The 1998–1999 campaign was the 93rd season in Atlético Madrid's history and their 64th season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football.
Season summary Arrigo Sacchi was sacked in February with Atlético in the UEFA Cup quarter-finals but also mired in the bottom half of the table. B-team manager Carlos Sánchez Aguiar took charge for the next month, guiding Atlético to the UEFA Cup semi-finals, before handing the reins to Radomir Antić. Antić had guided the club to the title three years previously, but ultimately the high point of his second spell in charge would be reaching the Copa del Rey final, only to be thrashed 3–0 by Valencia. The league form under Antić continued to be mediocre and Atlético were also knocked out of the UEFA Cup in the semi-finals for the second season running, by eventual champions Parma. Although Atlético qualified for the UEFA Cup due to their domestic cup run, this season would prove to be the beginning of the end for Atlético's status as one of Spain's top clubs for most of the next decade; it would be five more years until Atlético recorded their next top-half finish, and another three before their return to European competition.
First-team squad Squad at end of season
Transfers In Pos. Name from TypeDF José Chamot SS Lazio MF Vladimir Jugović SS Lazio DF Michele Serena Fiorentina DF Stefano Torrisi Bologna FC DF Zoran Njegus Crvena Zvezda MF Juan Carlos Valerón RCD Mallorca MF Oscar Mena RCD Mallorca MF Roberto RCD Espanyol loan ended MF Cristian DíazPlatense MF Santiago Solari River Plate FW Fernando Correa Racing Santander loan ended FW Luis Tevenet Sevilla FC MF Rubén Baraja Real Valladolid DF Gaspar Gálvez Burgos MF Loren del Pino Out Pos. Name To Type FW Christian Vieri SS Lazio MF José Luis Caminero Real Valladolid DF Andrei Frascarelli Real Betis FW Paulo Futre retired MF Juan Vizcaíno Real Valladolid MF Milinko Pantic Le Havre AC MF Veljko Paunovic RCD Mallorca loan DF Daniel Prodan Glasgow Rangers
Winter In Pos. Name from TypeMF Giorgio Venturin SS Lazio FW Juan Gonzalez Real Oviedo loan Out Pos. Name To Type MF Cristian DíazMálaga loan
Competitions La Liga
League table
Results by round
Matches
Copa del Rey
Eightfinals
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
UEFA Cup First round
Atlético Madrid won 3–0 on aggregate.
Second round
Atlético Madrid won 5–2 on aggregate.
Third round
Atlético Madrid won 5–3 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
Atlético Madrid won 4–2 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
Parma won 5–2 on aggregate.
Statistics Players statistics
Top scorers RankPositionNumberPlayerLa LigaCopa del ReyUEFA CupTotal1 FW 14 José Mari 9 4 3 162 MF 10 Juninho Paulista 8 1 4 133 FW 25 Fernando Correa 8 2 0 104 MF 18 Roberto Fresnedoso 4 1 4 95 FW 19 Kiko 4 0 3 76 MF 7 Vladimir Jugović 3 0 2 57 DF 23 Michele Serena 3 1 0 48 MF 16 Juan Carlos Valerón 3 0 0 39 FW 11 Jordi Lardín 2 0 0 0 DF 15 Aguilera 1 0 1 2 FW 17 Juan González 2 0 0 2 DF 21 Stefano Torrisi 1 0 1 2 MF 22 Oscar Mena 2 0 0 214 DF 2 José Chamot 1 0 0 1 DF 4 Zoran Njeguš 1 0 0 1 DF 6 Santi Denia 0 0 1 1 MF 9 Santiago Solari 1 0 0 1 MF 28 Rubén Baraja 1 0 0 1Own goals0000Totals5491982
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