The 1998–99 Divizia B was the 59th season of the second tier of the

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. The format has been maintained to two series, each of them having 18 teams. At the end of the season, the winners of the series promoted to

Divizia A Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1 and officially known as SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Romania and the highest level of the Romanian football league system. Contested by 1 ...

and the last three places from both series relegated to Divizia C. A promotion play-off was played between the runners-up of the series to decide the third team that promoted to

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Team changes

To Divizia B

Promoted from Divizia C * Laminorul Roman * Cimentul Fieni * Rulmentul Alexandria * Bihor Oradea * Chimica Târnăveni *

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Relegated from

* Chindia Târgoviște * Sportul Studențesc București * Jiul Petroșani

From Divizia B

Relegated to Divizia C *

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* Dunărea Călărași * UM Timișoara * Foresta II Fălticeni *

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Promoted to

* Astra Ploiești * Olimpia Satu Mare * FC Onești

Renamed teams

''Electroputere Craiova'' was renamed as Extensiv Craiova. ''Maramureș Baia Mare'' was renamed as FC Baia Mare.

League tables

Seria I

Seria II

Promotion play-off

The 2nd-placed teams of the Divizia B played a match to decide the third team promoted to

. The match was played on neutral ground, on the Cetate Stadium in

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Top scorers

;17 goals * Marian Ivan ( FC Brașov) ;15 goals * Bogdan Vrăjitoarea ( Rocar București) ;13 goals * Laurențiu Diniță ( Sportul Studențesc) * Adrian State ( Dunărea Galați) ;10 goals * Cristian Dicu ( Midia Năvodari) * Claudiu Drăgan ( UTA Arad) ;9 goals * Cornel Mihart ( ARO Câmpulung) * Gabriel Boștină ( Cimentul Fieni) * Marius Păcurar ( Corvinul Hunedoara) * Ionuț Savu ( Rocar București) ;8 goals * Romeo Pădureț ( Sportul Studențesc) * Daniel Bona ( Precizia Săcele) ;7 goals * Marcel Rus ( Extensiv Craiova) * Aurelian Dumitru ( Sportul Studențesc) * Cristian Albeanu ( Bihor Oradea) *

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( Cimentul Fieni)

References

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