1998–99 AC Milan season

Milan
1998–99 season
President	Silvio Berlusconi
Manager	Alberto Zaccheroni
Stadium	San Siro
Serie A	Winners; (in 1999-2000 UEFA Champions League)
Coppa Italia	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: ; Oliver Bierhoff (20); All: ; Oliver Bierhoff (20)
	← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

In the 1998–99 season, Associazione Calcio Milan returned to their previous winning ways under the guidance of new manager Alberto Zaccheroni. Hired from Udinese, Zaccheroni brought striker Oliver Bierhoff and right-wingback Thomas Helveg with him from his former club. He introduced Milan to his unorthodox 3–4–3 formation (in the latter half of the season modified to 3–4–1–2, to allow space for a creative attacking midfielder) in which Bierhoff was a perfect centre forward, scoring 20 goals in the league.

Milan had a marvelous second half of the season, in which they competed for the Serie A title with Lazio and Fiorentina. After seven straight wins in the last seven matches, Milan clinched the scudetto, becoming champions of Italy for the 16th time in their history.^[1]

Squad

Squad information

Squad no.	Name	Position
Goalkeepers
12	Christian Abbiati	GK
1	Sebastiano Rossi	GK
31	Giorgio Frezzolini	GK
Defenders
3	Paolo Maldini (Captain)	CB / LB
5	Alessandro Costacurta	CB / SW / LB / RB
14	Roberto Ayala	CB
25	Bruno Ngotty	CB
17	Christian Ziege	LB / LM
2	Thomas Helveg	RB / RM
27	Francesco Coco	LB / LM
26	Luigi Sala	CB
19	Samir Beloufa	CB
Midfielders
4	Demetrio Albertini	CM / DM
18	Leonardo	AM / LW
10	Zvonimir Boban	AM / CM / LW / RW
24	Guly	LM / RM / AM
23	Massimo Ambrosini	CM / DM
7	Ibrahim Ba	RM / LM
21	Federico Giunti	CM / AM / DM
30	Domenico Morfeo	AM / LM / RM
8	Roberto Donadoni	RM / LM / CM
Forwards
20	Oliver Bierhoff	CF
9	George Weah	CF
11	Maurizio Ganz	CF
16	Mohammed Aliyu Datti	CF / SS
13	Alessandro Iannuzzi	CF

Left club during the season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	GK	GER	Jens Lehmann
15	DF	BRA	André Cruz
21	DF	ITA	Giuseppe Cardone

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
FW	Oliver Bierhoff	Udinese	-
MF	Thomas Helveg	Udinese	-
GK	Jens Lehmann	Schalke 04
MF	Andres Guly	Gimnasia LP	-
DF	Roberto Ayala	Napoli	-
MF	Domenico Morfeo	Fiorentina	loan
MF	Bruno N'Gotty	Paris SG
DF	Luigi Sala	Bari	-
GK	Christian Abbiati	Monza
FW	Aliyu Datti	Ravenna
MF	Massimo Ambrosini	Vicenza	loan ended
DF	Francesco Coco	Vicenza	loan ended
FW	Luca Saudati	Lecco	loan ended

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
FW	Patrick Kluivert	Barcelona
FW	Dejan Savicevic
DF	Marcel Desailly	Chelsea
FW	Filippo Maniero	Venezia	-
MF	Giampiero Maini	Bologna
DF	Steinar Nilsen	S.S.C. Napoli
DF	Dario Smoje	Monza
GK	Gabriele Aldegani	Como
GK	Massimo Taibi	Veneza
GK	Simone Braglia	Monza
DF	Daniele Daino	S.S.C. Napoli	loan
FW	Luca Saudati	Como	loan

Winter

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
GK	Giorgio Frezzolini	Inter Milan	loan
GK	Dida	Cruzeiro
MF	Federico Giunti	Parma
FW	Alessandro Ianuzzi	Lazio	loan

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
GK	Jens Lehmann	Borussia Dortmund	-
DF	André Cruz	Standard Liege	-
DF	Giuseppe Cardone	Vicenza	-
GK	Dida	Lugano	loan

Abbiati

Sala

Costacurta

Maldini

Guly

Helveg

Albertini

Boban

Leonardo

Bierhoff

Weah

Starting line-up since Zaccheroni adopted, at the end of the first half of the season, a formation with a trequartista. Earlier, he had used a 3-4-3.

