1998–99 FC Barcelona season explained

Club:FC Barcelona
Season:1998–99
Mgrtitle:Head Coach
Manager:Louis van Gaal
Chrtitle:President
Chairman:Josep Lluís Núñez
Stadium:Camp Nou
League:La Liga
League Result:1st
Cup1:Copa del Rey
Cup1 Result:Quarter-finals
Cup3:UEFA Champions League
Cup3 Result:Group stage (3rd)
Cup2:Supercopa de España
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League Topscorer:Rivaldo (24)
Season Topscorer:Rivaldo (29)
Prevseason:1997–98
Nextseason:1999–2000

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]

Transfers

In
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FW Milan£8,750,000[2]
DF Vélez Sarsfield
MF
MF
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DFLazio
MFLazio
DFChelsea
FWCSKA Sofia
MFFiorentina[3]
FWRiver Plate[4]
GK
FWMarseille
MFExtremadura[5]

Winter

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DF £22,000,000[6]
MF
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FWloan

Friendlies

DateOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersTournament
21 July 1998AGOVVA2–1[7] Figo 23', Luis Enrique 79'
23 July 1998Rohda RaalteA13–1[8] Sonny Anderson 9', Luis Enrique (2) 15', 20', Figo 30', Óscar 38', Gadiaga 46', Seyit (3) 48', 52', 59', Ledezma 54', Luis García (2) 65', 70'
25 July 1998GVVVA2–1[9] Sonny Anderson 15', Babangida 84'
1 August 1998Wolverhampton WanderersA3–1[10] Sonny Anderson (2) 10', 61', Mario Rosas 40'
7 August 1998Derby CountyA3–1[11] Luis Enrique 15', Óscar 20', Own goal 75'
11 August 1998Hertha BSCA1–1[12] Rivaldo 90'
14 August 1998LleidaA2–2(2–3)p[13] Phillip Cocu 9', Óscar 67'Ciutat de Lleida Trophy
25 August 1998SantosH2–2(5–4)p[14] [15] Rivaldo 39', Figo 41'Joan Gamper Trophy
2 September 1998PalamósA2–0[16] Sonny Anderson 16', Giovanni 43'
10 November 1998Helsingborgs IFH0–2[17]
16 December 1998Red Star BelgradeH4–1Phillip Cocu 46', Patrick Kluivert 57', Boudewijn Zenden 70', Óscar 74'
12 January 1999GalatasarayH2–2[18] Giovanni 33', Óscar 36'
27 January 1999La Liga XIH4–0[19] Dragan Ćirić 57', Roger 70', Winston Bogarde 71', Óscar 86'
10 March 1993Johan Cruyff Dream TeamH2–0[20] Patrick Kluivert 44', Giovanni 67'Johan Cruyff Tribute
24 March 1999LleidaA3–4[21] [22] Nadal 34', Sonny Anderson (2) 39', 89'Copa Catalunya
6 April 1999AjaxA2–2[23] Mauricio Pellegrino 56', Sonny Anderson 72'Johan Cruyff Tribute
28 April 1999BrazilH2–2[24] Luis Enrique 34', Phillip Cocu 63'Centenary of FC Barcelona

Competitions

Supercopa de España

See main article: 1998–99 La Liga.

La Liga

See main article: 1998 Supercopa de España.

Matches

UEFA Champions League

See main article: 1998–99 UEFA Champions League.

Group D

Copa del Rey

See main article: 1998–99 Copa del Rey.

