1998–99 Calgary Flames season, Draft picks
Calgary's picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, held in Buffalo, New York.


1998–99 Calgary Flames season, Farm teams, Saint John Flames
The Baby Flames finished the 1998–99 AHL season with a record of 31–40–8–1, fourth in the Atlantic Division with 71 points. They proceeded to shock the division winning Lowell Lock Monsters in the first round of the playoffs 3 games to 0. The Flames would then be swept themselves by the Fredericton Canadiens. Martin St. Louis led the Flames in both goals (28) and points (62). Saint John used five different goaltenders as a result of Calgary's injury woes in goal. Jean-Sebastien Giguere played the most games, going 18–16–3 in 39 games.


1998–99 Calgary Flames season, Farm teams, Johnstown Chiefs
The Flames signed a secondary affiliation deal with the Johnstown Chiefs of the East Coast Hockey League prior to the start of the season. They finished 27–34–9, fifth, and last, in the Northeast Division. The Chiefs missed the playoffs.


1998–99 California special elections
From April 1998 to April 1999, five special elections were held in the Oakland and Berkeley area. It began with the mid-term retirement of well-known U.S. Representative Ron Dellums and ended one year later with the unexpected election to the California State Assembly of Green Party candidate Audie Bock, by which time turnout had fallen to just 15% of registered voters.


1998–99 California special elections
"Special election musical chairs" is a term used by editorialists to describe a series of special elections triggered by the mid-term resignation or death of an officeholder, with elections being won by other officeholders, triggering further special elections until either the next election required to replace a vacant office is scheduled on a regular election day or the winner of an election does not create a vacancy in any elected office.


1998–99 California special elections, April 7, 1998: special congressional election
On November 17, 1997, U.S. Representative Ron Dellums announced that he was retiring from Congress. Having represented the Oakland-Berkeley area since 1970 and first elected as anti-Vietnam War activist, the 61-year-old Dellums said: "Now I choose to make a personal decision and to empower myself to regain my life. It is important for me to now move on." However, rather than serve the rest of his 2-year term (which was set to expire in January 1999), Dellums announced that he would step down effective February 1998. Therefore, a special election would have to be called, and was scheduled for April 7, 1998.


1998–99 California special elections, April 7, 1998: special congressional election
Upon stepping down, Dellums endorsed a long-time aide, Barbara Lee, who at the time was representing the Berkeley and Oakland area in the California State Senate. With strong support from a popular incumbent, Lee faced little opposition in the April 7th special election. She was elected to Congress with 67% of the vote, defeating fellow Democrats Greg Harper and Randall Stewart, as well as Republican Charlie Sanders. Voter turnout was 16%. Lee resigned from the State Senate immediately to take her seat in Congress. This triggered a special election for Lee's California State Senate seat, called for September 1, 1998.


1998–99 California special elections, September 1, 1998: special California State Senate election
Unlike the congressional race, where Lee had no significant opposition, the special election for Lee's state senate seat was fiercely contested by local Democrats. Because the California legislature has term limits, there were many politicians seeking higher office—and many viewed the special election as a rare opportunity to run for a Senate seat without risking their existing office.


1998–99 California special elections, September 1, 1998: special California State Senate election
At first, two Democrats entered the race: California State Assemblywoman Dion Aroner of Berkeley, and Alameda County Supervisor Keith Carson, also of Berkeley. Both were considered progressive Democrats in the Dellums-Lee mold, and shared a similar political base. Like Lee, Carson was on Dellums' staff for 20 years.


1998–99 California special elections, September 1, 1998: special California State Senate election
California State Assemblyman Don Perata of Alameda "told Carson that he had no plans to run himself, but then after Carson jumped into the race, Perata did, too." Aroner and Carson split the progressive vote, thereby helping Perata win the race.


1998–99 California special elections, September 1, 1998: special California State Senate election
The September special election had a 15% voter turnout. Fueled by a well-financed, absentee ballot-driven campaign, Don Perata finished in first place with 33% of the vote. Dion Aroner came in a very close second with 32% -- only 900 votes short of a first-place finish. Carson finished third with 20% -- and other candidates finished far behind.


1998–99 California special elections, September 1, 1998: special California State Senate election
With no candidate receiving a majority, a run-off election was required. But it was not to be a run-off between the top two finishers (Perata and Aroner) because both were Democrats. Under California election law at that time, if no candidate receives a majority in a special election for a partisan office, there must be a run-off among the top finishers of each political party, not the top two vote-getters overall. Therefore, Aroner and Carson were eliminated from the run-off because, like Perata, they were Democrats.


1998–99 California special elections, November 3, 1998: special California State Senate run-off election and statewide general election
The run-off was between Perata as the Democratic candidate, Deborah Wright as the Republican candidate and Marsha Feinland as the Peace & Freedom Party candidate. Because the district is overwhelmingly Democratic, running against these two candidates did not generate much excitement. With the November 1998 general election just two months away, the special run-off election was consolidated with the previously scheduled statewide election.


1998–99 California special elections, November 3, 1998: special California State Senate run-off election and statewide general election
On November 3, 1998, when Gray Davis was elected Governor of California and U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer was reelected to a second term, Don Perata easily won the special election to the State Senate over the Republican and Peace & Freedom party candidates.


1998–99 California special elections, November 3, 1998: special California State Senate run-off election and statewide general election
But while running for the State Senate, Perata was also on the ballot for re-election to the California State Assembly—and in that race he easily defeated Republican Linda Marshall. Since he could not legally hold a seat in both houses of the legislature, Perata announced on November 4 that he would resign his Assembly seat as soon as possible.


1998–99 California special elections, November 3, 1998: special California State Senate run-off election and statewide general election
Therefore, a special election was called for Perata's Assembly seat on February 2, 1999.


1998–99 California special elections, February 2, 1999: special California State Assembly election
Perata represented the 16th Assembly district, which covered most of Oakland, Piedmont, and Alameda. Oakland Mayor Elihu Harris (who had represented the district from 1977-1991 in the state Assembly) entered the race, and was heavily supported by the California Democratic Party establishment. However, Oakland lawyer Frank Russo, a Democrat, also entered the race and received significant support from Democrats who were disenchanted with Harris. Audie Bock, a Green Party candidate, also entered the race.


1998–99 California special elections, February 2, 1999: special California State Assembly election
On February 2, with a 19.5 percent voter turnout, Harris finished first with 49% of the vote. Frank Russo came in second place with 37% and Audie Bock received 8.7% of the vote. Harris came up just a few thousand votes short of an outright majority. As in the State Senate election, California law required a run-off election between the top finishers of each political party. A special run-off election was called for Tuesday, March 30, 1999 between Harris as the Democratic Party candidate, and Audie Bock as the Green Party candidate. Since Russo was a Democrat like Harris, he was eliminated.


1998–99 California special elections, March 30, 1999: special run-off California State Assembly election
Harris was initially an overwhelming favorite to win. Not only was he the former mayor of Oakland and the district's former assemblyman, but he had almost won the February election outright. Additionally, Audie Bock had received only 8.7% of the vote in the February election. Harris was so sure he would win that he spent Election Day in Sacramento negotiating his committee assignments.


1998–99 California special elections, March 30, 1999: special run-off California State Assembly election
But the California Democratic Party made a mistake that arguably created one of the biggest upsets in local political history. In an effort to boost voter turnout in black-majority, heavily Democratic precincts in Oakland, the party sent voters "chicken-dinner" vouchers that said that if they could bring their voter stub to certain locations proving that they had voted, they would receive a free chicken dinner. This created an outcry among voters who felt that it amounted to illegal vote-buying, and also deemed the offer racist and demeaning.


1998–99 California special elections, March 30, 1999: special run-off California State Assembly election
The voucher incident severely crippled Harris's campaign. On March 30, in a special run-off election with 15% turnout, Harris lost by less than 1,000 votes to Bock.


1998–99 California special elections, March 30, 1999: special run-off California State Assembly election
It was one of the largest political upsets in California history—as Bock became the first Green Party candidate in the country to be elected to a state legislative body. Bock's victory was heralded by progressives across the country, but was minimized by the fact that she had been elected in a very low turnout special election—after a series of five special elections in less than twelve months.


1998–99 California special elections, March 30, 1999: special run-off California State Assembly election
Bock's victory ended the year-long Special Election musical chairs. In the following seven years, the East Bay did not have a special election for statewide or congressional office.


1998–99 California special elections, Retrospective analysis
Holding five special elections in less than twelve months cost the state an enormous amount of money. With repeated special elections, voter turnout declined, placing fateful decisions of who would dominate East Bay politics in the hands of a small minority of the area's population who are generally more informed and more politically active.


1998–99 California special elections, Retrospective analysis, Political ambitions
Some argue that Ron Dellums should not have resigned in the middle of his term and that his decision to retire prematurely caused the chain reaction of special elections. But Dellums's mid-term resignation wasn't the only cause of the chain reaction. Had Dellums announced that he would retire at the end of his term in November 1998 and that he was anointing state Senator Barbara Lee as his successor, the April 1998 congressional election and the September 1998 state Senate election would have been avoided. Voters would have chosen their new congressman in the November general election. But under this scenario, after getting elected, Barbara Lee would have then been forced to resign her Senate seat, creating the need for a special election in February 1999, and possible follow-on elections, depending who won the Senate election.


