UEFA Champions League 1998/99

UEFA Champions League 1998/99
Cup winners	Manchester United (2nd title)
Beginning	July 22, 1998
final	May 26, 1999
Final stadium	Camp Nou , Barcelona
Teams	24 (56 with qualifying rounds)
Games	149
Gates	453  (ø 3.04 per game)
Top scorer	Andrij Shevchenko Dwight Yorke (8 each)
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The Camp Nou in Barcelona

The 1998/99 UEFA Champions League was the 7th season of the most important European competition for club teams in football under this name and the 44th overall and was won by Manchester United against Bayern Munich. Manchester United was the fourth team in Europe to win the triple . The Camp Nou in Barcelona hosted the final on May 26, 1999.

A record number of 56 teams from 47 national associations took part in the competition, with the countries that were ranked 1 - 8 in the UEFA five-year rankings each being allowed to send their runner-up as a second representative. After a long break, Albania had its champions back at the start.

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There were no changes compared to the previous season. As usual, the champions from the countries ranked 1 - 7 in the UEFA five-year ranking (Germany, England, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain) were seeded for the group stage. Greece, this time 8th in this ranking, also had to send their champions Olympiacos Piraeus into the second qualifying round, as defending champion Real Madrid was also set for the group stage as the third representative of Spain. The six group winners and the two group runners-up with the best points then each reached the quarter-finals.

qualification

1st qualifying round

	total		First leg	Return leg
Beitar Jerusalem	5: 1	B36 Tórshavn	4: 1	1-0
Cliftonville FC	01:13	1. FC Košice	1: 5	0: 8
Riga discount	2: 1	FK Dinamo Minsk	0-0	2: 1
Celtic Glasgow	2-0	St Patrick's Athletic	0-0	2-0
FK Obilić	4: 1	ÍBV Vestmannaeyja	2-0	2: 1
HJK Helsinki	5-0	FC Yerevan	2-0	3-0
Litex Lovech	3: 2	Halmstads BK	2-0	1: 2
Steaua Bucharest	5: 4	FC Flora Tallinn	4: 1	1: 3
ŁKS Łódź	7: 2	PFK Kəpəz	4: 1	3: 1
Kareda Šiauliai	0: 4	NK Maribor	0: 3	0: 1
Dinamo Tbilisi	4: 3	KS Vllaznia Shkodra	( 1 )3: 0 ( 1 )	1: 3
Valletta FC	0: 8	Anorthosis Famagusta	0: 2	0: 6
Zimbru Chișinău	2: 3	Újpest Budapest	1-0	1: 3
Grasshopper Club Zurich	8-0	Jeunesse Esch	6-0	2-0
Dynamo Kiev	10: 10	Barry Town United	8-0	2: 1
Sileks Kratovo	1: 2	Club Bruges	0-0	1: 2

¹ The first leg ended 1-0 for Dinamo Tbilisi. The game was rated 3-0 for Dinamo Tbilisi because KS Vllaznia Shkodra used an unauthorized player.

2nd qualifying round

The second qualifying round winners advanced to the group stage of the UEFA Champions League, while the losing teams advanced to the first round of the UEFA Cup .

	total		First leg	Return leg
Rosenborg Trondheim	( a ) 4: 4(a)	Club Bruges	2-0	2: 4
Manchester United	2-0	ŁKS Łódź	2-0	0-0
Litex Lovech	02:11	Spartak Moscow	0: 5	2: 6
Galatasaray Istanbul	5: 3	Grasshopper Club Zurich	2: 1	3: 2
Celtic Glasgow	1: 3	Croatia Zagreb	1-0	0: 3
NK Maribor	3: 5	PSV Eindhoven	2: 1	1: 4 a.d.
Dynamo Kiev	1: 1 (3: 1 i.E.)	Sparta Prague	0: 1	1: 0 a.d.
1. FC Košice	1: 2	Brøndby IF	0: 2	1-0
Inter Milan	7: 1	Riga discount	4-0	3: 1
Olympiacos Piraeus	6: 3	Anorthosis Famagusta	2: 1	4: 2
Benfica Lisbon	8: 4	Beitar Jerusalem	6-0	2: 4
Dinamo Tbilisi	(a)2: 2 ( a )	Athletic Bilbao	2: 1	0: 1
HJK Helsinki	2: 1	FC Metz	1-0	1: 1
FC Bayern Munich	5: 1	FK Obilić	4-0	1: 1
SK Sturm Graz	7: 2	Újpest Budapest	4-0	3: 2
Steaua Bucharest	5: 8	Panathinaikos Athens	2: 2	3: 6

