1998–99 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, Waivers
The Flyers were not involved in any waivers transactions. The 1998 NHL Waiver Draft was held on October 5, 1998. The Flyers protected the following players: goaltenders Ron Hextall and John Vanbiesbrouck, defensemen Dave Babych, Eric Desjardins, Dan McGillis, Luke Richardson, Petr Svoboda, and Chris Therien, and forwards Rod Brind'Amour, Marc Bureau, Alexandre Daigle, Chris Gratton, Trent Klatt, Dan Kordic, John LeClair, Eric Lindros, Mike Maneluk, Shjon Podein, Mike Sillinger, and Dainius Zubrus. The Flyers left the following players unprotected: goaltender Neil Little, defensemen Chris Joseph, Sergei Klimentiev, Jeff Lank, David MacIsaac, and John Stevens, and forwards Frank Bialowas, Bruce Coles, Mark Greig, Paul Healey, Patrik Juhlin, Daniel Lacroix, Shawn McCosh, Jim Montgomery, Richard Park, Peter White, and Jason Zent.


1998–99 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, Departures
The following players left the team via free agency, release, or retirement. Players who were under contract and left the team during the season are marked with an asterisk (*).


1998–99 Philadelphia Flyers season, Draft picks
Philadelphia's picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York, on June 27, 1998. The Flyers traded their third-round pick, 81st overall, to the Vancouver Canucks for Dave Babych and the Flyers' fifth-round pick, 139th overall, on March 24, 1998.


1998–99 Philadelphia Flyers season, Farm teams
The Flyers were affiliated with the Philadelphia Phantoms of the AHL.


1998–99 Philippine Basketball League season, TV coverage
PTV 4, in partnership with Silverstar Sports as the line producer, covered the PBL games.


1998–99 Philippine Basketball League season, 1998 (1st) Centennial Cup, Finals series
Tanduay scored a 3–0 sweep over Red Bull in the 1st Yakult-PBL Centennial Cup finals. The Rhum Masters clinch the title with a 71-65 victory in Game three.


1998–99 Philippine Basketball League season, 1998-99 (2nd) Centennial Cup, Finals series
Tanduay Rhum Masters strung up 18 straight victories (18-0) in the 2nd Yakult-PBL Centennial Cup, before newcomer Blu Detergents halted their winning run. Tanduay wound up with a 19-1 win-loss record going into the finals.


1998–99 Philippine Basketball League season, 1998-99 (2nd) Centennial Cup, Finals series
Dr.J Ana Water Dispenser won their first-ever PBL crown with a 3-2 series win over Tanduay and denied the Rhum Masters on what could have been a grand exit for the multi-titled ballclub as the Lucio Tan franchise leaped to the pro ranks.


1998–99 Philippine Basketball League season, All-Star game
A PBL All-Star game was held in December 1998, Tanduay's Eric Menk leads the PBL-UAAP selection while Asi Taulava of Blu Detergent beef up the PBL-NCAA Hapee selection. The North vs South All-Star game had Yakult-South being coach by Leo Austria while the North All-Stars was handled by Gabby Velasco.


1998–99 Philippine Basketball League season, Women's Philippine Basketball League (WPBL)
PBL Commissioner Yeng Guiao came up with the formation of the first-ever women's league in the PBL in mid-October to spice up the 2nd conference, among the teams which participated in the Women's Philippine Basketball League are Dr J/Ana Dispenser, Dreyers Ice Cream, Welcoat Paints, Ever Bilena, Tanduay, Chowking and Paralux/Ironcon. Notable WPBL cagebelles were former RP team members Mitchell Jimenez (Paralux), Ana Marie Tinasas (Dreyers), Joanna Franquelli (Ana Dispenser), Mary Ellen Caasi and Cherry Maralit (Welcoat), and four-time SEA games campaigner and silver medal winning-RP team in the Chiang Mai games, Julie Amos of Ever Bilena.


1998–99 Philippine Basketball League season, Women's Philippine Basketball League (WPBL)
On December 28, 1998, Ever Bilena won the first Birch Tree-Women's PBL crown with a nail-biting 52-51 victory over Chowking at the Makati Coliseum.


1998–99 Phoenix Coyotes season
The 1998–99 Phoenix Coyotes season was the Coyotes' third season in Phoenix, the franchise's 20th season in the NHL and 27th overall. The Coyotes made the playoffs, losing in the first round to St. Louis.


1998–99 Phoenix Coyotes season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.


1998–99 Phoenix Coyotes season, Regular season, Final standings
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest


1998–99 Phoenix Coyotes season, Regular season, Final standings
bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division


1998–99 Phoenix Coyotes season, Playoffs, (W4) Phoenix Coyotes vs. (W5) St. Louis Blues
The series started in Phoenix. Game 1 was won by St. Louis by a score of 3–1. In Game 2, the Coyotes won 4–3 in overtime. In St. Louis, Phoenix won both Games 3 and 4 — Game 3 was won by a score of 5–4 and Game 4 was won by a score of 2–1. Game 5 shifted back to Phoenix, where St. Louis won 2–1 in overtime. Game 6 went back to St. Louis, where the Blues won 5–3. In Game 7, St. Louis won 1–0 in overtime in Phoenix, winning the series 4–3.


1998–99 Phoenix Coyotes season, Draft picks
Phoenix's draft picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft held at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.


1998–99 Phoenix Suns season
The 1998–99 NBA season was the 31st season for the Phoenix Suns in the National Basketball Association. During the offseason, the Suns signed free agent Tom Gugliotta, and acquired Luc Longley from the Chicago Bulls. Head coach Danny Ainge returned for his third season with the team. After a 15–18 start, the Suns won 12 of their final 17 games, and finished tied with the Sacramento Kings for third in the Pacific Division with a record of 27–23 in the shortened lockout season, which cut the regular season to just 50 games instead of the full 82 games. The 7th-seeded Suns made the playoffs for the 11th consecutive season before being swept in the Western Conference First Round to the 2nd-seeded, and Pacific winner-Portland Trail Blazers, three games to zero. All home games were played in America West Arena.


1998–99 Phoenix Suns season
Starting point guard Jason Kidd finished the regular season leading the league in assists per game at 10.8. Three Suns would average 16 points or more per game, with Gugliotta notching 17, Kidd 16.9 and Clifford Robinson at 16.4 per game. Kidd led the league in total minutes played and was third in total steals, before being selected to both the All-NBA and All-Defensive First Teams. Following the season, Danny Manning and rookie forward Pat Garrity were both traded to the Orlando Magic, who then traded Manning to the Milwaukee Bucks two weeks later, and George McCloud signed as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets.


1998–99 Phoenix Suns season, Offseason, NBA draft
This was the first year in franchise history that the Suns had no draft picks. Their first-round pick (which turned into Tyronn Lue) was traded to the Denver Nuggets the previous year in the Antonio McDyess deal, and their second-round pick (which turned into Greg Buckner) was traded to the Dallas Mavericks in 1996 in the Jason Kidd deal.


1998–99 Phoenix Suns season, Awards and honors, All-Star
All-Star weekend was cancelled due to the 1998–99 NBA lockout.


1998–99 Phoenix Suns season, Player statistics, Season
† – Minimum 183 field goals made. ^ – Minimum 34 three-pointers made. # – Minimum 76 free throws made.


1998–99 Phoenix Suns season, Player statistics, Playoffs
^ – Minimum 5 three-pointers made. # – Minimum 10 free throws made.


1998–99 Piacenza Calcio season
Piacenza Calcio had their most successful season ever, with 41 points in 34 games, albeit just three points above the relegation zone. Much thanks to 15 times goal scorer Simone Inzaghi, Piacenza was able to secure a fifth consecutive season in the top flight. The remarkable finish with seven wins out of the last eleven, was key in determining the survival.


1998–99 Pirveli Liga
1998–99 Pirveli Liga was the 10th season of the Georgian Pirveli Liga. The 1998–99 season saw 54 teams in competition: 29 teams in the Eastern Zone, and 26 teams in the Western Zone. Pirveli Liga is the second division of Georgian football. It consists of both reserve and professional teams.


1998–99 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team
The 1998–99 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Ralph Willard, the Panthers finished with a record of 14–16.


1998–99 Pittsburgh Penguins season
The 1998–99 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the Penguins' 32nd season in the National Hockey League (NHL).


1998–99 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season
The Penguins were the least penalized team during the regular season, with just 302 power-play opportunities against. They also allowed the most short-handed goals, with 14.


1998–99 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, Final standings
Divisions: ATL – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division


1998–99 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Player statistics
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only. ‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.


1998–99 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Transactions
The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 1998–99 season:


1998–99 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Farm teams
The American Hockey League's Syracuse Crunch finished last overall in the standings with a record of 18-50-9-3.


1998–99 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season
The 1998–99 season was the 104th season in the history of Plymouth Argyle Football Club, their 74th in the Football League,


1998–99 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Players, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1998–99 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Players, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1998–99 Polska Liga Hokejowa season
The 1998–99 Polska Liga Hokejowa season was the 64th season of the Polska Liga Hokejowa, the top level of ice hockey in Poland. 14 teams participated in the league, and Unia Oswiecim won the championship.


1998–99 Port Vale F.C. season
The 1998–99 season was Port Vale's 87th season of football in the English Football League, and fifth successive season in the First Division. It was the end of an era for the club, as manager of sixteen years John Rudge was sacked in January, and was replaced by Brian Horton. As a testament to the upheaval at the club, a club record 43 players turned out for the Vale in the league over the course of the season.


1998–99 Port Vale F.C. season
The Vale just avoided relegation on goals scored, despite suffering a final day defeat to Bury, who were relegated having scored ten fewer goals. Liverpool knocked them out of the FA Cup at the Third Round, and Vale were also knocked out of the League Cup by fourth tier Chester City in the First Round. The sacking of Rudge spoiled what was supposed to be a happy season for Vale fans, as Vale competed in a division above rivals Stoke City for only the fourth time.


1998–99 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, First Division
The pre-season saw John Rudge splash out £300,000 on Bristol Rovers forward Peter Beadle and £100,000 on Scunthorpe United defender Michael Walsh. He also signed Dave Barnett (Dunfermline Athletic); Brian McGlinchey and Paul Beesley (Manchester City); and John McQuade (Hamilton Academical) on free transfers. Stéphane Pounewatchy also became the first French player to play for the club when he was signed on a monthly contract from Dundee. Scott Mean was loaned to the club by West Ham United, though he went on to sustain a knee injury during his spell that would damage his career. Also Andy Clarke was signed on loan from Wimbledon.


