- 15.Mladost (Rogatica) 34 13 5 16 51-63 44 [4 1 2 1 6-8 5] relegated 16.Polet (Brod) 34 12 8 14 40-67 44 [4 1 1 2 9-8 4] relegated 17.Sloga (Doboj) 34 13 4 17 37-57 43 relegated 18.Zeljeznicar (Lukavica) 34 4 3 27 21-83 15 relegated Promoted: BSK (Banja Luka), Jedinstvo (Brcko), Ljubic (Prnjavor), Famos (Vojkovici). Croat (Herceg-Bosna) - First Division 1.Siroki Brijeg 30 76 play-off 2.Zrinjski (Mostar) 30 64 play-off --------------------------------------------------- 3.Orasje 30 57 4.Brotnjo (Citluk) 30 56 5.Troglav (Livno) 30 55 6.Stolac 30 49 7.Ljubuski 30 43 8.GOSK (Gabela) 30 43 9.Kiseljak 30 41 10.Posuslje 30 39 11.Sloga (Uskoplje) 30 35 12.Vitez 30 34 13.Novi Travnik 30 28 14.Napredak (Matici) 30 24 15.Usora (Zabljak) 30 22 16.Kostrc 30 12 Championship play-off ===================== Group "Sarajevo" ---------------- Zeljeznicar (Sarajevo) - Bosna (Visoko) 3-0 Zeljeznicar (Sarajevo) - Zrinjski (Mostar) 2-1 Bosna (Visoko) - Zrinjski (Mostar) 3-0 1.Zeljeznicar (Sarajevo) 3 2 0 0 5-1 6 play-off final ------------------------------------------------ 2.Bosna (Visoko) 3 1 0 1 3-3 3 3.Zrinjski (Mostar) 3 0 0 2 1-5 0 Group "Mostar" -------------- Sarajevo - Siroki Brijeg 1-0 Sarajevo - Celik (Zenica) 1-1 Siroki Brijeg - Celik (Zenica) 6-1 1.Sarajevo 3 1 1 0 2-1 4 play-off final ------------------------------------------------ 2.Siroki Brijeg 3 1 0 1 6-2 3 3.Celik (Zenica) 3 0 1 1 2-7 1 Championship Playoff Final [Jun 5] Zeljeznicar (Sarajevo) 1-0 Sarajevo [90' Hadis Zubanovic]
Bulgaria Thanks to Julian Dontchev (Dontchev@Touko.Helsinki.FI). 1.Litex (Lovetch) 30 21 6 3 73-25 69 [*] Champions 2.FC Levski (Sofia) 30 19 7 4 74-27 64 [*] 3.CSKA (Sofia) 30 18 7 5 70-29 61 4.Neftohimik (Burgas) 30 17 4 9 62-31 55 5.Slavia (Sofia) 30 15 9 6 51-30 54 6.Levski (Kjustendil) 30 15 1 14 45-40 46 [*] 7.Spartak (Varna) 30 12 6 12 42-36 42 8.Minjor (Pernik) 30 12 5 13 32-35 41 9.Lokomotiv (Sofia) 30 11 6 13 42-40 39 10.Metalurg (Pernik) 30 11 4 15 28-36 37 11.Botev (Plovdiv) 30 11 3 16 35-48 36 12.Dobrudzha (Dobritch) 30 11 3 16 33-55 36 13.Lokomotiv (Plovdiv) 30 11 3 16 31-58 36 --------------------------------------------- 14.Olympic (Galata) 30 11 2 17 26-50 35 Relegated 15.Spartak (Pleven) 30 7 0 23 32-75 21 Relegated 16.Etar (Veliko Tarnovo) 30 4 2 24 21-82 14 Relegated [*] Litex' matches in round 25 (0:0 vs Levski Kjustendil) and 26 (1:1 vs Levski Sofia were awarded to their opponents for fielding Radostin Kishishev. [In the above goal differences it is assumed the first match was awarded 0:3, the second 0:4 against Litex.] Promoted: Septemvri (Sofia), Pirin (Blagoevgrad), Shumen (Shumen).
Costa Rica Thanks to Mikael Jönsson (mikael.joensson@tordata.se). Apertura ======== First Stage: Tables: Group A: 1.LD Alajuelense 16 11 2 3 37-14 35 2.Cartaginés 16 8 3 5 22-18 27 3.Puntarenas 16 4 6 6 18-26 18 4.ADM Pérez Zeledón 16 5 3 8 20-29 18 -------------------------------------------- 5.Carmelita 16 3 7 6 18-21 16 6.AD Belén 16 2 8 6 9-15 14 Group B: 1.Herediano 16 10 3 3 29-14 33 2.CD Saprissa 16 6 6 4 25-16 24 3.Goicoechea 16 7 3 6 18-24 24 4.Santa Bárbara 16 5 5 6 20-26 20 -------------------------------------------- 5.Ramonense 16 4 5 7 27-32 17 6.AD San Carlos 16 3 5 8 18-26 14 [NB: teams in same group played each other twice, and teams from other group once] [Top-4 of each group to second stage] Second Stage: Quarterfinals First Legs [Dec 22] Puntarenas 1-1 Alajuelense Perez Zeledon 0-0 Herediano S Barbara 0-2 Saprissa Goicoechea 1-1 Cartagines Second Legs [Dec 27,28] Alajuelense 1-0 Puntarenas [aet] Saprissa 4-1 S Barbara Herediano 1-0 Perez Zeledon [aet] Cartagines 4-0 Goicoechea Semifinals First Legs [Dec 30] Saprissa 3-0 Herediano Cartagines 1-2 Alajuelense Second Legs [Jan 4] Herediano 0-0 Saprissa Alajuelense 3-0 Cartagines Final First Leg [Jan 7] Saprissa 1-1 Alajuelense [S: Walter Centeno 14 A: Josef Miso 51] Second Leg [Jan 11] Alajuelense 2-1 Saprissa [aet] [A: Luis Diego Arnaez 54pen, og(Adrian Mahia) 115 S: Alejandro Larrea 5] Alajuelense winners of Apertura. Clausura ======== Final Table: 1.LD Alajuelense 16 14 1 1 42-11 43 2.CD Saprissa 16 12 3 1 44-12 39 3.Cartaginés 16 7 5 4 24-15 26 4.Herediano 16 5 8 3 28-24 23 5.ADM Pérez Zeledón 16 5 6 5 23-24 21 6.Puntarenas 16 5 5 6 18-26 20 7.AD San Carlos 16 3 9 4 16-23 18 8.Ramonense 16 3 8 5 10-17 17 -------------------------------------------- 9.Carmelita 16 4 5 7 20-27 17 10.AD Belén 16 1 7 8 8-18 10 11.Goicoechea 16 1 7 8 12-28 10 12.Santa Bárbara 16 1 6 9 8-28 9 Second Stage: Quarterfinals First Legs [Apr 25,26] Perez Zeeedon 1-0 Cartagines Puntarenas 1-1 Herediano S Carlos 0-2 Alajuelense Ramonense 0-3 Saprissa Second Legs [Apr 29] Cartagines 5-0 Perez Zeledon Herediano 3-0 Puntarenas Alajuela 7-2 S Carlos Saprissa 8-0 Ramonense Semifinals First Legs [May 3] Herediano 0-0 Saprissa Cartagines 1-0 Alajuelense Second Legs [May 10] Saprissa 5-1 Herediano Alajuela 2-1 Cartagines [aet, 3-4 pen] Final First Leg [May 17] Cartagines 0-0 Saprissa Second Leg [May 24] Saprissa 1-0 Cartagines [Myes 43] Saprissa winners of Clausura. Championship Final First Leg [May 31] Saprissa 0-1 Alajuela [Martins 80] Second Leg [Jun 7] Alajuela 0-2 Saprissa [Sequera 68, Drummond 83] Saprissa champions of Costa Rica 1997/98. Overall Table Apertura and Clausura: 1.LD Alajuelense 32 25 3 4 79-25 78 2.CD Saprissa 32 18 9 5 69-28 63 3.Herediano 32 15 11 6 57-38 56 4.Cartaginés 32 15 8 9 46-33 53 5.ADM Pérez Zeledón 32 10 9 13 43-53 39 6.Puntarenas 32 9 11 12 36-52 38 7.Ramonense 32 7 13 12 37-49 34 8.Goicoechea 32 8 10 14 30-52 34 9.Carmelita 32 7 12 13 38-48 33 10.AD San Carlos 32 6 14 12 34-49 32 11.Santa Bárbara 32 6 11 15 28-54 29 -------------------------------------------- 12.AD Belén 32 3 15 14 17-33 24 Relegated Promoted: AD Limonense.
Croatia Thanks to Boris Herceg (bherceg@mediaone.net). Regular Season ============== Table: 1. Croatia Zagreb 22 15 4 3 46:18 49 2. Hajduk Split 22 13 4 5 36:20 43 3. Zagreb 22 12 5 5 35:23 41 4. Hrvatski dragovoljac Zagreb 22 10 6 6 31:18 36 5. Osijek 22 9 5 8 29:26 32 6. Zadarkomerc Zadar 22 8 4 10 25:24 28 ========================================================== 7. Rijeka 22 5 11 6 20:24 26 8. Varteks 22 6 6 10 24:32 24 9. Slaven Belupo Koprivnica 22 6 5 11 20:43 23 [1 0 1 3:2 3] 10. Mladost 127. Suhopolje 22 6 5 11 17:24 23 [1 0 1 2:3 3] 11. Samobor 22 6 4 12 23:35 22 12. Sibenik 22 4 5 13 19:38 17 Championship Playoff ==================== Table: 1. Croatia Zagreb 10 7 3 0 28:10 49 (25) CL -------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Hajduk Split 10 4 2 4 17:16 36 (22) UEFA 3. Osijek 10 5 1 4 13:12 32 (16) UEFA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4. Hrvatski dragovoljac Zagreb 10 4 2 4 7:12 32 (18) UIC 5. Zagreb 10 2 3 5 16:16 30 (21) 6. Zadarkomerc Zadar 10 2 1 7 11:26 21 (14) Relegation Playoff ================== Table: 1. Rijeka 10 4 3 3 16:13 28(13) 2. Sibenik 10 5 3 2 16: 8 27( 9) 3. Slaven Belupo Koprivnica 10 5 0 5 11:13 27(12) 4. Varteks 10 4 2 4 10:12 26(12) CWC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5. Mladost 127. Suhopolje 10 4 1 5 13:11 25(12) play-out ------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Samobor 10 3 1 6 11:20 21(11) relegated Promotion Playoffs: Group 1: Group 2: May 26: May 26: Segesta Sisak - Jadran Porec 2:2 Split - Zagorec Krapina 0:1 May 27: May 27: Jadran Porec - Cakovec 0:0 Cibalia Vinkovci - Split 2:1 May 28: May 28: Cakovec - Segesta Sisak 1:2 Zagorec Krapina - Cibalia Vin. 2:2 1. Segesta Sisak 2 1 1 0 4:3 4 1. Cibalia Vin. 2 1 1 0 4:3 4 --------------------------------- --------------------------------- 2. Jadran Porec 2 0 2 0 2:2 2 2. Zagorec Kra. 2 1 1 0 3:2 4 3. Cakovec 2 0 1 1 1:2 1 3. Split 2 0 0 2 1:3 0 Finals, June 3: Cibalia Vinkovci - Segesta Sisak 2:1 Cibalia Vinkovci promoted. Additional playout, June 7: Mladost 127. Suhopolje - Segesta Sisak 2:1 Mladost 127. Suhopolje remain in first division.
