1998 �99 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP STAGE

The group stage of the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League began on 16 September 1998 and ended on 9 December 1998. Eight teams qualified automatically for the group stage, while 16 more qualified via a preliminary round. The 24 teams were divided into six groups of four, and the teams in each group played against each other on a home-and-away basis, meaning that each team played a total of six group matches. For each win, teams were awarded three points, with one point awarded for each draw.

Seeding

Seeding was based on the UEFA associations 1998 ranking,^[1] similarly to the previous season.^[2] Title holders and champions of nations ranked 1–5 were put in the Pot 1. Champions of nations ranked 6–7 as well as runners-up of nations ranked 1–5 (except France) formed Pot 2. The remaining qualified runners-up (from the nations 6–8) and champions of top three nations ranked below 7 formed Pot 3. Finally, the remaining six national champions formed Pot 4.

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and best-ranked runners-up advance to the knockout stage

Pot 1
Assoc.	Team
TH	Real Madrid
1	Juventus
2	Kaiserslautern
3	Barcelona
4	Lens
5	Ajax

Pot 2
Assoc.	Team
6	Arsenal
7	Porto
1	Internazionale
2	Bayern Munich
3	Athletic Bilbao
5	PSV Eindhoven

Pot 3
Assoc.	Team
6	Manchester United
7	Benfica
8	Olympiacos
8	Panathinaikos
10	Rosenborg
11	Sturm Graz

Pot 4
Assoc.	Team
12	Spartak Moscow
13	Croatia Zagreb
14	Galatasaray
15	Brøndby
17	Dynamo Kyiv
31	HJK

Groups

Times are CET/ CEST,^{[note 1]} as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses)

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Olympiacos	6	3	2	1	8	6	+2	11	Advance to knockout stage
2	Croatia Zagreb	6	2	2	2	5	7	−2	8
3	Porto	6	2	1	3	11	9	+2	7
4	Ajax	6	2	1	3	4	6	−2	7

Source: UEFA

16 September 1998

20:45
(19:45 UTC+1)

Porto	2–2	Olympiacos
Zahovič 65' Jardel 82'	Report	Giannakopoulos 86' Gogić 89'

Estádio das Antas, Porto

Attendance: 26,000^[3]

Referee: Gilles Veissière ( France)

16 September 1998

20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Croatia Zagreb	0–0	Ajax
	Report

Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb

Attendance: 27,600^[4]

Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen ( Denmark)

30 September 1998

20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Ajax	2–1	Porto
Rudy 57' Litmanen 86' ( pen.)	Report	Zahovič 69'

Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam

Attendance: 41,000

Referee: Piero Ceccarini ( Italy)

30 September 1998

20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)

Olympiacos	2–0	Croatia Zagreb
Alexandris 21' Gogić 80'	Report

Olympic Stadium, Athens

Attendance: 60,502

Referee: David Elleray ( England)

21 October 1998

20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)

Olympiacos	1–0	Ajax
Alexandris 38'	Report

Olympic Stadium, Athens

Attendance: 73,208^[5]

Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega ( Spain)

21 October 1998

20:45
(19:45 UTC+1)

Porto	3–0	Croatia Zagreb
Doriva 33' Zahovič 42', 75'	Report

Estádio das Antas, Porto

Attendance: 16,500

Referee: Günter Benkö ( Austria)

4 November 1998

20:45
(20:45 UTC+1)

Ajax	2–0	Olympiacos
Witschge 36' Gorré 88'	Report

Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam

Attendance: 46,000

Referee: Stefano Braschi ( Italy)

4 November 1998

20:45
(20:45 UTC+1)

Croatia Zagreb	3–1	Porto
Mikić 7' Rukavina 37' Mujčin 61'	Report	Jardel 39'

Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb

Attendance: 5,000^[6]

Referee: Markus Merk ( Germany)

25 November 1998

20:45
(20:45 UTC+1)

Ajax	0–1	Croatia Zagreb
	Report	Šimić 67'

Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam

Attendance: 47,000^[7]

Referee: Marc Batta ( France)

25 November 1998

20:45
(21:45 UTC+2)

Olympiacos	2–1	Porto
Gogić 18' Đorđević 55'	Report	Zahovič 76'

Olympic Stadium, Athens

Attendance: 70,232

Referee: Hugh Dallas ( Scotland)

9 December 1998

20:45
(19:45 UTC±0)

