1998–99 Bologna FC 1909 season
| 1998–99 season | |
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| Manager | Carlo Mazzone |
| Serie A | 9th |
| Coppa Italia | Semi-finals |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | Winners |
| UEFA Cup | Semi-finals |
| Top goalscorer | Giuseppe Signori (15) |
Season summary
Carlo Mazzone guided Bologna to the semi-finals of both the UEFA Cup and Coppa Italia, and ensured European qualification again after victory over Inter Milan in the play-offs. He then left for Perugia.
Kit
Bologna's kit was manufactured by Italian company Diadora and sponsored by Granarolo.
First-team squad
- Squad at end of season[1]
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Left club during season
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Results
Serie A
| 17 January 1999 17 | Bologna | 2–0 | Inter | Bologna |
| 14:30 | Signori  41' (pen.)Bergomi 52' (o.g.) |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Boggi |
| 23 May 1999 34 | Inter | 3–1 | Bologna | Milano |
| 16:30 | Ronaldo 8' Šimić 87'Ventola 89' |
Report | Simutenkov 88' |
Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 62,705 Referee: Rodomonti |
UEFA Cup qualification
| 27 May 1999 | Inter | 1–2 | Bologna | Milano |
| Baggio 59' |
7' Andersson 49' Paramatti |
Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 62.705 Referee: Boggi |
| 30 May 1999 | Bologna | 2–1 | Inter | Bologna |
| Signori 3' Bettarini 41' |
90' Ventola |
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 27.000 Referee: Cesari |
Coppa Italia
Intertoto Cup
Third round
| 18 July 1998 | Bologna  | 2–0 |  Naţional București | Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna |
| Paramatti 4' Ingesson 38' |
Report | Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Sándor Piller (Hungary) |
| 25 July 1998 | Naţional București | 3–1 | Bologna | Stadionul Cotroceni, Bucharest |
| Pigulea 28', 71' Pârlog 45' |
Report | Kolyvanov 15' (pen.) |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Rémi Harrel (France) |
Bologna 3–3 Naţional București on aggregate. Bologna won on away goals rule.
Semi-finals
| 29 July 1998 | Bologna | 3–1 | Sampdoria | Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna |
| 20:35 | Andersson 1' Paramatti 31'Kolyvanov 90' |
Report | Palmieri 17' |
Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Juan Fernández Marin (Spain) |
| 5 August 1998 | Sampdoria | 1–0 | Bologna | Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa |
| 20:45 | Palmieri 27' |
Report UEFA Report 2 | Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Atanas Uzunov (Bulgaria) |
Bologna won 3–2 on aggregate.
Finals
| 11 August 1998 | Bologna | 1–0 |  Ruch Chorzów | Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna |
| 20:45 | Kolyvanov 45' |
Report | Attendance: 5,866 Referee: Hartmut Strampe (Germany) |
| 25 August 1998 | Ruch Chorzów | 0–2 | Bologna | Stadion Ruchu, Chorzów |
| 16:00 | Report | Kolyvanov 60' (pen.) Signori 90' |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Claude Colombo (France) |
Bologna won 3–0 on aggregate.
UEFA Cup
First round
| 15 September 1998 | Sporting CP  | 0–2 | Bologna | Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon |
| 22:30 (CET) | Report | Nervo 16' Eriberto 90' |
Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Jan Wegereef (Netherlands) |
| 29 September 1998 | Bologna | 2–1 | Sporting CP | Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna |
| 16:00 (CET) | Nervo 78' Signori 90' |
Report | Leandro Machado 65' |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Eric Romain (Belgium) |
Bologna won 4–1 on aggregate.
Second round
| 20 October 1998 | Bologna | 2–1 |  Slavia Prague | Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna |
| 17:00 (CET) | Signori 51' Ingesson 85' |
Report | Dostálek 67' |
Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Sergei Khusainov (Russia) |
| 3 November 1998 | Slavia Prague | 0–2 | Bologna | Stadion Eden, Prague |
| 16:30 (CET) | Report | Signori 80' Cappioli 85' |
Attendance: 8,827 Referee: Georgios Bikas (Greece) |
Bologna won 4–1 on aggregate.
Third round
| 24 November 1998 | Bologna | 4–1 |  Real Betis | Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna |
| 18:30 (CET) | Fontolan 25', 74' Kolyvanov 52'Eriberto 59' |
Report | Benjamín 63' |
Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark) |
| 8 December 1998 | Real Betis | 1–0 | Bologna | Estadio Benito Villamarín, Seville |
| 19:00 (CET) | Oli 4' |
Report | Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Miroslav Radoman (Yugoslavia) |
Bologna won 4–2 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
| 2 March 1999 | Bologna | 3–0 |  Lyon | Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna |
| 17:30 (CET) | Signori 8', 49' Binotto 55' |
Report | Attendance: 19,550 Referee: Paul Durkin (England) |
| 16 March 1999 | Lyon | 2–0 | Bologna | Stade de Gerland, Lyon |
| 20:30 (CET) | Caveglia 16' Job 39' |
Report | Attendance: 44,000 Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega (Spain) |
Bologna won 3–2 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
| 6 April 1999 | Marseille | 0–0 | Bologna | Stade Vélodrome, Marseille |
| 20:45 (CET) | Report | Attendance: 57,300 Referee: Ryszard Wójcik (Poland) |
| 20 April 1999 | Bologna | 1–1 | Marseille | Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna |
| 19:30 (CET) | Paramatti 18' |
Report | Blanc 86' (pen.) |
Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Markus Merk (Germany) |
Bologna 1–1 Marseille on aggregate. Marseille won on away goals.