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Chelsea 1998–99 football season
Chelsea 1998–99 season Chairman Ken Bates Manager Gianluca Vialli FA Premier League 3rd FA Cup Quarter-finals League Cup Quarter-finals UEFA Super Cup Winners UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Semi-finals Top goalscorer League: Gianfranco Zola (13) All: Gianfranco Zola (15) Highest home attendance 35,016 (vs. Derby County , 16 May 1999) Lowest home attendance 17,714 (vs. Helsingborgs IF , 17 September 1998) Average home league attendance 34,754
The 1998–99 season was Chelsea F.C.'s 85th competitive season, seventh consecutive season in the Premier League and 93rd year as a club.
Season summary [ ]
After a solid fourth-place finish coupled with European and League Cup success the previous season, Chelsea really felt that they could challenge for the title this season. Chelsea made more big name signings, including French World Cup winning defender Marcel Desailly from A.C. Milan , Spanish international full-back Albert Ferrer from Barcelona and, in a club-record £5.4 million move, Italian international striker Pierluigi Casiraghi from Lazio . Casiraghi's season and career was cut short by a knee injury, but his compatriot Gianfranco Zola had arguably the best season of his career, leading Chelsea to a serious title challenge, scoring 15 goals in all competitions and setting up many other goals for his teammates.
Ultimately, the European Super Cup , won by beating Europeans champions Real Madrid , was the only trophy that Chelsea had to show for their excellence. Their defence of the now-defunct Cup Winners' Cup ended in the semi-finals, while their title challenge was ended in early May when they just couldn't get the better of Manchester United or Arsenal . Nonetheless, a final third-place finish booked them their first ever UEFA Champions League campaign and was another triumph for their excellent young manager Gianluca Vialli , who, at 35, announced his retirement as a player to concentrate on his managerial duties.
Final league table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1
Manchester United (C)
38
22
13
3
80
37
+43
79
Qualification for the Champions League first group stage
2
Arsenal
38
22
12
4
59
17
+42
78
3
Chelsea
38
20
15
3
57
30
+27
75
Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4
Leeds United
38
18
13
7
62
34
+28
67
Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
5
West Ham United
38
16
9
13
46
53
−7
57
Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round
Source:
Premier League Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
38
20
15
3
57
30
+27
75
12
6
1
29
13
+16
8
9
2
28
17
+11
Results by round
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Ground A H H H A H A H A A H A H A H A A H A H A H A H H A H H A A A A H A H H A H Result L D D W W W D W D D W W D D W D D W W D W W L W D W W L W W W D D D W W D W Position 18 17 18 15 11 7 6 4 6 5 4 4 4 6 3 3 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3
Squad [ ]
[1] [2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Reserve squad [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Statistics [ ]
No.
Pos
Nat
Player
Total
FA Premier League
Cup Winners Cup
FA Cup
Football League Cup
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
1
GK
NED
Ed de Goey
48
0
35
0
7
0
6
0
0
0
2
DF
ROU
Dan Petrescu
45
3
23+9
3
6
0
4
0
3
0
3
DF
NGA
Celestine Babayaro
43
4
26+2
3
7
1
4+1
0
3
0
5
DF
FRA
Frank Leboeuf
45
7
33
4
6
1
4
1
2
1
6
DF
FRA
Marcel Desailly
44
1
30+1
0
7
1
6
0
0
0
7
MF
DEN
Brian Laudrup
10
1
5+2
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
7
MF
DEN
Bjarne Goldbæk
31
5
13+10
5
0
0
2+4
0
2
0
8
MF
URU
Gustavo Poyet
37
13
21+7
11
6
0
0
0
3
2
9
FW
ITA
Gianluca Vialli
20
10
9
1
5
1
3
2
3
6
10
FW
ITA
Pierluigi Casiraghi
14
1
10
1
4
0
0
0
0
0
11
MF
ENG
Dennis Wise
36
2
21+1
0
7
1
5
1
2
0
12
DF
ENG
Michael Duberry
32
0
18+7
0
2
0
2
0
3
0
13
GK
ENG
Kevin Hitchcock
3
0
2+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
DF
ENG
Graeme Le Saux
45
0
30+1
0
8
0
6
0
0
0
15
DF
ENG
Andy Myers
4
0
1
0
1
0
0+2
0
0
0
16
MF
ITA
Roberto Di Matteo
45
3
26+4
2
7
0
4+2
1
1+1
0
17
DF
ESP
Albert Ferrer
40
0
30
0
7
0
2
0
0+1
0
19
FW
NOR
Tore Andre Flo
44
13
18+12
10
8
2
2+1
0
2+1
1
21
DF
FRA
Bernard Lambourde
25
1
12+5
0
3
1
2
0
2+1
0
22
FW
ENG
Mark Nicholls
16
0
0+9
0
2
0
0+3
0
2
0
23
GK
RUS
Dmitri Kharine
5
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
3
0
24
MF
ENG
Eddie Newton
9
0
1+6
0
1
0
0+1
0
0
0
25
FW
ITA
Gianfranco Zola
48
15
35+2
13
5
1
6
1
0
0
26
DF
ENG
John Terry
7
0
0+2
0
1
0
2+1
0
0+1
0
27
DF
ENG
Jon Harley
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0+1
0
28
MF
ENG
Jody Morris
27
1
14+4
1
2
0
5
0
2
0
29
DF
ENG
Neil Clement
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0+2
0
30
DF
ITA
Luca Percassi
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0+1
0
32
FW
FIN
Mikael Forssell
13
3
4+6
1
0
0
1+2
2
0
0
Statistics taken from [1] . Squad details and shirt numbers from [2] and [3] .
