1998–99 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season

Paris Saint-Germain
1998–99 season
PresidentCharles Biétry
(until 22 December 1998)
Laurent Perpère
(from 22 December 1998)
Head coachAlain Giresse
(until 8 October 1998)
Artur Jorge
(8 October 1998 - 13 March 1999)
Philippe Bergeroo
(from 13 March 1999)
StadiumParc des Princes
Division 19th
Coupe de FranceRound of 32
Coupe de la LigueQuarter-finals
Trophée des ChampionsWinners
UEFA Cup Winners' CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Marco Simone (9)

All:
Marco Simone (10)
Highest home attendance45,597
(vs Monaco, 20 September 1998)
Lowest home attendance24,534
(vs Montpellier, 6 March 1999)
Average home league attendance40,910

The 1998–99 season was Paris Saint-Germain's 29th season in existence.[1][2] PSG played their home league games at the Parc des Princes in Paris, registering an average attendance of 40,910 spectators per match.[1][2][3] The club was presided by Charles Biétry and Laurent Perpère and the team was coached by Alain Giresse, Artur Jorge and Philippe Bergeroo.[1][2] Marco Simone was the team captain.[4]

Players

As of the 1998–99 season.[1][2][4]

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK France FRA Bernard Lama
3 DF France FRA Nicolas Laspalles
4 DF Germany GER Christian Wörns
5 DF France FRA Alain Goma
6 MF France FRA Bruno Carotti
7 MF Portugal POR Hélder Baptista
8 MF France FRA Yann Lachuer
9 FW Italy ITA Marco Simone (captain)
10 MF Nigeria NGA Jay-Jay Okocha
11 MF France FRA Xavier Gravelaine
14 DF France FRA Francis Llacer
15 DF France FRA Éric Rabésandratana
16 GK France FRA Dominique Casagrande
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF France FRA Jimmy Algerino
18 FW France FRA Nicolas Ouédec
19 FW France FRA Laurent Leroy
20 FW Brazil BRA Adaílton
21 FW France FRA Bruno Rodriguez
22 MF Russia RUS Igor Yanovsky
23 MF France FRA Pierre Ducrocq
24 FW France FRA Mickaël Madar
25 DF France FRA Grégory Paisley
26 DF Senegal SEN Aliou Cissé
27 FW France FRA Didier Martel
28 MF France FRA Jérôme Leroy
30 GK France FRA Laurent Quievreux

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

11 July 1998 Friendly Villefranche-sur-Saône France 1–9 France Paris Saint-Germain France
18 July 1998 Friendly Paris Saint-Germain France 3–1 Poland Lech Poznan France
22 July 1998 Friendly Paris Saint-Germain France 1–0 Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia France
25 July 1998 Friendly Paris Saint-Germain France 1–1 Spain Athletic Bilbao France
4 September 1998 Friendly Paris Saint-Germain France 2–1 France Thouars France
6 January 1999 Friendly Nîmes France 1–2 France Paris Saint-Germain France
28 March 1999 Friendly Celta Vigo Spain 4–1 France Paris Saint-Germain Vigo, Spain
Report Stadium: Balaídos
8 April 1999 Friendly Red Star France 0–1 France Paris Saint-Germain La Courneuve, France
Report Stadium: Stade Marville
Attendance: 900
17 April 1999 Friendly Paris Saint-Germain France 3–1 France Raon-L’Etape France
14 May 1999 Friendly Auxerre France 0–0 France Paris Saint-Germain France

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Division 1 8 August 1998 29 May 1999 Matchday 1 9th 34 10 9 15 34 35 −1 029.41
Coupe de France January 1999 February 1999 Round of 64 Round of 32 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 050.00
Coupe de la Ligue 9 January 1999 6 March 1999 Round of 32 Quarter-finals 3 1 1 1 1 2 −1 033.33
Trophée des Champions 30 July 1998 Final Winners 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 17 September 1998 1 October 1998 First round First round 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 000.00
Total 42 13 12 17 42 43 −1 030.95

Source: Competitions

Division 1

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 Nantes 34 12 12 10 40 34 +6 48 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[a]
8 Montpellier 34 11 10 13 53 50 +3 43 Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
9 Paris Saint-Germain 34 10 9 15 34 35 −1 39
10 Metz 34 9 12 13 28 37 −9 39 Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
11 Nancy 34 10 9 15 35 45 −10 39
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Lens was qualified for the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup as winners of the 1998–99 Coupe de la Ligue. Also, Nantes was qualified for the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup as winners of the 1998–99 Coupe de France.