Cyprus Division A Table: 1.Anorthosis 26 21 3 2 87-18 66 [Famagusta] Champions 2.Omonia 26 19 5 2 90-20 62 [Nicosia] UEFA Cup 3.Apollon 26 16 7 3 50-25 55 [Limassol] CWC 4.Ethnikos Achna 26 13 8 5 35-28 47 [Achna] UIC 5.A.E.K. 26 9 7 10 42-40 34 [Larnaca] 6.E.N.P. 26 10 3 13 45-49 33 [Paralimni] 7.A.P.O.E.L. 26 8 7 11 48-51 31 [Nicosia] 8.Nea Salamis 26 10 1 15 43-59 31 [Famagusta] 9.A.E.L. 26 7 8 11 37-50 29 [Limassol] 10.Alki 26 9 2 15 46-65 29 [Larnaca] 11.Evagoras 26 8 5 13 29-52 29 [Paphos] ---------------------------------------- 12.Anagennisi 26 7 6 13 37-65 27 [Dherinia] Relegated 13.A.P.O.P. 26 7 5 14 40-59 26 [Paphos] Relegated 14.Ethnikos Assia 26 3 3 20 28-76 12 [Ashia] Relegated Promoted: Olympiakos Nicosia, Doxa Katokopia, Aris Limassol.
Czech Republic Thanks to Jiri Novotny (novotnyj@risc.upol.cz). Table: 1.AC Sparta Praha 30 22 5 3 53-19 71 Champions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.SK Slavia Praha 30 17 8 5 42-22 59 UEFA Cup 3.FC Sigma Olomouc MZ 30 16 7 7 38-21 55 UEFA Cup - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.FC Baník Ostrava 30 13 11 6 51-35 50 5.FC Slovan WSK Liberec 30 13 8 9 39-32 47 6.FK Jablonec nad Nisou 30 12 10 8 47-33 46 CWC 7.FK Teplice 30 10 10 10 36-30 40 8.FK Viktoria Zizkov 30 11 6 13 26-34 39 9.FC Petra Drnovice 30 10 8 12 35-43 38 10.FC Boby Brno 30 10 7 13 42-42 37 11.KC Kaucuk Opava 30 8 10 12 33-37 34 12.SK Hradec Králové 30 8 10 12 25-36 34 13.FC Viktoria Plzen 30 9 6 15 37-47 33 14.FC Dukla 30 9 6 15 37-50 33 [*] ----------------------------------------------------- 15.SK Ceské Budejovice 30 8 7 15 26-43 31 Relegated 16.AFK Atlantik Lázne Bohdanec 30 2 5 23 18-61 11 Relegated [*] play home matches in Pribram; also dropped Praha from their name. Promoted: FK Chmel Blsany and FC Karvíná.
Denmark Superligaen Thanks to Søren Elbech (ps.elbech@pp.inet.fi). Table: 1.Brøndby IF 33 24 4 5 81-33 76 Champions 2.Silkeborg IF 33 17 12 4 55-31 63 UEFA Cup 3.FC København 33 18 7 8 66-48 61 CWC 4.Vejle B 33 16 4 13 53-51 52 UEFA Cup 5.AB 33 13 8 12 61-52 47 UIC 6.Lyngby FC 33 13 6 14 53-62 45 UIC 7.AaB 33 12 8 13 54-48 44 8.AGF 33 11 10 12 53-52 43 9.Herfølge BK 33 9 7 17 44-69 34 10.Aarhus Fremad 33 9 6 18 51-73 33 ----------------------------------------- 11.Ikast fS 33 8 5 20 51-86 29 Relegated 12.OB 33 6 7 20 40-57 25 Relegated Promoted: Viborg FF and B 93.
Egypt Thanks to Eric Boesenberg, Amro Hassanin, Mohammed Qayed and Miguel Alvim Gonzalez. Final Table: 1.Al Ahly 30 20 8 2 48-17 68 Champions 2.Zamalek 30 17 11 2 50-21 62 3.Mokawloon 30 14 12 4 51-20 54 4.Al Masry 30 13 9 8 37-32 48 5.Ismaily 30 12 11 7 49-27 47 6.Mansoura 30 11 9 10 35-36 42 7.Ittihad Alexandria 30 10 10 10 31-28 40 8.Canal 30 11 6 13 28-41 39 9.Ghazl Mahalla 30 9 9 12 26-32 36 10.Aswan 30 9 8 13 34-45 35 11.Dina Farms 30 9 7 14 37-46 34 [*] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12.Baladeya Mahalla 30 8 9 13 28-34 33 13.Ghazl Suez 30 8 9 13 27-37 33 Relegated -------------------------------------------- 14.Suez 30 8 7 15 21-34 31 Relegated 15.Al Shams 30 5 9 16 30-59 24 Relegated 16.Minya 30 5 8 17 26-49 23 Relegated [*] new name for Ittihad Othman Relegation Playoff: Baladeya M 2-1 Ghazl Suez Promoted: Al-Sharqeya (Group Canal), Korum (Group Alexandria).
El Salvador Thanks to Mikael Jönsson (mikael.joensson@tordata.se). First Phase: Final Table: 1.Luis Angel Firpo 18 13 1 4 37-18 40 2.Deportivo FAS 18 10 7 1 35-13 37 3.Aguila 18 10 2 6 31-18 32 4.Alianza 18 8 6 4 26-15 30 5.Atlético Arabe Marte 18 6 6 6 18-19 24 6.Municipal Limeño 18 5 6 7 24-29 21 7.Sonsonate 18 4 6 8 22-32 18 8.El Roble 18 3 8 7 20-36 17 9.AD El Tránsito 18 4 3 11 21-34 15 10.Dragón 18 2 5 11 17-37 11 Second Phase [Teams are divided into two groups; keep records first phase.] Tables: Group A: 1.Luis Angel Firpo 26 17 2 7 47-28 53 2.Aguila 26 12 4 10 41-30 40 3.Atlético Arabe Marte 26 9 10 7 29-29 37 4.AD El Tránsito 26 7 6 13 39-48 27 5.Sonsonate 26 4 12 10 30-43 24 Group B: 1.Deportivo FAS 26 14 10 2 44-19 52 2.Alianza 26 11 9 6 37-24 42 3.Municipal Limeño 26 8 9 9 34-40 33 4.Dragón 26 5 7 14 28-45 22 5.El Roble 26 4 9 13 26-49 21 Semifinals [May 28] LA Firpo 3-0 Alianza FAS bt Aguila Final [May 31] LA Firpo 2-0 FAS LA Firpo champions 1997/98. Relegated: El Roble (worst overall record). Promoted: Santa Clara.
England Final Table: 1.Arsenal 38 23 9 6 68-33 78 Champions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.Manchester United 38 23 8 7 73-26 77 Champions League - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.Liverpool 38 18 11 9 68-42 65 UEFA Cup 4.Chelsea 38 20 3 15 71-43 63 CWC (holders) 5.Leeds United 38 17 8 13 57-46 59 UEFA Cup 6.Blackburn Rovers 38 16 10 12 57-52 58 UEFA Cup 7.Aston Villa 38 17 6 15 49-48 57 UEFA Cup (fair play spot) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8.West Ham United 38 16 8 14 56-57 56 9.Derby County 38 16 7 15 52-49 55 10.Leicester City 38 13 14 11 51-41 53 11.Coventry City 38 12 16 10 46-44 52 12.Southampton 38 14 6 18 50-55 48 13.Newcastle United 38 11 11 16 35-44 44 CWC 14.Tottenham Hotspur 38 11 11 16 44-56 44 15.Wimbledon 38 10 14 14 34-46 44 16.Sheffield Wednesday 38 12 8 18 52-67 44 17.Everton 38 9 13 16 41-56 40 ---------------------------------------------- 18.Bolton Wanderers 38 9 13 16 41-61 40 Relegated 19.Barnsley 38 10 5 23 37-82 35 Relegated 20.Crystal Palace 38 8 9 21 37-71 32 Relegated UIC Promoted: Nottingham Forest, Middlesbrough and Charlton Athletic.
Estonia Estonia Meistriliiga Thanks to Indrek Petersoo (petersoo@sl.ee) and Jaan Roos (punk@ut.ee). Fall Season Table: 1.FC Flora Tallinn 14 12 1 1 39- 6 37 2.Tallina Sadam 14 9 4 1 42-15 31 3.JK Tulevik Viljandi 14 6 2 6 21-20 20 4.FC Lantana Tallinn 14 5 4 5 20-17 19 5.Trans Narva 14 4 3 7 13-26 15 6.Tallina VMK 14 4 2 8 13-29 14 -------------------------------------------------------- 7.Jõhvi EP 14 2 5 7 11-23 11 8.Lelle SK 14 3 1 10 11-34 10 Name changes before season: Lelle SK moved to Viljandi and are now Tulevik Viljandi. Vall Tallinn had financial problems, sold its Master League place to FC Lelle (2nd level), who were then renamed Lelle SK. Marlekor Tallinn changed sponsor and now are TVMK Tallinn. Spring Season: Table: 1.FC Flora Tallinn 10 7 2 1 34-10 42 [19] Champions 2.Tallina Sadam 10 5 1 4 26-22 32 [16] 3.FC Lantana Tallinn 10 4 3 3 17-17 25 [10] 4.Trans Narva 10 5 1 4 14-19 24 [ 8] 5.JK Tulevik Viljandi 10 2 3 5 11-15 19 [10] 6.Tallina VMK 10 2 0 8 4-23 13 [ 7] [Teams carry half the points of fall season as bonus for spring season.] NB: the autumn/fall rhythm will be changed to spring/fall for 1999; a transitional fall championship will be played in 1998.
France Final Table: 1.RC Lens 34 21 5 8 55-30 68 Champions --------------------------------------------------- 2.FC Metz 34 20 8 6 48-28 68 Champions' League - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.AS Monaco 34 18 5 11 51-33 59 UEFA Cup 4.Olympique de Marseille 34 16 9 9 47-27 57 UEFA Cup 5.Girondins de Bordeaux 34 15 11 8 49-41 56 UEFA Cup 6.Olympique Lyonnais 34 16 5 13 39-37 53 UEFA Cup - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7.AJ Auxerre 34 14 9 11 55-45 51 UIC 8.Paris Saint-Germain 34 14 8 12 43-35 50 CWC 9.SC Bastia 34 13 11 10 36-31 50 UIC 10.Le Havre AC 34 10 14 10 38-35 44 11.FC Nantes 34 11 8 15 35-41 41 12.Montpellier HSC 34 10 11 13 32-42 41 13.RC Strasbourg 34 9 10 15 39-43 37 14.Stade Rennais 34 9 9 16 36-48 36 15.Toulouse FC 34 9 9 16 26-46 36 --------------------------------------------------- 16.En Avant Guingamp 34 9 8 17 30-42 35 Relegated 17.Berrichonne Châteauroux 34 8 7 19 31-59 31 Relegated 18.AS Cannes 34 7 7 20 32-59 28 Relegated Promoted: AS Nancy-Lorraine, FC Lorient and FC Sochaux-Montbéliard.