1998–99 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, First Division
The season started poorly with three defeats, Lee Hughes scoring a hat-trick for West Bromwich Albion to finish this run off. Two wins opened the month of September, though the month ended with former-Valiant Lee Mills scoring a brace for Bradford City in a 4–0 win over Vale at Valley Parade. In October, Derek McGill signed from Queens Park Rangers, though he would move on to Hamilton Academical later in the year. On 29 October, Gareth Ainsworth became Vale's biggest ever transfer as he was sold to Wimbledon for £2 million.


1998–99 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, First Division
In November, Robin Berntsen became the first Norwegian to play for the Vale when he arrived on loan from Tromsø IL. In addition to this French forward Christophe Horlaville joined on loan from Le Havre, and Des Lyttle also arrived on loan from Nottingham Forest. After winning the first four games in October, Vale then went on a streak of twelve defeats in fifteen games, though the sole victory of this run, a 1–0 win over Bury on 19 December, would prove to be crucial at the end of the season.


1998–99 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, First Division
The win was not enough for Rudge, who would get the sack in January after he made his final two signings: Trinidadian midfielder Tony Rougier from Hibernian for £175,000, and young striker Marcus Bent from Crystal Palace for a £375,000 fee. After Rudge was sacked by Chairman Bill Bell, highly distressed fans formed a "flat cap protest" (Rudge's headwear of choice) against the decision. Offered the role of Director of Football at the club, he instead took up the same position at rivals Stoke City. To replace him, Bell appointed experienced manager and former Vale player Brian Horton, paying Brighton & Hove Albion £80,000 in compensation.


1998–99 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, First Division
In February, Peter Beadle was sold on to Notts County for £250,000, representing a £50,000 loss. The month of March saw Horton make his first signings as manager, bringing in five new faces: Dave Brammer (£300,000 from Wrexham); Tony Butler (£115,000 from Blackpool); Carl Griffiths (£100,000 from Leyton Orient); Alex Smith (£75,000 from Chester City); and Chris Allen (free from Nottingham Forest). This cost the club a total of £590,000. He also took in striker Alan Lee on loan from Aston Villa, and Craig Russell on loan from Manchester City. His changes finally paid off in April, as Vale went on a five-game unbeaten run. Their penultimate game was a 2–0 victory over QPR, meaning that a final day 1–0 defeat at fellow relegation candidates Bury was inconsequential.


1998–99 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, First Division
They finished in 21st position with 47 points, ahead of Bury on goals scored, but behind both Portsmouth and Queens Park Rangers on goals scored. Had the goals difference rule been in effect then Vale would have been relegated instead of Bury. Crewe Alexandra finished three places and one position higher than the Vale. Vale suffered 25 defeats, more than any other club in the league, and only Grimsby and Bury had scored fewer goals. Player of the Year Martin Foyle was the club's top-scorer with nine goals, representing the lowest total tally for the club's top-scorer since 1964–65. Only Paul Musselwhite and Allen Tankard managed to hit forty appearances, as a club record 43 players managed to turn out for the club throughout the season.


1998–99 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, First Division
At the end of the season there was a complete clear-out, with ten players leaving: ten-year club veteran Neil Aspin (Darlington); Dave Barnett (Lincoln City); Brian McGlinchey (Gillingham); John McQuade (Raith Rovers); Chris Allen (Stockport County); Rogier Koordes (TOP Oss); Jan Jansson (IFK Norrköping);  Paul Mahorn (Stevenage Borough); Stéphane Pounewatchy (Colchester United); and Paul Beesley (Blackpool).


1998–99 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
In the FA Cup, Vale hosted Premier League side Liverpool. The "Reds" left Burslem with a 3–0 victory, the goals scored by Michael Owen, Paul Ince, and Robbie Fowler.


1998–99 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
In the League Cup, Third Division Chester City dispatched the Vale 2–1 at Vale Park, and held on to a 2–2 draw at the Deva Stadium to embarrass Vale fans with a minor giant-killing act.


1998–99 Portland Trail Blazers season
The 1998–99 NBA season was the 29th season for the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association. During the offseason, the Blazers signed free agents Jim Jackson and Greg Anthony, who would reunite with his former UNLV teammate Stacey Augmon, and acquired top draft pick Bonzi Wells from the Detroit Pistons. Portland got off to a fast start winning eight straight games between February and March, on their way to a 27–6 start.


1998–99 Portland Trail Blazers season
Despite losing four of their final five games, the team finished 35–15 in the lockout-shortened season, which was cut to 50 games, earning their fourth Pacific Division title and the first since 1991–92. Their record qualified them for the #2 seed in the Western Conference. The team earned their 17th straight trip to the playoffs, and 22nd in 23 years. Isaiah Rider led the team in scoring with 13.9 points per game, which is usually a low average in points for a team’s scoring leader, while Rasheed Wallace played half the season off the bench averaging 12.8 points per game. Head coach Mike Dunleavy was named Coach of The Year.


1998–99 Portland Trail Blazers season
The Blazers swept the Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference First Round in three straight games, marking the first time since 1992 that the Blazers advanced in the playoffs. They followed with a 4–2 series victory over the two-time defending Western Conference champion Utah Jazz in the Western Conference Semifinals, but were swept out of the Western Conference Finals by Tim Duncan and the eventual NBA champion San Antonio Spurs in four straight games. Following the season, Jackson and Rider were both traded to the Atlanta Hawks, and Walt Williams and second-year center Kelvin Cato were both traded to the Houston Rockets.


1998–99 Portland Trail Blazers season, Draft picks
The Blazers owned no picks in the 1998 NBA draft.


1998–99 Portland Trail Blazers season, Player statistics
NOTE: Please write the players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.


1998–99 Portsmouth F.C. season
During the 1998–99 English football season, Portsmouth F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.


1998–99 Portsmouth F.C. season, Season summary
Portsmouth's centenary season, 1998–99, saw a serious financial crisis hit the club and in December 1998, chairman Martin Gregory quit his post after being targeted of abuse from Portsmouth fans which gave him no choice but to sell his 97% ownership of the club and in February 1999, Portsmouth went into receivership. They avoided relegation again that season, and were then saved from closure by new chairman Milan Mandarić, who saved the club with a takeover deal in May 1999. The new chairman immediately started investing.


1998–99 Portsmouth F.C. season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1998–99 Premier Soccer League
The 1998–99 Premier Soccer League, known as the 1998–99 Castle Premiership for sponsorship purposes, was the third season of the Premier Soccer League since its establishment in 1996. The season began on 31 July 1998 and ended on 9 June 1999. Mamelodi Sundowns became the first team in PSL history to defend their title as they won their second straight PSL title and their fifth South African title after previously winning the PSL's predecessor - the National Soccer League - on three occasions (1988, 1990 and 1993).


1998–99 Premier Soccer League
In a hotly contested title race between Sundowns and Kaizer Chiefs it came down to goal difference to separate the two as both finished on a joint record 75 points. A margin of +5 in goal difference was all that separated the two teams as Sundowns won their second in what would be a hat-trick of PSL titles.


1998–99 Premier Soccer League
As before, the league was contested by 18 teams, sixteen returning from the 1997–98 season and two newly promoted clubs; Dynamos and Seven Stars. The league would also continue to run parallel to the European football calendar (August–May) and not run concurrently with the African football calendar (January–December).


1998–99 Premier Soccer League, Season summary
In what would become the most thrilling title race in PSL history, Mamelodi Sundowns and Kaizer Chiefs - finishing as runners-up for the third successive season - were in a class of their own as they finished 15 points ahead of third place and in the process scored 10 more league goals than the next best team.


1998–99 Premier Soccer League, Season summary
Both clubs ended the season with a record 75 points but the Brazilians lifted the trophy thanks to a superior goal difference (+44 versus Chiefs’ +39) after a gripping finale to the season that saw them at a level pegging for the last four rounds of league games.


1998–99 Premier Soccer League, Season summary
A 5-1 win on the last day of the season over Dynamos wasn’t enough for the Amakhosi, as Sundowns’ 2-0 win over Cape Town Spurs put them top of the pile and handed them a second successive title.


1998–99 Premier Soccer League, Season summary
Orlando Pirates again finished third, 15 points off the pace of the top two. Manning Rangers came in fourth, level on points with the Buccaneers for the second season in a row, while newly promoted Seven Stars had a fairlytale run into fifth place. Qwa Qwa Stars came in sixth with Bloemfontein Celtic and SuperSport United rounding out the top-eight in seventh and eighth places respectively.


1998–99 Premier Soccer League, Season summary
Soweto giants Moroka Swallows continued to disappoint as they endured a terrible season, ending 15th on the log, while Santos finished just above the relegation zone once again, albeit a lot more comfortably than they did a year ago.


1998–99 Premier Soccer League, Season summary
The unfortunate duo to get the chop were newly promoted Dynamos and Vaal Professionals. Dynamos finished six points away from Santos and safety while Vaal Professionals endured a miserable season, amassing a dismal 21 points. Both relegated teams set unwanted records during the season as the impotent Dynamos bagged a record low 20 goals while the Vaal Professionals' porous defence shipped a record high 74 goals. Sadly, much like Real Rovers - who had been relegated the year before - relegation would prove disastrous for Vaal Professionals as they would not return to the PSL and would cease to exist entirely by the end of the decade.


1998–99 Premiership Rugby
The 1998–1999 English Premiership (called the Allied Dunbar Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the 12th season of the league at the top of the English rugby union pyramid, the Premiership (rugby union).


1998–99 Premiership Rugby
This was the second season under the sponsorship of Allied Dunbar.


1998–99 Premiership Rugby
The league was expanded to include 14 teams instead of 12, with London Scottish, West Hartlepool and Bedford Blues being elected to the premiership. The league commenced on 5 September 1998 and finished on 20 May 1999.


1998–99 Premiership Rugby, Table
* At the end of the 1998–99 season, Richmond and London Scottish were placed into administration and merged with London Irish, and thus did not compete in the subsequent season.


