1998–99 Athletic Bilbao season

Season summary

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

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
25 FW  ESP Bolo (to Rayo Vallecano)

La Liga
Main article: 1998–99 La Liga

League table
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[lower-alpha 1] 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 qualifyied and registered, Athletic Bilbao refused to play Intertoto

Results

Champions League

Group stage
16 September 1998 Athletic Bilbao 1–1 RosenborgSan Mamés Stadium, Bilbao
20:45 Etxeberria  7' Report Strand  64' Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Vasyl Melnychuk (Ukraine)
30 September 1998 Galatasaray 2–1 Athletic BilbaoAli Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul
20:45 Okan  16'
Hagi  90+3'		 Report Urzaiz  17' Attendance: 19,828
Referee: Graham Poll (England)
21 October 1998 Athletic Bilbao 0–0 JuventusSan Mamés Stadium, Bilbao
20:45 Report Attendance: 39,000
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
4 November 1998 Juventus 1–1 Athletic BilbaoStadio delle Alpi, Turin
20:45 Lasa  68' (o.g.) Report Guerrero  45' Attendance: 44,584
Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)
25 November 1998 Rosenborg 2–1 Athletic BilbaoLerkendal Stadion, Trondheim
20:45 Sørensen  2', 50' Report Pérez  90' Attendance: 15,454
Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Germany)
9 December 1998 Athletic Bilbao 1–0 GalatasaraySan Mamés Stadium, Bilbao
20:45 Guerrero  44' Report Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
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References
  1. "FootballSquads - Athletic Bilbao - 1998/99". Retrieved 2016-06-07.
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