Georgia Final Table: 1.Dinamo Tbilisi 30 24 4 2 86-18 71 [+] Champions -------------------------------------------------- 2.Dinamo Batumi 30 18 7 5 58-18 61 CWC 3.Kolkheti 1913 Poti 30 17 6 7 56-26 57 UEFA Cup 4.Torpedo Kutaisi 30 16 8 6 53-30 56 UIC 5.Odishi Zugdidi 30 15 4 11 43-51 49 6.Lokomotive Tbilisi 30 12 8 10 34-37 44 7.Merani 91 Tbilisi 30 13 7 10 39-33 39 [*] 8.TSU Tbilisi 30 11 6 13 35-33 39 9.WIT Georgia Tbilisi 30 10 8 12 29-37 38 [x] 10.Dila Gori 30 11 4 15 31-36 37 11.Samgurali Tskhaltubo 30 9 7 14 31-50 34 12.Gorda Rustavi 30 10 3 17 32-43 33 13.Sioni Bolnisi 30 10 6 14 49-47 31 [+] 14.Guria Lanchkhuti 30 6 9 15 30-58 27 ------------------------------------------------- 15.Magaroeli Chiatura 30 7 4 19 25-61 25 Relegated 16.Margveti Zestafoni 30 2 7 21 22-75 13 Relegated [*] Merani 5 points deducted for fan violence against the referee in home match vs Batumi; apparently 2 more points were deducted later [+] Dinamo Tbilisi and Sioni apparently had 5 points deducted as well [x] Morkinali Tbilisi apparently changed name to WIT Georgia during the season Promoted: Arsenal Tbilisi, Iberia Samtredia.
Germany Final Table: 1.1.FC Kaiserslautern 34 19 11 4 63-39 68 Champions 2.FC Bayern München 34 19 9 6 69-37 66 Champions League 3.Bayer 04 Leverkusen 34 14 13 7 66-39 55 UEFA Cup 4.VfB Stuttgart 34 14 10 10 55-49 52 UEFA Cup 5.FC Schalke 04 34 13 13 8 38-32 52 UEFA Cup 6.FC Hansa Rostock 34 14 9 11 54-46 51 UIC 7.SV Werder Bremen 34 14 8 12 43-47 50 UIC 8.MSV Duisburg 34 11 11 12 43-44 44 CWC 9.Hamburger SV 34 11 11 12 38-46 44 10.BV 09 Borussia Dortmund 34 11 10 13 57-55 43 11.Hertha BSC 34 12 7 15 41-53 43 12.VfL Bochum 34 11 8 15 41-49 41 13.TSV 1860 München 34 11 8 15 43-54 41 14.VfL Wolfsburg 34 11 6 17 38-54 39 15.VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach 34 9 11 14 54-59 38 ------------------------------------------------------ 16.Karlsruher SC 34 9 11 14 48-60 38 Relegated 17.1.FC Köln 34 10 6 18 49-64 36 Relegated 18.DSC Arminia Bielefeld 34 8 8 18 43-56 32 Relegated Promoted: Eintracht Frankfurt, SC Freiburg and 1.FC Nürnberg.
Greece Thanks to Constantinos Tsioras (tsioras@lucent.com). Final Table: 1.Olympiakos Piraeus 34 29 1 4 88-27 88 Champions 2.Panathinaikos 34 28 1 5 90-24 85 Champions' League - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.AEK Athens 34 22 8 4 61-30 74 UEFA Cup 4.PAOK Thessaloniki 34 21 7 6 74-41 70 UEFA Cup - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.Ionikos Nikea 34 18 8 8 46-31 62 UIC 6.Iraklis Thessaloniki 34 14 9 11 49-45 51 UIC 7.OFI Heraklion 34 15 4 15 45-53 49 8.Xanthi 34 13 6 15 52-52 45 9.Veria 34 12 6 16 38-48 42 10.Paniliakos Pyrgos 34 9 9 16 41-54 36 11.Panionios 34 10 6 18 41-54 36 CWC 12.Apollon Athens 34 10 6 18 37-51 36 13.Kavala 34 10 5 19 40-58 35 14.Proodeftiki 34 9 7 18 35-57 34 15.Ethnikos Piraeus 34 10 3 21 27-51 33 --------------------------------------------- 16.Panahaiki Patra 34 9 5 20 29-62 32 Relegated 17.Kalamata 34 7 8 19 27-50 29 Relegated 18.Athinaikos 34 6 9 19 23-55 27 Relegated Promoted: Aris Thessaloniki, Panelefsiniakos and Ethnikos Asteras.
Guatemala Thanks to Mikael Jönsson (mikael.joensson@tordata.se). First Stage Final Table: 1.Comunicaciones 22 15 3 4 46-17 48 2.Coban Imperial 22 11 7 4 35-23 40 3.Municipal 22 11 5 6 30-21 38 4.Xelajú MC 22 8 10 4 21-17 34 5.Aurora FC 22 8 9 5 28-22 33 6.Deportivo Suchitépequez 22 8 6 8 34-28 30 ------------------------------------------------ 7.Escuintla 22 7 5 10 29-43 26 8.Sacachispas 22 6 7 9 21-24 25 9.Tally Juca 22 7 4 11 21-35 25 10.Azucareros 22 5 7 10 29-31 22 11.Deportivo Zacapa 22 4 8 10 25-32 20 12.Chimaltenango 22 3 7 12 19-45 16 Championship Playoff Final Table: 1.Comunicaciones 10 7 2 1 19- 7 23 2.Aurora FC 10 5 4 1 13- 9 19 3.Coban Imperial 10 3 3 4 13-14 12 4.Municipal 10 3 2 5 12-14 11 5.Xelajú MC 10 3 2 5 10-13 11 6.Deportivo Suchitépequez 10 2 1 7 12-22 7 Relegation Playoff Final Table: 7.Tally Juca 10 4 5 1 17- 9 17 8.Deportivo Zacapa 10 3 6 1 13- 7 15 9.Azucareros 10 4 3 3 16-14 15 10.Sacachispas 10 3 4 3 11-15 13 11.Escuintla 10 2 4 4 13-18 10 12.Chimaltenango 10 2 2 6 6-13 8 Relegated Repechaje [May 24] Teculután-Cremas - Escuintla Izabal - Sacachispas San Pedro - Azucareros
Honduras With thanks to Mikael Jönsson. Apertura Table: 1.Platense 20 12 2 6 42-26 38 Winners Copa de Honduras 2.Olimpia 20 9 9 2 33-21 36 3.Motagua 20 9 8 3 22-17 35 4.Marathón 20 8 8 4 30-24 32 5.Real España 20 8 8 4 30-26 32 6.Universidad 20 8 6 6 29-26 30 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7.Victoria 20 5 9 6 25-28 24 8.Vida 20 7 2 11 31-33 23 9.Real Maya 20 4 6 10 25-29 18 10.Palestino 20 3 5 12 28-43 14 11.Independiente 20 1 9 10 19-41 12 Top-6 to Apertura Liguilla Apertura Liguilla Quarterfinals First Legs Marathon 2-3 Olimpia [Feb 28] Real Espana 0-0 Motagua [Mar 7] Universidad 1-1 Platense [Mar 12] Second Legs Olimpia 1-0 Marathon [Mar 15] Platense 1-1 Universidad [Mar 15] [Platense qualified on league position] Motagua 1-1 Real Espana [Mar 19] [Real Espana qualified on away goal] Motagua qualified as best loser (league position on Universidad) Semifinals First Legs [Mar 29] Olimpia 1-2 Motagua Real Espana 2-0 Platense Second Legs [Apr 5] Motagua 0-1 Olimpia [Motagua qualified on away goals] Platense 1-1 Real Espana Final First Leg [Apr 15] Real Espana 0-3 Motagua Second Leg [Apr 19] Motagua 2-1 Real Espana Motagua winners Apertura 1997/98 Clausura Table: 1.Olimpia 20 13 7 0 46-15 46 2.Motagua 20 14 4 2 39-15 46 3.Platense 20 8 8 4 36-30 32 4.Marathón 20 7 9 4 29-29 30 5.Real Maya 20 8 4 8 26-27 28 6.Victoria 20 6 8 6 24-25 26 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7.Vida 20 5 8 7 26-26 23 8.Real España 20 5 8 7 24-26 23 9.Palestino 20 4 6 10 21-37 18 10.Independiente 20 2 6 12 23-45 12 11.Universidad 20 1 6 13 14-33 9 Top-6 to Clausura Liguilla. Clausura Liguilla Quarterfinals First Legs [Sep 20,21] Victoria 1-2 Olimpia Marathon 0-0 Platense Real Maya 1-4 Motagua Second Legs [Sep 27] Platense 1-1 Marathon [Platense qualified on league position] Olimpia 0-1 Victoria [Olimpia qualified on league position] Motagua 1-1 Real Maya Victoria qualified as best loser Semifinals First Legs [Oct 3,4] Victoria 2-1 Olimpia Platense 3-3 Motagua Second Legs [Oct 11] Motagua 2-1 Platense Olimpia 1-0 Victoria [Olimpia qualified on league position] Final First Leg [Oct 18] Motagua 0-0 Olimpia Second Leg [Oct 25] Olimpia 0-1 Motagua [asdet] Motagua winners Clausura. Motagua champions as winners of Apertura and Clausura. Overall table: 1.Olimpia 40 22 16 2 79-36 82 2.Motagua 40 23 12 5 61-32 81 3.Platense 40 20 10 10 78-56 70 Winners Copa de Honduras 4.Marathón 40 15 17 8 59-53 62 5.Real España 40 13 16 11 54-52 55 6.Victoria 40 11 17 12 49-53 50 7.Vida 40 12 10 18 57-59 46 8.Real Maya 40 12 10 18 51-56 46 9.Universidad 40 9 12 19 43-59 39 10.Palestino 40 7 11 22 49-80 32 Relegated 11.Independiente 40 3 15 22 42-86 24 Relegated Relegated: Palestino and Independiente. Promoted: Broncos.