Results [ ]
Premier League [ ]
Coventry City v Chelsea
15 August 1998 1 Coventry City 2–1 Chelsea Coventry
Huckerby 10' Dublin 16'
Poyet 37'
Stadium: Highfield Road
Chelsea v Newcastle United
22 August 1998 2 Chelsea 1–1 Newcastle United Fulham , London
Babayaro 23'
A. Andersson 43'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Chelsea v Arsenal
9 September 1998 3 Chelsea 0–0 Arsenal Fulham , London
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Chelsea v Nottingham Forest
12 September 1998 4 Chelsea 2–1 Nottingham Forest Fulham , London
Zola 1' Poyet 35'
Darcheville 69'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Blackburn Rovers v Chelsea
21 September 1998 5 Blackburn Rovers 3–4 Chelsea Blackburn , Lancashire
Sutton 34' , 79' (pen. ) Pérez 57' 66'
Report
Zola 15' Leboeuf 51' (pen. ) Le Saux 66' Flo 82' , 86'
Stadium: Ewood Park Referee: Peter Jones
Chelsea v Middlesbrough
26 September 1998 6 Chelsea 2–0 Middlesbrough Fulham , London
Pallister 46' (o.g. ) Zola 81'
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Referee:
Chelsea v Charlton Athletic
17 October 1998 8 Chelsea 2–1 Charlton Athletic Fulham , London
Leboeuf 18' (pen. ) Poyet 88'
Youds 58'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Leeds United v Chelsea
25 October 1998 9 Leeds United 0–0 Chelsea Leeds , West Yorkshire
Stadium: Elland Road
West Ham United v Chelsea
8 November 1998 10 West Ham United 1–1 Chelsea Newham , London
Ruddock 4'
Babayaro 76'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Chelsea v Wimbledon
14 November 1998 11 Chelsea 3–0 Wimbledon Fulham , London
Zola 32' Poyet 55' Petrescu 70'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Leicester City v Chelsea
21 November 1998 12 Leicester City 2–4 Chelsea Leicester , Leicestershire
Izzet 40' Guppy 60'
Zola 28' , 90' Poyet 39' Flo 56'
Stadium: Filbert Street
Chelsea v Sheffield Wednesday
28 November 1998 13 Chelsea 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Fulham , London
Zola 27'
Booth 67'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Everton v Chelsea
5 December 1998 14 Everton 0–0 Chelsea Liverpool , Merseyside
Stadium: Goodison Park
Chelsea v Aston Villa
9 December 1998 15 Chelsea 2–1 Aston Villa Fulham , London
Zola 30' Flo 90'
Hendrie 32'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Manchester United v Chelsea
16 December 1998 17 Manchester United 1–1 Chelsea Trafford , Greater Manchester
A. Cole 45'
Zola 83'
Stadium: Old Trafford
Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur
19 December 1998 18 Chelsea 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur Fulham , London
Poyet 80' Flo 90'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Southampton v Chelsea
26 December 1998 19 Southampton 0–2 Chelsea Southampton , Hampshire
Flo 20' Poyet 48'
Stadium: The Dell
Chelsea v Manchester United
29 December 1998 20 Chelsea 0–0 Manchester United Fulham , London
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Newcastle United v Chelsea
Chelsea v Coventry City
16 January 1999 22 Chelsea 2–1 Coventry City Fulham , London
Leboeuf 45' Di Matteo 90'
Huckerby 9'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Arsenal v Chelsea
31 January 1999 23 Arsenal 1–0 Chelsea Islington , London
Bergkamp 32'
Stadium: Highbury
Chelsea v Southampton
6 February 1999 24 Chelsea 1–0 Southampton Fulham , London
Zola 11'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers
17 February 1999 25 Chelsea 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Fulham , London
Morris 44'
Ward 84'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Nottingham Forest v Chelsea
Chelsea v Liverpool
27 February 1999 27 Chelsea 2–1 Liverpool Fulham , London
Leboeuf 7' (pen. ) Goldbæk 38'
Report
Owen 77'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Referee: Paul Durkin
Chelsea v West Ham United
13 March 1999 28 Chelsea 0–1 West Ham United Fulham , London
