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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 22 July – 26 August 1998 (qualifying) 16 September 1998 – 26 May 1999 (competition proper) |
| Teams | 24 (group stage) 56 (total) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Manchester United (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Bayern Munich |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 85 |
| Goals scored | 238 (2.8 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Andriy Shevchenko Dwight Yorke(8 goals) |
| ← 1997–98 1999–2000 → | |
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.
Manchester United also completed the Treble, becoming the fourth side in Europe to do so and in the process preventing Bayern Munich from achieving the feat themselves, Bayern eventually finished runners-up in their domestic cup two weeks later.
The Red Devils won the trophy without losing a single game, 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 games in the knock-out stages.
It was the first time that a team that had not won their domestic league the previous season won the Champions League and it was also the first time that Europe's top honour was won by a team who 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 (three teams from Spain (including current UEFA Champions League title holder); two teams from England, France, Greece (replacing Turkey), Holland, Germany, Italy and Portugal) were entered into the competition. The runners-up entered the second qualifying round while the league winners entered directly the group stage (except for Greece where both winner and runner-up entered the second qualifying).
Real Madrid were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Dynamo Kyiv.
Qualifying rounds
Main article: 1998–99 UEFA Champions League qualifying roundsFirst qualifying round
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sileks 
|
1–2 |  Club Brugge
|
0–0 | 1–2 |
ŁKS Łódź 
|
7–2 |  Gäncä
|
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 |
FK Kareda Šiauliai 
|
0–4 |  Branik Maribor
|
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 Shkodër
|
3–0 | 1–3 |
HJK Helsinki 
|
5–0 |  FC Yerevan
|
2–0 | 3–0 |
FK Obilić 
|
4–1 |  ÍBV
|
2–0 | 2–1 |
Zimbru Chişinău 
|
2–3 |  Újpest
|
1–0 | 1–3 |
Steaua București 
|
5–4 |  FC Flora
|
4–1 | 1–3 |
Second qualifying round
Losing teams qualified for the first round of the 1998–99 UEFA Cup.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Rosenborg 
|
(a)4–4 | Club Brugge
|
2–0 | 2–4 |
| Manchester United
|
2–0 | ŁKS Łódź
|
2–0 | 0–0 |
| Litex Lovech
|
2–11 |  Spartak Moscow
|
0–5 | 2–6 |
Galatasaray 
|
5–3 | Grasshopper
|
2–1 | 3–2 |
| Celtic
|
1–3 |  Croatia Zagreb
|
1–0 | 0–3 |
| Branik Maribor
|
3–5 |  PSV Eindhoven
|
2–1 | 1–4(aet) |
| Dynamo Kyiv
|
(p)1–1 |  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 Helsinki
|
2–1 |  Metz
|
1–0 | 1–1 |
| Bayern Munich
|
5–1 | FK Obilić
|
4–0 | 1–1 |
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).
- This match was played at Naftex's Neftochimik Stadium in Burgas because Litex Lovech's Lovech Stadium in Lovech did not meet UEFA standards.
- 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 stageArsenal, Athletic Bilbao, Brøndby, Croatia Zagreb, HJK Helsinki, Inter, Kaiserslautern, Lens and Sturm Graz made their debut in the group stages.
| Key to colours in group tables |
|---|
| Group winners and best two runners-up advance to the quarter-finals |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympiacos
|
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 11 |
| Croatia Zagreb
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 8 |
| Porto
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 7 |
| Ajax
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 7 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juventus
|
6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 8 |
| Galatasaray
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Rosenborg
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 8 |
| Athletic Bilbao
|
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internazionale
|
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 13 |
| Real Madrid
|
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 12 |
| Spartak Moscow
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 8 |
| Sturm Graz
|
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 1 |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayern Munich
|
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 11 |
| Manchester United
|
6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 10 |
| Barcelona
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 8 |
| Brøndby
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 18 | −14 | 3 |
Group E
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dynamo Kyiv
|
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 11 |
| Lens
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 8 |
| Arsenal
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Panathinaikos
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 6 |
Group F
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiserslautern
|
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 13 |
| Benfica
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 8 |
| PSV Eindhoven
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 7 |
| HJK Helsinki
|
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 5 |
Ranking of runners-up
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid
|
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 12 |
| Manchester United
|
6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 10 |
| Galatasaray
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Benfica
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 8 |
| Lens
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 8 |
| Croatia Zagreb
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 8 |
Knockout stage
Main article: 1998–99 UEFA Champions League knockout stageBracket
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Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | 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.Tooltip Aggregate score | 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 MatchCentre | Basler 6' |
Top goalscorers
The top scorers from the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League (excluding qualifying rounds) are as follows:
See also
References
External links
- 1998–99 All matches – season at UEFA website
- 1998–99 season at UEFA website
- European Cup results at RSSSF
- All scorers 1998–98 UEFA Champions League (excluding qualifying round) according to protocols UEFA + all scorers qualifying round
- 1998/99 UEFA Champions League - results and line-ups (archive)
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