1998 Edward Jancarz Memorial, Heat details
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance •  t - exclusion for touching the tapes •  x - other exclusion •  e - retired or mechanical failure •  f - fell •  ns - non-starter •  nc - non-classify


1998 Eisenhower Trophy
The 1998 Eisenhower Trophy took place 19 to 22 November at Club de Golf Los Leones and Club de Golf La Dehesa in Santiago, Chile. It was the 21st World Amateur Team Championship for the Eisenhower Trophy. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 52 four-man teams. The best three scores for each round counted towards the team total. Each team played two rounds on the two courses. The leading teams played at Club de Golf La Dehesa on the third day and at Club de Golf Los Leones on the final day.


1998 Eisenhower Trophy
Great Britain and Ireland won the Eisenhower Trophy for the fourth time, finishing four strokes ahead of the silver medalists, Australia. Chinese Taipei took the bronze medal with Japan in fourth place. Finland led after three rounds but a poor last round dropped then into fifth place. Kim Felton, representing Australia, had the lowest individual score, 11-under-par 275, two strokes better than Mikko Ilonen.


1998 Eisenhower Trophy, Teams
The following table lists the players on the leading teams.


1998 Eisenhower Trophy, Individual leaders
There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.


1998 Elite League speedway season
The 1998 Elite League speedway season was the 64th season of the top tier of speedway in the United Kingdom and the second year known as the Elite League, governed by the Speedway Control Board (SCB) in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA).


1998 Elite League speedway season, Summary
In 1998, the league decreased to nine teams with the closure of the Bradford Dukes at the end of their championship winning season in 1997. The Peterborough Panthers dropped down to the Premier League but were replaced by the Oxford Cheetahs. The league operated on a standard format without play-offs.


1998 Elite League speedway season, Summary
Ipswich Witches won the league (their first since 1984) and cup double and were led by the world's leading rider Tony Rickardsson. Rickardsson topped the averages for the second consecutive season and was well supported by Pole Tomasz Gollob in his maiden British season. English riders Chris Louis and Scott Nicholls added even more strength and became British Champion and British Under-21 Champion respectively during the season.


1998 Elite League speedway season, Elite League Knockout Cup
The 1998 Speedway Star Knockout Cup was the 60th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams and the second under its new name. Ipswich Witches were the winners of the competition.


1998 Elite League speedway season, Elite League Knockout Cup, Final
The first leg was due to be held on 9 October at Foxhall Stadium but was abandoned after 5 heats due to heavy rain. Coventry were leading 17-13 at the time.


1998 Elite League speedway season, Elite League Knockout Cup, Final, Second leg
Ipswich were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 95-85.


1998 Eliteserien
The 1998 season of the Eliteserien, the highest women's football (soccer) league in Norway, began on 25 April 1998 and ended on 17 October 1998.


1998 Eliteserien
18 games were played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number nine and ten were relegated, while two teams from the First Division were promoted through a playoff round.


1998 Eliteserien
Asker won the league, as well as all its games.


1998 Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council election
Elections to Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.


1998 Emirates Triangular Tournament
The Emirates Triangular Tournament was a cricket tri-series involving touring nations Sri Lanka and South Africa against each other and hosts England, in the 1998 international season. Sri Lanka won the tournament by defeating England in the final, thanks to an unbeaten 132 by player of the tournament Marvan Atapattu.


1998 Emirates Triangular Tournament
These matches were the first official one day internationals played in England in coloured clothing. England wearing light blue, South Africa in green and Sri Lanka in dark blue.


1998 Emirates Triangular Tournament, Group Stage table, Table key
P = Games playedW = Games wonL = Games lostNR = Games with no resultT = Games tiedNRR = Net run rate


1998 Emirates Triangular Tournament, Group Stage table, Points system
Won = 2 pointsLost = 0 pointsTie or No result = 1 pointStandard net run rate rules applied.


1998 Emirates Triangular Tournament, Group Stage matches, Match 3: England v South Africa
Because England and Sri Lanka had the best run rates, they were ranked as the top two teams. England beat Sri Lanka and finished top of the group. South Africa's run rate meant they missed out on the final, despite having beaten England, and that a better run rate than Sri Lanka would have put them top of the table.


1998 Emirates Triangular Tournament, Final
Marvan Atapattu was named player of the tournament for his 356 run contribution to the victorious Sri Lankan side.


1998 Emperor's Cup, Overview
It was contested by 82 teams, and Yokohama Flügels won the championship.


1998 Emperor's Cup, Results, Final
This was the last match of Flügels as a club, as they merged with Yokohama Marinos. As a result, Shimizu took their place in the subsequent Xerox Super Cup and Asian Cup Winners' Cup competitions.


1998 Emperor's Cup Final
1998 Emperor's Cup Final was the 78th final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 1999. Yokohama Flügels won the championship.


1998 Emperor's Cup Final, Overview
Yokohama Flügels won their 2nd title, by defeating Shimizu S-Pulse 2–1 with Yoshikiyo Kuboyama and Takayuki Yoshida goal.


1998 Empress's Cup, Overview
It was contested by 20 teams, and Prima Ham FC Kunoichi won the championship.


1998 Empress's Cup Final
1998 Empress's Cup Final was the 20th final of the Empress's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 17, 1999. Prima Ham FC Kunoichi won the championship.


1998 Empress's Cup Final, Overview
Prima Ham FC Kunoichi won their 3rd title, by defeating Nikko Securities Dream Ladies 1–0.


1998 Enfield London Borough Council election
The 1998 Enfield Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Enfield London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council. This was the first time that Labour were re-elected for a second term in Enfield. They later won a historic third term in 2018 after winning again in Enfield in 2010 and 2014.


1998 Enfield London Borough Council election, Election result
At the same as the election Enfield saw 67.2% vote in favour of the 1998 Greater London Authority referendum and 32.8% against, on a 32.8% turnout. Overall turnout at the election was 33.26%.


1998 England Monarchs season
The 1998 England Monarchs season was the sixth and final year of competition for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Lionel Taylor in his third year, and played its home games at three different stadia across England — Crystal Palace in south London, Ashton Gate in Bristol, and Alexander Stadium in Birmingham. They finished the regular season in fifth place with a record of three wins and seven losses.


1998 England rugby union tour of Australasia and South Africa
The 1998 England rugby union tour of Australasia and South Africa was a series of matches played in June and July 1998 by England national rugby union team.


1998 England rugby union tour of Australasia and South Africa, Matches
The tour is often referred to in rugby culture as 'The Tour of Hell' due to the number of heavy defeats suffered by the England team. This was caused principally because England fielded a roster of untested and uncapped players.


1998 England rugby union tour of Australasia and South Africa, Touring party, Full-back
Tim Stimpson (Newcastle Falcons), Matt Perry (Bath), Nick Beal (Northampton Saints)


1998 England rugby union tour of Australasia and South Africa, Touring party, Utilities
Josh Lewsey (Wasps), Spencer Brown (Richmond), Austin Healey (Leicester Tigers)


1998 England rugby union tour of Australasia and South Africa, Touring party, Wingers
Tom Beim (Sale Sharks), Matt Moore (Sale Sharks), Paul Sampson (Wasps)


1998 England rugby union tour of Australasia and South Africa, Touring party, Centres
Stuart Potter (Leicester Tigers), Dominic Chapman (Richmond), Steve Ravenscroft (Saracens)


1998 England rugby union tour of Australasia and South Africa, Touring party, Fly-halves
Jonny Wilkinson (Newcastle Falcons), Alex King (Wasps), Jos Baxendell (Sale Sharks).


1998 England rugby union tour of Australasia and South Africa, Touring party, Scrum-halves
Matt Dawson (Northampton Saints), Scott Benton (Gloucester), Peter Richards (London Irish)


1998 England rugby union tour of Australasia and South Africa, Touring party, Loose-forwards
Tony Diprose (Saracens), Steve Ojomoh (Bath), Richard Pool-Jones (Stade Francais Paris), Ben Sturnham (Saracens), Ben Clarke (Richmond), Pat Sanderson (Sale Sharks), Lewis Moody (Leicester Tigers).


1998 England rugby union tour of Australasia and South Africa, Touring party, Locks
Dave Sims (Gloucester), Rob Fidler (Gloucester), Garath Archer (Newcastle Falcons), Danny Grewcock (Saracens)


1998 England rugby union tour of Australasia and South Africa, Touring party, Props
Phil Vickery (Gloucester), Will Green (Wasps), Darren Crompton (Richmond), Graham Rowntree (Leicester Tigers), Duncan Bell (Sale Sharks), Tony Windo (Gloucester).


