1998–99 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo) explained

Competition:	OB I
Season:	1998–99
Winners:	BVSC
Prevseason:	1997–98
Nextseason:	1999–00

1998–99 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo) was the 93rd water polo championship in Hungary.

First stage

	Team	M	W	D	L	G+	G−	P
1.	Ferencvárosi TC-Vitalin	22	18	3	1	227	116	39
2.	BVSC-Brendon	22	18	1	3	264	148	37
3.	Honvéd-Spartacus VE	22	16	3	3	213	144	35
4.	Vasas SC-Plaket	22	15	3	4	188	142	33
5.	Újpesti TE-Taxi2000	22	15	3	4	233	122	33
6.	ÚVMK Eger-Egervin	22	9	2	11	176	193	20
7.	Kontavill-Szentesi VK	22	7	4	11	147	185	18
8.	Szolnoki VSC	22	7	2	13	168	198	16
9.	ELTE-BEAC-Intruder	22	6	2	14	129	214	14
10.	Tabán Trafik-Szegedi VE	22	4	2	16	131	181	10
11.	OSC	22	2	1	19	105	231	5
12.	MAFC-P&P	22	1	2	19	120	227	4

	Championship Playoff
	Relegation Playoff
	Relegation

Pld - Played; W - Won; L - Lost; PF - Points for; PA - Points against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points.

Final standing

width=10px bgcolor=#ccffcc		Qualified for the 1999–00 LEN Champions League
width=10px bgcolor=#fffa00		Qualified for the 1999–00 LEN Cup Winners' Cup
width=10px bgcolor=#bbebff		Qualified for the 1999–00 LEN Cup
width=10px bgcolor=#ffe6e6		relegation play-off
width=10px bgcolor=#ffcccc		Relegation to the 1999–00 OB I/B

Gábor Kis, Tamás Märcz, Zoltán Szécsi
Head coach
György Gerendás

Play-off

Tabán Trafik-Szegedi VE – OSC 10–6, 3–7, 9–8, 4–6, 10–3

ELTE-BEAC-Intruder – Tabán Trafik-Szegedi VE 10–5, 8–4, 9–8

Sources

• Gyarmati Dezső: Aranykor (Hérodotosz Könyvkiadó és Értékesítő Bt., Budapest, 2002.)