The 1998/1999 season in Dutch football was the 43rd season in the
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie (; "Honour Division" or "Premier Division") is a professional association football league in the Netherlands and the highest level of the Dutch football league system. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start o ...
, where
Feyenoord Rotterdam
Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club based in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the club changed to various names before settling on being called ...
claimed the title, for the first time since 1993.
Ajax Amsterdam
Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax (), also known as AFC Ajax, Ajax Amsterdam, or commonly Ajax, is a Dutch professional Association football, football Football team, club based in Amsterdam, that plays in the , the top tier in Dutch football. ...
won the Dutch National Cup.
Johan Cruijff-schaal
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie (; "Honour Division" or "Premier Division") is a professional association football league in the Netherlands and the highest level of the Dutch football league system. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start o ...
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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 Di ...
* 1998 – 1999 —
Ruud van Nistelrooy
Rutgerus Johannes Martinus van Nistelrooij (; born 1 July 1976), commonly known as Ruud van Nistelrooy (), is a Dutch professional Association football, football manager and former player who is the current manager of EFL Championship club Leic ...
(PSV Eindhoven)
Dutch Golden Shoe Winner
* 1998 —
Edwin van der Sar
Edwin van der Sar (; born 29 October 1970) is a Dutch association football, football executive and former professional player who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. He was most recently the chief executive of AFC Ajax, A ...
(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 Ajax's youth system, never appeared officially ...
(FC Utrecht)
Feyenoord Winning Squad 1998-'99
;Goal
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Jerzy Dudek
Jerzy Henryk Dudek (born 23 March 1973) is a Polish former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper.
After beginning his career in his home country, he went on to have successful ...
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Edwin Zoetebier
;Defence
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Patrick Allotey
Patrick Allotey (13 December 1978 – 27 June 2007) was a Association football, football Defender (association football), defender from Ghana.
Career
Born in Accra, Allotey played five official matches for Feyenoord Rotterdam. He also served E ...
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Henk Fräser
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Ulrich van Gobbel
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Patricio Graff
Patricio Andrés Graff (; born 18 November 1975) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a left back who is the assistant coach of Alavés.
Playing career
Graff was born in Rosario, Santa Fe. He represented Rosario Central, Feyenoord, F ...
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Christian Gyan
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Ferry de Haan
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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
;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 was a midfielder who notably played in the Eredivisie for FC Twente and Feyenoord and ...
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Jean-Paul van Gastel
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Igor Korneev
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Tininho
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Patrick Paauwe
;Attack
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Julio Ricardo Cruz
Julio Ricardo Cruz (born 10 October 1974) is an Argentine former Association football, footballer. He played for clubs in Argentina, the Netherlands and Italy before retiring in 2010. The longest spell of his career was spent with Inter Milan, w ...
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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 co ...
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Robin Nelisse
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Jon Dahl Tomasson
Jon Dahl Tomasson (; born 29 August 1976) is a Danish football manager and former player. He is the current manager of the Sweden national team.
A forward, his most notable run of football came in his first stint at Feyenoord, with whom he wo ...
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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 as a forward for Beveren, Anderlecht, Ajax, Istanbulspor, Rang ...
;Management
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Leo Beenhakker
Leo Beenhakker (; 2 August 1942 – 10 April 2025) was a Dutch football player and coach. Nicknamed "Don Leo" for his role in Spanish football, he had an extensive and successful career both at club and international level.
After his amateur pl ...
(Coach)
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Geert Meijer (Assistant)
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John Metgod (Assistant)
Eerste Divisie
The Eerste Divisie (; ) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the Keuken Kampioen Divisie due to sponsorship reasons, while ...
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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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