1998 England rugby union tour of Australasia and South Africa, Touring party, Hookers
Richard Cockerill (Leicester Tigers), Phil Greening (Gloucester), George Chuter (Saracens)


1998 English Greyhound Derby
The 1998 William Hill Greyhound Derby took place during May and June with the final being held on 27 June 1998 at Wimbledon Stadium. The winner Toms The Best received £50,000. The competition was sponsored by William Hill following the demise of the famous Sporting Life newspaper. Ante-post favourite Larkhill Jo was eliminated in the third round. The heats were held on 26, 29 & 30 May, the second round on 2, 5 & 6 June, third round on 13 June, quarter finals on 16 June and semi finals on 20 June.


1998 English Greyhound Derby, Final result, Distances
4¼, 4¾, short head, 1 (lengths)The distances between the greyhounds are in finishing order and shown in lengths. One length is equal to 0.08 of one second.


1998 English Greyhound Derby, Final result, Race Report
Toms The Best added the English Derby crown to his 1997 Irish Greyhound Derby success becoming one of a very select group to have won both the English and Irish Derby. The race was won with relative ease by the hot favourite in a crowded race which featured only five greyhounds (the first time since 1970) after Greenwood Flyer was disqualified by the stewards in the semi-finals for fighting*.


1998 English National Badminton Championships
The 1998 English National Badminton Championships were held in Haywards Heath, from 30 January - 1 February, 1998. The event was sponsored by Liverpool Victoria.


1998 English National Badminton Championships
Darren Hall extended his singles record by winning a ninth title.


1998 English cricket season
The 1998 English cricket season was the 99th in which the County Championship had been an official competition. Leicestershire won the title for the second time in three seasons while Lancashire performed the one day double. In two Test series, England defeated South Africa 2–1 and lost 1–0 to Sri Lanka.


1998 English cricket season, Annual reviews
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1998 Epping Forest District Council election
Elections to Epping Forest Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. Overall turnout was 29.4%.


1998 Epping Forest District Council election
This election marks the last time the Labour Party were the largest party on the council. By 2015, they would have no representation in the council chamber.


1998 Epsom Derby
The 1998 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Saturday 6 June 1998. It was the 219th running of the Derby, and it was won by High-Rise. The winner was ridden by Olivier Peslier and trained by Luca Cumani. The pre-race favourite Cape Verdi finished ninth.


1998 Epsom Derby, Full result
* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. shd = short-head; hd = head.† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.


1998 Epsom Derby, Form analysis, Two-year-old races
Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 1997.


1998 Epsom Derby, Form analysis, The road to Epsom
Early-season appearances in 1998 and trial races prior to running in the Derby.


1998 Epsom Derby, Form analysis, Subsequent Group 1 wins
Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby.


1998 Epsom Derby, Subsequent breeding careers, Sires of Group/Grade One winners
King Of Kings (15th) Stood in Australia, America, Switzerland and South Africa


1998 Epsom Derby, Subsequent breeding careers, Other Stallions
City Honours (2nd) - Miley Shah - 1st Grade 3 Hurdle 2012High-Rise (1st) - Sired winners in Japan before standing in Ireland to sire jumps winnersGreek Dance (5th) - Stood in Germany before retiring due to severe fertility problemsSadian (7th) - Exported to Saudi ArabiaSaratoga Springs (10th) - Minor flat and jumps winnersGulland (11th) - Minor jumps winners and flat placed horseCourteous (12th) - Minor flat and jumps winnersMutamam (13th) - Minor flat winners - Exported to ItalyHaami (14th) - Exported to Cyprus


1998 Esiliiga
The 1998 Esiliiga is the eighth season of the Esiliiga, second-highest Estonian league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992.


1998 Esiliiga, Promotion playoff
JK Eesti Põlevkivi Jõhvi beat KSK Vigri Tallinn 2–0 on aggregate. Eesti Põlevkivi remained in Meistriliiga, Vigri in Esiliiga.


1998 Esiliiga, Relegation playoff
FC Kuressaare beat FC M.C. Tallinn 2–1 on aggregate. Kuressaare remained in Esiliiga, M.C. in Second Division.


1998 Eskridge car crash
The 1998 Eskridge car crash was a notorious hit-and-run incident that occurred in Okinawa, Japan on October 7, 1998. Randall Eskridge, a member of the United States Marine Corps, was drunk driving when he struck Yuki Uema, an 18-year-old Japanese student. Eskridge failed to stop and help Uema, who entered a coma and died a week later from a brain contusion. Uema's death caused an uproar in Okinawa due to the raw emotion after the 1995 Okinawan rape incident, the fact the Marines refused to hand over Eskridge, and continued opposition to the American presence in Japan.


1998 Eskridge car crash, Crash
At 4:30 AM on October 7, 1998, Yuki Uema, an 18-year-old Japanese high school student, was riding her motorcycle home on Okinawa Island when she was knocked down by a hit-and-run driver outside Camp Zukeran, a base of the United States military north of Naha, the capital of Okinawa Prefecture. Randall Eskridge, a 23-year-old corporal of the United States Marine serving as a Flight Equipment Technician with the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, was identified as the driver that struck Uema after a guard at Camp Zukeran's gate noticed heavy damage to the grille of his vehicle.


1998 Eskridge car crash, Crash
Initially, the US military refused to hand over Eskridge to Japanese civil authorities as the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) agreement between Japan and America requires the accused to be handed over to local authorities only for a heinous crime. The refusal sparked outrage and protests among Okinawa's populace, but Eskridge was finally handed over to the local police a week after the incident. Around this time, Uema died from a brain contusion caused by complications from her injuries sustained in the incident, after having spent the week in a coma.


1998 Eskridge car crash, Trial
During Eskridge's trial, the prosecution said that he had committed a "malicious crime due to his low regard for human life," seriously injuring Yuki Uema while driving under the influence of alcohol. Eskridge was tried on charges of drunken driving, leaving the scene of a crash and professional negligence to cause injury. Even though Eskridge admitted his wrongdoing, the prosecutor told the court that the accused deserved a stiff penalty. In 1999, Eskridge was sentenced to 20 months in an Okinawa jail.


1998 Eskridge car crash, Aftermath
The incident brought to light one of many grievances felt by the people of Okinawa towards the US military presence, to which opposition was becoming increasingly popular and vocal since the 1995 Okinawan rape incident, where three US servicemen rented a van then kidnapped and raped a 12-year-old Japanese girl. After the 1996 Padilla car crash in particular, which involved a US serviceman and Japanese victims, it was revealed that there were over a thousand car crashes a year in Okinawa involving US military personnel. Chalmers Johnson stated that it was not until 1997 that American military-owned vehicles were required to have license plates, often making it impossible for hit-and-run victims to identify the vehicle that hit them.


1998 Espirito Santo Trophy
The 1998 Espirito Santo Trophy took place 12–15 November at Prince of Wales Country Club in Santiago, Chile.


1998 Espirito Santo Trophy
It was the 18th women's golf World Amateur Team Championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy.


1998 Espirito Santo Trophy
The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event. There were 33 team entries, each with three players. The best two scores for each round counted towards the team total.


1998 Espirito Santo Trophy
The United States team won the Trophy for their 13th title, beating team Italy and team Germany by 21 strokes, the widest margin of victory in the history of the championship. Italy and Germany shared the silver medal on second place.


1998 Espirito Santo Trophy
The individual title went to Jenny Chuasiriporn, United States, whose score of 12-under-par, 276, was seven strokes ahead of her teammate Kellee Booth.


1998 Espirito Santo Trophy, Teams
33 teams entered the event and completed the competition. Each team had three players.


1998 Espirito Santo Trophy, Individual leaders
There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.


1998 Estonian Figure Skating Championships
The 1998 Estonian Figure Skating Championships (Estonian: Eesti Meistrivõistlused 1998) were held in Tallinn from March 13 to 15, 1998. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing on the senior and junior levels.


1998 Estonian Figure Skating Championships, Junior results
The 1998 Estonian Junior Figure Skating Championships took place in Tallinn from February 21 through 22, 1998.


1998 Estoril Open
The 1998 Estoril Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. This event was the 9th edition of the Estoril Open, included in the 1998 ATP Tour International Series and in the 1998 ITF Women's Circuit. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Estoril Court Central, in Oeiras, Portugal, from 6 April until 13 April 1998.


1998 Estoril Open, Finals, Men's Doubles
Donald Johnson /  Francisco Montana defeated  David Roditi /  Fernon Wibier, 6–1, 2–6, 6–1


1998 Estoril Open, Finals, Women's Doubles
Caroline Dhenin /  Émilie Loit defeated  Radka Bobková /  Caroline Schneider, 6–2, 6–3


1998 Estoril Open – Men's Doubles
Gustavo Kuerten and Fernando Meligeni were the defending champions. Kuerten did not participate this year. Meligeni partnered Filippo Messori, losing in the quarterfinals.


1998 Estoril Open – Men's Doubles
Donald Johnson and Francisco Montana won in the final 6–1, 2–6, 6–1, against David Roditi and Fernon Wibier.


