Football Bundesliga 1998/99

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Bundesliga 1998/99
Bundesliga Wordmark (1996-2002) .svg
master FC Bayern Munich
Champions League FC Bayern Munich
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Champions League
qualification		 Hertha BSC
Borussia Dortmund
Uefa cup 1. FC Kaiserslautern
VfL Wolfsburg
Werder Bremen
UI cup Hamburger SV
MSV Duisburg
Cup winners Werder Bremen
Relegated 1. FC Nuremberg
VfL Bochum
Bor. M'gladbach
Teams 18th
Games 306
Gates 866  (ø 2.83 per game)
spectator 10,025,899  (ø 32,764 per game)
Top scorer GermanyGermany Michael Preetz ( Hertha BSC )
← Bundesliga 1997/98
League leader
Bottom of the table

First in the 1998/99 season of the German Bundesliga and thus German men's championship was FC Bayern Munich . The season began on August 14, 1998 and ended on May 29, 1999.

Season overview

While Bayern Munich became German champions with a difference of 15 points and SV Werder Bremen, who was one point before the relegation zone, won the DFB Cup against Bayern, two events in particular were seen as defining for the season: The Champions League final between Bayern Munich and Manchester United ( 1: 2, two goals from Manchester’s stoppage time) and the relegation decision on the last day of the Bundesliga. Third place for Hertha BSC was their best placement since 1978.

Last game day

Before the last matchday on May 29, 1999 Borussia Mönchengladbach and VfL Bochum were already relegated. For Gladbach it was the first ever relegation after 34 years of membership in the Bundesliga. The third relegated team had to be determined between 1. FC Nürnberg , VfB Stuttgart , SC Freiburg , Hansa Rostock and Eintracht Frankfurt . Since two of these teams played against each other in Nürnberg and Freiburg, everyone still had the opportunity to stay up in the league on their own. Nürnberg and Stuttgart would have been a draw, Freiburg and Rostock would have been enough to win any amount, while Frankfurt needed a six-goal win to stay in the league (practically five, as an 11:11 between Nürnberg and Freiburg was not to be expected).

The situation before the last matchday:

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
12. 1. FC Nuremberg  33  7th  16  10 039:480  −9 37
13. VfB Stuttgart  33  8th  12  13 040:480  −8 36
14th Sc freiburg  33  9  9  15th 034:430  −9 36
15th Hansa Rostock  33  8th  11  14th 046:560 −10 35
16. Eintracht Frankfurt  33  8th  10  15th 039:530 −14 34

Stuttgart led 1-0 early, deservedly won against Werder Bremen and managed to stay in the league. In the other games: Nuremberg – Freiburg, Bochum – Rostock and Frankfurt – Kaiserslautern, however, a dramaturgy developed that made the relegation decision the most dramatic in the history of the Bundesliga:

  • 68th minute

At this point in time, there was much evidence of a relegation of Frankfurt, which had the fewest chances this matchday anyway: The three clubs placed directly in front of Frankfurt were in the lead in their games: Stuttgart 1-0 against Bremen, who had already been saved, Rostock with 1-0 in Bochum, Freiburg 2-0 in Nuremberg. The club, on the other hand, seemed saved despite the deficit, because for the relegation of Nuremberg not only would Nuremberg have to lose and Rostock would have to win in Bochum, but above all Frankfurt would have to win against Kaiserslautern with a three-goal difference if it remained at the 0-2 deficit of Nuremberg would. Eintracht, which would have had to win with a six or five goal difference in order to maintain the league on its own, initially led against last year's champions Kaiserslautern, but the Red Devils , who were still able to achieve participation in the Champions League , were the same after 68 minutes it was 1: 1 - too little for Frankfurt. In the last twenty minutes of the season, events rolled over:

The situation after 68 minutes:

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
11. VfB Stuttgart  34  9  12  13 041:480  −7 39
12. Sc freiburg  34  10  9  15th 036:430  −7 39
13. Werder Bremen  34  10  8th  16 051:470  +4 38
14th Hansa Rostock  34  9  11  14th 047:560  −9 38
15th 1. FC Nuremberg  34  7th  16  11 039:500 −11 37
16. Eintracht Frankfurt  34  8th  11  15th 040:540 −14 35
  • 70th to 74th minute

Frankfurt took the lead again against Kaiserslautern (70th minute of the game). When Bochum turned a 0-1 into a 2-1 (71st and 74th) almost simultaneously against Rostock, Rostock would have been relegated and Frankfurt would have been saved.

