1998–99 Udinese Calcio season

Udinese Calcio only faded a little bit compared to its club record-breaking 1997–98 season, in which it finished third in Serie A. With topscorer Oliver Bierhoff, midfielder Thomas Helveg and coach Alberto Zaccheroni all departing for Milan, Udinese was looking to be on the back foot prior to the start of the season.

Udinese Calcio
1998–99 season
ChairmanGiampaolo Pozzo
ManagerFrancesco Guidolin
Serie A6th
Coppa ItaliaQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerMárcio Amoroso (22)

Márcio Amoroso proved to be a worthy replacement for Bierhoff, with 22 goals following increased responsibility. With this, Amoroso became topscorer himself, and departed for Parma, with a substantial sum being paid by the Parmesans.

The highlight of Udinese's season was the qualification for the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup, which was clinched in a so-called spareggio against Juventus, since the clubs were tied on points for sixth. Thanks to a goalless draw at home, and Paolo Poggi's equaliser in Turin, Udinese clinched the sixth place and the UEFA Cup slot.

Squad edit

Goalkeepers edit

Defenders edit

Midfielders edit

Attackers edit

Competitions edit

Serie A edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Parma 34 15 10 9 55 36 +19 55 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round[1]
5 Roma 34 15 9 10 69 49 +20 54[a] Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
6 Udinese[b] 34 16 6 12 52 52 0 54
7 Juventus[c] 34 15 9 10 42 36 +6 54 Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round[2]
8 Internazionale 34 13 7 14 59 54 +5 46
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]
Notes:
  1. ^ ROM 7pts. JUV 5pts. UDI 4pts.
  2. ^ Udinese gained entry to the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup winning the UEFA Cup qualification match against Juventus
  3. ^ Juventus qualified to the 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup Third round.

