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).

1998–99 Winston YUBA League
LeagueYUBA League
Season1998–99
Number of games22 each
Number of teams12
Finals
ChampionsBudućnost
  Runners-upCrvena zvezda

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
Teams relegated to the YUBA B League

Venues and locations
Location of clubs in the 1998–99 season
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
1 Budućnost 22 20 2 1762 1523 +239 42 Champions
2 Crvena zvezda 22 19 3 1794 1562 +232 41 Runners-up
3 Partizan 22 16 6 1926 1694 +232 38
4 Radnički Beograd 22 13 9 1778 1762 +16 35
5 Beobanka 22 11 11 1632 1573 +59 33
6 Beopetrol 22 11 11 1709 1684 +25 33
7 FMP Železnik 22 11 11 1646 1569 +77 33
8 Spartak 22 9 13 1645 1686 −41 31
9 Lovćen 22 9 13 1455 1555 −100 31
10 Hemofarm 22 7 15 1561 1628 −67 29
11 Zdravlje 22 5 17 1512 1689 −177 27 Relegation to YUBA B League
12 Iva Zorka 22 1 21 1678 2175 −497 23
Source: kosarka.co.yu

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.[1]

Clubs in European competitions
CompetitionTeamProgressResult
FIBA EuroLeagueCrvena zvezdaSecond round – Group E6th (4–12)
FIBA Saporta CupPartizanQuarterfinalsEliminated by Italy Benetton Treviso, 150–163 (0-1–1)
BudućnostSemifinalsEliminated by Italy Benetton Treviso, 96–60 (0–2)
FIBA Korać CupFMP ŽeleznikRegular season – Group D3rd (3–3)
LovćenRegular season – Group M3rd (1–5)
BeobankaRegular season – Group P3rd (3–3)
Radnički BeogradRound of 16Eliminated by Greece Panionios Nutella, 145–169 (0–2)

See also

References
  1. "NA SR JUGOSLAVIJU PADALE BOMBE, A U PIONIRU SE IGRALO ZA TROFEJ: Kup 1999. koji ne pamtite - u vreme vazdušne opasnosti!". mondo.rs. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
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