1998–99 California special elections, Retrospective analysis, Election law for special elections
Another issue that played out in these elections is whether California election law should be amended to deal with how and when run-off special elections should be held. Section 10706(a) of the California Election Code, which governs special elections, says:


1998–99 California special elections, Retrospective analysis, Election law for special elections
This law was passed in 1963 by Democrats in the California state legislature to deal with a problem that had plagued the party for years. The previous law did not require a run-off at all, and whichever candidate in a special election who received a simple plurality of the vote won. Because Republicans tended to be more unified than Democrats, this law benefited Republicans—who would often run only one candidate who would win in a crowded field of candidates, even in strong Democratic districts. The idea behind changing the law was to require a run-off so that, under such a scenario, the top Republican who came in first would then have to face the top Democrat.


1998–99 California special elections, Retrospective analysis, Election law for special elections
However, in districts as overwhelmingly partisan as the districts of the East Bay, this meant that the candidate of the minority party had typically come in third or fourth in the special primary election, increasing the importance of the primary, and leading to possible upsets, like Harris unexpectedly losing to Green Party candidate Audie Bock, who had received less than 9% of the vote in the previous special election.


1998–99 California special elections, Retrospective analysis, Election law for special elections
Some people argue that this scenario as played out in these elections did not give voters a fair choice because a run-off should be held between the top two finishers, not the top finisher of each party. While Aroner, theoretically, could have challenged Perata two years later in the regularly scheduled election, political reality dictates that it is virtually impossible to defeat an incumbent legislator in a safe district.


1998–99 California special elections, Retrospective analysis, Election law for special elections
In California Democratic Party v. Jones, the Supreme Court of the United States struck down the blanket primary. California's subsequent partisan primary system was, starting in 2012, replaced by a jungle primary, advancing the top two finishers to a runoff without regard for partisan affiliation.


1998–99 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio
The 1998–99 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio season was the 14th season since its establishment. It was contested by 16 teams, and S.C. Faetano won the championship.


1998–99 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio, Regular season, Results
All teams play twice against the teams within their own group and once against the teams from the other group.


1998–99 Canadian network television schedule
The 1998–99 Canadian network television schedule indicates the fall prime time schedules for Canada's major English and French broadcast networks.


1998–99 Cardiff City F.C. season
The 1998–99 season was Cardiff City F.C. 's 72nd season in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Three, then the fourth tier of English football, finishing third, winning promotion to Division Two.


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


1998–99 Carlisle United F.C. season
For the 1998–99 season, Carlisle United F.C. competed in Football League Division Three. This season for Carlisle is known for the final day of the season for when Jimmy Glass a goalkeeper signed on an emergency loan from Swindon Town FC (Due to the current goalkeeper being sold) scored on the final day of the season which kept Carlisle in the Football League.


1998–99 Carolina Hurricanes season
The 1998–99 Carolina Hurricanes season was the second season of the NHL franchise in Greensboro, North Carolina. The club qualified for the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, placing first in the NHL Southeast division. The Hurricanes lost in the Eastern Conference Quarter-finals to the Boston Bruins.


1998–99 Carolina Hurricanes season, Offseason
In a re-organization of the NHL, the club was placed in the new Southeast Division. Another major headline is the Signing of former Hartford Whalers Captain Ron Francis


1998–99 Carolina Hurricanes season, Regular season
The Hurricanes struggled on the power-play during the regular season, finishing 27th in power-play percentage, at 10.99%.


1998–99 Carolina Hurricanes season, Regular season
The division was weaker than the Hurricanes' previous division, the Northeast and the Hurricanes were able to win the division and qualify for the playoffs, the only team from the division to do so.


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


1998–99 Carolina Hurricanes season, Playoffs
The Hurricanes drew the Boston Bruins as their first-round opponent. The Hurricanes were defeated in six games.


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


1998–99 Carolina Hurricanes season, Farm teams, American Hockey League
The Beast of New Haven are the Hurricanes American Hockey League affiliate for the 1998–99 AHL season.


1998–99 Carolina Hurricanes season, Farm teams, East Coast Hockey League
The Florida Everblades are the Hurricanes East Coast Hockey League affiliate.


1998–99 Carolina Hurricanes season, Transactions
The Hurricanes were involved in the following transactions during the 1998–99 season.


1998–99 Celta de Vigo season
Celta Vigo contested La Liga, Copa del Rey and the UEFA Cup in the 1998-99 season, which saw the club reach the quarter finals of the UEFA Cup and narrowly missing out on qualification for the Champions League.


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


1998–99 Celta de Vigo season, Squad, Left club during season
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1998–99 Celtic F.C. season
The 1998–99 season was the 112th season of competitive football by Celtic. Celtic competed in the Scottish Premier League, UEFA Cup, Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup.


1998–99 Celtic F.C. season
As defending league champions, they were now managed by Slovak coach Jozef Venglos following the resignation of Wim Jansen. However, they finished runners-up behind Rangers this season and also lost to them in the Scottish Cup final.


1998–99 Celtic F.C. season, Summary
Season 1998–99 saw Celtic finish second in the league six points behind winner Rangers. They reached the final of the Scottish Cup losing to Rangers, the third round of the League Cup losing to Airdrieonians, the second qualifying round of the Champions League and the second round of the Uefa Cup losing to FC Zürich.


1998–99 Celtic F.C. season, Squad
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1998–99 Champions Trophy
The 1998–99 Coca-Cola Champions Trophy was a triangular ODI cricket competition held in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates from 6 to 13 November 1998. It featured the national cricket teams of India, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. Its official sponsor was Coca-Cola. The tournament was won by India, who defeated Zimbabwe in the final.


1998–99 Charlotte Hornets season
The 1998–99 NBA season was the eleventh season for the Charlotte Hornets in the National Basketball Association. During the off-season, the Hornets signed free agents Derrick Coleman, Chuck Person, Eldridge Recasner and Chucky Brown. After a lockout wiped out half the season, which was cut to 50 games, the Hornets began their season dealing with injuries, as Anthony Mason was lost for the entire season with a biceps injury suffered in practice a few days before the start of the season. All-Star forward Glen Rice was also out with an elbow injury and demanded a trade. The Hornets struggled losing eight of their first nine games, which led to a disappointing 4–11 start to the season as head coach Dave Cowens was replaced with Paul Silas.


1998–99 Charlotte Hornets season
A few days later, Rice was traded along with J.R. Reid, and B. J. Armstrong to the Los Angeles Lakers for All-Star guard Eddie Jones, and Elden Campbell. The team improved under Silas posting a 22–13 record, including a nine-game winning streak in April. The Hornets finished fifth in the Central Division with a 26–24 record. However, despite their above .500 record, they failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since the 1995–96 season.


1998–99 Charlotte Hornets season
Jones averaged 17.0 points and 3.0 steals per game with the team, and was selected to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team, while Bobby Phills averaged 14.3 points and 1.4 steals per game, and David Wesley provided the team with 14.1 points, 6.4 assists and 2.0 steals per game. The Hornets finished sixth the NBA in attendance for the season. Following the season, Person signed as a free agent with the Seattle SuperSonics, and Brown signed with the San Antonio Spurs.


1998–99 Charlotte Hornets season, Transactions
Traded B. J. Armstrong, J. R. Reid and Glen Rice to the Los Angeles Lakers for Elden Campbell and Eddie Jones.


1998–99 Charlotte Hornets season, Transactions
Signed Corey Beck to the first of two 10-day contracts.


1998–99 Charlotte Hornets season, Transactions
Signed Corey Beck to a contract for the rest of the season.


1998–99 Charlton Athletic F.C. season
During the 1998–99 English football season, Charlton Athletic competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).


1998–99 Charlton Athletic F.C. season, Season summary
Back in the top flight after an eight-year exile, Charlton Athletic made a good start to the Premiership campaign and Alan Curbishley was voted Manager of the Month for August. Their form soon dipped, but they were never completely outclassed by the rest of the Premiership sides. In the end, they were the last team to make the drop following a late revival by Southampton. But Curbishley's job was still safe, as the board had every confidence in his ability to regain a hard-earned place among the elite for the Addicks.


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


1998–99 Chelsea F.C. season
The 1998–99 season was Chelsea F.C. 's 85th competitive season, seventh consecutive season in the Premier League and 93rd year as a club.


1998–99 Chelsea F.C. season, Season summary
After a solid fourth-place finish coupled with European and League Cup success the previous season, Chelsea really felt that they could challenge for the title this season. Chelsea made more big name signings, including French World Cup winning defender Marcel Desailly from A.C. Milan, Spanish international full-back Albert Ferrer from Barcelona and, in a club-record £5.4 million move, Italian international striker Pierluigi Casiraghi from Lazio. Casiraghi's season and career was cut short by a knee injury, but his compatriot Gianfranco Zola had arguably the best season of his career, leading Chelsea to a serious title challenge, scoring 15 goals in all competitions and setting up many other goals for his teammates.


1998–99 Chelsea F.C. season, Season summary
Ultimately, the European Super Cup, won by beating Europeans champions Real Madrid, was the only trophy that Chelsea had to show for their excellence. Their defence of the now-defunct Cup Winners' Cup ended in the semi-finals, while their title challenge was ended in early May when they just couldn't get the better of Manchester United or Arsenal. Nonetheless, a final third-place finish booked them their first ever UEFA Champions League campaign and was another triumph for their excellent young manager Gianluca Vialli, who, at 35, announced his retirement as a player to concentrate on his managerial duties.


1998–99 Chelsea 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 Chelsea 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.


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


1998–99 Chelsea F.C. season, Statistics
Statistics taken from . Squad details and shirt numbers from  and .


1998–99 Chicago Blackhawks season
The 1998–99 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 73rd season of operation of the Chicago Blackhawks in the National Hockey League. They missed the playoffs in back to back seasons for the first time since the 1957–58 season.


