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1998–99 La Liga

The 1998–99 La Liga season, the 68th since its establishment, started on 29 August 1998 and finished on 20 June 1999.

La Liga
Season1998–99
Dates29 August 1998 – 20 June 1999
ChampionsBarcelona
16th title
RelegatedExtremadura (relegation playoff)
Villarreal (relegation playoff)
Tenerife
Salamanca
Champions LeagueBarcelona (1st group stage)
Real Madrid (1st group stage)
Mallorca (3rd qualifying round)
Valencia (3rd qualifying round)
UEFA CupCelta Vigo (first round)
Deportivo (first round)
Atlético Madrid (first round) (via Copa del Rey)
Intertoto CupEspanyol (third round)
Matches played380
Goals scored1,003 (2.64 per match)
Top goalscorerRaúl
(25 goals)
Biggest home winBarcelona 7–1 Alavés
(3 January 1999)[1]
Biggest away winExtremadura 1–5 Real Madrid
(31 October 1998)[2]
Highest scoringBarcelona 7–1 Alavés
(3 January 1999)[1]
Celta Vigo 6–2 Real Oviedo
(3 January 1999)[3]
Athletic Bilbao 3–5 Real Oviedo
(15 November 1998)[4]

Promotion and relegation

Twenty teams competed in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the Segunda División. The promoted teams were Alavés (playing top flight football for the first time in forty two years), Extremadura (returning after a one-year absence) and Villarreal (playing in the top flight for the first time ever). They replaced Compostela, Mérida and Sporting Gijón after spending time in the top flight for four, one and twenty one years respectively.

Team information

Clubs and locations

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Location of teams in La Liga 1998–99
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Canary Islands

1998–99 season was composed of the following clubs:

TeamStadiumCapacity
BarcelonaCamp Nou98,772
Real MadridSantiago Bernabéu80,354
EspanyolEstadi Olímpic de Montjuïc55,926
Atlético MadridVicente Calderón55,005
ValenciaMestalla55,000
Real BetisManuel Ruiz de Lopera52,132
Athletic BilbaoSan Mamés39,750
Deportivo de La CoruñaRiazor34,600
Real ZaragozaLa Romareda34,596
Celta de VigoEstadio Balaídos32,500
Real SociedadAnoeta32,200
Real OviedoCarlos Tartiere30,500
ValladolidJosé Zorrilla27,846
MallorcaSon Moix23,142
TenerifeHeliodoro Rodríguez López22,824
Racing de SantanderEl Sardinero22,222
VillarrealEl Madrigal22,000
AlavésMendizorrotza19,840
SalamancaHelmántico17,341
ExtremaduraFrancisco de la Hera11,580

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Barcelona (C)3824778743+4479Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2Real Madrid38215127762+1568
3Mallorca38206124831+1766Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4Valencia38198116339+2465
5Celta de Vigo38171386941+2864Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
6Deportivo La Coruña38171295543+1263
7Espanyol38161394938+1161Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round
8Athletic Bilbao[a]38179125347+660
9Zaragoza38169135746+1157
10Real Sociedad381412124743+454
11Betis38147174758−1149
12Valladolid38139163544−948
13Atlético Madrid381210165450+446Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[b]
14Oviedo381112154157−1645
15Racing Santander381012164153−1242
16Alavés38117203663−2740
17Extremadura (R)38912172753−2639Qualification for the relegation playoffs
18Villarreal (R)38812184763−1636
19Tenerife (R)38713184163−2234Relegation to the Segunda División
20Salamanca (R)3876252966−3727
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.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Results