Matches edit

12 September 1998 1 Udinese 2-2 Sampdoria Udine
Jonathan Bachini (15)Márcio Amoroso (42) Report Valerio Bertotto(32 og)Vincenzo Montella (37) Stadium: Friuli
20 September 1998 2 Bologna 1-3 Udinese
Kolyvanov  62' Report Amoroso  14'
Amoroso  44'pen
Walem   85'
26 September 1998 3 Udinese 2-0 Salernitana Udine
Amoroso  4'
Amoroso  7'
Report Stadium: Friuli
4 October 1998 4 Fiorentina 1-0 Udinese
Edmundo  90' Report
18 October 1998 5 Bari 1-1 Udinese
Spinesi  90' Report Pierini  69'
25 October 1998 6 Udinese 1-1 Venezia Udine
Amoroso  37'pen Report Schwoch  56' Stadium: Friuli
31 October 1998 7 Roma 4-0 Udinese
Di Francesco  44'
Totti  52'
Paulo Sérgio  62'
Totti  71' (pen.)
Report
8 November 1998 8 Udinese 2-2 Juventus Udine
Bachini  65'
Roberto Sosa  90'
Report Zidane  44'
Inzaghi  49'
Stadium: Friuli
15 November 1998 9 Parma 4-1 Udinese
Crespo  4'
Crespo  37'
Crespo  65' (pen.)
Stanic  88'
Report Amoroso  36'
22 November 1998 10 Udinese 1-0 Piacenza Udine
Poggi  40' Report Stadium: Friuli
29 November 1998 11 Udinese 2-1 Cagliari Udine
Bachini  32'
Amoroso  64'
Report De Patre  87' Stadium: Friuli
6 December 1998 12 Milan 3-0 Udinese
Weah  22'
Leonardo  40'
Bierhoff  61'
Report
13 December 1998 13 Udinese 0-1 Inter Udine
Report Ronaldo  88' Stadium: Friuli
20 December 1998 14 Lazio 3-1 Udinese
Mancini  17'
Salas  55'
Salas  90'
Report Locatelli  5'
6 January 1999 15 Udinese 2-1 Vicenza Udine
Ambrosetti  7' Report Roberto Sosa  43'
Amoroso  75'
Stadium: Friuli
10 January 1999 16 Perugia 1-3 Udinese
Nakata  67' Report Pierini  20'
Matrecano  40'og
Roberto Sosa  90'
17 January 1999 17 Udinese 0-0 Empoli Udine
Report Stadium: Friuli
24 January 1999 18 Sampdoria 1-1 Udinese
Ortega  53'pen Report Roberto Sosa  3'
31 January 1999 19 Udinese 2-0 Bologna Udine
Roberto Sosa  13'
Roberto Sosa  73'
Report Stadium: Friuli
7 February 1999 20 Salernitana 1-2 Udinese
Pierini  49'og Report Locatelli  38'
Amoroso  46'
14 February 1999 21 Udinese 1-0 Fiorentina Udine
Roberto Sosa  80' Report Stadium: Friuli
21 February 1999 22 Udinese 4-0 Bari Udine
Roberto Sosa  38'
Roberto Sosa  48'
Amoroso  64'
Bertotto  79'
Report Stadium: Friuli
28 February 1999 23 Venezia 1-0 Udinese Venezia
Recoba  83'pen Report
7 March 1999 24 Udinese 2-1 Roma Udine
Jorgensen  84'
Amoroso  88'pen
Report Fábio Júnior  28' Stadium: Friuli
13 March 1999 25 Juventus 2-1 Udinese
Fonseca  30'
Inzaghi  77'
Report Roberto Sosa  47'
21 March 1999 26 Udinese 2-1 Parma Udine
Roberto Sosa  23'
Amoroso  89'
Report Vanoli  77' Stadium: Friuli
3 April 1999 27 Piacenza 4-3 Udinese
Piovani  13'
S.Inzaghi  44'pen
Vierchowod  62'
Report Jorgensen  5'
Bachini  9'
Pierini  36'
Cristallini  71'
11 April 1999 28 Cagliari 1-2 Udinese
Kallon  82' Report Jorgensen  44'
Walem  61'
18 April 1999 29 Udinese 1-5 Milan Udine
Amoroso  58' Report Boban  15'
Boban  37'
Bierhoff  45'
Bierhoff  60'
Weah  63'
Stadium: Friuli
25 April 1999 30 Inter 1-3 Udinese
Zamorano  53' Report Amoroso  11'pen
Amoroso  64'
Poggi   87'
2 May 1999 31 Udinese 0-3 Lazio Udine
Report Mihajlovic  21'pen
Vieri  49'
Mancini  58'
Stadium: Friuli
9 May 1999 32 Vicenza 2-3 Udinese
Zauli  51'
Dicara  61'
Report Amoroso  36'pen
Amoroso  45'pen
Walem  60'
16 May 1999 33 Udinese 1-2 Perugia Udine
Amoroso  63'pen Report Petrachi  26'
Petrachi  46'
Stadium: Friuli
23 May 1999 34 Empoli 1-3 Udinese Empoli
Zalayeta  22' Report Jorgensen  24'
Amoroso  53'
Amoroso   64'

UEFA Cup qualification edit

6th and 7th of Serie A:
28 May 1999 Udinese 0–0 Juventus Udine
Stadium: Friuli
Referee: Graziano Cesari
31 May 1999 Juventus 1–1
(1-1 a agg.)
Udinese Torino
Inzaghi   23' (pen.) Poggi   71' Stadium: Delle Alpi
Referee: Stefano Braschi

(Udinese therefore declared sixth in the league standings. Udinese qualified for the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup).

Top scorers edit

UEFA Cup edit

First round

15 September 1998 Udinese   1–1   Bayer Leverkusen Udine
20:45 (CET) Walem   82' Report Kirsten   10' Stadium: Friuli
Attendance: 38,000
Referee:  Sándor Piller
29 September 1998 Bayer Leverkusen   1–0
(2-1 agg.)
  Udinese Leverkusen
21:00 (CET) Beinlich   77' Report Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 22,500
Referee:  Arturo Daudén Ibáñez

References edit

  1. ^ Parma was consequently demoted to UEFA Cup first round
  2. ^ With consequent qualification 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.