Porto	3–0	Ajax
Zahovič 54', 73' Drulović 79'	Report

Estádio das Antas, Porto

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Pierluigi Collina ( Italy)

9 December 1998

20:45
(20:45 UTC+1)

Croatia Zagreb	1–1	Olympiacos
Jeličić 35'	Report	Giannakopoulos 64'

Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb

Attendance: 16,546

Referee: Rune Pedersen ( Norway)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Juventus	6	1	5	0	7	5	+2	8	Advance to knockout stage
2	Galatasaray	6	2	2	2	8	8	0	8
3	Rosenborg	6	2	2	2	7	8	−1	8
4	Athletic Bilbao	6	1	3	2	5	6	−1	6

Source: UEFA

16 September 1998

20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Juventus	2–2	Galatasaray
Inzaghi 17' Birindelli 69'	Report	Şükür 44' Ümit 63'

Stadio delle Alpi, Turin

Attendance: 37,192

Referee: Markus Merk ( Germany)

16 September 1998

20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Athletic Bilbao	1–1	Rosenborg
Etxeberria 7'	Report	Strand 64'

San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao

Attendance: 33,500^[8]

Referee: Vasyl Melnychuk ( Ukraine)

30 September 1998

20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Rosenborg	1–1	Juventus
Skammelsrud 69' ( pen.)	Report	Inzaghi 26'

Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim

Attendance: 15,385

Referee: Amand Ancion ( Belgium)

30 September 1998

20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)

Galatasaray	2–1	Athletic Bilbao
Okan 16' Hagi 90+3'	Report	Urzaiz 17'

Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul

Attendance: 19,828

Referee: Graham Poll ( England)

21 October 1998

20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Rosenborg	3–0	Galatasaray
Rushfeldt 69', 86', 89'	Report

Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim

Attendance: 15,372

Referee: Nikolai Levnikov ( Russia)

21 October 1998

20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Athletic Bilbao	0–0	Juventus
	Report

San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao

Attendance: 39,000

Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen ( Denmark)

4 November 1998

20:45
(20:45 UTC+1)

Juventus	1–1	Athletic Bilbao
Lasa 68' ( o.g.)	Report	Guerrero 45'

Stadio delle Alpi, Turin

Attendance: 44,584

Referee: Hugh Dallas ( Scotland)

4 November 1998

20:45
(21:45 UTC+2)

Galatasaray	3–0	Rosenborg
Şükür 55', 74' Arif 66'	Report

Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul

Attendance: 21,856^[9]

Referee: Hellmut Krug ( Germany)

25 November 1998

20:45
(20:45 UTC+1)

Rosenborg	2–1	Athletic Bilbao
Sørensen 2', 50'	Report	Pérez 90'

Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim

Attendance: 15,454

Referee: Bernd Heynemann ( Germany)

2 December 1998^{[note 2]}

20:45
(21:45 UTC+2)

Galatasaray	1–1	Juventus
Suat 90'	Report	Amoruso 78'

Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul

Attendance: 22,920

Referee: Gilles Veissière ( France)

9 December 1998

20:45
(20:45 UTC+1)

Juventus	2–0	Rosenborg
Inzaghi 16' Amoruso 36'	Report

Stadio delle Alpi, Turin

Attendance: 7,174

Referee: Mario van der Ende ( Netherlands)

9 December 1998

20:45
(20:45 UTC+1)

Athletic Bilbao	1–0	Galatasaray
Guerrero 44'	Report

San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao

Attendance: 16,000

Referee: Urs Meier ( Switzerland)

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Internazionale	6	4	1	1	9	5	+4	13	Advance to knockout stage
2	Real Madrid	6	4	0	2	17	8	+9	12	Advance to knockout stage
3	Spartak Moscow	6	2	2	2	7	6	+1	8
4	Sturm Graz	6	0	1	5	2	16	−14	1

Source: UEFA

16 September 1998

20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Real Madrid	2–0	Internazionale
Hierro 80' ( pen.) Seedorf 90'	Report

Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville^{[note 3]}

Attendance: 42,000

Referee: Hugh Dallas ( Scotland)

16 September 1998

20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Sturm Graz	0–2	Spartak Moscow
	Report	Titov 60' Tsymbalar 63'

Arnold Schwarzenegger-Stadion, Graz

Attendance: 11,000

Referee: Atanas Uzunov ( Bulgaria)

30 September 1998

20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Internazionale	1–0	Sturm Graz
Djorkaeff 90'	Report