Group stage

Group A

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Olympiacos Piraeus	6th	3	2	1	008: 600	+2	11
2.	Croatia Zagreb	6th	2	2	2	005: 700	−2	08th
3.	FC Porto	6th	2	1	3	011: 900	+2	07th
4th	Ajax Amsterdam	6th	2	1	3	004: 600	−2	07th

September 16, 1998
Croatia Zagreb	0-0	Ajax Amsterdam
FC Porto	2: 2	Olympiacos Piraeus
September 30, 1998
Ajax Amsterdam	2: 1	FC Porto
Olympiacos Piraeus	2-0	Croatia Zagreb
October 21, 1998
Olympiacos Piraeus	1-0	Ajax Amsterdam
FC Porto	3-0	Croatia Zagreb
November 4, 1998
Ajax Amsterdam	2-0	Olympiacos Piraeus
Croatia Zagreb	3: 1	FC Porto
November 25, 1998
Ajax Amsterdam	0: 1	Croatia Zagreb
Olympiacos Piraeus	2: 1	FC Porto
December 9, 1998
Croatia Zagreb	1: 1	Olympiacos Piraeus
FC Porto	3-0	Ajax Amsterdam

Group B

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Juventus Turin	6th	1	5	0	007: 500	+2	08th
2.	Galatasaray Istanbul	6th	2	2	2	008: 800	± 0	08th
3.	Rosenborg Trondheim	6th	2	2	2	007: 800	−1	08th
4th	Athletic Bilbao	6th	1	3	2	005: 600	−1	06th

16th September
Athletic Bilbao	1: 1	Rosenborg Trondheim
Juventus Turin	2: 2	Galatasaray Istanbul
September 30, 1998
Galatasaray Istanbul	2: 1	Athletic Bilbao
Rosenborg Trondheim	1: 1	Juventus Turin
October 21, 1998
Atletic Bilbao	0-0	Juventus Turin
Rosenborg Trondheim	3-0	Galatasaray Istanbul
November 4, 1998
Galatasaray Istanbul	3-0	Rosenborg Trondheim
Juventus Turin	1: 1	Athletic Bilbao
November 25, 1998
Rosenborg Trondheim	2: 1	Athletic Bilbao
December 2, 1998
Galatasaray Istanbul	1: 1	Juventus Turin
December 9, 1998
Athletic Bilbao	1-0	Galatasaray Istanbul
Juventus Turin	2-0	Rosenborg Trondheim

Group C

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Inter Milan	6th	4th	1	1	009: 500	+4	13
2.	real Madrid	6th	4th	0	2	017: 800	+9	12
3.	Spartak Moscow	6th	2	2	2	007: 600	+1	08th
4th	SK Sturm Graz	6th	0	1	5	002:160	−14	01

September 16, 1998
real Madrid	2-0	Inter Milan
SK Sturm Graz	0: 2	Spartak Moscow
September 30, 1998
Inter Milan	1-0	SK Sturm Graz
Spartak Moscow	2: 1	real Madrid
October 21, 1998
Inter Milan	2: 1	Spartak Moscow
real Madrid	6: 1	SK Sturm Graz
November 4, 1998
Spartak Moscow	1: 1	Inter Milan
SK Sturm Graz	1: 5	real Madrid
November 25, 1998
Inter Milan	3: 1	real Madrid
Spartak Moscow	0-0	SK Sturm Graz
December 9, 1998
real Madrid	2: 1	Spartak Moscow
SK Sturm Graz	0: 2	Inter Milan