Hungary With thanks to Endre Zsoldos. Table: 1.Újpesti TE 34 21 10 3 62-26 73 Champions 2.Ferencvárosi TC 34 20 7 7 63-43 67 UEFA Cup 3.Vasas DH 34 19 7 8 66-41 64 4.Gyori ETO FC 34 18 9 7 47-31 63 5.MTK Hungária FC 34 17 7 10 60-35 58 CWC 6.Vác-Zollner FC 34 15 6 13 45-47 51 7.Zalahus-ZTE FC 34 15 5 14 58-42 50 8.Gázszer FC 34 12 13 9 55-45 49 [*] 9.Debreceni VSC-Epona 34 13 9 12 46-48 48 UIC 10.BVSC-Zugló FC 34 12 10 12 49-43 46 11.Diósgyori FC 34 12 8 14 46-41 44 UIC 12.Siófoki Bányász 34 11 8 15 38-43 41 13.Haladás-Milos VFC 34 9 9 16 38-47 36 14.Kispest-Honvéd FC 34 10 6 18 41-57 36 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15.Tiszakécske FC 34 8 8 18 36-75 32 Relegation Playoff 16.Videoton FCF 34 7 10 17 43-58 31 Relegation Playoff -------------------------------------------- 17.Békéscsaba EFC 34 7 10 17 28-61 31 Relegated 18.Ilzer-Stadler FC 34 4 10 20 29-67 22 Relegated [*] home town Agard, play in Szekesfehervar Promoted: Nyíregyházi FC and Dunaferr SE (Dunaújváros). Promotion/Relegation Playoffs First Legs [Jun 10] Tiszakécske 1-2 III. kerületi TVE Videoton FCF 2-1 Matáv SC Sopron Second Legs [Jun 14] Matáv SC Sopron 0-3 Videoton FCF III. kerületi TVE 1-1 Tiszakécske III. kerületi TVE promoted, Tiszakécske relegated
India Thanks to Mikael Jönsson (mikael.joensson@tordata.se). "Philips National League" Table: 1.Mohun Bagan 18 9 6 2 20-10 34 [Calcutta] 2.East Bengal 18 8 7 3 18-10 31 [Calcutta] 3.Salgaocar SC 18 8 6 4 19-13 30 [Goa] 4.FC Kochin 18 8 5 5 26-20 29 [Kochi] 5.Air India 18 6 8 4 18-16 26 [Mumbai] 6.Dempo SC 18 5 7 6 20-22 22 [Goa] 7.JCT Mills 18 4 9 5 19-15 21 [Phagwara] 8.Indian Bank 18 5 6 7 20-23 21 [Chennai] 9.Churchill Brothers 18 4 7 7 20-26 19 [Goa] 10.Mahindras 18 1 2 15 5-30 5 [Mumbai] New teams in 1998/99: Tollygunge Agragami (Calcutta) and ITI (Bangalore).
Iraq Thanks to Mohammed Qayed (mhqayed@emirates.net.ae). Final Table: 1.Police 30 23 4 3 71-30 73 Champions 2.Air Force 30 22 5 3 67-21 71 3.Al-Zawra 30 21 7 2 70-22 70 4.Najaf 30 18 8 4 58-22 62 5.Al-Talaba 30 18 7 5 67-28 61 6.Army 30 12 8 10 37-37 44 7.Port 30 12 3 15 29-40 39 8.Petrol 30 9 11 10 37-33 38 9.Maysan 30 9 8 13 26-40 35 10.Selaikh 30 9 7 14 23-35 34 11.Diyala 30 7 10 13 38-48 31 12.Salaheddin 30 7 7 16 26-40 28 13.Samarra 30 6 7 17 26-55 25 14.Mosul 30 4 9 17 27-72 21 Relegated 15.Kut 30 3 8 19 25-65 18 Relegated 16.Industry 30 1 7 22 19-58 10 Relegated Promoted: Dohuk, Karkh, Kazemeya
Ireland Final Table: 1.Saint Patrick's Athletic 33 19 17 3 46-24 68 Champions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.Shelbourne 33 20 7 6 58-32 67 UEFA Cup 3.Cork City 33 14 11 8 50-40 53 CWC 4.Shamrock Rovers 33 14 10 9 41-32 52 UIC 5.Bohemians 33 13 11 9 50-36 50 6.Dundalk 33 12 9 12 41-43 45 7.Sligo Rovers 33 10 14 9 46-49 44 8.Finn Harps 33 12 7 14 41-43 43 9.Derry City 33 10 10 13 30-31 40 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10.University College Dublin 33 9 12 12 36-38 39 Relegation Playoff ------------------------------------------------- 11.Kilkenny City 33 4 7 22 27-63 19 Relegated 12.Drogheda United 33 2 9 22 20-55 15 Relegated Promoted: Waterford United and Bray Wanderers. Promotion/Relegation Playoff: First Leg [May 5] UCD 2-1 Limerick Second Leg [May 8] Limerick 1-3 UCD UCD remain in Premier Division.
Israel Thanks to Michael Medved (medya@netvision.net.il). Table: 1.Betar Jerusalem 30 20 9 1 71-33 69 Champions 2.Hapoel Tel Aviv 30 21 5 4 44-16 68 UEFA Cup 3.Hapoel Haifa 30 17 9 4 59-27 60 4.Maccabi Haifa 30 15 7 8 49-34 52 5.Hapoel Petah Tikva 30 12 6 12 41-41 42 6.Maccabi Tel Aviv 30 10 9 11 42-35 39 7.Hapoel Kfar Sava 30 10 8 12 39-39 38 8.Maccabi Herzliya 30 9 9 12 37-40 36 9.Maccabi Petah Tikva 30 8 12 10 27-31 36 10.Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion 30 10 6 14 42-52 36 11.Hapoel Jerusalem 30 8 10 12 35-45 34 12.Maccabi Ironi Ashdod 30 8 9 13 39-57 33 13.Hapoel Beit She'an 30 8 7 15 35-51 31 14.Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv 30 8 7 15 26-42 31 ---------------------------------------------------- 15.Hapoel Beersheba 30 7 9 14 38-57 30 Relegated 16.Hapoel Ashkelon 30 5 6 19 26-50 19 [*] Relegated [*] Hapoel Ashkelon had two points deducted. Promoted: Maccabi Yaffa and Hapoel Zafririm Holon.
Italy Final Table: 1.Juventus 34 21 11 2 67-28 74 Champions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.Inter 34 21 6 7 62-27 69 Champions' League - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.Udinese 34 19 7 8 62-40 64 UEFA Cup 4.Roma 34 16 11 7 67-42 59 UEFA Cup 5.Fiorentina 34 15 12 7 65-36 57 UEFA Cup 6.Parma 34 15 12 7 55-39 57 UEFA Cup - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7.Lazio 34 16 8 10 53-30 56 CWC 8.Bologna 34 12 12 10 55-46 48 UIC 9.Sampdoria 34 13 9 12 52-55 48 UIC 10.Milan 34 11 11 12 37-43 44 11.Bari 34 10 8 16 30-45 38 12.Empoli 34 10 7 17 50-58 37 13.Piacenza 34 7 16 11 29-38 37 14.Vicenza 34 9 9 16 36-61 36 ------------------------------------------ 15.Brescia 34 9 8 17 45-63 35 Relegated 16.Atalanta 34 7 11 16 25-48 32 Relegated 17.Lecce 34 6 8 20 32-72 26 Relegated 18.Napoli 34 2 8 24 25-76 14 Relegated Promoted: Salernitana, Venezia, Cagliari and Perugia.
Lebanon Final Table: 1.Al Ansar 26 21 4 1 70-19 63 [Beirut] Champions 2.Al Nejmeh 26 15 8 3 37-16 53 [Beirut] 3.Al Tadamon 26 12 7 7 32-26 43 [Tyre] 4.Homenmen 26 9 9 8 38-38 36 [Beirut] 5.Safa 26 9 9 8 25-30 36 [Beirut] 6.Al Ahed 26 7 13 6 25-31 34 [Beirut] 7.Shabab Al Sahel 26 8 8 10 29-33 32 [Beirut] 8.Al Akha Ahli 26 8 7 11 30-34 31 [Alay] 9.Al Ahli 26 8 7 11 26-28 31 [Sidon] 10.Borj 26 6 12 8 29-31 30 [Beirut] 11.Homenetmen 26 8 6 12 36-41 30 [Beirut] -------------------------------------------- 12.Al Hikma 26 6 10 10 29-37 28 [Beirut] [aka Sagesse] 13.Racing 26 4 8 14 14-33 20 [Beirut] 14.Al Reyada wa Al Adab 26 3 8 15 17-40 17 [Trepoli] Promoted: Salam Zghorta. Relegated: Al Hikma, Racing and Al Reyada wa Al Adab.
Lithuania Thanks to Almantas Lauzadis (almis@perkunas.omnitel.ne). Final Table: 1 Kareda Siauliai 30 25 4 1 106- 14 79 Champions 2 Zalgiris Vilnius 30 24 5 1 84- 10 77 UEFA Cup 3 Ekranas Panevezys 30 22 2 6 53- 25 68 CWC 4 FK Inkaras Kaunas 30 19 4 7 60- 22 61 5 FBK Kaunas 30 18 4 8 63- 19 58 6 Atlantas Klaipeda 30 15 7 8 47- 21 52 7 Lokomotyvas-Legela Vilnius 30 14 4 12 35- 29 46 8 Ranga-Politechnika Kaunas 30 12 8 10 42- 36 44 9 FK Panerys Vilnius 30 10 9 11 36- 39 39 10 Nevezis-Lifosa Kedainiai 30 9 4 17 25- 52 31 11 Mastis Telsiai 30 9 4 17 29- 62 31 12 Gelezinis Vilkas Vilnius 30 7 6 17 31- 44 27 13 Banga Gargzdai 30 7 3 20 34- 57 24 ------------------------------------------------------- 14 Inter-AE Visaginas 30 5 5 20 28- 68 20 Relegated 15 Tauras Taurage 30 5 4 21 28- 93 19 Relegated 16 Vienybe Ukmerge 30 2 1 27 15-125 7 Relegated Promoted: Dainava Alytus, Kauno Jegeriai and Atletas Kaunas.
Luxembourg Final Table: 1.Jeunesse d'Esch 22 17 3 2 69-19 54 Champions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.Union Luxembourg 22 17 2 3 67-21 53 UEFA Cup 3.CS Grevenmacher 22 13 4 5 49-23 43 CWC 4.F'91 Dudelange 22 10 6 6 44-32 36 UIC 5.Avenir Beggen 22 10 5 7 41-35 35 6.CS Hobscheid 22 8 7 7 38-35 31 7.Sporting Mertzig 22 8 6 8 44-41 30 8.FC Wiltz 71 22 6 7 9 38-45 25 9.CS Pétange 22 5 5 12 33-53 20 10.CA Spora Luxembourg 22 5 4 13 31-55 19 ---------------------------------------------- 11.US Rumelange 22 4 4 14 25-74 16 Relegated 12.Red Boys Differdange 22 0 5 17 15-61 5 Relegated Promoted: Aris Bonnevoie and FC Mondercange.
Macedonia With thanks to Arzen Ramadani (a.ramadani@mtf-be.ch) and Andrej Trajkovski (andrejt@unet.com.mk). Final Table: 1.Sileks Kratovo 25 15 3 7 40-21 48 Champions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.Sloga Jugomagnat Skopje 25 12 7 6 25-16 43 UEFA Cup 3.FK Makedonija Skopje 25 12 6 7 34-21 42 UIC 4.Vardar Skopje 25 12 5 8 34-25 41 CWC 5.Pobeda Prilep 25 11 6 8 29-21 39 6.Pelister Bitola 25 10 7 8 31-24 37 7.Borec MHK Skopje 25 9 6 10 28-30 33 [28-31?] 8.Balkan BISI Skopje 25 8 7 10 20-21 31 9.Cementarnica Skopje 25 9 3 13 28-32 30 [29-32?] 10.SK Skopje 25 9 3 13 31-45 30 11.Tikves Kavadarci 25 7 8 10 23-27 29 12.Sasa Makedonska Kamenica 25 8 5 12 21-32 29 ------------------------------------------------ 13.Belasica Strumica 25 8 4 13 25-35 28 Relegated 14.Bregalnica Stip 13 4 0 9 13-32 12 Relegated Promoted: Osogovo Kocani and Rabotnicki Skopje.