Kitson 75'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Aston Villa v Chelsea
21 March 1999 29 Aston Villa 0–3 Chelsea Birmingham , West Midlands
Flo 59' , 89' Goldbæk 86'
Stadium: Villa Park
Charlton Athletic v Chelsea
3 April 1999 30 Charlton Athletic 0–1 Chelsea Greenwich , London
Di Matteo 11'
Stadium: The Valley
Middlesbrough v Chelsea
14 April 1999 32 Middlesbrough 0–0 Chelsea Middlesbrough , North Yorkshire
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Chelsea v Leicester City
18 April 1999 33 Chelsea 2–2 Leicester City Fulham , London
Zola 30' Elliott 69' (o.g. )
Duberry 82' (o.g. ) Guppy 88'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Sheffield Wednesday v Chelsea
25 April 1999 34 Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Chelsea Sheffield
Stadium: Hillsborough
Chelsea v Everton
1 May 1999 35 Chelsea 3–1 Everton Fulham , London
Zola 25' , 81' Petrescu 60'
Jeffers 69'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Chelsea v Leeds United
5 May 1999 36 Chelsea 1–0 Leeds United Fulham , London
Poyet 68'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea
10 May 1999 37 Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 Chelsea Haringey , London
Iversen 38' Ginola 64'
Poyet 4' Goldbæk 73'
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Chelsea v Derby County
16 May 1999 38 Chelsea 2–1 Derby County Fulham , London
Babayaro 40' Vialli 68'
Carbonari 88'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Goalscorers [ ]
UEFA Super Cup [ ]
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
28 August 1998
Real Madrid
N
1–0
10,000
Poyet
Goalscorers [ ]
Gustavo Poyet 1
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup [ ]
Date
Round
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
17 September 1998
R1
Helsingborg
H
1–0
17,714
Leboeuf
1 October 1998
R1
Helsingborg
A
0–0
12,348
22 October 1998
R2
Copenhagen
H
1–1
21,207
Desailly
5 November 1998
R2
Copenhagen
A
1–0
24,188
Laudrup
4 March 1999
QF
Vålerenga
H
3–0
34,177
Babayaro , Zola , Wise
18 March 1999
QF
Vålerenga
A
3–2
17,936
Vialli , Lambourde , Flo
8 April 1999
SF
Mallorca
H
1–1
35,524
Flo
22 April 1999
SF
Mallorca
A
0–1
18,848
Goalscorers [ ]
League Cup [ ]
Date
Round
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
28 October 1998
R3
Aston Villa
H
4–1
26,790
Vialli (3), Flo
11 November 1998
R4
Arsenal
A
5–0
37,562
Leboeuf , Vialli (2), Poyet (2)
1 December 1998
QF
Wimbledon
A
1–2
19,286
Vialli
Goalscorers [ ]
Gianluca Vialli 6
Gustavo Poyet 2
Tore Andre Flo 1
Frank Leboeuf 1
FA Cup [ ]
Date
Round
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
2 January 1999
R3
Oldham Athletic
A
2–0
12,770
Vialli (2)
25 January 1999
R4
Oxford United
A
1–1
9,059
Leboeuf (pen. )
3 February 1999
R4 (R)
Oxford United
H
4–2
32,106
Wise , Zola , Forssell (2)
13 February 1999
R5
Sheffield Wednesday
A
1–0
29,410
Di Matteo
7 March 1999
R6
Manchester United
A
0–0
54,587
10 March 1999
R6 (R)
Manchester United
H
0–2
33,075
Goalscorers [ ]
Gianluca Vialli 2
Mikael Forssell 2
Frank Leboeuf 1
Dennis Wise 1
Gianfranco Zola 1
Roberto Di Matteo 1
References [ ]
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 Levels 8–9
Isthmian League (Two , Three )
Combined Counties League (level 8 only )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One )
Essex Senior League (level 8 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One )
Kent League (level 8 only )
Midland Alliance (level 8 only )
Midland Football Combination (level 9 only )
North West Counties League (One , Two )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , Senior )
Sussex County League (One , Two )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (level 8 only )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 9 only )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
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