1998–99 Valencia CF season

Valencia CF had a successful season, finishing in the top four of La Liga and thus qualifying for the UEFA Champions League for the first time in almost 30 years, thanks to the extension of the competition to include more teams from the top leagues. Valencia also won the Copa del Rey, ending a long trophy drought and marking a successful end to Italian coach Claudio Ranieri's first spell at the club. Among the main players behind the success included Gaizka Mendieta, Javier Farinós and lethal striker Claudio López.

Valencia CF
199899 season
PresidentPedro Cortés
ManagerClaudio Ranieri
StadiumMestalla
La Liga4th
Copa del ReyWinners
UEFA CupSecond round
Top goalscorerClaudio López (21)

At the end of the season, Ranieri left to manage Atlético Madrid; he was replaced by Argentine Héctor Cúper, who had led Mallorca to third place and the Cup Winners' Cup final.

Squad

Squad at end of season[1]

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  ESP Santiago Cañizares
2 DF  ESP Javi Navarro
3 DF  ESP Juanfran
4 DF  ESP Paco Camarasa
5 DF  SRB Miroslav Đukić
6 MF  ESP Gaizka Mendieta
7 FW  ARG Claudio López
8 MF  ESP Javier Farinós
9 FW  ITA Cristiano Lucarelli
10 MF  SWE Stefan Schwarz
11 FW  ROU Adrian Ilie
12 FW  ARG Guillermo Morigi
13 GK  ESP Jorge Bartual
14 DF  SWE Joachim Björklund
15 DF  ITA Amedeo Carboni
16 DF  FRA Alain Roche
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF  ROU Sabin Ilie
18 MF  ROU Gabriel Popescu
19 FW  CRO Goran Vlaović
20 DF  FRA Jocelyn Angloma
21 MF  ESP Luis Milla
22 MF  ROU Dennis Şerban
23 MF  ESP Angulo
24 MF  ESP Oscar Tellez
25 DF  ESP Miguel Soria
26 GK  ESP Jonathan
27 MF  ESP Curro Torres
28 MF  ESP Porras
29 FW  ESP Pérez
30 FW  ESP Rubén Navarro
31 FW  ESP Jandro
32 MF  ESP Soto

Transfers

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
12 MF  ARG Guillermo Morigi (to Vélez Sársfield)
17 FW  ROU Sabin Ilie (on loan to Lleida)
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 DF  ESP Óscar Téllez (to Villarreal)

Competitions

La Liga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Real Madrid 38 21 5 12 77 62 +15 68 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
3 Mallorca 38 20 6 12 48 31 +17 66 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Valencia 38 19 8 11 63 39 +24 65
5 Celta de Vigo 38 17 13 8 69 41 +28 64 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
6 Deportivo La Coruña 38 17 12 9 55 43 +12 63
Source: LFP
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHA
ResultWLWLLLWWWLWDWWLWDDWWDLLWWWDWDWDWWLDWLW
Position49691316126555754444532445322323465356564

Matches

28 August 1998 1 Valencia 1-0 Atlético Madrid Valencia
Angulo 65' Report Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
13 February 1999 22 Villarreal 1-0 Valencia Villarreal
Gheorghe Craioveanu 90' Report Stadium: Estadio de la Ceramica

Top scorers

Copa del Rey

Eightfinals

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

9 June 1999 (1999-06-09) Valencia 6–0 Real Madrid Valencia
Piojo Lopez 19'
Roche 31'
Vlaović 34'
Roche 42'
Piojo Lopez 54'
Mendieta 72'
Report Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
Referee: Antonio Jesús López Nieto
16 June 1999 (1999-06-16) Real Madrid 2–1 Valencia Madrid
Sávio 7'
Predrag Mijatović 53'
Report Piojo Lopez 85' Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega

Final

26 June 1999 Atlético Madrid 0 3 Valencia Sevilla
21:30 CEST Copa del Rey 1999 Piojo López 22', 81'
Mendieta 33'
Stadium: La Cartuja
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega

UEFA Intertoto Cup

Quarterfinals

18 July 1998 (1998-07-18) Valencia 4–1 Shinnik Yaroslavl Mestalla Stadium, Valencia
Farinós 11'
Roche 25'
C. López 48', 87'
Report Serebrennikov 50' Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Domenico Messina (Italy)
25 July 1998 (1998-07-25) Shinnik Yaroslavl 1–0 Valencia Shinnik Stadium, Yaroslavl
Yuminov 12' Report Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Knud Erik Fisker (Denmark)

Semifinals

29 July 1998 (1998-07-29) Espanyol 0–1 Valencia Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona
21:30 Report C. López 44' Attendance: 15,200
Referee: Lutz Michael Fröhlich (Germany)
5 August 1998 (1998-08-05) Valencia 2–0 Espanyol Mestalla Stadium, Valencia
21:30 C. López 40', 79' Report Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Graham Poll (England)

Finals

11 August 1998 (1998-08-11) Austria Salzburg 0–2 Valencia Stadion Lehen, Salzburg
19:00 Report Angulo 6'
Schwarz 44'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Metin Tokat (Turkey)
25 August 1998 (1998-08-25) Valencia 2–1 Austria Salzburg Mestalla Stadium, Valencia
22:00 Lucarelli 17'
Roche 36'
Report Hütter 84' Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden)

UEFA Cup

First round

15 September 1998 Steaua Bucharest 3–4 Valencia Bucharest
20:30 (CET) Lincar 30'
Roşu 60'
Dumitrescu 84'
Report Ilie 11', 24'
Angulo 78', 86'
Stadium: Stadionul Steaua
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Urs Meier
29 September 1998 Valencia 3–0 Steaua Bucharest Valencia
21:30 (CET) Roche 52'
López 56'
Lucarelli 89'
Report Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Ryszard Wójcik

Second round

20 October 1998 Liverpool 0–0 Valencia Liverpool
20:45 (CET) Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 26,004
Referee: Livio Bazzoli
3 November 1998 Valencia 2–2
(2-2a agg.)
Liverpool Valencia
21:30 (CET) López 45', 90' Report McManaman 80'
Berger 85'
Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
Attendance: 53,000
Referee: Gilles Veissière

Statistics

Players statistics

No. Pos Nat Player TotalLa LigaCopa del ReyUEFA Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK  ESP Cañizares 48-5138-396-74-5
16 DF  FRA Roche 37325+405231
5 DF  SRB Djukic 4113215040
14 DF  SWE Bjorklund 33123+114+1040
15 DF  ITA Carboni 4603606040
6 MF  ESP Mendieta 481236+176+1540
8 MF  ESP Farinos 41228+42600+30
21 MF  ESP Luis Milla 39128+315030
23 FW  ESP Angulo 461231+585+1242
11 FW  ROU Ilie 321222+2102+2042
7 FW  ARG Claudio López 423231+1215+1843
13 GK  ESP Bartual 10001000
10 MF  SWE Schwarz 33422+841020
20 DF  FRA Angloma 36222+715+110+10
3 DF  ESP Juanfran 27015+603+200+10
18 MF  ROU Popescu 3515+2012+403+10
19 FW  CRO Vlaovic 23311+9231
25 DF  ESP Soria 1706+402+301+10
9 FW  ITA Lucarelli 1514+81000+30
22 MF  ROU Serban 1010+101
4 DF  ESP Camarasa 502+101+10
30 FW  ESP Navarro 620+4022
31 FW  ESP Jandro 400+201+10
2 DF  ESP Navarro 0000
12 MF  ARG Morigi
17 DF  ROU Ilie 0000
24 DF  ESP Tellez 1010
26 GK  ESP Jonathan
27 DF  ESP Curro Torres 20001+10
28 MF  ESP Porras
29 DF  ESP Perez
32 MF  ESP Soto
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