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football tournament season
1998–1999 Country Netherlands Teams 61 Defending champions Ajax Champions Ajax Runners-up Fortuna Sittard Top goal scorer(s) Ronald Hamming (8 goals)← 1997–98
1999–2000 →
The 81st edition of the KNVB Cup (at the time called Amstel Cup ) started on August 11, 1998. The final was played on May 13, 1999: Ajax beat Fortuna Sittard 2–0 and won the cup for the fourteenth time. A total of 61 clubs participated.
Teams [ ]
All 18 participants of the Eredivisie 1998-99 , six of which entering in the knock-out stage
All 18 participants of the Eerste Divisie 1998-99
23 teams from lower (amateur) leagues
Two youth teams
Group stage [ ]
The matches of the group stage were played between August 11 and September 2, 1998. 55 clubs participated, 26 advanced to the next round.
Group 1
Team
Pts
1. FC Den Bosch 1
10
2. RKC Waalwijk E
7
3. VV Katwijk A
7
4. SC Feyenoord A
3
5. WSC A
0
Group 3
Team
Pts
1. NEC E
9
2. Go Ahead Eagles 1
6
3. De Treffers A
3
4. IJsselmeervogels A
0
Group 4
Team
Pts
1. FC Twente E
9
2. Heracles Almelo 1
4
3. Young Vitesse
3
4. AGOVV Apeldoorn A
1
Group 5
Team
Pts
1. FC Utrecht E
9
2. Excelsior 1
2
3. Telstar 1
2
4. Young Sparta
2
Group 6
Team
Pts
1. De Graafschap E
9
2. FC Zwolle 1
4
3. ACV A
4
4. VV Drachten A
0
Group 7
Team
Pts
1. NAC Breda E
12
2. VSV TONEGIDO A
7
3. TOP Oss 1
6
4. Dordrecht'90 1
4
5. SHO A
0
Group 8
Team
Pts
1. Sparta E
9
2. ADO Den Haag 1
6
3. ARC A
3
4. BVV Barendrecht A
0
Group 10
Team
Pts
1. VVV-Venlo 1
7
2. MVV E
7
3. VV Gemert A
3
4. SV Panningen A
0
Group 11
Team
Pts
1. FC Groningen 1
9
2. FC Emmen 1
6
3. VV Appingedam A
1
4. SV Urk A
1
Group 12
Team
Pts
1. Cambuur Leeuw. E
9
2. FC Volendam 1
4
3. HVV Hollandia A
4
4. VV Nijenrodes A
0
Group 13
Team
Pts
1. AZ E
9
2. Veendam 1
8
3. HFC Haarlem 1
7
4. FC Lisse A
2
5. Stormvogels A
1
E Eredivisie; 1 Eerste Divisie; A Amateur teams
Knock-out Stage [ ]
First round [ ]
The matches of the first round were played on October 27, 28 and 29, 1998. The six highest ranked Eredivisie teams from last season entered the tournament this round.
Home team
Result
Away team
Ajax E
9–0
UDI '19
FC Eindhoven
3–1
FC Den Bosch
Sparta
1–1 (p : 3-4)
Cambuur Leeuw. (on November 4)
FC Utrecht
2–2 (p : 5-4)
NEC (on November 25)
Heracles Almelo
0–0 (p : 4-5)
NAC Breda (on November 28)
FC Groningen
2–0
VSV TONEGIDO (on December 1)
FC Emmen
3–2
sc Heerenveen E (on December 9)
Excelsior
0–5
PSV E (on December 15)
E six Eredivisie entrants
Round of 16 [ ]
The matches of the round of 16 were played on February 2, 3 and 4, 1999.
Home team
Result
Away team
Vitesse Arnhem
4–0
NAC Breda
FC Twente
2–5
Fortuna Sittard
FC Emmen
2–0
Cambuur Leeuwarden
PSV
2–0
AZ
FC Zwolle
5–2
Go Ahead Eagles
FC Eindhoven
2–1
FC Groningen
FC Utrecht
1–2
Feyenoord
Roda JC
0–3
Ajax
Quarter finals [ ]
The quarter finals were played on March 9 and 10, 1999.
Semi-finals [ ]
The semi-finals were played on April 13 and 14, 1999.
Final [ ]
The final was played on May 13, 1999.
GK
1
Edwin van der Sar
LB
37
Tim de Cler
CB
15
Sunday Oliseh
CB
8
Richard Witschge
RB
19
Mario Melchiot
CM
10
Jari Litmanen (c )
CM
18
Andrzej Rudy
CM
22
Peter Hoekstra
LW
22
Jesper Grønkjær
RW
25
Wamberto
26'
FW
22
Shota Arveladze
Substitutes:
FW
Benni McCarthy
26'
Manager:
Jan Wouters
The Cup Winners' Cup tournament no longer existed, Ajax would now play in the UEFA Cup .
See also [ ]
Eredivisie 1998-99
Eerste Divisie 1998-99
External links [ ]
show Domestic leagues Domestic cups League cups UEFA competitions