1998–99 SK Rapid Wien season explained

Club:	Rapid Wien
Season:	1998–99
Manager:	Heribert Weber
Mgrtitle:	Coach
Chrtitle:	President
Stadium:	Gerhard Hanappi Stadium, Vienna, Austria
League:	Bundesliga
League Result:	2nd
Cup1:	ÖFB-Cup
Cup1 Result:	Semifinals
Cup2:	UEFA Cup
Cup2 Result:	1st Round
League Topscorer:	René Wagner (10)
Season Topscorer:	René Wagner (15)
Highest Attendance:	15,800
Lowest Attendance:	4,000
Prevseason:	1997–98
Nextseason:	1999–2000

The 1998–99 SK Rapid Wien season is the 101st season in club history.

Squad statistics

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No.	Nat.	Name	Age	League		Cup		UEFA Cup		Total		Discipline
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1						1				1
21				36		4		4		44
Defenders
5				35		3+1		4		42+1		8
8				23+7	1	3+1		1+1		27+9	1	9	1
14				14+13		3	1	2+1		19+14	1	11	1
16				15	2	2	2	4		21	4	2
19				19	2	3	2	4		26	4	6
Midfielders
3				33	2	4		3	1	40	3	11
10				22	2	3	3			25	5	5
11				33+1	6	4+1	1	4		41+2	7	10
12				7+19	2	2+3		0+4		9+26	2	2
13				0+1						0+1
15				19+2	2	2		3		24+2	2	3
20				27+2	4	4	1	4	1	35+2	6	8
23				26+6	2	3+2	1	2+1		31+9	3	4
33				5+4		1+1				6+5
Forwards
7				16+19	7	3+1	2	2+2		21+22	9	1
9				31+4	4	4+1	1	3		38+5	5	2
17				25+8	10	1+3	2	3+1	3	29+12	15	4	1
18				10+11	3	5	4	1		16+11	7	2
27				0+2						0+2

Goal scorers

Rank	Name	width=100	Bundesliga	width=100	Cup	width=100	UEFA Cup	width=80	Total
1		10	2	3	15
2		7	2		9
3		6	1		7
		3	4		7
5		4	1	1	6
6		2	3		5
		4	1		5
8		2	2		4
		2	2		4
10		2		1	3
		2	1		3
12		2			2
		2			2
14		1			1
			1		1
	Cheikh Sidy Ba (LASK)	1			1
Totals		50	20	5	75

Fixtures and results

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Bundesliga

	Date	Venue	Opponent
	03.11.1998			1-0	7,000
	02.08.1998			1-1	6,500
	05.08.1998			2-1	7,000
	08.08.1998			5-0	7,500
	14.08.1998			3-1	7,000
	30.08.1998			2-0	15,800
	08.09.1998			1-0	18,000
	20.09.1998			1-1	6,400
	23.09.1998			0-2	8,800
	26.09.1998			1-0	5,200
	02.10.1998			1-1	11,000
	17.10.1998			0-2	10,000
	24.10.1998			5-1	7,000
	27.10.1998			0-0	9,000
	06.11.1998			1-0	6,000
	11.11.1998			1-2	11,500
	15.11.1998			3-1	11,300
	21.11.1998			1-0	6,000
	29.11.1998			3-1	6,000
	06.12.1998			1-0	5,400
	06.03.1999			0-0	5,000
	13.03.1999			2-1	6,000
	16.03.1999			1-1	11,500
	21.03.1999			2-0	12,000
	31.03.1999			0-0	5,000
	03.04.1999			1-1	8,000
	10.04.1999			3-3	5,000
	14.04.1999			2-1	4,000
	17.04.1999			2-0	5,000
	24.04.1999			1-0	8,480
	01.05.1999			1-1	10,000
	08.05.1999			0-2	7,000
	11.05.1999			0-0	14,200
	15.05.1999			1-1	15,400
	22.05.1999			1-0	10,700
	29.05.1999			0-0	15,000

League table

Cup

	Date	Venue	Opponent
	22.08.1998	A		8-0	3,500
	12.09.1998			5-3	8,200
	31.10.1998			3-0	3,500
	06.04.1999			4-1	8,500
	05.05.1999			0-2	6,000

UEFA Cup

	Date	Venue	Opponent
	11.08.1998		Omonia Nicosia	1-3	12,000
	25.08.1998		Omonia Nicosia	2-0	14,500
	15.09.1998		Girondins Bordeaux	1-1	15,000
	29.09.1998		Girondins Bordeaux	1-2	24,500

Notes and References

1. Web site: Saison 1998/99 . rapidarchiv.at. 5 August 2016.
2. Web site: Spiele 1998/99 . rapidarchiv.at. 6 August 2016.