1998 Estoril Open – Men's Singles
Àlex Corretja was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.


1998 Estoril Open – Men's Singles
Alberto Berasategui won the tournament, beating Thomas Muster in the final, 3–6, 6–1, 6–3.


1998 Euro Beach Soccer Cup
The 1998 Euro Beach Soccer Cup was the first Euro Beach Soccer Cup, one of Europe's two major beach soccer championships at the time, held in September 1998, in Siracusa, Italy. Portugal won the championship, with Spain finishing second. Hosts Italy beat Germany in the third place play off to finish third and fourth respectively.


1998 Euro Beach Soccer Cup
Seven nations participated in the tournament who were split into two groups of three and four, playing each other once in the groups. The second placed teams in each group played in a third place play off and the winners of each group played in a final match to decide the winner of the tournament.


1998 Euro Beach Soccer League
The 1998 Euro Beach Soccer League was the first edition of the Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL), the premier beach soccer competition contested between men's European national teams, originally known as the European Pro Beach Soccer League at the time. The competition was organised by Beach Soccer Company (BSC), the precursors to Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) who took over organisation in 2001, between June 6 and September 20, 1998 in seven different nations across Europe.


1998 Euro Beach Soccer League
The debut season was set up to be a competition with a presence throughout the summer to promote the newly founded sport in Europe through the consistency of a summer-long, professional-level spectacle.


1998 Euro Beach Soccer League
Germany won on the final day of the season, remaining the only time they have won the league title or even finished inside the top four.


1998 Euro Beach Soccer League, Organisation, Format
Matches were split into seven rounds of fixtures known as stages, with one stage hosted in each of the seven countries participating as shown. Four teams took part in each, three joining the host nation of that particular stage, with each individual team taking part in four of the seven stages overall.


1998 Euro Beach Soccer League, Organisation, Format
Each stage was played as a small knock-out tournament, with semi finals, the final and a third place decider being the fixtures throughout all seven rounds. Teams earned points for their successes per game and per stage which were then tallied up in the final league table.


1998 Euro Beach Soccer League, Organisation, Format
The team who topped the table after all seven stages was crowned the winner of the league.


1998 Euro Beach Soccer League, Organisation, Point distribution
Points were allocated for the following achievements in each stage, contributing to the final points total in the league table.


1998 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stages, Stage 1
The first stage took place in Siracusa, Italy. The hosts won the stage.


1998 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stages, Stage 2
The second stage took place in Zürich, Switzerland. Germany won the stage.


1998 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stages, Stage 3
The third stage took place in Budva, Montenegro, FR Yugoslavia. France won the stage.


1998 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stages, Stage 4
The fourth stage took place in Sant Joan d'Alacant, Spain. Italy claimed their second stage win.


1998 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stages, Stage 5
The fifth stage took place in Travemünde, Germany. The hosts won their second stage.


1998 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stages, Stage 6
The sixth stage took place in Figueira da Foz, Portugal. These matches were also simultaneously part of the 1998 Mundialito tournament. The hosts won their first stage.


1998 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stages, Stage 7
The seventh and final stage took place in Monte Carlo, Monaco. Germany secured the title by beating France in the third place play-off. Portugal won their second stage, the only nation to win two consecutively.


1998 Euro Open by Nissan
The 1998 Euro Open by Nissan was contested over 7 rounds/14 races. This was the first Open Fortuna by Nissan season which would go on to become the World Series by Renault. In this one-make formula all drivers had to use Coloni chassis and Nissan engines.


1998 Eurocard Open
The 1998 Stuttgart Masters (known as the Eurocard Open for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 3rd edition of the Stuttgart Masters, and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1998 ATP Tour. It took place at the Schleyerhalle in Stuttgart, Germany, from 26 October until 2 November 1998. Richard Krajicek won the singles title.


1998 Eurocard Open, Finals, Doubles
Sébastien Lareau /  Alex O'Brien defeated  Mahesh Bhupati /  Leander Paes, 4–6, 6–3, 7–5


1998 Eurocard Open – Doubles
Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde were the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Saša Hiršzon and Goran Ivanišević.


1998 Eurocard Open – Doubles
Sébastien Lareau and Alex O'Brien won the title, by defeating Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes 4–6, 6–3, 7–5 in the final.


1998 Eurocard Open – Doubles, Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.


1998 Eurocard Open – Singles
Petr Korda was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Thomas Johansson.


1998 Eurocard Open – Singles
Richard Krajicek won the title, by defeating Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 in the final.


1998 Eurocard Open – Singles, Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All sixteen seeds received a bye into the second round.


1998 European 10,000m Challenge
The 1998 European 10,000m Cup was the 2nd edition of the European 10,000m Cup (the original name in 1998 was European 10,000m Challenge) and took place on 5 April in Lisbon, Portugal.


1998 European 10,000m Challenge, Team
In italic the participants whose result did not go into the team's total time, but awarded with medals.


1998 European Amateur Boxing Championships
The Men's 1998 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Minsk, Belarus from May 17 to May 24. The 32nd edition of the bi-annual competition, in which 180 fighters from 38 countries participated this time, was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA.


1998 European Athletics Championships
The 17th European Athletics Championships were held from 18 August to 23 August 1998 in Budapest, the capital city of Hungary.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's 10,000 metres
The men's 10,000 metres at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the Népstadion on 18 August.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres
The men's 100 metres at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the Népstadion on 18 and 19 August.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres, Results, Round 1
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 8 fastest (q) advance to the Round 2.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres, Results, Round 2
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q)  advance to the Semifinals.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres, Results, Semifinals
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q)  advance to the Final.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's 110 metres hurdles
The men's 110 metres hurdles at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the Népstadion on 21 and 22 August.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's 110 metres hurdles, Results, Round 1
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the Semifinals.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's 110 metres hurdles, Results, Semifinals
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q)  advance to the Final.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's 1500 metres
The men's 1500 metres at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the Népstadion on 18 and 20 August.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's 1500 metres, Results, Round 1
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the Final.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's 20 kilometres walk
These are the official results of the Men's 20 km walk event at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. There were a total number of 33 participating athletes, with the race held on 18 August 1998.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres
The men's 200 metres at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the Népstadion on 20 and 21 August.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres, Results, Round 1
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the Semifinals.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres, Results, Semifinals
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q)  advance to the Final.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
The men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the Népstadion on 20 and 23 August.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase, Results, Round 1
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the Final.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
The men's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the Népstadion on 22 August.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay, Results, Heats
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
The men's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the Népstadion on 22 and 23 August.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay, Results, Heats
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres
The men's 400 metres at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the Népstadion on 19, 20 and 21 August.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres, Results, Round 1
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the Semifinals.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres, Results, Semifinals
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q)  advance to the Final.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles
The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the Népstadion on 18, 19 and 20 August.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles, Results, Round 1
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the Semifinals.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles, Results, Semifinals
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q)  and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's 50 kilometres walk
The Men's 50 km walk event at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary was held on Friday August 21, 1998.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's 5000 metres
The men's 5000 metres at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the Népstadion on 22 August.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the Népstadion on 21, 22 and 23 August.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres, Results, Round 1
Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) advance to the Semifinals.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres, Results, Semifinals
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q)  advance to the Final.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's decathlon
The men's decathlon competition at the 1998 European Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, was held on 18 August and 19 August 1998. The event was one of the permit meetings of the inaugural 1998 IAAF World Combined Events Challenge.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw
The final of the Men's discus throw event at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary was held on August 23, 1998. There were a total number of 31 participating athletes. The qualifying rounds were held on August 22, with the standard mark needed to reach the final set at 63.00 metres.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw
These are the official results of the Men's hammer throw event at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Thirty-six athletes took part. The qualification mark was set at 77.00 metres.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's high jump
The men's high jump at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the Népstadion on 19 and 21 August.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's high jump, Results, Qualification
Qualification: Qualification Performance 2.26 (Q) or at least 12 best performers advance to the final.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw
These are the official results of the Men's javelin throw event at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. There were a total number of 26 participating athletes. The final was held on 23 August 1998, two days after the qualification round where the mark was set at 82.00 metres. Title defender Steve Backley from Great Britain won the title for a third time in a row, setting a new championship record in the final round: 89.72 metres.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's long jump
The men's long jump at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the Népstadion on 18 and 19 August.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's long jump, Results, Qualification
Qualification: Qualification Performance 8.05 (Q) or at least 12 best performers advance to the final.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's marathon
These are the official results of the Men's Marathon competition at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. The race was held on Saturday August 22, 1998. Italian runners, led by Stefano Baldini, swept the medals.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's marathon, Marathon Cup
The team's time is given by the first three arrivals of each country, but awarded with the medal also the others athletes of the team that finished the race.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's pole vault
The men's pole vault at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the Népstadion on 19 and 22 August.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's pole vault, Results, Qualification
Qualification: Qualification Performance 5.70 (Q) or at least 12 best performers advance to the final.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's shot put
The men's shot put at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the Népstadion on 18 August.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's shot put, Results, Qualification
Qualification: Qualification Performance 20.00 (Q) or at least 12 best performers advance to the final.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's triple jump
These are the official results of the Men's triple jump event at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. There were a total number of 32 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Sunday August 23, 1998. The top twelve and ties, and all those reaching 16.90 metres advanced to the final. The qualification round was held in Saturday August 22, 1998.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's 10 kilometres walk
These are the official results of the Women's 10 km walk event at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. The event was held on August 20, 1998.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's 10,000 metres
The women's 10,000 metres at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the Népstadion on 19 August.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres
The women's 100 metres at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the Népstadion on 18 and 19 August.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres, Results, Round 1
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the Semifinals.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres, Results, Semifinals
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q)  advance to the Final.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres hurdles
The women's 100 metres hurdles at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the Népstadion on 23 August.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres hurdles, Results, Round 1
Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's 1500 metres
The women's 1500 metres at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the Népstadion on 21 and 23 August.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's 1500 metres, Results, Round 1
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the Final.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's 200 metres
The women's 200 metres at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the Népstadion on 20 and 21 August.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's 200 metres, Results, Round 1
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the Semifinals.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's 200 metres, Results, Semifinals
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q)  advance to the Final.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
The women's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the Népstadion on 22 August.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay, Results, Heats
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
The women's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the Népstadion on 22 and 23 August.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay, Results, Heats
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres
The women's 400 metres at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the Népstadion on 19, 20 and 21 August.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres, Results, Round 1
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the Semifinals.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres, Results, Semifinals
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q)  advance to the Final.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres hurdles
The women's 400 metres hurdles at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the Népstadion on 19 and 21 August.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres hurdles, Results, Round 1
Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's 5000 metres
These are the official results of the Women's 5000 metres event at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. The final was held on 23 August 1998. The event replaced the 3,000 metres, which was contested for the last time at the European Championships four years ago in Helsinki, Finland.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's 800 metres
The women's 800 metres at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the Népstadion on 18, 19 and 20 August.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's 800 metres, Results, Round 1
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the Semifinals.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's 800 metres, Results, Semifinals
Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q)  and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's discus throw
The women's discus throw at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the Népstadion on 19 and 21 August.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's discus throw, Results, Qualification
Qualification: Qualification Performance 63.85 (Q) or at least 12 best performers advance to the final.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's hammer throw
The final of the Women's Hammer Throw event at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary was held on Saturday August 22, 1998. There were a total number of 35 participating athletes. The qualifying rounds were staged a day earlier, on Friday August 21, with the mark set at 61.50 metres. It was the first time in history that women competed in the hammer throw at the European Championships.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's heptathlon
The Women's heptathlon competition at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary was held on Friday August 21 and Saturday August 22, 1998. The event was one of the permit meetings of the inaugural 1998 IAAF World Combined Events Challenge.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's high jump
The women's high jump at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the Népstadion on 20 and 23 August.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's high jump, Results, Qualification
Qualification: Qualification Performance 1.93 (Q) or at least 12 best performers advance to the final.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's javelin throw
The Women's javelin throw event at the 1998 European Championships was held on Wednesday August 19, 1998, in Budapest, Hungary. There were a total number of 20 participating athletes. The qualification round was staged on Tuesday August 18, with the mark set at 61.00 metres. All results were made with a rough surfaced javelin (old design).


