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
1998–99 season
ManagerClaudio Ranieri
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  ESP Luciano Alkorta
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  ESP Jesús Pañenka
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 Francisco Muedra
25 DF  ESP Miguel Soria
26 GK  ESP Jonathan
27 MF  ESP Curro Montoya
28 MF  ESP Francisco Padalino
29 FW  ESP Fernando Mayora
30 FW  ESP Rubén Navarro
31 FW  ESP Jandro
32 FW  ESP Francisco Polverino

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
Main article: 1998–99 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.

Matches
28 August 1998 1 Valencia 1-0 Atletico Madrid Valencia
Angulo  65' Report Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
11 September 1998 2 Deportivo 1-0 Valencia La Coruña
Schürrer  4' Report Stadium: Estadio Riazor
19 September 1998 3 Valencia 1-0 Villareal Valencia
Angulo  45' Report Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
25 September 1998 4 Valladolid 3-1 Valencia Valladolid
Peternac  35'
Javi Torres  37'
Alberto Marcos  88'		 Report Angulo  31' Stadium: Estadio Jose Zorrilla
2 October 1998 5 Valencia 1-3 Barcelona Valencia
Piojo López  14' Report Kluivert  55'
Rivaldo  73'
Anderson  90'		 Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
16 October 1998 6 Athletic Bilbao 2-0 Valencia Bilbao
Urzaiz  27'
Guerrero  51'		 Report Stadium: Estadio San Mames
24 October 1998 7 Valencia 5-1 Betis Valencia
Piojo López  29'
Ilie  42'
Schwarz  67'
Piojo López  73'
Ilie  82'		 Report Alexis  33' Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
30 October 1998 8 Real Zaragoza 1-4 Valencia Zaragoza
Kily González  24' Report Ilie  3'
Lucarelli  68'
Schwarz  78'
Mendieta  85'		 Stadium: Estadio La Romareda
7 November 1998 9 Valencia 3-0 Racing Santander Valencia
Djukic  46'
Schwarz  47'
Piojo López  62'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
14 November 1998 10 Extremadura 1-0 Valencia Extremadura
Toril  60' Report
20 November 1998 11 Valencia 3-1 Real Madrid Valencia
Angulo  35'
Claudio López  62'
Claudio López  74'		 Report Sávio  57' Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
28 November 1998 12 Celta Vigo 2-2 Valencia Vigo
Mostovoi  34'
Adrian Ilie  66'		 Report Popescu  23'
Juan Sánchez  56'		 Stadium: Estadio Balaidos
5 December 1998 13 Alavés 0-1 Valencia Vitoria
Report Claudio López  65'
12 December 1998 14 Valencia 1-0 Salamanca Valencia
Angulo  76' Report Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
19 December 1998 15 Espanyol 2-1 Valencia Barcelona
Joan Capdevila  35'
Cristóbal  75'		 Report Javier Farinós  42' Stadium: Estadio Olimpico Lluys Company
1 January 1999 16 Valencia 2-0 Real Sociedad Valencia
Stefan Schwarz  19'
Claudio López  60'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
9 January 1999 17 Real Oviedo 2-2 Valencia Oviedo
Julio Dely Valdés  9'
Julio Dely Valdés  33'		 Report Joyce Moreno 22' (o.g.)
Luis Milla  90'		 Stadium: Estadio Carlos Tartiere
16 January 1999 18 Valencia 1-1 Tenerife Valencia
Claudio López  37' (pen.) Report Juanele  68' (pen.) Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
23 January 1999 19 Mallorca 0-1 Valencia Palma de Mallorca
Report Claudio López  49'
29 January 1999 20 Atlético Madrid 1-2 Valencia Madrid
José Mari  18' Report Piojo López  12'
Angulo  27'		 Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderon
5 February 1999 21 Valencia 0-0 Deportivo Valencia
Report Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
13 February 1999 22 Villareal 1-0 Valencia Villarreal
Gheorghe Craioveanu  90' Report Stadium: Estadio de la Ceramica
20 February 1999 23 Valencia 0-1 Valladolid Valencia
Report Alen Peternac  80' Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
26 February 1999 24 Barcelona 2-4 Valencia Barcelona
Patrick Kluivert  30'
Patrick Kluivert  78'		 Report Ilie  4'
Piojo López  37'
Angulo  82'
Piojo López  87'		 Stadium: Camp Nou
6 March 1999 25 Valencia 4-1 Athletic Bilbao Valencia
Ilie  53'
Angloma  67'
Ilie  73' (pen)
Claudio Piojo López  85'		 Report Ismael Urzaiz  36' Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
12 March 1999 26 Betis 0-1 Valencia Sevilla
Report Gaizka Mendieta  43' Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarin
20 March 1999 27 Valencia 1-1 Real Zaragoza Valencia
Adrian Ilie  48' Report Gustavo López  18' Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
2 April 1999 28 Racing Santander 0-1 Valencia Santander
Report Björklund  80' Stadium: Estadio El Sardinero
10 April 1999 29 Valencia 1-1 Extremadura Valencia
Serban  64' Report Esposito  62' Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
17 April 1999 30 Real Madrid 3-1 Valencia Madrid
Morientes  11'
Raúl  30'
Raúl  70'		 Report Mendieta  69' Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu
23 April 1999 31 Valencia 2-2 Celta Vigo Valencia
Vlaovic  12'
Farinos  90'		 Report Juan Sánchez  41'
Karpin  90'		 Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
30 April 1999 32 Valencia 5-0 Alavés Valencia
Piojo López  19'
Mendieta  33'
Piojo López  56'
Piojo López  71'
Mendieta  81'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
8 May 1999 33 Salamanca 0-1 Valencia Salamanca
Report Vlaovic  23'
15 May 1999 34 Valencia 1-2 Espanyol Valencia
Piojo López  90' Report Tamudo  71'
Posse  90'		 Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
22 May 1999 35 Real Sociedad 1-1 Valencia San Sebastian
Kovacevic  74' Report Ilie  90' Stadium: Estadio Anoeta
28 May 1999 36 Valencia 3-0 Real Oviedo Valencia
Mendieta  44' (pen.)
Piojo López  60'
Piojo López  76' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
12 June 1999 37 Tenerife 3-2 Valencia Santa Cruz de la Palma
Pier  32'
Makaay  59'
Pier  70'		 Report Angulo  3'
Piojo López  87'		 Stadium: Estadio Heliodoro Rodriguez
19 June 1999 38 Valencia 3-0 Mallorca Valencia
Ilie  12'
Mendieta  51'
Ilie  66'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Mestalla

Top scorers

Copa del Rey
Main article: 1998–99 Copa del Rey

Eightfinals

19 January 1999 Levante UD 0-3 Valencia Valencia
Report Navarro 5'
Navarro 63'
Mendieta 85'		 Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de Valencia
2 February 1999 Valencia 1-0 Levante Valencia
Angloma 86' Report Stadium: Estadio Mestalla

Quarterfinals
17 February 1999 FC Barcelona 2-3 Valencia Barcelona
Kluivert 47'
Rivaldo 60'		 Report Piojo Lopez 51'
Piojo Lopez 56'
Mendieta 80'		 Stadium: Camp Nou
23 February 1999 Valencia CF 4-3 FC Barcelona Valencia
Piojo Lopez 23'
Piojo Lopez 35'
Angulo 42'
Mendieta 69'		 Report Rivaldo 57'
Óscar 63'
de Boer 81'		 Stadium: Estadio Mestalla

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
Main article: 1999 Copa del Rey 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 Cup
Main article: 1998–99 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

References
  1. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/spain/1998-1999/laliga/valencia.htm
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