Quarterfinals

Statistics

Players statistics

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FootballSquads - Barcelona - 1998/99 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101221213115/http://footballsquads.co.uk/spain/1998-1999/laliga/barce.htm . 2010-12-21 . live . 2013-07-10 .
  2. 28 August 1998News: Nou Camp becomes Little Holland . The Independent . 30 August 1998 . 10 July 2013 . London . Danny . Hicks.
  3. Amor joined Fiorentina on July 1 after he was granted the freedom letter by Barcelona.News: 1 July 1998 . Amor se presenta hoy con el Fiorentina . Amor is presented today with Fiorentina . Spanish . . 6 April 2021.
  4. 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.News: Serra . Jose Maria . 1 July 1998 . Pizzi firma hoy por tres años con el River . Pizzi signs today for three years with River . Spanish . . 30 March 2021.
  5. 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.News: 1 July 1998 . Toni Velamazán se va al Extremadura . Toni Velamazán moves to Extremadura . Spanish . . 6 April 2021.
  6. (joint fee with Frank de Boer)
  7. Web site: Jugadors . F. C. B. . AGOVV - Barcelona (1-2) - Friendly - 21/07/1998 FC Barcelona Players . 2024-09-17 . FCB Jugadors . en.
  8. Web site: Jugadors . F. C. B. . ROHDA RAALTE - Barcelona (1-13) - Friendly - 23/07/1998 FC Barcelona Players . 2024-09-17 . FCB Jugadors . en.
  9. Web site: Jugadors . F. C. B. . GVVV - Barcelona (1-2) - Friendly - 25/07/1998 FC Barcelona Players . 2024-09-17 . FCB Jugadors . en.
  10. Web site: Jugadors . F. C. B. . Wolverhampton - Barcelona (2-3) - Friendly - 01/08/1998 FC Barcelona Players . 2024-09-17 . FCB Jugadors . en.
  11. Web site: Jugadors . F. C. B. . Derby County - Barcelona (1-3) - Friendly - 07/08/1998 FC Barcelona Players . 2024-09-17 . FCB Jugadors . en.
  12. Web site: Jugadors . F. C. B. . Hertha Berlin - Barcelona (1-1) - Friendly - 11/08/1998 FC Barcelona Players . 2024-09-17 . FCB Jugadors . en.
  13. Web site: Jugadors . F. C. B. . Lleida - Barcelona (2-2) - Friendly - 14/08/1998 FC Barcelona Players . 2024-09-17 . FCB Jugadors . en.
  14. Web site: Santos FC will play in the Gamper for the second time in its history . 2024-09-17 . www.fcbarcelona.com . en.
  15. Web site: Trofeo Joan Gamper . 2024-09-17 . www.rsssf.org.
  16. Web site: Jugadors . F. C. B. . Palamós - Barcelona (0-2) - Friendly - 02/09/1998 FC Barcelona Players . 2024-09-17 . FCB Jugadors . en.
  17. Web site: Jugadors . F. C. B. . Helsingborgs - Barcelona (0-2) - Friendly - 10/11/1998 FC Barcelona Players . 2024-09-17 . FCB Jugadors . en.
  18. Web site: Jugadors . F. C. B. . Barcelona - Galatasaray (2-2) - Friendly - 12/01/1999 FC Barcelona Players . 2024-09-17 . FCB Jugadors . en.
  19. Web site: Jugadors . F. C. B. . Barcelona - Selecció Lliga (4-0) - Friendly - 17/01/1999 FC Barcelona Players . 2024-09-17 . FCB Jugadors . en.
  20. Web site: Jugadors . F. C. B. . Barcelona - Dream Team (2-0) - Friendly - 10/03/1999 FC Barcelona Players . 2024-09-17 . FCB Jugadors . en.
  21. Web site: Jugadors . F. C. B. . Lleida - Barcelona (4-3) - Catalonia Cup - 24/03/1999 FC Barcelona Players . 2024-09-17 . FCB Jugadors . en.
  22. News: Visa . Lluís . 1999-03-25 . El Lleida remonta y elimina al Barcelona de la Copa Cataluña . 2024-09-17 . El País . es . 1134-6582.
  23. Web site: Jugadors . F. C. B. . Ajax - Barcelona (2-2) - Friendly - 06/04/1999 FC Barcelona Players . 2024-09-17 . FCB Jugadors . en.
  24. Web site: Jugadors . F. C. B. . Barcelona - Selecció Brasil (2-2) - Friendly - 28/04/1999 FC Barcelona Players . 2024-09-17 . FCB Jugadors . en.

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