1998–99 Premiership Rugby, Leading scorers
Note: Flags to the left of player names indicate national team as has been defined under World Rugby eligibility rules, or primary nationality for players who did not yet earn international senior caps. Players may hold one or more non-WR nationalities.


1998–99 Primeira Divisão
The 1998–99 Primeira Divisão was the 65th edition of top flight of Portuguese football. It started on 23 August 1998 with a match between Chaves and Académica Coimbra, and ended on 30 May 1999. The league was contested by 18 clubs with Porto as the defending champions.


1998–99 Primeira Divisão
Porto won the league and qualified for the 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League group stage, along with Boavista, who qualified for the third round. With the extinction of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, the Taça de Portugal winner qualified for the UEFA Cup, so Beira-Mar joined Benfica, Sporting CP and Vitória de Setúbal in the 1999-2000 UEFA Cup; in opposite, Beira-Mar, Chaves and Académica Coimbra were relegated to the Liga de Honra. Mário Jardel  was the top scorer with 36 goals.


1998–99 Primeira Divisão, Promotion and relegation, Teams relegated to Liga de Honra
Leça, Varzim and Belenenses, were consigned to the Liga de Honra following their final classification in 1997–98 season.


1998–99 Primeira Divisão, Promotion and relegation, Teams promoted from Liga de Honra
The other three teams were replaced by União de Leiria, Beira-Mar, Alverca from the Liga de Honra.


1998–99 Primera B Nacional
The 1998–99 Argentine Primera B Nacional was the 13th season of second division professional of football in Argentina. A total of 33 teams competed; the champion and runner-up were promoted to Argentine Primera División.


1998–99 Primera B Nacional, Promotion Playoff
The Promotion Playoff was played by the teams placed 1st and 2nd of each zone. The winning team was declared champion and was automatically promoted to Primera División. The teams that lost in semifinal joined into the Round of 16 of the Second Promotion Playoff, and the team that lost in the final joined in the Quarterfinals of the Second Promotion Playoff.


1998–99 Primera B Nacional, Second Promotion Playoff
The Second Promotion Playoff or Torneo Reducido was played by the teams placed 3rd to 14th of each zone. Arsenal and Atlético Tucumán joined in the Round of 16, and Chacarita Juniors joined in the Quarterfinals. The winner was promoted to Primera División.


1998–99 Primera B Nacional, Relegation
Note: Clubs with indirect affiliation with AFA are relegated to the Torneo Argentino A, while clubs directly affiliated face relegation to Primera B Metropolitana. Clubs with direct affiliation are all from Greater Buenos Aires, with the exception of Newell's, Rosario Central, Central Córdoba and Argentino de Rosario, all from Rosario, and Unión and Colón from Santa Fe.


1998–99 Primera B Nacional, Promotion/Relegation Playoff
Teams placed 15th and 16th of the Relegation Table Interior Zone (Huracán Corrientes and Douglas Haig), played a promotion/relegation playoff or Torneo Reclasificatorio, with General Paz Juniors and Villa Mitre, teams from Torneo Argentino A. The winner was Villa Mitre and was promoted to 1999–2000 Primera B Nacional. Huracán Corrientes and Douglas Haig were relegated to Torneo Argentino A and General Paz Juniors stayed on it.


1998–99 Primera Divisió, Overview
It was contested by 12 teams, and Principat won the championship.


1998–99 Primera División A season
Primera División A (Méxican First A Division) is a Mexican football tournament. This season was composed of Invieno 1998 and Verano 1999. Unión de Curtidores, Verano 1999 champion, were able to gain promotion to Primera Division for the 1999-2000 season after winning the playoff to Yucatán, Invierno 1998 champion. However, the Puebla F.C. acquired the franchise belonging to Union de Curtidores to remain in the First Division.


1998–99 Primera División A season, Promotion final
At the end of the season, the two champions played a final to determine the winner of the promotion to Primera División. The series faced Yucatán, champion of the Invierno 1998 tournament against Unión de Curtidores, champion of the Verano 1999 tournament.


1998–99 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
The 1998–99 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented the Princeton University in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bill Carmody and the team co-captains were Brian Earl and Gabe Lewullis. The team played its home games in the Jadwin Gymnasium on the University campus in Princeton, New Jersey, and was the runner-up of the Ivy League. The team earned an invitation to the 32-team 1999 National Invitation Tournament.


1998–99 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
Using the Princeton offense, the team had a midseason eleven-game winning streak and posted a 22–8 overall record and an 11–3 conference record. On March 10, the team came back from a 23-point half time deficit and a 27-point deficit with 15:11 remaining against the Penn Quakers to win 50–49.


1998–99 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
Although the team failed to secure an invitation to the 1999 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, the team defeated several entrants in the tournament including the UAB Blazers and conference foe Penn as well as wins on back-to-back nights against Texas and Charlotte to win the 8-team Rainbow Classic held in Honolulu, Hawaii. As of 2010, the 27-point comeback from 13–40 with 15:11 remaining to win 50–49 over Penn on February 9, 1999, remains the fifth-largest comeback and fourth-largest second-half comeback in NCAA history. That game's 9–33 half time deficit comeback remains the second-largest comeback.


1998–99 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
In the National Invitation Tournament the team defeated the Georgetown Hoyas 54–47 at home on March 10, 1998 and the NC State Wolfpack 61–58 on March 15 at Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, North Carolina before losing to the Xavier Musketeers at Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio, on March 17 by a 65–58 score.


1998–99 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
The team was led by All-Ivy League first team selections Lewullis and Earl, who won the Ivy League Men's Basketball Player of the Year, as well as Ivy League Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year Chris Young. The team won the eleventh of twelve consecutive national statistical championships in scoring defense with a 52.7 points allowed average. Earl ended his Princeton career as the Ivy League's all-time three-point field goal with 281, surpassing Matt Maloney's 244. The total continues to be the all-time record. He also achieved a 90.9% free throw percentage in conference games to earn the Ivy League statistical championship.


1998–99 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
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1998–99 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
The 1998–99 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by Gene Keady and played its home games at Mackey Arena.


1998–99 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team
The 1998–99 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team was the first Purdue basketball team to win a national championship. The team was undefeated in conference play, and finished the regular season with one loss.


1998–99 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team, Background
This season was Carolyn Peck's second and final season coaching Purdue's women's basketball team.


1998–99 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team, Schedule, Non-conference
The season started off with two wins, including a road win at the University of Arizona. They lost their third game to Stanford, their only loss of the season. The team closed out their non-conference schedule with wins against 4th ranked Louisiana Tech and 20th ranked Florida.


1998–99 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team, Schedule, Conference
The team finished their conference schedule undefeated, winning sixteen games in a row. They played two ranked teams, beating them three times.


1998–99 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team, Schedule, NCAA Tournament
Purdue began the tournament as a number 1 seed in the Midwest region, played in Normal, Illinois. The team played Oral Roberts, winning 68–48. The team then played 9th seed Kansas. Purdue won that matchup 55–41. They moved on to play 4th seed North Carolina, winning 82–59 in the Regional semifinals. The last game in the Midwest region was played against 3rd seed Rutgers, which Purdue beat 75–62.


1998–99 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team, Schedule, NCAA Tournament
Purdue moved on to the Final Four, played in San Jose, California. They played Louisiana Tech, the number 1 seed from the West region. Purdue won 77–63. They faced Duke in the finals, who was coached by a former Purdue coach. Two of the Duke players also formerly played at Purdue before transferring. Carolyn Peck coached Purdue to a 62–45 win, in what was her last game before moving on to the Orlando Miracle. This was the Boilermaker's first national championship.


1998–99 QMJHL season
The 1998–99 QMJHL season was the 30th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The league continued its trend of teams relocating into the Atlantic Canada market, when Laval moved to Bathurst, New Brunswick. Fifteen teams played seventy games each in the schedule. The Quebec Remparts repeated as first overall in the regular season winning their second consecutive Jean Rougeau Trophy. The Acadie-Bathurst Titan won the President's Cup, defeating the Hull Olympiques in the finals.


1998–99 QMJHL season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against


1998–99 QMJHL season, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


1998–99 QMJHL season, Playoffs
Mathieu Benoît was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 41 points (20 goals, 21 assists).


1998–99 QSPHL season
The 1998–99 QSPHL season was the third season of the Quebec Semi-Pro Hockey League, a minor professional league in the Canadian province of Quebec. 13 teams participated in the regular season, and the Blizzard de Joliette won the league title.


1998–99 Qatar Stars League, Overview
It was contested by 9 teams, and Al-Wakrah Sports Club won the championship.


1998–99 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season
During the 1998–99 English football season, Queens Park Rangers F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.


1998–99 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season, Season summary
After a poor start to the 1998–99 season, Harford was sacked in September and replaced by Gerry Francis, returning for his second spell as QPR manager. After another disappointing season, Francis managed to somehow keep them clear of the relegation zone on goals scored at the expense of Bury, with QPR finishing in 20th place.


1998–99 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season, Players, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1998–99 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season, Players, Left club during the season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1998–99 RCD Mallorca season, Summary
The club with a new owner Grupo Zeta replaced Bartolomé Beltrán  and appointed Antonio Asensio as new President


1998–99 RCD Mallorca season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1998–99 RCD Mallorca season, Squad, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1998–99 RCD Mallorca season, Squad, Left club during season, Arrived club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1998–99 RCD Mallorca season, Competitions, Cup Winners' Cup, First round
Before the game, the delegate of Hearts complained about the non-standard goal height, and the referee measured it to be one centimeter lower than regulation. Hearts agreed to play the game anyway.


1998–99 Rangers F.C. season
The 1998–99 season was the 119th season of competitive football by Rangers.


1998–99 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
Rangers played a total of 55 competitive matches during the 1998–99 season. They started the season under new management with Dick Advocaat replacing Walter Smith. The squad Smith had left behind was past its best so Advocaat, with the financial backing of Murray, set about rebuilding almost the entire squad.


1998–99 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
Success quickly followed and Advocaat built a team that gave the club their first domestic treble since the 1992–93 season. The Scottish Cup was secured by a 1–0 win against Celtic and the League Cup by a 2–1 defeat of St Johnstone.


1998–99 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
The club enjoyed its best season in Europe since 1992–93 as well, reaching the third round of the UEFA Cup before being knocked out by Italian side Parma.