The situation after 74 minutes:

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
11. VfB Stuttgart  34  9  12  13 041:480  −7 39
12. Sc freiburg  34  10  9  15th 036:430  −7 39
13. Werder Bremen  34  10  8th  16 051:470  +4 38
14th 1. FC Nuremberg  34  7th  16  11 039:500 −11 37
15th Eintracht Frankfurt  34  9  10  15th 041:540 −13 37
16. Hansa Rostock  34  8th  11  15th 047:580 −11 35
  • 77th to 82nd minutes

Rostock equalized again (77th). This would not have been enough to save the game because Frankfurt scored two more goals (80th and 82nd) ​​and, with the score of 4: 1, even overtook Nuremberg in terms of goal difference and because of the more goals scored. At this point in time, Hansa Rostock would still have been relegated, i. That is, the Ostseestädter needed a victory at this point.

The situation after 82 minutes:

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
11. VfB Stuttgart  34  9  12  13 041:480  −7 39
12. Sc freiburg  34  10  9  15th 036:430  −7 39
13. Werder Bremen  34  10  8th  16 051:470  +4 38
14th Eintracht Frankfurt  34  9  10  15th 043:540 −11 37
15th 1. FC Nuremberg  34  7th  16  11 039:500 −11 37
16. Hansa Rostock  34  8th  12  14th 048:580 −10 36
  • 83rd minute

Rostock took the lead again in Bochum. This would have saved the Hanseatic League and Nürnberg, which was still 2-0 down against Freiburg, relegated.

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
14th Hansa Rostock  34  9  11  14th 049:580  −9 38
15th Eintracht Frankfurt  34  9  10  15th 043:540 −11 37
16. 1. FC Nuremberg  34  7th  16  11 039:500 −11 37
  • 85th minute

Nuremberg scored the 1: 2, and although the Franks were still behind, this score would have saved them from relegation due to the better goal difference against Eintracht Frankfurt, for which the clear 4: 1 win against Kaiserslautern would not have been sufficient.

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
14th Hansa Rostock  34  9  11  14th 049:580  −9 38
15th 1. FC Nuremberg  34  7th  16  11 040:500 −10 37
16. Eintracht Frankfurt  34  9  10  15th 043:540 −11 37
  • 89th minute

Frankfurt's Jan Åge Fjørtoft managed to score the unbelievable 5: 1 against Kaiserslautern after climbing over and thus saving his club from relegation. Nürnberg, which would now have been relegated again, received a last chance almost at the same time: After a header defense by Freiburg, Marek Nikl rushed from the background and hit the ball with a long-range shot at the post. The ricochet fell at Nuremberg's Frank Baumann , who shot the ball into the arms of Freiburg keeper Richard Golz from a short distance . The equalization would have meant relegation in Frankfurt.

Due to the missed scoring chance, it stayed with the Nuremberg defeat, and since Rostock won 3-2 in Bochum and Frankfurt 5-1 against 1. FC Kaiserslautern, 1. FC Nürnberg had to relegate. The club , which before the last match day - with three points and five goals ahead of a relegation place in twelfth place - seemed to have the best chance of relegation, in the end had the same goal difference as the Frankfurt Eintracht, but had four goals less shot. It was particularly tragic for the Franconians that many club fans hadn't even noticed at the time of the final whistle in the stadium in Nuremberg that their team had been relegated.

