# 1998–99 Liga Indonesia Premier Division

The 1998–99 Liga Indonesia Premier Division was the 5th season of the Liga Indonesia Premier Division, the top division of Indonesian football. The season began on 1 November 1998 and ended on 9 April 1999. The league was made up of 28 clubs. PSIS won the title after beating the defending champions, Persebaya 1–0 in the final.

## Teams
### Team changes

The number of teams dropped from 31 to 28 this season.

#### Withdrew from Premier Division

* Mitra Surabaya
* PSB

#### Disbanded

* Arseto

### Name changes

* Pelita Jakarta changed their name to Pelita Bakrie.

### Stadiums and locations

West Division :
| Team | Location | Stadium |
| Medan Jaya | Medan | Teladan |
| Persib | Bandung | Siliwangi |
| Persija | Jakarta (Central Jakarta) | Lebak Bulus |
| Persiraja | Banda Aceh | Haji Dimurthala |
| Persita | Tangerang | Benteng |
| Petrokimia Putra | Gresik | Petrokimia |
| PSBL | Bandar Lampung | Pahoman |
| PSDS | Deli Serdang | Baharuddin Siregar |
| PSMS | Medan | Teladan |
| PSP | Padang | Haji Agus Salim |
| Semen Padang | Padang | Haji Agus Salim |
Central Division :
| Team | Location | Stadium |
| Arema | Malang | Gajayana |
| Barito Putera | Banjarmasin | May 17th |
| Gelora Dewata | Denpasar | Ngurah Rai |
| Pelita Bakrie | Jakarta (South Jakarta) | Lebak Bulus |
| Persebaya | Surabaya | Gelora 10 November |
| Persema | Malang | Gajayana |
| Persikab | Cimahi | Sangkuriang |
| Persikabo | Bogor | Pajajaran |
| Persikota | Tangerang | Benteng |
| PSIM | Mataram | Mandala Krida |
| PSIS | Semarang | Jatidiri |
East Division :
| Team | Location | Stadium |
| Persiba | Balikpapan | Persiba |
| Persipura | Jayapura | Mandala |
| Persma | Manado | Klabat |
| PSM | Ujung Pandang | Andi Mattalata |
| Pupuk Kaltim | Bontang | Mulawarman |
| Putra Samarinda | Samarinda | Segiri Samarinda |

## First stage
### West Division
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | PSMS | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 20 | Advance to second stage |
| 2 | Semen Padang | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 18 | Advance to second stage |
| 3 | PSDS | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 16 | |
| 4 | Medan Jaya | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 11 | |
| 5 | PSP | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 8 | |
| 6 | Persiraja (O) | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 7 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Persija | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 15 | Advance to second stage |
| 2 | Petrokimia Putra | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 13 | Advance to second stage |
| 3 | Persib | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 10 | |
| 4 | PSBL | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 7 | |
| 5 | Persita (R) | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 7 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |

#### Relegation play-offs

4–4 on aggregate. Persiraja won on away goals and retained their spot in the Premier Division, Persita were relegated.

### Central Division
#### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Persikota | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 20 | Advance to second stage |
| 2 | Pelita Bakrie | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 20 | Advance to second stage |
| 3 | Arema | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 15 | |
| 4 | Persikab | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 13 | |
| 5 | PSIM | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 8 | |
| 6 | Persikabo (R) | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | −10 | 6 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |

#### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Persebaya | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 17 | Advance to second stage |
| 2 | PSIS (C) | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 11 | Advance to second stage |
| 3 | Barito Putera | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 10 | |
| 4 | Persema | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 9 | |
| 5 | Gelora Dewata (O) | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 8 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |

#### Relegation play-offs

Gelora Dewata won 7–5 on aggregate and retained their spot in the Premier Division, Persikabo were relegated.

### East Division
#### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Pupuk Kaltim | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 17 | Advance to second stage |
| 2 | PSM | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 16 | Advance to second stage |
| 3 | Persma | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 16 | |
| 4 | Putra Samarinda | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 12 | |
| 5 | Persipura | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 12 | |
| 6 | Persiba (R) | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 12 | Relegation to First Division |

## Second stage
### Group P

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Persebaya | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | PSIS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Semen Padang | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 6 | |
| 4 | Persikota | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 | |
| 5 | Petrokimia Putra | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 1 | |

### Group Q

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Persija | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 8 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | PSMS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Pelita Bakrie | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | |
| 4 | Pupuk Kaltim | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 | |
| 5 | PSM | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 | |

## Knockout stage

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 1 April – Jakarta | 1 April – Jakarta |
| Persebaya (pen.) | 1 (4) |
| Persebaya (pen.) | 1 (4) | 9 April – Manado | 9 April – Manado |
| PSMS | 1 (2) | 9 April – Manado | 9 April – Manado |
| PSMS | 1 (2) | Persebaya | 0 |
| 1 April – Jakarta | 1 April – Jakarta | | Persebaya | 0 |
| 1 April – Jakarta | 1 April – Jakarta | PSIS | 1 |
| Persija | 0 | PSIS | 1 |
| PSIS | 1 | | |

### Final
## Awards
### Top scorer

The following is a list of the top scorers from the 1998-99 season.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Alain Mabenda | PSDS | 11 |
| 2 | Musa Kallon | Persebaya | 8 |
| 3 | Jean Michel Babouaken | PSMS | 7 |
| 3 | Stephen Weah | Persikota | 7 |
| 3 | Tugiyo | PSIS | 7 |

### Best player

* Ali Sunan (PSIS)

### Fair play team

* Semen Padang