1998–99 Rangers F.C. season, Players, Appearances
List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition


1998–99 Ranji Trophy
The 1998–99 Ranji Trophy was the 65th season of the Ranji Trophy. Karnataka won their third title in four years defeating Madhya Pradesh by 96 runs in the final.


1998–99 Ranji Trophy
In the final, Madhya Pradesh gained a first innings lead of 75 runs. The match was interrupted by rain on the fourth day, at the end of which Karnataka declared their second innings at 321 for 7. Madhya Pradesh needed 247 or alternately bat through the last day to win on first innings lead. They chose the latter option and were 130 for 4 wickets at tea. Vijay Bharadwaj dismissed the captain Chandrakant Pandit in the first over after tea and Raja Ali with the first ball of his next over. Harvinder Sodhi scored a 30-minute duck while Bharadwaj had 7-0-13-3 in this spell. In the second over with the new ball, taken after 80 overs, Sunil Joshi dismissed Abbas Ali and Bharadwaj took the last two wickets in a single over.


1998–99 Ranji Trophy
Bharadwaj's 1280 runs in the season was a new record and as of 2015, is the second highest aggregate.


1998–99 Reading F.C. season
The 1998–99 season was Reading's 128th year in existence and first season back in the Second Division, since the 1993-94 season, and covers the period from 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999. Reading finished the season in 11th position, were knocked out of the FA Cup at the First Round by Stoke City, the Football League Cup by Barnsley in the Second Round and the First Round of the Football League Trophy by Bournemouth. It was the club's first full season with Tommy Burns as manager, and their first at their new Madejski Stadium.


1998–99 Reading F.C. season, Squad, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth.


1998–99 Real Madrid CF season
The 1998–99 season was Real Madrid's 68th season in La Liga.


1998–99 Real Madrid CF season, Summary
Real Madrid sacked Jupp Heynckes shortly after winning the Champions League in May and hired former Valencia coach Guus Hiddink. Having come fourth in the league and achieving continental success last season, Real Madrid was considered a favorite for the 1998–99 season. There were also new arrivals such as Edgar Pacheco, Robert Jarni and Perica Ognjenović. Despite these transfers, manager Hiddink was sacked in February due to criticizing several players. Real Madrid also suffered an embarrassing Copa del Rey semi-final exit after a 2–7 aggregate loss to eventual cup winners Valencia, as well as the Champions League quarter-final exit against Ukrainian powerhouse Dynamo Kyiv, only winning the Intercontinental Cup that season.


1998–99 Red Stripe Bowl
The 1998–99 Red Stripe Bowl was the 25th season of what is now the Regional Super50, the domestic limited-overs cricket competition for the countries of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB). It ran from 6 to 19 October 1998.


1998–99 Red Stripe Bowl
Eight teams contested the competition – the six regular teams of West Indian domestic cricket (Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, the Leeward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Windward Islands), plus two invited international teams from the ICC Americas region (Bermuda and the United States). All matches at the tournament were held in either Guyana or Jamaica, with the semi-finals and final held in the latter country, in Discovery Bay. Guyana and the Leeward Islands eventually progressed to the final, with Guyana winning by 52 runs to claim their sixth domestic one-day title. Guyanese batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul led the tournament in runs, while Dinanath Ramnarine of Trinidad and Tobago and Anthony Lake of the Leeward Islands were the joint leading wicket-takers.


1998–99 Red Stripe Bowl, Statistics, Most runs
The top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table.


1998–99 Red Stripe Bowl, Statistics, Most wickets
The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by bowling average.


1998–99 Regionalliga
The 1998–99 Regionalliga was the fifth season played in the Regionalliga as the third tier of German football.


1998–99 Regionalliga
As in the previous season, the competition was organized in four divisions: Nord, Nordost, West/Südwest and Süd. Each division had 18 teams with the exception of the West/Südwest division with only 17.


1998–99 Regionalliga, Nord
VfL Osnabrück remained in the Regionalliga, because they lost in the play-offs against Chemnitzer FC. As the loser of the North-Northeast play-offs, Osnabrück competed in another play-off against Eintracht Trier and Kickers Offenbach, but could not qualify for promotion to the 2. Bundesliga.


1998–99 Regionalliga, Nord
Kickers Emden, VfL Hasetal Herzlake and Sportfreunde Ricklingen were relegated to the Oberliga.


1998–99 Regionalliga, Nordost
Chemnitzer FC won promotion to the 2. Bundesliga by defeating VfL Osnabrück in the play-offs, Spandauer SV and SD Croatia Berlin are relegated to the Oberliga. Eisenhüttenstädter FC Stahl remains in the league due to the forcible relegation of Spandauer SV.


1998–99 Regionalliga, West/Südwest
Alemannia Aachen was promoted to the 2. Bundesliga while Eintracht Trier took part in the play-offs against VfL Osnabrück and Kickers Offenbach, but was not promoted. FSV Salmrohr, SpVgg Erkenschwick and FC Remscheid were relegated to the Oberliga while Wuppertaler SV and FC 08 Homburg were forcibly relegated.


1998–99 Regionalliga, Süd
SV Waldhof Mannheim was promoted to the 2. Bundesliga while Kickers Offenbach took part in the play-offs against VfL Osnabrück and Eintracht Trier and was promoted to the 2. Bundesliga. SC Weismain and SC Neukirchen 1899 were relegated to the Oberliga.


1998–99 Regionalliga, Promotion playoffs
A preliminary decider was contested between the champions of the North and North-East regions. Chemnitzer FC won on aggregate and so were promoted to the 2. Bundesliga.


1998–99 Regionalliga, Promotion playoffs
The loser of the above tie faced the second placed teams from the South and West/South-West regions for a final promotion place. Kickers Offenbach earned promotion to the 2. Bundesliga.


1998–99 Rochdale A.F.C. season
The 1998–99 season saw Rochdale compete in their 25th consecutive season in the fourth tier of the English football league, named at the time as the Football League Third Division.


1998–99 Romanian Hockey League season
The 1998–99 Romanian Hockey League season was the 69th season of the Romanian Hockey League, the top league of ice hockey in Romania.


1998–99 Romanian Hockey League season
Six teams participated in the league, and Steaua București won the championship.


1998–99 Rugby Union County Championship
The 1998–99 Tetley's Bitter Rugby Union County Championship was the 99th edition of England's County Championship rugby union club competition.


1998–99 Rugby Union County Championship
Cornwall won their third title after defeating Gloucestershire in the final.


1998–99 Russian Cup
The 1998–99 Russian Cup was the seventh season of the Russian football knockout tournament since the dissolution of Soviet Union.


1998–99 Russian Cup
Andrey Kobelev played for both eventual finalists during the tournament, captaining FC Dynamo Moscow in their Round of 16 game against FC Alania Vladikavkaz and then transferring to FC Zenit St. Petersburg in the winter and coming on as a substitute for Zenit in the final.


1998–99 Russian Cup, Final
Played in the earlier stages, but not on the final game roster:


1998–99 Russian Cup, Final
FC Zenit St. Petersburg: Dmitri Davydov (DF), Vasili Kulkov (DF), Alexandru Curtianu  (MF), Oleg Dmitriyev (MF), Serghei Cleşcenco  (FW), Aleksandr Petukhov (FW).


1998–99 Russian Cup, Final
FC Dynamo Moscow: Dmitriy Kramarenko  (GK), Dmytro Tyapushkin  (GK), Deividas Šemberas  (DF), Erik Yakhimovich  (DF), Aleksei Kozlov (DF), Yevgeni Korablyov (DF), Maksim Povorov (DF), Sergei Shtanyuk  (DF), Sergei Nekrasov (DF), Andrei Gordeyev (MF), Vladimir Skokov (MF), Andrey Kobelev (MF), Tomas Danilevičius  (FW).


1998–99 Russian Superleague season
The 1998–99 Russian Superleague season was the third season of the Russian Superleague, the top level of ice hockey in Russia. 22 teams participated in the league, and Metallurg Magnitogorsk won the championship.


1998–99 S.L. Benfica season
The 1998–99 European football season was the 95th season of Sport Lisboa e Benfica's existence and the club's 65th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. The season ran from 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999; Benfica competed domestically in the Primeira Divisão and the Taça de Portugal. The club also participated in the UEFA Champions League as a result of finishing second in the Primeira Divisão in the previous season.


1998–99 S.L. Benfica season
After guiding Benfica to second place, Graeme Souness remained in charge for a first full season. The Scottish brought in a handful of British players to the team, but only Michael Thomas, Mark Pembridge and Dean Saunders got regular playing time. To offset, Benfica lost the likes of Edgar Pacheco, Brian Deane and Scott Minto.


1998–99 S.L. Benfica season
The season started with the qualifying rounds of the UEFA Champions League, which the club successfully passes, although not without drama. Domestically, Benfica fared better, quickly reaching the top spots by early October. However, a home draw with Alverca, starts a six-match winless spree that put them in fifth place in the league and negatively impacted their Champions League campaign.


1998–99 S.L. Benfica season
Benfica eventually regained their step in the Primeira Divisão. From late November till early February, they won 8 out of 9 matches, including seven in a row. This allowed them to battle the second place with Boavista with a match between in 14 March assuming significant importance. Benfica lost and started another downward spiral of erratic results that eventually led to the dismissal of Souness. Long-time assistant Shéu finished the season, with Benfica reaching 65 points, 14 less than Porto. Nuno Gomes had its best season of his career, scoring 34 goals in all competitions.


1998–99 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
Following a season, where Benfica made a convincing second round, collecting 41 out of 51 points. Souness had his status increased, with more influence on player signings and the technical staff around him. One of his first decisions was replacing Nelo Vingada by his personal friend, Phil Boersma. Vingada work as assistant was influential in helping Souness understand the intricacy of Portuguese football. The Scottish also brought in reinforcements from England, inspired by the effect that Poborský and Brian Deane had in the team, when they joined in January.


1998–99 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
After a pre-season that saw them meet Newcastle United, Sheffield United and Italians, Empoli and Lazio, the team was set to debut in the qualifying rounds of the Champions League against Beitar Jerusalem. With a six nil thrashing in the first leg, the second leg was a mere formality. However, in Israel, the team suffered a setback, conceding four goals, that although it did not harm progress to the group stage, it upset the management.