1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's long jump
The women's long jump at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the Népstadion on 21 and 22 August.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's long jump, Results, Qualification
Qualification: Qualification Performance 6.65 (Q) or at least 12 best performers advance to the final.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's marathon
These are the official results of the Women's Marathon competition at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. The race was held on Sunday August 23, 1998.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's pole vault
The women's pole vault at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the Népstadion on 18 and 21 August. The event was for the first time inducted into the European Outdoor Championships.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's pole vault, Results, Qualification
Qualification: Qualification Performance 4.15 (Q) or at least 12 best performers advance to the final.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's shot put
The women's shot put at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the Népstadion on 18 and 20 August.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's shot put, Results, Qualification
Qualification: Qualification Performance 18.00 (Q) or at least 12 best performers advance to the final.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's triple jump
The women's triple jump at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the Népstadion on 19 and 20 August.


1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's triple jump, Results, Qualification
Qualification: Qualification Performance 14.20 (Q) or at least 12 best performers advance to the final.


1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships
The 25th European Athletics Indoor Championships were held from Friday, 27 February to Sunday, 1 March 1998 at the Palace of Luis Puig, Valencia, Spain.


1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres
The men's 1500 metres event  at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 27–28 February.


1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres, Results, Heats
First 3 from each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the final.


1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 200 metres
The men's 200 metres event at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held 28 February–1 March.


1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 200 metres, Results, Heats
First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 200 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 2 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.


1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres
The men's 3000 metres event  at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 27 February–1 March.


1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres, Results, Heats
First 4 from each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the final.


1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres
The men's 400 metres event at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 27 February–1 March.


1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres, Results, Heats
First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 3 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.


1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres
The men's 60 metres event  at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held 27–28 February.


1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres, Results, Heats
First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 4 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.


1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres hurdles
The men's 60 metres hurdles event  at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 28 February–1 March.


1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres hurdles, Results, Heats
First 3 from each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres hurdles, Results, Semifinals
First 4 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.


1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres event at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 27 February–1 March.


1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres, Results, Heats
First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 3 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.


1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's heptathlon
The men's heptathlon event at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 28 February–1 March.


1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's high jump
The men's high jump event  at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 27 February–1 March.


1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's high jump, Results, Qualification
Qualification performance: 2.24 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.


1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's long jump
The men's long jump event at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 27–28 February.


1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's long jump, Results, Qualification
Qualification performance: 7.80 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.


1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's pole vault
The men's pole vault event  at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 27 February–1 March.


1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's pole vault, Results, Qualification
Qualification Performance: 5.65 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.


1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's shot put
The men's shot put event  at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 28 February.


1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's triple jump
The men's triple jump event  at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 28 February–1 March.


1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's triple jump, Results, Qualification
Qualification performance: 16.90 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.


1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres
The women's 1500 metres event at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 27–28 February.


1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres, Results, Heats
First 3 from each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the final.


1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 200 metres
The women's 200 metres event at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held 28 February–1 March.


1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 200 metres, Results, Heats
First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 5 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 200 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 2 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.


1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 3000 metres
The women's 3000 metres event at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 1 March.


1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres
The women's 400 metres event at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held 28 February–1 March.


1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres, Results, Heats
The winner of each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the final.


1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres
The women's 60 metres event at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held 27–28 February.


1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres, Results, Heats
First 4 from each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 4 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.


1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres hurdles
The women's 60 metres hurdles event at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 1 March.


1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres hurdles, Results, Heats
First 3 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.


1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres
The women's 800 metres event  at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 27 February–1 March.


1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres, Results, Heats
First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 3 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.


1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's high jump
The women's high jump event at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 28 February.


1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's long jump
The women's long jump event at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 1 March.


1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's pentathlon
The women's pentathlon event  at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 27 February.


1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's pole vault
The women's pole vault event  at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 27 February–1 March.


1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's pole vault, Results, Qualification
Qualification Performance: 4.10 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.


1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's shot put
The women's shot put event at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 28 February.


1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's triple jump
The women's triple jump event at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 27–28 February.


1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's triple jump, Results, Qualification
Qualification performance: 14.00 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.


1998 European Badminton Championships
The 16th European Badminton Championships were held in Sofia, Bulgaria, between 18  and 25 April 1998, and hosted by the European Badminton Union and the Bulgarian Badminton Federation.


1998 European Badminton Championships, Venue
The competition was held at the Winter Sports Palace in Sofia.


1998 European Beach Volleyball Championships
The 1998 European Beach Volleyball Championships were held from August 24 to August 27, 1998, on the island of Rhodes in Greece. It was the sixth official edition of the men's event, which started in 1993, while the women competed for the fifth time.


1998 European Canoe Slalom Championships
The 1998 European Canoe Slalom Championships took place in Roudnice nad Labem, Czech Republic from 18 to 23 August 1998 under the auspices of the European Canoe Association (ECA). It was the 2nd edition.


1998 European Challenge Cup Final
The 1998 European Challenge Cup Final was the final match of the 1997–98 European Challenge Cup, the second season of Europe's second tier club rugby union competition. The match was played on 2 February 1998 at Les Sept Deniers in Toulouse.


1998 European Challenge Cup Final
The match was contested by Colomiers and SU Agen, who are both from France. Colomiers won the match 43–5; scoring 7 tries including a double from flanker Bernard de Giusti. They did concede 1 try, scored by second rower Christophe Porcu.


1998 European Community Championships
The 1998 European Community Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts in Antwerp, Belgium, that was part of the Championship Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the sixteenth edition of the tournament and was held from 16 February to 22 February 1998. Fifth-seeded Greg Rusedski won the singles title.


