1998–99 UEFA Champions League

1998–99 UEFA Champions League

The Camp Nou in Barcelona held the final
Tournament details
Dates	22 July – 26 August 1998 (qualifying) 16 September 1998 – 26 May 1999 (competition proper)
Teams	24 (group stage) 56 (total)
Final positions
Champions	Manchester United (2nd title)
Runners-up	Bayern Munich
Tournament statistics
Matches played	85
Goals scored	238 (2.8 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Andriy Shevchenko Dwight Yorke (8 goals)

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.

Manchester United also completed the Treble, becoming the fourth side in Europe to do so and in the process preventing Bayern Munich from achieving the feat themselves, Bayern eventually finished runners-up in their domestic cup two weeks later.

The Red Devils won the trophy without losing a single game, 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 games 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 (three teams from Spain (including current UEFA Champions League title holder); two teams from England, France, Greece (replacing Turkey), Holland, Germany, Italy and Portugal) were entered into the competition. The runners-up entered the second qualifying round while the league winners entered directly the group stage (except for Greece where both winner and runner-up entered the second qualifying).

Real Madrid were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Dynamo Kyiv.

Teams

56 teams entered the competition: the national champions of each of the top 48 nations in the UEFA coefficient rankings (except Liechtenstein), plus the runners-up from each of the top eight nations and UEFA Champions League holders, Real Madrid. The national champions of the associations ranked 1–7 (Italy, Germany, Spain, France, Netherlands, England and Portugal), plus the title holders, all received a bye to the group stage, while the national champions of the associations ranked 8–15 (Greece, Czech Republic, Norway, Austria, Russia, Croatia, Turkey and Denmark) and the runners-up of the associations ranked 1–8 all entered in the second qualifying round. The remaining national champions from the associations ranked 16–48 entered in the first qualifying round.^[1]

Qualifying rounds

First qualifying round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Sileks	1–2	Club Brugge	0–0	1–2
ŁKS Łódź	7–2	Kapaz	4–1	3–1
Litex Lovech	3–2	Halmstad	2–0	1–2
Grasshopper	8–0	Jeunesse Esch	6–0	2–0
Celtic	2–0	St Patrick's Athletic	0–0	2–0
FK Kareda Šiauliai	0–4	Branik Maribor	0–3	0–1
Dynamo Kyiv	10–1	Barry Town	8–0	2–1
Cliftonville	1–13	Košice	1–5	0–8
Skonto	2–1	Dinamo Minsk	0–0	2–1
Valletta	0–8	Anorthosis Famagusta	0–2	0–6
Beitar Jerusalem	5–1	B36 Tórshavn	4–1	1–0
Dinamo Tbilisi	4–3	Vllaznia Shkodër	3–0 ^1	1–3
HJK Helsinki	5–0	FC Yerevan	2–0	3–0
FK Obilić	4–1	ÍBV	2–0	2–1
Zimbru Chişinău	2–3	Újpest	1–0	1–3
Steaua București	5–4	FC Flora	4–1	1–3

Second qualifying round

Losing teams qualified for the first round of the 1998–99 UEFA Cup.

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Rosenborg	4–4 (a)	Club Brugge	2–0	2–4
Manchester United	2–0	ŁKS Łódź	2–0	0–0
Litex Lovech	2–11	Spartak Moscow	0–5^1	2–6
Galatasaray	5–3	Grasshopper	2–1	3–2
Celtic	1–3	Croatia Zagreb	1–0	0–3
Branik Maribor	3–5	PSV Eindhoven	2–1	1–4 (aet)
Dynamo Kyiv	1–1 (p)	Sparta Prague	0–1	1–0 (aet)
Košice	1–2	Brøndby	0–2	1–0
Internazionale	7–1	Skonto	4–0	3–1
Olympiacos	6–3	Anorthosis Famagusta	2–1	4–2
Benfica	8–4	Beitar Jerusalem	6–0	2–4
Dinamo Tbilisi	2–2 (a)	Athletic Bilbao	2–1	0–1
HJK Helsinki	2–1	Metz	1–0	1–1
Bayern Munich	5–1	FK Obilić	4–0	1–1^2
Sturm Graz	7–2	Újpest	4–0	3–2
Steaua București	5–8	Panathinaikos	2–2	3–6

Note: Winning teams of the first qualifying round were drawn against teams qualified directly for the second qualifying round (16 and 16 teams).