This last game day of the season is considered a great moment of the Bundesliga conference on the radio. The reporters Manfred Breuckmann in Bochum, Günther Koch in Nuremberg and Dirk Schmitt in Frankfurt managed to intensively convey the drama of the overturning events (above all Koch, the Nuremberg goal to make it 1: 2 with a cracking voice and the sentences "I pack 'Not that! I can't take that anymore! I don't want to see that anymore! "commented). Your rousing report was award-winning, distributed on phonograms and published in book form.

Closing table

An overview of the participating clubs
Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. FC Bayern Munich (P)  34  24  6th  4th 076:280 +48 78
 2. Bayer 04 Leverkusen  34  17th  12  5 061:300 +31 63
 3. Hertha BSC  34  18th  8th  8th 059:320 +27 62
 4th Borussia Dortmund  34  16  9  9 048:340 +14 57
 5. 1. FC Kaiserslautern (M)  34  17th  6th  11 051:470  +4 57
 6th VfL Wolfsburg  34  15th  10  9 054:490  +5 55
 7th Hamburger SV  34  13  11  10 047:460  +1 50
 8th. MSV Duisburg  34  13  10  11 048:450  +3 49
 9. TSV 1860 Munich  34  11  8th  15th 049:560  −7 41
10. FC Schalke 04  34  10  11  13 041:540 −13 41
11. VfB Stuttgart  34  9  12  13 041:480  −7 39
12. SC Freiburg (N)  34  10  9  15th 036:440  −8 39
13. Werder Bremen  34  10  8th  16 041:470  −6 38
14th Hansa Rostock  34  9  11  14th 049:580  −9 38
15th Eintracht Frankfurt (N)  34  9  10  15th 044:540 −10 37
16. 1. FC Nürnberg (N)  34  7th  16  11 040:500 −10 37
17th VfL Bochum  34  7th  8th  19th 040:650 −25 29
18th Borussia Monchengladbach  34  4th  9  21st 041:790 −38 21st
  • German champion and participation in the 1999/2000 UEFA Champions League : FC Bayern Munich
  • Participation in the UEFA Champions League: Bayer 04 Leverkusen
  • Participation in the Champions League qualification: Hertha BSC, Borussia Dortmund
  • Participation in the 1999/2000 UEFA Cup : 1. FC Kaiserslautern, VfL Wolfsburg, SV Werder Bremen (cup winners)
  • Participation in the UI Cup 1999 : Hamburger SV, MSV Duisburg
  • Relegation to the 2nd Bundesliga 1999/2000 : Borussia Mönchengladbach, VfL Bochum, 1. FC Nürnberg
    • (M) German champion 1997/98
    (P) DFB Cup winner 1997/98
    (N) Promoted from the 2nd Bundesliga 1997/98

    Crosstab

    Scene from the game Borussia Mönchengladbach - Borussia Dortmund in May 1999
    Match Schalke 04 - 1. FC Nürnberg on September 12, 1998

    The cross table shows the results of all games this season. The home team is listed in the left column and the visiting team in the top row.

