1998–99 AC Fiorentina season

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Fiorentina
1998–99 season
PresidentVittorio Cecchi Gori
ManagerGiovanni Trapattoni
StadiumStadio Artemio Franchi
Serie A3rd
Coppa ItaliaRunners-up
UEFA CupSecond round (disqualified)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Gabriel Batistuta (21)
All:
Gabriel Batistuta (26)

Associazione Calcio Fiorentina enjoyed its best season in the 1990s on the pitch, but was left wondering what might have been. Leading the domestic Serie A championship a long way into the season, Fiorentina's title charge fell to pieces, as it lost unnecessary points while eventual champions Milan and runners-up Lazio continued winning their matches. In the end, Fiorentina salvaged third place in the league, qualifying for the UEFA Champions League in 1999–2000.

Its European adventure in 1998–99 however, ended early, when a handmade bomb was thrown at a linesman in the victory against Swiss side Grasshoppers. The linesman escaped serious injury, but Fiorentina were declared losers of the match, despite its victory on the pitch, and were thus thrown out of the tournament. However, it avoided further sanctions. Fiorentina also lost the Coppa Italia Final to Parma, marking another season without titles.

Several players were impressive, with the trio Gabriel Batistuta, Rui Costa and Francesco Toldo being the players really standing out. The defensive line-up and the many goals conceded were the main reasons Fiorentina would not win the title.

Players

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

Competitions

Serie A

Main article: 1998–99 Serie A

League table

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Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 16 8 10 55 41  +14 56 13 4 0 36 10  +26 3 4 10 19 31  −12

Last updated: 25 July 2015.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

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Matches

12 September 1998 1 Fiorentina 2–0 Empoli Florence
Rui Costa 5'
Batistuta 60'		 Report Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 34,343
Referee: Alfredo Trentalange
20 September 1998 2 Vicenza 1–2 Fiorentina Vicenza
Padalino 67' (o.g.) Report Batistuta 1'
Oliveira 71'		 Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Graziano Cesari
26 September 1998 3 Milan 1–3 Fiorentina Milan
Bierhoff 70' (pen.) Report Batistuta 6', 46', 52' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Stefano Braschi
4 October 1998 4 Fiorentina 1–0 Udinese Florence
Edmundo 90+2' Report Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Stefano Braschi
17 October 1998 5 Roma 2–1 Fiorentina Rome
Alenichev 89'
Totti 90+4'		 Report Batistuta 32' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Livio Bazzoli
25 October 1998 6 Fiorentina 4–0 Salernitana Florence
Edmundo 50', 89'
Batistuta 68', 90+2'		 Report Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Alfredo Trentalange
31 October 1998 7 Parma 2–0 Fiorentina Parma
Crespo 36', 52' Report Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Piero Ceccarini
8 November 1998 8 Fiorentina 4–1 Venezia Florence
Padalino 23'
Batistuta 40', 65'
Rui Costa 64' (pen.)		 Report Schwoch 42' (pen.) Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Referee: Massimo De Santis
15 November 1998 9 Piacenza 4–2 Fiorentina Piacenza
Rastelli 12'
S. Inzaghi 29' (pen.)
Cristallini 59'
Piovani 90+4'		 Report Rui Costa 23' (pen.)
Edmundo 40' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stadio Leonardo Garilli
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto
22 November 1998 10 Fiorentina 3–1 Internazionale Florence
Padalino 5'
Batistuta 16'
Heinrich 75'		 Report Djorkaeff 3' (pen.) Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti P.
29 November 1998 11 Bari 0–0 Fiorentina Bari
Report Stadium: Stadio San Nicola
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Piero Ceccarini
5 December 1998 12 Fiorentina 1–0 Bologna Florence
Batistuta 56' Report Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Stefano Braschi
13 December 1998 13 Fiorentina 1–0 Juventus Florence
Batistuta 58' Report Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Stefano Farina
20 December 1998 14 Perugia 2–2 Fiorentina Perugia
Rapaić 1'
Nakata 90+5' (pen.)		 Report Robbiati 10'
Batistuta 74'		 Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Graziano Cesari
6 January 1999 15 Fiorentina 1–0 Sampdoria Florence
Rui Costa 28' Report Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 36,223
Referee: Pierluigi Collina
10 January 1999 16 Lazio 2–0 Fiorentina Rome
Vieri 66'
Mihajlović 90'		 Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 69,000
Referee: Livio Bazzoli
17 January 1999 17 Fiorentina 4–2 Cagliari Florence
Batistuta 7', 79', 89'
Edmundo 76'		 Report O'Neill 32'
De Patre 59'		 Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 33,073
Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti P.
24 January 1999 18 Empoli 0–3 Fiorentina Empoli
Report Heinrich 77'
Rui Costa 81'
Edmundo 83'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Stefano Braschi
31 January 1999 19 Fiorentina 3–0 Vicenza Florence
Falcone 36'
Torricelli 39'
Batistuta 83'		 Report Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Gennaro Borriello
7 February 1999 20 Fiorentina 0–0 Milan Florence
Report Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Alfredo Trentalange
14 February 1999 21 Udinese 1–0 Fiorentina Udine
Sosa 80' Report Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Piero Ceccarini
21 February 1999 22 Fiorentina 0–0 Roma Florence
Report Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 43,170
Referee: Gennaro Borriello
28 February 1999 23 Salernitana 1–1 Fiorentina Salerno
Di Vaio 75' Report Torricelli 86' Stadium: Stadio Arechi
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi
7 March 1999 24 Fiorentina 2–1 Parma Florence
Oliveira 42'
Rui Costa 55' (pen.)		 Report Stanić 64' Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti P.
14 March 1999 25 Venezia 4–1 Fiorentina Venice
Recoba 18', 45+2', 90+1'
Miceli 42'		 Report Esposito 88' (pen.) Stadium: Stadio Pierluigi Penzo
Attendance: 12,630
Referee: Domenico Messina
21 March 1999 26 Fiorentina 2–1 Piacenza Florence
Batistuta 6'
Esposito 90+1'		 Report S. Inzaghi 71' (pen.) Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 33,400
Referee: Pierluigi Collina
3 April 1999 27 Internazionale 2–0 Fiorentina Milan
Ronaldo 45' (pen.), 83' (pen.) Report Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Alfredo Trentalange
11 April 1999 28 Fiorentina 2–2 Bari Florence
Rui Costa 41'
Padalino 72'		 Report Osmanovski 66'
Guerrero 89'		 Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti P.
17 April 1999 29 Bologna 3–0 Fiorentina Bologna
Simutenkov 28'
Bettarini 62'
Kolyvanov 69'		 Report Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Graziano Cesari
25 April 1999 30 Juventus 2–1 Fiorentina Turin
Inzaghi 24'
Conte 87'		 Report Tacchinardi 85' (o.g.) Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Attendance: 46,900
Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi
2 May 1999 31 Fiorentina 5–1 Perugia Florence
Batistuta 40'
Rui Costa 42', 67'
Edmundo 76' (pen.), 90+2'		 Report Firicano 78' (o.g.) Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti P.
9 May 1999 32 Sampdoria 3–2 Fiorentina Genoa
Montella 29', 51'
Palmieri 78'		 Report Rui Costa 20' (pen.)
Heinrich 41'		 Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Referee: Roberto Bettin
15 May 1999 33 Fiorentina 1–1 Lazio Florence
Batistuta 14' Report Vieri 27' Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi
23 May 1999 34 Cagliari 1–1 Fiorentina Cagliari
Muzzi 90+3' Report Zebina 40' (o.g.) Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia
Referee: Emilio Pellegrino

