# 1998–99 YUBA League

The 1998–99 Winston YUBA League (Serbian Cyrillic: Винстон ЈУБА лига 1998/99.) was the 7th season of the YUBA League, the top-tier professional basketball league in Yugoslavia (later renamed to Serbia and Montenegro).

## Teams

A total of 12 teams participated in the 1998–99 Winston YUBA League.

### Distribution

The following is the access list for this season.
Access list for the 1998–99 Winston YUBA League :
| | Teams entering in this round | Teams advancing from the previous round |
| Regular season (12 teams) | 10 highest-placed teams from the previous season 2 highest-placed teams from the B League | |
| Playoffs (8 teams) | | 8 highest-placed teams from the Regular season |

### Promotion and relegation
#### Teams promoted from the YUBA B League

* Hemofarm
* Zdravlje

#### Teams relegated to the YUBA B League

* OKK Beograd
* Borovica
* Vojvodina
* Mornar

### Venues and locations

| Club | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
| Beobanka | Belgrade | New Belgrade Sports Hall | 5,000 |
| Beopetrol | Belgrade | New Belgrade Sports Hall | 5,000 |
| Budućnost | Podgorica | Morača Hall | 4,300 |
| Crvena zvezda | Belgrade | Pionir Hall | 5,878 |
| FMP Železnik | Belgrade | Železnik Hall | 3,000 |
| Hemofarm | Vršac | Millennium Centar | 5,000 |
| Iva Zorka | Šabac | Zorka Hall | 2,300 |
| Lovćen | Cetinje | Lovćen Sports Center | 1,500 |
| Partizan | Belgrade | Pionir Hall | 5,878 |
| Radnički Beograd | Belgrade | SC Šumice | 2,000 |
| Spartak | Subotica | Dudova Šuma Hall | 3,000 |
| Zdravlje | Leskovac | SRC Dubočica | 3,600 |

### Personnel and sponsorship

| Club | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Beobanka | Darko Ruso | Ivan Cimbaljević | Sportstar | Beobanka |
| Beopetrol | Zoran Krečković | | Champion | Beopetrol |
| Budućnost | Miroslav Nikolić | | Nike | |
| Crvena zvezda | Borislav Džaković / Jovica Antonić | Milenko Topić | Nike | Delta Banka |
| FMP Železnik | Boško Đokić / Aleksandar Petrović | | | |
| Hemofarm | Željko Lukajić | | | Hemofarm |
| Iva Zorka | | | | |
| Lovćen | Miodrag Kadija | | | |
| Partizan | Vladislav Lučić | | Nike | |
| Radnički Beograd | Rajko Toroman | | NAAI | Jugopetrol |
| Spartak | Srećko Sekulović | | | |
| Zdravlje | Jovica Arsić | | | |

## Regular season
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | BUD | CZV | PAR | RAD | BBA | BPE | FMP | SPA | LOV | HEM | ZDR | IVA |
| 1 | Budućnost Hipotekarna banka | 22 | 20 | 2 | 1762 | 1523 | +239 | 42 | Champions | — | | 75–59 | 93–77 | 89–66 | 80–74 | | 87–76 | 83–66 | 65–61 | 85–74 | |
| 2 | Crvena zvezda | 22 | 19 | 3 | 1794 | 1562 | +232 | 41 | Runners-up | 73–67 | — | 84–72 | 89–77 | 79–69 | | 77–60 | 87–63 | 74–53 | 77–67 | | 104–74 |
| 3 | Partizan Zepter | 22 | 16 | 6 | 1926 | 1694 | +232 | 38 | | 74–84 | 84–85 | — | 74–63 | 73–61 | 93–71 | 81–68 | 89–82 | 67–64 | 105–78 | 95–70 | 102–61 |
| 4 | Radnički Jugopetrol | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1778 | 1762 | +16 | 35 | | 67–101 | 91–96 | 104–95 | — | 66–70 | 82–78 | | 85–77 | | | 92–66 | 106–90 |
| 5 | Beobanka | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1632 | 1573 | +59 | 33 | | 62–63 | 75–79 | 74–78 | | — | 99–95 | 65–59 | 75–77 | | 68–57 | 66–50 | 102–66 |
| 6 | Beopetrol | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1709 | 1684 | +25 | 33 | | 78–85 | 76–77 | 86–101 | | | — | 73–65 | 72–71 | 81–68 | 74–64 | 71–60 | |
| 7 | FMP Železnik | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1646 | 1569 | +77 | 33 | | 63–72 | 73–72 | 102–94 | 77–84 | | 69–62 | — | 73–61 | | 76–74 | 71–62 | |
| 8 | Spartak | 22 | 9 | 13 | 1645 | 1686 | −41 | 31 | | 56–59 | 89–83 | 66–101 | | 80–88 | | | — | 83–71 | | 69–60 | 83–61 |
| 9 | Lovćen | 22 | 9 | 13 | 1455 | 1555 | −100 | 31 | | 73–70 | | 61–70 | 59–63 | 59–52 | 64–74 | 67–92 | 67–65 | — | | 47–51 | |
| 10 | Hemofarm | 22 | 7 | 15 | 1561 | 1628 | −67 | 29 | | | 58–72 | 73–97 | 75–79 | 82–73 | 81–59 | | 91–68 | 62–66 | — | | 92–64 |
| 11 | Zdravlje | 22 | 5 | 17 | 1512 | 1689 | −177 | 27 | Relegation to YUBA B League | | 63–79 | 73–95 | | 53–77 | 79–73 | | 80–88 | 57–71 | 64–68 | — | 113–77 |
| 12 | Iva Zorka | 22 | 1 | 21 | 1678 | 2175 | −497 | 23 | Relegation to YUBA B League | 77–110 | 86–111 | 109–127 | 75–83 | 69–86 | 68–96 | 73–101 | | 83–97 | 86–87 | | — |

## Playoffs

The playoffs were not played due to the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia (March–June 1999) and then top-seeded Budućnost was awarded with the championships title.

## Clubs in European competitions

| Competition | Team | Progress | Result |
| FIBA EuroLeague | Crvena zvezda | Second round – Group E | 6th (4–12) |
| FIBA Saporta Cup | Partizan Zepter | Quarterfinals | Eliminated by Benetton Treviso, 150–163 (0-1–1) |
| FIBA Saporta Cup | Budućnost HB | Semifinals | Eliminated by Benetton Treviso, 96–60 (0–2) |
| FIBA Korać Cup | FMP Železnik | Regular season – Group D | 3rd (3–3) |
| FIBA Korać Cup | Lovćen | Regular season – Group M | 3rd (1–5) |
| FIBA Korać Cup | Beobanka | Regular season – Group P | 3rd (3–3) |
| FIBA Korać Cup | Radnički Jugopetrol | Round of 16 | Eliminated by Panionios Nutella, 145–169 (0–2) |