Group D

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	FC Bayern Munich	6th	3	2	1	009: 600	+3	11
2.	Manchester United	6th	2	4th	0	020:110	+9	10
3.	FC Barcelona	6th	2	2	2	011: 900	+2	08th
4th	Brøndby IF	6th	1	0	5	004:180	−14	03

September 16, 1998
Brøndby IF	2: 1	FC Bayern Munich
Manchester United	3: 3	FC Barcelona
September 30, 1998
FC Bayern Munich	2: 2	Manchester United
FC Barcelona	2-0	Brøndby IF
October 21, 1998
FC Bayern Munich	1-0	FC Barcelona
Brøndby IF	2: 6	Manchester United
November 4, 1998
FC Barcelona	1: 2	FC Bayern Munich
Manchester United	5-0	Brøndby IF
November 25, 1998
FC Bayern Munich	2-0	Brøndby IF
FC Barcelona	3: 3	Manchester United
December 9, 1998
Brøndby IF	0: 2	FC Barcelona
Manchester United	1: 1	FC Bayern Munich

Group E

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Dynamo Kiev	6th	3	2	1	011: 700	+4	11
2.	RC Lens	6th	2	2	2	005: 600	−1	08th
3.	Arsenal FC	6th	2	2	2	008: 800	± 0	08th
4th	Panathinaikos Athens	6th	2	0	4th	006: 900	−3	06th

September 16, 1998
Panathinaikos Athens	2: 1	Dynamo Kiev
RC Lens	1: 1	Arsenal FC
September 30, 1998
Arsenal FC	2: 1	Panathinaikos Athens
Dynamo Kiev	1: 1	RC Lens
October 21, 1998
Arsenal FC	1: 1	Dynamo Kiev
RC Lens	1-0	Panathinaikos Athens
November 4, 1998
Dynamo Kiev	3: 1	Arsenal FC
Panathinaikos Athens	1-0	RC Lens
November 25, 1998
Arsenal FC	0: 1	RC Lens
Dynamo Kiev	2: 1	Panathinaikos Athens
December 9, 1998
Panathinaikos Athens	1: 3	Arsenal FC
RC Lens	1: 3	Dynamo Kiev

Group F.

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	1. FC Kaiserslautern	6th	4th	1	1	012: 600	+6	13
2.	Benfica Lisbon	6th	2	2	2	008: 900	−1	08th
3.	PSV Eindhoven	6th	2	1	3	010:110	−1	07th
4th	HJK Helsinki	6th	1	2	3	008:120	−4	05

September 16, 1998
1. FC Kaiserslautern	1-0	Benfica Lisbon
PSV Eindhoven	2: 1	HJK Helsinki
September 30, 1998
HJK Helsinki	0-0	1. FC Kaiserslautern
Benfica Lisbon	2: 1	PSV Eindhoven
October 21, 1998
HJK Helsinki	2-0	Benfica Lisbon
PSV Eindhoven	1: 2	1. FC Kaiserslautern
November 4, 1998
1. FC Kaiserslautern	3: 1	PSV Eindhoven
Benfica Lisbon	2: 2	HJK Helsinki
November 25, 1998
HJK Helsinki	1: 3	PSV Eindhoven
Benfica Lisbon	2: 1	1. FC Kaiserslautern
December 9, 1998
1. FC Kaiserslautern	5: 2	HJK Helsinki
PSV Eindhoven	2: 2	Benfica Lisbon

Knockout phase

Quarter finals

	total		First leg	Return leg
real Madrid	1: 3	Dynamo Kiev	1: 1	0: 2
Manchester United	3: 1	Inter Milan	2-0	1: 1
Juventus Turin	3: 2	Olympiacos Piraeus	2: 1	1: 1
FC Bayern Munich	6-0	1. FC Kaiserslautern	2-0	4-0

