1998–99 UEFA Champions League

European football tournament September 2021 UEFA Champions League 1998–99 1999 UEFA Champions League Final opening ceremony.jpg 300px The final was played at Camp Nou in Barcelona Qualifying:22 July – 26 August 1998Competition proper:16 September 1998 – 26 May 1999 Competition proper: 24Total: 56 ENG Manchester United 2 GER Bayern Munich 85 238 3549002 Andriy Shevchenko (Dynamo Kyiv)Dwight Yorke (Manchester United)8 goals each 1997–98 1999–2000 The 1998–99 UEFA Champions League was the 44th season of the UEFA Champions League, Europe's premier club football tournament, and the seventh since it was renamed from the "European Champion Clubs' Cup" or "European Cup". The competition was won by Manchester United, coming back from a goal down in the last two minutes of injury time to defeat Bayern Munich 2–1 in the final. Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjær scored United's goals after Bayern had hit the post and the bar. They were the first English club to win Europe's premier club football tournament since 1984 and were also the first English club to reach a Champions League final since the Heysel Stadium disaster and the subsequent banning of English clubs from all UEFA competitions between 1985 and 1990. It was the first time since 1968 that Manchester United won the Champions League, giving them their second title. Manchester United also completed the Treble, becoming the fourth side in Europe to do so and in the process prevented Bayern Munich from achieving the feat themselves; Bayern eventually finished runners-up in their domestic cup two weeks later. Manchester United won the trophy without losing a single match, despite having competed in a group with Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Brøndby, plus two highly rated Italian clubs in the knock-out stages. However, United became champions with just five wins in total, the lowest number of wins recorded by a champion in the Champions League era to date, though the competition now has an extra round of two matches in the knock-out stages. It was the first time the Champions League was won by a team that had neither won their domestic league nor the Champions League the previous season and therefore would not have qualified for the tournament under the old qualification rules (title holder or national league champion). For the second time, the runners-up of eight domestic leagues entered the competition. Real Madrid were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Dynamo Kyiv. Association team allocation Number of teams per country as well as the starting round for each club and seeding were based on UEFA association coefficients.UEFA Country Ranking 1998 https://kassiesa.net/uefa/data/method1/crank1998.html 11 October 2019UEFA Champions League Statistics Handbook Season 1998/99 1998 Union of European Football Associations Nyon 19 Associations ranked 1–8 each have two participants Associations ranked 9–48 each have one participant (except Liechtenstein) Association ranking For the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League, the associations were allocated places according to their 1998 UEFA association coefficients, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 1993–94 to 1997–98.Protzen Martin https://kassiesa.net/uefa/history/faq1998.txt FAQ: Qualification and Seeding for the European Cups RSSSF 21 May 1998 29 January 2025 Apart from the allocation based on the association coefficients, an association could have an additional team participating in the Champions League, as noted below: (TH) – Additional berth for UEFA Champions League title holders +Association ranking for 1998–99 UEFA Champions LeagueRankAssociationCoeff.TeamsNotes1ITA59.64022GER49.9323ESP48.580+1 (TH)4FRA 197441.4335NED35.9166ENG35.5667POR31.2668GRE28.7509CZE28.166110NOR27.44911AUT27.25012RUS26.86613CRO26.16614TUR25.65015DEN24.20016SUI22.25017UKR22.082RankAssociationCoeff.TeamsNotes18POL22.000119HUN21.08320BEL21.00021SVK20.99922ROU20.75023SWE20.60024GEO 199020.33325CYP 196020.33226SCO19.50027ISR16.74928SVN15.99829BLR 199514.83330ISL13.66631FIN13.41532LVA11.49833BUL10.49934MKD Macedonia8.666RankAssociationCoeff.TeamsNotes35LTU 19887.333136FRY7.08337MDA6.66638LIE5.000039EST4.999140ARM4.83241NIR4.66542MLT4.66443WAL3.99944IRL3.99845FRO2.83346ALB 19922.66647LUX2.33348AZE 19911.83349AND0.000050BIH0.00051SMR0.000 Distribution Teams entering in this roundTeams advancing from previous roundFirst qualifying round(32 teams)32 champions from associations 16–48 (except Liechtenstein)Second qualifying round(32 teams)8 