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Milan (C)	34	20	10	4	59	34	+25	70	Qualification to Champions League group stage
2	Lazio	34	20	9	5	65	31	+34	69	Qualification to Champions League group stage
3	Fiorentina	34	16	8	10	55	41	+14	56	Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round^[2]
4	Parma	34	15	10	9	55	36	+19	55
5	Roma	34	15	9	10	69	49	+20	54^[a]	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round

Source: Serie A, RSSSF.com, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).^[3]
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ ROM 7pts. JUV 5pts. UDI 4pts.

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	L	W	L	W	D	D	D	W	L	W	W	D	D	D	W	W	W	D	W	W	L	W	D	D	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W
Position	1	1	5	3	5	3	3	3	5	2	4	4	2	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	4	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed; = Leader, 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League Group stage; = 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League Group stage; = 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League Qualifying round; = 1999–2000 UEFA Cup First round; = Qualification to Intertoto Cup; = 1999–2000 Serie B

Matches

12 September 1998 1	Milan	3–0	Bologna	Milan
20:30 CEST	Cappioli 45' (o.g.) Bierhoff 51' (pen.) Leonardo 82'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 50 732 Referee: Bazzoli

20 September 1998 2	Salernitana	1–2	Milan	Salerno
15:00 CEST	Breda 88'	Report	Bierhoff 68' Leonardo 87'	Stadium: Arechi Attendance: 34 412 Referee: Racalbuto

26 September 1998 3	Milan	1–3	Fiorentina	Milan
16:00 CEST	Bierhoff 69' (pen.)	Report	Batistuta 6, 46, 52'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 67 970 Referee: Braschi

4 October 1998 4	Venezia	0–2	Milan	Venezia
15:00 CEST		Report	Bierhoff 3' Leonardo 69'	Stadium: Pierluigi Penzo Attendance: 12 628 Referee: Ceccarini

18 October 1998 5	Cagliari	1–0	Milan	Cagliari
15:00 CEST	De Patre 19'	Report		Stadium: Sant'Elia Attendance: 24045 Referee: Treossi

25 October 1998 6	Milan	3–2	Roma	Milan
15:00 CET	Leonardo 45' Ziege 58' Weah 72'	Report	Delvecchio 8, 69'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 57 331 Referee: Collina

1 November 1998 7	Piacenza	1–1	Milan	Piacenza
15:00 CET	S. Inzaghi 44'	Report	Ganz 90 + 2'	Stadium: Leonardo Garilli Attendance: 14 602 Referee: Pellegrino

8 November 1998 8	Milan	2–2	Inter	Milan
20:30 CET	Weah 13' Albertini 90' (pen.)	Report	Ronaldo 7' Moriero 48'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 80 814 Referee: Tombolini

15 November 1998 9	Bari	0–0	Milan	Bari
20:30 CET		Report		Stadium: San Nicola Attendance: 39 114 Referee: Ceccarini

22 November 1998 10	Milan	1–0	Lazio	Milan
20:30 CET	Leonardo 90'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 45 935 Referee: Farina

29 November 1998 11	Parma	4–0	Milan	Parma
15:00 CET	Chiesa 25' Crespo 36, 60' Boghossian 90'	Report		Stadium: Il Tardini Attendance: 27 641 Referee: De Santis

6 December 1998 12	Milan	3–0	Udinese	Milan
15:00 CET	Weah 22' Leonardo 41' Bierhoff 60'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 49 656 Referee: Collina