San Siro, Milan

Attendance: 24,791

Referee: Rune Pedersen ( Norway)

30 September 1998

17:45
(19:45 UTC+4)

Spartak Moscow	2–1	Real Madrid
Tsymbalar 72' Titov 78'	Report	Raúl 63'

Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow

Attendance: 60,000

Referee: Bernd Heynemann ( Germany)

21 October 1998

20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Real Madrid	6–1	Sturm Graz
Sávio 13', 90' Raúl 22' Jarni 61', 79' Popović 67' ( o.g.)	Report	Vastić 8'

Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid

Attendance: 21,600^[15]

Referee: Graham Barber ( England)

21 October 1998

20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Internazionale	2–1	Spartak Moscow
Ventola 32' Ronaldo 59'	Report	Tsymbalar 64'

San Siro, Milan

Attendance: 44,199

Referee: Marc Batta ( France)

4 November 1998

17:45
(19:45 UTC+3)

Spartak Moscow	1–1	Internazionale
Tikhonov 67'	Report	Simeone 88'

Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow

Attendance: 75,500^[16]

Referee: Urs Meier ( Switzerland)

5 November 1998

20:00
(20:00 UTC+1)

Sturm Graz	1–5	Real Madrid
Haas 3'	Report	Panucci 8', 61' Mijatović 35' Seedorf 57' Šuker 74'

Arnold Schwarzenegger-Stadion, Graz

Attendance: 13,851

Referee: Karl-Erik Nilsson ( Sweden)

25 November 1998

20:45
(20:45 UTC+1)

Internazionale	3–1	Real Madrid
Zamorano 51' Baggio 86', 90'	Report	Seedorf 57'

San Siro, Milan

Attendance: 77,829

Referee: Markus Merk ( Germany)

25 November 1998

17:45
(19:45 UTC+3)

Spartak Moscow	0–0	Sturm Graz
	Report

Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow

Attendance: 38,000^[17]

Referee: Michel Piraux ( Belgium)

9 December 1998

20:45
(20:45 UTC+1)

Real Madrid	2–1	Spartak Moscow
Raúl 34' Sávio 66'	Report	Khlestov 89'

Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid

Attendance: 60,000

Referee: László Vagner ( Hungary)

9 December 1998

20:45
(20:45 UTC+1)

Sturm Graz	0–2	Internazionale
	Report	Zanetti 64' Baggio 80'

Arnold Schwarzenegger-Stadion, Graz

Attendance: 12,685

Referee: Jacek Granat ( Poland)

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bayern Munich	6	3	2	1	9	6	+3	11	Advance to knockout stage
2	Manchester United	6	2	4	0	20	11	+9	10	Advance to knockout stage
3	Barcelona	6	2	2	2	11	9	+2	8
4	Brøndby	6	1	0	5	4	18	−14	3

Source: UEFA

16 September 1998

20:45
(19:45 UTC+1)

Manchester United	3–3	Barcelona
Giggs 16' Scholes 24' Beckham 63'	Report	Anderson 47' Giovanni 59' ( pen.) Luis Enrique 70' ( pen.)

Old Trafford, Manchester

Attendance: 53,601

Referee: Stefano Braschi ( Italy)

16 September 1998

20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Brøndby	2–1	Bayern Munich
Helmer 87' ( o.g.) Ravn 89'	Report	Babbel 76'

Parken Stadium, Copenhagen

Attendance: 30,378

Referee: László Vagner ( Hungary)

30 September 1998

20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Bayern Munich	2–2	Manchester United
Élber 11', 89'	Report	Yorke 30' Scholes 49'

Olympiastadion, Munich

Attendance: 53,000^[18]

Referee: Marc Batta ( France)

30 September 1998

20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Barcelona	2–0	Brøndby
Anderson 44', 85'	Report

Camp Nou, Barcelona

Attendance: 65,000^[19]

Referee: Gerd Grabher ( Austria)

21 October 1998

20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Brøndby	2–6	Manchester United
Daugaard 35' Sand 90'	Report	Giggs 2', 21' Cole 28' Keane 55' Yorke 60' Solskjær 62'

Parken Stadium, Copenhagen

Attendance: 40,315

Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira ( Portugal)

21 October 1998

20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Bayern Munich	1–0	Barcelona
Effenberg 45'	Report

