1998–99 A.S. Roma season
| 1998–99 season | |||
| President | Franco Sensi | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Zdeněk Zeman | ||
| Stadium | Stadio Olimpico | ||
| Serie A | 5th | ||
| Coppa Italia | Round of 16 | ||
| UEFA Cup | Quarter-finals | ||
| Top goalscorer | 
League:  Marco Delvecchio (18) All: Marco Delvecchio (18)  | ||
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Associazione Sportiva Roma was left trailing in the wake of city rivals Lazio's resurgence to fight for domestic and international glory. In coach Zdeněk Zeman's second season at the reins, Roma finished fifth in the table, and just missed out on qualification for the final Champions League spot. Roma reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup, but lost to Atlético Madrid.
Zeman employed an attacking 4–3–3 formation. Strikers Marco Delvecchio and Francesco Totti and substitute Paulo Sérgio scored 42 goals between them. As a team, Roma scored the most goals in Serie A, but poor defensive play led to them conceding 49 goals, the most of any of the top six teams.
Players
Goalkeepers
Defenders
-  2 
 Cafu -  3 
 Zago -  5 
 Vincent Candela -  6 
 Aldair -  13 
 Fabio Petruzzi -  15 
 Pierre Womé -  19 
 Marco Quadrini -  21 
 Omari Tetradze -  
 Filippo Dal Moro 
Midfielders
-  4 
 Luigi Di Biagio -  8 
 Dmitri Alenichev -  11 
 Eusebio Di Francesco -  14 
 Carmine Gautieri -  16 
 Ivan Tomić -  17 
 Damiano Tommasi -  23 
 Daniele Conti 
Forwards
-  7 
 Paulo Sérgio -  9 
 Gustavo Bartelt -  10 
 Francesco Totti -  18 
 Alessandro Frau -  24 
 Marco Delvecchio -  27 
 Fábio Júnior 
Competitions
Serie A
League table
| Pos | 
Team | 
Pld | 
W | 
D | 
L | 
GF | 
GA | 
GD | 
Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milan (C) | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 59 | 34 | +25 | 70 | 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League First group stage | 
| 2 | Lazio | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 65 | 31 | +34 | 69 | |
| 3 | Fiorentina | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 55 | 41 | +14 | 56 | 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round | 
| 4 | Parma | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 55 | 36 | +19 | 55 | |
| 5 | Roma | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 69 | 49 | +20 | 54 | 1999–2000 UEFA Cup First round | 
| 6 | Udinese | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 54 | |
| 7 | Juventus | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 541 | 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup Third round | 
| 8 | Internazionale | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 59 | 54 | +5 | 46 | |
| 9 | Bologna | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 44 | 47 | −3 | 442 | 1999–2000 UEFA Cup First round | 
| 10 | Bari | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 42 | |
| 11 | Venezia | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 42 | |
| 12 | Piacenza | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 48 | 49 | −1 | 41 | |
| 13 | Cagliari | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 41 | |
| 14 | Perugia | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 43 | 61 | −18 | 393 | 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup Second round | 
| 15 | Salernitana (R) | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 37 | 51 | −14 | 38 | Relegation to Serie B | 
| 16 | Sampdoria (R) | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 38 | 55 | −17 | 37 | |
| 17 | Vicenza (R) | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 47 | −20 | 33 | |
| 18 | Empoli (R) | 34 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 26 | 63 | −37 | 224 | 
Source: Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Udinese gained entry to the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup after tie-break against Juventus.
2Bologna gained entry to the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup  after tie-break against Internazionale.
3 Perugia gained entry to the 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup after the renounce of several teams.
4 2 points deducted.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round. 
Only applicable when the season is not finished: 
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 
| 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 69 | 49 | +20 | 54 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 43 | 16 | +27 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 
Last updated: 30 July 2015.
Source: Competitive matches
Results by round
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | 
| Result | W | D | W | L | W | L | W | D | W | D | D | W | D | L | D | L | W | L | D | L | W | D | W | L | W | D | W | W | L | W | L | L | W | W | 
Last updated: 30 July 2015.
