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.

Celta Vigo
1998–99 season
ChairmanHoracio Gomez
ManagerVíctor Fernández
La Liga5th
Copa del ReyRound of 16
UEFA CupQuarter-final
Top goalscorerLuboslav Penev (18)

Squad

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

No.Pos. NationPlayer
13GK  ESPJosé Manuel Pinto
14FW  BULLyuboslav Penev
15DF  ESPFran Cainzos
16DF  NORDan Eggen
18FW  ESPJuan Sánchez
19DF  YUGGoran Đorović
20MF  RUSAlexandr Mostovoi
22DF  ESPJosema
23MF  ZAIClaude Makélélé
24MF  PORBruno Caires
26GK  ESPRoberto

Left club during season

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

La Liga

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
3Mallorca38206124831+1766Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4Valencia38198116339+2465
5Celta de Vigo38171386941+2864Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
6Deportivo La Coruña38171295543+1263
7Espanyol38161394938+1161Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round
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.

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHA
ResultDDDDWWWDWWLDDWLWWWLLWLDDWWWDWDDWLDWWLL
Position71214127534312232222124233433232222444345

Matches

30 August 1998 1 Celta Vigo 0–0 Deportivo
12 September 1998 2 Villarreal 1–1 Celta Vigo
Craioveanu 9'Penev 32'
26 September 1998 4 Barcelona 2–2 Celta Vigo
Kluivert 38, 57'Salgado 43'
Mostovoi 90'
4 October 1998 5 Celta Vigo 3–2 Athletic Bilbao
Cáceres 17'
Penev 31', 63' (pen.)
Guerrero 55'
Urzaiz 90'
24 October 1998 7 Celta Vigo 2–0 Real Zaragoza
Sánchez 43, 69'
8 November 1998 9 Celta Vigo 5–1 Extremadura
Mostovoi 47, 66'
Sánchez 57'
Tomás 83'
Manuel 68'
14 November 1998 10 Real Madrid 1–2 Celta Vigo
R. Carlos 62'Penev 21' (pen.)
Makélélé 54'
21 November 1998 11 Deportivo Alavés 2–0 Celta Vigo
Gerard 28'
Sivori 69'
29 November 1998 12 Celta Vigo 2–2 Valencia
Mostovoi 34'
Sánchez 56'
Popescu 23'
Ilie 66'
5 December 1998 13 Salamanca 1–1 Celta Vigo
Cardetti 86'Mazinho 5'
13 December 1998 14 Celta Vigo 2–0 Espanyol
Penev 4'
Salgado 13'
20 December 1998 15 Real Sociedad 2–0 Celta Vigo
Kovačević 36, 87'
3 January 1999 16 Celta Vigo 6–2 Real Oviedo
Revivo 25, 84'
Karpin 32'
Penev 39, 75'
Sánchez 63'
scorer unknown
Møller 90'
10 January 1999 17 Tenerife 0–2 Celta Vigo
Karpin 65'
Mazinho 83'
16 January 1999 18 Celta Vigo 4–2 Mallorca
Karpin 22, 56'
Đorović 86'
Revivo 90'
A. López 22'
Biagini 51'
7 February 1999 21 Celta Vigo 4–1 Villarreal
Sánchez 42'
Salgado 81'
Penev 87' (pen.)
Revivo 90'
Moisés 27'
20 February 1999 23 Celta Vigo 0–0 Barcelona
7 March 1999 25 Celta Vigo 4–0 Real Betis
Gudelj 1, 80'
Tomás 6'
Revivo 70'
11 April 1999 29 Celta Vigo 5–1 Real Madrid
Penev 7, 15, 61'
Mazinho 11'
Mostovoi 33'
Morientes 32'
24 April 1999 31 Valencia 2–2 Celta Vigo
Vlaović 12'
Farinós 90 +'
Sánchez 41'
Karpin 90'
9 May 1999 33 Espanyol 3–0 Celta Vigo
de Lucas 59'
Gălcă 74'
Tamudo 77' (pen.)
23 May 1999 35 Real Oviedo 1–3 Celta Vigo
Dubovský 50'Penev 34', 67' (pen.)
Cruyff 87'
30 May 1999 36 Celta Vigo 2–0 Tenerife
Revivo 43'
Karpin 66'
13 June 1999 37 Mallorca 2–0 Celta Vigo
Ibagaza 34'
Stanković 90'

Top scorers

Copa del Rey

Eightfinals

20 January 1999 Celta Vigo 0-1 Deportivo Vigo
ReportStadium: Balaídos
3 February 1999 Deportivo 1-1 Celta Vigo La Coruña
ReportStadium: Riazor

UEFA Cup

1st round

29 September 1998 Celta Vigo 7–0 Argeş Pitești
Penev 6, 13, 26'
Mazinho 16'
Sánchez 82'
Tomás 87, 90'

2nd round

Round of 16

24 November 1998 Celta Vigo 3–1 Liverpool
Mostovoi 49'
Karpin 56'
Gudelj 90'
Owen 35'
8 December 1998 Liverpool 0–1 Celta Vigo
Revivo 57'

Quarter-finals

2 March 1999 Marseille 2–1 Celta Vigo
Maurice 33, 68'Mostovoi 54'

Statistics

Players statistics

No.PosNatPlayerTotalLa LigaCopa del ReyUEFA Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GK  FRADutruel47-4637-392-28-5
2DF  ESPSalgado4433532070
4DF  ARGCaceres4623612180
19DF  YUGDjorovic3913111070
5DF  ESPVales28016+801030
8MF  RUSKarpin4293481071
23MF  ZAIMakelele44234+221070
6MF  BRAMazinho4053141081
20MF  RUSMostovoi41930+361073
14FW  BULPenev411830+2141+1074
18FW  ESPSánchez461624+1213205+33
13GK  ESPPinto1-21-20000
7MF  ESPTomás45517+1831+102+62
9MF  ISRRevivo331020+692051
3DF  ESPBerges21116+211020
22DF  ESPJosema24014+400+104+10
16DF  NOREggen2007+90101+20
10FW  BIHGudelj1733+112000+31
11FW  NEDCruijff1011+710+20
15DF  ESPCainzos300+20000+10
24MF  PORCaires1501+100100+30
26GK  ESPRoberto
11FW  PORCadete1110+71000+40
17DF  BRAAdriano110+11
21MF  YUGDjorovic0000