1998–99 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
In the league, Benfica started in the best possible way, amassing three consecutive wins and reaching top of the table. A loss in Faro dropped them to second, but did not stop their momentum, as two more wins and a hard-fought draw against F.C. Alverca followed. Equal on the first place, the team visited Boavista next. A last minute goal from Martelinho forced Benfica to spend the week in fifth place. In Europe, the situation was not any better, with five points dropped against HJK Helsinki, who were making their debut in the group stage of the Champions League.


1998–99 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
"An initial scare foresees an unsettling season. With the qualification for the millionaire Champions League almost assured, Benfica unexpectedly crashes in Israel for unthinkable numbers. Still, the Champions League is a reality – as his the ever present controversy caused by Souness. His signings – Michael Thomas and Mark Pembridge in July, Dean Saunders in January, Steve Harkness and Gary Charles in March – rarely ever get it right. Adding to this, the problems with the players are recurring and successive examples of stubbornness force him out, after a home draw against Campomaiorense. By then, Champions League, Portuguese League and Portuguese Cup were a thing of the past. Till the end, it is Shéu who leads the team, and holds on to the third place with a draw in the last match-day..."


1998–99 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
After five points earned in three match days in early November, the team faced FC Porto for the Clássico on the road, losing for a fifth consecutive season, and ending up in fifth place with a seven-point gap for the leader. In Europe, Benfica finished second in his group, with another late goal costing them points, now against PSV Eindhoven. Nonetheless, with the advancing season, Benfica performance improved, starting a seven-game winning streak that spread two months, and saw the jump to second, only a point behind leaders Porto. They were stopped in late January, when S.C. Beira-Mar draw them at home.


1998–99 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
In February the team conceded a fourth league loss, which was followed by the premature exit of the Portuguese Cup. Still, they recovered by winning the two subsequent games, matching Boavista on the league table, and facing them next, knowing that a win, would put the team one point behind leaders Porto. On 14 March, Souness decided to Gary Charles and Steve Harkness, the first was coming out of an injury and the second arrived days before. Benfica lost 0–3, dropped to third place and Souness saw his first handkerchiefs. A week later Benfica draw against U.D. Leiria, bagging only one point out of six possible in a crucial part of the season.


1998–99 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
April would be much the same, with five points lost out of nine possible, the advantage over the fourth place, Sporting was reduced to two points. With a home draw against S.C. Campomaiorense in early May, and in danger of losing the third place, Souness was sacked with immediate effect. He was banned from entering the stadium, and Shéu replaced him in the final four matches, winning seven points out of twelve, but more importantly, securing the third place.


1998–99 S.L. Benfica season, Player statistics
The squad for the season consisted of the players listed in the tables below, as well as staff member Graeme Souness (manager), Phil Boersma (assistant manager) and Shéu (assistant and later manager).


1998–99 S.L. Benfica season, Player statistics
Note 1: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1998–99 S.L. Benfica season, Player statistics
Note 2: Players with squad numbers marked ‡ joined the club during the 1998-99 season via transfer, with more details in the following section.


1998–99 S.S. Lazio season
Società Sportiva Lazio finished second in Serie A, and won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and Supercoppa Italiana.


1998–99 S.S. Lazio season, Season review
Lazio kicked off the 1998–99 season by defeating Juventus 2–1 to win the Supercoppa in the pre-season, and then set a searing pace in the league thanks to the lethal striking partnership of world transfer record signing Christian Vieri and Marcelo Salas. The pair of them together netted 27 goals, as Lazio led the way for most of the season. Twenty-year-old Yugoslav starlet Dejan Stanković also impressed by scoring on his league debut.


1998–99 S.S. Lazio season, Season review
Milan peaked late during the season, while Lazio had a barren spell, which enabled Milan to make up the deficit. Lazio finally squandered the title lead in the penultimate match of the season, where it had to settle for a draw against Fiorentina away from home.


1998–99 S.S. Lazio season, Season review
Following the season, Vieri left the club for Inter, accusing chairman Sergio Cragnotti of lying to him. The money from Vieri's transfer was used to bring Juan Sebastián Verón, Simone Inzaghi and Diego Simeone to Rome, moves that all proved essential when Lazio clinched the title in 2000, where those three found the net in the last game of the season.


1998–99 S.S. Lazio season, Season review
Lazio's best moment of the 1998-99 season came when they beat Mallorca 2-1 at Villa Park in Birmingham in the 1999 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, following goals by Vieri and Pavel Nedvěd.


1998–99 S.S. Lazio season, Season review
The most prolific players during the season was captain and centre-half Alessandro Nesta, free-kick specialist Siniša Mihajlović, winger Nedvěd, and the striker pairing of Vieri and Salas.


1998–99 S.S. Lazio season, Players, Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1998–99 S.S. Lazio season, Players, Transfers, In
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1998–99 S.S. Lazio season, Players, Transfers, Out
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1998–99 S.S. Lazio season, Players, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1998–99 SC Bastia season
French football club SC Bastia's 1998–99 season. Finished 13th place in league. Top scorer of the season, including 14 goals in 12 league matches have been Frédéric Née. Was eliminated to Coupe de France end of 64, the Coupe de la Ligue was able to be among the final 32 teams and the Intertoto Cup was able to be among the semi finals.


1998–99 SC Bastia season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1998–99 SK Rapid Wien season
The 1998–99 SK Rapid Wien season is the 101st season in club history.


1998–99 SM-liiga season
The 1998–99 SM-liiga season was the 24th season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland. 12 teams participated in the league, and TPS Turku won the championship.


1998–99 Sacramento Kings season
The 1998–99 NBA season was the Kings' 50th season in the National Basketball Association, and 14th season in Sacramento. In the 1998 NBA draft, the Kings selected Jason Williams from the University of Florida with the seventh pick. During the offseason, the team acquired All-Star forward Chris Webber from the Washington Wizards, and signed free agents Vlade Divac, Vernon Maxwell, Jon Barry and second-year center Scot Pollard, who was signed midway through the season while Terry Dehere was released to free agency.


1998–99 Sacramento Kings season
After playing in Europe, Serbian forward Peja Stojaković, who was drafted 14th overall by the Kings in the 1996 NBA draft, would finally make his debut in the NBA. Under new head coach Rick Adelman, the Kings struggled playing below .500 with a 17–22 start, but then improved winning ten of their final eleven games in a lockout-shortened season cut to 50 games, finishing third in the Pacific Division with a 27–23 record, their first winning season in 16 years. Webber averaged 20.0 points, 13.0 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, while Williams averaged 12.8 points, 6.0 assists and 1.9 steals per game, and made the NBA All-Rookie First Team.


1998–99 Sacramento Kings season
In the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Kings got off to a good start, taking a 2–1 series lead over the 3rd–seeded Utah Jazz. However, the Jazz won Game 4 on the road by one point to even the series, and force a decisive fifth game. The Kings would lose Game 5 on the road in overtime 99–92. Following the season, second-year guard Tariq Abdul-Wahad was traded to the Orlando Magic, and Maxwell signed as a free agent with the Seattle SuperSonics.


1998–99 Sacramento Kings season
For the season, the Kings added new purple alternate road uniforms, which would last until 2002.


1998–99 Sacramento Kings season, Player statistics
NOTE: Please write the players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.


1998–99 San Antonio Spurs season
The 1998–99 NBA season was the San Antonio Spurs' 32nd season as a franchise, the team's 26th season in San Antonio, and the team's 23rd season in the National Basketball Association. During the offseason, the Spurs acquired second-year guard Antonio Daniels from the Vancouver Grizzlies, and signed free agents Mario Elie, three-point specialist Steve Kerr and Jerome Kersey. After a promising rookie season from second-year star Tim Duncan, Spurs fans had to wait three months for the season to begin due to a lockout by NBA owners.


1998–99 San Antonio Spurs season
When the season, which was cut to 50 games finally started, the Spurs posted a 6–8 record in February. In March and April, they won 31 of their final 36 games on their way to a league-best 37–13 season record, roughly equivalent to 61–21 in a full season. Duncan averaged 21.7 points, 11.4 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game, and was named to the All-NBA First Team, and to the NBA All-Defensive First Team. David Robinson provided the team with 15.8 points, 10.0 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game.


1998–99 San Antonio Spurs season
In the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Spurs defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves three games to one. In the Western Conference Semifinals, the Spurs' "Twin Towers" of Duncan and Robinson outplayed Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant as they swept the Los Angeles Lakers in four straight games. In the Western Conference Finals, the Spurs faced the Portland Trail Blazers. After taking Game One, the Spurs trailed by 17 points in Game Two. However, the Spurs made a fourth-quarter run that culminated with a game-winning three-pointer from Sean Elliott. The Spurs went on to sweep the Trail Blazers in four straight games, becoming the first former American Basketball Association (ABA) team to play in the NBA Finals.


1998–99 San Antonio Spurs season
In the Finals, the Spurs defeated the eighth-seeded New York Knicks in five games. Avery Johnson hit the title-winning shot with 47 seconds left to seal the Spurs' first title in franchise history. Duncan was named Finals MVP. Kerr, who previously won three straight championships with the Chicago Bulls, won his fourth consecutive title. Following the season, Will Perdue re-signed as a free agent with his former team, the Chicago Bulls.


1998–99 San Antonio Spurs season, Offseason
On June 24, 1998, the Spurs traded Carl Herrera and first-round draft pick Felipe Lopez to the Vancouver Grizzlies for guard Antonio Daniels. The team also signed free agents Mario Elie, Steve Kerr and Jerome Kersey during the offseason.


1998–99 San Antonio Spurs season, NBA Finals
The 1999 NBA Finals saw some firsts for both the Spurs and the opposing New York Knicks.


1998–99 San Antonio Spurs season, NBA Finals
The Knicks became the first (and to this date, the only) 8th seed to ever play in an NBA Finals.


1998–99 San Antonio Spurs season, NBA Finals, Summary
The following scoring summary is written in a line score format, except that the quarter numbers are replaced by game numbers.


1998–99 San Antonio Spurs season, NBA Finals, Summary
With time running out in Game 5, and the 1999 championship on the line, the Spurs looked to Avery Johnson as he hit a long clutch 2 from the corner with 47 seconds to go, giving the Spurs a 1-point lead. It was considered one of the franchise's best moments since the first 26 years in San Antonio.


1998–99 San Antonio Spurs season, NBA Finals, Schedule
The Finals were played using a 2-3-2 site format, where the first two and last two games are held at the team with home court advantage. The NBA, after experimenting in the early years, restored this original format for the Finals in 1985. So far, the other playoff series are still running on a 2-2-1-1-1 site format.


