1998–99 Athletic Bilbao season

Athletic Bilbao
1998–99 season
La Liga	8th
Copa del Rey	Round of 16
UEFA Champions League	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: ; Ismael Urzaiz (16); All: ; Ismael Urzaiz (17)
	← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

Last updated September 12, 2023

Season summary

Athletic had finished second the previous season, and though they gathered only five points fewer - all from losing instead of drawing games - this was enough to drag them down to 8th place.

Squad

Squad at end of season^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ESP	Juan José Valencia
4	DF	ESP	Rafael Alkorta
5	MF	ESP	Felipe
6	MF	ESP	Josu Urrutia
7	MF	ESP	Andoni Imaz
8	MF	ESP	Julen Guerrero
9	FW	ESP	Santiago Ezquerro
10	DF	ESP	Aitor Larrazabal
11	DF	ESP	Jesús María Lacruz
12	DF	ESP	Carlos García
13	GK	ESP	Imanol Etxeberria
14	MF	ESP	José Mari
15	DF	ESP	Patxi Ferreira


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	MF	ESP	Txomin Nagore
17	MF	ESP	Joseba Etxeberria
18	MF	ESP	Bittor Alkiza
19	DF	ESP	Mikel Lasa
20	FW	ESP	Ismael Urzaiz
21	DF	ESP	Iñigo Larrainzar
22	MF	ESP	Javi González
23	MF	ESP	Jorge Pérez
24	DF	ESP	Roberto Ríos
26	GK	ESP	Daniel Aranzubia
27	DF	ESP	César
32	MF	ESP	Francisco Yeste

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
25	FW	ESP	Bolo (to Rayo Vallecano)

La Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Deportivo La Coruña	38	17	12	9	55	43	+12	63	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
7	Espanyol	38	16	13	9	49	38	+11	61	Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round
8	Athletic Bilbao ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	38	17	9	12	53	47	+6	60
9	Zaragoza	38	16	9	13	57	46	+11	57
10	Real Sociedad	38	14	12	12	47	43	+4	54

Source: LFP
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
Notes:

↑ Despite being qualified and registered, Athletic Bilbao refused to play Intertoto

Results

Champions League

Group stage

16 September 1998	Athletic Bilbao	1–1	Rosenborg	San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao
20:45	Etxeberria 7'	Report	Strand 64'	Attendance: 36,000 Referee: Vasyl Melnychuk (Ukraine)

30 September 1998	Galatasaray	2–1	Athletic Bilbao	Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul
20:45	Okan 16' Hagi 90+3'	Report	Urzaiz 17'	Attendance: 19,828 Referee: Graham Poll (England)

21 October 1998	Athletic Bilbao	0–0	Juventus	San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao
20:45		Report		Attendance: 39,000 Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

4 November 1998	Juventus	1–1	Athletic Bilbao	Stadio delle Alpi, Turin
20:45	Lasa 68' (o.g.)	Report	Guerrero 45'	Attendance: 44,584 Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)

25 November 1998	Rosenborg	2–1	Athletic Bilbao	Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim
20:45	Sørensen 2', 50'	Report	Pérez 90'	Attendance: 15,454 Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Germany)

9 December 1998	Athletic Bilbao	1–0	Galatasaray	San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao
20:45	Guerrero 44'	Report		Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)

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References

↑ "FootballSquads - Athletic Bilbao - 1998/99" . Retrieved 2016-06-07.

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[table_note_ATH0.097598148089646-2] Despite being qualified and registered, Athletic Bilbao refused to play Intertoto

[1] "FootballSquads - Athletic Bilbao - 1998/99" . Retrieved 2016-06-07.

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