1998–99 La Liga
Season | 1998–99 |
---|---|
Champions | Barcelona 16th title |
Relegated | Extremadura (relegation playoff) Villarreal (relegation playoff) Tenerife Salamanca |
Champions League | Barcelona (1st group stage) Real Madrid (1st group stage) Mallorca (3rd qualifying round) Valencia (3rd qualifying round) |
UEFA Cup | Celta Vigo (first round) Deportivo (first round) Atlético Madrid (first round) (via Copa del Rey) |
Intertoto Cup | Espanyol (third round) |
Matches played | 380 |
Goals scored | 1,003 (2.64 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Raúl (25 goals) |
Biggest home win | Barcelona 7–1 Alavés (3 January 1999)[1] |
Biggest away win | Extremadura 1–5 Real Madrid (31 October 1998)[2] |
Highest scoring | Barcelona 7–1 Alavés (3 January 1999)[1] Celta Vigo 6–2 Real Oviedo (3 January 1999)[3] Athletic Bilbao 3–5 Real Oviedo (15 November 1998)[4] |
← 1997–98 |
The 1998–99 La Liga season, the 68th since its establishment, started on 29 August 1998 and finished on 20 June 1999.
Promotion and relegation[]
Teams promoted from 1997–98 Segunda División
- Deportivo Alavés
- CF Extremadura
- Villarreal CF
Teams relegated to 1998–99 Segunda División
Team information[]
Clubs and locations[]
1998–99 season was composed of the following clubs:
Team | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|
Barcelona | Camp Nou | 98,772 |
Real Madrid | Santiago Bernabéu | 80,354 |
Espanyol | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc | 55,926 |
Atlético Madrid | Vicente Calderón | 55,005 |
Valencia | Mestalla | 55,000 |
Real Betis | Manuel Ruiz de Lopera | 52,132 |
Athletic Bilbao | San Mamés | 39,750 |
Deportivo de La Coruña | Riazor | 34,600 |
Real Zaragoza | La Romareda | 34,596 |
Celta de Vigo | Estadio Balaídos | 32,500 |
Real Sociedad | Anoeta | 32,200 |
Real Oviedo | Carlos Tartiere | 30,500 |
Valladolid | José Zorrilla | 27,846 |
Mallorca | Son Moix | 23,142 |
Tenerife | Heliodoro Rodríguez López | 22,824 |
Racing de Santander | El Sardinero | 22,222 |
Villarreal | El Madrigal | 22,000 |
Alavés | Mendizorrotza | 19,840 |
Salamanca | Helmántico | 17,341 |
Extremadura | Francisco de la Hera | 11,580 |
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 |
6 | Deportivo La Coruña | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 55 | 43 | +12 | 63 | |
7 | Espanyol | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 61 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round |
8 | Athletic Bilbao[a] | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 53 | 47 | +6 | 60 | |
9 | Zaragoza | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 57 | |
10 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 47 | 43 | +4 | 54 | |
11 | Betis | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 47 | 58 | −11 | 49 | |
12 | Valladolid | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 48 | |
13 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 54 | 50 | +4 | 46 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[b] |
14 | Oviedo | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 41 | 57 | −16 | 45 | |
15 | Racing Santander | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 41 | 53 | −12 | 42 | |
16 | Alavés | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 36 | 63 | −27 | 40 | |
17 | Extremadura (R) | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 27 | 53 | −26 | 39 | Qualification for the relegation playoffs |
18 | Villarreal (R) | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 47 | 63 | −16 | 36 | |
19 | Tenerife (R) | 38 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 41 | 63 | −22 | 34 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
20 | Salamanca (R) | 38 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 29 | 66 | −37 | 27 |
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) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Despite being qualifyied and registered, Athletic Bilbao refused to play Intertoto
- ^ Since Valencia, winners of 1998–99 Copa del Rey, was qualified for the 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League, losing cup finalists Atlético Madrid earned a spot in the first round of the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup.