Home \ AwayATHATMFCBBETCELALVRCDESPEXTMLLRACRMAROVRSOSALTENVCFVLDVILZAR
Athletic Bilbao1–21–30–00–05–02–12–20–01–02–02–33–50–01–02–02–02–12–02–0
Atlético Madrid0–01–12–32–13–01–11–25–01–21–13–10–04–12–02–01–26–12–20–0
Barcelona4–20–14–12–27–14–03–01–02–13–23–03–14–11–14–12–41–11–33–1
Betis1–40–00–30–31–00–30–11–11–31–13–25–01–01–01–00–12–04–11–3
Celta de Vigo3–20–10–04–01–10–02–05–14–23–05–16–22–21–02–02–20–04–12–0
Alavés1–22–01–40–02–02–11–10–12–00–11–12–22–11–03–10–12–02–11–0
Deportivo La Coruña1–11–12–12–22–12–21–01–11–11–24–04–00–11–02–01–03–02–12–1
Espanyol1–11–11–21–03–03–02–20–01–01–10–02–10–04–02–12–10–21–12–1
Extremadura0–12–11–22–11–11–01–21–01–00–31–50–11–01–11–01–00–02–20–2
Mallorca6–14–01–01–02–02–11–22–02–01–12–10–01–01–01–10–11–01–01–0
Racing Santander2–02–30–01–02–22–01–10–23–11–01–30–00–14–10–00–10–21–22–4
Real Madrid0–14–22–20–11–23–23–12–02–02–12–22–13–23–14–03–13–24–13–2
Oviedo0–03–12–10–11–31–01–21–11–01–31–01–02–13–20–12–20–00–01–2
Real Sociedad3–13–20–21–02–02–12–01–22–00–12–03–23–34–01–11–11–01–10–0
Salamanca2–12–11–41–31–11–03–12–32–10–01–21–11–10–11–20–11–01–01–2
Tenerife0–11–02–33–20–21–21–10–01–11–12–22–30–22–21–03–22–22–21–1
Valencia4–11–01–35–12–25–00–01–21–13–03–03–13–02–01–01–10–11–01–1
Valladolid0–31–00–10–32–13–00–12–10–01–00–00–12–10–04–12–13–11–01–1
Villarreal0–12–12–33–41–12–01–22–21–10–23–00–20–01–15–02–51–02–11–1
Zaragoza2–02–02–02–20–11–13–10–33–10–13–13–41–01–12–03–11–42–04–0
Source: LFP (in Spanish)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation playoff

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
CF Extremadura0–4Rayo Vallecano0–20–2
Villarreal CF0–3Sevilla FC0–20–1

First leg

27 June 1999 CF Extremadura 0–2 Rayo Vallecano Almendralejo
21:00Report (in Spanish)Luis Cembranos 7'
Llorens 86' (pen.)		Stadium: Francisco de la Hera
Attendance: 9,100
Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González
27 June 1999 Villarreal CF 0–2 Sevilla FC Villarreal
21:00Report (in Spanish)Tsiartas 2', 45'Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Víctor Esquinas Torres

Second leg

30 June 1999 Rayo Vallecano 2–0
(4–0 agg.)		 CF Extremadura Madrid
21:30Tiago 52'
Bolo 55'		Report (in Spanish)Stadium: Vallecas
Attendance: 15,600
Referee: Antonio Jesús López Nieto
30 June 1999 Sevilla FC 1–0
(3–0 agg.)		 Villarreal CF Seville
21:45Quevedo 50'Report (in Spanish)Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Manuel Mejuto González

Awards

Pichichi Trophy

The Pichichi Trophy is awarded to the player who scores the most goals in a season.

RankGoalscorersGoalsClubPenalties
1 Raúl25Real Madrid4
2 Rivaldo24Barcelona5
3 Claudio López21Valencia2
4 Fernando Morientes19Real Madrid0
Julio Dely Valdés19Real Oviedo3
6 Savo Milošević17Zaragoza0
7 Darko Kovačević16Real Sociedad1
Ismael Urzaiz16Athletic Bilbao2
9 Patrick Kluivert15Barcelona0
10 Turu Flores14Deportivo La Coruña0
Roy Makaay14Tenerife0
Lyuboslav Penev14Celta Vigo5
  • Source: Diario AS (newspaper archive, in paper), copy of the day: Monday 21 June 1999

Zamora Trophy

The Zamora Trophy is awarded to the goalkeeper with least goals to games ratio.

RankGoalkeeperGoalsMatchesAverageTeam
1 Carlos Roa29350.83Mallorca
2 Toni38381Espanyol
3 Santiago Cañizares39381.03Valencia
4 Richard Dutruel39371.05Celta Vigo
5 Jacques Songo'o40371.08Deportivo La Coruña
6 César42381.11Valladolid
7 Alberto López41371.11Real Sociedad
7 Imanol Etxeberria41371.11Athletic Bilbao
9 Ruud Hesp42371.14Barcelona
10 Ronny Gaspercic37311.19Extremadura
  • Source: Diario AS (newspaper archive, in paper), copy of the day: Monday 21 June 1999

Fair Play award

From this season, RFEF develops and publishes annually the Fair Play classification according to the Points System which was agreed by the board of the federation on 30 October 1998 and later expanded and fixed at another meeting and published in the 2nd Mailshot of the 2000–01 season. The classification for this season was computed from the Second legg, in order to experience results.

RankClubPoints
1Extremadura38
2Mallorca45
3Espanyol48

Pedro Zaballa award

Atlético Madrid and Valencia supporters[6]

See also

References

External links

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