1998–99 Chicago Blackhawks season, Regular season
The Blackhawks allowed the most power-play goals of all 27 teams, with 80. Captain Chris Chelios was traded late in the season, to the Detroit Red Wings. The team finishes the season without a captain.


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


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


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


1998–99 Chicago Bulls season
The 1998–99 Chicago Bulls season was the franchise's 33rd season in the National Basketball Association. The Bulls entered the season as the three-time defending NBA champions, having defeated the Utah Jazz in the 1998 NBA Finals in six games, winning their sixth NBA championship, and completing a second three-peat in the 1990s.


1998–99 Chicago Bulls season
However, with Phil Jackson's resignation as head coach, the departures of Scottie Pippen (who was traded to the Houston Rockets), and Dennis Rodman (who signed with the Los Angeles Lakers as a free agent), and Michael Jordan announcing his retirement for the second time on January 13, 1999, during the latter stages of an owner-induced lockout of NBA players, it marked the end of the Bulls dynasty in the 1990s.


1998–99 Chicago Bulls season
Under new head coach Tim Floyd, plus the addition of free agents Brent Barry, Mark Bryant, and Andrew Lang, the Bulls were a shell of their former selves, losing eight of their first nine games of the season. The team lost 14 of their final 17 games, and finished in last place in the Central Division with a 13–37 record (roughly the equivalent of 21–61), missing the playoffs for the first time since 1984. Toni Kukoč led the team with 18.8 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 5.3 assists per game. The Bulls were just the second defending champions to miss the postseason, behind the 1969–70 Boston Celtics.


1998–99 Chicago Bulls season
On April 10, 1999, the Bulls set an all-time NBA record low for points in the shot clock era in an 82–49 loss at the United Center to the Miami Heat. Following the season, Barry was traded to the Seattle SuperSonics, Ron Harper signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers to reunite with new Lakers' coach Jackson, Bryant signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers, and Lang and Bill Wennington were both released to free agency.


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


1998–99 Chicago Bulls season, Awards and records
In a home game against the Miami Heat on April 10, the Bulls scored 49 points, the fewest by any team since the shot clock was introduced in 1954.


1998–99 Chinese Basketball Association season
The 1998–99 CBA season was the fourth season of the Chinese Basketball Association.


1998–99 Chinese Basketball Association season
The season ran from December 27, 1998, to April 25, 1999.


1998–99 Chinese Basketball Association season
The Air Force team withdrew from the league before the season got underway, so three clubs were promoted from the Second Division. The Sichuan Pandas, originally relegated at the end of the previous campaign, earned a reprieve. They were joined by the Jilin Northeast Tigers and Beijing Olympians.


1998–99 Chinese Basketball Association season, Regular Season Standings
These are the final standings for the 1998-99 CBA regular season.


1998–99 Chinese Basketball Association season, Playoffs
The top 8 teams in the regular season advanced to the playoffs.


1998–99 Chinese Basketball Association season, Playoffs
For the first time, the semifinals used best-of-five series to determine the advancing team.


1998–99 Chinese Basketball Association season, Playoffs
In the Finals, the Bayi Rockets defeated the Liaoning Hunters (3-0), claiming their fourth straight CBA championship.


1998–99 Chinese Basketball Association season, Playoffs
Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in regular season, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. Home court advantage belongs to the team with the better regular season record; teams enjoying the home advantage are shown in italics.


1998–99 Chinese Basketball Association season, Relegations
The bottom 4 teams played the relegation phase by round-robin.


1998–99 Chinese Basketball Association season, Relegations
The Ji'nan Army and Sichuan Pandas were relegated to the Second Division.


1998–99 Chinese Basketball Association season, CBA Awards
These are the award winners for the 1998-99 CBA regular season.


1998–99 Cleveland Cavaliers season
The 1998–99 NBA season was the 29th season of the National Basketball Association in Cleveland, Ohio. In the off-season, the Cavaliers re-signed free agent Johnny Newman, who previously played for the team during the 1986–87 season. After a lockout cut the season in half to 50 games, the Cavaliers' playoff hopes were dashed as second-year star Zydrunas Ilgauskas broke his left foot after playing just five games. At midseason, the team traded Vitaly Potapenko to the Boston Celtics for Andrew DeClercq. With a 21–18 record in mid April, the Cavaliers struggled as they went on a 7-game losing streak, and lost ten of their final eleven games, finishing 7th in the Central Division with a 22–28 record, missing the playoffs.


1998–99 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Shawn Kemp led the team in scoring and rebounding, averaging 20.5 points and 9.2 rebounds per game, while Wesley Person provided them with 11.2 points per game. However, Kemp was a shell of his former self as he reported to practice, weighing 315 lbs, and according to the team's general manager Wayne Embry, the league listed him at 280. Following the season, head coach Mike Fratello was fired after spending six seasons with the team, and Newman was traded along with second-year guard Derek Anderson to the Los Angeles Clippers, who then dealt him back to the New Jersey Nets.


1998–99 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season
The 1998–99 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season was the 69th consecutive Primera División season played by the senior squad.


1998–99 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season, Summary
After the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France, a new head coach arrived to the club: Carlos Bianchi former Velez Sarsfield manager wherein clinched 1994 Intercontinental Cup, 1994 Copa Libertadores and several local titles. The squad is reinforced with Barijho (a petition from Bianchi), Pereda and right back defender Hugo Ibarra. Also midfielder José Basualdo returned to the club. Finally, the team won undefeated  the Apertura Tournament after a drought of 6 years aimed by a solid formation with Martin Palermo scoring 20 goals in 19 matches.


1998–99 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season, Squad
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1998–99 Clydebank F.C. season
The 1998–99 season was Clydebank's thirty-third season in the Scottish Football League. They competed in the Scottish First Division where they finished 7th. They also competed in the Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup.


1998–99 Coca-Cola Cup
The 1998–99 Coca-Cola Cup was a triangular ODI cricket competition held in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates from 7 to 16 April 1999. It featured the national cricket teams of England, Pakistan and India. Its official sponsor was Coca-Cola. The tournament was won by Pakistan, which defeated India in the final.


1998–99 Codan Ligaen season
The 1998–99 Codan Ligaen season was the 42nd season of ice hockey in Denmark. Ten teams participated in the league, and the Rødovre Mighty Bulls won the championship. IC Gentofte was relegated to the Division 1.


1998–99 Codan Ligaen season, Relegation
Although IC Gentofte would've avoided relegation, they chose to voluntarily be relegated due to financial issues. Gladsaxe SF took their place in the Codan Ligaen.


1998–99 Colchester United F.C. season
The 1998–99 season was Colchester United's 57th season in their history and their first season back in the third tier of English football, the Second Division, following promotion via the play-offs in the previous season. Alongside competing in the Second Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Football League Trophy.


1998–99 Colchester United F.C. season
After a reasonable start to the season, manager Steve Wignall quit in January expressing that he had taken the club as far as he could. Mick Wadsworth was appointed his replacement and duly brought in a number of new players on permanent and loan contracts. Colchester finished the season in 18th position, two points clear of the relegation zone.


1998–99 Colchester United F.C. season
The U's were ignominiously dumped out of the FA Cup in the first round by non-League outfit Bedlington Terriers. They also suffered first round exits in the League Cup and Football League Trophy to AFC Bournemouth and Gillingham respectively.


1998–99 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
Following promotion from the Third Division, Steve Wignall had a huge task ahead of him to keep Colchester in the division. The league boasted Manchester City and Stoke City amongst its ranks, as well as Kevin Keegan's Fulham during Mohamed Al-Fayed's ownership during their rise to the Premier League.


1998–99 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
Wignall's side had a reasonable start to the campaign, but were dumped out of the League Cup and Football League Trophy at the first round stages. The U's then faced a trip to non-League side Bedlington Terriers in the FA Cup first round. Bedlington held a 2–0 lead after 23 minutes and eventually held a 4–0 lead after 86 minutes, before Tony Adcock scored a late consolation goal. Following this, Colchester one just one game in their next nine matches.


1998–99 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
In January 1999, seven days after handing raw forward Lomana LuaLua his debut, Wignall quit the club, citing that he had taken the team as far as he could and left frustrated at the role agents were playing in deals he had been trying to set up. Assistant manager Steve Whitton stepped up as caretaker manager before Mick Wadsworth was named the new manager of Colchester United. He kept Whitton on as assistant and brought in a number of new players.


1998–99 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
The club survived relegation by two points, ending the campaign in 18th place. Crowds had risen to an average of 4,479, but swingeing cuts were made to the playing staff at the end of the season.


1998–99 Colchester United F.C. season, Squad statistics, Player debuts
Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.


1998–99 Colorado Avalanche season
The 1998–99 Colorado Avalanche season was the Avalanche's fourth season and last season at McNichols Sports Arena. They would move to the Pepsi Center during the off-season.


1998–99 Colorado Avalanche season, Regular season, Season standings
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest


1998–99 Colorado Avalanche season, Regular season, Season standings
bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division


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


1998–99 Combined Counties Football League
The 1998–99 Combined Counties Football League season was the 21st in the history of the Combined Counties Football League, a football competition in England.


1998–99 Combined Counties Football League, Clubs
The league featured 20 clubs from the previous season, along with one new club:


1998–99 Conference League Cup
The 1998–99 Conference League Cup, known as the Endsleigh Brokers Challenge Trophy for sponsorship reasons, was a football tournament for clubs competing in that season's Football Conference. Doncaster Rovers beat Farnborough Town 4-0 in the final, played over two legs.


1998–99 Conference League Cup, Results, Semi-finals
Played over two legs although only one leg of the Farnborough v Cheltenham tie was played.


