The 1998/1999 season in Dutch football was the 43rd season in the
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is c ...
, where
Feyenoord Rotterdam claimed the title, for the first time since 1993.
Ajax Amsterdam won the Dutch National Cup.
Johan Cruijff-schaal
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is c ...
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Champions League : Feyenoord Rotterdam and Willem II
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Champions League qualification: PSV Eindhoven
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UEFA Cup: Vitesse, Roda JC and Ajax (Cup Winners)
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Promotion / relegation play-offs ("Nacompetitie"): RKC and Sparta
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Relegated: NAC Breda
Topscorers
Awards
Dutch Footballer of the Year The title Dutch Footballer of the Year (Dutch: ''Voetballer van het Jaar'') has been awarded in the Netherlands since 1984. The award is determined by a poll of Dutch professional footballers playing in the First (Eredivisie) and Second (Eerste Divi ...
* 1998 – 1999 —
Ruud van Nistelrooy
Rutgerus Johannes Martinus van Nistelrooij (anglicised to Van Nistelrooy; born 1 July 1976) is a Dutch professional football coach and former player. He is currently the coach of PSV Eindhoven.
A former footballer, Van Nistelrooy is often consi ...
(PSV Eindhoven)
Dutch Golden Shoe Winner The title Dutch Footballer of the Year (Dutch: ''Voetballer van het Jaar'') has been awarded in the Netherlands since 1984. The award is determined by a poll of Dutch professional footballers playing in the First (Eredivisie) and Second (Eerste Divi ...
* 1998 —
Edwin van der Sar
Edwin van der Sar (; born 29 October 1970) is a Dutch football executive and former professional player who is currently the chief executive of AFC Ajax, with whom he began his senior playing career in the early 1990s; he is considered to be a m ...
(Ajax Amsterdam)
* 1999 —
Michael Mols
Michael Alexander Mols (born 17 December 1970) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Club career
Born in Amsterdam to Indo (Eurasian) parents, Mols, a product of local AFC Ajax's youth system, never appeared officia ...
(FC Utrecht)
Feyenoord Winning Squad 1998-'99
;Goal
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Jerzy Dudek
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Edwin Zoetebier
Eduard Andreas Dominicus Hendricus Jozef "Edwin" Zoetebier (; born 7 May 1970) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Career
Zoetebier was born in Purmerend, North Holland. He started his professional career in t ...
;Defence
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Patrick Allotey
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Henk Fräser
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Ulrich van Gobbel
Ulrich van Gobbel (born 16 January 1971) is a Dutch Surinamese football coach and a former player who played as a defender for Feyenoord Rotterdam (where he had two spells), Galatasaray and Southampton. He works as a coach with the Under-19 s ...
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Patricio Graff
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Christian Gyan
Christian Atta Gyan (2 November 1978 – 29 December 2021) was a Ghanaian professional footballer who played as a defender. He was known primarily for his time at Feyenoord where he won the 1998–99 Eredivisie and the 2001–02 UEFA Cup.
Cl ...
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Ferry de Haan
Ferry de Haan (born 12 September 1972) is a Dutch former professional footballer who has been the general manager of Excelsior Rotterdam since 2012.
Club career
De Haan was born in Capelle aan den IJssel. He played club football for Excelsior ...
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Bert Konterman
Bert Konterman (, born 14 January 1971) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Playing career
Born in Rouveen, Konterman's career began with the local amateur club ''SC Rouveen'', then went on to play for clubs in ...
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Fernando Picun
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Bernard Schuiteman
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Kees van Wonderen
Cornelis "Kees" Hendricus van Wonderen (; born 4 January 1969) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player, who is the current head coach of Eredivisie club Heerenveen. During his playing career, he was mostly utilised as a centre ...
;Midfield
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Paul Bosvelt
Paul Bosvelt (, born 26 March 1970) is a Dutch football coach and former professional footballer who is technical director of Go Ahead Eagles.
As a player he midfielder he notably played in the Eredivisie for FC Twente and Feyenoord and in the ...
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Jean-Paul van Gastel
Jacobus Johannes Martinus Paulus "Jean-Paul" van Gastel (; born 28 April 1972 in Breda, North Brabant) is a retired football midfielder from the Netherlands, who obtained five caps for the Dutch national team, scoring twice. Currently, he is ...
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Igor Korneev
Igor Vladimirovich Korneev (russian: Игорь Владимирович Корнеев; born 4 September 1967) is a Russian professional football official and a former player who played as a midfielder, notably in La Liga for RCD Espanyol and ...
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Tininho
Ronildo Pereira de Freitas (born 23 October 1977 in Montes Claros, Minas Gerais), known as Tininho, is a Brazilian retired footballer. On the left side of the pitch, he operated as either a midfielder or a defender.
Football career
In May 1998 ...
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Patrick Paauwe
Patrick Paauwe (born 27 December 1975) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Club career
Paauwe played as a defender in the past but for Feyenoord Rotterdam as a defensive midfielder role. Other teams he served ...
;Attack
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Julio Ricardo Cruz
Julio Ricardo Cruz (born 10 October 1974) is an Argentine former footballer. He played for clubs in Argentina, the Netherlands and Italy before retiring in 2010. The longest spell of his career was spent with Internazionale, with whom he won fou ...
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Bonaventure Kalou
Bonaventure Kalou (born 12 January 1978) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He serves as elected mayor of Vavoua.
Club career
Born in Oumé, Kalou started playing for ASEC Mimosas in his home cou ...
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Robin Nelisse
Robin Nelisse (born 25 January 1978) is an Aruban former professional footballer who played as a forward. He gained two caps for the former Netherlands Antilles national football team, Netherlands Antillean national team.
Career
Nelisse started ...
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Jon Dahl Tomasson
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Pablo Sánchez
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Henk Vos
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Peter van Vossen
Peter Jacobus van Vossen (; born 21 April 1968) is a Dutch former professional football player and manager.
Club career
Van Vossen was born in Zierikzee. As a footballer, he played for Beveren, Anderlecht, Ajax, Istanbulspor, Rangers, Feyenoor ...
;Management
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Leo Beenhakker
Leo Beenhakker CM (; born 2 August 1942) is a Dutch international football coach. He has had an extensive and successful career both at club and international level. He led both Ajax and Feyenoord to Dutch championships and also had domestic s ...
(Coach)
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Geert Meijer
Geert Meijer (born 15 March 1951) is a Dutch football manager and former professional player.
Playing career
Born in Sellingen, Meijer played as a left winger, and began his professional career in 1972 with FC Amsterdam. After moving to city r ...
(Assistant)
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John Metgod
Johannes Anthonius Bernardus Metgod (born 27 February 1958) is a Dutch former professional footballer who works as assistant manager of United Arab Emirates.
Club career
Playing as a centre-back, Metgod started his professional career in the 19 ...
(Assistant)
Eerste Divisie
The Eerste Divisie (, en, First Division) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie and with the third-level Tweede Divisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as t ...
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Promoted : FC Den Bosch
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Promotion / relegation play-offs ("Nacompetitie"): FC Groningen, Emmen, Helmond Sport, Zwolle, Excelsior and Dordrecht '90
Topscorers
Promotion and relegation
Group A
Group B
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Stayed : RKC Waalwijk and Sparta Rotterdam
KNVB Cup
Final
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Dutch national team
References
RSSSF Archive
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