1998–99 in Dutch football

none The 1998/1999 season in Dutch football was the 43rd season in the Eredivisie, where Feyenoord Rotterdam claimed the title, for the first time since 1993. Ajax Amsterdam won the Dutch National Cup. Johan Cruijff-schaal August 16, 1998 Ajax 0–2 PSV Khokhlov 32'Bruggink 53' Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam 39.500 Van der Ende Eredivisie PositionTeamPointsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifference1Feyenoord Rotterdam 803425547638+382Willem II Tilburg653420596946+233PSV Eindhoven6134171078755+324Vitesse Arnhem613418796144+175Roda JC603417985950+196Ajax Amsterdam573416997341+32 7SC Heerenveen 54 34 14 12 8 53 41 +12 8FC Twente 52 34 13 13 8 51 45 +6 9AZ Alkmaar 48 34 12 12 10 52 60 -8 10Fortuna Sittard 44 34 12 8 14 49 56 -7 11NEC Nijmegen 39 34 10 9 15 42 56 -14 12FC Utrecht 38 34 10 8 16 54 64 -10 13De Graafschap 36 34 8 12 14 40 57 -17 14MVV Maastricht 32 34 7 11 16 42 63 -21 15Cambuur Leeuwarden 32 34 7 11 16 37 64 -2716RKC Waalwijk273469194162-2117Sparta Rotterdam263475223771-3518NAC Breda2334411194161-20 Champions League : Feyenoord Rotterdam and Willem II Champions League qualification: PSV Eindhoven UEFA Cup: Vitesse, Roda JC and Ajax (Cup Winners) Promotion / relegation play-offs ("Nacompetitie"): RKC and Sparta Relegated: NAC Breda Topscorers PositionPlayerNationalityClubGoals1Ruud van Nistelrooy NEDPSV Eindhoven31 2Luc NilisBELPSV Eindhoven 24 3Jan Vennegoor of HesselinkNEDFC Twente 21 4Michael MolsNEDFC Utrecht 20 5Nikos MachlasGREVitesse Arnhem 18 6Mariano BombardaESPWillem II Tilburg 17–Peter Van HoudtBELRoda JC 17 8Julio Ricardo CruzARGFeyenoord Rotterdam 16–Jack de GierNEDNEC Nijmegen 16–Ronald HammingNEDFortuna Sittard 16 Awards Dutch Footballer of the Year 1998 – 1999 — Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven) Dutch Golden Shoe Winner 1998 — Edwin van der Sar (Ajax Amsterdam) 1999 — Michael Mols (FC Utrecht) Feyenoord Winning Squad 1998-'99 Goal POL Jerzy Dudek NED Edwin Zoetebier Defence GHA Patrick Allotey NED Henk Fräser NED Ulrich van Gobbel ARG Patricio Graff GHA Christian Gyan NED Ferry de Haan NED Bert Konterman URU Fernando Picun NED Bernard Schuiteman NED Kees van Wonderen Midfield NED Paul Bosvelt NED Jean-Paul van Gastel RUS Igor Korneev BRA Tininho NED Patrick Paauwe Attack ARG Julio Ricardo Cruz CIV Bonaventure Kalou NED Robin Nelisse DEN Jon Dahl Tomasson ARG Pablo Sánchez NED Henk Vos NED Peter van Vossen Management NED Leo Beenhakker (Coach) NED Geert Meijer (Assistant) NED John Metgod (Assistant) Eerste Divisie PositionTeamPointsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifference1FC Den Bosch 773423838035+452FC Groningen643419786933+363FC Emmen6134194115337+164Helmond Sport5534167115552+35FC Zwolle5434159105742+156Excelsior Rotterdam5434166127463+11 7Go Ahead Eagles 50 34 14 8 12 59 57 +2 8FC Volendam 49 34 14 7 13 63 66 -3 9FC Eindhoven 48 34 14 6 14 64 73 -9 10ADO Den Haag 45 34 12 9 13 52 52 0 11VVV-Venlo 42 34 12 6 16 59 66 -7 12RBC Roosendaal 40 34 11 7 16 54 65 -11 13BV Veendam 39 34 11 6 17 47 54 -714Dordrecht '903834115185166-15 15HFC Haarlem 38 34 9 11 14 45 67 -22 16TOP Oss 37 34 9 10 15 43 50 -7 17Heracles Almelo 34 34 9 7 18 37 58 -21 18SC Telstar 26 34 5 11 18 45 71 -26 Promoted : FC Den Bosch Promotion / relegation play-offs ("Nacompetitie"): FC Groningen, Emmen, Helmond Sport, Zwolle, Excelsior and Dordrecht '90 Topscorers PositionPlayerNationalityClubGoals1Harry van der Laan NEDFC Den Bosch30 2Peter HofstedeNEDHelmond Sport / FC Emmen 22 3Maurice GraefNEDVVV-Venlo 17 4Marco BoogersNEDFC Volendam 16–John LammersNEDRBC Roosendaal 16–Bert ZuurmanNEDFC Eindhoven 16 7Silvan IniaNEDFC Volendam 15 Promotion and relegation Group A PositionTeamPointsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifference1RKC Waalwijk 166510113+8 2FC Zwolle 8 6 2 2 2 8 10 -2 3Dordrecht '90 7 6 2 1 3 12 13 -1 4FC Emmen 3 6 1 0 5 10 15 -5 Group B PositionTeamPointsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifference1Sparta Rotterdam 156501196+13 2FC Groningen 13 6 4 1 1 16 8 +8 3Excelsior Rotterdam 7 6 2 1 3 16 18 -2 4Helmond Sport 0 6 0 0 6 5 24 -19 Stayed : RKC Waalwijk and Sparta Rotterdam KNVB Cup March 9 FC Eindhoven 0 PSV Eindhoven 5 March 9 Fortuna Sittard 3 FC Emmen 1 March 10 Feyenoord Rotterdam 2 Vitesse Arnhem 1 March 24 FC Zwolle 1 Ajax Amsterdam 2 April 13 PSV Eindhoven 1 Fortuna Sittard 3 April 14 Ajax Amsterdam 2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 1 May 13 - Rotterdam Ajax Amsterdam 2 Fortuna Sittard 0 Final May 13, 1999 Ajax 2–0 (2–0) Fortuna Sittard Gronkjaer 12', 15' De Kuip, Rotterdam 25.000 Uilenberg Dutch national team Netherlands national football team results – 1990s#1998 References RSSSF Archive RDFC.com 1998 Football Football Dutch Category:Football in the Netherlands by season