1998–99 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
The 1998–1999 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1998–1999 NCAA Division I basketball season. Coached by Jim Calhoun, the Huskies played their home games at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and on campus at the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut, and were a member of the Big East Conference. They won their fourth Big East tournament. On March 29, 1999, they claimed their first national championship by defeating Duke, 77–74.


1998–99 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team, Roster
Listed are the student athletes who were members of the 1998–1999 team.


1998–99 Connecticut Huskies men's ice hockey season
The 1998–99 Connecticut Huskies men's ice hockey team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by Bruce Marshall his eleventh season behind the bench at UConn. The Huskies played their home games at the Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum in Storrs, Connecticut, competing in their first season in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and first at the NCAA Division I level.


1998–99 Cook Islands Round Cup
The 1988–89 season of the Cook Islands Round Cup was the twenty fifth recorded season of top flight association football competition in the Cook Islands, with any results between 1951 and 1969 and also in 1986 and 1988–1990 currently unknown. Tupapa Maraerenga won the championship, their third recorded championship, although other sources suggest that their victories in 1992 and 1993 were won by Takuvaine and Avatiu respectively.


1998–99 Cook Islands Round Cup, Results, League table
Tupapa Maraerenga topped the league which was played on a single round robin basis.


1998–99 Copa Federación de España
The 1998–99 Copa Federación de España was the 6th staging of the Copa Federación de España, a knockout competition for Spanish football clubs in Segunda División B and Tercera División.


1998–99 Copa Federación de España
The Regional stages began in 1998, while the national tournament took place from November 1998 to April 1999.


1998–99 Copa del Rey
The 1998–99 Copa del Rey was the 97th staging of the Copa del Rey.


1998–99 Copa del Rey
The competition started on 1 September 1998 and concluded on 26 May 1999 with the Final, held at the Estadio La Cartuja in Sevilla.


1998–99 Coppa Italia
The 1998–99 Coppa Italia was the 52nd edition of the tournament, which began on August 23, 1998 and ended on May 5, 1999. Parma won the 1998–99 Coppa Italia tournament for the 2nd time in club history and first since the 1991–92 competition. Parma defeated Fiorentina in the finals, winning on the away goals rule with an aggregate score of 3–3.


1998–99 Coupe de France
The Coupe de France 1998–1999 was its 82nd edition. It was won by FC Nantes Atlantique which defeated CS Sedan Ardennes in the Final.


1998–99 Coventry City F.C. season
During the 1998–99 English football season, Coventry City competed in the FA Premier League.


1998–99 Coventry City F.C. season, Season summary
Coventry City finished 15th in the Premiership – four places lower than last season – but were never in any real danger of being relegated, despite the loss of key striker Dion Dublin to local rivals Aston Villa.


1998–99 Coventry City F.C. season, Season summary
The biggest news of Coventry's season was the announcement of a move to a new 45,000-seat stadium at Foleshill, which was anticipated to be ready by 2002. Manager Gordon Strachan then signed Moroccan international football star Mustapha Hadji, knowing that it would be important to have a top quality team to match the forthcoming new home.


1998–99 Coventry City 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 Coventry City 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.


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


1998–99 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team
The 1998–99 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by head coach Dana Altman, played their home games at the Omaha Civic Auditorium. The Jays finished with a 22-9 record, and won the Missouri Valley Conference tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Tournament.


1998–99 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season
During the 1998–99 English football season, Crewe Alexandra F.C. competed in the Football League First Division, their 76th in the English Football League.


1998–99 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season, Season summary
In the 1998–99 season, Crewe had a disastrous first half of the campaign which saw them almost midway point at the bottom of the table with just 2 wins from 22 league games and 11 points from safety. Even though they managed to get another couple of wins together; by 20 February, Crewe were still bottom and 11 points from safety with 14 league matches remaining and their First Division status was in severe danger of being lost. From then on against the odds, Crewe went on a superb run of just 3 defeats from their remaining 14 league games, winning 7 of them on their way to completing the great escape, the key result being a 3–1 win against Portsmouth which saved them from the drop.


1998–99 Crewe Alexandra 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 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season, Squad, 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 Croatian First A League
1998–99 Croatian First A League was the 8th season of the Croatian handball league since its independence.


1998–99 Croatian First Football League
The 1998–99 Croatian First Football League was the eighth season of the Croatian top-level football league since its establishment.


1998–99 Croatian First Football League, Overview
It was contested by 12 teams, and Croatia Zagreb won the championship. In the first stage upper six teams advance to Championship Group, bottom six to Relegation Group, with 50% of points taken to the next phase of the competition.


1998–99 Croatian Football Cup
The 1998–99 Croatian Football Cup was the eighth edition of Croatia's football knockout competition. Croatia Zagreb were the defending champions, and it was won by Osijek. This was the first season when a preliminary round was played, with top level clubs entering the competition in the first round proper.


1998–99 Croatian Ice Hockey League season
The Croatian Hockey League Season for 1998-1999 resulted with KHL Medveščak winning the title for the third time in a row.


1998–99 Croatian Ice Hockey League season, Playoffs, Finals
Medvescak swept Zagreb in a best of five series, by 3-0.


1998–99 Croatian Ice Hockey League season, Third place
Sisak forfeited its games to Mladost, so Mladost won third place by default.


1998–99 Croatian Second Football League
The 1998–99 Druga HNL was the 8th season of Druga HNL, the second level league in Croatian football.


1998–99 Croatian Second Football League
The format of the league was changed and the five regional subdivisions which composed the Druga HNL in the 1997–98 season were merged into a single nationwide format for the 1998–99 season. A total of 19 clubs competed in Druga HNL this season, in a double round-robin format.


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


1998–99 Crystal Palace F.C. season, Season summary
Terry Venables was appointed head coach, but the dream of success for the 1998–99 season quickly turned into a nightmare. Goldberg was unable to sustain his financial backing of the club and they went into administration in March 1999. Simon Paterson took charge of the club throughout a spell in which it's very future seemed in serious doubt.


1998–99 Crystal Palace F.C. season, Season summary
Venables stood down as manager and after some negotiation over his outstanding contract, left the club. In January 1999, Steve Coppell returned to the job once again, and was able to guide Palace to a mid-table finish. With the approval of the administrators, Peter Morley was installed as chairman, in time for the start of the next season.


1998–99 Crystal Palace 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 Cuban National Series
The 38th Cuban National Series saw Santiago de Cuba, which qualified for the playoffs, win three close series to take its first title in ten years.


1998–99 Cupa României
The 1998–99 Cupa României was the 61st edition of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition.


1998–99 Cupa României, Format
First round proper matches are played on the ground of the lowest ranked team, then from the second round proper the matches are played on a neutral location.


1998–99 Cupa României, Format
If a match is drawn after 90 minutes, the game goes into extra time. If the match is still tied, the result is decided by penalty kicks.


1998–99 Cupa României, Format
In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, each tie is played as a two legs.


1998–99 Cupa României, Format
From the first edition, the teams from Divizia A entered in competition in sixteen finals, rule which remained till today.


1998–99 Cupa României, Quarter-finals
The matches were played on 2 December and 9 December 1998.


1998–99 Cupa României, Semi-finals
The matches were played on 14 April and 5 May 1999.


1998–99 Cymru Alliance
The 1998–99 Cymru Alliance was the ninth season of the Cymru Alliance after its establishment in 1990. The league was won by Flexsys Cefn Druids.


1998–99 Cypriot Cup
The 1998–99 Cypriot Cup was the 57th edition of the Cypriot Cup. A total of 50 clubs entered the competition. It began on 14 November 1998 with the preliminary round and concluded on 8 May 1999 with the final which was held at Tsirion Stadium. APOEL won their 17th Cypriot Cup trophy after beating Anorthosis 2–0 in the final.


1998–99 Cypriot Cup, Format
In the 1998–99 Cypriot Cup, participated all the teams of the Cypriot First Division, the Cypriot Second Division, the Cypriot Third Division and 8 of the 15 teams of the Cypriot Fourth Division.


1998–99 Cypriot Cup, Format
The competition consisted of six knock-out rounds. In the preliminary round and in the first round each tie was played as a single leg and was held at the home ground of the one of the two teams, according to the draw results. Each tie winner was qualifying to the next round. If a match was drawn, extra time was following. If extra time was drawn, there was a replay at the ground of the team who were away for the first game. If the rematch was also drawn, then extra time was following and if the match remained drawn after extra time the winner was decided by penalty shoot-out.


1998–99 Cypriot Cup, Format
The next three rounds were played in a two-legged format, each team playing a home and an away match against their opponent. The team which scored more goals on aggregate, was qualifying to the next round. If the two teams scored the same number of goals on aggregate, then the team which scored more goals away from home was advancing to the next round.


1998–99 Cypriot Cup, Format
If both teams had scored the same number of home and away goals, then extra time was following after the end of the second leg match. If during the extra thirty minutes both teams had managed to score, but they had scored the same number of goals, then the team who scored the away goals was advancing to the next round (i.e. the team which was playing away). If there weren't scored any goals during extra time, the qualifying team was determined by penalty shoot-out.


1998–99 Cypriot Cup, Format
The cup winner secured a place in the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup.


1998–99 Cypriot Cup, Ρreliminary round
All the 14 clubs of the Cypriot Second Division, all the 14 clubs of the Cypriot Third Division and 8 clubs from the Cypriot Fourth Division (first eight of the league table the day of draw) participated in the preliminary round.