1. ^ This match was played at Naftex's Neftochimik Stadium in Burgas because Litex Lovech's Lovech Stadium in Lovech did not meet UEFA standards.
2. ^ This match was played at FK Partizan's Partizan Stadium in Belgrade because FK Obilić's Miloš Obilić Stadium in Belgrade did not meet UEFA standards.

Group stage

Sturm Graz

Croatia Zagreb

Brøndby

Man. United

Arsenal

Real Madrid

Athletic Bilbao

Barcelona

HJK

Lens

Kaiserslautern

Bayern Munich

Olympiacos

Panathinaikos

Juventus

Internazionale

PSV

Ajax

Rosenborg

Benfica

Porto

Spartak Moscow

Galatasaray

Dynamo Kyiv

Location of teams of the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League group stage.
Brown: Group A; Red: Group B; Orange: Group C; Yellow: Group D; Green: Group E; Blue: Group F.

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 Helsinki, Internazionale, Kaiserslautern, Lens and Sturm Graz made their debuts in the group stage of the competition.

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:^[2]

1. greater number of points obtained in the matches between the teams in question
2. goal difference resulting from the matches between the teams in question
3. greater number of goals scored away from home in matches between the teams in question
4. superior goal difference from all the matches played
5. greater number of goals scored
6. national association's coefficient at the start of the season in question

The two best runners-up were determined by the following criteria:^[3]

1. highest number of points obtained in the group matches
2. goal difference from all group matches
3. greater number of goals scored in all group matches
4. greater number of goals scored away from home
5. national association's coefficient at the start of the season in question
6. individual club coefficient at the start of the season in question

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and best two runners-up advance to the quarter-finals

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Olympiacos 6 3 2 1 8 6 +2 11 Croatia Zagreb 6 2 2 2 5 7 −2 8 Porto 6 2 1 3 11 9 +2 7 Ajax 6 2 1 3 4 6 −2 7

AJA CRZ OLY POR Ajax – 0–1 2–0 2–1 Croatia Zagreb 0–0 – 1–1 3–1 Olympiacos 1–0 2–0 – 2–1 Porto 3–0 3–0 2–2 –

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Juventus 6 1 5 0 7 5 +2 8 Galatasaray 6 2 2 2 8 8 0 8 Rosenborg 6 2 2 2 7 8 −1 8 Athletic Bilbao 6 1 3 2 5 6 −1 6

AB GAL JUV ROS Athletic Bilbao – 1–0 0–0 1–1 Galatasaray 2–1 – 1–1 3–0 Juventus 1–1 2–2 – 2–0 Rosenborg 2–1 3–0 1–1 –

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Internazionale 6 4 1 1 9 5 +4 13 Real Madrid 6 4 0 2 17 8 +9 12 Spartak Moscow 6 2 2 2 7 6 +1 8 Sturm Graz 6 0 1 5 2 16 −14 1

INT RM SPA SG Internazionale – 3–1 2–1 1–0 Real Madrid 2–0 – 2–1 6–1 Spartak Moscow 1–1 2–1 – 0–0 Sturm Graz 0–2 1–5 0–2 –

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Bayern Munich 6 3 2 1 9 6 +3 11 Manchester United 6 2 4 0 20 11 +9 10 Barcelona 6 2 2 2 11 9 +2 8 Brøndby 6 1 0 5 4 18 −14 3

BAR BAY BRO MU Barcelona – 1–2 2–0 3–3 Bayern Munich 1–0 – 2–0 2–2 Brøndby 0–2 2–1 – 2–6 Manchester United 3–3 1–1 5–0 –

Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Dynamo Kyiv 6 3 2 1 11 7 +4 11 Lens 6 2 2 2 5 6 −1 8 Arsenal 6 2 2 2 8 8 0 8 Panathinaikos 6 2 0 4 6 9 −3 6

ARS DK LEN PAN Arsenal – 1–1 0–1 2–1 Dynamo Kyiv 3–1 – 1–1 2–1 Lens 1–1 1–3 – 1–0 Panathinaikos 1–3 2–1 1–0 –

Group F

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Kaiserslautern 6 4 1 1 12 6 +6 13 Benfica 6 2 2 2 8 9 −1 8 PSV Eindhoven 6 2 1 3 10 11 −1 7 HJK Helsinki 6 1 2 3 8 12 −4 5

BEN HJK KAI PSV Benfica – 2–2 2–1 2–1 HJK Helsinki 2–0 – 0–0 1–3 Kaiserslautern 1–0 5–2 – 3–1 PSV Eindhoven 2–2 2–1 1–2 –

Ranking of runners-up

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Real Madrid 6 4 0 2 17 8 +9 12 Manchester United 6 2 4 0 20 11 +9 10 Galatasaray 6 2 2 2 8 8 0 8 Benfica 6 2 2 2 8 9 −1 8 Lens 6 2 2 2 5 6 −1 8 Croatia Zagreb 6 2 2 2 5 7 −2 8 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 virtue of 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.[3] Bracket   Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final                                 Manchester United 2 1 3     Internazionale 0 1 1       Manchester United 1 3 4       Juventus 1 2 3     Juventus 2 1 3     Olympiacos 1 1 2         Manchester United 2     Bayern Munich 1     Real Madrid 1 0 1     Dynamo Kyiv 1 2 3       Dynamo Kyiv 3 0 3     Bayern Munich 3 1 4     Bayern Munich 2 4 6     Kaiserslautern 0 0 0   Quarter-finals In the quarter-finals, the two best runners-up could not 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 teams drawn first in the other two quarter-finals.[3] Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Real Madrid 1–3 Dynamo Kyiv 1–1 0–2 Manchester United 3–1 Internazionale 2–0 1–1 Juventus 3–2 Olympiacos 2–1 1–1 Bayern Munich 6–0 Kaiserslautern 2–0 4–0 Semi-finals Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Manchester United 4–3 Juventus 1–1 3–2 Dynamo Kyiv 3–4 Bayern Munich 3–3 0–1 Final Manchester United v Bayern Munich 26 May 1999 20:45 Manchester United 2–1 Bayern Munich Sheringham  90+1' Solskjær  90+3' Report Basler  6' Camp Nou, Barcelona Attendance: 90,245 Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy) Top goalscorers The top scorers from the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League (excluding qualifying rounds) are as follows: Rank Name Team Goals 1 Andriy Shevchenko Dynamo Kyiv 8 Dwight Yorke Manchester United 8 3 Zlatko Zahovič Porto 7 4 Filippo Inzaghi Juventus 6 5 Ruud van Nistelrooy PSV Eindhoven 5 Nuno Gomes Benfica 5 7 Sonny Anderson Barcelona 4 Mario Basler Bayern Munich 4 Andy Cole Manchester United 4 Stefan Effenberg Bayern Munich 4 Ryan Giggs Manchester United 4 Siniša Gogić Olympiacos 4 Serhiy Rebrov Dynamo Kyiv 4 Jürgen Rische Kaiserslautern 4 Paul Scholes Manchester United 4 See also 1998–99 UEFA Cup 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup References UEFA Champions League Statistics Handbook Season 1998/99. Nyon: Union of European Football Associations. 1998. p. 19. UEFA Champions League Statistics Handbook Season 1998/99. Nyon, Switzerland: Union of European Football Associations. 1998. p. 13. UEFA Champions League Statistics Handbook Season 1998/99. Nyon, Switzerland: Union of European Football Associations. 1998. p. 14. 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 1998/99 UEFA Champions League - results and line-ups (archive)