Malta Thanks to Antoine Busuttil (antoine_busu@geocities.com). Table: 1.Valletta 27 20 5 2 66-19 65 Champions 2.Birkirkara 27 20 3 4 59-22 63 3.Sliema Wanderers 27 18 2 7 64-26 56 4.Hibernians 27 15 4 8 50-33 49 5.Floriana 27 13 6 7 48-27 45 6.Pietà Hotspurs 27 10 2 15 40-44 32 7.Naxxar Lions 27 7 7 13 34-47 28 8.Hamrun Spartans 27 7 6 14 26-49 27 ------------------------------------------------------ 9.Xghajra Tornadoes 27 2 6 19 18-71 12 Relegated 10.Tarxien Rainbows 27 1 3 23 14-81 6 Relegated Promoted: Rabat Ajax and Saint Patrick.
Mexico Winter 1997 =========== Final Tables Preliminary Round: Group 1 1.León 17 9 5 3 30-22 32 2.Atlante 17 8 6 3 26-17 30 3.Veracruz 17 5 6 6 19-25 21 4.Celaya 17 5 5 7 21-26 20 5.Puebla 17 5 4 8 20-27 19 Group 2 1.Cruz Azul 17 8 7 2 29-16 31 2.Guadalajara 17 8 5 4 28-24 29 3.Monterrey 17 6 4 7 22-22 22 4.Toluca 17 5 4 8 21-21 19 5.Tigres 17 5 3 9 20-26 18 [formerly U.A.N.L.] Group 3 1.Morelia 17 7 7 3 25-19 28 2.Neza 17 6 5 6 29-29 23 [Toros] 3.U.N.A.M. 17 3 7 7 26-30 16 [Pumas] 4.Santos 17 3 7 7 22-31 16 Group 4 1.América 17 8 5 4 27-19 29 2.Atlas 17 6 5 6 28-26 23 3.Necaxa 17 4 6 7 26-31 18 4.U.A.G. 17 3 7 7 19-27 16 [Tecos] Playoffs Quarterfinals Neza 1-0 3-6 Leon Atlas 0-1 1-5 Cruz Azul Morelia 0-0 0-1 Atlante Guadalajara 1-3 1-4 America Semifinals Atlante 1-1 0-1 Cruz Azul America 1-0 1-3 Leon Final Cruz Azul 1-0 1-1 Leon Summer 1998 Group 1 1.Atlante 17 5 8 4 19-18 23 2.Puebla 17 4 6 7 24-32 18 3.León 17 4 5 8 20-32 17 4.Celaya 17 3 6 8 13-23 15 5.Veracruz 17 3 5 9 20-29 14 Relegated Group 2 1.Toluca 17 10 3 4 39-25 33 2.Cruz Azul 17 8 6 3 32-18 30 3.Tigres 17 7 2 8 15-22 23 [formerly U.A.N.L.] 4.Guadalajara 17 5 4 8 19-17 19 5.Monterrey 17 4 6 7 20-25 18 Group 3 1.Santos 17 8 2 7 24-22 26 2.Neza 17 7 3 7 21-24 24 [Toros] 3.Morelia 17 5 6 6 26-30 21 4.U.N.A.M. 17 6 3 8 25-29 21 [Pumas] Group 4 1.Necaxa 17 10 2 5 34-18 32 2.Atlas 17 9 3 5 29-23 30 3.U.A.G. 17 9 3 5 23-21 30 [Tecos] 4.América 17 7 5 5 27-22 26 Playoff for Quarterfinal Places Puebla 2-1 1-4 UAG Neza 1-2 2-4 America Quarterfinals UAG 2-1 2-4 Atlas Atlante 0-1 1-5 Toluca Santos 0-0 1-2 Necaxa America 2-1 1-1 Cruz Azul Semifinals Atlas 1-2 1-1 Necaxa America 0-1 1-2 Toluca Final: Necaxa 2-1 2-5 Toluca
Moldova Thanks to Miron Goihman (mgoihman@ch.moldpac.md). Table: 1.Zimbru Chisinau 26 22 3 1 75- 8 69 Champions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.Tiligul Tiraspol 26 19 2 5 45-20 59 UEFA Cup 3.Constructorul Chisinau 26 17 3 6 54-32 54 CWC 4.Nistru Otaci 26 13 6 7 36-20 45 5.Moldova-Gaz Chisinau 26 14 2 10 38-28 44 6.Olimpia Balti 26 12 8 6 40-21 44 7.Unisport Chisinau 26 11 5 10 23-32 38 8.Roma Balti 26 10 7 9 40-32 37 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9.FC Agro Chisinau 26 10 3 13 27-35 33 Relegation Playoff ------------------------------------------------------ 10.Locomotiva Basarabeasca 26 6 7 13 21-43 25 Relegated 11.CSA Victoria Cahul 26 6 6 14 20-42 24 Relegated 12.Dinamo Bender 26 6 4 16 19-47 22 Relegated 13.Stimold-MIF Chisinau 26 2 7 17 19-60 13 Relegated 14.Speranta Nisporeni 26 0 5 21 9-46 3 [*] Relegated [*] Speranta had 2 points deducted for withdrawal of youth team in 3 matches of the youth championship. Promoted: Serif (Tiraspol) Promotion/Relegation Playoff First Leg [Dubasari, Jun 18] Energetic 0-2 Agro Second Leg [Chisinau, Jun 22] Agro 7-1 Energetic
Morocco Final Table: 1.Raja Casablanca 30 19 10 1 51-13 67 Champions 2.KAC Marrakesh 30 16 5 9 36-25 53 3.WA Casablanca 30 14 9 7 33-18 51 4.OC Khouribga 30 12 11 7 29-26 47 5.FAR Rabat 30 11 10 9 27-24 43 6.SA Sali 30 9 13 8 24-28 40 7.MAS Fes 30 9 12 9 26-24 39 8.Hassania US Agadir 30 10 7 13 36-42 37 9.SC Chabab Mohammedia 30 9 9 12 33-40 36 10.MC Oujda 30 9 9 12 31-41 36 11.WA Fes 30 8 11 11 15-22 35 12.JS Massira 30 9 8 13 26-36 35 [play in El Ayoun] 13.COD Meknes 30 8 10 12 26-30 34 14.DH El Jadida 30 8 10 12 17-23 34 --------------------------------------------- 15.Nehdat Settat 30 7 12 11 19-20 33 Relegated 16.Ittihad Tangier 30 5 8 17 19-36 23 Relegated Promoted: FUS Rabat and Raja Beni Mellal.
Netherlands Final Table: 1.Ajax 34 29 2 3 112- 22 89 Champions ------------------------------------------------------ 2.PSV 34 21 9 4 95- 44 72 Champions League - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.Vitesse 34 21 7 6 85- 48 70 UEFA Cup 4.Feyenoord 34 18 7 9 62- 40 61 UEFA Cup 5.Willem II 34 17 4 13 66- 58 55 UEFA Cup - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6.SC Heerenveen 34 16 7 11 56- 59 55 CWC 7.Fortuna Sittard 34 14 6 14 51- 53 48 UIC 8.NEC 34 14 2 18 40- 57 44 UIC 9.FC Twente 34 11 10 13 41- 42 43 10.FC Utrecht 34 13 4 17 56- 64 43 11.De Graafschap 34 11 9 14 45- 49 42 12.NAC 34 12 6 16 41- 49 42 13.Sparta 34 10 11 13 50- 59 41 14.Roda JC 34 10 8 16 44- 45 38 15.MVV 34 9 5 20 35- 75 32 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16.RKC Waalwijk 34 8 7 19 48- 71 31 Relegation Playoff 17.FC Groningen 34 7 10 17 42- 65 31 Relegation Playoff ------------------------------------------------------ 18.FC Volendam 34 5 6 23 33-102 21 Relegated Promoted: AZ. Promotion/Relegation Playoffs Group A Final Table: 1.RKC Waalwijk 6 4 2 0 15- 5 14 Remain in Eredivisie 2.Eindhoven 6 1 3 2 8-11 6 3.ADO Den Haag 6 0 5 1 5- 8 5 4.Emmen 6 0 4 2 11-15 4 Group B Final Table: 1.Cambuur Leeuwarden 6 4 2 0 15- 8 14 Promoted 2.FC Zwolle 6 2 2 2 8- 9 8 3.FC Groningen 6 1 2 3 9-12 5 Relegated 4.FC Den Bosch 6 1 2 3 7-10 5
New Zealand Thanks to Hans Schöggl (hans.schoeggl@sbg.ac.at). Table: 1.Napier City Rovers (Napier) 20 14 4 2 66-34 46 2.Central United (Auckland) 20 13 2 5 61-34 41 3.North Shore United (Auckland) 20 11 2 7 50-43 35 4.Miramar Rangers (Wellington) 20 9 6 5 41-34 33 5.Waitakere City (Auckland) 20 8 6 6 48-45 30 6.Nelson Suburbs (Nelson) 20 7 4 9 42-46 25 7.Melville United (Hamilton) 20 6 2 12 46-56 20 8.Mount Wellington (Auckland) 20 5 5 10 27-39 20 9.Team Otago (Dunedin) 20 5 4 11 43-54 19 10.Canterbury Woolston (Christchurch) 20 4 7 9 37-55 19 11.Hutt City (Lower Hutt) 20 5 4 11 31-52 19 Championship Playoff: Semifinal Central United 4-0 North Shore United Final Napier City Rovers 5-2 Central United
Nicaragua Thanks to Hans Schöggl (hans.schoeggl@sbg.ac.at). Table: 1.Diriangén (Diriamba) 27 20 1 6 61 2.Masachapa (Managua) 27 19 4 4 61 3.Deportivo Walter Ferrety (Managua) 27 14 5 8 47 4.Real (Estelí) 27 13 8 6 47 5.Chinandega (Chinandega) 27 9 11 7 38 6.Jalapa (Jalapa) 27 9 8 10 35 ------------------------------------------------------- 7.San Marcos (San Marcos) 27 9 3 15 30 8.Matagalpa (Matagalpa) 27 6 3 18 21 9.Deportivo Bautista (Managua) 27 4 9 14 21 10.Deportivo González (San Marcos) 27 4 4 19 16 Relegated First six qualified for "Hexagonal". Promoted: Inter Barrio Cuba (Managua). Hexagonal Quarterfinals Diriangén 1-1 1-0 Jalapa Masachapa 2-0 0-1 Chinandega Walter Ferrety 2-1 1-0 Estelí Diriangén, Masachapa and Walter Ferrety to semifinals as winners, Chinandega as best losers. Semifinals Chinandega 1-2 0-0 Walter Ferrety Masachapa 0-0 2-1 Diriangén Third Place Match Diriangén 1-0 Chinandega Final Walter Ferrety 1-0 Masachapa Walter Ferrety (Managua) champions of Nicaragua 1997/98.
