1998–99 AC Milan season

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
1998–99 season
PresidentSilvio Berlusconi
ManagerAlberto Zaccheroni
StadiumSan Siro
Serie AWinners
(in 1999-2000 UEFA Champions League)
Coppa ItaliaRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Oliver Bierhoff (20)

All:
Oliver Bierhoff (20)

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

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Squad information

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Squad no. Name Nationality 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

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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

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Winter

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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

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Serie A

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League table

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Pos Team 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
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:
  1. ^ ROM 7pts. JUV 5pts. UDI 4pts.

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHA
ResultWWLWLWDDDWLWWDDDWWWDWWLWDDDWWWWWWW
Position1153533352442334433332432332222211

Matches

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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

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Round of 32

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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

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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

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Statistics

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Players statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie A Coppa Italia
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

References

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  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
  3. ^ 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.