1998–99 in Venezuelan football

The following article presents a summary of the 1998-99 football season in Venezuela.

Torneo Apertura ("Opening" Tournament) edit

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Comp	Venezuela scorers	Fixture ^[1]
1999-01-27	Estadio José Pachencho Romero Maracaibo, Venezuela	Denmark	1 - 1	F^[2]	Rey 65'	152 ^[3]
1999-02-03	Estadio José Pachencho Romero Maracaibo, Venezuela	Argentina	0 - 2	F		153
1999-03-30	Estadio José Pachencho Romero Maracaibo, Venezuela	Colombia	0 - 0	F		154
1999-03-30	Estadio Nacional Caracas, Venezuela	Colombia	1 - 1	F	García 65'	155
1999-05-19	Estadio Reales Tamarindos Portoviejo, Ecuador	Ecuador	0 - 2 ^[4]	F	Urdaneta 8' 56'	156
1999-06-15	Estadio Pueblo Nuevo San Cristóbal, Venezuela	Ecuador	3 - 2	F	Rey 48' García 90' Morán 93'	157
1999-06-20	Estadio Misael Delgado Valencia, Venezuela	Peru	3 - 0	F	Tortolero 28' Rey 41' De Ornelas 62'	158
1999-06-23	Estadio Nacional Lima, Peru	Peru	3 - 0	F		159
1999-06-30	Estadio Antonio Oddone Sarubbi Ciudad del Este, Paraguay	Brazil	6 - 0	CA99^[5]		160
1999-07-03	Estadio Antonio Oddone Sarubbi Ciudad del Este, Paraguay	Chile	3 - 0	CA99		161
1999-07-06	Estadio Antonio Oddone Sarubbi Ciudad del Este, Paraguay	Mexico	3 - 1	CA99	Urdaneta 72'	162

^ according to the RSSSF-list on https://www.rsssf.org/tablesv/venez-intres.html
^ F = Friendly match
^ Venezuela didn't play a single international match in the year 1998 after having finished in ninth and last place in the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification in South America.
^ First win for Venezuela since defeating Costa Rica (2-0) in a friendly on 1996-10-02 in Barinas
^ 1999 Copa América match