1998–99 FC Barcelona season
1998–99 season | |||
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President | Josep Lluís Núñez | ||
Head Coach | Louis van Gaal | ||
Stadium | Camp Nou | ||
La Liga | 1st | ||
Copa del Rey | Quarter-finals | ||
Supercopa de España | Runners-up | ||
UEFA Champions League | Group stage (3rd) | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Rivaldo (24) All: Rivaldo (29) | ||
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During the 1998–99
Barcelona were eliminated by Valencia in the quarter-final of Copa del Rey.
Following another lackluster performance in the First Group Phase against two European giants
Squad
- Squad at end of season[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
- Milan, 28 August, £8,750,000[2]
- Mauricio Pellegrino – Vélez Sarsfield
- Phillip Cocu – PSV
- Boudewijn Zenden – PSV
Winter
- Ronald de Boer – Ajax, £22,000,000 (joint fee with Frank de Boer)
- Frank de Boer – Ajax, joint fee
Out
- Lazio
- Lazio
- Albert Ferrer – Chelsea F.C.
- Hristo Stoichkov – CSKA Sofia
- Guillermo Amor – Fiorentina
- Amor joined Fiorentina on July 1 after he was granted the freedom letter by Barcelona.[3]
- Barcelona accepted a 350 million pesetas transfer for Pizzi, which was signed on July 1. The contract included a compensation fee if River Plate was to sell the player to a European team during its three-year duration.[4]
- Carles Busquets – Lleida
- Christophe Dugarry – Olympique de Marseille
- Toni Velamazán – CF Extremadura
- Velamazán's move to Extremadura was decided after the player met youth football director Lorenzo Serra Ferrer on June 30. Barcelona kept a two-year repurchase option.[5]
Antinio Flores Aragon
Winter
- Vítor Baía – Porto, loan-out
Competitions
La Liga
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Barcelona (C) | 38 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 87 | 43 | +44 | 79 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
2 | Real Madrid
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38 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 77 | 62 | +15 | 68 | |
3 | Mallorca | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 48 | 31 | +17 | 66 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
4 | Valencia | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 63 | 39 | +24 | 65 | |
5 | Celta de Vigo
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38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 69 | 41 | +28 | 64 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Results by round
Matches
30 August 1998 1 | Racing de Santander | 0–0 | FC Barcelona | |
Report |
19 September 1998 3 | Real Madrid | 2–2 | FC Barcelona | |
Raúl 7' 25' | Report | Kluivert 12' Anderson 82' |
26 September 1998 4 | Celta de Vigo | Barcelona | ||
Kluivert 38' 56' | Report | Salgado 42' Mostovoy 89' |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
3 October 1998 5 | Valencia CF | 1–3 | FC Barcelona | |
López 15' | Report | Kluivert 56' Rivaldo 73' Anderson 89' |
17 October 1998 6 | FC Barcelona | 1–1 | UD Salamanca | Barcelona |
Cocu 52' | Report | Alonso 62' | Stadium: Camp Nou |
25 October 1998 7 | RCD Espanyol | 1–2 | FC Barcelona | |
de Lucas 59' | Report | Giovanni 82' (pen. ) |
31 October 1998 8 | FC Barcelona | 4–1 | Real Sociedad | Barcelona |
Rivaldo 33' 61' Anderson 37' 80' |
Report | Kovačević 24' | Stadium: Camp Nou |
8 November 1998 9 | Real Oviedo | 2–1 | FC Barcelona | |
Pinto 85' Pellegrino 89' (o.g.) |
Report | Rivaldo 35' |
15 November 1998 10 | FC Barcelona | 4–1 | CD Tenerife | Barcelona |
Cocu 14' 62' Rivaldo 84' Anderson 89' |
Report | Makaay 44' | Stadium: Camp Nou |
21 November 1998 11 | RCD Mallorca | 1–0 | FC Barcelona | |
