1998 Russian Top Division
The season of 1998 was the seventh Supreme Division Russian football championship. The season started on 28 March 1998 and ended on 30 October 1998. 's Name was changed to Supreme League Supreme Division and the number of teams reduced to 16 before the season starts. Champion for the sixth time Spartak Moscow. Descent had Baltika Kaliningrad and FK Tyumen.
Participant
The 16 participants were as follows:
- The 15 most popular teams in the 1997 season
- The Movers Uralan Elista
Mode
For a victory, there were three points for a draw one point. In the event of a tie at first decided the number of victories over the placement followed by the outcome of the matches and the goal difference and the number of goals scored. Case of a tie for first place, a playoff was conducted.