1998–99 Cypriot Cup, First round
The 14 clubs of the Cypriot First Division advanced directly to the first round and met the winners of the preliminary round ties:


1998–99 Cypriot First Division
The 1998–99 Cypriot First Division was the 60th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. Anorthosis won their 10th title.


1998–99 Cypriot First Division, Format
Fourteen teams participated in the 1998–99 Cypriot First Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The last three teams were relegated to the 1999–2000 Cypriot Second Division.


1998–99 Cypriot First Division, Format
The champions ensured their participation in the 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League and the runners-up in the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup.


1998–99 Cypriot First Division, Format, Point system
Teams received three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.


1998–99 Cypriot First Division, Changes from previous season
Anagennisi Deryneia, APOP Paphos and Ethnikos Assia were relegated from previous season and played in the 1998–99 Cypriot Second Division. They were replaced by the first three teams of the 1997–98 Cypriot Second Division, Olympiakos Nicosia, Doxa Katokopias and Aris Limassol.


1998–99 Cypriot Fourth Division
The 1998–99 Cypriot Fourth Division was the 14th season of the Cypriot fourth-level football league. THOI Lakatamia won their 1st title.


1998–99 Cypriot Fourth Division, Format
Fourteen teams participated in the 1998–99 Cypriot Fourth Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The first three teams were promoted to the 1999–2000 Cypriot Third Division and the last four teams were relegated to regional leagues.


1998–99 Cypriot Fourth Division, Format, Point system
Teams received three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.


1998–99 Cypriot Second Division
The 1998–99 Cypriot Second Division was the 44th season of the Cypriot second-level football league. Anagennisi Deryneia won their 1st title.


1998–99 Cypriot Second Division, Format
Fourteen teams participated in the 1998–99 Cypriot Second Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The first three teams were promoted to 1999–2000 Cypriot First Division and the last three teams were relegated to the 1999–2000 Cypriot Third Division.


1998–99 Cypriot Third Division
The 1998–99 Cypriot Third Division was the 28th season of the Cypriot third-level football league. Chalkanoras Idaliou won their 1st title.


1998–99 Cypriot Third Division, Format
Fourteen teams participated in the 1998–99 Cypriot Third Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The first three teams were promoted to the 1999–2000 Cypriot Second Division and the last three teams were relegated to the 1999–2000 Cypriot Fourth Division.


1998–99 Cypriot Third Division, Format, Point system
Teams received three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.


1998–99 Czech 1. Liga season
The 1998–99 Czech 1.liga season was the sixth season of the Czech 1.liga, the second level of ice hockey in the Czech Republic. 14 teams participated in the league, and HC Znojemsti Orli won the championship.


1998–99 Czech 2. Liga
The 1998–99 Czech 2. Liga was the sixth season of the 2. česká fotbalová liga, the second tier of the Czech football league.


1998–99 Czech Cup
The 1998–99 Czech Cup was the sixth season of the annual football knock-out tournament of the Czech Republic. Winners Slavia Prague qualified for the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup.


1998–99 Czech Cup, Round 1
78 teams entered the competition at this stage. Along with the 18 winners from the preliminary round, these teams played 48 matches to qualify for the second round.


1998–99 Czech Cup, Round 4
The fourth round was played on 10 and 17 March 1999.


1998–99 Czech Cup, Semifinals
The semifinals were played on 4 and 6 May 1999.


1998–99 Czech Extraliga season
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1998–99 Czech Extraliga season
The 1998–99 Czech Extraliga season was the sixth season of the Czech Extraliga since its creation after the breakup of Czechoslovakia and the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League in 1993.


1998–99 Czech First League
The 1998–99 Czech First League, known as the Gambrinus liga for sponsorship reasons, was the sixth season of top-tier football in the Czech Republic. The season started on 2 August 1998.


1998–99 DEL season
The 1998–99 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 5th season of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (English: German Ice Hockey League).


1998–99 DEL season
Adler Mannheim continued their dominance in German ice-hockey and became the DEL Champion for the third time in row, winning a German title for the fourth time in their history. The league had only 14 teams, as the Kaufbeurer Adler and Düsseldorfer EG were forced out due to financial reasons.


1998–99 DEL season, Playoff, Semifinals
The semifinals were played starting March 26, 1999. The regular season best placed team left played against the worst, and the second best vs. third best.


1998–99 DEL season, Playoff, Finals
The finals were played starting April 18 with the Nürnberg Ice Tigers playing home first, due to better regular season placement.


1998–99 DEL season, Playoff, Finals
With the last game, Adler Mannheim continued their dominance in German ice-hockey and became the DEL Champion for the third time in row, winning a German title for the fourth time in their history.


1998–99 DFB-Pokal
The 1998–99 DFB-Pokal was the 56th season of the annual German football cup competition. Sixty-four teams competed in the tournament of six rounds which began on 28 August 1998 and ended on 6 June 1999. In the final Werder Bremen defeated Bayern Munich 5–4 on penalties, thereby claiming their fourth title.


1998–99 DFB-Pokal Frauen
The Frauen DFB-Pokal 1998–99 was the 19th season of the cup competition, Germany's second-most important title in women's football. The first round of the competition was held on 16–17 August 1998. In the final which was held in Berlin on 12 June 1999 FFC Frankfurt defeated FCR Duisburg 1–0, thus winning their first cup. As they also won the Bundesliga in the same season, Frankfurt claimed the double, too.


1998–99 DFB-Pokal Frauen, 1st round
* Polizei SV Rostock withdrew their team. Turbine Potsdam II thus advanced to the next round.


1998–99 DFB-Pokal Frauen, 2nd round
* The women's football section of SG Praunheim had moved to the newly founded FFC Frankfurt on 1 January 1999. Frankfurt took over all qualifications and players from Praunheim.


1998–99 Dallas Mavericks season
The 1998–99 NBA season was the Mavericks' 19th season in the National Basketball Association. In the 1998 NBA draft, the Mavericks selected Robert Traylor from the University of Michigan with the sixth pick, but soon traded him to the Milwaukee Bucks for top draft pick, and German basketball star Dirk Nowitzki. In the off-season, the team acquired point guard Steve Nash from the Phoenix Suns, signed free agents Gary Trent and Hot Rod Williams, and released Khalid Reeves to free agency later on during the regular season.


1998–99 Dallas Mavericks season
In a season shortened by a lockout to 50 games, the young Mavericks still struggled losing eight of their first nine games, but began to show promise by posting their first winning record at home in nine years at 15–10. However, with Cedric Ceballos only playing just 13 games due to a wrist injury, they were still a mile away from the playoffs as they finished fifth in the Midwest Division with a 19–31 record.


1998–99 Dallas Mavericks season
Michael Finley led the team in scoring averaging 20.2 points per game, while Trent provided the team with 16.0 points and 7.8 rebounds per game. Following the season, A.C. Green was traded back to his former team, the Los Angeles Lakers, Samaki Walker signed as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs, and second-year center Chris Anstey was traded to the Chicago Bulls.


1998–99 Dallas Mavericks season, Offseason, Draft picks
Robert Traylor was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks for Pat Garrity and Dirk Nowitzki.


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


1998–99 Dallas Stars season
The 1998–99 Dallas Stars season was the Stars' sixth season in Dallas, Texas, and the  thirty-second of the franchise. They would defeat the Buffalo Sabres in the Stanley Cup finals to win the first Stanley Cup for the Stars in franchise history.


1998–99 Dallas Stars season, Regular season
The Stars finished the regular season with the NHL's best record and first overall in goals against, with just 168. They also tied the St. Louis Blues and San Jose Sharks for fewest short-handed goals allowed, with 4.


1998–99 Dallas Stars season, Regular season, Season 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 Dallas Stars season, Regular season, Season standings
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest


1998–99 Dallas Stars season, Regular season, Season standings
bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division


1998–99 Dallas Stars season, 1999 NHL All Star Game
Dallas Stars NHL All-Star representatives in the 1999 NHL All Star Game at the Ice Palace in Tampa, Florida.


1998–99 Dallas Stars season, Draft picks
The Stars' picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft in Buffalo, New York.


1998–99 Danish 1st Division
The 1998–99 Danish 1st Division season was the 54th season of the Danish 1st Division league championship and the 13th consecutive as a second tier competition governed by the Danish Football Association.


1998–99 Danish 1st Division
The division-champion and runner-up promoted to the 1999–2000 Danish Superliga. The teams in the 13th to 16th spots were relegated to the 1999–2000 Danish 2nd Division.


1998–99 Danish Cup
The 1998–99 Danish Cup was the 45th installment of the Danish Cup, the highest football competition in Denmark.


1998–99 Danish Superliga
The 1998–99 Danish Superliga season was the 9th season of the Danish Superliga league championship, governed by the Danish Football Association. It took place from the first match on July 26, 1998, to final match on June 16, 1999.


1998–99 Danish Superliga
The Danish champions and runners-up qualified for the UEFA Champions League 1999-00 qualification, while the third placed team qualified for the qualification round of the UEFA Cup 1999-00. The fourth and fifth placed teams qualified for the UEFA Intertoto Cup 1999, while the two lowest placed teams of the tournament was directly relegated to the Danish 1st Division. Likewise, the Danish 1st Division champions and runners-up were promoted to the Superliga.


1998–99 Denver Nuggets season
The 1998–99 NBA season was the Nuggets' 23rd season in the National Basketball Association, and 32nd season as a franchise. After their dreadful season, where they finished with the league's worst record at 11–71, the Nuggets received the third overall pick the 1998 NBA draft, and selected Raef LaFrentz from the University of Kansas. During the offseason, the team acquired Nick Van Exel from the Los Angeles Lakers, second-year guard Chauncey Billups from the Toronto Raptors, and second-year forward Johnny Taylor and top draft pick Keon Clark from the Orlando Magic.