    1998/99 FC Bayern Munich Bayer 04 Leverkusen Hertha BSC Borussia Dortmund 1. FC Kaiserslautern VfL Wolfsburg Hamburger SV MSV Duisburg TSV 1860 Munich FC Schalke 04 VfB Stuttgart Sc freiburg SV Werder Bremen Hansa Rostock Eintracht Frankfurt 1. FC Nuremberg VfL Bochum Borussia Monchengladbach
    01. FC Bayern Munich 2-0 1: 1 2: 2 4-0 3-0 5: 3 3: 1 3: 1 1: 1 2-0 2-0 1-0 6: 1 3: 1 2-0 4: 2 4: 2
    02. Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1: 2 2: 2 3: 1 2: 2 3-0 1: 2 2-0 1: 1 1: 1 0-0 1: 1 2-0 3: 1 2: 1 3-0 2-0 4: 1
    03. Hertha BSC 1-0 0: 1 3-0 1: 1 2-0 6: 1 1: 3 2: 1 2-0 2-0 1-0 1-0 2-0 3: 1 3-0 4: 1 4: 1
    04th Borussia Dortmund 2: 2 1-0 3-0 1-0 2: 1 2: 1 2-0 3: 1 3-0 3-0 2: 1 2: 1 2-0 3: 1 3-0 0: 1 1: 1
    05. 1. FC Kaiserslautern 2: 1 0: 1 4: 3 1-0 1: 1 1-0 3-0 1: 1 4: 1 1: 1 0: 2 4-0 3: 2 2: 1 2-0 2: 3 2: 1
    06th VfL Wolfsburg 0: 1 1-0 2: 1 0-0 2: 1 4: 1 4: 2 1-0 0-0 3: 2 1: 1 2: 4 1: 1 2-0 1: 1 4: 1 7: 1
    07th Hamburger SV 0: 2 0-0 0: 4 0-0 2-0 1: 1 4: 1 3-0 2: 2 3: 1 2: 1 1: 1 1-0 0: 1 2-0 1-0 3-0
    08th. MSV Duisburg 0: 3 0-0 0-0 3: 2 3: 1 6: 1 2: 3 1: 1 1: 2 2-0 1-0 2-0 4: 1 2: 1 1: 1 2-0 2: 2
    09. TSV 1860 Munich 1: 1 0: 2 2-0 2-0 1: 2 2: 3 0-0 0-0 4: 5 1: 1 2-0 1: 3 2: 1 4: 1 1: 2 2: 1 3: 1
    10. FC Schalke 04 1: 3 0: 1 0-0 1: 1 0: 2 2-0 1: 4 2-0 2: 2 1-0 1: 1 1: 2 1-0 2: 3 2: 2 2: 2 1-0
    11. VfB Stuttgart 0: 2 0: 1 0-0 2: 1 4-0 1: 2 3: 1 0-0 0: 1 2: 1 3: 1 1-0 1: 1 2-0 0-0 4: 2 2: 2
    12. Sc freiburg 0: 2 1: 1 0: 2 2: 2 0: 1 0-0 0-0 2: 2 1: 2 0: 2 2-0 0: 2 3-0 2-0 1-0 1: 1 2: 1
    13. Werder Bremen 0: 1 2: 2 2: 1 1: 1 0: 1 0: 1 0-0 1: 1 4: 1 1-0 2: 2 2: 3 0: 3 1: 2 2: 3 1: 1 4: 1
    14th Hansa Rostock 0: 4 1: 1 1: 2 2-0 2: 1 3: 3 0: 1 3-0 4: 1 2: 2 3-0 0: 2 2: 1 2: 2 1: 1 3-0 1: 1
    15th Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0 2: 3 1: 1 2-0 5: 1 0: 1 2: 2 0-0 2: 3 1: 2 1: 1 3: 1 0: 2 2: 2 3: 2 1-0 0-0
    16. 1. FC Nuremberg 2-0 2: 2 0-0 0-0 1: 1 1: 1 1: 1 0: 2 1: 5 3-0 2: 2 1: 2 1: 1 2: 2 2: 2 2: 2 2-0
    17th VfL Bochum 2: 2 1: 5 2-0 0: 1 1: 2 0: 2 2-0 0: 2 2-0 1: 2 3: 3 1: 2 2-0 2: 3 0-0 0: 3 2: 1
    18th Borussia Monchengladbach 0: 2 2: 8 2: 4 0: 2 0: 2 5: 2 2: 2 0: 2 2-0 3-0 2: 3 3: 1 0: 1 1: 1 1: 1 0: 2 2: 2

    List of goalscorers

    player society Gates
    1. GermanyGermany Michael Preetz Hertha BSC 23
    2. GermanyGermany Ulf Kirsten Bayer 04 Leverkusen 19th
    3. GermanyGermany Oliver Neuville Hansa Rostock 14th
    GhanaGhana Anthony Yeboah Hamburger SV
    5. GermanyGermany Carsten Jancker FC Bayern Munich 13
    BrazilBrazil Giovane Elber FC Bayern Munich
    PolandPoland Andrzej Juskowiak VfL Wolfsburg
    GermanyGermany Markus Beierle MSV Duisburg
    Macedonia 1995Macedonia Saša Ćirić 1. FC Nuremberg

