1998–99 RCD Mallorca season

Season summary

Mallorca finished third in La Liga, qualifying for the Champions League third qualifying round, and also reached the final of the last ever UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, but lost to Italian giants Lazio.

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 César Gálvez
2 MF Mauricio Pineda (on loan from Udinese)
3 DF Miquel Soler
4 DF Gustavo Siviero
5 DF Marcelino
6 DF Paco
7 DF Lluís Carreras
8 FW Carlitos
9 FW Dani García
10 MF Ariel Ibagaza
11 MF Jovan Stanković
12 DF Lauren
No. Position Player
13 GK Carlos Roa
14 MF Javier Olaizola
15 MF Paco Soler
16 MF Óscar Arpón
21 FW Veljko Paunović (on loan from Atlético Madrid)
22 FW Leonardo Biagini
23 MF Vicente Engonga
24 FW Ariel López
26 DF Fernando Niño
27 FW Diego Tristán
30 FW Albert Luque
33 GK Leo Franco

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
18 MF Francisco Rufete (to Málaga)

Results

La Liga
Main article: 1998–99 La Liga

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Barcelona (C) 38 24 7 7 87 43 +44 79 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League First group stage
2 Real Madrid 38 21 5 12 77 62 +15 68 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League First group stage
3 Mallorca 38 20 6 12 48 31 +17 66 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
4 Valencia 38 19 8 11 63 39 +24 65
5 Celta de Vigo 38 17 13 8 69 41 +28 64 1999–2000 UEFA Cup First 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.
(C) Champion.

Positions by round
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
Mallorca163244312131111111253522244664633222423
Leader
1999–2000 UEFA Champions League First group stage
1999–2000 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
1999–2000 UEFA Cup First round
1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup Third round
Play-off relegation to 1999–2000 Segunda División
Relegation to 1999–2000 Segunda División
Source: kicker.de (in German)

Matches
30 August 1998 1UD Salamanca0-0RCD Mallorca
Report
12 September 1998 2RCD Mallorca2-0RCD EspanyolPalma de Mallorca
Report Stadium: Estadio Lluis Sitjar
19 September 1998 3Real Sociedad0-1RCD Mallorca
Report
26 September 1998 4RCD Mallorca0-0Real OviedoPalma de Mallorca
Report Stadium: Estadio Lluis Sitjar
4 October 1998 5CD Tenerife1-1RCD Mallorca
Report
17 October 1998 6RCD Mallorca2-1Deportivo AlavesPalma de Mallorca
Report Stadium: Estadio Lluis Sitjar
24 October 1998 7RCD Mallorca4-0Atletico de MadridPalma de Mallorca
Report Stadium: Estadio Lluis Sitjar
31 October 1998 8Deportivo La Coruña1-1RCD Mallorca
Report
7 November 1998 9RCD Mallorca1-0Villarreal CFPalma de Mallorca
Report Stadium: Estadio Lluis Sitjar
14 November 1998 10Real Valladolid1-0RCD Mallorca
Report
21 November 1998 11RCD Mallorca1-0FC BarcelonaPalma de Mallorca
Report Stadium: Estadio Lluis Sitjar
29 November 1998 12Athletic de Bilbao1-0RCD MallorcaBilbao
Report Stadium: Estadio San Mames
5 December 1998 13RCD Mallorca1-0Real BetisPalma de Mallorca
Report Stadium: Estadio Lluis Sitjar
12 December 1998 14Real Zaragoza0-1RCD MallorcaZaragoza
Report Stadium: Estadio La Romareda
19 December 1998 15RCD Mallorca1-1Racing de SantanderPalma de Mallorca
Report Stadium: Estadio Lluis Sitjar
2 January 1999 16CF Extremadura1-0RCD Mallorca
Report
9 January 1999 17RCD Mallorca2-1Real MadridPalma de Mallorca
Ibagaza 8'
Sanchis 27' (o.g.)
Olaizola
Engonga		 Report Seedorf 46'
Hierro
Sanchis 
Guti
Suker		 Stadium: Estadio Lluis Sitjar
Referee: Alfonso Perez Burrull
15 January 1999 18Celta de Vigo4-2RCD Mallorca
Report
23 January 1999 19RCD Mallorca0-1Valencia CFPalma de Mallorca
Report Stadium: Estadio Lluis Sitjar
29 January 1999 20RCD Mallorca1-0UD SalamancaPalma de Mallorca
Report Stadium: Estadio Lluis Sitjar
7 February 1999 21RCD Espanyol1-0RCD Mallorca
Report
12 February 1999 22RCD Mallorca1-0Real SociedadPalma de Mallorca
Report Stadium: Estadio Lluis Sitjar
20 February 1999 23Real Oviedo1-3RCD MallorcaOviedo
Report Stadium: Estadio Carlos Tartiere
27 February 1999 24RCD Mallorca1-1CD TenerifePalma de Mallorca
Report Stadium: Estadio Lluis Sitjar
6 March 1999 25Deportivo Alaves2-0RCD MallorcaVitoria
Report
12 March 1999 26Atletico de Madrid1-2RCD MallorcaMadrid
Report Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderon
21 March 1999 27RCD Mallorca1-2Deportivo La Coruña
Report
3 April 1999 28Villarreal CF0-2RCD Mallorca
Report
10 April 1999 29RCD Mallorca1-0Real ValladolidPalma de Mallorca
Report Stadium: Estadio Lluis Sitjar
18 April 1999 30FC Barcelona2-1RCD Mallorca
Report
24 April 1999 31RCD Mallorca6-1Athletic de BilbaoPalma de Mallorca
Report Stadium: Estadio Lluis Sitjar
2 May 1999 32Real Betis1-3RCD Mallorca
Report
9 May 1999 33RCD Mallorca1-0Real ZaragozaPalma de Mallorca
Report Stadium: Estadio Lluis Sitjar
16 May 1999 34Racing de Santander1-0RCD Mallorca
Report
23 May 1999 35RCD Mallorca2-0CF ExtremaduraPalma de Mallorca
Report Stadium: Estadio Lluis Sitjar
30 May 1999 36Real Madrid2-1RCD MallorcaMadrid
Report Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu
13 June 1999 37RCD Mallorca2-0Celta de VigoPalma de Mallorca
Report Stadium: Estadio Lluis Sitjar
19 June 1999 38Valencia CF3-0RCD Mallorca
Report

