1998–99 FC Barcelona season
100th season in existence of FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona 1998–99 football season
| 1998–99 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 FC Barcelona season, the club once again retained the La Liga title. Barcelona enjoyed a great season with their new signings Ronald de Boer, Patrick Kluivert, Frank de Boer, Mauricio Pellegrino, Boudewijn Zenden and Phillip Cocu. Barcelona had a league tough start in early season but Barcelona later made a remarkable turnaround to secure La Liga in late-May, thanks to Real Madrid's several slips.
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 Bayern Munich and Manchester United with wins, draws and losses twice respectively and thus prevented Barcelona qualified to UEFA Champions League quarter finals.
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
Patrick Kluivert – 
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
Fernando Couto – Lazio
Iván de la Peña – 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona (C) | 38 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 87 | 43 | +44 | 79 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 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 | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 69 | 41 | +28 | 64 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
Source: LFP
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
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
Racing de Santander v FC Barcelona
| 30 August 1998 1 | Racing de Santander | 0–0 | FC Barcelona | |
| Report |
FC Barcelona v Extremadura CF
| 12 September 1998 2 | FC Barcelona | 1–0 | Extremadura CF | Barcelona |
Figo  23' | Report | Stadium: Camp Nou |
Real Madrid v FC Barcelona
| 19 September 1998 3 | Real Madrid | 2–2 | FC Barcelona | |
| Raúl 7' 25' | Report | Kluivert 12' Anderson 82' |
FC Barcelona v Celta de Vigo
| 26 September 1998 4 | FC Barcelona | 2–2 | Celta de Vigo | Barcelona |
| Kluivert 38' 56' | Report | Salgado 42' Mostovoy 89' | Stadium: Camp Nou |
Valencia CF v FC Barcelona
| 3 October 1998 5 | Valencia CF | 1–3 | FC Barcelona | |
| López 15' | Report | Kluivert 56' Rivaldo 73' Anderson 89' |
FC Barcelona v UD Salamanca
| 17 October 1998 6 | FC Barcelona | 1–1 | UD Salamanca | Barcelona |
| Cocu 52' | Report | Alonso 62' | Stadium: Camp Nou |
RCD Espanyol v FC Barcelona
| 25 October 1998 7 | RCD Espanyol | 1–2 | FC Barcelona | |
| de Lucas 59' | Report | Kluivert 9' Giovanni 82' (pen.) |
FC Barcelona v Real Sociedad
| 31 October 1998 8 | FC Barcelona | 4–1 | Real Sociedad | Barcelona |
| Rivaldo 33' 61' Anderson 37' 80' | Report | Kovačević 24' | Stadium: Camp Nou |
Real Oviedo v FC Barcelona
| 8 November 1998 9 | Real Oviedo | 2–1 | FC Barcelona | |
| Pinto 85' Pellegrino 89' (o.g.) | Report | Rivaldo 35' |
FC Barcelona v CD Tenerife
| 15 November 1998 10 | FC Barcelona | 4–1 | CD Tenerife | Barcelona |
| Cocu 14' 62' Rivaldo 84' Anderson 89' | Report | Makaay 44' | Stadium: Camp Nou |
RCD Mallorca v FC Barcelona
| 21 November 1998 11 | RCD Mallorca | 1–0 | FC Barcelona | |
| Barjuán 19' (o.g.) | Report |
FC Barcelona v Atlético de Madrid
| 28 November 1998 12 | FC Barcelona | 0–1 | Atlético de Madrid | Barcelona |
| Report | Jugović 38' (pen.) | Stadium: Camp Nou |
Deportivo La Coruña v FC Barcelona
| 5 December 1998 13 | Deportivo La Coruña | 2–1 | FC Barcelona | |
| Hadji 75' Fran 89' | Report | Rivaldo 86' (pen.) |
FC Barcelona v Villarreal CF
| 13 December 1998 14 | FC Barcelona | 1–3 | Villarreal CF | Barcelona |
| Giovanni 82' | Report | Craioveanu 12' 24' Gerardo 75' | Stadium: Camp Nou |
Real Valladolid v FC Barcelona
| 20 December 1998 15 | Real Valladolid | 0–1 | FC Barcelona | |
| Report | Xavi 16' |
FC Barcelona v Deportivo Alavés
| 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 |
FC Barcelona v Athletic de Bilbao
| 9 January 1999 17 | FC Barcelona | 4–2 | Athletic de Bilbao | Barcelona |
| Enrique 23' Cocu 39' Rivaldo 53' 85' | Report | Urzaiz 51' Guerrero 74' | Stadium: Camp Nou |
Real Betis v FC Barcelona
| 17 January 1999 18 | Real Betis | 0–3 | FC Barcelona | |
| Report | Figo 2' Enrique 33' Guardiola 84' |
FC Barcelona v Real Zaragoza
| 24 January 1999 19 | FC Barcelona | 3–1 | Real Zaragoza | Barcelona |
| Cocu 8' Rivaldo 57' 87' | Report | Milošević 66' | Stadium: Camp Nou |