    The championship team FC Bayern Munich

    1. FC Bayern Munich
    FC Bayern Munich

    * Alexander Bugera (1 / -) and Berkant Göktan (1 / -) left the club during the season.

    referee

    Surname Born Regional association Games Yellow card.svg Yellow-Red card.svg Red card.svg annotation
    Hermann Albrecht 0Sep 1 1961 Bavaria 13 62 5 3
    Jürgen Aust Jan. 30, 1960 Middle Rhine 14th 66 4th 2
    Alfons Berg Oct 10, 1955 Rhineland 14th 41 0 1
    Winfried Buchhart May 15, 1958 Bavaria 11 48 1 1
    Georg Dardenne Jan. 14, 1959 Middle Rhine 14th 73 3 1
    Herbert Fandel 09 Mar 1964 Rhineland 15th 77 1 3
    Helmut Fleischer 22 Mar 1964 Bavaria 12 44 3 3
    Lutz Michael Fröhlich 0Oct 2, 1957 Berlin 14th 63 2 0
    Frank Gettke Apr 27, 1965 Westphalia 1 6th 0 1
    Bernd Heynemann Jan. 22, 1954 Saxony-Anhalt 16 63 4th 1
    Jürgen Jansen Oct 16, 1960 Lower Rhine 12 44 1 2
    Uwe Kemmling 0Nov 1, 1960 Lower Saxony 13 41 2 0
    Jörg Keßler Feb. 24, 1964 Thuringia 11 43 1 1
    Torsten Koop May 11, 1965 Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 12 53 1 0
    Hellmut Krug May 19, 1956 Westphalia 18th 66 3 1
    Florian Meyer Nov 21, 1968 Lower Saxony 2 9 1 0 First season in the Bundesliga
    Markus Merk 15th Mar 1962 southwest 17th 65 0 1
    Peter Sippel 0Oct 6, 1969 Bavaria 2 8th 1 1 First season in the Bundesliga
    Wolfgang Stark Nov 20, 1969 Bavaria 14th 61 1 0
    Edgar Steinborn Apr. 27, 1957 Rhineland 14th 50 1 1
    Hartmut Strampe 03rd Mar 1956 Lower Saxony 16 73 3 2
    Christian Wack 0Jan. 4, 1968 2 7th 0 0 Only season in the Bundesliga
    Franz-Xaver Wack 05th Mar 1965 Bavaria 13 51 1 1
    Lutz Wagner May 27, 1963 Hesse 11 63 2 1
    Hans-Jürgen Weber June 15, 1955 Lower Rhine 11 56 7th 2
    Michael Weiner 21 Mar 1969 Lower Saxony 2 9 0 0 First season in the Bundesliga
    Bernhard Zerr June 12, 1965 South Baden 12 56 2 1
    Total: 306 1298 50 30th
    Source: weltfussball.de

    Squad

    Web links

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ Match report VfB Stuttgart - Werder Bremen , kicker.de from May 30, 1999, accessed on June 10, 2016.
    2. ^ Hessischer Rundfunk, The Heartbeat Final in Frankfurt - never more 2nd division! Live recording of the ARD conference call from the final of the 2nd Bundesliga on May 25, 2003. Frankfurt am Main, hrMedia. 2003 (together with the final conference of the last match day of the 2nd Bundesliga 2002/03).
    3. ↑ WDR (ed.), Tooor… in Germany! The most dramatic final conferences from 50 years of the Bundesliga. Suhrkamp Taschenbuch, Berlin, ISBN 978-3-518-46428-1
    4. ^ Referee. In: weltfussball.de. Retrieved May 25, 2018 .