Source: Competitive matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Matches
| 12 September 1998 1 | Roma | 3–1 | Salernitana | Rome | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Paulo Sérgio  Totti  | 
Report |  Song  | 
 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Cosimo Bolognino  | 
| 20 September 1998 2 | Empoli | 0–0 | Roma | Empoli | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report |  Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Referee: Pierluigi Collina  | 
| 26 September 1998 3 | Roma | 2–0 | Venezia | Rome | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Delvecchio  | 
Report |  Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi  | 
| 4 October 1998 4 | Sampdoria | 2–1 | Roma | Genoa | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Palmieri  Iacopino  | 
Report |  Delvecchio  | 
 Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Daniele Tombolini  | 
| 17 October 1998 5 | Roma | 2–1 | Fiorentina | Rome | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Alenichev  Totti  | 
Report |  Batistuta  | 
 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Livio Bazzoli  | 
| 25 October 1998 6 | Milan | 3–2 | Roma | Milan | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Leonardo  Ziege Weah  | 
Report |  Delvecchio  | 
 Stadium: San Siro Referee: Pierluigi Collina  | 
| 31 October 1998 7 | Roma | 4–0 | Udinese | Rome | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Di Francesco  Totti Paulo Sérgio  | 
Report |  Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Domenico Messina  | 
| 8 November 1998 8 | Bologna | 1–1 | Roma | Bologna | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Signori  | 
Report |  Paulo Sérgio  | 
 Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Referee: Alfredo Trentalange  | 
| 15 November 1998 9 | Roma | 2–0 | Juventus | Rome | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Paulo Sérgio  Candela  | 
Report |  Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Stefano Braschi  | 
| 21 November 1998 10 | Roma | 1–1 | Bari | Rome | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Totti  | 
Report |  Masinga  | 
 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Livio Bazzoli  | 
| 29 November 1998 11 | Lazio | 3–3 | Roma | Rome | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Mancini  Salas  | 
Report |  Delvecchio  Di Francesco Totti  | 
 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Stefano Farina  | 
| 5 December 1998 12 | Roma | 5–1 | Perugia | Rome | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Totti  Conti Delvecchio Gautieri  | 
Report |  Rapaić  | 
 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Roberto Bettin  | 
| 13 December 1998 13 | Parma | 1–1 | Roma | Parma | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Fuser  | 
Report |  Gautieri  | 
 Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi  | 
| 20 December 1998 14 | Internazionale | 4–1 | Roma | Milan | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Cauet  Zamorano R. Baggio J. Zanetti  | 
Report |  Paulo Sérgio  | 
 Stadium: San Siro Referee: Emilio Pellegrino  | 
| 6 January 1999 15 | Roma | 2–2 | Piacenza | Rome | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Di Francesco  Tommasi  | 
Report |  Stroppa  Dal Moro  | 
 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Cosimo Bolognino  | 
| 10 January 1999 16 | Cagliari | 4–3 | Roma | Cagliari | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Muzzi  O'Neill  | 
Report |  Delvecchio  Gautieri  | 
 Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia Referee: Stefano Braschi  | 
| 17 January 1999 17 | Roma | 3–0 | Vicenza | Rome | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Di Francesco  Delvecchio Gautieri  | 
Report |  Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Stefano Farina  | 
| 24 January 1999 18 | Salernitana | 2–1 | Roma | Salerno | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Bernardini  Giampaolo  | 
Report |  Di Biagio  | 
 Stadium: Stadio Arechi Referee: Emilio Pellegrino  | 
| 31 January 1999 19 | Roma | 1–1 | Empoli | Rome | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Paulo Sérgio  | 
Report |  Cerbone  | 
 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Pierluigi Collina  | 
| 7 February 1999 20 | Venezia | 3–1 | Roma | Venice | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Recoba  Maniero Ballarin  | 
Report |  Di Biagio  | 
 Stadium: Stadio Pierluigi Penzo Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi  | 
| 14 February 1999 21 | Roma | 3–1 | Sampdoria | Rome | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Fábio Júnior  Paulo Sérgio  | 
Report |  Lassissi  | 
 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Stefano Farina  | 
| 21 February 1999 22 | Fiorentina | 0–0 | Roma | Florence | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report |  Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Gennaro Borriello  | 
| 27 February 1999 23 | Roma | 1–0 | Milan | Rome | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Paulo Sérgio  | 
Report |  Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Roberto Bettin  | 
