1998–99 FC Barcelona season
1998–99 season | |||
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President | Josep Lluís Núñez | ||
Head Coach | Louis van Gaal | ||
Stadium | Camp Nou | ||
La Liga | 1st | ||
Copa del Rey | Quarter-finals | ||
UEFA Champions League | Group stage (3rd) | ||
Supercopa de España | Runners-up | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Rivaldo (24) All: Rivaldo (29) | ||
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During the 1998–99 FC Barcelona season, the club once again retained the La Liga title, but eliminated by Valencia in the round of 16 of Copa del Rey. 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's league start was slower in early season but Barcelona turnaround to secure La Liga in late-May, but Barcelona crashed out of the UEFA Champions League, following an another lackluster performance in the First Group Phase.
Squad
- Squad at end of season[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
- Patrick Kluivert - Milan, 28 August, £8,750,000[2]
- Ronald de Boer - Ajax, £22,000,000 (joint fee with Frank de Boer)
- Frank de Boer - Ajax, joint fee
- Mauricio Pellegrino - Vélez Sarsfield
- Phillip Cocu - PSV
- Boudewijn Zenden - PSV
Out
- Fernando Couto - Lazio, June
- Iván de la Peña - Lazio, June
- Hristo Stoichkov - CSKA Sofia
- Guillermo Amor - Fiorentina
- Juan Antonio Pizzi - River Plate
- Carles Busquets - Lleida
Loan out
- Vítor Baía - Porto, January, season-long
Results
GAMES 1998-1999 |
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21-07-1998 FRIENDLY AGOW-BARCELONA 1-2
23-07-1998 FRIENDLY ROHDA RAALTE-BARCELONA 1-13 25-07-1998 FRIENDLY GVVV-BARCELONA 1-2 01-08-1998 FRIENDLY WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS-BARCELONA 2-3 07-08-1998 FRIENDLY DERBV COUNTY-BARCELONA 1-3 11-08-1998 FRIENDLY . HERTHA BERLÍN-BARCELONA 1-1 14-08-1998 Ciutat de Lleida Trophy. LLEIDA-BARCELONA 2-2 PENALTY (2-4) 18-08-1998 Supercopa de España. MALLORCA-BARCELONA 2-1 22-08-1998 Supercopa de España. BARCELONA-MALLORCA 0-1 25-08-1998 Joan Gamper Trophy. BARCELONA-SANTOS 2-2 (5-4) PENALTY 30-08-1998 Lliga (1). RACING-BARCELONA 0-0 02-09-1998 FRIENDLY PALAMÓS-BARCELONA 0-2 12-09-1998 Lliga (2). BARCELONA-EXTREMADURA 1-0 16-09-1998 UEFA Champions League (1). MANCHESTER UNITED-BARCELONA 3-3 19-09-1998 Lliga (3). BARCELONA-REAL MADRID 2-2 26-09-1998 Lliga (4). BARCELONA-CELTA 2-2 30-09-1998 UEFA Champions League (2). BARCELONA-BRÒNDBY 2-0 03-10-1998 Lliga (5). VALÈNCIA-BARCELONA 1-3 17-10-1998 Lliga (6). BARCELONA-SALAMANCA 1-1 21-10-1998 UEFA Champions League (3). BAYERN MUNICH-BARCELONA 1-0 25-10-1998 LIGA (8). BARCELONA-ESPANYOL 2-1 31-10-1998 Lliga (8). BARCELONA-REIAL SOCIETAT 4-1 04-11-1998 UEFA Champions League (4). BARCELONA-BAYERN