| Club: | Hertha BSC |
| Season: | 1998–99 |
| Manager: | Jürgen Röber |
| Mgrtitle: | Manager |
| Chrtitle: | President |
| League: | Bundesliga |
| League Result: | 3rd |
| Cup1: | DFB Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Third Round |
| League Topscorer: | Michael Preetz (23 goals) |
| Season Topscorer: | Michael Preetz (23 goals) |
| Prevseason: | 1997–1998 |
| Nextseason: | 1999–2000 |
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The 1998–99 Hertha BSC season started on 16 August 1998 against Werder Bremen and ended on 29 May 1999.
| Match | Date | Time | Venue | City | Opponent | Result | Attendance | Hertha BSC goalscorers | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18:00 | Olympiastadion | 1–0 | 62,982 | Preetz 54' | [1] | |||||
| 2 | 15:30 | 0–3 | 65,000 | — | [2] | ||||||
| 3 | 20:00 | Olympiastadion | Berlin | 2–0 | 47,887 | Rekdal 65' pen., Tretschok 75' | [3] | ||||
| 4 | 15:30 | 3–4 | 39,800 | Veit 1', Thom 45', Dárdai 54' | [4] | ||||||
| 5 | 20:00 | Olympiastadion | Berlin | 3–1 | 44,901 | Preetz 27', 55', Tchami 81' | [5] | ||||
| 6 | 20:00 | Olympiastadion | 0–2 | 32,000 | — | [6] | |||||
| 7 | 20:00 | Olympiastadion | Berlin | 4–1 | 40,493 | Veit 12', Preetz 58', 81', 88' | [7] | ||||
| 8 | 15:30 | 0–0 | 31,000 | — | [8] | ||||||
| 9 | 18:00 | 0–0 | 13,430 | — | [9] | ||||||
| 10 | 18:00 | Olympiastadion | Berlin | 3–0 | 31,493 | Mandreko 9', Veit 17', Tchami 44' | [10] | ||||
| 11 | 15:30 | Ruhrstadion | 0–2 | 21,016 | — | [11] | |||||
| 12 | 11 November 1998 | 20:00 | Olympiastadion | Berlin | Bayer Leverkusen | 0–1 | 32,655 | — | [12] | ||
| 13 | 14 November 1998 | 15:30 | VfL-Stadion am Elsterweg | Wolfsburg | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–2 | 17,469 | Tretschok 5' | [13] | ||
| 14 | 21 November 1998 | 15:30 | Olympiastadion | Berlin | Bayern Munich | 1–0 | 76,000 | Preetz 68' | [14] | ||
| 15 | 27 November 1998 | 20:00 | Ostseestadion | Rostock | Hansa Rostock | 2–1 | 14,000 | Veit 51', Preetz 55' | [15] | ||
| 17 | 11 December 1998 | 20:00 | Volksparkstadion | Hamburg | Hamburger SV | 4–0 | 20,118 | Reiss 22', Wosz 50', Tretschok 79', Preetz 84' | [16] | ||
| 16 | 15 December 1998 | 20:00 | Olympiastadion | Berlin | SC Freiburg | 1–0 | 34,037 | Preetz 27' | [17] | ||
| 18 | 20 December 1998 | 18:00 | Weserstadion | Bremen | Werder Bremen | 1–2 | 28,400 | Preetz 46' | [18] | ||
| 19 | 20 February 1999 | 15:30 | Olympiastadion | Berlin | Borussia Dortmund | 3–0 | 68,419 | Aračić 70', 82', Preetz 83' | [19] | ||
| 20 | 28 February 1999 | 18:00 | Parkstadion | Gelsenkirchen | Schalke 04 | 0–0 | 41,100 | — | [20] | ||
| 21 | 6 March 1999 | 15:30 | Olympiastadion | Berlin | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1–1 | 54,433 | Preetz 79' | [21] | ||
| 22 | 14 March 1999 | 18:00 | Waldstadion | Frankfurt am Main | Eintracht Frankfurt | 1–1 | 26,000 | Sverrisson 59' | [22] | ||
| 23 | 20 March 1999 | 15:30 | Olympiastadion | Berlin | TSV 1860 München | 2–1 | 48,364 | Preetz 10' pen.,Tretschok 79' | [23] | ||
| 24 | 4 April 1999 | 18:00 | Bökelbergstadion | Mönchengladbach | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 4–2 | 31,000 | Preetz 34', 71' pen., Thom 66', Sverrisson 77' | 71 | [24] | |
| 25 | 10 April 1999 | 15:30 | Olympiastadion | Berlin | VfB Stuttgart | 2–0 | 57,849 | Aračić 57', Neuendorf 73' | [25] | ||
| 26 | 14 April 1999 | 20:00 | Olympiastadion | Berlin | MSV Duisburg | 1–3 | 40,242 | Preetz 70' | [26] | ||
| 27 | 17 April 1999 | 15:30 | Frankenstadion | Nuremberg | 1. FC Nürnberg | 0–0 | 33,000 | — | [27] | ||
| 28 | 24 April 1999 | 15:30 | Olympiastadion | Berlin | VfL Bochum | 4–1 | 45,646 | Wosz 14', 80', Herzog 18', Hartmann 37' | [28] | ||
| 29 | 1 May 1999 | 15:30 | BayArena | Leverkusen | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–2 | 22,500 | Nowotny 25' o.g., Herzog 52' | [29] | ||
| 30 | 5 May 1999 | 20:00 | Olympiastadion | Berlin | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–0 | 54,444 | Preetz 32', 74' | [30] | ||
| 31 | 9 May 1999 | 18:00 | Olympiastadion | Munich | Bayern Munich | 1–1 | 63,000 | Schmidt 72' | [31] | ||
| 32 | 14 May 1999 | 20:00 | Olympiastadion | Berlin | Hansa Rostock | 2–0 | 76,000 | Neuendorf 75', Hartmann 83' | [32] | ||
| 33 | 22 May 1999 | 15:30 | Dreisamstadion | Freiburg | SC Freiburg | 2–0 | 22,500 | Preetz 27', Aračić 70' | [33] | ||
| 34 | 29 May 1999 | 15:30 | Olympiastadion | Berlin | Hamburger SV | 6–1 | 76,000 | Preetz 6', 51' pen., 86', Aračić 55', Neuendorf 69', Thom 75' | 51 | [34] |
| Round | Date | Time | Venue | City | Opponent | Result | Attendance | Hertha BSC goalscorers | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14:30 | Sportpark am Kaulbachweg | 2–0 | 4,500 | Sverrisson 36', Tretschok 56' | |||||
| 2 | 19:30 | Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion | Leverkusen | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–1 | 16,000 | Preetz 24' | |||
| Round of 16 | 19:30 | Olympic Stadium | Berlin | Tennis Borussia Berlin | 2–4 | 40,122 | Thom 12', Tchami 68' |
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