13 December 1998 13	Milan	1–0	Vicenza	Milan
15:00 CET	Weah 84'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 46258 Referee: Tombolini

20 December 1998 14	Sampdoria	2–2	Milan	Genova
15:00 CET	Palmieri 58' Ortega 86'	Report	Leonardo 39' Bierhoff 73'	Stadium: Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 22 763 Referee: Bettin

6 January 1999 15	Milan	1–1	Juventus	Milan
20:30 CET	Albertini 27' (pen.)	Report	Fonseca 85'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 81 925 Referee: Bettin

10 January 1999 16	Empoli	1–1	Milan	Empoli
15:00 CET	Di Napoli 59'	Report	Ziege 84'	Stadium: Carlo Castellani Attendance: 13 360 Referee: Collina

17 January 1999 17	Milan	2–1	Perugia	Milan
15:00 CET	Guly 37' Bierhoff 40'	Report	Nakata 90' (pen.)	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 46 417 Referee: Bettin

24 January 1999 18	Bologna	2–3	Milan	Bologna
15:00 CET	Signori 15, 44'	Report	Guly 21' Magoni 52' (o.g.) Ngotty 90'	Stadium: Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 34 938 Referee: Borriello

31 January 1999 19	Milan	3–2	Salernitana	Milan
15:00 CET	Bierhoff 3, 60' Weah 25'	Report	Giampaolo 7' Del Grosso 14'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 47 756 Referee: Pellegrino

7 February 1999 20	Fiorentina	0–0	Milan	Firenze
15:00 CET		Report		Stadium: Artemio Franchi Attendance: 42 067 Referee: Trentalange

14 February 1999 21	Milan	2–1	Venezia	Milan
15:00 CET	Guly 39' Ganz 53'	Report	Tuta 70'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 47 579 Referee: Rosetti

21 February 1999 22	Milan	1–0	Cagliari	Milan
15:00 CET	M. Villa 49' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 52 811 Referee: Messina

27 February 1999 23	Roma	1–0	Milan	Roma
15:00 CET	Paulo Sérgio 64'	Report		Stadium: Olimpico Attendance: 63 944 Referee: Bettin

7 March 1999 24	Milan	1–0	Piacenza	Milan
15:00 CET	Bierhoff 43'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 46 629 Referee: Cesari

13 March 1999 25	Internazionale	2–2	Milan	Milan
20:30 CET	Ngotty 7' (o.g.) J. Zanetti 77'	Report	Leonardo 14, 52'	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 79 450 Referee: Collina

21 March 1999 26	Milan	2–2	Bari	Milan
15:00 CET	Bierhoff 42' Ganz 90'	Report	Osmanovski 6, 80'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 50 553 Referee: Pellegrino

3 April 1999 27	Lazio	0–0	Milan	Roma
15:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Olimpico Attendance: 63 875 Referee: Cesari

11 April 1999 28	Milan	2–1	Parma	Milan
15:00 CEST	Maldini 59' Ganz 72'	Report	Balbo 39'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 66 279 Referee: De Santis

18 April 1999 29	Udinese	1–5	Milan	Udine
15:00 CEST	Amoroso 58'	Report	Boban 15, 37' Bierhoff 45, 60' Weah 63'	Stadium: Friuli Attendance: 38 663 Referee: Boggi

25 April 1999 30	Vicenza	0–2	Milan	Vicenza
15:00 CEST		Report	Bierhoff 40' Leonardo 72'	Stadium: Romeo Menti Attendance: 19 715 Referee: Tombolini

2 May 1999 31	Milan	3–2	Sampdoria	Milan
15:00 CEST	Ambrosini 17' Leonardo 79' Castellini 90' (o.g.)	Report	Montella 60' Franceschetti 86'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 68 653 Referee: Treossi