1998 European Community Championships – Doubles
The 1998 European Community Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on hard courts in Antwerp, Belgium, that was part of the Championship Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the sixteenth edition of the tournament and was held 16–22 February 1998.


1998 European Community Championships – Doubles, Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.


1998 European Community Championships – Singles
The 1998 European Community Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on hard courts in Antwerp, Belgium, that was part of the Championship Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the sixteenth edition of the tournament and was held 16–22 February 1998.


1998 European Community Championships – Singles, Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.


1998 European Cross Country Championships
The 5th European Cross Country Championships were held at Ferrara in Italy on 13 December 1998. Serhiy Lebid took the title in the men's competition and Paula Radcliffe won the women's race.


1998 European Cup (athletics)
The 1998 European Cup was the 19th edition of the European Cup of athletics.


1998 European Cup (athletics)
The Super League Finals were held in St. Petersburg, Russia.


1998 European Curling Championships
The 1998 European Curling Championships were held in Flims, Switzerland December 5-12.


1998 European Fencing Championships
The 1998 European Fencing Championships were held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.


1998 European Figure Skating Championships
The 1998 European Figure Skating Championships was a senior-level international competition held in Milan, Italy. Elite skaters from European ISU member nations competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.


1998 European Judo Championships
The 1998 European Judo Championships were the 9th edition of the European Judo Championships, and were held in Oviedo, Spain from 16 May to 17 May 1998.


1998 European Karate Championships
The 1998 European Karate Championships, the 33rd edition, was held  in Belgrade, Serbia from May 8 to 10, 1998.


1998 European Korfball Championship
The 1998 European Korfball Championship was held in Estoril (Portugal) with 8 national teams in competition, from 16–19 April.


1998 European Marathon Cup
The 1998 European Marathon Cup was the 6th edition of the European Marathon Cup of athletics and were held in Budapest, Hungary, inside of the 1998 European Championships.


1998 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 23rd European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held in Saint Petersburg, Russia from 30 April to 3 May 1998. This event was for male gymnasts in both senior and junior levels.


1998 European Men's Handball Championship
The 1998 European Men's Handball Championship was the third edition of the tournament and held in Italy from 29 May to 7 June 1998, in the cities of Meran and Bolzano. Sweden won the tournament after defeating Spain in the final, while Germany finished third.


1998 European Men's Handball Championship, Qualification
Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.


1998 European Promotion Cup for Men
The 1998 European Promotion Cup for Men was the 6th edition of this tournament. It was hosted in Gibraltar and Andorra won its first title ever.


1998 European Promotion Cup for Women
The 1998 European Promotion Cup for Women was the fifth edition of the basketball European Promotion Cup for Women, today known as FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries. The tournament took place in Oberpullendorf, Austria, from 16 to 20 June 1998. Austria women's national basketball team won the tournament for the third time.


1998 European Promotion Cup for Women, First round
In the first round, the teams were drawn into two groups of four. The first two teams from each group advance to the semifinals, the other teams will play in the 5th–8th place playoffs.


1998 European Race Walking Cup
The 1998 European Race Walking Cup was held in Dudince, Slovakia, on 25 April 1998.


1998 European Race Walking Cup
Complete results were published. Medal winners were published on the Athletics Weekly website,


1998 European Race Walking Cup, Participation
The participation of 208 athletes (145 men/63 women) from 28 countries is reported.


1998 European Road Championships
The 1998 European Road Championships were held in Uppsala, Sweden, in August 1998. Regulated by the European Cycling Union. The event consisted of a road race and time trial for under-23 women and under-23 men.


1998 European Seniors Tour
The 1998 European Seniors Tour was the 7th season of the European Seniors Tour, the professional golf tour for men aged 50 and above operated by the PGA European Tour.


1998 European Seniors Tour, Tournament results
The numbers in brackets after the winners' names show the number of career wins they had on the European Seniors Tour up to and including that event. This is only shown for players who are members of the tour.


1998 European Seniors Tour, Tournament results
For the tour schedule on the European Senior Tour's website, including links to full results, click .


1998 European Seniors Tour, Leading money winners
There is a complete list on the official site .


1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships
The second edition of the European Short Course Swimming Championships was held in Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield, England, from 11 to 13 December 1998. A total number of 355 swimmers from 34 nations competed in these championships.


1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships – Men's 100 metre freestyle
The finals and the qualifying heats of the Men's 100 metres Freestyle event at the 1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships were held on the first day of the competition, on Friday 11 December 1998 in Sheffield, England.


1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships – Men's 100 metre individual medley
The finals and the qualifying heats of the Men's 100 metres Individual Medley event at the 1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships were held on the first day of the competition, on Friday 11 December 1998 in Sheffield, England.


1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships – Men's 200 metre butterfly
The finals and the qualifying heats of the Men's 200 metres Butterfly event at the 1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships were held on the first day of the competition, on Friday 11 December 1998 in Sheffield, England.


1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships – Men's 200 metre freestyle
The finals and the qualifying heats of the men's 200 metres freestyle event at the 1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships were held on the second day of the competition, on Saturday, 12 December 1998 in Sheffield, England.


1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships – Men's 200 metre individual medley
The finals and the qualifying heats of the Men's 200 metres Individual Medley event at the 1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships were held on the second day of the competition, on Saturday 12 December 1998 in Sheffield, England.


1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships – Men's 400 metre freestyle
The finals and the qualifying heats of the Men's 400 metres Freestyle event at the 1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships were held on the first day of the competition, on Friday 11 December 1998 in Sheffield, England.


1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships – Men's 50 metre backstroke
The finals and the qualifying heats of the Men's 50 metres Backstroke event at the 1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships were held on the first day of the competition, on Friday 11 December 1998 in Sheffield, England.


1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships – Men's 50 metre breaststroke
The finals and the qualifying heats of the Men's 50 metres Breaststroke event at the 1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships were held on the first day of the competition, on Friday 11 December 1998 in Sheffield, England.


1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships – Men's 50 metre freestyle
The finals and the qualifying heats of the Men's 50 metres Freestyle event at the 1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships were held on the third and last day of the competition, on Sunday 13 December 1998 in Sheffield, England.


1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships – Women's 100 metre breaststroke
The finals and the qualifying heats of the Women's 100 metres Breaststroke event at the 1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships were held on the first day of the competition, on Friday 11 December 1998 in Sheffield, England.


1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships – Women's 100 metre freestyle
The finals and the qualifying heats of the Women's 100 metres Freestyle event at the 1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships were held on the first day of the competition, on Friday 11 December 1998 in Sheffield, England.


1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships – Women's 200 metre backstroke
The finals and the qualifying heats of the Women's 200 metres Backstroke event at the 1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships were held on the first day of the competition, on Friday 11 December 1998 in Sheffield, England.


1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships – Women's 200 metre freestyle
The finals and the qualifying heats of the Women's 200 metres Freestyle event at the 1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships were held on the third and last day of the competition, on Sunday 13 December 1998 in Sheffield, England.


1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships – Women's 400 metre freestyle
The finals and the qualifying heats of the Women's 400 metres Freestyle event at the 1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships were held on the second day of the competition, on Saturday 12 December 1998 in Sheffield, England.


1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships – Women's 400 metre individual medley
The finals and the qualifying heats of the Women's 400 metres Individual Medley event at the 1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships were held on the first day of the competition, on Friday 11 December 1998 in Sheffield, England.


1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships – Women's 50 metre butterfly
The finals and the qualifying heats of the Women's 50 metres Butterfly event at the 1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships were held on the first day of the competition, on Friday 11 December 1998 in Sheffield, England.


1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships – Women's 50 metre freestyle
The finals and the qualifying heats of the Women's 50 metres Freestyle event at the 1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships were held on the second day of the competition, on Saturday 12 December 1998 in Sheffield, England.


1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships – Women's 800 metre freestyle
The qualifying heats of the Women's 800 metres Freestyle event at the 1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships were held on the first day of the competition, on Friday 11 December 1998 in Sheffield, England. The heats resulted in declared winners.


1998 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships
The 1998 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between 23 and 25 January 1998 in Budapest, Hungary.


1998 European Shotgun Championships
The 1998 European Shooting Championships was the 44th edition (included of the European Shooting Championships), of the global shotgun competition, European Shotgun Championships, organised by the International Shooting Sport Federation.


1998 European Speedway Club Champions' Cup
In 1998 UEM (European Motyorcycle Union) launches new competition - European Speedway Club Champions' Cup open for European countries. Apart lack entries from leading nations Britain, Denmark and Sweden, 14 countries typed their clubs champions for competition.


1998 European Speedway Club Champions' Cup, Group C
Due to lack of an organiser for the scheduled Group C event, Bulgaria and France were scrapped with Ukraine going to group B.