Positions by round[]
Leader | |
1999–2000 UEFA Champions League First group stage | |
1999–2000 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round | |
1999–2000 UEFA Cup First round | |
1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup Third round | |
Play-off relegation to 1999–2000 Segunda División | |
Relegation to 1999–2000 Segunda División |
Results[]
Relegation playoff[]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
CF Extremadura | 0–4 | Rayo Vallecano | 0–2 | 0–2 |
Villarreal CF | 0–3 | Sevilla FC | 0–2 | 0–1 |
First Leg[]
27 June 1999 | CF Extremadura | 0–2 | Rayo Vallecano | showAlmendralejo |
27 June 1999 | Villarreal CF | 0–2 | Sevilla FC | showVillarreal |
Second Leg[]
30 June 1999 | Rayo Vallecano | 2–0 (4–0 agg.) | CF Extremadura | showMadrid |
30 June 1999 | Sevilla FC | 1–0 (3–0 agg.) | Villarreal CF | showSeville |
Awards[]
Pichichi Trophy[]
The Pichichi Trophy is awarded to the player who scores the most goals in a season.
Rank | Goalscorers | Goals | Club | Penalties |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Raúl | 25 | Real Madrid | 4 |
2 | Rivaldo | 24 | Barcelona | 5 |
3 | Claudio López | 21 | Valencia | 2 |
4 | Fernando Morientes | 19 | Real Madrid | 0 |
Julio Dely Valdés | 19 | Real Oviedo | 3 | |
6 | Savo Milošević | 17 | Zaragoza | 0 |
7 | Darko Kovačević | 16 | Real Sociedad | 1 |
Ismael Urzaiz | 16 | Athletic Bilbao | 2 | |
9 | Patrick Kluivert | 15 | Barcelona | 0 |
10 | Turu Flores | 14 | Deportivo La Coruña | 0 |
Roy Makaay | 14 | Tenerife | 0 | |
Lyuboslav Penev | 14 | Celta Vigo | 5 | |
13 | Gică Craioveanu | 13 | Villarreal | 0 |
Juan Sánchez | 13 | Celta Vigo | 0 | |
Alen Peternac | 13 | Valladolid | 4 | |
16 | Phillip Cocu | 12 | Barcelona | 0 |
Dani García | 12 | Mallorca | 1 | |
Víctor Sánchez | 12 | Racing Santander | 3 | |
Manolo Alfaro | 12 | Villarreal | 6 | |
20 | Luis Enrique | 11 | Barcelona | 0 |
Leonardo Biagini | 11 | Mallorca | 4 | |
Finidi George | 11 | Betis | 4 |
- Source: Diario AS (newspaper archive, in paper), copy of the day: Monday 21 June 1999
Zamora Trophy[]
The Zamora Trophy is awarded to the goalkeeper with least goals to games ratio.
Rank | Goalkeeper | Goals | Matches | Average | Team |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Carlos Roa | 29 | 35 | 0.83 | Mallorca |
2 | Toni | 38 | 38 | 1 | Espanyol |
3 | Santiago Cañizares | 39 | 38 | 1.03 | Valencia |
4 | Richard Dutruel | 39 | 37 | 1.05 | Celta Vigo |
5 | Jacques Songo'o | 40 | 37 | 1.08 | Deportivo La Coruña |
6 | César | 42 | 38 | 1.11 | Valladolid |
7 | Alberto López | 41 | 37 | 1.11 | Real Sociedad |
7 | Imanol Etxeberria | 41 | 37 | 1.11 | Athletic Bilbao |
9 | Ruud Hesp | 42 | 37 | 1.14 | Barcelona |
10 | Ronny Gaspercic | 37 | 31 | 1.19 | Extremadura |
- Source: Diario AS (newspaper archive, in paper), copy of the day: Monday 21 June 1999
Fair Play award[]
From this season, RFEF develops and publishes annually the Fair Play classification according to the Points System which was agreed by the board of the federation on 30 October 1998 and later expanded and fixed at another meeting and published in the 2nd Mailshot of the 2000–01 season. The classification for this season was computed from the Second legg, in order to experience results.
