1998–99 CF Extremadura season

CF Extremadura 1998–99 Rafael Benítez La Liga 17th (qualified for relegation play-off) Relegation play-off Lost (relegated) Copa del Rey Third round 1997–98 1999–2000 Season summary Extremadura finished the season in 17th place. Although this was the club's highest-ever finish in the Spanish football pyramid (the season was only the second Extremadura had played in the top flight), they still finished one point adrift of safety. Extremadura thus qualified for the relegation play-off, where they faced the fifth-placed team of the Segunda División, Rayo Vallecano. The Madrid-based side easily defeated Extremadura 2-0 both home and away for a 4–0 aggregate win which saw Extremadura relegated after a single season in the top flight of Spanish football. Manager Rafael Benítez resigned after only two seasons in charge, deciding to instead study in Italy and England. On the plus side, Extremadura won the Fair Play award. Squad Squad at end of seasonhttp://www.footballsquads.co.uk/spain/1998-1999/laliga/extrema.htm FootballSquads - Extremadura - 1998/99 1 ESP GK Francisco Amador 4 ESP DF Félix 5 CMR DF Kalla 6 ESP MF Pedro José 7 ESP FW Manuel Mosquera 8 FRA MF Laurent Viaud 9 ESP MF Toni Velamazán 10 ESP MF Alberto Toril 11 ESP MF José Luis Soto 12 ESP DF Óscar Montiel 14 ESP DF David Belenguer 16 ESP DF David Castedo on loan from Mallorca 17 FRY DF Miroslav Čermelj 18 ARG FW Alejandro Duré 19 ESP DF Juanito 20 ESP DF Poli 22 ARG FW Iván Gabrich 23 CIV FW Ahmed Ouattara 24 SUI MF Antonio Esposito on loan from Grasshoppers 25 BEL GK Ronny Gaspercic 26 ESP GK Manuel Jesuli 27 ESP MF Jesús Vázquez Left club during season 3 ESP DF José Antonio Padilla to Albacete 8 ESP MF Ignacio Eraña to Numancia 15 PER MF Jean Ferrari released 21 SCG MF Goran Bogdanović to FK Sartid 23 ARG FW Luis Rueda on loan to Belgrano La Liga 1998–99 La Liga League table EXT Transfers In Summer window ESP Toni Velamazán, from ESP Barcelona On June 30 Barcelona accepted Extremadura's three-year offer for Velamazán after loaning him to Oviedo and Albacete in the two previous seasons. It kept a repurchase option for two years. 1 July 1998 Toni Velamazán se va al Extremadura Toni Velamazán moves to Extremadura http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD03/HEM/1998/07/01/MD19980701-008.pdf Spanish Mundo Deportivo 6 April 2021 Winter window Unsuccessful attempts Out See also CF Extremadura 1998–99 La Liga 1998–99 Copa del Rey References Category:CF Extremadura seasons Extremadura