1998 European Speedway Club Champions' Cup, Group A
M - exclusion for exceeding two-minute time allowance • T - exclusion for touching the tapes • X - other exclusion • E - retired or mechanical failure • F - fell


1998 European Speedway Club Champions' Cup, Final
M - exclusion for exceeding two-minute time allowance • T - exclusion for touching the tapes • X - other exclusion • E - retired or mechanical failure • F - fell


1998 European Tour
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1998 European Tour
The 1998 European Tour was the 27th official season of golf tournaments known as the PGA European Tour.


1998 European Tour
The Order of Merit was won by Scotland's Colin Montgomerie for the sixth year in succession.


1998 European Tour, Schedule
The table below shows the 1998 European Tour schedule which was made up of 33 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and several non-counting "Approved Special Events". The schedule also included the Masters Tournament, U.S. Open and PGA Championship for the first time, although winnings did not count towards the Order of Merit. There were several other changes from the previous season with the addition of the Qatar Masters, the return of the Belgian Open, and the loss of the Dimension Data Pro- Am.


1998 European Tour, Schedule
In March, the Chemapol Trophy Czech Open was cancelled in the wake of severe floods across the country in July 1997; it was later replaced on the schedule by the German Open. In July, the tour announced the cancellation of the Oki Pro- Am.


1998 European Tour, Order of Merit
The PGA European Tour's money list was known as the "Volvo Order of Merit". It was based on prize money earned during the season and calculated in Pound sterling.


1998 European Weightlifting Championships
The 1998 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Riesa, Germany in April 1998. It was the 77th edition of the European Weightlifting Championships. There were a total number of 144 competing athletes from 29 nations.


1998 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 22nd European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held from 30 April to 3 May 1998 in Saint Petersburg.


1998 European Women's Handball Championship
The 1998 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in the Netherlands from 11–20 December. It was won by Norway after beating Denmark 24–16 in the final match.


1998 European Women's Handball Championship, Qualification
Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.


1998 European Women's Handball Championship squads
This article lists the squads and players who competed in the 1998 European Women's Handball Championship played in Netherlands.


1998 European Wrestling Championships
The 1998 European Wrestling Championships were held in the Greco-Romane style in Minsk 7 – 10 May 1998;   the men's and  the women's  Freestyle style in Bratislava  23 – 25 April 1998.


1998 FA Charity Shield
The 1998 Football Association Charity Shield (also known as The AXA FA Charity Shield for sponsorship reasons) was the 76th FA Charity Shield, an annual English football match organised by The Football Association and played between the winners of the previous season's Premier League and FA Cup competitions. It was contested on 9 August 1998 by Arsenal – who won a league and FA Cup double the previous season – and Manchester United – who finished as runners-up in the league. Watched by a crowd of 67,342 at Wembley Stadium in London, Arsenal won the match 3–0.


1998 FA Charity Shield
This was Manchester United's 18th Charity Shield appearance to Arsenal's 14th. Manchester United began the game more strongly, but Arsenal took the lead when Marc Overmars scored 11 minutes before half-time. They extended their lead in the second half, as Overmars and Nicolas Anelka found Christopher Wreh, who put the ball into an empty net at the second attempt. In the 72nd minute, Arsenal scored a third goal, when Anelka got around Jaap Stam in the penalty box and shot the ball past goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel.


1998 FA Charity Shield
Arsenal's victory marked Manchester United's first Shield defeat in 13 years. The teams later faced each other in the FA Cup semi-final, which was won by Manchester United in a replay. Manchester United finished the league season one point ahead of Arsenal and went on to win the FA Cup and UEFA Champions League, thereby completing a treble of trophies in the 1998–99 season.


1998 FA Charity Shield, Background
Founded in 1908 as a successor to the Sheriff of London Charity Shield, the FA Charity Shield began as a contest between the respective champions of The Football League and the Southern League, although in 1913, it was played between an Amateurs XI and a Professionals XI. In 1921, it was contested by the league champions of the top division and FA Cup winners for the first time.


1998 FA Charity Shield, Background
Arsenal qualified for the 1998 FA Charity Shield as winners of both the 1997–98 FA Premier League and the 1997–98 FA Cup. Although they were 12 points behind league leaders Manchester United by the end of February 1998, a nine-match winning streak, culminating in a 4–0 win over Everton on 3 May 1998, ensured Arsenal won the title. Arsenal then beat Newcastle United 2–0 in the 1998 FA Cup Final to complete the domestic double. Given they won both honours, the other Charity Shield place went to league runners-up Manchester United.


1998 FA Charity Shield, Background
The most recent meeting between the two teams was in the Premier League on 14 March 1998, when a second-half goal by Marc Overmars gave Arsenal a 1–0 win at Old Trafford, the second of Arsenal's nine wins in a row. Arsenal were the only team in the 1997–98 league to beat United home and away; the corresponding home fixture on 9 November 1997 ended 3–2. Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger acknowledged the Shield game was the "only opportunity to play our first-team men together against top-class opposition" before their league campaign commenced the following week. Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson was preoccupied with the team's match against ŁKS Łódź in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League three days later.


1998 FA Charity Shield, Background
The match was officially referred to as "The AXA FA Charity Shield" as part of a sponsorship deal between The Football Association and French insurance group AXA, agreed in July 1998. The deal also saw the FA Cup referred to as "The AXA Sponsored FA Cup" for its four-year duration.


1998 FA Charity Shield, Venue
The match was played at Wembley Stadium, which first hosted the Shield in 1974.


1998 FA Charity Shield, Match, Team selection
Manchester United winger Jesper Blomqvist, who had signed from Parma just under three weeks earlier, was ruled out with an ankle injury, but Roy Keane was fit enough to start his first competitive match since rupturing his cruciate ligaments 11 months previously. Defender Jaap Stam, who signed for United in July 1998, made his competitive debut for the club, partnering centre-back Ronny Johnsen. For Arsenal, new signing Nelson Vivas began the match on the substitutes' bench, in spite of being expected to make his full debut, while Dennis Bergkamp started alongside Nicolas Anelka up front.


1998 FA Charity Shield, Match, Team selection
Arsenal employed a traditional 4–4–2 formation: a four-man defence (comprising two centre-backs and left and right full-backs), four midfielders (two in the centre, and one on each wing) and two centre-forwards. Manchester United organised themselves slightly differently, and lined up in a 4–4–1–1 formation with Paul Scholes playing ahead of the midfield in a supporting role behind the main striker, Andy Cole.


1998 FA Charity Shield, Match, Summary
In pitch-side temperatures of 30 °C (86 °F),  Manchester United enjoyed their best spell of the match early on, while Arsenal's pair Patrick Vieira and Emmanuel Petit got used to the flow of the game. United fashioned their first chance through David Beckham, who was booed throughout the match on account of many fans blaming him for England's elimination from the 1998 FIFA World Cup. His pass eventually met Scholes, whose attempt forced Arsenal goalkeeper David Seaman to clear. In spite of United's promising start, it was Arsenal who scored the opening goal.


1998 FA Charity Shield, Match, Summary
Vieira played the ball down the right side of the penalty area in the direction of Bergkamp and Anelka. Bergkamp got there first and back-heeled the ball to Anelka, but the Frenchman was unable to take control; however, he was able to put pressure on Johnsen in the Manchester United defence and blocked the Norwegian's attempted clearance. The ball ran across the edge of the penalty area to Overmars, who lashed it right-footed past Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel into the net. A shot by Keane from 25 yards (23 m) prompted a save from Seaman in the 42nd minute.


1998 FA Charity Shield, Match, Summary
Arsenal began dominating in the second half, and increased their lead after 57 minutes. From the left wing, Overmars used his pace to get the better of Gary Neville and passed the ball to Anelka, who turned and passed to an unmarked Christopher Wreh. Schmeichel blocked the Liberian's initial shot with his feet, but he was unable to stop the second attempt, which Wreh celebrated acrobatically. Despite the setback, United continued to press Arsenal; defender Martin Keown almost put the ball into his own goal from Ryan Giggs's corner.


1998 FA Charity Shield, Match, Summary
Both teams made mass substitutions in the final third of the game, notably Teddy Sheringham and Luís Boa Morte coming on for Cole – who rarely threatened – and Petit, respectively. Arsenal scored their third in the 72nd minute – Parlour's pass found Anelka, who got around Stam and shot the ball past Schmeichel from a narrow angle, inside the goalkeeper's near post. Near the end, Sheringham wasted a goal-scoring opportunity, shooting wide.


1998 FA Charity Shield, Post-match
The result marked Manchester United's first defeat in the Charity Shield since 1985, during which time they had appeared in the competition five times, and the ninth time Arsenal had won it. Arsenal became the first southern club to win the Shield outright since Tottenham Hotspur in 1962. Wenger described the scoreline as "unexpected" and cited the first goal as crucial in the match, given the weather conditions. He was content with how his international players, who had been at the World Cup, coped with the game's physicality.