1998–99 Denver Nuggets season
Despite the return of Antonio McDyess, who was re-signed by the team after one season with the Phoenix Suns, the Nuggets continued to struggle under new head coach Mike D'Antoni, losing eight of their first nine games in a lockout shortened season cut to 50 games. Things would get worse as LaFrentz suffered an ankle injury after just twelve games, and was out for the remainder of the season. Without their top draft pick, second-year forward Danny Fortson would step into the lineup, leading the team with 11.6 rebounds per game. The Nuggets lost their final seven games, and finished sixth in the Midwest Division with a 14–36 record. The Nuggets had the worst team defensive rating in the NBA.


1998–99 Denver Nuggets season
McDyess had a stellar season averaging 21.2 points, 10.7 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game, while being named to the All-NBA Third Team, while Van Exel provided the team with 16.5 points and 7.4 assists per game. This was also their final season playing at McNichols Sports Arena before moving to the Pepsi Center the following season. Also following the season, Fortson, Eric Williams and second-year guard Eric Washington were all traded to the Boston Celtics, and D'Antoni was fired as coach.


1998–99 Deportivo Alavés season
During the 1998–99 season, the Spanish football club Deportivo Alavés placed 16th in La Liga. The team was eliminated in the third round of the Copa del Rey.


1998–99 Deportivo Alavés season, Season summary
Alavés competed in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football, in 1998–99 for the first time since 1955–56, having won promotion as Segunda División champions in the previous season, which was their first under head coach Mané. Their first top flight campaign in 43 years saw them flirt with relegation, but they ultimately finished 16th, one point clear of Extremadura and the relegation playoff places. In the Copa del Rey, they failed to match their heroics of the previous year, when they reached the semi-finals. They received a bye to the third round, where they were eliminated on away goals after a 2–2 aggregate draw with Segunda División side Las Palmas.


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


1998–99 Deportivo Alavés 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 Deportivo de La Coruña season
Deportivo La Coruña's 1998–99 season included its 29th appearance in La Liga, where it ranked sixth. In the Copa del Rey the team reached the semifinals for the first time since its 1995 title. On the other hand, the team didn't appear in European competitions, for the last time until the 2006–07 season. It was the first season under manager Javier Irureta, who would lead the club highly successfully until 2005.


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


1998–99 Derby County F.C. season
The 1998–99 English football season was Derby County F.C. 's third consecutive season in the Premier League.


1998–99 Derby County F.C. season, Season summary
Derby's second tilt at European football was made in the 1998–99 season, the Rams peaking in 2nd place after 6 games with a 2–0 home win over Leicester City, eventually finishing one place better off in 8th.


1998–99 Derby County F.C. season, Season summary
They reached the FA Cup Quarter finals for the third time in seven years, losing out only to late Nwankwo Kanu goal in a 0–1 away defeat to Arsenal, and recorded some memorable victories, including a league double over Liverpool 2–1 at Anfield and 3–2 at Pride Park and a 1–0 win over Nottingham Forest in the teams' first ever meeting at Pride Park.


1998–99 Derby County F.C. season, Season summary
Derby County were a club on the up; Pride Park's capacity was expanded (32,913 fans attended the 3–2 victory over Liverpool) and Derby's players were getting noticed – five had represented their countries at the 1998 World Cup, and Christian Dailly was sold to Blackburn Rovers for £5.35m, comfortably the highest fee Derby had ever received.


1998–99 Derby County F.C. season, Season summary
The key departure, however, was Steve McClaren – Smith's number two since he had taken the Derby managerial position 3 years earlier – who departed in February 1999 to become Sir Alex Ferguson's assistant at Manchester United, winning the treble in his first 3 months at Old Trafford. The 1998–99 season was Jim Smith's Derby County peak, as the financial demands of Premier League football began to catch up with them.


1998–99 Derby County 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 Derby County 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 Derby County 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 Detroit Pistons season
The 1998–99 NBA season was the Pistons' 51st season in the National Basketball Association, and 42nd season in the city of Detroit. In the offseason, the Pistons acquired Christian Laettner from the Atlanta Hawks, and signed free agents Jud Buechler and Loy Vaught. Laettner would reunite with former Duke University teammate Grant Hill, but only played just 16 games due to an Achilles injury and a broken rib. After a solid year the previous season, Brian Williams changed his named to Bison Dele to honor his Cherokee heritage.


1998–99 Detroit Pistons season
In a season cut in half to 50 games by a lockout, the Pistons won their first three games, but then lost five straight. However, they would play above .500 for the rest of the season, and bounce back from their disappointing season to finish third in the Central Division with a 29–21 record, and return to the playoffs after a one-year absence. Hill averaged 21.1 points, 7.1 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 1.6 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, while Jerry Stackhouse continued to provide scoring off the bench averaging 14.5 points per game.


1998–99 Detroit Pistons season
However, in the playoffs, the Pistons would lose in five games to the Atlanta Hawks in the Eastern Conference First Round. This season also marked an end of an era as Joe Dumars, who averaged 11.3 points per game, retired after a solid fourteen-year career with the Pistons. This was also Dele's final season of his career as he retired before the following season, turning down a $36 million contract.


1998–99 Detroit Red Wings season
The 1998–99 Detroit Red Wings season was Detroit's 73rd season of operation in the National Hockey League. They entered the season as the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions.


1998–99 Detroit Red Wings season, Regular season, Final standings
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest


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


1998–99 Detroit Red Wings season, Playoffs
The Red Wings would enter the 1999 Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, and the series proved to be no contest. Detroit would sweep the Ducks in four games, setting up a rematch with their arch-rival Colorado Avalanche. Despite Detroit winning the first two games, they would go on to lose the next four consecutively, and were eliminated by the Avalanche.


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


1998–99 Detroit Red Wings season, Player statistics, Goaltending
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes;      GS = Games Started; TOI = Time on Ice; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against Average;  SO = Shutouts; SA=Shots Against; SV% = Save Percentage;


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


1998–99 Division 1 season (Swedish ice hockey)
The 1998–99 Division 1 season was the 24th and last season that Division 1 operated as the second tier of ice hockey in Sweden, below the top-flight Elitserien (now the SHL). The Allsvenskan was founded as the new second-level league for the 1999-2000 season. Division 1 became the new third-level league for the following season.


1998–99 Division 1 season (Swedish ice hockey), Format
Division 1 was divided into four starting groups of eight teams each. The top two teams in each group qualified for the Allsvenskan, while the remaining six teams had to compete in a qualifying round. The teams were given zero to five bonus points based on their finish in the first round. The top two teams in each qualifying round qualified for the playoffs. The four worst teams in each qualifying group had to play in a relegation round in an attempt to qualify for the new Allsvenskan for the following season.


1998–99 Division 1 season (Swedish ice hockey), Format
Of the eight teams in the Allsvenskan, the top two qualified directly for the Kvalserien. The third-sixth place teams qualified for the second round of the playoffs. The two playoff winners qualified for the Kvalserien, in which the top two teams qualified for the following Elitserien season.


1998–99 División de Honor de Futsal
The 1998–99 season of the División de Honor de Futsal is the 10th season of top-tier futsal in Spain.


1998–99 Divizia A
The 1998–99 Divizia A was the eighty-first season of Divizia A, the top-level football league of Romania.


1998–99 Divizia A, Champion squad
Goalkeepers: Bogdan Lobonț (31 / 0); Marius Bratu (4 / 0). Defenders: Nicolae Stanciu (28 / 1); Cristian Dulca (14 / 3); Mircea Rednic (32 / 1); Dorel Mutică (22 / 4); Adrian Iencsi (26 / 3); Vasile Popa (1 / 0); Bogdan Andone (14 / 0); Daniel Chiriță (3 / 1); Ion Voicu (5 / 0).


1998–99 Divizia A, Champion squad
Midfielders: Mugur Bolohan (22 / 1); Ioan Ovidiu Sabău (22 / 1); Dănuț Lupu (28 / 5); Marius Măldărășanu (33 / 4); Daniel Pancu (27 / 6); Ștefan Nanu (23 / 1); Zeno Bundea (25 / 6); Mario Bugeanu (2 / 0); Alin Minteuan (4 / 0); Răzvan Raț (3 / 0). Forwards: Marius Șumudică (31 / 17); Sergiu Radu (15 / 2); Ovidiu Maier (22 / 1); Radu Niculescu (8 / 2); Ionel Ganea (16 / 11); Constantin Barbu (11 / 8). (league appearances and goals listed in brackets)


1998–99 Divizia A, Champion squad
Manager: Mircea Lucescu / Mircea Rednic / Dumitru Dumitriu / Nicolae Manea.


1998–99 Divizia B
The 1998–99 Divizia B was the 59th season of the second tier of the Romanian football league system.


1998–99 Divizia B
The format has been maintained to two series, each of them having 18 teams. At the end of the season, the winners of the series promoted to Divizia A and the last three places from both series relegated to Divizia C. A promotion play-off was played between the runners-up of the series to decide the third team that promoted to Divizia A.


1998–99 Divizia B, Promotion play-off
The 2nd-placed teams of the Divizia B played a match to decide the third team promoted to Divizia A. The match was played on neutral ground, on the Cetate Stadium in Alba Iulia.


1998–99 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
The 1998–99 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University  during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 8th year head coach Bill Herrion, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the America East Conference (AEC).


1998–99 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
The team finished the season 20–9, and finished in 1st place in the AEC in the regular season.


1998–99 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
The 1998–99 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University. The head coach was Mike Krzyzewski. The team played its home games in the Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.


