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)

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.

The club had applied and qualified for the Intertoto Cup, but in the end declined to enter the competition.

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.	Position	Player
1	GK	Juan José Valencia
4	DF	Rafael Alkorta
5	MF	Felipe
6	MF	Josu Urrutia
7	MF	Andoni Imaz
8	MF	Julen Guerrero
9	FW	Santiago Ezquerro
10	DF	Aitor Larrazabal
11	DF	Jesús María Lacruz
12	DF	Carlos García
13	GK	Imanol Etxeberria
14	MF	José Mari
15	DF	Patxi Ferreira

No.	Position	Player
16	MF	Txomin Nagore
17	MF	Joseba Etxeberria
18	MF	Bittor Alkiza
19	DF	Mikel Lasa
20	FW	Ismael Urzaiz
21	DF	Iñigo Larrainzar
22	MF	Javi González
23	MF	Jorge Pérez
24	DF	Roberto Ríos
26	GK	Daniel Aranzubia
27	DF	César
32	MF	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.		Position	Player
25		FW	Bolo (to Rayo Vallecano)

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)

References

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

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