Barjuán 19' (o.g.) | Report |
5 December 1998 13 | Deportivo La Coruña | 2–1 | FC Barcelona | |
Fran 89' |
Report | Rivaldo 86' (pen.) |
13 December 1998 14 | FC Barcelona | 1–3 | Villarreal CF | Barcelona |
Giovanni 82' |
Report | 75' | Stadium: Camp Nou |
20 December 1998 15 | Real Valladolid | 0–1 | FC Barcelona | |
Report | Xavi 16' |
3 January 1999 16 | FC Barcelona | 7–1 | Deportivo Alavés | Barcelona |
Figo 19' Enrique 36' 89' Rivaldo 57' 66' Óscar 85' 86' |
Report | Pablo 79' (pen.) | Stadium: Camp Nou |
9 January 1999 17 | Athletic de Bilbao | Barcelona | ||
Enrique 23' Cocu 39' Rivaldo 53' 85' |
Report | Urzaiz 51' Guerrero 74' |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
17 January 1999 18 | Real Betis | 0–3 | FC Barcelona | |
Report | Figo 2' Enrique 33' Guardiola 84' |
24 January 1999 19 | FC Barcelona | 3–1 | Real Zaragoza | Barcelona |
Cocu 8' Rivaldo 57' 87' |
Report | Milošević 66' | Stadium: Camp Nou |
31 January 1999 20 | FC Barcelona | 3–2 | Racing de Santander | Barcelona |
Merino 36' (o.g.) de Boer 44' Cocu 85' |
Report | Víctor 27' Munitis 48' |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
7 February 1999 21 | Extremadura CF | 1–2 | FC Barcelona | |
Duré 19' | Report | Enrique 28' Kluivert 83' |
21 February 1999 23 | Celta de Vigo | 0–0 | FC Barcelona | |
Report |
27 February 1999 24 | FC Barcelona | 2–4 | Valencia CF | Camp Nou |
Kluivert 29' 77' | Report | Ilie 4' López 38' 87' Angulo 82' |
7 March 1999 25 | UD Salamanca | 1–4 | FC Barcelona | |
Cardetti 71' | Report | Figo 8' Enrique 43' Kluivert 44' Anderson 80' |
14 March 1999 26 | FC Barcelona | 3–0 | RCD Espanyol | Barcelona |
Rivaldo 16' 29' (pen.) Kluivert 52' |
Report | Stadium: Camp Nou |
21 March 1999 27 | Real Sociedad | 0–2 | FC Barcelona | |
Report | Cocu 29' 87' |
4 April 1999 28 | FC Barcelona | 3–1 | Real Oviedo | Barcelona |
Rivaldo 23' 32' (pen.) 86' (pen.) | Report | Valdés 26' | Stadium: Camp Nou |
10 April 1999 29 | CD Tenerife | 2–3 | FC Barcelona | |
Pinilla 43' Makaay 56' |
Report | Cocu 17' Rivaldo 36' Celades 44' |
17 April 1999 30 | FC Barcelona | 2–1 | RCD Mallorca | Barcelona |
de Boer 4' Kluivert 25' |
Report | Biagini 89' (pen.) | Stadium: Camp Nou |
25 April 1999 31 | Atlético de Madrid | 1–1 | FC Barcelona | |
Valerón 54' | Report | Abelardo 63' |
2 May 1999 32 | Deportivo La Coruña | Barcelona | ||
Kluivert 14' Figo 39' Enrique 44' Rivaldo 78' |
Report | Stadium: Camp Nou |
9 May 1999 33 | Villarreal CF | 2–3 | FC Barcelona | |
Alfaro 27' Moisés 72' |
Report | Kluivert 44' Cocu 56' Rivaldo 77' |
15 May 1999 34 | FC Barcelona | 1–1 | Real Valladolid | Barcelona |
Enrique 62' | Report | Lozano 81' |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
22 May 1999 35 | Deportivo Alavés | 1–4 | FC Barcelona | |
Salinas 76' | Report | Cocu 40' Kluivert 49' Figo 67' Enrique 88' |
29 May 1999 36 | Athletic de Bilbao | 1–3 | FC Barcelona | |
Ferreira 49' | Report | Kluivert 6' Rivaldo 74' (pen.) 89' |
13 June 1999 37 | FC Barcelona | 4–1 | Real Betis | Barcelona |
Cocu 23' Rivaldo 26' (pen.) Figo 30' Celades 76' |
Report | Oli 81' | Stadium: Camp Nou |
20 June 1999 38 | Real Zaragoza | 2–0 | FC Barcelona | |
Milošević 6' 76' | Report |
UEFA Champions League
Group D
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | BAY | MUN | BAR | BRO | |
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Bayern Munich | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 11 | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
Manchester United | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 10 | 1–1 | — | 3–3 | 5–0 | |
Barcelona | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 8 | 1–2 | 3–3 | — | 2–0 | |
