1998–99 Olympiacos F.C. season

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Olympiacos
1998–99 season
ChairmanSocrates Kokkalis
ManagerDušan Bajević
Alpha EthnikiWinners
Greek CupWinners
Champions LeagueQuarter Finals
Top goalscorer
Siniša Gogić (30)
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The 1998-99 season was Olympiacos's 38th consecutive season in the Alpha Ethniki and their 1st consecutive season in the UEFA Champions League. In the beginning of the summertime Olympiacos named Bosnian Dusan Bajevic coach.

Squad[]

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 Greece GRE Kyriakos Tohouroglou
3 DF Greece GRE Kiriakos Karataidis
4 MF Greece GRE Andreas Niniadis
5 DF Greece GRE Georgios Amanatidis
6 MF Greece GRE Ilias Poursanidis
7 MF Greece GRE Stelios Giannakopoulos
8 FW Brazil BRA Luciano de Souza
9 FW Cyprus CYP Siniša Gogić
10 FW Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Ilija Ivić
11 MF Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Predrag Đorđević
12 DF Ghana GHA Kofi Amponsah
14 DF Greece GRE Dimitris Mavrogenidis
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF Greece GRE Petros Passalis
17 MF Greece GRE Stelios Sfakianakis
18 MF Greece GRE Vassilis Karapialis
19 DF Greece GRE Savvas Poursaitidis
21 DF Greece GRE Grigorios Georgatos
22 GK Italy ITA Luigi Cennamo
23 FW Ghana GHA Felix Aboagye
24 FW Ghana GHA Peter Ofori-Quaye
25 DF Greece GRE Paraskevas Antzas
30 FW Greece GRE Alekos Alexandris
31 GK Greece GRE Dimitrios Eleftheropoulos
32 DF Greece GRE Georgios Anatolakis

Competitions[]

Alpha Ethniki[]

Main article: 1998–99 Alpha Ethniki

League standings[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olympiacos (C) 34 27 4 3 82 22 +60 85 Qualification for Champions League first group stage
2 AEK Athens 34 23 6 5 71 27 +44 75 Qualification for Champions League third qualifying round
3 Panathinaikos 34 23 5 6 66 36 +30 74 Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
4 PAOK 34 19 5 10 52 31 +21 62
5 Ionikos 34 17 9 8 64 36 +28 60[a]
Source: Galanis Sports Data
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th decision match.
(C) Champion
Notes:
  1. ^ Head-to-head record: Aris–Ionikos 1–1, Ionikos–Aris 3–0.

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
34 27 4 3 82 22  +60 85 13 4 0 44 9  +35 14 0 3 38 13  +25

Last updated: 30 May 1999.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round[]

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GroundAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAH
ResultWDWWLWWWWLWWWWWWLDWWWWWWWWWWDWWWWD
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Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results[]

Greek Cup[]

Main article: 1998–99 Greek Football Cup

Olympiacos won the Greek Cup during the season and defeated Panathinaikos

  • First leg: Olympiacos: 3-1 (first leg), 0-1 second leg
  • Semi-finals: Panathinaikos 6-1 (first leg), 2-2 (second leg)
  • Finals: Olympiacos 2-0 Athens, played on May 5, 1999

UEFA Champions League[]

Main article: 1998–99 UEFA Champions League

Second qualifying round[]

All times at CET

12 August 1998 First leg Olympiacos Greece 2–1 Cyprus Anorthosis Athens, Greece
20:30 Giannakopoulos Goal 11'
Luciano Goal 32'		 Report Mihajlović Goal 64' Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: René Temmink (Netherlands)
26 August 1998 Second leg Anorthosis Cyprus 2–4
(3–6 agg.)		 Greece Olympiacos Limassol, Cyprus
20:00 Mihajlović Goal 39'
Krčmarević Goal 80'		 Report Georgatos Goal 48'
Đorđević Goal 60', 87'
Gogić Goal 90'		 Stadium: Tsirion Stadium
Attendance: 6,380
Referee: Miroslav Radoman (FR Yugoslavia)

Group stage[]

Main article: 1998–99 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group A
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Greece Olympiacos 6 3 2 1 8 6 +2 11 Advance to knockout stage
2 Croatia Croatia Zagreb 6 2 2 2 5 7 −2 8
3 Portugal Porto 6 2 1 3 11 9 +2 7
4 Netherlands Ajax 6 2 1 3 4 6 −2 7
Source: UEFA

All times at CET

16 September 1998 1 Porto Portugal 2–2 Greece Olympiacos Porto, Portugal
20:45 Zahovič Goal 65'
Jardel Goal 82'		 Report Giannakopoulos Goal 86'
Gogić Goal 89'		 Stadium: Estádio das Antas
Attendance: 37,000
Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)
30 September 1998 2 Olympiacos Greece 2–0 Croatia Croatia Zagreb Athens, Greece
20:45 Alexandris Goal 21'
Gogić Goal 80'		 Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 60,502
Referee: David Elleray (England)
21 October 1998 3 Olympiacos Greece 1–0 Netherlands Ajax Athens, Greece
20:45 Alexandris Goal 38' Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 73,250
Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega (Spain)
4 November 1998 4 Ajax Netherlands 2–0 Greece Olympiacos Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:45 Witschge Goal 36'
Gorré Goal 88'		 Report Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 46,000
Referee: Stefano Braschi (Italy)
25 November 1998 5 Olympiacos Greece 2–1 Portugal Porto Athens, Greece
20:45 Gogić Goal 18'
Đorđević Goal 55'		 Report Zahovič Goal 76' Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 70,232
Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)
9 December 1998 6 Croatia Zagreb Croatia 1–1 Greece Olympiacos Zagreb, Croatia
20:45 Jeličić Goal 35' Report Giannakopoulos Goal 64' Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Attendance: 16,546
Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)

Knockout stage[]

Main article: 1998–99 UEFA Champions League knockout stage
Quarter-finals[]

All times at CET

3 March 1999 First leg Juventus Italy 2–1 Greece Olympiacos Turin, Italy
20:45 Inzaghi Goal 38'
Conte Goal 79'		 Report Niniadis Goal 90+' (pen.) Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Attendance: 33,871
Referee: José María García-Aranda (Spain)
17 March 1999 Second leg Olympiacos Greece 1–1
(2–3 agg.)		 Italy Juventus Athens, Greece
20:45 Gogić Goal 12' Report Conte Goal 85' Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Team kit[]

Supplier: Puma
Sponsor(s): Ethnokarta MasterCard

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