1998–99 Duleep Trophy
The 1998–99 Duleep Trophy was the 38th season of the Duleep Trophy, a first-class cricket tournament contested by five zonal teams of India: Central Zone, East Zone, North Zone, South Zone and West Zone.


1998–99 Duleep Trophy
Central Zone won the title, defeating West Zone in the final.


1998–99 Dumbarton F.C. season
Season 1998–99 was the 115th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 93rd time, the Scottish Cup for the 104th time and the Scottish League Cup for the 52nd time.


1998–99 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview
Following three successive seasons of failure, Dumbarton produced what would be a marginally better league performance. Indeed, up until the beginning of April it was still technically possible for Dumbarton to have gained promotion, but in the end ran out of games. The season was improved by an end of season streak which saw 7 wins taken from the last 9 games, and eventually a 4th place was achieved. The winning run coincided with Ian Wallace's replacement by Jimmy Brown as manager, this following a suspension and subsequent internal investigation.


1998–99 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview
In the national cup competitions, it was a return to first round exits. In the Scottish Cup, Dumbarton lost to Livingston after a creditable drawn match.


1998–99 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview
In the League Cup, there was a disappointing first round defeat to Alloa Athletic.


1998–99 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview
Note that due to the lack of sponsorship, the Scottish Challenge Cup was not played.


1998–99 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview
Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, Dumbarton managed a draw from two ties and thus failed to reach the final.


1998–99 Dundee F.C. season
The 1998–99 season saw Dundee compete in the Scottish Premier League where they finished in 5th position with 46 points.


1998–99 Dundee United F.C. season, Season review
United finished the 1998–99 SPL season in 9th place with 34 points, in the SPL's debut season.


1998–99 Dundee United F.C. season, Season review
The cup campaigns brought mixed fortunes: a League Cup 3rd round exit to Ross County was bettered by a Scottish Cup semi-final loss to Celtic.


1998–99 Dundee United F.C. season, Player details
During the 1998-99 season, United used 35 different players comprising 11 nationalities, plus two unused substitutes. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.


1998–99 Dundee United F.C. season, Player details, Goalscorers
United had 17 players score with the team scoring 47 goals in total. The top goalscorer was Billy Dodds, who finished the season with 17 goals.


1998–99 Dundee United F.C. season, Player details, Discipline
During the 1998–99 season, four United players were sent off and 23 players received at least one caution. In total, the team received four red cards and x yellows.


1998–99 Dundee United F.C. season, Transfers, In
Seventeen players were signed during the 1998–99 season, with a total (public) transfer cost of over £1.75m. One loan signing was also made during the season.


1998–99 Dundee United F.C. season, Transfers, In
The players that joined Dundee United during the 1998–99 season, along with their previous club, are listed below.


1998–99 Dundee United F.C. season, Transfers, Out
Fourteen players left the club during and at the end of the 1998–99 season, with one player also going out on loan. The club received £900k in transfer fees, amounting to around half of the transfer expenditure.


1998–99 Dundee United F.C. season, Transfers, Out
Listed below are the players that left during the season, along with the club that they joined. Players did not necessarily join their next club immediately.


1998–99 Dundee United F.C. season, Playing kit
The jerseys were sponsored for a third time by Telewest.


1998–99 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season
The 1998–99 season saw Dunfermline Athletic compete in the Scottish Premier League where they finished in 10th position with 28 points, suffering relegation to the 1999–2000 Scottish First Division.


1998–99 ECHL season
The 1998–99 ECHL season was the 11th season of the ECHL. Before the start of the season, the league saw the Louisville RiverFrogs move to Miami, FL and the Raleigh Icecaps move to Augusta, GA as well as welcoming two new franchises in Estero, FL and Greenville, SC. The Pee Dee Pride finished first overall in the regular season, winning the Brabham Cup and the Mississippi Sea Wolves won their first Kelly Cup defeating the Richmond Renegades four games to three.


1998–99 ECHL season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points; Green shade = Clinched playoff spot; Blue shade = Clinched division; (z) = Clinched home-ice advantage


1998–99 EEHL season
The 1998–99 Eastern European Hockey League season, was the fourth season of the multi-national ice hockey league. 12 teams participated in the league, and HK Sokol Kiev of Ukraine won the championship.


1998–99 EHF Champions League
The 1998–99 EHF Champions League was the 39th edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament.


1998–99 EHF Women's Champions League
The 1998–99 EHF Women's Champions League was the sixth edition of the modern era of the 1961-founded competition for European national champions women's handball clubs, running from 4 September 1998 to 16 May 1999. Dunaújvárosi NKS defeated Krim Ljubljana in the final to follow the steps of Vasas SC as the second Hungarian club to win the competition. Defending champion Hypo Niederösterreich was defeated by the Slovenians in the semifinals.


1998–99 EHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup
The 1997–98 EHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup was the twenty-third edition of EHF's competition for women's handball national cup champions. It ran from October 3, 1998, to May 15, 1999.


1998–99 EHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup
Defending champion Bækkelagets SK won again the competition, beating Ferrobús Tortajada in the final. For the first time in the Cup Winners' Cup's history no team from the former Eastern Bloc or former Yugoslavia reached the final.


1998–99 Eastern Counties Football League
The 1998–99 Eastern Counties Football League season was the 57th in the history of Eastern Counties Football League a football competition in England.


1998–99 Eastern Counties Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 20 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division One:


1998–99 Eastern Counties Football League, Division One
Division One featured 15 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:


1998–99 Edmonton Oilers season
The 1998–99 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' 20th season in the NHL, and they were coming off a 35–37–10 record in 1997–98, earning their 2nd straight playoff appearance.


1998–99 Edmonton Oilers season
During the off-season, the Oilers franchise remaining in Edmonton looked very unlikely, as Oilers owner Peter Pocklington would be talking to a group from Houston which, if successful in the purchase, would relocate the club to Houston. At the last minute, the Edmonton Investors Group, a consortium of 37 Edmonton-based owners, raised the funds to purchase the team from Pocklington, vowing to keep the Oilers in Edmonton. The Oilers received support throughout the NHL, and the club would remain.


1998–99 Edmonton Oilers season
Also during the off-season, the Oilers would lose goaltender Curtis Joseph, as he would leave the team as a free agent and join the Toronto Maple Leafs, leaving the goaltending duties to Bob Essensa and former Mighty Ducks of Anaheim backup Mikhail Shtalenkov, and Edmonton would join the newly created Northwest Division, along with their Western Canada rivals the Calgary Flames and Vancouver Canucks, as well as the Colorado Avalanche.


1998–99 Edmonton Oilers season
Edmonton would start the season with a 7–4–0 record in their opening 11 games, and would remain close to the .500 mark until early February, despite losing Doug Weight to injuries. Edmonton would then go into a slump, and would drop out of a playoff spot, and on March 17, the Oilers would be 25–33–10, sitting in ninth place. Three days later, the Oilers would send Mats Lindgren and an eighth-round draft pick to the New York Islanders in exchange for goaltender Tommy Salo. Edmonton would also deal Boris Mironov and Dean McAmmond to the Chicago Blackhawks for youngsters Ethan Moreau, Christian Laflamme and Chad Kilger, and acquire Jason Smith from the Toronto Maple Leafs for a fourth-round draft pick on March 23.


1998–99 Edmonton Oilers season
The moves paid off for the Oilers, as they would post an 8–4–2 record after the Salo deal and sneak into the final playoff position, finishing the season with a 33–37–12 record. On April 3, 1999, Patrick Roy defeated the Edmonton Oiilers and passed Glenn Hall with his 408th victory.


1998–99 Edmonton Oilers season
Offensively, Bill Guerin would be Edmonton's leader, scoring a team high 30 goals and 34 assists for 64 points. Josef Beranek would earn 49 points, while Mike Grier would have a breakout season, scoring 20 goals and earning 44 points. Doug Weight would register 37 points in only 43 games. Defensively, Boris Mironov would lead blueline with 40 points, but was dealt to Chicago at the trade deadline. Roman Hamrlik chipped in with 32 points, while Janne Niinimaa would earn 28. Sean Brown would have a team high 188 penalty minutes in only 51 games.


1998–99 Edmonton Oilers season
In goal, Bob Essensa and Mikhail Shtalenkov would split time for a majority of the season, each earning 12 victories. Shtalenkov would then be traded to the Phoenix Coyotes, and the Oilers would acquire Tommy Salo to become the new starter, and in 13 games, Salo would go 8–2–2 with a 2.31 goals against average (GAA).


1998–99 Edmonton Oilers season
The Oilers lead the NHL in power-play opportunities, with 438.


1998–99 Edmonton Oilers season
The Oilers opened the playoffs against the Presidents' Trophy-winning Dallas Stars, who had finished the year with 114 points, 36 higher than the Oilers. Edmonton found themselves down in the series 2–0 after dropping two close games in Dallas. The Stars quickly eliminated the Oilers, winning the next two games in Edmonton by 3–2 scores to sweep the series. The Stars continued on to win the Stanley Cup.


1998–99 Edmonton Oilers season, Season standings
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest


1998–99 Edmonton Oilers season, Season standings
bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division


1998–99 Edmonton Oilers season, Schedule and results
Legend:   Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Tie (1 point)


1998–99 Eerste Divisie
The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1998–99 season was contested by 18 teams. FC Den Bosch won the championship.


1998–99 Eerste Divisie, Promotion/relegation play-offs
In the promotion/relegation competition, eight entrants (six from this league and two from the Eredivisie) entered in two groups. The group winners were promoted to the Eredivisie.


