1998–99 Athletic Bilbao season

Athletic Bilbao
1998–99 season
La Liga8th
Copa del ReyRound of 16
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ismael Urzaiz (16)

All:
Ismael Urzaiz (17)

Season summary

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Athletic had finished second the previous season, and though they gathered only five points fewer - all from losing instead of drawing games - this was enough to drag them down to 8th place.

The club had applied and qualified for the Intertoto Cup, but in the end declined to enter the competition.

Squad

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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 Spain ESP Juan José Valencia
4 DF Spain ESP Rafael Alkorta
5 MF Spain ESP Felipe
6 MF Spain ESP Josu Urrutia
7 MF Spain ESP Andoni Imaz
8 MF Spain ESP Julen Guerrero
9 FW Spain ESP Santiago Ezquerro
10 DF Spain ESP Aitor Larrazabal
11 DF Spain ESP Jesús María Lacruz
12 DF Spain ESP Carlos García
13 GK Spain ESP Imanol Etxeberria
14 MF Spain ESP José Mari
15 DF Spain ESP Patxi Ferreira
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF Spain ESP Txomin Nagore
17 MF Spain ESP Joseba Etxeberria
18 MF Spain ESP Bittor Alkiza
19 DF Spain ESP Mikel Lasa
20 FW Spain ESP Ismael Urzaiz
21 DF Spain ESP Iñigo Larrainzar
22 MF Spain ESP Javi González
23 MF Spain ESP Jorge Pérez
24 DF Spain ESP Roberto Ríos
26 GK Spain ESP Daniel Aranzubia
27 DF Spain ESP César
32 MF Spain ESP Francisco Yeste

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
25 FW Spain ESP Bolo (to Rayo Vallecano)

La Liga

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Deportivo La Coruña 38 17 12 9 55 43 +12 63 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
7 Espanyol 38 16 13 9 49 38 +11 61 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round
8 Athletic Bilbao[a] 38 17 9 12 53 47 +6 60
9 Zaragoza 38 16 9 13 57 46 +11 57
10 Real Sociedad 38 14 12 12 47 43 +4 54
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.
Notes:
  1. ^ Despite being qualified and registered, Athletic Bilbao refused to play Intertoto

Results

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Champions League

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Group stage

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16 September 1998 Athletic Bilbao Spain 1–1 Norway Rosenborg San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao
20:45 Etxeberria 7' Report Strand 64' Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Vasyl Melnychuk (Ukraine)
30 September 1998 Galatasaray Turkey 2–1 Spain Athletic Bilbao Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul
20:45 Okan 16'
Hagi 90+3'
Report Urzaiz 17' Attendance: 19,828
Referee: Graham Poll (England)
4 November 1998 Juventus Italy 1–1 Spain Athletic Bilbao Stadio delle Alpi, Turin
20:45 Lasa 68' (o.g.) Report Guerrero 45' Attendance: 44,584
Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)
25 November 1998 Rosenborg Norway 2–1 Spain Athletic Bilbao Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim
20:45 Sørensen 2', 50' Report Pérez 90' Attendance: 15,454
Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Germany)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "FootballSquads - Athletic Bilbao - 1998/99". Retrieved 2016-06-07.