Atlético Madrid
1998–99 season
PresidentSpain Jesús Gil
Head coachItaly Arrigo Sacchi (until 14 February)
Spain Carlos Sánchez Aguiar (from 15 February to 23 March)
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Radomir Antić
La Liga13th
Copa del ReyRunners-up
UEFA CupSemi-final

The 1998–1999 campaign was the 93rd season in Atlético Madrid's history and their 64th season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football.

Season summary

Arrigo Sacchi was sacked in February with Atlético in the UEFA Cup quarter-finals but also mired in the bottom half of the table. B-team manager Carlos Sánchez Aguiar took charge for the next month, guiding Atlético to the UEFA Cup semi-finals, before handing the reins to Radomir Antić. Antić had guided the club to the title three years previously, but ultimately the high point of his second spell in charge would be reaching the Copa del Rey final, only to be thrashed 3-0 by Valencia. The league form under Antić continued to be mediocre and Atlético were also knocked out of the UEFA Cup in the semi-finals for the second season running, by eventual champions Parma. Although Atlético qualified for the UEFA Cup due to their domestic cup run, this season would prove to be the beginning of the end for Atlético's status as one of Spain's top clubs for most of the next decade; it would be five more years until Atlético recorded their next top-half finish, and another three before their return to European competition.

First-team 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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Spain ESP José Molina
2 DF Argentina ARG José Chamot
3 DF Spain ESP Toni
4 DF Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Zoran Njegus
5 DF Spain ESP Juanma López
6 DF Spain ESP Santi
7 MF Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Vladimir Jugović
8 MF Italy ITA Giorgio Venturin
9 MF Argentina ARG Santiago Solari
10 MF Brazil BRA Juninho
11 MF Spain ESP Jordi Lardín
12 MF South Africa RSA Quinton Fortune
13 GK Spain ESP Pedro Luis Jaro
14 FW Spain ESP José Mari
15 DF Spain ESP Carlos Aguilera
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF Spain ESP Juan Carlos Valerón
17 FW Uruguay URU Juan González (on loan from Real Oviedo)
18 MF Spain ESP Roberto
19 FW Spain ESP Kiko
20 DF Spain ESP Delfí Geli
21 DF Italy ITA Stefano Torrisi
22 MF Argentina ARG Óscar Mena
23 DF Italy ITA Michele Serena
24 MF Czech Republic CZE Radek Bejbl
25 FW Uruguay URU Fernando Correa
27 DF Spain ESP Ramón
28 FW Spain ESP Luis Tevenet
29 MF Spain ESP Rubén Baraja
30 DF Spain ESP Gaspar
31 FW Spain ESP Loren

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF Argentina ARG Cristian Díaz (on loan to Málaga)

Competitions

La Liga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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 1]
14 Oviedo 38 11 12 15 41 57 −16 45
15 Racing Santander 38 10 12 16 41 53 −12 42
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.
Notes:
  1. ↑ 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.

Matches

September 1998 3 RCD Espanyol 1-1 Atlético de Madrid Barcelona
Report Stadium: Estadio Lluyis Companys

Copa del Rey

Eightfinals

Quarterfinals

23 February 1999 RCD Espanyol 1-4 Atlético de Madrid Barcelona
Report Stadium: Estadio Lluys Companys

Semifinals

Final

26 June 1999 Atlético Madrid 0–3 Valencia Sevilla
21:30 CEST Copa del Rey 1999 López 22', 81'
Mendieta 33'		 Stadium: La Cartuja
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega

UEFA Cup

First round

15 September 1998 Atlético Madrid Spain 2–0 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Obilić Madrid
21:30 (CET) Juninho 15'
José Mari 53'		 Report Stadium: Vicente Calderón Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: GermanyEdgar Steinborn
29 September 1998 Obilić Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 0–1 Spain Atlético Madrid Belgrade
20:30 (CET) Report Kiko 55' Stadium: Partizan Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: NetherlandsJan Wegereef

Atlético Madrid won 3–0 on aggregate.

Second round

20 October 1998 CSKA Sofia Bulgaria 2–4 Spain Atlético Madrid Sofia
19:15 (CET) Genchev 53'
Naydenov 88'		 Report Torrisi 41'
Kiko 43', 87'
Roberto 75'		 Stadium: Balgarska Armia Stadium
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: GermanyGeorg Dardenne
3 November 1998 Atlético Madrid Spain 1–0 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia Madrid
21:30 (CET) Juninho 45' (pen.) Report Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: BelgiumLuc Huyghe

Atlético Madrid won 5–2 on aggregate.

Third round

24 November 1998 Real Sociedad Spain 2–1 Spain Atlético Madrid San Sebastián
19:45 (CET) Kovačević 45'
Roberto 85' (o.g.)		 Report Juninho 3' Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 24,431
Referee: EnglandGraham Poll
8 December 1998 Atlético Madrid Spain 4–1 (a.e.t.) Spain Real Sociedad Madrid
21:30 (CET) Jugović 16', 45' (pen.)
Santi 96'
José Mari 98'		 Report Gracia 51' Stadium: Vicente Calderón Stadium
Attendance: 37,000
Referee: PortugalVítor Melo Pereira

Atlético Madrid won 5–3 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

2 March 1999 Atlético Madrid Spain 2–1 Italy Roma Madrid
21:30 (CET) José Mari 13'
Roberto 46'		 Report Di Biagio 75' Stadium: Vicente Calderón Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: FranceAlain Sars
16 March 1999 Roma Italy 1–2 Spain Atlético Madrid Roma
21:30 (CET) Delvecchio 32' Report Aguilera 58'
Roberto 89'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 64,485
Referee: NetherlandsMario van der Ende

Atlético Madrid won 4–2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

6 April 1999 Atlético Madrid Spain 1–3 Italy Parma Madrid
21:30 (CET) Juninho 21' (pen.) Report Chiesa 13', 40'
Crespo 62'		 Stadium: Vicente Calderón Stadium
Attendance: 57,000
Referee: RussiaNikolai Levnikov
20 April 1999 Parma Italy 2–1 Spain Atlético Madrid Parma
21:30 (CET) Balbo 35'
Chiesa 83'		 Report Roberto 63' Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Attendance: 9,872
Referee: EnglandPaul Durkin

Parma won 5–2 on aggregate.

Top scorers

Rank Position Number Player La Liga Copa del Rey UEFA Cup Total
1 FW 14 Spain José Mari 9 4 3 16
2 MF 10 Brazil Juninho Paulista 8 1 4 13
3 FW 25 Uruguay Fernando Correa 8 2 0 10
4 MF 18 Spain Roberto Fresnedoso 4 1 4 9
5 FW 19 Spain Kiko 4 0 3 7
6 MF 7 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vladimir Jugović 3 0 2 5
7 DF 23 Italy Michele Serena 3 1 0 4
8 MF 16 Spain Juan Carlos Valerón 3 0 0 3
9 FW 11 Spain Jordi Lardín 2 0 0 0
DF 15 Spain Aguilera 1 0 1 2
FW 17 Uruguay Juan González 2 0 0 2
DF 21 Italy Stefano Torrisi 1 0 1 2
MF 22 Argentina Oscar Mena 2 0 0 2
14 DF 2 Argentina José Chamot 1 0 0 1
DF 4 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zoran Njeguš 1 0 0 1
DF 6 Spain Santi Denia 0 0 1 1
MF 9 Argentina Santiago Solari 1 0 0 1
MF 28 Spain Rubén Baraja 1 0 0 1
Own goals 0 0 0 0
Totals 54 9 19 82

References

  1. ↑ "FootballSquads - Atlético Madrid - 1998/99".
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