Coppa Italia

Main article: 1998–99 Coppa Italia

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1998–99 UEFA Cup

First round

15 September 1998 First leg Fiorentina Italy 2–1 Croatia Hajduk Split Bari, Italy
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Esposito Yellow card 49'
Edmundo 50', 81'
Heinrich Yellow card 56'
Torricelli Red card 73'		 Report Biliškov Yellow card 30'
Brajković Yellow card 32'
Skoko Yellow card 38'
Vučko 44'		 Stadium: Stadio San Nicola
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Graham Barber (England)
29 September 1998 Second leg Hajduk Split Croatia 0–0
(1–2 agg.)		 Italy Fiorentina Split, Croatia
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Biliškov Yellow card 50'
Baturina Yellow card 52'		 Report Cois Yellow card 21'
Padalino Yellow card 54'
Toldo Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Stadion Poljud
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Claude Colombo (France)

Second round

20 October 1998 First leg Grasshopper Switzerland 0–2 Italy Fiorentina Zürich, Switzerland
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Esposito Yellow card 12'
Comisetti Yellow card 63'
Christ Yellow card 67'		 Report Amoroso Yellow card 1'
Batistuta 20'
Robbiati 48', Yellow card 73'
Torricelli Yellow card 64'
Padalino Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Hardturm
Referee: Graham Poll (England)
3 November 1998 Second leg Fiorentina Italy 0–3 (Awarded)
(2–3 agg.)		 Switzerland Grasshopper Salerno, Italy
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Oliveira 12', 38'
Falcone Yellow card 33'		 Report Cabanas Yellow card 28'
Gren 30'		 Stadium: Stadio Arechi
Referee: Michel Piraux (Belgium)
Note: The match was abandoned at halftime with the score 2–1 after an official was injured by a firework. Grasshopper were awarded a 3–0 win and advanced 3–2 on aggregate.

Statistics

Goalscorers

References

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