1998–99 in Dutch football

The 1998/1999 season in Dutch football was the 43rd season in the Eredivisie, where Feyenoord Rotterdam claimed the title, for the first time since 1993. Ajax Amsterdam won the Dutch National Cup.

Johan Cruijff-schaal

August 16, 1998	Ajax	0–2	PSV	Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam Attendance: 39.500 Referee: Van der Ende
			Khokhlov 32' Bruggink 53'

Eredivisie

Position	Team	Points	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference
1	Feyenoord Rotterdam	80	34	25	5	4	76	38	+38
2	Willem II Tilburg	65	34	20	5	9	69	46	+23
3	PSV Eindhoven	61	34	17	10	7	87	55	+32
4	Vitesse Arnhem	61	34	18	7	9	61	44	+17
5	Roda JC	60	34	17	9	8	59	50	+19
6	Ajax Amsterdam	57	34	16	9	9	73	41	+32
7	SC Heerenveen	54	34	14	12	8	53	41	+12
8	FC Twente	52	34	13	13	8	51	45	+6
9	AZ Alkmaar	48	34	12	12	10	52	60	-8
10	Fortuna Sittard	44	34	12	8	14	49	56	-7
11	NEC Nijmegen	39	34	10	9	15	42	56	-14
12	FC Utrecht	38	34	10	8	16	54	64	-10
13	De Graafschap	36	34	8	12	14	40	57	-17
14	MVV Maastricht	32	34	7	11	16	42	63	-21
15	Cambuur Leeuwarden	32	34	7	11	16	37	64	-27
16	RKC Waalwijk	27	34	6	9	19	41	62	-21
17	Sparta Rotterdam	26	34	7	5	22	37	71	-35
18	NAC Breda	23	34	4	11	19	41	61	-20

• Champions League : Feyenoord Rotterdam and Willem II
• Champions League qualification: PSV Eindhoven
• UEFA Cup: Vitesse, Roda JC and Ajax (Cup Winners)
• Promotion / relegation play-offs ("Nacompetitie"): RKC and Sparta
• Relegated: NAC Breda

Topscorers

Position	Player	Nationality	Club	Goals
1	Ruud van Nistelrooy		PSV Eindhoven	31
2	Luc Nilis		PSV Eindhoven	24
3	Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink		FC Twente	21
4	Michael Mols		FC Utrecht	20
5	Nikos Machlas		Vitesse Arnhem	18
6	Mariano Bombarda		Willem II Tilburg	17
–	Peter Van Houdt		Roda JC	17
8	Julio Ricardo Cruz		Feyenoord Rotterdam	16
–	Jack de Gier		NEC Nijmegen	16
–	Ronald Hamming		Fortuna Sittard	16

Awards

Dutch Footballer of the Year

• 1998 – 1999 — Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven)

Dutch Golden Shoe Winner

• 1998 — Edwin van der Sar (Ajax Amsterdam)
• 1999 — Michael Mols (FC Utrecht)

Feyenoord Winning Squad 1998-'99

Goal Jerzy Dudek Edwin Zoetebier Defence Patrick Allotey Henk Fräser Ulrich van Gobbel Patricio Graff Christian Gyan Ferry de Haan Bert Konterman Fernando Picun

Bernard Schuiteman Kees van Wonderen Midfield Paul Bosvelt Jean-Paul van Gastel Igor Korneev Tininho Patrick Paauwe

Attack Julio Ricardo Cruz Bonaventure Kalou Robin Nelisse Jon Dahl Tomasson Pablo Sánchez Henk Vos Peter van Vossen Management Leo Beenhakker (Coach) Geert Meijer (Assistant) John Metgod (Assistant)

Eerste Divisie

Position	Team	Points	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference
1	FC Den Bosch	77	34	23	8	3	80	35	+45
2	FC Groningen	64	34	19	7	8	69	33	+36
3	FC Emmen	61	34	19	4	11	53	37	+16
4	Helmond Sport	55	34	16	7	11	55	52	+3
5	FC Zwolle	54	34	15	9	10	57	42	+15
6	Excelsior Rotterdam	54	34	16	6	12	74	63	+11
7	Go Ahead Eagles	50	34	14	8	12	59	57	+2
8	FC Volendam	49	34	14	7	13	63	66	-3
9	FC Eindhoven	48	34	14	6	14	64	73	-9
10	ADO Den Haag	45	34	12	9	13	52	52	0
11	VVV-Venlo	42	34	12	6	16	59	66	-7
12	RBC Roosendaal	40	34	11	7	16	54	65	-11
13	BV Veendam	39	34	11	6	17	47	54	-7
14	Dordrecht '90	38	34	11	5	18	51	66	-15
15	HFC Haarlem	38	34	9	11	14	45	67	-22
16	TOP Oss	37	34	9	10	15	43	50	-7
17	Heracles Almelo	34	34	9	7	18	37	58	-21
18	SC Telstar	26	34	5	11	18	45	71	-26

• Promoted : FC Den Bosch
• Promotion / relegation play-offs ("Nacompetitie"): FC Groningen, Emmen, Helmond Sport, Zwolle, Excelsior and Dordrecht '90

Topscorers

Position	Player	Nationality	Club	Goals
1	Harry van der Laan		FC Den Bosch	30
2	Peter Hofstede		Helmond Sport / FC Emmen	22
3	Maurice Graef		VVV-Venlo	17
4	Marco Boogers		FC Volendam	16
–	John Lammers		RBC Roosendaal	16
–	Bert Zuurman		FC Eindhoven	16
7	Silvan Inia		FC Volendam	15

Promotion and relegation

Group A

Position	Team	Points	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference
1	RKC Waalwijk	16	6	5	1	0	11	3	+8
2	FC Zwolle	8	6	2	2	2	8	10	-2
3	Dordrecht '90	7	6	2	1	3	12	13	-1
4	FC Emmen	3	6	1	0	5	10	15	-5

Group B

Position	Team	Points	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference
1	Sparta Rotterdam	15	6	5	0	1	19	6	+13
2	FC Groningen	13	6	4	1	1	16	8	+8
3	Excelsior Rotterdam	7	6	2	1	3	16	18	-2
4	Helmond Sport	0	6	0	0	6	5	24	-19

• Stayed : RKC Waalwijk and Sparta Rotterdam

KNVB Cup

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	March 9
	FC Eindhoven	0
					April 13
	PSV Eindhoven	5
					PSV Eindhoven	1
	March 9
					Fortuna Sittard	3
	Fortuna Sittard	3
									May 13 - Rotterdam
	FC Emmen	1
									Ajax Amsterdam	2
	March 10
									Fortuna Sittard	0
	Feyenoord Rotterdam	2
					April 14
	Vitesse Arnhem	1
					Ajax Amsterdam	2
	March 24
					Feyenoord Rotterdam	1
	FC Zwolle	1
	Ajax Amsterdam	2

Final

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May 13, 1999	Ajax	2–0 (2–0)	Fortuna Sittard	De Kuip, Rotterdam Attendance: 25.000 Referee: Uilenberg
	Gronkjaer 12', 15'

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Dutch national team

Main article: Netherlands national football team 1998

Main article: Netherlands national football team 1999

References

• RSSSF Archive
• RDFC.com