# 1998–99 Divizia B

The 1998–99 Divizia B was the 59th season of the second tier of the Romanian football league system.
The format has been maintained to two series, each of them having 18 teams. At the end of the season, the winners of the series promoted to Divizia A and the last three places from both series relegated to Divizia C. A promotion play-off was played between the runners-up of the series to decide the third team that promoted to Divizia A.

## Team changes
### Renamed teams

Electroputere Craiova was renamed as Extensiv Craiova.
Maramureș Baia Mare was renamed as FC Baia Mare.

## League tables
### Seria I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brașov (C, P) | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 64 | 22 | +42 | 71 | Promotion to Divizia A |
| 2 | Rocar București (O, P) | 34 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 69 | 35 | +34 | 69 | Qualification to promotion play-off |
| 3 | Cimentul Fieni | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 53 | 33 | +20 | 58 | |
| 4 | Politehnica Iași | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 49 | 45 | +4 | 52 | |
| 5 | Laminorul Roman | 34 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 43 | 33 | +10 | 52 | |
| 6 | Midia Năvodari | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 53 | 34 | +19 | 50 | |
| 7 | Poiana Câmpina | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 42 | 47 | −5 | 50 | |
| 8 | Precizia Săcele | 34 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 49 | |
| 9 | Metrom Brașov | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 48 | |
| 10 | Gloria Buzău | 34 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 48 | |
| 11 | Dunărea Galați | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 44 | 45 | −1 | 47 | |
| 12 | Chindia Târgoviște | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 47 | |
| 13 | Sportul Studențesc București | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 47 | |
| 14 | Tractorul Brașov | 34 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 47 | 54 | −7 | 47 | |
| 15 | Petrolul Moinești | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 47 | |
| 16 | Rulmentul Alexandria (R) | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 44 | Relegation to Divizia C |
| 17 | Nitramonia Făgăraș (R) | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 30 | 62 | −32 | 33 | Relegation to Divizia C |
| 18 | Dacia Unirea Brăila (R) | 34 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 12 | 125 | −113 | 10 | Relegation to Divizia C |

### Seria II

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Extensiv Craiova (C, P) | 34 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 83 | 32 | +51 | 71 | Promotion to Divizia A |
| 2 | UTA Arad | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 73 | 41 | +32 | 66 | Qualification to promotion play-off |
| 3 | ARO Câmpulung | 34 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 64 | 49 | +15 | 58 | |
| 4 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 58 | 51 | +7 | 53 | |
| 5 | Politehnica Timișoara | 34 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 60 | 41 | +19 | 52 | |
| 6 | Bihor Oradea | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 51 | |
| 7 | ASA Târgu Mureș | 34 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 47 | 48 | −1 | 50 | |
| 8 | Chimica Târnăveni | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 39 | 51 | −12 | 47 | |
| 9 | Minerul Motru | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 47 | 55 | −8 | 46 | |
| 10 | Corvinul Hunedoara | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 52 | 59 | −7 | 46 | |
| 11 | Inter Sibiu | 34 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 45 | |
| 12 | Drobeta-Turnu Severin | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 48 | 52 | −4 | 45 | |
| 13 | Dacia Pitești | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 50 | 56 | −6 | 44 | |
| 14 | Apulum Alba Iulia | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 43 | |
| 15 | Jiul Petroșani | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 38 | 55 | −17 | 43 | |
| 16 | Vega Deva (R) | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 35 | 66 | −31 | 41 | Relegation to Divizia C |
| 17 | Baia Mare (R) | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 39 | Relegation to Divizia C |
| 18 | Unirea Dej (R) | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 46 | 61 | −15 | 37 | Relegation to Divizia C |

## Promotion play-off

The 2nd-placed teams of the Divizia B played a match to decide the third team promoted to Divizia A. The match was played on neutral ground, on the Cetate Stadium in Alba Iulia.

## Top scorers
### 17 goals

* Marian Ivan (FC Brașov)

### 15 goals

* Bogdan Vrăjitoarea (Rocar București)

### 13 goals

* Laurențiu Diniță (Sportul Studențesc)
* Adrian State (Dunărea Galați)

### 10 goals

* Cristian Dicu (Midia Năvodari)
* Claudiu Drăgan (UTA Arad)

### 9 goals

* Cornel Mihart (ARO Câmpulung)
* Gabriel Boștină (Cimentul Fieni)
* Marius Păcurar (Corvinul Hunedoara)
* Ionuț Savu (Rocar București)

### 8 goals

* Romeo Pădureț (Sportul Studențesc)
* Daniel Bona (Precizia Săcele)

### 7 goals

* Marcel Rus (Extensiv Craiova)
* Aurelian Dumitru (Sportul Studențesc)
* Cristian Albeanu (Bihor Oradea)
* Robert Niță (Cimentul Fieni)