The 1998–99 UEFA Cup was won by

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in the final against

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. It was their second title in the competition. It was the last edition of the old format UEFA Cup, before the

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was merged into it to include domestic cup winners, and an extra knockout round was added. The new format was last played in the 2003–04 season and was later replaced by a Group Stage format in 2004–05.

Teams

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/ref> * TH: Title holders * LC: League Cup winners * Nth: League position * IC: Intertoto Cup winners * FP: Fair play * CL Q2: Losers from the Champions League second qualifying round

First qualifying round

First leg

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Second leg

''Argeş Piteşti won 7–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''CSKA Sofia won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Omonia won 8–6 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Shakhtar Donetsk won 6–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Red Star Belgrade won 11–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Inter Bratislava won 4–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Polonia Warsaw won 5–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''VPS won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Kilmarnock won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Mura won 8–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''3–3 on aggregate; Zalgiris Vilnius won on away goals.'' ---- ''Hapoel Tel Aviv won 6–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Malmö won 7–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Germinal Ekeren won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Rangers won 7–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Oţelul Galaţi won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''IFK Göteborg won 7–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Ferencváros won 14–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Anderlecht won 6–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Wisła Kraków won 7–0 on aggregate.''

Second qualifying round

First leg

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Second leg

''Red Star Belgrade won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''AEK Athens won 6–4 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Servette won 5–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''4–4 on aggregate; Argeş Piteşti won on away goals.'' ---- ''CSKA Sofia won 2–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''2–2 on aggregate; Fenerbahçe won on away goals.'' ---- ''Silkeborg won 2–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Rangers won 2–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Slavia Prague won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Zürich won 6–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Brann won 1–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Wisła Kraków won 7–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Vejle won 6–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''1–1 on aggregate; Strømsgodset won 4–2 on penalties.'' ---- ''3–3 on aggregate; Anderlecht won on away goals.'' ---- ''3–3 on aggregate; Rapid Wien won on away goals.'' ---- ''Grazer AK won 3–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Dynamo Moscow won 2–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Hajduk Split won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Sigma Olomouc won 4–0 on aggregate.''

First round

* ¹ The first leg of the

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vs.

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tie was played at the Stadio San Nicola in

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instead of Fiorentina's

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due to the club serving a stadium ban over an incident during their 1996–97 Cup Winners' Cup semifinal second leg match against

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on 24 April 1997. The incident saw Barcelona player

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requiring medical assistance after getting hit with an object thrown from the stands as Fiorentina fans pelted the pitch with missiles following Barcelona's second goal in the 35th minute of the match. Part of the punishment for Fiorentina was being required to play their next two European home matches at least 300 km away from their home stadium. Since Fiorentina failed to qualify for European competition in the 1997–98 season, the punishment was enacted during their 1998–99 UEFA Cup campaign. * ² The return leg of the

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vs.

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tie was played at the

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due to Obilić's

not meeting UEFA standards for European competition.

First leg

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Second leg

''Wisła Kraków won 5–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''1–1 on aggregate; Slavia Prague won 5–4 on penalties.'' ---- ''Bologna won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Willem II won 6–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''2–2 on aggregate; CSKA Sofia won on away goals.'' ---- ''Dynamo Moscow won 5–4 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Fiorentina won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Aston Villa won 6–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Grazer AK won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''3–3 on aggregate; Red Star Belgrade won 4–3 on penalties.'' ---- ''Werder Bremen won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Zürich won 7–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Marseille won 6–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Real Sociedad won 5–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Stuttgart won 4–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Vitesse won 6–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Monaco won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Grasshoppers won 2–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Club Brugge won 7–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Bordeaux won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Atlético Madrid won 3–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Parma won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Celtic won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Roma won 3–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Liverpool won 8–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Bayer Leverkusen won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Lyon won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Celta de Vigo won 8–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Real Betis won 5–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Valencia won 7–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''1–1 on aggregate; Leeds United won 4–1 on penalties.'' ---- ''Rangers won 5–3 on aggregate.''

Second round

* ¹ The return leg of the Grasshopper vs.

tie was played at the Arechi Stadium in Salerno instead of Fiorentina's

due to the club serving a stadium ban over an incident during their 1996–97 Cup Winners' Cup semifinal second leg match against

on 24 April 1997. The incident saw Barcelona player

First leg

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Second leg

''Bologna won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Bordeaux won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Parma won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Club Brugge won 4–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''AS Monaco won 7–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Real Sociedad won 6–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Zürich won 5–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Lyon won 5–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''The match was abandoned at half-time after the fourth official, Philippe Flament of Belgium, sustained a knee injury and bruising from a

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thrown onto the pitch by fans in the stands. At the moment of the incident, Fiorentina led 2–1 on the night and 4-1 on aggregate. Four days later at a UEFA emergency meeting, Fiorentina was kicked out of the UEFA Cup and the match was recorded as a 0–3 Grasshopper win. Future expulsion from European competition for Fiorentina was also considered by UEFA but eventually ruled out because of

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, specifically that the match, as part of an earlier punishment, was not played at Fiorentina's home stadium but in Salerno and credible evidence that the firecracker was likely thrown by fans of the local club

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holding a grudge following a recent

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fixture between the two clubs.''
''Grasshopper won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Celta de Vigo won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Marseille won 4–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Roma won 1–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Atlético Madrid won 5–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''2–2 on aggregate; Liverpool won on away goals.'' ---- ''Real Betis won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Rangers won 3–2 on aggregate.''

Third round

First leg

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Second leg

''Parma won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Bologna won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Lyon won 5–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''3–3 on aggregate; Bordeaux won on away goals.'' ---- ''Roma won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Celta de Vigo won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Marseille won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Atlético Madrid won 5–3 on aggregate.''

Quarter-finals

First leg

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Second leg

''Parma won 7–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Bologna won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Atlético Madrid won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Marseille won 2–1 on aggregate.''

Semi-finals

First leg

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Second leg

''1–1 on aggregate; Marseille won on away goals.'' ---- ''Parma won 5–2 on aggregate.''

Final

References

External links

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* All scorers 1998–99 UEFA Cup according to (excluding preliminary round) according t

+ all scorer

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Teams

First qualifying round

First leg

Second leg

Second qualifying round

First leg

Second leg

First round

First leg

Second leg

Second round

First leg

Second leg

Third round

First leg

Second leg

Quarter-finals

First leg

Second leg

Semi-finals

First leg

Second leg

Final

See also

References

External links