# 1998–99 Azadegan League

The 1998–99 Azadegan League was the eighth season of Iran's erstwhile top-level professional football league Azadegan League that was won by Persepolis. The following are the final results of the Azadegan League's 1998–99 football season.

## Final classification

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Persepolis (C) | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 56 | 21 | +35 | 65 | Qualification for the 1999–2000 Asian Club Championship |
| 2 | Esteghlal | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 50 | 28 | +22 | 53 | Qualification for the 1999–2000 Asian Cup Winners' Cup |
| 3 | Sepahan | 30 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 39 | 19 | +20 | 53 | |
| 4 | Saipa | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 43 | 33 | +10 | 49 | |
| 5 | PAS | 30 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 42 | |
| 6 | Chooka | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 48 | −15 | 40 | |
| 7 | Foolad | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 38 | |
| 8 | Aboomoslem | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 37 | |
| 9 | Sanat Naft | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 39 | −17 | 36 | |
| 10 | Fajr Sepasi | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 34 | |
| 11 | Tractor Sazi | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 34 | |
| 12 | Zob Ahan | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 32 | −9 | 33 | |
| 13 | Malavan (R) | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 32 | Relegation to the 1999–2000 Iran 2nd Division |
| 14 | Sh. Tabriz (R) | 30 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 31 | Relegation to the 1999–2000 Iran 2nd Division |
| 15 | Polyacryl (R) | 30 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 27 | Relegation to the 1999–2000 Iran 2nd Division |
| 16 | Bank Melli (R) | 30 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 27 | 41 | −14 | 27 | Relegation to the 1999–2000 Iran 2nd Division |
* Champions
* Persepolis

## Results table

| Home \ Away | PRS | EST | SEP | SAP | PAS | CHO | FOL | ABU | SNA | FJR | TRK | ZOB | MLV | SHT | POL | BMI |
| Persepolis | | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Esteghlal | 0–1 | | 1–1 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 |
| Sepahan | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Saipa | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| PAS Tehran | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Chooka | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 |
| Foolad | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Aboumoslem | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | | 6–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 |
| Sanat Naft | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Fajr Sepasi | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Tractor Sazi | 2–4 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| Zob Ahan | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Malavan | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Sh. Tabriz | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Polyacryl | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | | 2–2 |
| Bank Melli | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | |

## Summary

* Iranian football champions: Persepolis
* Relegated: Malavan, Shahrdari Tabriz, Poly Acryl, Bank Melli
* Promoted: Bahman, Irsotter Noshahr

## Player statistics
### Top goalscorers
#### 14

* Kourosh Barmak (Teraktor Sazi)
* Abdoljalil Golcheshmeh (Aboomoslem)