1998–99 FC Nantes Atlantique season

The 1998–99 season was the 56th season in the existence of Nantes Atlantique and the club's 37th consecutive season in the top flight of French football.

Nantes Atlantique
1998–99 season
ManagerRaynald Denoueix
StadiumStade de la Beaujoire
Division 17th
Coupe de FranceWinners
Coupe de la LigueRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Olivier Monterrubio (8)[1]

All:
Olivier Monterrubio (12)
Average home league attendance26,700[2]

Season summary

Nantes Atlantique competed in the French Division 1, the Coupe de France, and the Coupe de la Ligue, Trophée des Champions.

The 1998–99 season saw Nantes win their second Coupe de France title, and first in twenty years, qualifying for the following season's Trophée des Champions and UEFA Cup.[3]

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  FRA Mickaël Landreau
2 DF  ARG Néstor Fabbri
4 DF  FRA Éric Decroix
5 DF  FRA Nicolas Gillet
6 MF  CMR Salomon Olembe
7 MF  FRA Christophe Le Roux
8 MF  FRA Nicolas Savinaud
9 FW  SEN Samba N'Diaye
10 MF  FRA Antoine Sibierski
11 FW  ARG Diego Bustos
12 MF  FRA Sébastien Piocelle
13 MF  FRA Charles Devineau
14 MF  FRA Frédéric Da Rocha
15 MF  FRA Eric Carrière
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 GK  FRA Willy Grondin
17 FW  FRA Alioune Touré
18 MF  FRA Olivier Monterrubio
19 DF  FRA Jean-Marc Chanelet
20 MF  FRA Mehdi Leroy
21 DF  FRA Pascal Delhommeau
22 MF  FRA Samuel Fenillat
24 DF  FRA Yves Deroff
25 FW  FRA Patrick Suffo
27 MF  CMR Sébastien Macé
28 FW  ARG Sérgio Comba
33 FW  FRA Marama Vahirua
GK  FRA Éric Loussouarn

Source: [4]

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Division 1 8 August 1998 29 May 1999 Matchday 1 7th 34 12 12 10 40 34 +6 035.29
Coupe de France 23 January 1999 15 May 1999 Round of 64 Winners 6 5 1 0 9 2 +7 083.33
Coupe de la Ligue 9 January 1999 Round of 32 Round of 32 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
Total 41 17 13 11 49 37 +12 041.46

Source: Competitions

Competitions

French Division 1

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Rennes 34 17 8 9 45 38 +7 59 Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round
6 Lens 34 14 7 13 46 43 +3 49 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
7 Nantes 34 12 12 10 40 34 +6 48
8 Montpellier 34 11 10 13 53 50 +3 43 Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
9 Paris Saint-Germain 34 10 9 15 34 35 1 39
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Lens was qualified for the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup as winners of the 1998–99 Coupe de la Ligue. Also, Nantes was qualified for the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup as winners of the 1998–99 Coupe de France.

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH
ResultLWLWWDWWLDLDDLDWWDWDWDWLDDLDLDWWLL
Position18913105753667679118664545456676676667
Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Coupe de France

23 January 1999 Round of 64 La Roche VF 0–1 Nantes Atlantique La Roche-sur-Yon
  • Monterrubio 7'
Attendance: 4,978
20 February 1999 Round of 32 Paris Saint-Germain 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)
Nantes Atlantique Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 25,000
14 March 1999 Round of 16 FC Metz 1–3 Nantes Atlantique Stade Saint-Symphorien, Metz
Attendance: 9,214
10 April 1999 Quarter-final Nantes Atlantique 2–0 EA Guingamp Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
Attendance: 29,321
28 April 1999 Semi-final Nantes Atlantique 1–0 Nîmes Olympique Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
Report Attendance: 24,688
15 May 1999 Final Nantes Atlantique 1–0 Sedan Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Report Attendance: 78,586
Referee: Pascal Garibian

Coupe de la Ligue

9 January 1999 Round of 32 FC Metz 1–0 Nantes Atlantique Stade Saint-Symphorien, Metz
Report Potillon 11' (og) Attendance: 10,801

References

  1. "FC Nantes - Appearances Ligue 1 1998/1999". worldfootball.net.
  2. "Ligue 1 1998/1999 » Attendance » Home matches". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  3. "Nantes : seule la victoire est belle". ladepeche.fr. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  4. "FC Nantes » Squad 1998/1999". World Football. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
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