champions from associations 8–15 8 runners-up from associations 1–816 winners from the first qualifying roundGroup stage(24 teams)Champions League title holders (Real Madrid) 7 champions from associations 1–716 winners from the second qualifying roundKnockout phase(8 teams)6 group winners from the group stage 2 best-ranked group runners-up from the group stage Teams Group stageESP Real Madrid (TH)GER 1. FC Kaiserslautern (1st)FRA 1974 Lens (1st)ENG Arsenal (1st)ITA Juventus (1st)ESP Barcelona (1st)NED Ajax (1st)POR Porto (1st)Second qualifying roundITA Internazionale (2nd)NED PSV Eindhoven (2nd)GRE Panathinaikos (2nd)RUS Spartak Moscow (1st)GER Bayern Munich (2nd)ENG Manchester United (2nd)CZE Sparta Prague (1st)CRO Croatia Zagreb (1st)ESP Athletic Bilbao (2nd)POR Benfica (2nd)NOR Rosenborg (1st)TUR Galatasaray (1st)FRA 1974 Metz (2nd)GRE Olympiacos (1st)AUT Sturm Graz (1st)DEN Brøndby (1st)First qualifying roundSUI Grasshopper (1st)GEO 1990 Dinamo Tbilisi (1st)LVA Skonto (1st)NIR Cliftonville (1st)UKR Dynamo Kyiv (1st)CYP 1960 Anorthosis Famagusta (1st)BUL Litex Lovech (1st)MLT Valletta (1st)POL ŁKS Łódź (1st)SCO Celtic (1st)MKD Sileks (1st)WAL Barry Town (1st)HUN Újpest (1st)ISR Beitar Jerusalem (1st)LTU 1988 Kareda (1st)IRL St Patrick's Athletic (1st)BEL Club Brugge (1st)SVN Maribor (1st)FRY Obilić (1st)FRO B36 (1st)SVK Košice (1st)BLR 1995 Dinamo Minsk (1st)MDA Zimbru Chișinău (1st)ALB 1992 Vllaznia (1st)ROU Steaua București (1st)ISL ÍBV (1st)EST Flora (1st)LUX Jeunesse Esch (1st)SWE Halmstads BK (1st)FIN HJK (1st)ARM Yerevan (1st)AZE 1991 Kapaz (1st) Round and draw dates The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held in Geneva, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).https://kassiesa.net/uefa/history/dates98.html UEFA European Football Calendar 1998/1999 Bert Kassies PhaseRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond legQualifyingFirst qualifying round6 July 199822 July 199829 July 1998Second qualifying round12 August 199826 August 1998Group stageMatchday 127 August 1998(Monaco)16 September 1998Matchday 230 September 1998Matchday 321 October 1998Matchday 44 November 1998Matchday 525 November 1998Matchday 69 December 1998Knockout phaseQuarter-finals16 December 19983 March 199917 March 1999Semi-finals19 March 19997 April 199921 April 1999Final26 May 1999 at Camp Nou, Barcelona Qualifying rounds 1998–99 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds First qualifying round Q1 Second qualifying round Q2 Group stage 1998–99 UEFA Champions League group stage Europe 600 right Location of teams of the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League group stage.8px Brown: Group A; 8px Red: Group B; 8px Orange: Group C; 8px Yellow: Group D; 8px Green: Group E; 8px Blue: Group F. Europe 47.046111 15.454444 Sturm Graz Orange pog.svg Europe 45.818858 16.018078 Croatia Zagreb Brown pog.svg B Europe 55.648839 12.418517 Brøndby Yellow pog.svg Europe 53.463056 -2.291389 Man. United Yellow pog.svg Europe 51.555 -0.108611 Arsenal Green pog.svg Europe 40.45306 -3.68835 Real Madrid Orange pog.svg Europe 43.264284 -2.950366 Athletic Bilbao Red pog.svg Europe 41.38087 2.122802 Barcelona Yellow pog.svg Europe 60.1875 24.9225 HJK Blue pog.svg Europe 50.432778 2.815 Lens Green pog.svg Europe 49.434722 7.776667 Kaiserslautern Blue pog.svg Europe 48.218775 11.624753 Bayern Munich Yellow pog.svg Europe 37.946447 23.664317 Olympiacos Brown pog.svg left Europe 37.987169 23.754194 Panathinaikos Green pog.svg Europe 45.109444 7.641111 Juventus Red pog.svg left Europe 45.47808 9.124 Internazionale Orange pog.svg Europe 51.441781 5.467442 PSV Blue pog.svg B Europe 52.314167 4.941944 Ajax Brown pog.svg Europe 63.4125 10.405 Rosenborg Red pog.svg Europe 38.752678 -9.184681 Benfica Blue pog.svg Europe 41.161758 -8.583933 Porto Brown pog.svg Europe 55.8175 37.435556 Spartak Moscow Orange pog.svg right Europe 41.102869 28.990419 Galatasaray Red pog.svg Europe 50.433439 30.522114 Dynamo Kyiv Green pog.svg G Twenty-four teams took part in the group stage: the national champions of Italy, Germany, Spain, France, Netherlands, England and Portugal, the title holders, and the 16 winning teams from the second qualifying round. Arsenal, Athletic Bilbao, Brøndby, Croatia Zagreb, HJK, Internazionale, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, Lens and Sturm Graz made their debuts in the group stage of the competition. This was the first time that a team from Finland played in the group stage. The teams were divided into six groups of four teams each, with the teams in each group playing each other twice (home and away) in a double round-robin format. Three points were awarded for each win, with one point each for a draw and none for a defeat. The winners of each group progressed to the quarter-finals, along with the two best second-placed teams. In the event that two or more teams had the same number of points at the end of the group stage, the rankings of the teams in question were determined by the following criteria:UEFA Champions League Statistics Handbook Season 1998/99 Union of European Football Associations Nyon, Switzerland 1998 13 greater number of points obtained in the matches between the teams in question goal difference resulting from the matches between the teams in question greater number of goals scored away from home in matches between the teams in question superior goal difference from all the matches played greater number of goals scored national association's coefficient at the start of the season in question The two best runners-up were determined by the following criteria:UEFA Champions League Statistics Handbook Season 1998/99 Union of European Football Associations Nyon, Switzerland 1998 14 highest number of points obtained in the group matches goal difference from all group matches greater number of goals scored in all group matches greater number of goals scored away from home national association's coefficient at the start of the season in question individual club coefficient at the start of the season in question Group A Group A yes no_hide_class_rules Group B Group B yes no_hide_class_rules Group C Group C yes no_hide_class_rules Group D Group D yes no_hide_class_rules Group E Group E yes no_hide_class_rules Group F Group F yes no_hide_class_rules Ranking of second-placed teams 2nd place Knockout stage 1998–99 UEFA Champions League knockout stage The knockout stage was played in a single-elimination tournament format consisting of three rounds: quarter-finals, semi-finals and final. Each tie in the quarter-finals and semi-finals was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home, while the final was played as a single match at a neutral venue. In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, in the event that two teams scored the same number of goals over the two legs of their tie, the winner would be determined by the number of goals scored away from home. If both sides scored the same number of goals away from home, two 15-minute periods of extra time would be played. If both teams scored the same number of goals during extra time, the visiting team would qualify for the next round by having scored more goals away from home. If neither side scored during extra time, the match would be decided by a penalty shoot-out. In the final, if the scores were level after 90 minutes, two 15-minute periods of golden goal extra time would be played; i.e. whichever team scored first would be declared the winner. If neither side scored during golden goal extra time, a penalty shoot-out would again be used to determine the winner. In the quarter-finals, the two best runners-up cannot be drawn together, nor could the winners and runners-up from the same group. Both runners-up played the first leg of their quarter-final at home, as did the other two teams drawn first in the other two quarter-finals. Bracket Bracket Quarter-finals QF Semi-finals SF Final F Top goalscorers The top scorers from the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League (excluding qualifying rounds) are as follows: RankNameTeamGoals1UKR Andriy ShevchenkoUKR Dynamo Kyiv8TRI Dwight YorkeENG Manchester United3SVN Zlatko ZahovičPOR Porto74ITA Filippo InzaghiITA Juventus65NED Ruud van NistelrooyNED PSV Eindhoven5POR Nuno GomesPOR Benfica7BRA Sonny AndersonESP Barcelona4GER Mario BaslerGER Bayern MunichENG Andy ColeENG Manchester UnitedGER Stefan EffenbergGER Bayern MunichWAL Ryan GiggsENG Manchester UnitedCYP 1960 Siniša GogićGRE OlympiacosUKR Serhiy RebrovUKR Dynamo KyivGER Jürgen RischeGER 1. FC KaiserslauternENG Paul ScholesENG Manchester United See also 1998–99 UEFA Cup 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup References External links 1998–99 All matches – season at UEFA website 1998–99 season at UEFA website European Cup results at RSSSF All scorers 1998–98 UEFA Champions League (excluding qualifying round) according to protocols UEFA + all scorers qualifying round https://archive.today/20120711140917/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/UCL/history/Season=1998/intro.html 1998/99 UEFA Champions League el – results and line-ups (archive) Category:UEFA Champions League seasons 1