1998–99 French Division 1
The 1998–99 Ligue 1 season was the 61st since its establishment. FC Girondins de Bordeaux won the French Association Football League with 72 points.
Participating teams
- AJ Auxerre
- SC Bastia
- FC Girondins de Bordeaux
- Le Havre AC
- RC Lens
- FC Lorient
- Olympique Lyonnais
- Olympique de Marseille
- FC Metz
- AS Monaco
- Montpellier HSC
- AS Nancy-Lorraine
- FC Nantes Atlantique
- Paris Saint-Germain
- Stade Rennais
- FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
- RC Strasbourg
- Toulouse FC
League table
Promoted from Ligue 2, who will play in Division 1 season 1999/2000
- AS Saint-Étienne: champion of Ligue 2
- CS Sedan-Ardennes: runners-up
- Troyes AC: third place
Attendances
Source:| No. | Club | Average attendance | Change |
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain FC | 35,582 | -4.7% |
| 2 | RC Lens | 22,977 | -9.9% |
| 3 | FC Nantes | 22,372 | -8.6% |
| 4 | Olympique lyonnais | 21,624 | -2.8% |
| 5 | Girondins de Bordeaux | 20,249 | 37.2% |
| 6 | Olympique de Marseille | 17,862 | -0.5% |
| 7 | RC Strasbourg | 17,341 | 13.1% |
| 8 | SM Caen | 15,893 | 24.7% |
| 9 | FC Metz | 14,701 | -8.1% |
| 10 | Stade rennais | 13,177 | 1.1% |
| 11 | Le Havre AC | 10,586 | 10.4% |
| 12 | AJ auxerroise | 10,503 | -4.6% |
| 13 | LOSC | 10,347 | 19.3% |
| 14 | MHSC | 10,125 | 2.0% |
| 15 | AS Nancy | 9,239 | 29.7% |
| 16 | EA Guingamp | 8,434 | -26.6% |
| 17 | AS Saint-Étienne | 8,061 | -41.4% |
| 18 | AS Monaco | 7,103 | 12.6% |
| 19 | SC Bastia | 5,415 | 12.4% |
| 20 | OGC Nice | 5,024 | -7.5% |