Northern Ireland Final Table: 1.Cliftonville 36 20 8 8 49-37 68 Champions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.Linfield 36 17 13 6 50-19 64 3.Portadown 36 17 9 10 50-38 60 4.Glentoran 36 17 8 11 52-34 59 5.Ballymena United 36 14 9 13 55-55 51 6.Crusaders 36 13 12 11 51-51 51 7.Coleraine 36 11 10 15 41-48 43 8.Glenavon 36 9 12 15 47-56 39 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9.Omagh Town 36 7 10 19 43-68 31 Relegation Playoffs ------------------------------------------ 10.Ards 36 4 11 21 31-63 23 Relegated Promoted: Newry Town. Promotion/Relegation Playoff First Leg [Apr 27] Bangor 0-5 Omagh Second Leg [Apr 30] Omagh 1-0 Bangor
Oman Thanks to Mohammed Qayed (mhqayed@emirates.net.ae). Final Table: 1.Al-Nasr 16 12 2 2 31-12 38 Champions 2.Sur 16 8 4 4 30-21 28 3.Al-Oruba 16 9 6 3 25-20 27 4.Seeb 16 7 5 4 25-15 26 5.Oman 16 8 2 6 28-26 26 6.Zofar 16 7 4 5 27-26 25 7.Al-Ittihad 16 4 6 6 19-20 18 8.Sohar 16 3 9 4 25-27 18 ------------------------------------------ 9.Qurayat 16 2 3 11 19-36 9 Relegated 10.Boraimi 16 2 1 13 20-44 7 Relegated Promoted: Suwaiq, Fanja.
Panama First Stage =========== Thanks to Mikael Jönsson (mikael.joensson@tordata.se) and Javier Aizpurua (jaizpuru@ns.ulat.ac.pa). Group A 1.Tauro FC 14 8 6 0 23-12 30 [Panama City] 2.San Francisco 14 6 4 4 22- 8 22 [Chorrera] 3.Atlético Nacional 14 7 3 4 11-10 24 [Panama City] [+] 4.Sporting 89 14 4 5 5 14-18 17 [San Miguelito] 5.Chiriquí FC 14 3 5 6 13-16 14 [David] [*] 6.FC Eurokickers 14 1 8 5 8-14 11 [Panama City] Group B 1.Arabe Unido 14 7 6 1 19- 6 27 [Colón] 2.CD Plaza Amador 14 6 5 3 18-16 23 [Panama City] 3.Panama Viejo 14 4 5 5 28-30 17 [Panama City] 4.Pan de Azucar 14 3 7 4 19-21 16 [Panama City] [+] 5.Ejecutivo Jr. 14 1 9 4 15-16 12 [San Miguelito] [*] 6.Los Bravos del Projusa 14 0 5 9 6-29 5 [Santiago] [+] w/o goals round 11 [*] w/o goals round 13 Relegated: Ejecutivo Jr. and Los Bravos del Projusa. No teams promoted. Quarterfinals Tauro 2-1 3-1 Pan A S Francisco 1-0 3-2 Panama V Chiriqui 0-0 0-1 Arabe Nacional 1-0 0-2 Plaza A Semifinals Arabe 1-0 2-2 Plaza A S Francisco 2-1 1-4 Tauro Final [Feb 1] Tauro FC 1-0 Arabe Unido [Luis Plúa 80]
Poland Thanks to Pawel Mogielnicki and Michal Kaczmarek (mk@arrakis.cs.put.poznan.pl). Ekstraklasa Table: 1.LKS-Ptak Lodz 34 19 9 6 52-23 66 Champions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.Polonia Warszawa 34 18 9 7 46-30 63 UEFA Cup 3.Wisla Krakow 34 18 7 9 50-30 61 UEFA Cup [2 1 1 0 7-1 4] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.Widzew Lodz 34 18 7 9 53-34 61 [2 0 1 1 1-7 1] 5.Legia-Daewoo Warszawa 34 16 11 7 50-32 59 6.Ruch Chorzow 34 15 10 9 48-39 55 UIC? 7.Amica Wronki 34 13 11 10 38-31 50 8.Gornik Zabrze 34 12 12 10 48-42 48 [2 1 0 1 7-3 3] 9.Odra Wodzislaw 34 14 6 14 51-50 48 [2 1 0 1 3-7 3] 10.Lech Poznan 34 12 10 12 41-37 46 11.Stomil Olsztyn 34 12 9 13 38-45 45 12.GKS Katowice 34 10 13 11 37-33 43 [4 2 2 0 8-6 8] 13.Zaglebie Lubin 34 12 7 15 39-40 43 [4 1 3 0 6-3 6] 14.Pogon Szczecin 34 10 13 11 36-40 43 [4 0 1 3 5-10 1] ----------------------------------------------------- 15.Petrochemia Plock 34 10 8 16 28-54 38 Relegated 16.Groclin-Dyskobolia Grodzisk 34 8 5 21 30-55 29 Relegated 17.KSZO Ostrowiec 34 6 6 22 24-47 24 Relegated 18.Rakow Czestochowa 34 4 5 25 21-68 17 Relegated Promoted: GKS Belchatow and Ruch Radzionkow.
Portugal I. Divisão Final Table: 1.FC Porto 34 24 5 5 75-38 77 Champions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.SL Benfica 34 20 8 6 62-29 68 Champions League - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.Vit. Guimarães 34 17 8 9 42-25 59 UEFA Cup 4.Sporting CP 34 15 11 8 45-33 56 UEFA Cup 5.CS Marítimo 34 16 8 10 44-35 56 UEFA Cup - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6.Boavista FC 34 15 10 9 54-31 55 UIC 7.Estrela Amadora 34 14 8 12 42-41 50 8.SC Salgueiros 34 13 10 11 48-44 49 9.Rio Ave FC 34 12 10 12 43-43 46 10.SC Braga 34 11 12 11 48-49 45 CWC 11.Campomaiorense 34 11 7 16 53-58 40 12.Leça FC 34 10 8 16 29-52 38 Relegated [*] 13.Vit. Setúbal 34 10 7 17 38-43 37 14.SC Farense 34 8 13 13 41-50 37 15.Académica 34 8 12 14 27-41 36 16.GD Chaves 34 10 5 19 31-55 35 ------------------------------------------- 17.Varzim 34 6 11 17 26-51 29 Relegated 18.CF Belenenses 34 5 9 20 22-52 24 Relegated Promoted: União Leiria, Beira Mar and Alverca. [*] after the season, Leça FC were relegated due to a bribery attempt in 1996, and thereby GD Chaves remain in the I. Divisão.
Qatar Thanks to Mohammed Qayed (mhqayed@emirates.net.ae). Table: 1.Al Ittihad 16 10 5 1 23-13 32 Champions 2.Al Rayyan 16 9 2 5 20-14 29 3.Al Saad 16 7 5 4 25-13 26 4.Al Arabi 16 7 5 4 21-15 26 5.Al Ahli 16 7 5 4 20-20 26 6.Qatar 16 5 4 7 17-22 19 7.Al Wakra 16 5 3 8 20-19 18 8.Al Taawon 16 3 3 10 17-29 12 9.Al Shamal 16 3 2 11 16-34 11 No teams are relegated.
Romania With thanks to Razvan Toma and Alex Toth. Final Table: 1.Steaua Bucuresti 34 25 5 4 83- 36 80 Champions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.Rapid Bucuresti 34 24 6 4 70- 24 78 CWC 3.FC Arges Dacia Pitesti 34 20 5 9 56- 38 65 UEFA Cup 4.Otelul Galati 34 20 4 10 54- 28 64 UEFA Cup - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.FC National Bucuresti 34 18 6 10 57- 40 60 6.Dinamo Bucuresti 34 17 3 14 66- 50 54 7.CSM Resita 34 15 6 13 55- 49 51 8.AS Universitatea FC Craiova 34 15 4 15 65- 46 49 9.Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt 34 14 7 13 46- 49 49 10.FCM Bacau 34 12 9 13 41- 42 45 11.Gloria Bistrita 34 13 5 16 56- 63 44 12.FC Farul Constanta 34 13 4 17 36- 52 43 13.Universitatea Cluj-Napoca 34 11 7 16 42- 40 40 14.FC Petrolul Ploiesti 34 11 7 16 41- 45 40 15.Foresta Falticeni 34 10 9 15 32- 41 39 ------------------------------------------------------ 16.CF Chindia Târgoviste 34 10 8 16 40- 67 38 Relegated 17.Sportul Studentesc Bucuresti 34 5 4 25 32- 65 19 Relegated 18.Jiul Petrosani 34 3 1 30 19-116 10 Relegated Promoted: Astra Ploiesti, Olimpia Satu Mare and FC Onesti.