1998–99 San Jose Sharks season
The 1998–99 San Jose Sharks season was the Sharks' eighth season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL). Under second-year head coach Darryl Sutter, the Sharks reached the playoffs for a second consecutive season. While the team won three fewer games than it had during the prior season, it became the first in franchise history to score more goals (196) than it allowed (191).


1998–99 San Jose Sharks season
During the campaign, general manager Dean Lombardi continued to add to the Sharks' roster. During the 1998 preseason, both goaltender Steve Shields and All-Star defenseman Gary Suter were acquired from the Buffalo Sabres and Chicago Blackhawks, respectively, in exchange for low-level draft picks and prospects. While neither played a major role during the 1998–99 season, both would make key contributions to the Sharks' success the following season. Indeed, Lombardi's most notable addition was that of veteran forward Vincent Damphousse.


1998–99 San Jose Sharks season
Damphousse, acquired in a midseason trade with the Montreal Canadiens, would experience immediate success in San Jose; he would ultimately remain with the Sharks until the conclusion of the 2003–04 season. The 1998–99 season also saw the continued development of several highly-touted prospects. Most notably, the campaign saw second-year forwards Patrick Marleau and Marco Sturm emerge as consistent scoring threats. Additionally, the season also saw the debut of promising young defenseman (and future NHL All-Star) Scott Hannan. These players, along with established forward Jeff Friesen and defenseman Mike Rathje, would drive much of the team's success over the following five years.


1998–99 San Jose Sharks season
Despite their losing record, the Sharks reached the postseason for a second consecutive season. In the first round of the 1999 Stanley Cup playoffs, the Sharks were matched against the Northwest Division champion Colorado Avalanche. Due to the Columbine High School Massacre, the first two games of the series were played in San Jose; the heavily favored Avalanche won both. As had been the case one year prior, the Sharks won their next two games in Denver to even the series at two games apiece.


1998–99 San Jose Sharks season
The Avalanche responded by routing the Sharks in Game Five to take a 3–2 series lead. The Sharks managed to push the Avalanche to overtime in Game Six; a goal by Colorado rookie Milan Hejduk, however, spelled the end of the Sharks' season. As of the 2017–18 NHL season, the 1998–99 San Jose Sharks (along with the 1998–99 Edmonton Oilers) are the last team to have qualified for the Stanley Cup Playoffs with a losing record.


1998–99 San Jose Sharks season, Regular season
The Sharks tied the Dallas Stars and St. Louis Blues for the fewest short-handed goals allowed, with 4.


1998–99 San Jose Sharks season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.


1998–99 San Jose Sharks season, Regular season, Final standings
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest


1998–99 San Jose Sharks season, Regular season, Final standings
bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division


1998–99 San Jose Sharks season, Roster
Jamie Baker Shawn Burr Mike Craig Murray Craven Vincent Damphousse Jeff Friesen Sean Gauthier Tony Granato Steve Guolla Scott Hannan Shawn Heins Alex Hicks Bill Houlder Alexander Korolyuk Dave Lowry Bryan Marchment Patrick Marleau Stephane Matteau Joe Murphy Brantt Myhres Bernie Nicholls Owen Nolan Jeff Norton Marcus Ragnarsson Mike Rathje Mike Ricci Bob Rouse Steve Shields Jarrod Skalde Ron Stern Marco Sturm Gary Suter Ron Sutter Andy Sutton Mike Vernon Andrei Zyuzin


1998–99 Scottish Cup
The 1998–99 Scottish Cup was the 114th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition, also known for sponsorship reasons as the Tennent's Scottish Cup. The Cup was won by Rangers who defeated Celtic in the .


1998–99 Scottish First Division
The 1998–99 Scottish First Division was won by Hibernian who bounced straight back up to the Scottish Premier League after relegation the previous season and finished 23 points ahead of nearest challengers Falkirk. Hamilton Academical and Stranraer were relegated to the Second Division. In the case of Stranraer, they didn't manage to compete well enough in this division following on from their promotion a year earlier.


1998–99 Scottish Inter-District Championship
The 1998–99 Scottish Inter-District Championship was a rugby union competition for Scotland's professional district teams. With the merging of the 4 districts into 2; now only Glasgow and Edinburgh were involved in the Scottish Inter-District Championship. Glasgow Caledonians and Edinburgh Reivers then fought it out in a renamed Tri-Series sponsored by Tennents Velvet.


1998–99 Scottish Inter-District Championship
Three matches were played between the clubs. Edinburgh won the series, beating Glasgow 2-1. A league table is shown for completeness. Both teams entered the next year's Heineken Cup.


1998–99 Scottish Junior Cup
The 1998–99 Scottish Junior Cup was the 113th staging of the Scottish Junior Cup, a competition for clubs affiliated to the Scottish Junior Football Association ("junior" in the title refers to the level of football and not the age of the players). It was won by Kilwinning Rangers after they defeated Kelty Hearts 1–0 in the final.


1998–99 Scottish Junior Cup, First round
These ties were scheduled to take place on Saturday, TBC.


1998–99 Scottish Junior Cup, Second round
These ties were scheduled to take place on Saturday, TBC.


1998–99 Scottish Junior Cup, Third round
These ties were scheduled to take place on Saturday, TBC


1998–99 Scottish Junior Cup, Fourth round
These ties were scheduled to take place on Saturday, TBC.


1998–99 Scottish Junior Cup, Fifth round
These ties were scheduled to take place on Saturday, TBC.


1998–99 Scottish Junior Cup, Final
The final took place on Sunday, 30 May 1999 at Firhill Stadium, home of Partick Thistle.


1998–99 Scottish Junior Cup, Final
Kilwinning Rangers won 1–0 with a goal from Gerry Peline only 80 seconds after the kick-off. A number of Scottish MPs tabled an Early Day Motion in Parliament congratulating Kilwinning on winning the Junior Cup and several other trophies during the season.


1998–99 Scottish League Cup
The 1998–1999 Scottish League Cup was the 53rd staging of the Scotland's second most prestigious football knockout competition. The competition was won by Rangers, who defeated St Johnstone 2–1 in the Final. The Final was played at Celtic Park because Hampden Park was being redeveloped, work which was completed in time for the 1999 Scottish Cup Final.


1998–99 Scottish League Cup
This was the last season in which the competition was completed in the autumn, which meant that there was no League Cup Final held in the calendar year of 1999. The next Final to be played was the 1999–2000 Final, which was played in March 2000.


1998–99 Scottish Men's National League season
The 1998–99 season was the 30th campaign of the Scottish Men's National League, the national basketball league of Scotland. The season featured 10 teams; from the previous season Troon joined the league. Glasgow Sports Division won their first league title, ending the 10 year dominance of the Livingston MIM and Bulls teams.


1998–99 Scottish Men's National League season, Teams
The line-up for the 1998–99 season featured the following teams:


1998–99 Scottish Premier League
The 1998–99 Scottish Premier League season (also known as the 1998–99 Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier League for sponsorship reasons from 11 March) was the inaugural season of Scottish Premier League football, the top division of Scottish football. It began on 1 August 1998 and concluded on 23 May 1999.


1998–99 Scottish Premier League
The league was made up of the twelve clubs that broke away from the Scottish Football League at the end of the 1997–98 season. Celtic went into the season as the defending Scottish champions, having won the 1997–98 Scottish Premier Division.


1998–99 Scottish Premier League
Rangers won the title with 3 matches still to play on 2 May 1999, after defeating Old Firm rivals Celtic 3–0 in controversial circumstances at Celtic Park. Three players were red-carded during the game and referee Hugh Dallas was struck by a coin thrown by a Celtic supporter and required treatment from paramedics on the field.


1998–99 Scottish Premier League, Teams
On 8 September 1997, the clubs in the Premier Division decided to split from the Scottish Football League and form a Scottish Premier League (SPL). This followed an earlier example in England, which came into force during the 1992–93 season. This decision was fuelled by a desire by the top clubs in Scotland to retain more of the revenue generated by the game. Originally, league sponsorship money was divided proportionally between clubs in all four divisions. After the SPL was formed, its clubs retained all of its commercial revenues except for an annual payment to the SFL and a parachute payment to relegated clubs.


1998–99 Scottish Premier League, Teams
The new league followed the same format as the previous season's Premier Division, with the ten clubs playing each other four times, twice at home and twice away. Hibernian were relegated to the First Division after finishing bottom of the 1997–98 Scottish Premier Division. They were replaced by Dundee, the champions of the previous season's First Division.


1998–99 Scottish Premier League, Overview
The 1998–99 Scottish Premier League season ended in success for Rangers who, managed by Dutchman Dick Advocaat, won the title by six points from nearest rivals Celtic. Dunfermline Athletic were relegated after three seasons in the top division. As champions, Rangers qualified for the Champions League while Celtic were joined by St Johnstone in qualifying for the UEFA Cup. Fourth placed Kilmarnock also gained a UEFA Cup place via the UEFA Fair Play ranking.


1998–99 Scottish Premier League, Overview
The season began on 1 August 1998 with the first SPL goal scored by Aberdeen's Eoin Jess as they defeated newly promoted Dundee 2–0 at Dens Park. Also on the first day of the season, Craig Burley scored the SPL's first hat-trick as defending champions Celtic defeated Dunfermline Athletic  5–0 at Celtic Park.


1998–99 Scottish Premier League, Overview
1998–99 saw the introduction of a three-week break during January, which was well received by both players and managers. In its inaugural year, the SPL was broadcast to over 120 countries worldwide, while attendances increased and more money was invested in youth development than ever before. A new Scottish transfer record was also set as Rangers paid Fiorentina £5.5m for former Manchester United and Everton winger Andrei Kanchelskis.


1998–99 Scottish Premier League, Overview
Rangers clinched the SPL title on 2 May 1999 by beating Old Firm-rivals Celtic 3–0 at Celtic Park. Three players were red-carded during the game and referee Hugh Dallas was struck by a coin thrown by a Celtic supporter and required treatment from paramedics on the field.


1998–99 Scottish Premier League, Overview
Dunfermline Athletic were relegated to the Scottish First Division on 8 May 1999 after a 2–1 defeat to Celtic at East End Park.