| 7 March 1999 24 | Udinese | 2–1 | Roma | Udine | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Jørgensen  Amoroso  | 
Report |  Fábio Júnior  | 
 Stadium: Stadio Friuli Referee: Roberto Bettin  | 
| 13 March 1999 25 | Roma | 3–1 | Bologna | Rome | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Delvecchio  Gautieri  | 
Report |  Andersson  | 
 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Livio Bazzoli  | 
| 21 March 1999 26 | Juventus | 1–1 | Roma | Turin | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Iuliano  | 
Report |  Delvecchio  | 
 Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Gennaro Borriello  | 
| 3 April 1999 27 | Bari | 1–4 | Roma | Bari | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Masinga  | 
Report |  Di Biagio  Cafu Di Francesco  | 
 Stadium: Stadio San Nicola Referee: Stefano Farina  | 
| 11 April 1999 28 | Roma | 3–1 | Lazio | Rome | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Delvecchio  Totti  | 
Report |  Vieri  | 
 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Gennaro Borriello  | 
| 18 April 1999 29 | Perugia | 3–2 | Roma | Perugia | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Tedesco  Petrachi Rapaić  | 
Report |  Matrecano  Di Francesco  | 
 Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi Referee: Pierluigi Collina  | 
| 25 April 1999 30 | Roma | 1–0 | Parma | Rome | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Totti  | 
Report |  Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Roberto Bettin  | 
| 3 May 1999 31 | Roma | 4–5 | Internazionale | Rome | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Totti  Paulo Sérgio Delvecchio Di Francesco  | 
Report |  Ronaldo  Zamorano Simeone  | 
 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Pierluigi Collina  | 
| 9 May 1999 32 | Piacenza | 2–0 | Roma | Piacenza | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Rastelli  Statuto  | 
Report |  Stadium: Stadio Leonardo Garilli Referee: Cosimo Bolognino  | 
| 16 May 1999 33 | Roma | 3–1 | Cagliari | Rome | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Totti  Di Francesco  | 
Report |  Mboma  | 
 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Livio Bazzoli  | 
| 23 May 1999 34 | Vicenza | 1–4 | Roma | Vicenza | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Ambrosetti  | 
Report |  Paulo Sérgio  Delvecchio Gautieri Fábio Júnior  | 
 Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Referee: Alfredo Trentalange  | 
Coppa Italia
UEFA Cup
First round
| 15 September 1998 First leg |  Silkeborg  | 
0–2 |   | 
Silkeborg, Denmark | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 |  Zivkovic  | 
Report |  Totti  Alenichev  | 
 Stadium: Silkeborg Stadion Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)  | 
| 29 September 1998 Second leg |  Roma  | 
 1–0 (3–0 agg.)  | 
  | 
Rome, Italy | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:45 |  Delvecchio  Di Biagio Cafu  | 
Report |  Knudsen  Duus Sørensen  | 
 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Roelof Luinge (Netherlands)  | 
Second round
| 20 October 1998 First leg |  Roma  | 
1–0 |   | 
Rome, Italy | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:45 |  Delvecchio  Di Biagio Di Francesco Aldair  | 
Report |  Ribeiro  | 
 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Antonio Jesús López Nieto (Spain)  | 
| 3 November 1998 Second leg |  Leeds United  | 
 0–0 (0–1 agg.)  | 
  | 
Leeds, England | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:05 |  Hasselbaink  Bowyer  | 
Report |  Di Francesco  Womé Petruzzi  | 
 Stadium: Elland Road Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Germany)  | 
Third round
| 24 November 1998 First leg |  Roma  | 
1–0 |   | 
Rome, Italy | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 |  Zago  Tomić Totti Dal Moro  | 
Report |  Chassot  Castillo Del Signore Lima  | 
 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: William Young (Scotland)  | 
| 8 December 1998 Second leg |  Zürich  | 
 2–2 (2–3 agg.)  | 
  | 
Zürich, Switzerland | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:45 |  Chassot  Bartlett Huber Fischer  | 
Report |  Delvecchio  Paulo Sérgio Petruzzi Di Biagio Totti  | 
 Stadium: Letzigrund Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega (Spain)  | 
Quarter-finals
| 2 March 1999 First leg |  Atlético Madrid  | 
2–1 |   | 
Madrid, Spain | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:30 CET (UTC+01:00) |  José Mari  Santi Roberto  | 
Report |  Aldair  Di Biagio  | 
 Stadium: Vicente Calderón Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Alain Sars (France)  | 
| 16 March 1999 Second leg |  Roma  | 
 1–2 (2–4 agg.)  | 
  | 
Rome, Italy | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:30 CET (UTC+01:00) |  Womé  Delvecchio Aldair Totti Zago  | 
Report |  Baraja  Jugović Aguilera Toni Roberto  | 
 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 64,485 Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)  | 
Statistics
Goalscorers
-  
 Marco Delvecchio 18 -  
 Francesco Totti 12 (3) -  
 Paulo Sérgio 12 -  
 Eusebio Di Francesco 8 -  
 Carmine Gautieri 6 
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