Rank | Club | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | Extremadura | 38 |
2 | Mallorca | 45 |
3 | Espanyol | 48 |
- Source: Mundo Deportivo (newspaper archive, web)[5]
Pedro Zaballa award[]
Atlético Madrid and Valencia supporters[6]
Signings[]
Source: http://www.bdfutbol.com/es/t/t1998-99.html
Team | Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
---|---|---|---|---|
Barcelona | Frank de Boer (Ajax) Samuel Okunowo (Shooting Stars) Mauricio Pellegrino (Vélez Sarsfield) |
Ronald de Boer (Ajax) Philip Cocu (PSV) Bolo Zenden (PSV) |
Patrick Kluivert (Milan) | |
Real Madrid | Albano Bizzarri (Racing Club) |
Iván Campo (Mallorca) Robert Jarni (Betis) |
Rodrigo Fabri (Portuguesa) Federico Magallanes (Atalanta) Perica Ognjenović (Red Star) Edgar Pacheco (Benfica) | |
Mallorca | Leo Franco (Mérida)) |
Lauren (Levante) Fernando Niño (Xerez) Mauricio Pineda (Boca Juniors) Gustavo Siviero (Lanús) Miquel Soler (Zaragoza) |
Óscar Arpón (Racing Santander) Francisco Rufete (Toledo) |
Leonardo Biagini (Mérida) Carlitos Domínguez (Sevilla) Ariel López (Lanús) Diego Tristán (Betis B) |
Valencia | Santiago Cañizares (Real Madrid) |
Joachim Björklund (Rangers) Alain Roche (PSG) Óscar Téllez (Alavés) |
Gabi Popescu (Salamanca) Stefan Schwarz (Fiorentina) Dennis Șerban (Steaua) |
Sabin Ilie (Kocaelispor) Cristiano Lucarelli (Atalanta) |
Celta | José Manuel Pinto (Betis) |
Fernando Cáceres (Valencia) (Ourense) Adriano Teixeira (Recife) |
(Ourense) Tomás Hervás (Sporting Gijón) Claude Makélélé (Marseille) |
Luboslav Penev (Compostela) |
Deportivo | Manuel Pablo (Las Palmas) (Racing Santander) Enrique Romero (Mallorca) Gabriel Schürrer (Racing Santander) |
José Ramón González (Compostela) Stéphane Ziani (Lens) |
Turu Flores (Las Palmas) Pauleta (Salamanca) Dmitri Radchenko (Mérida) | |
Espanyol | Federico Domínguez (Vélez Sarsfield) |
Jean-Philippe Javary (Montpellier) Manolo Pérez () Nan Ribera (Figueres) |
Martín Posse (Vélez Sarsfield) (Alavés) Darío Silva (Cagliari) | |
Athletic Bilbao | Felipe Guréndez (Osasuna) Andoni Imaz (Real Sociedad) |
Santiago Ezquerro (Atlético Madrid) Bolo (Hércules) | ||
Zaragoza | (Sporting Gijón) Faryd Mondragón (Independiente) |
Pablo Díaz (Sporting Gijón) Paco Jémez (Deportivo) |
Savo Milošević (Aston Villa) | |
Real Sociedad | (Eibar) | José Félix Guerrero (Racing Santander) | ||
Betis | Celso Ayala (River Plate) Iulian Filipescu (Galatasaray) Andrei Frascarelli (Atlético Madrid) |
Ito (Celta) Denílson (São Paulo) Benjamín Zarandona (Valladolid) |
(Mallorca) Rafael Jacques (Grêmio) | |
Valladolid | José Luis Caminero (Atlético Madrid) Daniel Dutuel (Celta) Juan Vizcaíno (Atlético Madrid) |
Dragan Isailović (Partizan) (Racing Santander) | ||
Atlético Madrid | José Chamot (Lazio) Zoran Njeguš (Red Star) Stefano Torrisi (Bologna) |
Vladimir Jugović (Lazio) (Mallorca) Michele Serena (Fiorentina) Santiago Solari (River Plate) Juan Carlos Valerón (Mallorca) Giorgio Venturin (Lazio) |