Olympiastadion, Munich

Attendance: 56,000

Referee: Anders Frisk ( Sweden)

4 November 1998

20:45
(20:45 UTC+1)

Barcelona	1–2	Bayern Munich
Giovanni 29' ( pen.)	Report	Zickler 48' Salihamidžić 87'

Camp Nou, Barcelona

Attendance: 85,000^[20]

Referee: Pierluigi Collina ( Italy)

4 November 1998

20:45
(19:45 UTC±0)

Manchester United	5–0	Brøndby
Beckham 7' Cole 12' P. Neville 16' Yorke 28' Scholes 63'	Report

Old Trafford, Manchester

Attendance: 53,250

Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ ( Slovakia)

25 November 1998

20:45
(20:45 UTC+1)

Barcelona	3–3	Manchester United
Anderson 1' Rivaldo 57', 73'	Report	Yorke 25', 68' Cole 53'

Camp Nou, Barcelona

Attendance: 67,648

Referee: Günter Benkö ( Austria)

25 November 1998

20:45
(20:45 UTC+1)

Bayern Munich	2–0	Brøndby
Jancker 51' Basler 57'	Report

Olympiastadion, Munich

Attendance: 34,000

Referee: Oğuz Sarvan ( Turkey)

9 December 1998

20:45
(19:45 UTC±0)

Manchester United	1–1	Bayern Munich
Keane 43'	Report	Salihamidžić 55'

Old Trafford, Manchester

Attendance: 54,434

Referee: Dick Jol ( Netherlands)

9 December 1998

20:45
(20:45 UTC+1)

Brøndby	0–2	Barcelona
	Report	Figo 6' Rivaldo 36'

Parken Stadium, Copenhagen

Attendance: 40,892

Referee: Nikolai Levnikov ( Russia)

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Dynamo Kyiv	6	3	2	1	11	7	+4	11	Advance to knockout stage
2	Lens	6	2	2	2	5	6	−1	8
3	Arsenal	6	2	2	2	8	8	0	8
4	Panathinaikos	6	2	0	4	6	9	−3	6

Source: UEFA

16 September 1998

20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)

Panathinaikos	2–1	Dynamo Kyiv
Mykland 56' Liberopoulos 69'	Report	Rebrov 31'

Nikos Goumas Stadium, Athens^{[note 4]}

Attendance: 20,310

Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira ( Portugal)

16 September 1998

20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Lens	1–1	Arsenal
Vairelles 90+2'	Report	Overmars 51'

Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens

Attendance: 33,371

Referee: Hellmut Krug ( Germany)

30 September 1998

20:45
(19:45 UTC+1)

Arsenal	2–1	Panathinaikos
Adams 62' Keown 75'	Report	Mauro 87'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 73,454

Referee: Antonio López Nieto ( Spain)

30 September 1998

20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)

Dynamo Kyiv	1–1	Lens
Shevchenko 61'	Report	Vairelles 62'

Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kyiv

Attendance: 52,500^[22]

Referee: Günter Benkö ( Austria)

21 October 1998

20:45
(19:45 UTC+1)

Arsenal	1–1	Dynamo Kyiv
Bergkamp 74'	Report	Rebrov 90+2'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 73,256

Referee: Ryszard Wójcik ( Poland)

21 October 1998

20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Lens	1–0	Panathinaikos
Eloi 80'	Report

Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens

Attendance: 32,757

Referee: Dick Jol ( Netherlands)

4 November 1998

20:45
(21:45 UTC+2)

Dynamo Kyiv	3–1	Arsenal
Rebrov 26' ( pen.) Holovko 61' Shevchenko 72'	Report	Hughes 82'

Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kyiv

Attendance: 76,600

Referee: Piero Ceccarini ( Italy)

4 November 1998

20:45
(21:45 UTC+2)

Panathinaikos	1–0	Lens
Vokolos 53'	Report

Olympic Stadium, Athens

Attendance: 55,031

Referee: José García-Aranda ( Spain)

25 November 1998

20:45
(19:45 UTC±0)

Arsenal	0–1	Lens
	Report	Debève 72'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 73,707

Referee: Anders Frisk ( Sweden)

25 November 1998

18:45
(19:45 UTC+2)

Dynamo Kyiv	2–1	Panathinaikos
Rebrov 72' Basinas 80' ( o.g.)	Report	Lagonikakis 36'

Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kyiv

Attendance: 46,000^[23]

Referee: Hellmut Krug ( Germany)