FC Barcelona v Racing de Santander
| 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 |
Extremadura CF v FC Barcelona
| 7 February 1999 21 | Extremadura CF | 1–2 | FC Barcelona | |
| Duré 19' | Report | Enrique 28' Kluivert 83' |
FC Barcelona v Real Madrid
| 14 February 1999 22 | FC Barcelona | 3–0 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
| Enrique 4' 36' Rivaldo 80' | Report | Stadium: Camp Nou |
Celta de Vigo v FC Barcelona
| 21 February 1999 23 | Celta de Vigo | 0–0 | FC Barcelona | |
| Report |
FC Barcelona v Valencia CF
| 27 February 1999 24 | FC Barcelona | 2–4 | Valencia CF | Camp Nou |
| Kluivert 29' 77' | Report | Ilie 4' López 38' 87' Angulo 82' |
UD Salamanca v FC Barcelona
| 7 March 1999 25 | UD Salamanca | 1–4 | FC Barcelona | |
| Cardetti 71' | Report | Figo 8' Enrique 43' Kluivert 44' Anderson 80' |
FC Barcelona v RCD Espanyol
| 14 March 1999 26 | FC Barcelona | 3–0 | RCD Espanyol | Barcelona |
| Rivaldo 16' 29' (pen.) Kluivert 52' | Report | Stadium: Camp Nou |
Real Sociedad v FC Barcelona
| 21 March 1999 27 | Real Sociedad | 0–2 | FC Barcelona | |
| Report | Cocu 29' 87' |
FC Barcelona v Real Oviedo
| 4 April 1999 28 | FC Barcelona | 3–1 | Real Oviedo | Barcelona |
| Rivaldo 23' 32' (pen.) 86' (pen.) | Report | Valdés 26' | Stadium: Camp Nou |
CD Tenerife v FC Barcelona
| 10 April 1999 29 | CD Tenerife | 2–3 | FC Barcelona | |
| Pinilla 43' Makaay 56' | Report | Cocu 17' Rivaldo 36' Celades 44' |
FC Barcelona v RCD Mallorca
| 17 April 1999 30 | FC Barcelona | 2–1 | RCD Mallorca | Barcelona |
| de Boer 4' Kluivert 25' | Report | Biagini 89' (pen.) | Stadium: Camp Nou |
Atlético de Madrid v FC Barcelona
| 25 April 1999 31 | Atlético de Madrid | 1–1 | FC Barcelona | |
| Valerón 54' | Report | Abelardo 63' |
FC Barcelona v Deportivo La Coruña
| 2 May 1999 32 | FC Barcelona | 4–0 | Deportivo La Coruña | Barcelona |
| Kluivert 14' Figo 39' Enrique 44' Rivaldo 78' | Report | Stadium: Camp Nou |
Villarreal CF v FC Barcelona
| 9 May 1999 33 | Villarreal CF | 2–3 | FC Barcelona | |
| Alfaro 27' Moisés 72' | Report | Kluivert 44' Cocu 56' Rivaldo 77' |
FC Barcelona v Real Valladolid
| 15 May 1999 34 | FC Barcelona | 1–1 | Real Valladolid | Barcelona |
| Enrique 62' | Report | Lozano 81' | Stadium: Camp Nou |
Deportivo Alavés v FC Barcelona
| 22 May 1999 35 | Deportivo Alavés | 1–4 | FC Barcelona | |
| Salinas 76' | Report | Cocu 40' Kluivert 49' Figo 67' Enrique 88' |
Athletic de Bilbao v FC Barcelona
| 29 May 1999 36 | Athletic de Bilbao | 1–3 | FC Barcelona | |
| Ferreira 49' | Report | Kluivert 6' Rivaldo 74' (pen.) 89' |
FC Barcelona v Real Betis
| 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 |
Real Zaragoza v FC Barcelona
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 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 | — |
Source:[citation needed]
Manchester United v Barcelona
v Barcelona | 16 September 1998 | Manchester United | 3–3 | Barcelona | Old Trafford, Manchester |
| 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) | Giggs 16' Scholes 24'Beckham 63' | Report | Anderson 47' Giovanni 59' (pen.)Luis Enrique 70' (pen.) | Attendance: 53,601 Referee: Stefano Braschi (Italy) |
Barcelona v 
Brøndby
v Brøndby | 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) |
Bayern Munich 
v Barcelona
v Barcelona | 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) |
Barcelona v Bayern Munich
v Bayern Munich | 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) |
Barcelona v Manchester United
v Manchester United | 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) |
Brøndby v Barcelona
v Barcelona | 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
Benidorm v FC Barcelona
| 20 January 1999 | Benidorm | 0–1 | FC Barcelona | |
| de Boer 88' |
FC Barcelona v Benidorm
| 4 February 1999 | FC Barcelona | 3–0 | Benidorm | |
| de Boer 21' Barjuán 38' Giovanni 77' |
Quarterfinals
FC Barcelona v Valencia
| 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 |
Valencia CF v FC Barcelona
| 23 February 1999 | Valencia CF | 4–3 | FC Barcelona | Valencia |
| Piojo Lopez 23' Piojo Lopez 35'Angulo 42'Mendieta 69' | Report | Rivaldo 57' Óscar 63'de Boer 81' | Stadium: Estadio Mestalla |
Results
| GAMES 1998–1999 [1] |
|---|
| 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | 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