9 May 1999 32	Juventus	0–2	Milan	Torino
15:00 CEST		Report	Weah 46' Weah 62'	Stadium: Delle Alpi Attendance: 59 125 Referee: Cesari

15 May 1999 33	Milan	4–0	Empoli	Milan
16:30 CEST	Bierhoff 32, 55, 60' Leonardo 88'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 74 758 Referee: Pellegrino

23 May 1999 34	Perugia	1–2	Milan	Perugia
15:00 CEST	Nakata 79' (pen.)	Report	Guly 11' Bierhoff 31'	Stadium: Renato Curi Attendance: 28 143 Referee: Braschi

Coppa Italia

Round of 32

8 September 1998 1	Torino	2-0	Milan	Torino
	Ferrante 12', 37' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Delle Alpi Attendance: 18,136 Referee: Collina

23 September 1998 2	Milan	3-0	Torino	Milan
	Helveg 54' Weah 57' Bierhoff 87'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 32,194 Referee: Braschi

Round of 16

29 October 1998 1	Lazio	3-1	Milan	Roma
	Mihajlović 28' Mancini 71', 90'	Report	7' Bierhoff	Stadium: Olimpico Attendance: 22,520 Referee: Trentalange

11 November 1998 2	Milan	1-1	Lazio	Milan
	Ganz 55'	Report	41' Salas	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 22,702 Referee: Braschi

Topscorers

Statistics

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie A		Coppa Italia
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
12	GK	ITA	Abbiati	18	-15	17+1	-15	0	0
5	DF	ITA	Costacurta	32	0	29	0	3	0
26	DF	ITA	Sala	25	0	24	0	1	0
3	DF	ITA	Maldini	33	1	31	1	2	0
2	MF	DEN	Helveg	31	1	26+1	0	4	1
4	MF	ITA	Albertini	32	2	29	2	3	0
23	MF	ITA	Ambrosini	29	1	23+3	1	3	0
24	MF	ARG	Guly	23	4	20+1	4	2	0
10	AM	CRO	Boban	31	2	21+6	2	4	0
20	FW	GER	Bierhoff	37	21	34	19	3	2
9	FW	LBR	Weah	30	9	26	8	4	1
1	GK	ITA	Rossi	16	-19	12+1	-14	3	-5
18	MF	BRA	Leonardo	29	12	16+11	12	2	0
25	MF	FRA	N'Gotty	29	1	15+10	1	4	0
17	DF	GER	Ziege	20	2	14+3	2	3	0
11	FW	ITA	Ganz	24	5	11+9	4	4	1
7	MF	FRA	Ba	18	0	6+9	0	3	0
14	DF	ARG	Ayala	13	0	6+5	0	2	0
30	MF	ITA	Morfeo	13	0	6+5	0	2	0
16	GK	GER	Lehmann	6	-6	5	-5	1	-1
32	MF	ITA	Giunti	6	0	2+4	0	0	0
15	DF	BRA	André Cruz	3	0	1+1	0	1	0
8	MF	ITA	Donadoni	10	0	0+9	0	1	0
27	DF	ITA	Coco	6	0	0+6	0	0	0
13	MF	ITA	Maini	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
21	FW	NGA	Aliyu Datti	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
19	DF	FRA	Beloufa	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	DF	ITA	Cardone	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	GK	ITA	Frezzolini	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	FW	ITA	Ianuzzi	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/presenze/1998/1148/

References

^ "A.C. Milan Wins Title for 16th Time". The New York Times. Agence France-Presse. 24 May 1999. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
^ Parma was consequently demoted to UEFA Cup first round
^ Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio – La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. – Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

[table_hth_ROM0.11744882358119-3] ROM 7pts. JUV 5pts. UDI 4pts.

[1] "A.C. Milan Wins Title for 16th Time". The New York Times. Agence France-Presse. 24 May 1999. Retrieved 10 February 2024.

[2] Parma was consequently demoted to UEFA Cup first round

[4] Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio – La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. – Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

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