9 December 1998

20:45
(21:45 UTC+2)

Panathinaikos	1–3	Arsenal
Sypniewski 74'	Report	Asanović 64' ( o.g.) Anelka 80' Boa Morte 86'

Olympic Stadium, Athens

Attendance: 41,105

Referee: Stefano Braschi ( Italy)

9 December 1998

20:45
(20:45 UTC+1)

Lens	1–3	Dynamo Kyiv
Šmicer 78'	Report	Kaladze 60' Vashchuk 75' Shevchenko 85'

Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens

Attendance: 39,423

Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ ( Slovakia)

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kaiserslautern	6	4	1	1	12	6	+6	13	Advance to knockout stage
2	Benfica	6	2	2	2	8	9	−1	8
3	PSV Eindhoven	6	2	1	3	10	11	−1	7
4	HJK	6	1	2	3	8	12	−4	5

Source: UEFA

16 September 1998

20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

PSV Eindhoven	2–1	HJK
Ooijer 57' Bruggink 90+3'	Report	Kottila 32'

Philips Stadion, Eindhoven

Attendance: 14,460

Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ ( Slovakia)

16 September 1998

20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

Kaiserslautern	1–0	Benfica
Wagner 41'	Report

Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern

Attendance: 31,112

Referee: Pierluigi Collina ( Italy)

30 September 1998

20:45
(19:45 UTC+1)

Benfica	2–1	PSV Eindhoven
Nuno Gomes 47' João Pinto 76'	Report	Rommedahl 70'

Estádio da Luz, Lisbon

Attendance: 45,000

Referee: Nikolai Levnikov ( Russia)

30 September 1998

20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)

HJK	0–0	Kaiserslautern
	Report

Olympic Stadium, Helsinki

Attendance: 21,217

Referee: Leslie Irvine ( Northern Ireland)

21 October 1998

20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)

PSV Eindhoven	1–2	Kaiserslautern
Khokhlov 78'	Report	Riedl 67' Rische 81'

Philips Stadion, Eindhoven

Attendance: 20,500

Referee: Alain Sars ( France)

21 October 1998

20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)

HJK	2–0	Benfica
Lehkosuo 20' ( pen.) Kottila 70'	Report

Olympic Stadium, Helsinki

Attendance: 25,126

Referee: Václav Krondl ( Czech Republic)

4 November 1998

20:45
(20:45 UTC+1)

Kaiserslautern	3–1	PSV Eindhoven
Rische 68' Reich 77' Hristov 90'	Report	Van Nistelrooy 18'

Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern

Attendance: 31,444

Referee: David Elleray ( England)

4 November 1998

20:45
(19:45 UTC±0)

Benfica	2–2	HJK
Nuno Gomes 78' Calado 80'	Report	Minto 5' ( o.g.) Luiz Antônio 84'

Estádio da Luz, Lisbon

Attendance: 28,500

Referee: László Vagner ( Hungary)

25 November 1998

18:45
(19:45 UTC+2)

HJK	1–3	PSV Eindhoven
Lehkosuo 70' ( pen.)	Report	Van Nistelrooy 30', 67', 82' ( pen.)

Olympic Stadium, Helsinki

Attendance: 34,146

Referee: José García-Aranda ( Spain)

25 November 1998

20:45
(19:45 UTC±0)

Benfica	2–1	Kaiserslautern
Nuno Gomes 31' João Pinto 70'	Report	Rische 90'

Estádio da Luz, Lisbon

Attendance: 15,000^[24]

Referee: Paul Durkin ( England)

9 December 1998

20:45
(20:45 UTC+1)

PSV Eindhoven	2–2	Benfica
Khokhlov 41' Van Nistelrooy 89'	Report	Nuno Gomes 47' ( pen.), 64'

Philips Stadion, Eindhoven

Attendance: 17,900

Referee: Karl-Erik Nilsson ( Sweden)

9 December 1998

20:45
(20:45 UTC+1)

Kaiserslautern	5–2	HJK
Rösler 43', 61', 80' Marschall 49' Rische 85'	Report	Ilola 29' Luiz Antônio 68'

Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern

Attendance: 27,310^[25]

Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen ( Denmark)