Brøndby | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 18 | −14 | 3 | 2–1 | 2–6 | 0–2 | — |
16 September 1998 | Manchester United | 3–3 | Barcelona | Old Trafford, Manchester |
20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) |
Giggs 16' Scholes 24' Beckham 63' |
Report | Luis Enrique 70' (pen. ) |
Attendance: 53,601 Referee: Stefano Braschi (Italy) |
30 September 1998 | Barcelona | 2–0 | Brøndby | Camp Nou, Barcelona |
20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) |
Anderson 44', 85' | Report | Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Gerd Grabher (Austria) |
21 October 1998 | Bayern Munich | 1–0 | Barcelona | Olympiastadion, Munich |
20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) |
Effenberg 45' | Report | Attendance: 56,000 Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden) |
4 November 1998 | Barcelona | 1–2 | Bayern Munich | Camp Nou, Barcelona |
20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) |
Giovanni 29' (pen. ) |
Report | Zickler 48' Salihamidžić 87' |
Attendance: 100,000 Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy) |
25 November 1998 | Barcelona | 3–3 | Manchester United | Camp Nou, Barcelona |
20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) |
Anderson 1' Rivaldo 57', 73' |
Report | Yorke 25', 68' Cole 53' |
Attendance: 54,213 Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria) |
9 December 1998 | Brøndby | 0–2 | Barcelona | Parken Stadium, Copenhagen |
20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) |
Report | Figo 6' Rivaldo 36' |
Attendance: 40,892 Referee: Nikolai Levnikov (Russia) |
Copa del Rey
Eightfinals
20 January 1999 | Benidorm | 0–1 | FC Barcelona | |
de Boer 88' |
4 February 1999 | FC Barcelona | 3–0 | Benidorm | |
Giovanni 77' |
Quarterfinals
17 February 1999 | FC Barcelona | 2–3 | Valencia | Barcelona |
Kluivert 47' Rivaldo 60' |
Report | Piojo Lopez 51' Piojo Lopez 56' Mendieta 80' |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
23 February 1999 | Valencia CF | 4–3 | FC Barcelona | Valencia |
69' | Report | Rivaldo 57' Óscar 63' de Boer 81' |
Stadium: Estadio Mestalla |
Results
GAMES 1998–1999 [1] |
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21-07-1998 FRIENDLY AGOW -BARCELONA 1–2
23-07-1998 FRIENDLY ROHDA RAALTE-BARCELONA 1–13 25-07-1998 FRIENDLY GVVV-BARCELONA 1–2 01-08-1998 FRIENDLY WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS -BARCELONA 2–3
07-08-1998 FRIENDLY DERBY COUNTY-BARCELONA 1–3 11-08-1998 FRIENDLY . HERTHA BERLÍN-BARCELONA 1–1 14-08-1998 Ciutat de Lleida Trophy. LLEIDA-BARCELONA 2–2 PENALTY (2–4) 18-08-1998 Supercopa de España. MALLORCA-BARCELONA 2–1 22-08-1998 Supercopa de España. BARCELONA-MALLORCA 0–1 25-08-1998 Joan Gamper Trophy. BARCELONA-SANTOS 2–2 (5–4) PENALTY 02-09-1998 FRIENDLY PALAMÓS-BARCELONA 0–2 10-11-1998 FRIENDLY. BARCELONA-HELSINGBORGS 0–2 16-12-1998 FRIENDLY. BARCELONA- RED STAR BELGRADE 4–1
12-01-1999 FRIENDLY. BARCELONA- GALATASARAY 2–2
27-01-1999 FRIENDLY BARCELONA-SELECT LLIGA 4–0 10-03-1999 Johan Cruyff TRIBUTE. BARCELONA-DREAM TEAM 2–0 24-03-1999 Copa Catalunya (semifinal). LLEIDA-BARCELONA 4–3 06-04-1999 Johan Cruyff TRIBUTE. AJAX-BARCELONA 2–2 28-04-1999 Centenary of FCB. BARCELONA-BRAZIL 2–2 |
Statistics
Players statistics
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | La Liga |
Copa del Rey |
UEFA Champions League |
Supercopa | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
13 | GK | NED | Hesp | 48 | -61 | 37 | -42 | 3 | -7 | 6 | -9 | 2 | -3 |
2 | DF | NED | Reiziger | 33 | 0 | 24+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
5 | DF | ESP | Abelardo | 38 | 1 | 28+2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