1998 FA Charity Shield, Post-match
Ferguson admitted his team had been beaten by the better side and agreed with Wenger that the first goal was important. He was pleased that Keane got through the match after 11 months out of action and was confident his team would fare better against ŁKS Łódź, the following Wednesday. Schmeichel felt the upcoming Champions League qualifier was more important than the Charity Shield game, which he considered as a pre-season match. Ferguson anticipated another challenge from Arsenal in the league: "I think you could make a strong case for four teams to challenge for the Premiership but I think Arsenal pose the biggest threat."


1998 FA Charity Shield, Post-match
Three days after the Charity Shield match, United beat ŁKS Łódź 2–0 and qualified for the Champions League group stage following a goalless match a fortnight later. Arsenal had the upper hand in their two league meetings with United during the season, winning 3–0 at Highbury in September 1998, before a 1–1 draw at Old Trafford in February 1999. The two teams went into the final day of the 1998–99 FA Premier League vying for the title, but United's 2–1 win against Tottenham meant they finished one point above Arsenal.


1998 FA Charity Shield, Post-match
The two sides met twice more that season in the FA Cup semi-final, which was settled in a replay after the original match finished goalless. Manchester United won in extra time – the winning goal scored by Giggs. United then went on to defeat Newcastle United 2–0 in the 1999 FA Cup Final. Whereas Arsenal failed to progress past the group stage of the Champions League, Manchester United went on to reach the final, where they beat Bayern Munich to win the competition for the second time. Ferguson's team therefore completed a treble of trophies in one season.


1998 FA Cup Final
The 1998 FA Cup Final was a football match between Arsenal and Newcastle United on 16 May 1998 at the old Wembley Stadium, London. It was the final match of the 1997–98 FA Cup, the 117th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition, the FA Cup. Six-time winners Arsenal were appearing in their thirteenth final, whereas Newcastle United, having also won the competition six times, appeared in their eleventh final. It was the third time both teams faced each other in a FA Cup final; Newcastle won the previous two encounters in 1932 and 1952.


1998 FA Cup Final
Each team had progressed through five rounds to reach the final. Arsenal's victories were close affairs and the team required three replays, two of which ended in penalty shootouts. Newcastle's progress was more comfortable by comparison and needed only one replay in the fourth round, against Stevenage Borough. Arsenal entered the match as favourites; a fortnight prior the club won the Premier League and aimed to complete the club's second league and cup double.


1998 FA Cup Final
Watched by a stadium crowd of 79,183 and a British television audience of more than seven million, Arsenal took a first half lead through Marc Overmars. Newcastle's performance improved in the second half, and striker Alan Shearer almost equalised when his shot hit the inside of David Seaman's post. Moments later the league champions extended their lead when Nicolas Anelka was put through to score. Arsenal's victory was heralded by the English press, and the club capped off its memorable season with an open-top bus parade. It was Arsène Wenger's first FA Cup triumph as a coach; he went on to win six more finals in a 22-year spell at the club to become the competition's most successful manager.


1998 FA Cup Final, Route to the final
The FA Cup is English football's primary cup competition. Clubs in the Premier League enter the FA Cup in the third round and are drawn randomly out of a hat with the remaining clubs. If a match is drawn, a replay comes into force, ordinarily at the ground of the team who were away for the first game. As with league fixtures, FA Cup matches are subject to change in the event of games being selected for television coverage and this often can be influenced by clashes with other competitions.


1998 FA Cup Final, Route to the final, Arsenal
Arsenal entered the competition in the third round, and their opening match was against First Division club Port Vale at Highbury. It ended a goalless draw and the match was replayed at Vale Park. Neither side managed to find a winning goal after normal and extra time, meaning the tie headed into a penalty shoot-out. Arsenal won out 4–3; Allen Tankard missed the decisive penalty kick for Port Vale. In the fourth round, Arsenal played Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium.


1998 FA Cup Final, Route to the final, Arsenal
The visitors began strongly as Marc Overmars scored the opener inside 68 seconds, and his teammate Ray Parlour added a second to give Arsenal a commanding lead going into the interval. Although Paul Merson scored in the second half for Middlesbrough and they pushed for an equaliser, Arsenal held out for a 2–1 win.


1998 FA Cup Final, Route to the final, Arsenal
In the fifth round Arsenal faced Crystal Palace at home, but once again had to settle for a replay as the team were held to a draw. Arsenal fielded a makeshift side at Selhurst Park, but goals from Nicolas Anelka and Dennis Bergkamp ensured progress into the next round. Against West Ham United in the quarter-finals, Arsenal went a goal behind as Frank Lampard's corner kick was converted into the goal net by Ian Pearce. Although Bergkamp equalised from the penalty spot, West Ham defended well enough to force a replay.


1998 FA Cup Final, Route to the final, Arsenal
At Upton Park, Bergkamp was sent off in the first half for elbowing West Ham captain Steve Lomas in the face. Anelka put Arsenal in front, but John Hartson equalised for the hosts late on. The tie was eventually settled on penalties, which ended 4–3 in Arsenal's favour. A goal by Christopher Wreh against Wolverhampton Wanderers in the semi-final was enough for Arsenal to win the match and reach the final.


1998 FA Cup Final, Route to the final, Newcastle United
Newcastle's FA Cup campaign began in the third round against fellow league side Everton. The only goal of the match came in the second half; John Beresford's right-wing cross beat the Everton defence and allowed John Barnes to hook the ball back from beyond the far post. Ian Rush forced the ball over the line, and in the process set a new goalscoring record – scoring 43 goals in the competition. Newcastle were drawn away to non-league Stevenage Borough in the fourth round. Alan Shearer on his return scored inside the first three minutes; he headed the ball into the net after good play from Keith Gillespie. Giuliano Grazioli equalised for the home side and they held on for a replay at St James' Park.


1998 FA Cup Final, Route to the final, Newcastle United
In the rematch, Shearer scored both goals against Stevenage Borough. His manager Kenny Dalglish was irritated at the lack of courtesy his opponents had shown, and said afterwards: "Off the pitch they have a lot to learn about manners. If they were a Premier League club they would probably have been done for bringing the game into disrepute." A 1–0 win in the fifth round at home to Tranmere Rovers was followed by a quarter-final draw against Barnsley, who had knocked out competition favourites Manchester United. Newcastle advanced to the semi-finals after a 3–1 win and at Old Trafford, Shearer scored the winner against Sheffield United.


1998 FA Cup Final, Pre-match
Arsenal were appearing in the final of the FA Cup for the first time since 1993. They had won the cup on six separate occasions (in 1930, 1936, 1950, 1971, 1979 and 1993) and lost the showpiece final by the same amount. Newcastle in contrast were making their first Cup final appearance in 24 years. The club had won six FA Cups, and came runners-up five times, most recently against Liverpool in 1974.


1998 FA Cup Final, Pre-match
The 1998 final marked the third meeting between Arsenal and Newcastle United in Cup final history. Newcastle were victorious on both occasions: the first match in 1932 ended 2–1 in their favour, while the second, staged twenty years later, was a much tighter affair and George Robledo's goal settled the game. The recent head-to-head record between the clubs was vastly different. In Dalglish's first full season at Newcastle, his team struggled for consistency and spent much of the Premier League campaign hovering in mid-table.


1998 FA Cup Final, Pre-match
They lost both matches against Arsenal, 1–0 at home in December 1997 and 3–0 away in April 1998. It marked a turnaround in fortune as Newcastle for the past two seasons had competed intensely with Manchester United for the league title. Arsenal on the other hand hit their stride in the final months of the season. The team, managed by Arsène Wenger, had made up a sizable gap on Manchester United to win the title. In doing so, Wenger became the first non-British manager to win the league championship in England.


1998 FA Cup Final, Pre-match
Arsenal were favourites to win the FA Cup, and on course to complete a "unlikely" double. The fitness of Bergkamp, who was instrumental in Arsenal's successful season, was a major story in the days leading up to the final. The striker had limped out of their game against Derby County in late April, and after it emerged he pulled his hamstring Bergkamp was ruled out for the remainder of Arsenal's league campaign.


1998 FA Cup Final, Pre-match
Wenger revealed two days before the final that Bergkamp had resumed training and "medically he looked all right", but the player received a further setback when he suffered a reaction to his hamstring. He ruled himself out of the match and told reporters: "I'm very disappointed. As a little boy in Holland I always watched the FA Cup final. And I used to dream about playing in it myself one day." Ian Wright was listed as Bergkamp's probable replacement to partner Anelka.


