1998–99 Borussia Dortmund season

1998–99 season of Borussia Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund 1998–99 football season

Borussia Dortmund
1998–99 season
Manager	Michael Skibbe
Bundesliga	4th
DFB-Pokal	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Stéphane Chapuisat (8 goals) All: Stéphane Chapuisat (8 goals)
← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

Dortmund's form improved during the 1998–99 season and they climbed to 4th, qualifying again for the Champions League.

Players

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.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	GER	Jens Lehmann
3	DF	GER	René Schneider
4	MF	YUG	Miroslav Stević
5	DF	GER	Jürgen Kohler
7	DF	GER	Stefan Reuter
8	MF	GER	Christian Nerlinger
9	FW	SUI	Stéphane Chapuisat
10	MF	GER	Andreas Möller
11	FW	GER	Heiko Herrlich
12	GK	GER	Wolfgang de Beer
13	FW	GHA	Bashiru Gambo
14	FW	BIH	Sergej Barbarez
15	DF	NED	Alfred Nijhuis
16	DF	GER	Martin Kree


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	DF	BRA	Dedé
18	MF	GER	Lars Ricken
19	DF	GER	Thomas Hengen
20	MF	GER	Thomas Häßler
21	FW	GER	Christian Timm
22	FW	GHA	Ibrahim Tanko
24	FW	NED	Harry Decheiver
26	MF	GER	Frank Riethmann
27	DF	AUT	Wolfgang Feiersinger
29	MF	RUS	Vladimir But
30	FW	TOG	Bachirou Salou
32	DF	GER	Manfred Binz
33	DF	GER	Karsten Baumann

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	GER	Stefan Klos (to Rangers)
2	MF	GER	Knut Reinhardt (to 1. FC Nürnberg)
4	MF	GER	Steffen Freund (to Tottenham Hotspur)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
6	MF	GER	Matthias Sammer (retired)
31	DF	NOR	Steinar Pedersen (to Lillestrøm)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Bayer Leverkusen	34	17	12	5	61	30	+31	63	Qualification to Champions League group stage
3	Hertha BSC	34	18	8	8	59	32	+27	62	Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4	Borussia Dortmund	34	16	9	9	48	34	+14	57	Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
5	1. FC Kaiserslautern	34	17	6	11	51	47	+4	57	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
6	VfL Wolfsburg	34	15	10	9	54	49	+5	55	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round

Source: www.dfb.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

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Borussia Dortmund seasons

Reserve team

1998–99 in German football

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League competitions

Men

Level 1 & 2	Bundesliga 2. Bundesliga
Level 3	Regionalliga
Level 4	Baden-Württemberg Bayern Hessen Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein Niedersachsen/Bremen Nordrhein Nordost Südwest Westfalen

Women

Cup competitions

Men	DFB-Pokal (Final) DFB-Ligapokal (Final)
Women	DFB-Pokal

European competitions

Men	UEFA Champions League UEFA Cup Cup Winners' Cup

Team seasons
Men's Bundesliga	Bayern Munich Borussia Dortmund Werder Bremen VfL Bochum Eintracht Frankfurt Hertha BSC 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Men's 2. Bundesliga	Tennis Borussia Berlin