| Competition: | Liga Leumit |
| Season: | 1998-99 |
| Winners: | Hapoel Haifa 1st title |
| Relegated: | Hapoel Tzafririm Holon Hapoel Beit She'an Maccabi Jaffa |
| League Topscorer: | Andrzej Kubica (21) |
| Prevseason: | 1997–98 |
| Nextseason: | 1999–2000 |
The 1998–99 Liga Leumit season began on 22 August 1998 and ended on 29 May 1999, with Hapoel Haifa winning their first championship title ever.
That season had two rounds, each team played the other teams twice. The three teams that were relegated to Liga Artzit[1] were: Hapoel Tzafririm Holon, Hapoel Beit She'an and Maccabi Jaffa.
Two team from Liga Artzit were promoted at the end of the previous season: Hapoel Tzafririm Holon and Maccabi Jaffa. The two teams relegated were Hapoel Ashkelon and Hapoel Be'er Sheva.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Andrzej Kubica | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 21 |
| 2 |  Motti Kakoun | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 20 |
| 3 | Amir Turgeman | Maccabi Ironi Ashdod | 19 |
| 4 | Yaniv Abargil | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 17 |
| Avi Nimni | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 17 | |
| Kobi Refua | Bnei Yehuda | 17 | |
| Nir Sevilia | Beitar Jerusalem | 17 | |
| 8 | Yossi Benayoun | Maccabi Haifa | 16 |
| Ofer Shitrit | Beitar Jerusalem | 16 | |
| 10 | Nissan Kapeta | Ironi Rishon Lezion | 14 |
| Alon Mizrahi | Maccabi Haifa | 14 |