1998 FA Cup Final, Pre-match
Newcastle had their own issues surrounding Shearer. The England international was involved in a tangle with Leicester City player Neil Lennon during a league match, which went unnoticed by the referee. Television cameras showed Shearer kicking Lennon in the face, something he denied was premeditated. He was charged with misconduct, but escaped a ban from the FA's disciplinary panel. Shearer's teammate Rob Lee felt the striker was in the right shape of mind to face Arsenal, saying: "He's too strong a person to have let that affect him, even if it hadn't been sorted." Dalglish talked before the game of Newcastle's disappointing league campaign and questioned "why we couldn't translate our Cup results into the league". He dismissed talk of Newcastle having an "easy run" in the competition, saying "It's not our fault if our opponents beat teams who were favourites to go through."


1998 FA Cup Final, Pre-match
Continuing a tradition which began in the 1970s, the finalists each released a song as part of the buildup to the final. The Arsenal squad recorded a cover of Donna Summer's "Hot Stuff" with proceeds going to the Arsenal Charitable Trust, while Newcastle enlisted celebrity supporter Sting to write "Black and White Army (Bringing the Pride Back Home)". Arsenal's song spent seven weeks in the UK Singles Chart and peaked at number nine. Royalty was present at Wembley on the day of the final; Prince Edward, Duke of Kent was on hand to perform various duties alongside his wife Katharine, Duchess of Kent. Players from both sides were adorned in Hugo Boss suits for their customary pre-match walk.


1998 FA Cup Final, Match, Summary
Wenger selected Wreh to lead Arsenal's attack, and left Wright on the substitutes’ bench. The Liberian striker partnered Anelka in a front two, and they were supported by wide midfielders Overmars and Parlour. Dalglish named Alessandro Pistone in the starting eleven to play as right back; commentator John Motson suggested the defender's role was to nullify Overmars. Temuri Ketsbaia was picked ahead of Andreas Andersson and John Barnes started the game on the bench. Rush did not make the 16-man squad for Newcastle, as he failed to recover from injury. Both clubs were set  up in a traditional  4–4–2 system: a four-man defence (comprising two centre-backs and left and right full-backs), four midfielders (two in the centre, and one on each wing) and two centre-forwards.


1998 FA Cup Final, Match, Summary
Newcastle kicked-off the final on a warm Saturday afternoon and quickly set about testing Arsenal by aiming long balls in their half. Arsenal won many of the aerial duels and broke quickly once they had possession. Parlour chased after a long ball by Dixon from the right, but Howey impeded the midfielder and put the ball out for a corner. It came to nothing as the whistle was blown once Adams's climbed above his opponent. Newcastle's first attempt on goal was created by Ketsbaia, who won the ball near the centre of the pitch.


1998 FA Cup Final, Match, Summary
He shifted it onto his left foot, but his shot from about 20 yards (18 m) bobbled past Arsenal goalkeeper David Seaman's left-hand post. Arsenal's first real chance was a move which began from the backline. Vieira found Parlour who kicked the ball towards Dixon. The Arsenal right-back saw Parlour making a dart forward into the opposition's penalty area and returned the ball to the midfielder. Parlour's cross from the right was met by Anelka in the box, but the striker headed the ball over the post. Arsenal took the lead minutes later through Overmars.


1998 FA Cup Final, Match, Summary
A through-ball by Emmanuel Petit had found the charging winger and he resisted the challenge of Pistone to prod the ball through the legs of the onrushing goalkeeper Shay Given. It was Overmars' 16th goal of the campaign, his most prolific season as a professional footballer. Newcastle struggled to breach Arsenal's stable defence for the remainder of the first half; Ketsbaia saw his curling shot on target but comfortably caught by Seaman. Overmars, a constant threat in the match, crossed the ball towards Parlour in the penalty area, but with room to shoot the midfielder skied it over. Newcastle appealed for a penalty deep into added time after Adams jumped over Shearer while looking to clear the ball, but the referee immediately turned it down.


1998 FA Cup Final, Match, Summary
In the second half, Newcastle began more adventurously and forced Arsenal into moving the ball at a higher tempo. From a free-kick awarded near the left channel, Lee crossed the ball and up rose Nikos Dabizas, whose header hit the bar. Newcastle were presented with another opportunity to equalise after Arsenal defender Martin Keown slipped on the ball. Shearer pounced, but his left-foot shot hit the foot of the post, and rebounded back out. Newcastle were punished for poor finishing in the 69th minute as Anelka scored for Arsenal.


1998 FA Cup Final, Match, Summary
Parlour lifted the ball through to the teenage striker who controlled it with his chest. He raced past his marker Dabizas, and steered the ball into the bottom left-hand corner. Newcastle responded by bringing on Andersson, an extra forward, in place of Pearce but the change in personnel made no difference to the outcome. Parlour, later awarded man of the match, nearly scored a third for Arsenal, but his effort hit the side netting. As the whistle blew for full-time, Wenger hugged his assistant Pat Rice in the dugout before joining his players on the field for celebrations. Sportingly, the Newcastle fans applauded the Arsenal team as they made their way up the Wembley steps to collect the trophy.


1998 FA Cup Final, Post-match
Arsenal's win had sealed a league and cup double and Wenger, the club's manager, described it as "the greatest moment of my sporting life." Speaking to the media, he complimented his team for their performance and said of the season: "We kept getting better and so has the mixture between the foreign and English players." Wenger reserved praise for the goalscorers Overmars ("a world-class player") and Anelka ("Nicolas is very young. But you saw in the second half today what he can do"), and felt the turning point in the match was Shearer's shot hitting the post.


1998 FA Cup Final, Post-match
He sympathised with Newcastle, as did his captain, Adams who said afterwards: "The team and their fans did everything they could out there, but it was our day. It capped a fantastic season for us and was a day we'll never forget." Overmars called winning the FA Cup, "...the biggest thing that you can dream of. I'd say it's the same as winning the European Cup", while Dixon, a long-serving member of the team, added Arsenal's achievement had "...surpasse[d] anything that we've done in the past."


1998 FA Cup Final, Post-match
Dalglish congratulated Arsenal on completing the double, as well as both sets of supporters: "I think it's the first time I've come to Wembley and seen both sets of fans applauding the winning side." He felt Newcastle's performance improved in the second half – "...our players seemed to have more belief in themselves", though concluded despite the efforts it "just wasn't to be." Pearce agreed with his manager that Arsenal deserved the win and told reporters: "We failed to deliver and our magnificent fans deserved better. We'll have to come back stronger next season."


1998 FA Cup Final, Post-match
Rob Hughes' assessment of Arsenal's manager in The Times, 18 May 1998


1998 FA Cup Final, Post-match
Journalists and pundits reviewing the final unanimously agreed that Arsenal were deserved winners. Ian Ridley wrote in The Independent on Sunday of 17 May 1998: "Where Arsenal played legato, Newcastle were staccato in their passing and though they enjoyed a purple patch after raising the tempo in the second half, twice hitting the goal frame, they were largely limp opposition."


1998 FA Cup Final, Post-match
The Guardian football correspondent David Lacey was in awe of the double winners' performance, writing "There have been more distinguished Wembley triumphs but it is hard to remember a final being won with the sheet pace of Arsenal's victory over Newcastle on Saturday." Paul Wilson of The Observer believed in comparison to their title charge it was "lukewarm stuff", while The Sunday Times match reporter Joe Lovejoy felt the London club had got the better of Newcastle in what was a "pretty ordinary game".


1998 FA Cup Final, Post-match
Lovejoy did however credit the Newcastle support – "The Toon Army won the decibel count, which was no surprise." David Pleat wrote in his analysis column for The Sunday Times that key to Arsenal's victory was winning the midfield battle. He singled the "prodigious" Parlour out for praise, writing "nobody did more efficient work than the man rejuvenated at Arsenal."


1998 FA Cup Final, Post-match
The match was broadcast live in the United Kingdom by both ITV and Sky Sports; the former provided the free-to-air coverage and Sky Sports 2 was the pay-TV alternative. Highlights were also shown on Match of the Day that evening on BBC One. ITV held the majority of the viewership, with an overnight audience of 7.8 million viewers (65% viewing share), whereas 900,000 watched on Sky. The terrestrial figure was the lowest in Cup final history in more than a decade, which ITV attributed to the May heatwave.


1998 FA Cup Final, Post-match
A day after the win Arsenal paraded both trophies on an open-top bus, heading towards Islington Town Hall for a civic reception. The club's victory set up a Charity Shield match against Manchester United, the league runners-up, in August 1998. As cup winners, Arsenal would have ordinarily been awarded a spot in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, but as the club qualified for the UEFA Champions League via their league position the place was passed to finalists Newcastle United.


1998 FA Cup Final, Aftermath and legacy
Arsenal were unable to retain the FA Cup the following season as the team fell to Manchester United at the semi-final stage. It was not until 2001 that they appeared in another Cup final, where Michael Owen scored twice at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium to hand Liverpool the trophy. Arsenal regrouped the following year, starting a run of three FA Cup wins in four years. By 2015, Wenger had led Arsenal to a record-breaking 13th FA Cup and victory against Chelsea in 2017 earnt him the accolade of being the most successful manager in the competition's history.