[1] Tipperary won the league, beating Galway by 1–14 to 1–10 in the final.
Teams earn one point for a draw and two for a win.
The bottom teams in each group play each other in a relegation playoff.
On 2 May 1999, Tipperary won the title following a 1-14 - 1-10 win over Galway in the final.
Galway's Eugene Cloonan was the Division 1 top scorer with 7-49.