San Marino With thanks to Jan Alssema (alcides@euronet.nl). Final Tables: Girone A 1.Tre Fiori 22 16 1 5 48-22 49 2.Faetano 22 11 7 4 37-13 40 3.Folgore 22 11 7 4 24-16 40 4.Murata 22 11 4 7 55-32 37 5.San Giovanni 22 8 7 7 32-29 31 6.Juvenes 22 5 6 11 25-36 21 7.Pennarossa 22 4 7 11 31-46 19 8.Cailungo 22 2 4 16 19-54 10 Girone B 1.Virtus 22 15 3 4 52-20 48 2.Montevito 22 11 5 6 34-30 38 3.Tre Penne 22 10 7 5 41-30 37 4.Cosmos 22 9 9 4 37-24 36 5.Libertas 22 8 3 11 26-37 27 6.Fiorita 22 6 6 10 30-37 24 7.Dogana 22 5 7 10 29-41 22 8.Domagnano 22 1 3 18 15-68 6 Championship Playoffs First Round [nrs 2 vs nrs 3] Faetano 3-4 Tre Penne Montevito 1-1 Folgore [3-4 pen] Second Round [nrs 1 vs winners 1st round] Tre Fiori 2-1 Folgore Virtus 3-5 Tre Penne Third Round [losers 2nd round vs losers 1st round] Folgore 1-0 Faetano Virtus 5-0 Montevito Semifinals Tre Fiori 5-0 Tre Penne Folgore 3-1 Virtus Final [May 14] Tre Fiori 1-2 Folgore [aet]
Saudi Arabia Thanks to Eric Boesenberg (boesy@sprynet.com) and Mohammed Qayed (mhqayed@emirates.net.ae). Table: 1.Al-Hilal 22 14 3 5 40-24 45 Qualified for Playoffs 2.Al-Nijma 22 13 2 7 34-28 41 Qualified for Playoffs 3.Al-Shabab 22 10 9 3 46-29 39 Qualified for Playoffs 4.Al-Ahli 22 12 2 8 38-30 38 Qualified for Playoffs ----------------------------------------- 5.Al-Nasr 22 11 4 7 34-27 37 6.Al-Ittifaq 22 8 7 7 28-33 31 7.Al-Ittihad 22 7 7 8 28-32 28 8.Al-Ta'ee 22 5 9 8 28-38 24 9.Al-Riyadh 22 6 5 11 41-38 23 10.Al-Wahda 22 5 8 9 28-33 23 ----------------------------------------- 11.Al-Sho'ala 22 4 7 11 23-36 19 Relegated 12.Al-Ta'awon 22 3 5 14 17-37 14 Relegated Promoted: Hajr and Al-Ansar. Playoffs: Semifinals First Leg [Mar 16,17] Ahli 1-1 Hilal Shabab 4-1 Nijma Second Leg [Mar 19] Hilal 2-1 Ahli Nijma 0-1 Shabab Third Place Match [Mar 23] Ahly 2-1 Nijma [asdet] Final [Mar 25] Hilal 3-2 Shabab [asdet]
Scotland Premier Division 1.Celtic 36 22 8 6 64-24 74 Champions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.Rangers 36 21 9 6 76-38 72 UEFA Cup 3.Heart of Midlothian 36 19 10 7 70-46 67 CWC 4.Kilmarnock 36 13 11 12 40-52 50 UEFA Cup - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.Saint Johnstone 36 13 9 14 38-42 48 6.Aberdeen 36 9 12 15 39-53 39 7.Dundee United 36 8 13 15 43-51 37 8.Dunfermline Athletic 36 8 13 15 43-68 37 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9.Motherwell 36 9 7 20 46-64 34 Promotion/Relegation Playoff ----------------------------------------------- 10.Hibernian 36 6 12 18 38-59 30 Relegated Promoted: Dundee Promotion/Relegation Playoff: Falkirk v Motherwell
Slovakia Thanks to Jiri Novotny (novotnyj@risc.upol.cz). Table: 1.1.FC Kosice 30 21 5 4 71-24 68 Champions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.FC Spartak Trnava 30 20 6 4 61-34 66 CWC 3.ASK Inter Slovnaft Bratislava 30 18 6 6 55-25 60 UEFA Cup 4.OD Trencin 30 16 5 9 47-31 53 UIC 5.SK Slovan Bratislava 30 12 9 9 41-36 45 6.FC Tauris Rimavska Sobota 30 12 8 10 39-34 44 7.MSK Zilina 30 11 9 10 23-25 42 8.Artmedia Petrzalka 30 11 6 13 27-28 39 9.FC Chemlon Humenné 30 12 2 16 36-55 38 10.FC Tatran Presov 30 9 9 12 29-39 36 11.MSK SCP Ruzomberok 30 9 9 12 35-49 36 12.MFK Petrimex Prievidza 30 9 8 13 35-42 35 13.FC Dukla Banska Bystrica 30 7 9 14 32-46 30 14.BSC JAS Bardejov 30 7 6 17 27-42 27 ------------------------------------------------------ 15.FK Lokomotiva Kosice 30 7 5 18 31-54 26 Relegated 16.FC DAC Dunajska Streda 30 5 6 19 26-51 21 Relegated Promoted: FC Nitra and ZTS Dubnica.
Slovenia Final Table: 1.Maribor Teatanic 36 24 4 8 69-34 76 Champions 2.Mura Murska Sobota 36 19 10 7 63-42 67 UEFA Cup 3.HIT Nova Gorica 36 20 5 11 64-36 65 4.Primorje Ajdovscina 36 17 6 13 63-49 57 5.SCT Olimpija Ljubljana 36 13 12 11 59-55 51 UIC 6.Protonavto Publikum Celje 36 14 7 15 57-57 49 7.Rudar Velenje 36 10 13 13 39-38 43 8.Nova Oprema KS Prevalje 36 10 9 17 31-59 39 [KS=Korotan Suvel] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9.NK Potrosnik Beltinci 36 9 7 20 44-73 34 Relegation Playoff 10.Set Vevce 36 4 7 25 37-83 19 Relegation Playoff Promoted: Zivila Triglav Kranj and Koper. Promotion/Relegation Play off: Beltinci 1-0 4-1 Zeleznicar Maribor BST Domzale 1-1 3-1 Set Vevce Ljubljana Set Vevce relegated, BST Domzale promoted.
South Africa Final Table: 1.Mamelodi Sundowns 34 19 11 4 48-25 68 Champions 2.Kaizer Chiefs 34 17 12 5 52-35 63 3.Orlando Pirates 34 15 12 7 52-33 57 4.Cape Town Spurs 34 15 12 7 51-35 57 5.Manning Rangers 34 16 9 9 58-47 57 6.Bush Bucks 34 14 12 8 42-38 54 7.Jomo Cosmos 34 13 12 9 31-31 51 8.Wits University 34 13 9 12 39-34 48 9.Qwa Qwa Stars 34 12 10 12 33-34 46 10.Hellenic 34 12 8 14 45-42 44 11.Moroka Swallows 34 12 6 16 30-42 42 12.Bloemfontein Celtic 34 12 5 17 38-46 41 13.Vaal Professionals 34 8 14 12 36-44 38 14.Supersport United 34 7 15 12 34-37 36 15.Amazulu 34 8 9 17 36-46 33 16.Santos 34 10 3 21 34-61 33 17.African Wanderers 34 7 10 17 43-56 31 Relegated 18.Real Rovers 34 8 7 19 34-50 31 Relegated Promoted: Dynamos and Seven Stars.
Spain With thanks to Juan Pedro Adrados (inmae26@fresno.csic.es). Final Table: 1.FC Barcelona 38 23 5 10 78-56 74 Champions 2.Athletic de Bilbao 38 17 14 7 52-42 65 Champions' League - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.Real Sociedad (San Sebastián) 38 16 15 7 60-37 63 UEFA Cup 4.Real Madrid 38 17 12 9 63-45 63 Champions' League 5.RCD Mallorca 38 16 12 10 55-39 60 CWC 6.RC Celta (Vigo) 38 17 9 12 54-47 60 UEFA Cup 7.Atlético de Madrid 38 16 12 10 79-56 60 UEFA Cup 8.Real Betis (Sevilla) 38 17 8 13 49-50 59 UEFA Cup - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9.Valencia CF 38 16 7 15 58-52 55 10.RCD Espanyol 38 12 17 9 44-31 53 11.Real Valladolid 38 13 11 14 36-47 50 12.RC Deportivo (La Coruña) 38 12 13 13 44-46 49 13.Real Zaragoza 38 12 12 14 45-53 48 14.Racing de Santander 38 12 9 17 46-55 45 15.CD Tenerife 38 11 12 15 44-57 45 16.UD Salamanca 38 12 9 17 46-46 45 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 17.SD Compostela 38 11 11 16 56-66 44 Relegation Playoff 18.Real Oviedo 38 9 13 16 36-51 40 Relegation Playoff ------------------------------------------------------ 19.Mérida CP 38 9 12 17 33-53 39 Relegated 20.Sporting de Gijón 38 2 7 29 31-80 13 Relegated Promoted: Deportivo Alavés and CF Extremadura. Relegation playoff: First Legs [May 21,22] Villarreal 0-0 Compostela Oviedo 3-0 Las Palmas Second Legs [May 24,25] Compostela 1-1 Villarreal Las Palmas 3-1 Oviedo Villarreal promoted, Compostela relegated
Switzerland Fall Season Final Table: 1.Grasshopper-Club 22 14 4 4 59-23 46 2.Lausanne-Sports 22 12 6 4 45-27 42 3.Servette FC 22 11 6 5 45-33 39 4.FC Aarau 22 10 5 7 38-31 35 5.FC Sankt Gallen 22 7 9 6 38-34 30 6.FC Zürich 22 7 9 6 31-28 30 7.FC Sion 22 7 9 6 30-27 30 8.FC Luzern 22 7 8 7 26-28 29 ------------------------------------------- 9.Neuchâtel Xamax 22 7 5 10 37-39 26 10.SC Kriens 22 5 7 10 23-41 22 11.FC Basel 22 5 4 13 28-46 19 12.Etoile Carouge FC 22 1 6 15 20-63 9 Spring Championship Playoff Final Table: 1.Grasshopper-Club 14 11 1 2 39-16 57 [23] (1) Champions 2.Servette FC 14 5 6 3 18-15 41 [20] (3) UEFA Cup 3.Lausanne-Sports 14 5 4 5 17-17 40 [21] (2) CWC 4.FC Zürich 14 6 5 3 27-17 38 [15] (6) UEFA Cup 5.FC Sion 14 6 4 4 23-21 37 [15] (7) UIC 6.FC Sankt Gallen 14 4 5 5 12-17 32 [15] (5) UIC 7.FC Aarau 14 1 4 9 13-27 25 [18] (4) 8.FC Luzern 14 1 5 8 10-29 23 [15] (8) [bonus points from fall between square brackets, placing in fall between parentheses] Promotion/Relegation Playoff: Final Table: 1.Neuchâtel Xamax 14 7 5 2 35-22 26 Remain in A 2.FC Lugano 14 6 5 3 15-12 23 Promoted 3.FC Basel 14 6 4 4 27-22 22 Remain in A 4.BSC Young Boys 14 6 4 4 20-23 22 Promoted ------------------------------------------- 5.FC Solothurn 14 6 3 5 17-15 21 Remain in B 6.SC Kriens 14 4 4 6 19-25 16 Relegated 7.FC Baden 14 3 3 8 15-23 12 Remain in B 8.Etoile Carouge FC 14 3 2 9 13-19 11 Relegated
Syria Syria First Division 1997/98 Thanks to Mohammed Qayed (mhqayed@emirates.net.ae). Final Table: 1.Al-Jaish 26 19 5 2 58-17 62 [Damascus] [aka Army Club] Champions 2.Al-Karama 26 17 4 5 51-18 48 [-9] [Homs] 3.Hottine 26 13 7 6 59-24 46 [Latakia] 4.Jabla 26 12 7 7 40-32 43 [Jabla] 5.Teshrine 26 13 3 10 40-37 41 [-1] [Latakia] 6.Al-Ittihad 26 11 6 9 48-34 37 [-2] [Aleppo] 7.Al-Hurriya 26 11 4 11 35-39 36 [-1] [Aleppo] 8.Al-Jihad 26 10 7 9 30-32 33 [-4] [Qamchli] 9.Al-Wathba 26 9 6 11 45-48 32 [-1] [Homs] 10.Al-Shorta 26 8 6 12 33-40 30 [Damascus] [aka Police] 11.Al-Mayadine 26 8 6 12 32-54 27 [-3] [Mayadine] 12.Al-Majd 26 5 6 15 17-41 21 [Damascus] 13.Al-Yaqaza 26 2 10 14 24-58 15 [-1] 14.Al-Shoala 26 2 7 17 21-59 10 [-3] Promoted: Al-Shorta (Aleppo) and Al-Wahda (Damascus).
Tunisia Final Table: 1.Espérance ST 26 22 3 1 63-10 69 Champions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.Club Africain 26 17 8 1 39-15 59 3.Etoile du Sahel 26 14 6 6 36-23 48 4.CS Sfaxien 26 12 9 5 32-12 45 5.Olympique Béja 26 9 7 10 20-30 34 6.AS Marsa 26 9 6 11 27-27 33 7.CA Bizertin 26 7 9 10 24-27 30 8.CS Hamam Lif 26 7 8 11 32-32 29 9.JS Kairouan 26 8 5 13 27-41 29 10.Stade Tunisien 26 6 11 9 20-32 29 11.CO Médenine 26 7 7 12 25-37 28 12.ES Zarzis 26 6 8 12 20-32 26 13.CO Transports 26 5 10 11 21-34 25 14.Olympique Kef 26 2 5 19 13-47 11 Promoted: US Monastir and ES Beni Khaled. League extended to 16 teams.
