La_Liga_1998-99
1998–99 La Liga
68th season of La Liga
The 1998–99 La Liga season, the 68th since its establishment, started on 29 August 1998 and finished on 20 June 1999.
Quick Facts Season, Dates ...
| Season | 1998–99 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 29 August 1998 – 20 June 1999 |
| Champions | Barcelona 16th title |
| Relegated | Extremadura (relegation playoff) Villarreal (relegation playoff) Tenerife Salamanca |
| Champions League | Barcelona (1st group stage) Real Madrid (1st group stage) Mallorca (3rd qualifying round) Valencia (3rd qualifying round) |
| UEFA Cup | Celta Vigo (first round) Deportivo (first round) Atlético Madrid (first round) (via Copa del Rey) |
| Intertoto Cup | Espanyol (third round) |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 1,003 (2.64 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Raúl (25 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Barcelona 7–1 Alavés (3 January 1999)[1] |
| Biggest away win | Extremadura 1–5 Real Madrid (31 October 1998)[2] |
| Highest scoring | Barcelona 7–1 Alavés (3 January 1999)[1] Celta Vigo 6–2 Real Oviedo (3 January 1999)[3] Athletic Bilbao 3–5 Real Oviedo (15 November 1998)[4] |
← 1997–98 | |
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Twenty teams competed in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the Segunda División. The promoted teams were Alavés (playing top flight football for the first time in forty two years), Extremadura (returning after a one-year absence) and Villarreal (playing in the top flight for the first time ever). They replaced Compostela, Mérida and Sporting Gijón after spending time in the top flight for four, one and twenty one years respectively.
Clubs and locations
Canary Islands
1998–99 season was composed of the following clubs:
More information Team, Stadium ...
| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | Camp Nou | 98,772 |
| Real Madrid | Santiago Bernabéu | 80,354 |
| Espanyol | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc | 55,926 |
| Atlético Madrid | Vicente Calderón | 55,005 |
| Valencia | Mestalla | 55,000 |
| Real Betis | Manuel Ruiz de Lopera | 52,132 |
| Athletic Bilbao | San Mamés | 39,750 |
| Deportivo de La Coruña | Riazor | 34,600 |
| Real Zaragoza | La Romareda | 34,596 |
| Celta de Vigo | Estadio Balaídos | 32,500 |
| Real Sociedad | Anoeta | 32,200 |
| Real Oviedo | Carlos Tartiere | 30,500 |
| Valladolid | José Zorrilla | 27,846 |
| Mallorca | Son Moix | 23,142 |
| Tenerife | Heliodoro Rodríguez López | 22,824 |
| Racing de Santander | El Sardinero | 22,222 |
| Villarreal | El Madrigal | 22,000 |
| Alavés | Mendizorrotza | 19,840 |
| Salamanca | Helmántico | 17,341 |
| Extremadura | Francisco de la Hera | 11,580 |
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More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona (C) | 38 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 87 | 43 | +44 | 79 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 38 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 77 | 62 | +15 | 68 | |
| 3 | Mallorca | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 48 | 31 | +17 | 66 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Valencia | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 63 | 39 | +24 | 65 | |
| 5 | Celta de Vigo | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 69 | 41 | +28 | 64 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 6 | Deportivo La Coruña | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 55 | 43 | +12 | 63 | |
| 7 | Espanyol | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 61 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round |
| 8 | Athletic Bilbao[lower-alpha 1] | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 53 | 47 | +6 | 60 | |
| 9 | Zaragoza | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 57 | |
| 10 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 47 | 43 | +4 | 54 | |
| 11 | Betis | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 47 | 58 | −11 | 49 | |
| 12 | Valladolid | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 48 | |
| 13 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 54 | 50 | +4 | 46 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 2] |
| 14 | Oviedo | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 41 | 57 | −16 | 45 | |
| 15 | Racing Santander | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 41 | 53 | −12 | 42 | |
| 16 | Alavés | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 36 | 63 | −27 | 40 | |
| 17 | Extremadura (R) | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 27 | 53 | −26 | 39 | Qualification for the relegation playoffs |
| 18 | Villarreal (R) | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 47 | 63 | −16 | 36 | |
| 19 | Tenerife (R) | 38 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 41 | 63 | −22 | 34 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
| 20 | Salamanca (R) | 38 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 29 | 66 | −37 | 27 |
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Source: LFP
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Despite being qualified and registered, Athletic Bilbao refused to play Intertoto
- Since Valencia, winners of 1998–99 Copa del Rey, was qualified for the 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League, losing cup finalists Atlético Madrid earned a spot in the first round of the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup.
