The 1998–99 La Liga season was the 68th since its establishment. It began on 29 August 1998, and concluded on 20 June 1999.
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 Real Madrid Mallorca Valencia |
UEFA Cup | Celta Vigo Deportivo La Coruña Atlético Madrid (as Copa del Rey runners-up) |
Intertoto Cup | Espanyol |
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 Oviedo (3 January 1999)[3] Athletic Bilbao 3–5 Oviedo (15 November 1998)[4] |
← 1997–98 |
Promotion and relegation
editTwenty 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.
Team information
editClubs and locations
edit1998–99 season was composed of the following clubs:
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 |
League table
editPos | 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 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[a] | 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 | Real 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[b] |
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 |
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.
Results
editRelegation playoff
editTeam 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
CF Extremadura | 0–4 | Rayo Vallecano | 0–2 | 0–2 |
Villarreal CF | 0–3 | Sevilla FC | 0–2 | 0–1 |
First leg
edit27 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 |
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
edit30 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 |
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 |
Awards
editPichichi Trophy
editThe Pichichi Trophy is awarded to the player who scores the most goals in a season.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Raúl | Real Madrid | 25 |
2 | Rivaldo | Barcelona | 24 |
3 | Claudio López | Valencia | 21 |
4 | Fernando Morientes | Real Madrid | 19 |
Julio Dely Valdés | Oviedo | 19 | |
6 | Savo Milošević | Zaragoza | 17 |
7 | Darko Kovačević | Real Sociedad | 16 |
Ismael Urzaiz | Athletic Bilbao | ||
9 | Patrick Kluivert | Barcelona | 15 |
10 | Turu Flores | Deportivo La Coruña | 14 |
Roy Makaay | Tenerife | ||
Lyuboslav Penev | Celta Vigo |
- Source: Diario AS (newspaper archive, in paper), copy of the day: Monday 21 June 1999
Zamora Trophy
editThe Ricardo Zamora Trophy is awarded to the goalkeeper with the lowest ratio of goals conceded to matches played.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals against | Matches | Average |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Carlos Roa | Mallorca | 29 | 35 | 0.83 |
2 | Toni | Espanyol | 38 | 38 | 1 |
3 | Santiago Cañizares | Valencia | 39 | 38 | 1.03 |
4 | Richard Dutruel | Celta Vigo | 39 | 37 | 1.05 |
5 | Jacques Songo'o | Deportivo La Coruña | 40 | 37 | 1.08 |
6 | César | Valladolid | 42 | 38 | 1.11 |
Imanol Etxeberria | Athletic Bilbao | 41 | 37 | ||
Alberto López | Real Sociedad | 41 | 37 | ||
9 | Ruud Hesp | Barcelona | 42 | 37 | 1.14 |
10 | Ronny Gaspercic | Extremadura | 37 | 31 | 1.19 |
- Source: Diario AS (newspaper archive, in paper), copy of the day: Monday 21 June 1999
Fair Play award
editFrom 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.
Rank | Club | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | Extremadura | 38 |
2 | Mallorca | 45 |
3 | Espanyol | 48 |
- Source: Mundo Deportivo (newspaper archive, web)[5]
Pedro Zaballa award
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "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.
External links
edit- 1998/99 La liga results Archived 15 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- All Goal Scorers In La Liga 1998-1999