25 | DF | NED | Frank de Boer | 23 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
12 | DF | ESP | Sergi | 45 | 1 | 34+1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
15 | MF | NED | Cocu | 47 | 12 | 36 | 12 | 3+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
4 | MF | ESP | Guardiola | 26 | 1 | 21+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | MF | ESP | Luis Enrique
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34 | 12 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
7 | FW | POR | Figo | 45 | 8 | 34 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
19 | FW | NED | Kluivert | 38 | 15 | 35 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
11 | FW | BRA | Rivaldo | 48 | 29 | 37 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
1 | GK | POR | Baia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
3 | DF | ARG | Pellegrino | 25 | 0 | 16+7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
6 | MF | ESP | Óscar | 11 | 3 | 1+5 | 2 | 1+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
8 | MF | ESP | Celades | 20 | 2 | 11+5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
9 | FW | BRA | Anderson | 31 | 10 | 4+20 | 6 | 0+1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
10 | MF | BRA | Giovanni
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23 | 5 | 9+5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5+1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
14 | MF | NGA | Amunike | ||||||||||
16 | MF | SCG | Ciric | 5 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | ||||||
17 | DF | NED | Bogarde | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | MF | NED | Ronald de Boer | 17 | 1 | 11+2 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | ||||
20 | DF | ESP | Nadal | 5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
22 | DF | NGA | Okunowo | 21 | 0 | 8+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
23 | MF | NED | Zenden | 32 | 0 | 8+17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
24 | MF | ESP | Roger | 11 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
26 | MF | ESP | Xavi | 26 | 2 | 16+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
27 | MF | ESP | Luis García | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
28 | GK | ESP | Arnau | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
33 | DF | ESP | Cuadrado | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
— | GK | ESP | Busquets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Source: [citation needed]
References
- ^ "FootballSquads - Barcelona - 1998/99". Archived from the original on 2010-12-21. Retrieved 2013-07-10.
- ^ Hicks, Danny (30 August 1998). "Nou Camp becomes Little Holland". The Independent. London. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ "Amor se presenta hoy con el Fiorentina" [Amor is presented today with Fiorentina] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 1 July 1998. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ Serra, Jose Maria (1 July 1998). "Pizzi firma hoy por tres años con el River" [Pizzi signs today for three years with River] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ "Toni Velamazán se va al Extremadura" [Toni Velamazán moves to Extremadura] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 1 July 1998. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
External links
- 1998–99 Results and Statistics
- FC Barcelona Official Site
- FCBarcelonaweb.co.uk English Speaking FC Barcelona Supporters
- ESPNsoccernet: Barcelona Team Page Archived 2012-05-07 at the Wayback Machine
- FC Barcelona (Spain) profile
- uefa.com - UEFA Champions League
- Web Oficial de la Liga de Fútbol Profesional
- FIFA.com
- Federació Catalana de Futbol