MUNICH 1-2 08-11-1998 Lliga (9). OVIEDO-BARCELONA 2-1 10-11-1998 FRIENDLY. BARCELONA-HELSINGBORGS 0-2 15-11-1998 Lliga (10). BARCELONA-TENERIFE 4-1 21-11-1998 Lliga (11). MALLORCA-BARCELONA 1-0 25-11-1998 UEFA Champions League (5). BARCELONA-MANCHESTER UNITED 3-3 28-11-1998 Lliga (12). BARCELONA-ATLÈTIC MADRID 0-1 05-12-1998 Lliga (13). DEPORTIVO-BARCELONA 2-1 09-12-1998 UEFA Champions League (6). BRÒNDBY-BARCELONA 0-2 13-12-1998 Lliga (14). BARCELONA-VILA-REIAL 1-3 16-12-1998 FRIENDLY. BARCELONA-RED STAR BELGRADE 4-1 20-12-1998 Lliga (15) VALLADOLID-BARCELONA 0-1 03-01-1999 Lliga (16). BARCELONA-ALABÈS 7-1 09-01-1999 Lliga (17). BARCELONA-ATHLÈTIC CLUB 4-2 12-01-1999 FRIENDLY. BARCELONA-GALATASARAY 2-2 17-01-1999 Lliga (18). BETIS-BARCELONA 0-3 20-01-1999 Copa (1/8. anada). BENIDORM-BARCELONA 0-1 24-01-1999 Lliga (19). BARCELONA-SARAGOSSA 3-1 27-01-1999 FRIENDLY BARCELONA-SELECT LLIGA 4-0 31-01-1999 Lliga (20). BARCELONA-RACING 3-2 04-02-1999 Copa (1/8). BARCELONA-BENIDORM 3-0 07-02-1999 Lliga (21). EXTREMADURA-BARCELONA 1-2 14-02-1999 Lliga (22). BARCELONA-REIAL MADRID 3-0 18-02-1999 Copa (1/4). BARCELONA-VALÈNCIA 2-3 21-02-1999 Lliga (23). CELTA-BARCELONA 0-0 24-02-1999 Copa (1/4). VALÈNCIA-BARCEONA 4-3 27-02-1999 Lliga (24). BARCELONA-VALÈNCIA 2-4 07-03-1999 Lliga (25). SALAMANCA-BARCELONA 1-4 10-03-1999 Johan Cruyff TRIBUTE. BARCELONA-DREAM TEAM 2-0 14-03-1999 Lliga (26). BARCELONA-ESPANYOL 3-0 21-03-1999 Lliga (27). REIAL SOCIETAT-BARCELONA 0-2 24-03-1999 Copa Catalunya (semifinal). LLEIDA-BARCELONA 4-3 04-04-1999 Lliga (28). BARCELONA-OVIEDO 3-1 06-04-1999 Johan Cruyff TRIBUTE. AJAX-BARCELONA 2-2 10-04-1999 Lliga (29). TENERIFE-BARCELONA 2-3 17-04-1999 Lliga (30). BARCELONA-MALLORCA 2-1 25-04-1999 Lliga (31). ATLÈTIC MADRID-BARCELONA 1-1 28-04-1999 Centenary of FCB. BARCELONA-BRASIL 2-2 02-05-1999 Lliga (32). BARCELONA-DEPORTIVO 4-0 09-05-1999 Lliga (33). VILA-REIAL-BARCELONA 2-3 15-05-1999 Lliga (34). BARCELONA-VALLADOLID 1-1 22-05-1999 Lliga (35). ALABÈS-BARCELONA 1-4 29-05-1999 Lliga (36). ATHLÈTIC CLUB-BARCELONA 1-3 13-06-1999 Lliga (37). BARCELONA-BETIS 4-1 20-06-1999 Lliga (38). SARAGOSSA-BARCELONA 2-0 |
References
- ↑ "FootballSquads - Barcelona - 1998/99". Archived from the original on 2013-07-13. Retrieved 2013-07-10.
- ↑ Hicks, Danny (30 August 1998). "Nou Camp becomes Little Holland". London: The Independent. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
External links
- 1998–99 Results and Statistics
- FC Barcelona Official Site
- FCBarcelonaweb.co.uk English Speaking FC Barcelona Supporters
- ESPNsoccernet: Barcelona Team Page
- FC Barcelona (Spain) profile
- uefa.com - UEFA Champions League
- Web Oficial de la Liga de Fútbol Profesional
- FIFA.com
- Federació Catalana de Futbol