1998–99 Scottish Premier League, Results, Matches 1–18
During matches 1–18 each team plays every other team twice (home and away).


1998–99 Scottish Premier League, Results, Matches 19–36
During matches 19–36 each team plays every other team a further two times (home and away).


1998–99 Scottish Premier League, Attendances
The average attendances for SPL clubs during the 1998–99 season are shown below:


1998–99 Scottish Second Division
The 1998–99 Scottish Second Division was won by Livingston who, along with second placed Inverness Caledonian Thistle, were promoted to the First Division. East Fife and Forfar Athletic were relegated to the Third Division.


1998–99 Scottish Third Division
The 1998–99 Scottish Third Division was won by Ross County who, along with second placed Stenhousemuir, gained promotion to the Second Division. Montrose finished bottom.


1998–99 Seattle SuperSonics season
The 1998–99 NBA season was the 31st season for the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association. During the offseason, the Sonics signed free agents Billy Owens and former Sonics center Olden Polynice, and acquired Don MacLean from the New Jersey Nets. After a lockout wiped out half the season, cutting it to 50 games, the Sonics got off to a strong start under new head coach Paul Westphal winning their first six games. However, they soon fell apart losing nine of their next twelve games as Vin Baker played just 34 games due to thumb and knee injuries.


1998–99 Seattle SuperSonics season
Owens and MacLean both missed large parts of the season also due to injuries. From there, the Sonics would play around .500 for the remainder of the season finishing fifth in the Pacific Division with a 25–25 record, losing a tie-breaker for the #8 seed in the Western Conference to the Minnesota Timberwolves, and missing the playoffs for the first time since 1990.


1998–99 Seattle SuperSonics season
Gary Payton averaged 21.7 points, 8.7 assists and 2.2 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, and to the NBA All-Defensive First Team, while Detlef Schrempf provided the team with 15.0 points per game. Following the season, Schrempf signed as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers, Hersey Hawkins was traded to the Chicago Bulls, Polynice signed with the Utah Jazz, and Owens, MacLean and Dale Ellis were all traded to the Orlando Magic.


1998–99 Seattle SuperSonics season, Player statistics
NOTE: Please write the players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.


1998–99 Second League of FR Yugoslavia
1998–99 Second League of FR Yugoslavia (Serbian: Druga liga Jugoslavije) consisted of two groups of 18 teams.


1998–99 Second League of FR Yugoslavia, League table, West
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1998–99 Segunda División
The 1998–99 Segunda División season saw 22 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. Málaga CF, CD Numancia, Sevilla FC and Rayo Vallecano were promoted to Primera División. RCD Mallorca B, Barcelona B, Hércules CF and CD Ourense were relegated to Segunda División B.


1998–99 Segunda División B
The 1998–99 season of Segunda División B of Spanish football started in August 1998 and ended in May 1999 after the play-offs.


1998–99 Segunda División B, Group I
Teams from Asturias, Canary Islands, Castilla–La Mancha, Community of Madrid and Galicia


1998–99 Segunda División B, Group II
Teams from Aragon, Basque Country, Cantabria, Castile and León, Castilla–La Mancha, La Rioja and Navarre.


1998–99 Segunda Divisão B
The 1998–99 Segunda Divisão season was the 65th season of the competition and the 49th season of recognised third-tier football in Portugal.


1998–99 Segunda Divisão B, Overview
The league was contested by 54 teams in 3 divisions with SC Covilhã, SC Freamunde and Imortal DC winning the respective divisional competitions and gaining promotion to the Liga de Honra. The overall championship was won by SC Freamunde.


1998–99 Segunda Divisão de Honra
The 1998–99 Segunda Divisão de Honra season was the 9th season of the competition and the 65th season of recognised second-tier football in Portugal.


1998–99 Segunda Divisão de Honra, Overview
The league was contested by 18 teams with Gil Vicente FC winning the championship and gaining promotion to the Primeira Liga along with Os Belenenses and CD Santa Clara. At the other end of the table CD Feirense, União Funchal and GD Estoril Praia were relegated to the Segunda Divisão.


1998–99 Serbian Hockey League season
The Serbian Hockey League Season for 1998-1999 was the eighth season of the league. Only three teams participated. The teams from Belgrade were out because the arena in Belgrade was out. HK Vojvodina was the winner, in what started a long dynasty of winning the league titles. This was also the first season that HK Novi Sad participated.


1998–99 Serbian Hockey League season, Playoffs
There were only the finals. HK Vojvodina beat HK Novi Sad in a best of two series.


1998–99 Serie A
The 1998–99 Serie A saw Milan win their 16th Scudetto, led by coach Alberto Zaccheroni. Lazio finished second, losing the title on the last day. Internazionale, with an often injured or rested Ronaldo, had a disastrous season, finishing in 8th position, whereas Juventus' impressive start was cut short by a bad injury to Alessandro Del Piero, and they wound up having an unimpressive season.


1998–99 Serie A, Teams
Salernitana, Venezia, Cagliari and Perugia had been promoted from Serie B.


1998–99 Serie A, UEFA Cup qualification
Udinese and Bologna qualified to 1999–2000 UEFA Cup, while Juventus qualified for the 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup.


1998–99 Serie A (ice hockey) season
The 1998–99 Serie A season was the 65th season of the Serie A, the top level of ice hockey in Italy. Nine teams participated in the league, and HC Meran won the championship by defeating HC Bozen in the final.


1998–99 Serie B
The Serie B 1998–99 was the sixty-seventh tournament of this competition played in Italy since its creation.


1998–99 Serie B, Teams
Cesena, Cremonese, Cosenza and Ternana had been promoted from Serie C, while Brescia, Atalanta, Lecce and Napoli had been relegated from Serie A.


1998–99 Sheffield Shield season
The 1998–99 Sheffield Shield season was the 97th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Western Australia won the championship.


1998–99 Sheffield United F.C. season
During the 1998–99 English football season, Sheffield United competed in the Football League First Division.


1998–99 Sheffield United F.C. season, Season summary
The 1998–99 season saw more managerial change, with Steve Bruce taking over first team affairs. The Blades challenged once again for a play-off place but eventually finished eighth. However, there was drama in the FA Cup where the Blades were controversially beaten by Arsenal when Bruce attempted to take his team off the pitch, claiming that Arsenal had broken an unwritten rule of sportsmanship by failing to return the ball to the Blades, who had intentionally kicked it out of play to allow an injured player to be attended to. Although the game eventually continued to a finish, it was later declared void and replayed; United lost. In May, Bruce resigned after just one season in charge, citing turmoil in the club's boardroom and a shortage of funds for transfers.


1998–99 Sheffield United F.C. season, Players, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1998–99 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season
The 1998–99 season was Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 's 132nd season in existence. They competed in the twenty-team Premiership, the top tier of English football, finishing twelfth. It was the club's 100th season at their Hillsborough ground.


1998–99 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Season summary
Danny Wilson's return to Hillsborough as manager saw them begin the season among the favourites for relegation of many pundits. But they performed reasonably well throughout the season, being one of just three sides to beat treble winners Manchester United in addition to being one of just four sides to beat second-placed Arsenal, who would finish just one point behind Manchester United.


1998–99 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Season summary
Up to 27 February 1999 – their 3–1 home win over Middlesbrough – they were boasting somewhat inconsistent yet very stable, promising mid-table form: 10th in the table, winning ten, drawing five and losing 11 of their first 26 games with an impressive goal difference of +9 and were looking like good bets for a UEFA Cup slot. However, they couldn't quite keep up the momentum and would lose their next five games which ultimately ended such hopes.


1998–99 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Season summary
However, winning three of their final seven matches ensured that they would finish 12th at the end of a campaign during which they had never faced any serious threat of relegation; a significant improvement to the previous season. The only major concern at the club was a growing mountain of debts which would have been even more of a worry had the Owls suffered relegation.


1998–99 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Season summary
An expensively assembled squad including Paolo Di Canio, Benito Carbone and Wim Jonk failed to live up to the massive wage bill the club was paying and things eventually came to a head when Italian firebrand Di Canio was sent off in a match against Arsenal and infamously proceeded to push the referee Paul Alcock on his way off, which resulted in an extended ban of 11 matches and him being fined £10,000.


1998–99 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Players, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1998–99 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Players, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1998–99 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Players, Reserve squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1998–99 Slovak 1. Liga season
The 1998–99 Slovak 1.Liga season was the sixth season of the Slovak 1. Liga, the second level of ice hockey in Slovakia. 12 teams participated in the league, and HK Spartak Dubnica won the championship.


1998–99 Slovak Cup
The 1998–99 Slovak Cup was the 30th season of Slovakia's annual knock-out cup competition and the sixth since the independence of Slovakia. It began on 29 July 1998 with Preliminary round and ended on 8 May 1999 with the Final. The winners of the competition earned a place in the first round of the UEFA Cup. Spartak Trnava were the defending champions.


1998–99 Slovak Cup, Preliminary round
The first legs were played on 29 July 1998. The second legs were played on 12 August 1998.


1998–99 Slovak Cup, First round
The games were played on 8 September 1998, except for the match ŠKP Devín – Artmedia Petržalka, which was played on 9 September 1998.


1998–99 Slovak Cup, Second round
The games were played on 22 September 1998, except for the match Spartak Trnava – Baník Prievidza, which was played on 23 September 1998.


1998–99 Slovak Cup, Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 16 March 1999. The second legs were played on 6 April 1999.


1998–99 Slovak Extraliga season
The 1998–99 Slovak Extraliga season was the sixth season of the Slovak Extraliga, the top level of ice hockey in Slovakia. 12 teams participated in the league, and HC VSŽ Košice won the championship.


1998–99 Slovak Superliga
The 1998–99 Slovak First Football League (known as the Mars superliga for sponsorship reasons) was the sixth season of first-tier football league in Slovakia, since its establishment in 1993. This season started on 1 August 1998 and ended on 29 May 1999. 1. FC Košice are the defending champions.


1998–99 Slovak Superliga, Teams
A total of 16 teams was contested in the league, including 14 sides from the 1997–98 season and two promoted from the 2. Liga.


1998–99 Slovak Superliga, Teams
Lokomotíva Košice and FK DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda was relegated to the 1998–99 2. Liga. The two relegated teams were replaced by FC Nitra and ZTS Kerametal Dubnica.


