| 1998–99 season | |||
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| President | Pedro Cortés | ||
| Manager | Claudio Ranieri | ||
| Stadium | Mestalla | ||
| La Liga | 4th | ||
| Copa del Rey | Winners | ||
| UEFA Cup | Second round | ||
| Top goalscorer | Claudio López (21) | ||
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Valencia CF had a successful season, finishing in the top four of La Liga, and thus qualifying for the UEFA Champions League for the first time in almost thirty years, thanks to the extension of the competition to include more teams from the top leagues. Valencia also won the Copa del Rey, ending a long trophy drought and marking a successful end to Italian coach Claudio Ranieri's first spell at the club. Among the main players behind the success included Gaizka Mendieta, Javier Farinós and lethal striker Claudio López.
At the end of the season, Ranieri left to manage Atlético Madrid; he was replaced by Argentine Héctor Cúper, who had led Mallorca to third place and the Cup Winners' Cup final.
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
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| GK | Andoni Zubizarreta | retired | |
| MF | Fernando | retired | |
| FW | Ariel Ortega | Sampdoria | €2.60 million |
| DF | Fernando Cáceres | Celta Vigo | |
| GK | Gustavo Campagnuolo | San Lorenzo | |
| DF | Moussa Saib | Tottenham Hotspur | €4.00 million |
| MF | José del Solar | Beşiktaş | |
| MF | Gerard López | Alavés | loan |
| MF | Marcelinho Carioca | Corinthians | |
| MF | David Albelda | Villarreal | 'loan |
| DF | Oscar Tellez | Villarreal | loan |
| FW | Nicolás Olivera | Sevilla | |
| MF | Sabin Ilie | Lleida | loan |
Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Competitions
La Liga
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Real Madrid | 38 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 77 | 62 | +15 | 68 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 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 |
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.
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Leader, 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League group stage; = 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League group stage; = 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League qualifying round; = 1999–2000 UEFA Cup; = 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup; = 1999–2000 Segunda División
Matches
| 28 August 1998 1 | Valencia | 1-0 | Atlético Madrid | Valencia |
| Angulo |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Mestalla |
| 19 September 1998 3 | Valencia | 1-0 | Villarreal | Valencia |
| Angulo |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Mestalla |
| 25 September 1998 4 | Valladolid | 3-1 | Valencia | Valladolid |
| Peternac Javi Torres Alberto Marcos |
Report | Angulo |
Stadium: Estadio Jose Zorrilla |
| 2 October 1998 5 | Valencia | 1-3 | Barcelona | Valencia |
| Piojo López |
Report | Kluivert Rivaldo Anderson |
Stadium: Estadio Mestalla |
| 16 October 1998 6 | Athletic Bilbao | 2-0 | Valencia | Bilbao |
| Urzaiz Guerrero |
Report | Stadium: Estadio San Mames |
| 24 October 1998 7 | Valencia | 5-1 | Betis | Valencia |
| Piojo López Ilie Schwarz Piojo López Ilie |
Report | Alexis |
Stadium: Estadio Mestalla |
| 30 October 1998 8 | Real Zaragoza | 1-4 | Valencia | Zaragoza |
| Kily González |
Report | Ilie Lucarelli Schwarz Mendieta |
Stadium: Estadio La Romareda |
| 7 November 1998 9 | Valencia | 3-0 | Racing Santander | Valencia |
| Djukic Schwarz Piojo López |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Mestalla |
| 14 November 1998 10 | Extremadura | 1-0 | Valencia | Extremadura |
| Toril |
Report |
| 20 November 1998 11 | Valencia | 3-1 | Real Madrid | Valencia |
| Angulo Claudio López Claudio López |
Report | Sávio |
Stadium: Estadio Mestalla |
| 28 November 1998 12 | Celta Vigo | 2-2 | Valencia | Vigo |
| Mostovoi Adrian Ilie |
Report | Popescu Juan Sánchez |
Stadium: Estadio Balaídos |
| 5 December 1998 13 | Alavés | 0-1 | Valencia | Vitoria |
| Report | Claudio López |
| 19 December 1998 15 | Espanyol | 2-1 | Valencia | Barcelona |
| Joan Capdevila Cristóbal |
Report | Javier Farinós |
Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys |
| 1 January 1999 16 | Valencia | 2-0 | Real Sociedad | Valencia |
| Stefan Schwarz Claudio López |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Mestalla |
| 9 January 1999 17 | Real Oviedo | 2-2 | Valencia | Oviedo |
| Julio Dely Valdés Julio Dely Valdés |
Report | Joyce Moreno Luis Milla |
Stadium: Estadio Carlos Tartiere |
| 16 January 1999 18 | Valencia | 1-1 | Tenerife | Valencia |
| Claudio López |
Report | Juanele |
Stadium: Estadio Mestalla |
| 23 January 1999 19 | Mallorca | 0-1 | Valencia | Palma de Mallorca |
| Report | Claudio López |
| 29 January 1999 20 | Atlético Madrid | 1-2 | Valencia | Madrid |
| José Mari |
Report | Piojo López Angulo |
Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderón |
| 5 February 1999 21 | Valencia | 0-0 | Deportivo | Valencia |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Mestalla |
| 13 February 1999 22 | Villarreal | 1-0 | Valencia | Villarreal |
| Gheorghe Craioveanu |
Report | Stadium: Estadio de la Ceramica |
| 20 February 1999 23 | Valencia | 0-1 | Valladolid | Valencia |
| Report | Alen Peternac |
Stadium: Estadio Mestalla |
| 26 February 1999 24 | Barcelona | 2-4 | Valencia | Barcelona |
| Patrick Kluivert Patrick Kluivert |
Report | Ilie Piojo López Angulo Piojo López |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
| 6 March 1999 25 | Valencia | 4-1 | Athletic Bilbao | Valencia |
| Ilie Angloma Ilie Claudio Piojo López |
Report | Ismael Urzaiz |
Stadium: Estadio Mestalla |
| 12 March 1999 26 | Betis | 0-1 | Valencia | Sevilla |
| Report | Gaizka Mendieta |
Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarin |
| 20 March 1999 27 | Valencia | 1-1 | Real Zaragoza | Valencia |
| Adrian Ilie |
Report | Gustavo López |
Stadium: Estadio Mestalla |
| 2 April 1999 28 | Racing Santander | 0-1 | Valencia | Santander |
| Report | Björklund |
Stadium: Estadio El Sardinero |
| 10 April 1999 29 | Valencia | 1-1 | Extremadura | Valencia |
| Serban |
Report | Esposito |
Stadium: Estadio Mestalla |
| 17 April 1999 30 | Real Madrid | 3-1 | Valencia | Madrid |
| Morientes Raúl Raúl |
Report | Mendieta |
Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu |
| 23 April 1999 31 | Valencia | 2-2 | Celta Vigo | Valencia |
| Vlaovic Farinos |
Report | Juan Sánchez Karpin |
Stadium: Estadio Mestalla |
| 30 April 1999 32 | Valencia | 5-0 | Alavés | Valencia |
| Piojo López Mendieta Piojo López Piojo López Mendieta |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Mestalla |
| 15 May 1999 34 | Valencia | 1-2 | Espanyol | Valencia |
| Piojo López |
Report | Tamudo Posse |
Stadium: Estadio Mestalla |
| 22 May 1999 35 | Real Sociedad | 1-1 | Valencia | San Sebastián |
| Kovacevic |
Report | Ilie |
Stadium: Estadio Anoeta |
| 28 May 1999 36 | Valencia | 3-0 | Real Oviedo | Valencia |
| Mendieta Piojo López Piojo López |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Mestalla |
| 12 June 1999 37 | Tenerife | 3-2 | Valencia | Santa Cruz de La Palma |
| Pier Makaay Pier |
Report | Angulo Piojo López |
Stadium: Estadio Heliodoro Rodriguez |
Top scorers
Claudio López 21
Adrian Ilie 11
Angulo 8
Gaizka Mendieta 7
Stefan Schwarz 4
Copa del Rey
Eightfinals
| 19 January 1999 | Levante UD | 0-3 | Valencia | Valencia |
| Report | Navarro Navarro Mendieta |
Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de Valencia |
Quarterfinals
| 17 February 1999 | FC Barcelona | 2-3 | Valencia | Barcelona |
| Kluivert Rivaldo |
Report | Piojo Lopez Piojo Lopez Mendieta |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
| 23 February 1999 | Valencia CF | 4-3 | FC Barcelona | Valencia |
| Piojo Lopez Piojo Lopez Angulo Mendieta |
Report | Rivaldo Óscar de Boer |
Stadium: Estadio Mestalla |
Semifinals
| 9 June 1999 | Valencia | 6–0 | Real Madrid | Valencia |
| Piojo Lopez Roche Vlaović Roche Piojo Lopez Mendieta |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Mestalla Referee: Antonio Jesús López Nieto |
| 16 June 1999 | Real Madrid | 2–1 | Valencia | Madrid |
| Sávio Predrag Mijatović |
Report | Piojo Lopez |
Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega |
Final
| 26 June 1999 | Atlético Madrid | 0 – 3 | Valencia | Sevilla |
