The 1998–99 Druga HNL was the 8th season of Druga HNL, the second level league in Croatian football

Football in Croatia

Football in Croatia, called nogomet, is the most popular team sport in the country and is led by the Croatian Football Federation. It is played in four official components; the domestic league consists of three hierarchical echelons, and a single national team represents the entire state...

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The format of the league was changed and the five regional subdivisions which composed the Druga HNL in the 1997–98 season were merged into a single nationwide format for the 1998–99 season. A total of 19 clubs competed in Druga HNL this season, in a double round-robin format.

Clubs

Club	City / Town	Stadium	Capacity	1997–98 result
Belišće NK Belišce NK Belišće is a Croatian football club based in the town of Belišće.-Notable former players: Mario Galinović Danijel Pranjić Milan Pavličić Muhamed Konjić Ivan Lukačević Rudika Vida , top 10 player of 1. HNL 1993-94 -External links:* at Nogometni magazin...	Belišće Belišce Belišće is a city in Croatia, located in the region of Slavonia, Osijek - Baranja county, at the altitude of 93 m. The population of the city is 6,493 , with 10,790 in the municipality. In 2001 census, the majority were Croats...	Gradski stadion Belišće	4,000	2nd: 2.HNL East
Bjelovar NK Bjelovar NK Bjelovar is a Croatian football club based in the town of Bjelovar.-External links:*...	Bjelovar Bjelovar Bjelovar is a city in central Croatia. It is the administrative centre of Bjelovar-Bilogora County. During the 2001 census, there were 41,869 inhabitants, 90.51% which are Croats....	Gradski stadion Bjelovar	4,000	3rd: 2.HNL North
Budućnost Hodošan NK Hodošan NK Hodošan is a Croatian football club based in the village of Hodošan in Donji Kraljevec municipality. Until 2006 club was known as Budućnost and under that name won Croatian third league in season 1996/97....	Hodošan Hodošan Hodošan is a village in Međimurje County, Croatia.The village is part of the Donji Kraljevec municipality. It is located around 18 kilometres from the centre of Čakovec, the county seat of Međimurje County, with the nearby villages including Donji Hrašćan and Goričan. The town of Prelog is located...			2nd: 2.HNL North
Čakovec NK Cakovec NK Čakovec is a Croatian football club based in Čakovec, in the northern part of the country. They are currently playing in the fourth tier of Croatian football....	Čakovec Cakovec Čakovec is a city in northern Croatia, located around 90 kilometres north of Zagreb, the Croatian capital. Čakovec is both the county seat and largest city of Međimurje County, the northernmost, smallest and most densely populated Croatian county.-Population:...	Stadion SRC Mladost	8,000	1st: 2.HNL North
Croatia Đakovo	Đakovo	Gradski stadion Đakovo	3,000	3rd: 2.HNL East
Croatia Sesvete NK Croatia Sesvete NK Croatia Sesvete is a Croatian football club based in the Sesvete district of the City of Zagreb.Previous club names: NK Sljeme , NK Sesvete , NK Badel Sesvete , NK Sesvete .-2010 Match fixing scandal:...	Sesvete Sesvete Sesvete is one of the districts of Zagreb, Croatia. It is located in the eastern part of the city and has 59,212 inhabitants .-Administrative division:...	Stadion ŠRC Sesvete Stadion SRC Sesvete Stadion SRC Sesvete is a football stadium in Sesvete, Croatia. It serves as home stadium for football club NK Croatia Sesvete. The stadium has an all seater capacity of 3,500 spectators....	3,500	5th: 2.HNL Center
Imotska Krajina NK Mladost Proložac NK Mladost is a football club based in the town of Proložac. Currently competes in the Treća HNL - South. For some time club carried the name NK Imotska krajina.-External links:* at Nogometni magazin...	Proložac Proložac Proložac is a municipality in Split–Dalmatia County, Croatia. In 2001 it had a population of 4,510. It borders Herzegovina and some Croatian municipalities such as Imotski and Lovreć....	Stadion Šarampov	1,000
Inker Zaprešić NK Inter Zaprešic NK Inter Zaprešić is a Croatian football club based in Zaprešić, a town northwest of the capital Zagreb originally founded in 1929. They play in the Prva HNL after they were promoted from Druga HNL at the end of the 2006–07 season...	Zaprešić Zaprešic Zaprešić is a city in Zagreb County in Croatia. Its population is 25.875 inhabitants for the city proper, and over 51,000 for its seven-municipality metropolitan area. Zaprešić is the third-largest, and most densely populated division of the county. It is located northwest of the Croatian capital...	Stadion ŠRC Zaprešić	4,500	4th: 2.HNL Center
