1998–99 UEFA Champions League

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. It was the first time since 1968 that Manchester United won the Champions League giving them their second title.

1998–99 UEFA Champions League
The final was played at Camp Nou in Barcelona
Tournament details
Dates22 July – 26 August 1998 (qualifying)
16 September 1998 – 26 May 1999 (competition proper)
Teams24 (group stage)
56 (total)
Final positions
Champions Manchester United (2nd title)
Runners-up Bayern Munich
Tournament statistics
Matches played85
Goals scored238 (2.8 per match)
Top scorer(s) Andriy Shevchenko
Dwight Yorke
(8 goals)

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

Manchester United won the trophy without losing a single match, 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 matches 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 entered the competition.

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

Association team allocation

Number of teams per country as well as the starting round for each club and seeding were based on 1998 UEFA league coefficient, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 1993–94 to 1997–98.[1][2]

  • Associations ranked 1–8 each have two participants
  • Associations ranked 9–48 each have one participant (except Liechtenstein)
Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round
First qualifying round
(32 teams)
  • 32 champions from associations 16–48 (except Liechtenstein)
Second qualifying round
(32 teams)
  • 8 champions from associations 8–15
  • 8 runners-up from associations 1–8
  • 16 winners from the first qualifying round
Group stage
(24 teams)
  • Champions League title holders (Real Madrid)
  • 7 champions from associations 1–7
  • 16 winners from the second qualifying round
Knockout phase
(8 teams)
  • 6 group winners from the group stage
  • 2 best-ranked group runners-up from the group stage

Teams
Group stage
Real Madrid TH (4th) Kaiserslautern (1st) Lens (1st) Arsenal (1st)
Juventus (1st) Barcelona (1st) Ajax (1st) Porto (1st)
Second qualifying round
Internazionale (2nd) PSV Eindhoven (2nd) Panathinaikos (2nd) Spartak Moscow (1st)
Bayern Munich (2nd) Manchester United (2nd) Sparta Prague (1st) Croatia Zagreb (1st)
Athletic Bilbao (2nd) Benfica (2nd) Rosenborg (1st) Galatasaray (1st)
Metz (2nd) Olympiacos (1st) Sturm Graz (1st) Brøndby (1st)
First qualifying round
Grasshopper (1st) Dinamo Tbilisi (1st) Skonto (1st) Cliftonville (1st)
Dynamo Kyiv (1st) Anorthosis (1st) Litex Lovech (1st) Valletta (1st)
ŁKS Łódź (1st) Celtic (1st) Sileks (1st) Barry Town (1st)
Újpest (1st) Beitar Jerusalem (1st) Kareda Šiauliai (1st) St Patrick's Athletic (1st)
Club Brugge (1st) Maribor (1st) Obilić (1st) B36 Tórshavn (1st)
Košice (1st) Dinamo Minsk (1st) Zimbru Chișinău (1st) Vllaznia (1st)
Steaua București (1st) ÍBV (1st) Flora Tallinn (1st) Jeunesse Esch (1st)
Halmstad (1st) HJK (1st) Yerevan (1st) Kapaz (1st)

Round and draw dates

The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws are held in Geneva, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).[3]

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying First qualifying round 6 July 1998 22 July 1998 29 July 1998
Second qualifying round 12 August 1998 26 August 1998
Group stage Matchday 1 26 August 1998
(Monaco)		 16 September 1998
Matchday 2 30 September 1998
Matchday 3 21 October 1998
Matchday 4 4 November 1998
Matchday 5 25 November 1998
Matchday 6 9 December 1998
Knockout phase Quarter-finals 16 December 1998 3 March 1999 17 March 1999
Semi-finals 19 March 1999 7 April 1999 21 April 1999
Final 26 May 1999 at Camp Nou, Barcelona

Qualifying rounds
Main article: 1998–99 UEFA Champions League 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
Kareda Šiauliai 0–4 Maribor Branik 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 3–0 1 1–3
HJK 5–0 Yerevan 2–0 3–0
Obilić 4–1 ÍBV 2–0 2–1
Zimbru Chișinău 2–3 Újpest 1–0 1–3
Steaua București 5–4 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 0–51 2–6
Galatasaray 5–3 Grasshopper 2–1 3–2
Celtic 1–3 Croatia Zagreb 1–0 0–3
Maribor Branik 3–5 PSV Eindhoven 2–1 1–4 (aet)
Dynamo Kyiv 1–1 (3–1 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 2–1 Metz 1–0 1–1
Bayern Munich 5–1 Obilić 4–0 1–12
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
Main article: 1998–99 UEFA Champions League group stage
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, Internazionale, Kaiserslautern, Lens and Sturm Graz made their debuts in the group stage of the competition. This was the first time that a team from Finland played in the group stage.