(Sevilla) | |
Oviedo | Franck Rabarivony (Auxerre) |
Ricardo Bango (Sporting Gijón) Xabier Eskurza (Mallorca) Idrissa Keita (Levante) Albert Nađ (Betis) |
Peter Møller (PSV) Fábio Pinto (Internacional) | |
Racing Santander | Claudio Arzeno (Independiente) Olof Mellberg (AIK) |
Geli (Celta) Víctor Sánchez (Real Madrid) Sergei Shustikov (CSKA Moscow) Ángel Vivar Dorado (Tenerife) |
José Emilio Amavisca (Real Madrid) Salva Ballesta (Sevilla) Léider Preciado (Santa Fe) | |
Alavés | Kike (Mallorca) |
Alberto Belsué (Zaragoza) Raúl Gañán (Barakaldo) Iván Rocha (Atlético Madrid) Josete (Betis) |
Nicola Berti (Tottenham Hotspur) (Sporting Gijón) (Logroñés) |
Manuel Canabal (Valladolid) Ismael Santiago (Barcelona B) Magno Mocelin (Groningen) (Moralo) Julio Salinas (Yokohama Marinos) |
Extremadura | Ronny Gaspercic (Harelbeke) |
David Belenguer (Albacete) Miroslav Čermelj (UNAM) Raymond Kalla (Panachaiki) |
Jean Ferrari (Univ. de Deportes) Toni Velamazán (Albacete) Laurent Viaud (Rennes) |
Iván Gabrich (Mérida) Ahmed Ouattara (Basel) José Luis Soto (Valladolid) |
Villarreal | (Lemona) |
Imanol Alguacil (Real Sociedad) Marius Iordache () Igor Taševski (Partizan) |
Walter Gaitán (Rosario Central) Gerardo García (Badajoz) Jesús García Sanjuán (Zaragoza) Željko Kalajdžić (Zemun) Sandro Mendes (Hércules) |
Manuel Alfaro (Hércules) Gică Craioveanu (Real Sociedad) Moisés García (Celta) |
Tenerife | Carlos N. Montoya (Mérida) |
(Racing Santander) Federico Lussenhoff (San Lorenzo) |
Federico Basavilbaso (S. Lorenzo) |
(Las Palmas) Mista (Real Madrid B) Pier Loggi (Zaragoza) Leandro Machado (Sporting Port.) |
Salamanca | (Zamora) (Vitória de Setubal) (Quilmes) Leo Ramos (Estudiantes La Plata) |
Ricardo Lunari (Univers. Católica) Lucian Marinescu (Rapid București) Cătălin Munteanu (Steaua) |
Martín Cardetti (River Plate) Carlos Casartelli (Gimnasia Jujuy) |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Barcelona 7-1 Deportivo Alavés". LFP. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
- ^ "Extremadura 1-5 Real Madrid". LFP. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
- ^ "Celta 6-2 Real Oviedo". LFP. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
- ^ "Athletic Bilbao 3-5 Real Oviedo". LFP. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
- ^ "Premio Juego Limpio para el Espanyol" [Fair-Play Award for Espanyol] (PDF) (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 1 July 1999. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
- ^ "Ganadores del Trofeo Pedro Zaballa" [Pedro Zaballa award Winners] (in Spanish). RFEF. Archived from the original on 7 April 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
External links[]
- 1998/99 La liga results Archived 15 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- All Goal Scorers In La Liga 1998-1999
- La Liga seasons
- 1998–99 in Spanish football leagues
- 1998–99 in European association football leagues