Istra Pula NK Istra NK Istra is a Croatian football club, from city of Pula. The club currently plays in the Treća HNL but Istra has also played in Prva HNL .Istra was found in 1961 from a merger of NK Pula and NK Uljanik.-Seasons:...	Pula Pula Pula is the largest city in Istria County, Croatia, situated at the southern tip of the Istria peninsula, with a population of 62,080 .Like the rest of the region, it is known for its mild climate, smooth sea, and unspoiled nature. The city has a long tradition of winemaking, fishing,...	Stadion Aldo Drosina	7,000	2nd: 2.HNL West
Jadran Poreč	Poreč Porec Poreč is a town and municipality on the western coast of the Istrian peninsula, in Istria County, Croatia. Its major landmark is the 6th century Euphrasian Basilica, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997....	Stadion Veli Jože	2,000	1st: 2.HNL West
Orijent NK Orijent NK Orijent is a football club which was founded in 1918. It is a club from Sušak, the north-east part of the city of Rijeka in Croatia with long tradition. In season 2008/9 it currently plays in the third division .-External links:...	Rijeka Rijeka Rijeka is the principal seaport and the third largest city in Croatia . It is located on Kvarner Bay, an inlet of the Adriatic Sea and has a population of 128,735 inhabitants...	Stadion SC Krimeja	4,000	3rd: 2.HNL West
Otok	Otok			4th: 2.HNL East
Posavina Zagreb	Zagreb Zagreb Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...	Igralište na Savici	1,000	3rd: 2.HNL Center
Samobor NK Samobor NK Samobor is a Croatian football club based in the town of Samobor in Zagreb County.Former Liverpool defender Igor Biscan played for the club on loan early on in his career....	Samobor Samobor Samobor is a town in the Zagreb County, Croatia. It is part of the Zagreb metropolitan area.-Geography:Samobor is located west of Zagreb, between the eastern slopes of the Samoborsko gorje , in the Sava River valley.-Population:...	Gradski stadion Samobor	5,000	12th in Prva HNL
Segesta	Sisak Sisak Sisak is a city in central Croatia. The city's population in 2011 was 33,049, with a total of 49,699 in the administrative region and it is also the administrative centre of the Sisak-Moslavina county...	Gradski stadion Sisak Gradski stadion Sisak Gradski Stadion is a multi-use stadium in Sisak, Croatia. It serves as home stadium for football club HNK Segesta. The stadium all seating capacity is 8,000 spectators.-External links:*...	8,000	1st: 2.HNL Center
Solin NK Solin NK Solin is a Croatian football club based in the town of Solin, near Split.-League and Cup results:-External links:* at Nogometni magazin...	Solin	Stadion pokraj Jadra	4,000	2nd: 2.HNL South
RNK Split RNK Split RNK Split is a Croatian football club based in the city of Split.-History:Radnički nogometni klub means "Workers' football club".The club was known as workers' club. The club had a strong fanbase in the Split's shipyard...	Split Split (city) Split is a Mediterranean city on the eastern shores of the Adriatic Sea, centered around the ancient Roman Palace of the Emperor Diocletian and its wide port bay. With a population of 178,192 citizens, and a metropolitan area numbering up to 467,899, Split is by far the largest Dalmatian city and...	Stadion Park mladeži Stadion Park mladeži Stadion Park mladeži is a football stadium in Split, Croatia. It is the second biggest football stadium in Split and is home to RNK Split football club....	8,000	1st: 2.HNL South
Vukovar '91 NK Vukovar '91 HNK Vukovar '91 is a Croatian football club based in the river port of Vukovar.-Recent seasons:-Key:Top scorer shown in bold when he was also top scorer for the division.*P = Played*W = Games won*D = Games drawn*L = Games lost...	Vukovar Vukovar Vukovar is a city in eastern Croatia, and the biggest river port in Croatia located at the confluence of the Vuka river and the Danube. Vukovar is the center of the Vukovar-Syrmia County...	Gradski stadion Borovo Naselje	6,000
Zagorec Krapina	Krapina Krapina Krapina is a town in northern Croatia and the administrative centre of Krapina-Zagorje County with a population of 4,482 and a total municipality population of 12,479...	Stadion SRC Podgora	3,000	2nd: 2.HNL Center

League table

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External links

• 1998–99 in Croatian Football at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
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• Official website