Copa del Rey
Main article: 1998–99 Copa del Rey

Eightfinals

19 January 1999 Real Betis0-1RCD MallorcaSevilla
Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarin
2 February 1999 RCD Mallorca1-0Real BetisPalma de Mallorca

Quarterfinals
17 February 1999 RCD Mallorca1-1Deportivo La CoruñaMallorca
23 February 1999 Deportivo La Coruña1-0RCD MallorcaLa Coruña
Stadium: Estadio Riazor

Cup Winners' Cup

First round
17 September 1998 Heart of Midlothian 0 – 1 MallorcaTynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh
[ Report] Marcelino  17' Attendance: 13,573
Referee: Alfredo Trentalange (Italy)
1 October 1998 Mallorca 1 – 1 Heart of MidlothianEstadio Lluís Sitjar, Palma de Mallorca
Ariel López  49' Hamilton  78' Attendance: 12,218
Referee: Hermann Albrecht (Germany)

Before the game, the delegate of Hearts complained about the non-standard goal height, and the referee measured it to be one centimeter lower than regulation. Hearts agreed to play the game anyway.

Second round
22 October 1998 Genk 1 – 1 MallorcaKing Baudouin Stadium, Brussels[2]
Oularé  71' Dani  56' Attendance: 24,046
Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)
5 November 1998 Mallorca 0 – 0 GenkEstadio Lluís Sitjar, Palma de Mallorca
Attendance: 14,555
Referee: Rémi Harrel (France)

Quarter-final
4 March 1999 Varteks 0 – 0 MallorcaGradski Stadion, Varaždin
Attendance: 9,400
Referee: Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden)
18 March 1999 Mallorca 3 – 1 VarteksEstadio Lluís Sitjar, Palma de Mallorca
Ibagaza  53'
Paunović  55'
Dani  75'		 Balajić  90' Attendance: 16,109
Referee: Ryszard Wójcik (Poland)

Semi-final
8 April 1999 Chelsea 1 – 1 MallorcaStamford Bridge, London
Flo  50' Dani  32' Attendance: 32,524
Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands)
24 April 1999 Mallorca 1 – 0 ChelseaEstadio Lluís Sitjar, Palma de Mallorca
Biagini  15' Attendance: 18,848
Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)

Final
19 May 1999 Lazio 2 – 1 MallorcaVilla Park, Birmingham
Vieri  7'
Nedvěd  81'		 Dani  11' Attendance: 35,021
Referee: Günther Benkö (Austria)

See also

References
  1. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/spain/1998-1999/laliga/mallorca.htm
  2. The game was played in Brussels as Genk's home stadium did not meet UEFA requirements.
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