Ranking of second-placed teams

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	C	Real Madrid	6	4	0	2	17	8	+9	12	Advance to knockout stage
2	D	Manchester United	6	2	4	0	20	11	+9	10	Advance to knockout stage
3	B	Galatasaray	6	2	2	2	8	8	0	8
4	F	Benfica	6	2	2	2	8	9	−1	8
5	E	Lens	6	2	2	2	5	6	−1	8
6	A	Croatia Zagreb	6	2	2	2	5	7	−2	8

Source: ^{[
citation needed]}

Notes

^ CET ( UTC+1) for matches from 4 November 1998, and CEST ( UTC+2) for matches to 21 October 1998.
^ Originally scheduled for 25 November, delayed for political tensions between Turkey and Italy due to the Öcalan affair.^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]
^ Real Madrid were ordered to play one match away from their usual home ground due to crowd trouble at their last home game in UEFA competition against Borussia Dortmund in the first leg of the 1997–98 Champions League semi-final.^[14]
^ Panathinaikos played their home match at Nikos Goumas Stadium instead of their regular stadium Olympic Stadium due to The Rolling Stones concert being held there.^[21]

References

^ "UEFA Country Ranking 1998". Retrieved 11 October 2019.
^ 1997–98 European Cups draw
^ "Porto v Olympiacos, 16 September 1998" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
^ "Croatia Zagreb v Ajax, 16 September 1998" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
^ "Olympiacos v Ajax, 21 October 1998" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
^ "Croatia Zagreb v Porto, 4 November 1998" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
^ "Ajax v Croatia Zagreb, 25 November 1998" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
^ "Athletic Bilbao v Rosenborg, 16 September 1998" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
^ "Galatasaray v Rosenborg, 4 November 1998" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
^ Ullman, Seva (1998-12-02). "Ocalan violence feared at soccer match". The Independent. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
^ Delaney, Sarah (1998-11-25). "ITALY SEEKS HELP ON TURKISH CLASH". Washington Post. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
^ Metcalf, Rupert (1998-11-25). "Football: Around The World - Juventus spared journey to Turkey". The Independent. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
^ Morris, Chris (1998-12-03). "Troops on alert for grudge match". The Guardian. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
^ Fylan, Kevin (1998-04-05). "Football: Real punished for trouble at European Cup tie". The Independent. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
^ "Real Madrid v Sturm Graz, 21 October 1998" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
^ "Spartak Moscow v Internazionale, 25 November 1998" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
^ "Spartak Moscow v Sturm Graz, 25 November 1998" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
^ "Bayern Munich v Manchester United, 30 September 1998" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
^ "Barcelona v Brøndby, 30 September 1998" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
^ "Barcelona v Bayern Munich, 4 November 1998" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
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^ "Dynamo Kyiv v Lens, 30 September 1998" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
^ "Dynamo Kyiv v Panathinaikos, 25 November 1998" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
^ "Benfica v Kaiserslautern, 25 November 1998" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
^ "Kaiserslautern v HJK, 9 December 1998" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 March 2022.

[3] CET ( UTC+1) for matches from 4 November 1998, and CEST ( UTC+2) for matches to 21 October 1998.

[15] Originally scheduled for 25 November, delayed for political tensions between Turkey and Italy due to the Öcalan affair.^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]

[17] Real Madrid were ordered to play one match away from their usual home ground due to crowd trouble at their last home game in UEFA competition against Borussia Dortmund in the first leg of the 1997–98 Champions League semi-final.^[14]

[Goumas-25] Panathinaikos played their home match at Nikos Goumas Stadium instead of their regular stadium Olympic Stadium due to The Rolling Stones concert being held there.^[21]

[1] "UEFA Country Ranking 1998". Retrieved 11 October 2019.

[2] 1997–98 European Cups draw

[4] "Porto v Olympiacos, 16 September 1998" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 March 2022.

[5] "Croatia Zagreb v Ajax, 16 September 1998" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 March 2022.

[6] "Olympiacos v Ajax, 21 October 1998" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 March 2022.

[7] "Croatia Zagreb v Porto, 4 November 1998" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 March 2022.

[8] "Ajax v Croatia Zagreb, 25 November 1998" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 March 2022.

[9] "Athletic Bilbao v Rosenborg, 16 September 1998" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 March 2022.

[10] "Galatasaray v Rosenborg, 4 November 1998" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 March 2022.

[11] Ullman, Seva (1998-12-02). "Ocalan violence feared at soccer match". The Independent. Retrieved 2023-12-04.

[12] Delaney, Sarah (1998-11-25). "ITALY SEEKS HELP ON TURKISH CLASH". Washington Post. Retrieved 2023-12-04.

