1998–99 in Dutch football

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The 1998/1999 season in Dutch football was the 43rd season in the Eredivisie, where Feyenoord Rotterdam claimed the title, for the first time since 1993. Ajax Amsterdam won the Dutch National Cup.

Johan Cruijff-schaal

August 16, 1998

Ajax	0–2	PSV
		Khokhlov 32' Bruggink 53'

Amsterdam ArenA, AmsterdamAttendance: 39.500Referee: Van der Ende

Eredivisie

Position	Team	Points	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference
1	Feyenoord Rotterdam	80	34	25	5	4	76	38	+38
2	Willem II Tilburg	65	34	20	5	9	69	46	+23
3	PSV Eindhoven	61	34	17	10	7	87	55	+32
4	Vitesse Arnhem	61	34	18	7	9	61	44	+17
5	Roda JC	60	34	17	9	8	59	50	+19
6	Ajax Amsterdam	57	34	16	9	9	73	41	+32
7	SC Heerenveen	54	34	14	12	8	53	41	+12
8	FC Twente	52	34	13	13	8	51	45	+6
9	AZ Alkmaar	48	34	12	12	10	52	60	-8
10	Fortuna Sittard	44	34	12	8	14	49	56	-7
11	NEC Nijmegen	39	34	10	9	15	42	56	-14
12	FC Utrecht	38	34	10	8	16	54	64	-10
13	De Graafschap	36	34	8	12	14	40	57	-17
14	MVV Maastricht	32	34	7	11	16	42	63	-21
15	Cambuur Leeuwarden	32	34	7	11	16	37	64	-27
16	RKC Waalwijk	27	34	6	9	19	41	62	-21
17	Sparta Rotterdam	26	34	7	5	22	37	71	-35
18	NAC Breda	23	34	4	11	19	41	61	-20

Champions League : Feyenoord Rotterdam and Willem II
Champions League qualification: PSV Eindhoven
UEFA Cup: Vitesse, Roda JC and Ajax (Cup Winners)
Promotion / relegation play-offs ("Nacompetitie"): RKC and Sparta
Relegated: NAC Breda

Topscorers

Position	Player	Club	Goals
1	Ruud van Nistelrooy	PSV Eindhoven	31
2	Luc Nilis	PSV Eindhoven	24
3	Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink	FC Twente	21
4	Michael Mols	FC Utrecht	20
5	Nikos Machlas	Vitesse Arnhem	18
6	Mariano Bombarda	Willem II Tilburg	17
–	Peter Van Houdt	Roda JC	17
8	Julio Ricardo Cruz	Feyenoord Rotterdam	16
–	Jack de Gier	NEC Nijmegen	16
–	Ronald Hamming	Fortuna Sittard	16

Awards

Dutch Footballer of the Year

1998 – 1999 — Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven)

Dutch Golden Shoe Winner

1998 — Edwin van der Sar (Ajax Amsterdam)
1999 — Michael Mols (FC Utrecht)

Feyenoord Winning Squad 1998-'99

Goal

Defence

Midfield

Attack

Management

Leo Beenhakker (Coach)
Geert Meijer (Assistant)
John Metgod (Assistant)

Eerste Divisie

Position	Team	Points	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference
1	FC Den Bosch	77	34	23	8	3	80	35	+45
2	FC Groningen	64	34	19	7	8	69	33	+36
3	FC Emmen	61	34	19	4	11	53	37	+16
4	Helmond Sport	55	34	16	7	11	55	52	+3
5	FC Zwolle	54	34	15	9	10	57	42	+15
6	Excelsior Rotterdam	54	34	16	6	12	74	63	+11
7	Go Ahead Eagles	50	34	14	8	12	59	57	+2
8	FC Volendam	49	34	14	7	13	63	66	-3
9	FC Eindhoven	48	34	14	6	14	64	73	-9
10	ADO Den Haag	45	34	12	9	13	52	52	0
11	VVV-Venlo	42	34	12	6	16	59	66	-7
12	RBC Roosendaal	40	34	11	7	16	54	65	-11
13	BV Veendam	39	34	11	6	17	47	54	-7
14	Dordrecht '90	38	34	11	5	18	51	66	-15
15	HFC Haarlem	38	34	9	11	14	45	67	-22
16	TOP Oss	37	34	9	10	15	43	50	-7
17	Heracles Almelo	34	34	9	7	18	37	58	-21
18	SC Telstar	26	34	5	11	18	45	71	-26

Promoted : FC Den Bosch
Promotion / relegation play-offs ("Nacompetitie"): FC Groningen, Emmen, Helmond Sport, Zwolle, Excelsior and Dordrecht '90

Topscorers

Position	Player	Club	Goals
1	Harry van der Laan	FC Den Bosch	30
2	Peter Hofstede	Helmond Sport / FC Emmen	22
3	Maurice Graef	VVV-Venlo	17
4	Marco Boogers	FC Volendam	16
–	John Lammers	RBC Roosendaal	16
–	Bert Zuurman	FC Eindhoven	16
7	Silvan Inia	FC Volendam	15

Promotion and relegation

Group A

Position	Team	Points	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference
1	RKC Waalwijk	16	6	5	1	0	11	3	+8
2	FC Zwolle	8	6	2	2	2	8	10	-2
3	Dordrecht '90	7	6	2	1	3	12	13	-1
4	FC Emmen	3	6	1	0	5	10	15	-5

Group B

Position	Team	Points	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference
1	Sparta Rotterdam	15	6	5	0	1	19	6	+13
2	FC Groningen	13	6	4	1	1	16	8	+8
3	Excelsior Rotterdam	7	6	2	1	3	16	18	-2
4	Helmond Sport	0	6	0	0	6	5	24	-19

Stayed : RKC Waalwijk and Sparta Rotterdam

KNVB Cup

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

March 9

FC Eindhoven	0
		April 13
PSV Eindhoven	5
		PSV Eindhoven	1
March 9
		Fortuna Sittard	3
Fortuna Sittard	3
				May 13 - Rotterdam
FC Emmen	1
				Ajax Amsterdam	2
March 10
				Fortuna Sittard	0
Feyenoord Rotterdam	2
		April 14
Vitesse Arnhem	1
		Ajax Amsterdam	2
March 24
		Feyenoord Rotterdam	1
FC Zwolle	1

Ajax Amsterdam	2

Final

May 13, 1999

Ajax	2–0 (2–0)	Fortuna Sittard
Gronkjaer 12', 15'

De Kuip, RotterdamAttendance: 25.000Referee: Uilenberg

Dutch national team

Main article: Netherlands national football team results – 1990s § 1998

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League competitions	Eredivisie Eerste Divisie Hoofdklasse Eerste Klasse
Cup competitions	KNVB Cup (Final) Johan Cruyff Shield KNVB Women's Cup
European competitions	Champions League Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup

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Eredivisie	Ajax AZ Cambuur Feyenoord Fortuna Sittard De Graafschap Heerenveen MVV NAC Breda NEC PSV RKC Roda JC Sparta Rotterdam Twente Utrecht Vitesse Willem II

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