1998–99 CF Extremadura season

CF Extremadura
1998–99 season
Manager Rafael Benítez
La Liga17th (qualified for relegation play-off)
Relegation play-offLost (relegated)
Copa del ReyThird round

Season summary

Extremadura finished the season in 17th place. Although this was the club's highest-ever finish in the Spanish football pyramid (the season was only the second Extremadura had played in the top flight), they still finished one point adrift of safety. Extremadura thus qualified for the relegation play-off, where they faced the fifth-placed team of the Segunda División, Rayo Vallecano. The Madrid-based side easily defeated Extremadura 2-0 both home and away for a 4-0 aggregate win which saw Extremadura relegated after a single season in the top flight of Spanish football. Manager Rafael Benítez resigned after only two seasons in charge, deciding to instead study in Italy and England.

On the plus side, Extremadura won the Fair Play award.

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 Francisco Amador
4 DF Félix
5 DF Kalla
6 MF Pedro José
7 FW Manuel
8 MF Laurent Viaud
9 MF Toni Velamazán
10 MF Alberto Toril
11 MF José Luis Soto
12 DF Óscar Montiel
14 DF David Belenguer
No. Position Player
16 DF David Castedo (on loan from Mallorca)
17 DF Miroslav Čermelj
18 FW Alejandro Duré
19 DF Juanito
20 DF Poli
22 FW Iván Gabrich
23 FW Ahmed Ouattara
24 MF Antonio Esposito (on loan from Grasshoppers)
25 GK Ronny Gaspercic
26 GK Manuel Jesuli
27 MF Jesús Vázquez

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
3 DF José Antonio Padilla (to Albacete)
8 MF Ignacio Eraña (to Numancia)
15 MF Jean Ferrari (released)
No. Position Player
21 MF Goran Bogdanović (to FK Sartid)
23 FW Luis Rueda (on loan to Belgrano)

La Liga
Main article: 1998–99 La Liga

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
15 Racing Santander 38 10 12 16 41 53 −12 42
16 Alavés 38 11 7 20 36 63 −27 40
17 Extremadura (R) 38 9 12 17 27 53 −26 39 Qualification to relegation playoffs
18 Villarreal (R) 38 8 12 18 47 63 −16 36
19 Tenerife (R) 38 7 13 18 41 63 −22 34 Relegation to Segunda División
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.
(R) Relegated.

See also

References
  1. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/spain/1998-1999/laliga/extrema.htm
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