1998–99 Willem II season

Willem II 1998–99 Co Adriaanse Willem II Stadion Eredivisie 2nd KNVB Cup First round UEFA Cup Second round Mariano Bombarda (17) 1997–98 1999–2000 During the 1998–99 Dutch football season, Willem II competed in the Eredivisie. Willem II achieved second place in the league, the club's best placement to date. Season summary Managed by Co Adriaanse, Willem II finished in fifth place in the 1997–98 Eredivisie, thereby securing qualification for the 1998–99 UEFA Cup. In the UEFA Cup's first round the club knocked out Georgian side Dinamo Tbilisi with two 3–0 wins. Willem II exited the competition in the second round, following a 1–1 draw and a 3–0 defeat against Spanish club Real Betis. In the 1998–99 KNVB Cup Willem II were knocked out in the first round by FC Zwolle with Geoffrey Prommayon scoring an own-goal in a game that finished 2–0.https://www.besoccer.com/match/willem-ii/fc-zwolle/199936866 Willem II 0-2 PEC Zwolle besoccer.com 18 May 2022 Willem II achieved second place in the Eredivisie, the club's best placement to date, qualifying for the UEFA Champions League for the first time in the club's history.van Dijk Bob Dit waren de beste seizoenen van Willem II in de Eredivisie https://www.elfvoetbal.nl/binnenland/278549/dit-waren-de-beste-seizoenen-van-willem-ii-in-de-eredivisie 18 May 2022 Elf Voetbal 18 May 2022 nl Argentina forward Mariano Bombarda was one of the most important players during the season, scoring 17 goals.Verstraten Ruud Tilburg voelt als thuis voor nomade Bombarda https://www.bd.nl/regiosport/tilburg-voelt-als-thuis-voor-nomade-bombarda~af8182d4/ 18 May 2022 Brabants Dagblad 23 June 2017 nl At the winter break, Willem II was in 11th place.1997-1999: Weer Europa in https://www.willem-ii.nl/node/2057 Willem II 18 May 2022 nl Thanks to a very successful run in the second half of the season, with only one defeat on the final day of the season against FC Twente, the club climbed to second place. Willem II sold 10,000 season tickets for the season and drew a total of 204,780 spectators. In May 1999, it was chosen as club of the season by the VVCS, the trade union of professional footballers in the Netherlands. First-team squad NED GK Jim van Fessem BEL GK Kris Mampaey NED DF Reinder Hendriks NED DF Delano Hill FIN DF Sami Hyypiä NED DF Joris Mathijsen NED DF Mark Schenning HUN DF István Szekér NED DF Frank van Kouwen NED DF Jos van Nieuwstadt THA DF Geoffrey Prommayon NED MF Yassine Abdellaoui NED MF Arno Arts CZE MF Tomáš Galásek MAR MF Adil Ramzi NED MF Dennis Schulp NED MF Raymond Victoria ARG FW Mariano Bombarda GAM FW Jatto Ceesay NED FW Marco Heering NED FW Erwin Hermes NED FW Huub Loeffen NED FW Marino Promes BFA FW Ousmane Sanou NED FW Marcel Valk Transfers Out Bert Konterman - FeyenoordBert Konterman verruilt Willem II voor Feyenoord Bert Konterman exchanges Willem II for Feyenoord https://www.trouw.nl/nieuws/bert-konterman-verruilt-willem-ii-voor-feyenoord~bc40ccb7/ 19 May 2022 Trouw 12 May 1998 nl Joonas Kolkka - PSV EindhovenDamström Annika Joonas Kolkan uudeksi seuraksi PSV Eindhoven The new company of Joonas Kolka is PSV Eindhoven https://www.hs.fi/urheilu/art-2000003696185.html 19 May 2022 Helsingin Sanomat 16 February 1998 fi Competitions Eredivisie 1998–99 Eredivisie League table League table WIL KNVB Cup 1998–99 KNVB Cup Results 28 October 1998 R1 Willem II 0–2 https://www.besoccer.com/match/willem-ii/fc-zwolle/199936866 FC Zwolle 55 Tuhuteru 83 o.g. Prommayon Tilburg, Netherlands Gemeentelijk Sportpark Tilburg L UEFA Cup 1998–99 UEFA Cup Results 15 September 1998 18:30 (CET) R1 First leg Willem II NED 3–0 https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/55868 GEO 1990 Dinamo Tbilisi Ramzi 74Arts 80Schenning 86 Koning Willem II Stadion, Tilburg 10,000 Mikko Vuorela (Finland) W 29 September 1998 16:30 (CET) R1 Second leg Dinamo Tbilisi GEO 1990 0–3 0–6 https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/55869 NED Willem II Valk 19Ceesay 81Ramzi 89 Boris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi 8,000 Lubomír Puček (Czech Republic) W 20 October 1998 20:00 (CET) R2 First leg Willem II NED 1–1 https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/55944 ESP Real Betis Bombarda 86 Trujillo 85 Koning Willem II Stadion, Tilburg 12,000 William Young (Scotland) D 3 November 1998 21:30 (CET) R2 Second leg Real Betis ESP 3–0 4–1 https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/55945 NED Willem II George 29Benjamín 56Fernando 89 Estadio Benito Villamarín, Seville 15,000 Jacek Granat (Poland) L References Category:Willem II Tilburg seasons Willem II