1998–99 NK Croatia Zagreb season

Croatia Zagreb made their debut in the Champions League group stage, drawn against Olympiakos, Porto and Ajax. Zagreb failed to win any of their first three group games, resulting in the departure of manager Zlatko Kranjčar. His replacement, Velimir Zajec, inspired a turnaround and wins against Porto and Ajax gave the club hope of reaching the quarter-finals. A home draw with Olympiakos in the final group stage match saw Croatia Zagreb finish second in their group, but as they were the lowest-ranked of all the group stage runners-up they did not progress.

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 GK Tomislav Butina GK Dražen Ladić GK Ivan Turina GK Vladimir Vasilj[2] DF Mario Cvitanović DF Goran Jurić DF Damir Krznar DF Tomislav Rukavina DF Daniel Šarić DF Danijel Štefulj DF Mario Tokić DF Stjepan Tomas[3] DF Goce Sedloski MF Mario Bazina[4]

No. Position Player MF Igor Bišćan MF Joško Jeličić MF Krunoslav Jurčić MF Mihael Mikić MF Robert Prosinečki[5] MF Edin Mujčin MF Nermin Šabić FW Domagoj Abramović FW Ardian Kozniku[6] FW Josip Šimić FW Tomo Šokota FW Gražvydas Mikulėnas FW Kazuyoshi Miura

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 MF Silvio Marić (to Newcastle United)