1998–99 Egyptian Premier League
14 teams participated in the 1998-99 Egyptian Premier League season. The first team in the league was the champion, and qualified to champions league 1999 along with the team finishing in second place. Third placed team qualified to confederation cup. Finally, the last three in the league will play next season in the second division.


1998–99 Eintracht Frankfurt season
The 1998–99 Eintracht Frankfurt season was the 99th season in the club's football history. In 1998–99 the club played in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football. It was the club's 97th season in the first tier and the club's first season back in the Bundesliga, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 1997–1998 season.


1998–99 Eintracht Frankfurt season
The season ended in one of the most exciting final matchdays in Bundesliga history when Eintracht secured their Bundesliga spot on day 34.


1998–99 Eintracht Frankfurt season
Prior to the last match far behind Eintracht won three matches in a row. Eintracht hosted reigning champions Kaiserslautern, who were contending for a Champions League spot, on the last matchday. The match ended 5-1 and sent Nürnberg down to the 2. Bundesliga on goal difference. The ultimate goal was scored by Jan Åge Fjørtoft, who scored one of the most famous Bundesliga goals in the 89th minute when performing a step-over right in front of Lautern's goalkeeper Andreas Reinke before marking Eintracht's fifth goal.


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


1998–99 Eintracht Frankfurt season, Players, Under-19s
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1998–99 Eintracht Frankfurt season, Players, Under-17s
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1998–99 Ekstraklasa, Overview
A total of 16 teams competed in the 1998–99 season. Wisła Kraków won the championship.


1998–99 Eliteserien season
The 1998–99 Eliteserien season was the 60th season of ice hockey in Norway. Ten teams participated in the league, and Valerenga Ishockey won the championship.


1998–99 Elitserien (men's handball)
The 1998–99 Elitserien was the 65th season of the top division of Swedish handball. 12 teams competed in the league. The league was split into an autumn league and a spring league. The eight highest placed teams in the autumn league qualified for the spring league, whereas the four lowest placed teams qualified for Allsvenskan along with the highest placed teams from the autumn season of Division I (the second level).


1998–99 Elitserien (men's handball)
The six highest placed teams in the spring season of Elitserien qualified for the quarterfinals, whereas the two lowest placed teams qualified for the preliminary round of the playoffs, along with the two highest placed teams of Allsvenskan. HK Drott won the regular season and also won the playoffs to claim their ninth Swedish title.


1998–99 Elitserien season
The 1998–99 Elitserien season was the 24th season of the Elitserien, the top level of ice hockey in Sweden. 12 teams participated in the league, and Brynäs IF won the championship.


1998–99 England Hockey League season
The 1998–99 English Hockey League season took place from October 1998 until May 1999.


1998–99 England Hockey League season
The men's National League was won by Cannock with the women's National League going to Slough. The top four clubs entered the newly introduced Premiership play off tournament which culminated with men's & women's finals on 3 May. Cannock won the men's Premiership tournament and Slough claimed the women's Premiership tournament.


1998–99 England Hockey League season
The Men's Hockey Association Cup was won by Reading and the Women's Cup (AEWHA Cup) was won by Slough.


1998–99 England Hockey League season, Men's Cup (Hockey Association Cup), Final
(Held at the National Hockey Stadium (Milton Keynes) on 9 May)


1998–99 England Hockey League season, Women's Cup (AEWHA Cup), Final
(Held at National Hockey Stadium (Milton Keynes) on 16 May)


1998–99 England Hockey League season, Women's Cup (AEWHA Cup), Final
SloughL Smith, Alison Burd, Sue Chandler (capt), Ashleigh Wallace, Julie Robertson, Karen Brown, Fiona Greenham, Sarah Kelleher, Jane Smith, Mandy Nicholson, Anna Bennett subs Lesley Hobley, Monique Slootmaekers, L WilliamsLeicesterA Claxton, S Naylor, Emma Newbold, Joanne Mould, Tina Dullaghan, Carol Voss, Helen Richardson, Kirsty Bowden, Sarah Blanks, Lucy Beavon, Purdy Miller subs V Knott


1998–99 Eredivisie
The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1998–99 season was contested by 18 teams. Feyenoord won the championship.


1998–99 Eredivisie, Promotion/relegation play-offs
In the promotion/relegation competition, eight entrants (six from the Eerste Divisie and two from this league) entered in two groups. The group winners were promoted to (or remained in) the Eredivisie.


1998–99 Eredivisie (ice hockey) season
The 1998–99 Eredivisie season was the 39th season of the Eredivisie, the top level of ice hockey in the Netherlands. Six teams participated in the league, and the Nijmegen Tigers won the championship.


1998–99 Essex Senior Football League
The 1998–99 Essex Senior Football League season was the 28th in the history of Essex Senior Football League a football competition in England.


1998–99 Essex Senior Football League, Clubs
The league featured 14 clubs which competed in the league last season, no new clubs joined the league this season.


1998–99 Esteghlal F.C. season
The 1998–99 season are the Esteghlal Football Club's 7th season in the Azadegan League, and their 5th consecutive season in the top division of Iranian football. They are also competing in the Hazfi Cup and Asian Club Championship, and 54th year in existence as a football club.


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


1998–99 Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. season
The 1999–2000 season was Ethnikos Piraeus' 2nd straight season on the Greek first tier and their 5th first-tier season in the 1990s. Not managing a single league victory, the team was relegated and also exited early in the cup.


1998–99 Euro Hockey Tour
The 1998-99 Euro Hockey Tour was the third season of the Euro Hockey Tour. The season consisted of four tournaments, the Česká Pojišťovna Cup, Karjala Tournament, Baltica Brewery Cup, and the Sweden Hockey Games. The games Canada participated in did not count towards the final standings of the tournament.


1998–99 EuroLeague Women
The 1998–99 Euroleague Women was the third edition of the Euroleague era of FIBA's premier international competition for European women's basketball clubs. It ran between 23 September 1998 and 8 April 1999.


1998–99 EuroLeague Women
MBK Ruzomberok won its first title beating former champion Pool Comense in the final, becoming the first (and only to date) Slovak team to win the competition. Galatasaray and BTV Wuppertal also reached the Final Four, which took place in Brno, while defending champion CJM Bourges was knocked out by Ruzomberok in the quarterfinals.


1998–99 European Challenge Cup
The 1998–99 European Challenge Cup was the third year of the European Challenge Cup, the second tier rugby union cup competition below the Heineken Cup. The tournament was held between September 1998 and February 1999


1998–99 European Hockey League
The 1998–99 European Hockey League was the third edition of the European Hockey League. The season started on September 15, 1998, and finished on February 14, 1999.


1998–99 European Hockey League
The tournament was won by Metallurg Magnitogorsk, who beat HC Dynamo Moscow in the final.


1998–99 European Hockey League
The points system used in the first round of the tournament was: the winner in regular time won 3 points; in case of a tie, an overtime is played, the winner in overtime won 2 points and the loser in overtime won 1 point.


1998–99 Everton F.C. season
During the 1998–99 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).


1998–99 Everton F.C. season, Season summary
Everton continued to look a shadow of their former selves after Howard Kendall made way for new manager Walter Smith, though their 14th place finish was a three-place improvement upon last season's near miss with relegation. With Smith having achieved so much success north of the border with Rangers, he had been expected to bring some success to the blue half of Merseyside after two seasons of misery, but there was little for the Goodison Park faithful to shout about.


1998–99 Everton F.C. season, Season summary
Off the field during the season in December, there was a chairmanship change in the boardroom when Peter Johnson quit after 11 years with the club following a row with manager Smith after the Everton boss controversially sold Duncan Ferguson to Newcastle United for £7m and Philip Carter took over the reins.


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


1998–99 FA Cup
The 1998–99 FA Cup (known as The AXA sponsored FA Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 118th season of the FA Cup. It was won by Manchester United, who beat Newcastle United 2–0 in the final at the old Wembley Stadium. The goals were scored by Teddy Sheringham after 11 minutes, less than two minutes after coming on as a substitute for Roy Keane, and Paul Scholes on 53 minutes. It was the second leg of a historic treble for Manchester United; having already won the Premier League title the previous weekend, they went on to win the Champions League the following Wednesday.


1998–99 FA Cup, First round proper
The First Round featured those non-league teams who had come through the qualifying rounds and the teams from the third and fourth tiers of the English football league system. The matches were played on 14 November 1998. There were ten replays, with three ties requiring a penalty shoot-out to settle.


1998–99 FA Cup, Second round proper
The second round of the competition featured the winners of the first round ties. The matches were scheduled to be played on 5 December 1998, with eight replays and two penalty shoot-outs required, each of which featured a team who won on penalties in the previous round.


1998–99 FA Cup, Third round proper
The third round of the season's FA Cup was scheduled for 2 January 1999. This round marked the point at which the teams in the two highest divisions in the English league system, the Premier League and the Football League First Division (now known as the Football League Championship). There were six replays, with none of these games requiring a penalty shoot-out.


1998–99 FA Cup, Fourth round proper
The Fourth Round ties were played with the thirty-two winners of the previous round. The matches were originally scheduled for 23 January 1999. There were three replays.


1998–99 FA Cup, Fifth round proper
The Fifth Round matches were scheduled for 13 February 1999. There were three replays, and one game replayed, Arsenal had beaten Sheffield United in the original tie. However, both sides felt that Arsenal's winning goal had been gained unfairly. Arsenal's boss Arsene Wenger wrote himself into FA Cup folklore with an act of sportsmanship that saw him offer to play the game again after Marc Overmars scored following Nwankwo Kanu's failure to return the ball to the Blades following an injury.