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:[4]

  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:[5]

  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

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification OLY CZG POR AJA
1 Olympiacos 6 3 2 1 8 6 +2 11 Advance to knockout stage — 2–0 2–1 1–0
2 Croatia Zagreb 6 2 2 2 5 7 −2 8 1–1 — 3–1 0–0
3 Porto 6 2 1 3 11 9 +2 7 2–2 3–0 — 3–0
4 Ajax 6 2 1 3 4 6 −2 7 2–0 0–1 2–1 —
Source: UEFA

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JUV GAL ROS ATH
1 Juventus 6 1 5 0 7 5 +2 8 Advance to knockout stage — 2–2 2–0 1–1
2 Galatasaray 6 2 2 2 8 8 0 8 1–1 — 3–0 2–1
3 Rosenborg 6 2 2 2 7 8 −1 8 1–1 3–0 — 2–1
4 Athletic Bilbao 6 1 3 2 5 6 −1 6 0–0 1–0 1–1 —
Source: UEFA

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification INT RMA SPM STM
1 Internazionale 6 4 1 1 9 5 +4 13 Advance to knockout stage — 3–1 2–1 1–0
2 Real Madrid 6 4 0 2 17 8 +9 12 2–0 — 2–1 6–1
3 Spartak Moscow 6 2 2 2 7 6 +1 8 1–1 2–1 — 0–0
4 Sturm Graz 6 0 1 5 2 16 −14 1 0–2 1–5 0–2 —
Source: UEFA

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAY MUN BAR BRO
1 Bayern Munich 6 3 2 1 9 6 +3 11 Advance to knockout stage — 2–2 1–0 2–0
2 Manchester United 6 2 4 0 20 11 +9 10 1–1 — 3–3 5–0
3 Barcelona 6 2 2 2 11 9 +2 8 1–2 3–3 — 2–0
4 Brøndby 6 1 0 5 4 18 −14 3 2–1 2–6 0–2 —
Source: UEFA

Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DKV LEN ARS PAN
1 Dynamo Kyiv 6 3 2 1 11 7 +4 11 Advance to knockout stage — 1–1 3–1 2–1
2 Lens 6 2 2 2 5 6 −1 8 1–3 — 1–1 1–0
3 Arsenal 6 2 2 2 8 8 0 8 1–1 0–1 — 2–1
4 Panathinaikos 6 2 0 4 6 9 −3 6 2–1 1–0 1–3 —
Source: UEFA

Group F
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KAI BEN PSV HJK
1 Kaiserslautern 6 4 1 1 12 6 +6 13 Advance to knockout stage — 1–0 3–1 5–2
2 Benfica 6 2 2 2 8 9 −1 8 2–1 — 2–1 2–2
3 PSV Eindhoven 6 2 1 3 10 11 −1 7 1–2 2–2 — 2–1
4 HJK 6 1 2 3 8 12 −4 5 0–0 2–0 1–3 —
Source: UEFA

Ranking of runners-up
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Real Madrid 6 4 0 2 17 8 +9 12 Advance to knockout stage
2 Manchester United 6 2 4 0 20 11 +9 10
3 Galatasaray 6 2 2 2 8 8 0 8
4 Benfica 6 2 2 2 8 9 −1 8
5 Lens 6 2 2 2 5 6 −1 8
6 Croatia Zagreb 6 2 2 2 5 7 −2 8
Source:

Knockout stage
Main article: 1998–99 UEFA Champions League 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.[5]

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.[5]

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
Main article: 1999 UEFA Champions League Final
Manchester United 2–1 Bayern Munich
Sheringham  90+1'
Solskjær  90+3'		 Report Basler  6'
Attendance: 90,245

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
3 Zlatko Zahovič Porto 7
4 Filippo Inzaghi Juventus 6
5 Ruud van Nistelrooy PSV Eindhoven 5
Nuno Gomes Benfica
7 Sonny Anderson Barcelona 4
Mario Basler Bayern Munich
Andy Cole Manchester United
Stefan Effenberg Bayern Munich
Ryan Giggs Manchester United
Siniša Gogić Olympiacos
Serhiy Rebrov Dynamo Kyiv
Jürgen Rische Kaiserslautern
Paul Scholes Manchester United

See also

References
  1. "UEFA Country Ranking 1998". Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  2. UEFA Champions League Statistics Handbook Season 1998/99. Nyon: Union of European Football Associations. 1998. p. 19.
  3. "UEFA European Football Calendar 1998/1999". Bert Kassies.
  4. UEFA Champions League Statistics Handbook Season 1998/99. Nyon, Switzerland: Union of European Football Associations. 1998. p. 13.
  5. UEFA Champions League Statistics Handbook Season 1998/99. Nyon, Switzerland: Union of European Football Associations. 1998. p. 14.
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