Turkey With thanks to Altan Tanrikulu (altanspo@superonline.com). 1. Lig Table: 1.Galatasaray 34 23 6 5 86-43 75 Champions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.Fenerbahçe 34 21 8 5 61-25 71 UEFA Cup 3.Trabzonspor 34 19 9 6 68-42 66 UEFA Cup 4.Istanbulspor 34 14 12 8 60-42 54 UEFA Cup - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.Samsunspor 34 14 7 13 42-42 49 6.Besiktas 34 13 9 12 56-40 48 CWC 7.Altay Izmir 34 12 11 11 45-52 47 8.Bursaspor 34 12 9 13 46-50 45 9.D.Ç. Karabükspor 34 13 5 16 34-50 44 10.Kocaelispor 34 12 7 15 46-46 43 11.Çanakkale Dardanelspor 34 10 11 13 37-40 41 12.Antalyaspor 34 10 11 13 51-55 41 13.Ankaragücü 34 11 8 15 40-47 41 14.Gençlerbirligi 34 9 11 14 41-46 38 15.Gaziantepspor 34 9 11 14 39-44 38 ---------------------------------------------- 16.Kayserispor 34 11 5 18 42-60 38 Relegated 17.Sekerspor 34 9 9 16 41-67 36 Relegated 18.Vanspor 34 5 9 20 26-70 24 Relegated Promoted: Erzurumspor, Adanaspor ASK and Sakaryaspor.
Ukraine Final Table: 1.Dynamo Kyiv 30 23 3 4 70-15 72 Champions 2.Shakhtar Donetsk 30 20 7 3 61-25 67 UEFA Cup 3.Karpaty L'viv 30 16 9 5 36-20 57 4.Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 30 17 4 9 47-27 55 5.Vorskla Poltava 30 15 4 11 41-46 49 6.Metalurh Donetsk 30 11 7 12 28-27 40 7.Nyva Ternopil' 30 12 4 14 37-39 40 8.Kryvbas Kryvy Ryh 30 10 9 11 34-33 39 9.Metalurh Zaporozhzhye 30 10 7 13 40-44 37 10.Prykarpattya Ivano-Frankivsk 30 8 9 13 33-41 33 11.Zirka-NIBAS Kyrovohrad 30 9 6 15 27-48 33 12.Metalurh Mariupil' 30 8 9 13 27-48 33 13.CSCA Kyiv 30 9 6 15 30-35 33 CWC 14.Tavriya Simferopil' 30 8 9 13 35-41 33 -------------------------------------------------------- 15.Chornomorets Odesa 30 8 8 14 31-39 32 Relegated 16.Torpedo Zaporozhzhye 30 2 7 21 20-69 13 Relegated Promoted: SC Mykolaiv and Metalist Kharkiv.
United Arab Emirates Thanks to Mohammed Qayed (mhqayed@emirates.net.ae). First Stage =========== Final Table: 1.Al-Wahda 18 10 4 4 32-19 34 [3 bonus points for second stage] 2.Al-Sharjah 18 8 8 2 40-22 32 [2 bonus points for second stage] 3.Al-Ain 18 8 5 5 24-17 29 [1 bonus point for second stage] 4.Al-Wasl 18 5 12 1 23-17 27 5.Al-Jazira 18 7 4 7 20-22 25 6.Al-Nasr 18 5 8 5 22-17 23 7.Al-Shabab 18 6 5 7 28-29 23 8.Al-Ahli 18 7 2 9 25-27 23 --------------------------------------- 9.Kalba Union 18 3 8 7 12-29 17 10.Bani Yas 18 2 2 14 13-40 8 Second Stage ============ Table [bonus points between brackets]: 1.Al-Ain 14 9 4 1 25-12 32 [1] Champions 2.Al-Sharjah 14 8 4 2 29-15 30 [2] 3.Al-Wasl 14 6 5 3 16-12 23 4.Al-Ahli 14 5 3 6 21-22 18 5.Al-Wahda 14 3 6 5 14-18 18 [3] 6.Al-Nasr 14 4 5 5 15-14 17 7.Al-Shabab 14 3 3 8 14-25 12 8.Al-Jazira 14 2 2 10 15-31 8 Promotion/Relegation League Final Table: 1.Bani Yas 16 10 5 1 31-13 35 2.Al-Khaleej 16 10 3 3 32-17 33 Promoted 3.Al-Sha'ab 16 9 5 2 34-17 32 Promoted 4.Ras Al-Khaima 16 9 4 3 35-26 31 Promoted ----------------------------------------- 5.Kalba Union 16 9 2 5 33-20 29 Relegated 6.Ahli Fujeira 16 4 4 8 18-28 16 7.Emirates 16 2 5 9 13-28 11 8.Dibba Al-Hessen 16 1 3 12 14-45 6 9.Ajman 16 0 5 11 13-31 5
Venezuela With thanks to Mikael Jönsson (mikael.joensson@tordata.se). Apertura Final Table: 1.Atlético Zulia 22 13 5 4 42-23 44 2.Deportivo Chacao 22 12 5 5 45-28 41 3.Trujillanos 22 10 7 5 24-17 37 4.Unión Atlético Táchira 22 10 6 6 26-23 36 5.Caracas FC 22 10 5 7 36-29 35 6.Carabobo FC 22 8 7 7 26-25 31 7.Estudiantes de Mérida 22 8 6 8 32-28 30 8.Nacional 22 9 2 11 35-35 29 9.Minervén del Callao 22 7 8 7 25-27 29 10.Mineros de Guayana 22 5 5 12 28-31 20 11.El Vígia 22 4 5 13 16-43 17 12.Llaneros de Guanare 22 3 5 14 17-43 14 Clausura Final Table: 1.Estudiantes de Mérida 22 14 2 6 43-24 44 2.Trujillanos 22 12 6 4 33-20 42 3.Deportivo Chacao 22 11 5 6 35-27 38 4.Caracas FC 22 10 4 8 32-28 34 5.Atlético Zulia 22 9 7 6 34-33 34 6.Llaneros de Guanare 22 8 7 7 38-36 31 7.Carabobo FC 22 7 8 7 37-42 29 8.Mineros de Guayana 22 8 2 12 32-35 26 9.Unión Atlético Táchira 22 7 5 10 25-34 26 10.Minervén del Callao 22 7 3 12 32-46 24 11.El Vígia 22 4 7 11 29-35 19 12.Nacional 22 4 6 12 19-29 18 Championship Playoff First Leg [May 24] Estudiantes 0-1 Zulia [Morán] Second Leg [May 31] Zulia 4-0 Estudiantes [Garcia, Urdaneta 2 (1pen), Moran] Atlético Zulia 1997/98 champions of Venezuela. Copa Conmebol Playoff [May 24] Chacao 3-1 Trujillanos Relegated: El Vígia and Llaneros de Guanare. Promoted: Nueva Cádiz FC, Universidad de Los Andes (Mérida), Internacional de Lara and Atlético Zamora.
Wales Thanks to Jan Schoenmakers (schoenma@ehv.sc.philips.com) and Jan Alssema (alcides@euronet.nl). Final Table: 1.Barry Town 38 33 5 0 134-31 104 Champions 2.Newtown 38 23 9 6 101-47 78 3.Ebbw Vale 38 22 11 5 94-55 77 4.Inter Cable-Tel 38 23 5 10 58-28 74 5.Cwmbran Town 38 22 7 9 78-47 73 6.Bangor City 38 20 8 10 72-54 68 7.Connah's Quay Nomads 38 18 12 8 75-54 66 8.Rhyl 38 17 10 11 61-49 61 9.Conwy United 38 15 8 15 66-59 53 10.Aberystwyth Town 38 13 12 13 64-63 51 11.Caersws 38 14 4 20 64-71 46 12.Carmarthen Town 38 11 11 16 57-72 44 13.Caernarfon Town 38 12 7 19 57-66 41 14.TNS Llansantffraid 38 9 15 14 54-67 42 15.Rhayader Town 38 11 6 21 55-78 39 16.Haverfordwest County 38 10 8 20 54-87 38 ------------------------------------------------ 17.Porthmadog 38 10 5 23 55-77 35 Relegated 18.Flint Town United 38 9 7 22 50-77 34 Relegated 19.Welshpool Town 38 6 7 25 55-97 25 Relegated 20.Cemaes Bay 38 2 3 33 30-155 9 Relegated Promoted: Holywell Town (North) and Afan Lido FC (South). League reduced to 18 teams for 1998/99.
Yemen Thanks to Mohammed Qayed (mhqayed@emirates.net.ae). Table: 1.Al-Wahda Sana 22 15 3 4 56-21 48 Champions 2.Al-Ahli Sana 22 14 5 3 46-13 47 3.Al-Shoala Aden 22 13 5 4 46-28 44 4.Al-Sha'ab Ibb 22 13 4 5 42-26 43 5.Hassan 22 12 4 6 37-26 40 6.Al-Sha'ab Mukalla 22 7 7 8 35-38 28 7.Al-Tilal 22 8 3 11 38-42 27 8.Al-Ittihad Ibb 22 7 5 10 28-33 26 9.Al-Zohra 22 7 3 12 27-33 24 10.Al-Tali'aa Taizz 22 5 3 14 23-56 18 -------------------------------------------- 11.Al-Ahli Hudayda 22 3 7 12 15-31 16 Relegated 12.Shamsan 22 3 1 18 22-64 10 Relegated Promoted: Al-Saqr Taizz, Al-Hilal Hudayda, Al-Wahda Aden and Al-Majd.
Yugoslavia Final Table: 1.FK Obilic Beograd 33 27 5 1 72-19 86 Champions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.Crvena zvezda Beograd 33 27 3 3 86-22 84 UEFA Cup - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.Partizan Beograd 33 22 4 7 73-38 70 CWC 4.Vojvodina Novi Sad 33 14 7 12 57-63 49 UIC 5.Rad Beograd 33 12 6 15 35-39 42 6.FK Zemun 33 10 9 14 38-50 39 7.Hajduk Kula 33 10 5 18 32-51 35 8.Buducnost Podgorica 33 8 9 16 27-53 33 9.Proleter Zrenjanin 33 10 2 21 40-64 32 [3 0 0 9-4 9] 10.FK Zeleznik 33 9 5 19 43-62 32 [0 0 3 4-9 0] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11.FK Cukaricki 33 9 4 20 32-45 31 Relegation Playoff ----------------------------------------------------- 12.Mladost Lucani 33 9 3 21 25-54 30 Relegated Promotion/Relegation Playoff Cukaricki 1-0 Radnicki Kragujevac Radnicki Kragujevac 1-0 Cukaricki Radnicki Kragujevac won 5-4 on penalties Promoted: OFK Beograd, Sartid 1913 Smederevo, FK Pristina, Spartak Subotica, Radnicki Nis, Radnicki Kragujevac (from 1/B, 2nd level), and Mogren Budva and Milicionar Beograd (from 3rd level).
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