1998–99 Slovenian Basketball League
The 1998–99 Slovenian Basketball League, known as Liga Kolinska for sponsorship reasons, was the 8th season of the Premier A Slovenian Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in Slovenia.


1998–99 Slovenian Basketball League, Regular season
P=Matches played, W=Matches won, L=Matches lost, F=Points for, A=Points against, Pts=Points


1998–99 Slovenian Football Cup
The 1998–99 Slovenian Football Cup was the eighth season of the Slovenian Football Cup, Slovenia's football knockout competition.


1998–99 Slovenian Hockey League season
The 1998–99 Slovenian Ice Hockey League season was the eighth season of the Slovenian Hockey League. Olimpija defeated Slavija in the league final.


1998–99 Slovenian PrvaLiga
The 1998–99 Slovenian PrvaLiga season started on 2 August 1998 and ended on 13 June 1999. Each team played a total of 33 matches.


1998–99 Slovenian Second League
The 1998–99 Slovenian Second League season started on 15 August 1998 and ended on 13 June 1999. Each team played a total of 30 matches.


1998–99 Slovenian Third League
The 1998–99 Slovenian Third League was the seventh season of the Slovenian Third League, the third highest level in the Slovenian football system.


1998–99 South Pacific cyclone season
The 1998–99 South Pacific cyclone season was a near average South Pacific tropical cyclone season, with 8 tropical cyclones occurring within the South Pacific Ocean basin between 160°E and 120°W. Despite the season starting on November 1, the first tropical system of the season did not form until December 1, while the final disturbance of the season dissipated on May 27, 1999. During the season the most intense tropical cyclone was Severe Tropical Cyclone Cora, which had a minimum pressure of 930 hPa (27.46 inHg). After the season had ended the names Cora and Dani were retired from the naming lists, after they had caused significant impacts to South Pacific islands.


1998–99 South Pacific cyclone season
During the season, tropical cyclones were officially monitored by the Regional Specialized Meteorological Center (RSMC) in Nadi, Fiji and the Tropical Cyclone Warning Center in Wellington, New Zealand. While the United States Navy also monitored the basin and issued unofficial warnings throughout the season, through its Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) and Naval Pacific Meteorology and Oceanography Center (NPMOC). Tropical cyclones that were located between 160°E and 120°W as well as the Equator and 25°S were monitored by TCWC Nadi while any that were located to the south of 25°S between 160°E and 120°W were monitored by TCWC Wellington.


1998–99 South Pacific cyclone season
During the season the JTWC issued warnings on any tropical cyclone that was located between 160°E and the 180° while the NPMOC issued warnings for tropical cyclones forming between 180° and the American coast. the FMS and TCWC Wellington both used the Australian tropical cyclone intensity scale, and measured windspeeds over a 10-minute period, while the JTWC and the NPMOC measured sustained windspeeds over a 1-minute period. For the first time this season, the FMS assigned a number and the letter F to each significant tropical disturbance that moved within the South Pacific basin, while the JTWC and NPMOC continued to assign a number and the letter P to significant tropical cyclones throughout the Southern Hemisphere.


1998–99 South Pacific cyclone season, Seasonal summary
In direct contrast to the previous season when an El Niño episode was observed, 1998–99 was characterised by a La Niña episode, which contributed to the slump in activity that was observed during the season. In total 27 Tropical Disturbances and Tropical Depressions developed, of which 8 developed further into tropical cyclones and severe tropical cyclones. The shift from El Niño to a La Niña also helped shift the mean genesis area into the Coral Sea area from just east of the Northern Cook Islands, with 5 of the 8 cyclones during the season developing in that area.


1998–99 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Depression 07P
On December 11, the JTWC started to monitor an area of disturbed weather had developed within a trough of low pressure, about 670 km (415 mi) to the northeast of Honiara in the Solomon Islands. Over the next couple of days the disturbed weather drifted towards the west and moved into the eastern portion of the Australian region. By late on December 14 a tropical disturbance had developed on the south-eastern end of the trough, before as it moved back into the South Pacific region, the FMS declared it a tropical depression.


1998–99 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Depression 07P
JTWC initiated warnings on the system at 15/0900 UTC due to a ship report of 34 kn at 0000 UTC. Bulletins from Nadi alluded to gales being present in the southern and eastern quadrants, but since they were not surrounding the center, the depression was not named as a tropical cyclone. The depression moved southeastward roughly parallel to and several hundred miles southwest of New Caledonia. By 0600 UTC on December 16 the system was about 250 nmi southwest of Nouméa and had moved across 25S and into the AOR of the Wellington, New Zealand, office. The depression turned to the south and accelerated as it began to lose tropical characteristics. It passed about 210 nmi west of Norfolk Island at 1700 UTC, and had become extratropical about 400 nmi west-northwest of New Zealand's North Cape by 0500 UTC on December 17.


1998–99 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Dani
Although Dani never threatened to strike Fiji, its outer bands brought catastrophic rainfall to the nation, killing 12 people and leaving US$3.5 million in damage behind. Damage in Vanuatu was estimated at 1 billion Vatu (US$8.5 million).


1998–99 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Olinda
On January 22, Tropical Cyclone Olinda moved into the basin about 740 km (460 mi) to the west-northwest of Nouméa, New Caledonia, with 10-minute sustained windspeeds of 85 km/h (55 mph) which made it a category 1 tropical cyclone on the Australian scale. During that day, the cyclone quickly moved towards the east-southeast quickly and managed to intensify into a category two tropical cyclone before it moved into TCWC Wellington's area of responsibility.


1998–99 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Pete
On January 23, Tropical Cyclone Pete moved into the South Pacific basin, while at its 1-minute and 10-minute peak intensities of 95 km/h (60 mph) and 100 km/h (60 mph), which made it a tropical storm or a weak category two tropical cyclone on the Australian Scale.


1998–99 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Ella
On February 9, the FMS reported that a tropical depression had developed within a monsoon trough, about 210 kilometres (130 mi) to the south of Honaira on the Solomon Island: Guadalcanal. During that day the depression moved towards the east and gradually intensified, as convection started to organise while vertical windshear over the system decreased, before the JTWC initiated advisories and designated the depression as Tropical Cyclone 19P. During February 10, 19P started to move towards the southeast while developing further before the FMS named the depression as Ella early the next day, before it turned and accelerated towards the south and passed about 160 km (100 mi) to the west of the northern tip Espiritu Santo.


1998–99 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Depression 17F
On February 17, the FMS reported that a weak tropical depression, had developed within a monsoon trough over the southern Fijian islands. During that day, the depression moved slowly towards the east before it started to turn towards the southeast during the next day while convection started to organize further. Later that day, the FMS issued a marine weather bulletin, warning that the depression had 10-minute sustained windspeeds of 75 km/h (45 mph).


1998–99 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Depression 17F
However, the depression was not classified as a tropical cyclone as the gale-force windspeeds were only present in the southern semicircle because of a pressure gradient with a surface ridge of high pressure to the south of the system. Over the next couple of days the depression moved towards the southeast before it was last noted by the FMS, during February 19 as it approached MetService's area of responsibility.


1998–99 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Gita
On February 25, the FMS started to monitor a weak shallow depression that had developed within the South Pacific Convergence Zone just to the north of the Southern Cooks Islands. Over the next two days the depression gradually developed further, before the system moved out of the FMS's area of responsibility during February 27 as it developed into a category one tropical cyclone. TCWC Wellington, in conjunction with the FMS, subsequently named it Gita.


1998–99 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Hali
Early on March 11, the NPMOC and the FMS started to monitor a tropical disturbance that had developed within the South Pacific Convergence Zone between the Southern Cook Islands and French Polynesia. Later that day as the disturbance moved towards the southwest, the FMS reported that it had developed into a tropical depression while located about 485 km (300 mi) to the east of the Cook Island: Aitutaki. Under the influence of diurnal effects and significant vertical shear the depression slowly developed over the next couple of days while drifting through the southern Cook Islands.


1998–99 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Hali
By 1800 UTC on January 12, the depressions low level circulation centre had moved under the deep convection, as result the FMS then reported that the system had developed into a tropical cyclone and named it Hali. At the same time the NPMOC initiated advisories on Hali and designated it as Tropical Cyclone 27P, while it was equivalent to a tropical storm with 1-minute sustained windspeeds of 65 km/h (40 mph). After it was named Hali moved towards the west, before early on January 13, the NPMOC reported that Hali had reached its 1-minute peak intensity of 95 km/h (60 mph).


1998–99 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Hali
Over the next 3 days, Hali moved towards the west as it gradually intensified further, before early on March 16, an approaching upper trough of low pressure caused a weakness in the subtropical ridge. As a result, the cyclone started to move towards the south, while the FMS reported that Hali had reached its 10-minute peak windspeeds of 120 km/h (75 mph), which made it a category 3 severe tropical cyclone on the Australian scale.


1998–99 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Hali
Later that day the FMS reported that the cyclone had started to rapidly weaken because of increasing vertical windshear and cooler sea surface temperatures, and interference from Tropical Depression 20F. As a result, the FMS reported at 1200 UTC on January 18, that Hali had weakened into a depression before later that day the cyclone got caught up in the low level steering field and drifted into TCWC Wellington's area of responsibility during the next day. The remnants of Hali were then last noted on March 20 at 0600 UTC as they dissipated about 1200 km (750 mi) to the southeast of Avarua on the Southern Cook Island: Rarotonga. No impact was caused by Hali while it moved through the Southern Cook Islands.


1998–99 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Depression 20F
On March 13, the FMS reported that Tropical Disturbance 20F had developed about 800 km (495 mi) to the northeast of Papeete, French Polynesia. The disturbance was located in an upper-level environment that was not favorable for further development, and deep convection surrounding the system was limited to the northern quadrant. Over the next couple of days the disturbance moved towards the west-southwest and was classified as a tropical depression early on March 15, while it was located about 160 km (100 mi) to the northwest of Tahiti.


1998–99 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Depression 20F
The depression then developed gale-force winds of 65 km/h (40 mph) during the next day, however, because they were only found in one or two quadrants and did not wrap around the depression's exposed center, it was not considered to be a tropical cyclone. The depressions center was also exposed and displaced to the southwest of the deep convection at this time. The depression was then last noted later that day as it moved into Met Service's area of responsibility, about 400 km (250 mi) to the southeast of Avarua in the Southern Cook Islands.