Semifinals

	total		First leg	Return leg
Manchester United	4: 3	Juventus Turin	1: 1	3: 2
Dynamo Kiev	3: 4	FC Bayern Munich	3: 3	0: 1

final

Manchester United		FC Bayern Munich		Lineup
	May 26, 1999 in Barcelona ( Camp Nou ) Result: 2: 1 (0: 1) Spectators: 98,000 Referee: Pierluigi Collina ( Italy )
	Peter Schmeichel - Gary Neville , Ronny Johnsen , Jaap Stam , Denis Irwin - Ryan Giggs , David Beckham , Nicky Butt , Jesper Blomqvist (67th Teddy Sheringham ) - Dwight Yorke , Andy Cole (81st Ole Gunnar Solskjær ) Trainer: Alex Ferguson ( Scotland )	Oliver Kahn - Lothar Matthäus (81st Thorsten Fink ) - Markus Babbel , Thomas Linke , Samuel Kuffour , Michael Tarnat - Stefan Effenberg , Jens Jeremies - Mario Basler (89th Hasan Salihamidžić ), Carsten Jancker , Alexander Zickler (71st Mehmet Scholl ) Trainer: Ottmar Hitzfeld
	1: 1 Teddy Sheringham (90th + 1 ') 2: 1 Ole Gunnar Solskjær (90th + 3')	0: 1 Mario Basler (6th)
		Stefan Effenberg

The Bayern Munich went through a free kick from Mario Basler early lead in the 6th minute. The German representative was able to control the game to a large extent in the following period and had several opportunities to expand the lead; Carsten Jancker, for example, only hit the crossbar with an overhead kick from five meters. However, Manchester United managed in stoppage time to turn the game sensationally with two goals from Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjær . Both hits came from left corners brought in by David Beckham .

Best goal scorers

rank	player	club	Gates
1	Andrij Shevchenko	Dynamo Kiev	8th
	Dwight Yorke	Manchester United	8th
3	Zlatko Zahovič	FC Porto	7th
4th	Filippo Inzaghi	Juventus Turin	6th
5	Ryan Giggs	Manchester United	5
	Nuno Gomes	Benfica Lisbon	5
	Ruud van Nistelrooy	PSV Eindhoven	5
8th	Sonny Anderson	FC Barcelona	4th
	Mario Basler	FC Bayern Munich	4th
	Andrew Cole	Manchester United	4th
	Stefan Effenberg	FC Bayern Munich	4th
	Siniša Gogić	Olympiacos Piraeus	4th
	Serhiy Rebrow	Dynamo Kiev	4th
	Jürgen Rische	1. FC Kaiserslautern	4th
	Paul Scholes	Manchester United	4th

→ Main article : List of UEFA Champions League top scorer

Players used Manchester United

See main article: UEFA Champions League 1998/99 / Manchester United

Manchester United

Goal: Peter Schmeichel (11 / -) Defense: Gary Neville (11 / -); Jaap Stam (11 / -); Denis Irwin (10 / -); Ronny Johnsen (6 / -); Phil Neville (5/1); Henning Berg (4 / -); Wes Brown (4 / -) Midfield: Paul Scholes (10/4); David Beckham (10/2); Roy Keane (10/2); Ryan Giggs (7/5); Jesper Blomqvist (7 / -); Nicky Butt (6 / -); Mark Wilson (1 / -) Storm: Dwight Yorke (11/8); Andrew Cole (9/4); Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (4/2); Teddy Sheringham (3/1) Coach: Alex Ferguson

* Jordi Cruyff (3 / -) left the club during the season.

See also

• European Cup Winners' Cup 1998/99
• 1998/99 UEFA Cup

Web links

• UEFA Champions League season 1998/99
• Game details for the 1998/99 season on fussballdaten.de
• further information on the 1998/99 season

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The mother of all defeats Der Tagesspiegel from March 19, 2010