[13] Metcalf, Rupert (1998-11-25). "Football: Around The World - Juventus spared journey to Turkey". The Independent. Retrieved 2023-12-04.

[14] Morris, Chris (1998-12-03). "Troops on alert for grudge match". The Guardian. Retrieved 2023-12-04.

[16] Fylan, Kevin (1998-04-05). "Football: Real punished for trouble at European Cup tie". The Independent. Retrieved 2023-12-04.

[18] "Real Madrid v Sturm Graz, 21 October 1998" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 March 2022.

[19] "Spartak Moscow v Internazionale, 25 November 1998" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 March 2022.

[20] "Spartak Moscow v Sturm Graz, 25 November 1998" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 March 2022.

[21] "Bayern Munich v Manchester United, 30 September 1998" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 March 2022.

[22] "Barcelona v Brøndby, 30 September 1998" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 March 2022.

[23] "Barcelona v Bayern Munich, 4 November 1998" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 March 2022.

[24] Kyryliuk, Viktor (31 January 2014). "Валерий Лобановский. Четыре жизни в футболе. Жизнь четвертая. 1997-13 мая 2002. Классик - часть 6" (in Russian). Tribuna. Retrieved 23 May 2019.

[26] "Dynamo Kyiv v Lens, 30 September 1998" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 March 2022.

[27] "Dynamo Kyiv v Panathinaikos, 25 November 1998" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 March 2022.

[28] "Benfica v Kaiserslautern, 25 November 1998" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 March 2022.

[29] "Kaiserslautern v HJK, 9 December 1998" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 March 2022.

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v t e UEFA Champions League phases
Qualifying / early rounds	1991–92 first second 1992–93 prelim. first second 1993–94 prelim. first second 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Group stages	1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 first second 2000–01 first second 2001–02 first second 2002–03 first second 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
League phases	2024–25
Knockout phases	1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Note: In 1991–92, the competition was still known as the European Cup, but is included as it was the first to use a group stage format. In that season and 1992–93, there was no knockout phase between the group stage and final.

v t e 1998– 99 in European football ( UEFA)
Domestic leagues	Albania Andorra Armenia '98 '99 Austria Azerbaijan Belarus '98 '99 Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Herzeg-Bosnia, Republika Srpska) Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia '98 '99 Faroe Islands '98 '99 Finland '98 '99 France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '98 '99 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '98 '99 Latvia '98 '99 Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '98 '99 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia '98 '99 San Marino Scotland Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden '98 '99 Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales FR Yugoslavia
Domestic cups	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands '98 '99 Finland '98 '99 France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '98 '99 Israel Italy Latvia '98 '99 Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '98 '99 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales FR Yugoslavia
League cups	England Finland '98 '99 France Germany Iceland '98 '99 Israel Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Scotland Wales
UEFA competitions	Champions League ( Group stage, knockout stage, Final) Cup Winners' Cup ( Final) UEFA Cup ( Final) Intertoto Cup Super Cup

v t e UEFA Champions League phases
Qualifying / early rounds	1991–92 first second 1992–93 prelim. first second 1993–94 prelim. first second 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Group stages	1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 first second 2000–01 first second 2001–02 first second 2002–03 first second 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
League phases	2024–25
Knockout phases	1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Note: In 1991–92, the competition was still known as the European Cup, but is included as it was the first to use a group stage format. In that season and 1992–93, there was no knockout phase between the group stage and final.

v t e 1998– 99 in European football ( UEFA)
Domestic leagues	Albania Andorra Armenia '98 '99 Austria Azerbaijan Belarus '98 '99 Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Herzeg-Bosnia, Republika Srpska) Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia '98 '99 Faroe Islands '98 '99 Finland '98 '99 France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '98 '99 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '98 '99 Latvia '98 '99 Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '98 '99 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia '98 '99 San Marino Scotland Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden '98 '99 Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales FR Yugoslavia
Domestic cups	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands '98 '99 Finland '98 '99 France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '98 '99 Israel Italy Latvia '98 '99 Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '98 '99 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales FR Yugoslavia
League cups	England Finland '98 '99 France Germany Iceland '98 '99 Israel Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Scotland Wales
UEFA competitions	Champions League ( Group stage, knockout stage, Final) Cup Winners' Cup ( Final) UEFA Cup ( Final) Intertoto Cup Super Cup

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