| 21:30 CEST | Copa del Rey 1999 | Piojo López Mendieta |
Stadium: La Cartuja Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega |
UEFA Intertoto Cup
Quarterfinals
| 18 July 1998 | Valencia | 4–1 | | Mestalla Stadium, Valencia |
| Farinós Roche C. López |
Report | Serebrennikov |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Domenico Messina (Italy) |
| 25 July 1998 | Shinnik Yaroslavl | 1–0 | | Shinnik Stadium, Yaroslavl |
| Yuminov |
Report | Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Knud Erik Fisker (Denmark) |
Semifinals
| 29 July 1998 | Espanyol | 0–1 | | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona |
| 21:30 | Report | C. López |
Attendance: 15,200 Referee: Lutz Michael Fröhlich (Germany) |
| 5 August 1998 | Valencia | 2–0 | | Mestalla Stadium, Valencia |
| 21:30 | C. López |
Report | Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Graham Poll (England) |
Finals
| 11 August 1998 | Austria Salzburg | 0–2 | | Stadion Lehen, Salzburg |
| 19:00 | Report | Angulo Schwarz |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Metin Tokat (Turkey) |
| 25 August 1998 | Valencia | 2–1 | | Mestalla Stadium, Valencia |
| 22:00 | Lucarelli Roche |
Report | Hütter |
Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden) |
UEFA Cup
First round
| 15 September 1998 | Steaua Bucharest | 3–4 | | Bucharest |
| 20:30 (CET) | Lincar Roşu Dumitrescu |
Report | Ilie Angulo |
Stadium: Stadionul Steaua Attendance: 12,000 Referee: |
| 29 September 1998 | Valencia | 3–0 | | Valencia |
| 21:30 (CET) | Roche López Lucarelli |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Mestalla Attendance: 15,000 Referee: |
Second round
Statistics
Players statistics
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | La Liga | Copa del Rey | UEFA Cup | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | Cañizares | 48 | -51 | 38 | -39 | 6 | -7 | 4 | -5 | |
| 16 | DF | Roche | 37 | 3 | 25+4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| 5 | DF | Djukic | 41 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 14 | DF | Bjorklund | 33 | 1 | 23+1 | 1 | 4+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 15 | DF | Carboni | 46 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 6 | MF | Mendieta | 48 | 12 | 36+1 | 7 | 6+1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Farinos | 41 | 2 | 28+4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | |
| 21 | MF | Luis Milla | 39 | 1 | 28+3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 23 | FW | Angulo | 46 | 12 | 31+5 | 8 | 5+1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| 11 | FW | Ilie | 32 | 12 | 22+2 | 10 | 2+2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| 7 | FW | Claudio López | 42 | 32 | 31+1 | 21 | 5+1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | |
| 13 | GK | Bartual | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | Schwarz | 33 | 4 | 22+8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 20 | DF | Angloma | 36 | 2 | 22+7 | 1 | 5+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Juanfran | 27 | 0 | 15+6 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 18 | MF | Popescu | 35 | 1 | 5+20 | 1 | 2+4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | |
| 19 | FW | Vlaovic | 23 | 3 | 11+9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |||
| 25 | DF | Soria | 17 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | Lucarelli | 15 | 1 | 4+8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | |
| 22 | MF | Serban | 10 | 1 | 0+10 | 1 | |||||
| 4 | DF | Camarasa | 5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |||
| 30 | FW | Navarro | 6 | 2 | 0+4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 31 | FW | Jandro | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |||
| 2 | DF | Navarro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 12 | MF | Morigi | |||||||||
| 17 | DF | Ilie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 24 | DF | Tellez | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 26 | GK | Jonathan | |||||||||
| 27 | DF | Curro Torres | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |||
| 28 | MF | Porras | |||||||||
| 29 | DF | Perez | |||||||||
| 32 | MF | Soto | |||||||||
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