More information Home \ Away, ATH ...
| Home \ Away | ATH | ATM | FCB | BET | CEL | ALV | RCD | ESP | EXT | MLL | RAC | RMA | ROV | RSO | SAL | TEN | VCF | VLD | VIL | ZAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletic Bilbao | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 3–5 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Atlético Madrid | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 6–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | |
| Barcelona | 4–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 7–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | |
| Betis | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–3 | |
| Celta de Vigo | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 6–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | |
| Alavés | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Deportivo La Coruña | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Espanyol | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Extremadura | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | |
| Mallorca | 6–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Racing Santander | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–4 | |
| Real Madrid | 0–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 3–2 | |
| Oviedo | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | |
| Real Sociedad | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Salamanca | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| Tenerife | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Valencia | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Valladolid | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Villarreal | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–5 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Zaragoza | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
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More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| CF Extremadura | 0–4 | Rayo Vallecano | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| Villarreal CF | 0–3 | Sevilla FC | 0–2 | 0–1 |
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First leg
CF Extremadura v Rayo Vallecano
| 27 June 1999 | CF Extremadura | 0–2 | Rayo Vallecano | Almendralejo |
| 21:00 | Report (in Spanish) | Luis Cembranos  7' Llorens 86' (pen.) |
Stadium: Francisco de la Hera Attendance: 9,100 Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González  |
Villarreal CF v Sevilla FC
| 27 June 1999 | Villarreal CF | 0–2 | Sevilla FC | Villarreal |
| 21:00 | Report (in Spanish) | Tsiartas 2', 45' |
Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Víctor Esquinas Torres  |
Second leg
Rayo Vallecano v CF Extremadura
| 30 June 1999 | Rayo Vallecano | 2–0 (4–0 agg.) | CF Extremadura | Madrid |
| 21:30 | Tiago 52' Bolo 55' |
Report (in Spanish) | Stadium: Vallecas Attendance: 15,600 Referee: Antonio Jesús López Nieto  |
Sevilla FC v Villarreal CF
| 30 June 1999 | Sevilla FC | 1–0 (3–0 agg.) | Villarreal CF | Seville |
| 21:45 | Quevedo 50' |
Report (in Spanish) | Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Manuel Mejuto González  |
Pichichi Trophy
The Pichichi Trophy is awarded to the player who scores the most goals in a season.
More information Rank, Goalscorers ...
| Rank | Goalscorers | Goals | Club | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Raúl |
25 | Real Madrid | 4 |
| 2 |  Rivaldo |
24 | Barcelona | 5 |
| 3 |  Claudio López |
21 | Valencia | 2 |
| 4 | Fernando Morientes |
19 | Real Madrid | 0 |
 Julio Dely Valdés |
19 | Real Oviedo | 3 | |
| 6 |  Savo Milošević |
17 | Zaragoza | 0 |
| 7 | Darko Kovačević |
16 | Real Sociedad | 1 |
| Ismael Urzaiz |
16 | Athletic Bilbao | 2 | |
| 9 |  Patrick Kluivert |
15 | Barcelona | 0 |
| 10 | Turu Flores |
14 | Deportivo La Coruña | 0 |
| Roy Makaay |
14 | Tenerife | 0 | |
 Lyuboslav Penev |
14 | Celta Vigo | 5 |
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- Source: Diario AS (newspaper archive, in paper), copy of the day: Monday 21 June 1999
Zamora Trophy
The Zamora Trophy is awarded to the goalkeeper with least goals to games ratio.
More information Rank, Goalkeeper ...
| Rank | Goalkeeper | Goals | Matches | Average | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Roa |
29 | 35 | 0.83 | Mallorca |
| 2 | Toni |
38 | 38 | 1 | Espanyol |
| 3 | Santiago Cañizares |
39 | 38 | 1.03 | Valencia |
| 4 |  Richard Dutruel |
39 | 37 | 1.05 | Celta Vigo |
| 5 |  Jacques Songo'o |
40 | 37 | 1.08 | Deportivo La Coruña |
| 6 | César |
42 | 38 | 1.11 | Valladolid |
| 7 | Alberto López |
41 | 37 | 1.11 | Real Sociedad |
| 7 | Imanol Etxeberria |
41 | 37 | 1.11 | Athletic Bilbao |
| 9 | Ruud Hesp |
42 | 37 | 1.14 | Barcelona |
| 10 |  Ronny Gaspercic |
37 | 31 | 1.19 | Extremadura |
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- Source: Diario AS (newspaper archive, in paper), copy of the day: Monday 21 June 1999
Fair Play award
From this season, RFEF develops and publishes annually the Fair Play classification according to the Points System which was agreed by the board of the federation on 30 October 1998 and later expanded and fixed at another meeting and published in the 2nd Mailshot of the 2000–01 season. The classification for this season was computed from the Second legg, in order to experience results.
- Source: Mundo Deportivo (newspaper archive, web)[5]
Pedro Zaballa award
- "Barcelona 7-1 Deportivo Alavés". LFP. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
- "Extremadura 1-5 Real Madrid". LFP. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
- "Celta 6-2 Real Oviedo". LFP. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
- "Athletic Bilbao 3-5 Real Oviedo". LFP. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
- "Premio Juego Limpio para el Espanyol" [Fair-Play Award for Espanyol] (PDF) (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 1 July 1999. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
- "Ganadores del Trofeo Pedro Zaballa" [Pedro Zaballa award Winners] (in Spanish). RFEF. Archived from the original on 7 April 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to La Liga season 1998-1999.
- 1998/99 La liga results Archived 15 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- All Goal Scorers In La Liga 1998-1999