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 10 9 15 34 35  −1 39 7 4 6 20 15  +5 3 5 9 14 20  −6

Source: Division 1

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH
ResultLWWLDWLLDDWLDWWDDLDLLLWLLDWLDWLWLL
Position1775810881210981011866789111111111112129109910899
Source: Division 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

8 August 1998 1 Bordeaux 3–1 Paris Saint-Germain Bordeaux
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Parc Lescure
Attendance: 38,893
Referee: Alain Sars
15 August 1998 2 Paris Saint-Germain 2–0 Bastia Paris
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 38,004
Referee: Rémy Harrel
22 August 1998 3 Strasbourg 0–1 Paris Saint-Germain Strasbourg
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Attendance: 25,527
Referee: Gilles Chéron
29 August 1998 4 Paris Saint-Germain 1–2 Lorient Paris
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 41,107
Referee: Bruno Ruffray
11 September 1998 5 Nancy 0–0 Paris Saint-Germain Tomblaine
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot
Attendance: 15,555
Referee: Gilles Veissière
20 September 1998 6 Paris Saint-Germain 1–0 Monaco Paris
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 45,597
Referee: Bernard Saules
25 September 1998 7 Sochaux 1–0 Paris Saint-Germain Montbéliard
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
Attendance: 8,665
Referee: Bruno Coué
4 October 1998 8 Paris Saint-Germain 0–1 Lens Paris
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 40,081
Referee: Laurent Duhamel
16 October 1998 9 Lyon 1–1 Paris Saint-Germain Lyon
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 37,413
Referee: Gilles Veissière
24 October 1998 10 Nantes 0–0 Paris Saint-Germain Nantes
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 33,159
Referee: Rémi Harrel
30 October 1998 11 Paris Saint-Germain 2–0 Auxerre Paris
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 44,520
Referee: Alain Sars
7 November 1998 12 Montpellier 2–1 Paris Saint-Germain Montpellier
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 22,242
Referee: Stéphane Bré
11 November 1998 13 Paris Saint-Germain 2–2 Metz Paris
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 42,989
Referee: Eric Poulat
15 November 1998 14 Le Havre 0–4 Paris Saint-Germain Le Havre
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Stade Jules Deschaseaux
Attendance: 13,905
Referee: Claude Colombo
20 November 1998 15 Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 Rennes Paris
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 42,853
Referee: Marc Batta
29 November 1998 16 Marseille 0–0 Paris Saint-Germain Marseille
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 56,346
Referee: Stéphane Bré
4 December 1998 17 Paris Saint-Germain 0–0 Toulouse Paris
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 36,010
Referee: Bertrand Layec
12 December 1998 18 Bastia 2–0 Paris Saint-Germain Furiani
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari
Attendance: 5,143
Referee: Marc Batta
16 December 1998 19 Paris Saint-Germain 0–0 Strasbourg Paris
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 35,435
Referee: Patrick Anton
19 December 1998 20 Lorient 2–0 Paris Saint-Germain Lorient
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Philippe Kalt
17 January 1999 21 Paris Saint-Germain 1–2 Nancy Paris
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 38,970
Referee: Stéphane Moulin
29 January 1999 22 Monaco 2–1 Paris Saint-Germain Monaco
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 6,464
Referee: Jean-Claude Puyalt
6 February 1999 23 Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 Sochaux Paris
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 36,473
Referee: Claude Colombo
13 February 1999 24 Lens 2–1 Paris Saint-Germain Lens
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Stade Félix Bollaert
Attendance: 39,058
Referee: Serge Leon
25 February 1999 25 Paris Saint-Germain 0–1 Lyon Paris
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 38,906
Referee: Bernard Saules
10 March 1999 26 Paris Saint-Germain 0–0 Nantes Paris
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 40,640
Referee: Gilles Chéron
20 March 1999 27 Auxerre 0–1 Paris Saint-Germain Auxerre
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps
Attendance: 13,085
Referee: Jean-Claude Puyalt
3 April 1999 28 Paris Saint-Germain 0–1 Montpellier Paris
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 40,563
Referee: Gilles Veissière
14 April 1999 29 Metz 1–1 Paris Saint-Germain Metz
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 19,026
Referee: Marc Batta
25 April 1999 30 Paris Saint-Germain 3–0 Le Havre Paris
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 42,882
Referee: Stéphane Bré
1 May 1999 31 Rennes 2–1 Paris Saint-Germain Rennes
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient
Attendance: 15,538
Referee: Stéphane Moulin
4 May 1999 32 Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 Marseille Paris
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 44,939
Referee: Alain Sars
22 May 1999 33 Toulouse 2–1 Paris Saint-Germain Toulouse
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stade de Toulouse
Attendance: 15,270
Referee: Éric Poulat
29 May 1999 34 Paris Saint-Germain 2–3 Bordeaux Paris
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 45,086
Referee: Claude Colombo

Coupe de France

9 February 1999 Round of 64 Thouars Foot 79 1–2 (a.e.t.) Paris Saint-Germain Poitiers
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Pépinière
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Bruno Ruffray
20 February 1999 Round of 32 Paris Saint-Germain 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
Nantes Paris
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Marc Batta

Coupe de la Ligue

9 January 1999 Round of 32 Paris Saint-Germain 1–0 Saint-Étienne Paris
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 41,485
Referee: Bruno Coué
1 February 1999 Round of 16 Monaco 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 p)
Paris Saint-Germain Monaco
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Alain Sars
6 March 1999 Quarter-finals Paris Saint-Germain 0–2 Montpellier Paris
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 24,534
Referee: Rémi Harrel

Trophée des Champions

30 July 1998 Final Lens 0–1 Paris Saint-Germain Tours
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stade de la Vallée du Cher
Attendance: 10,365
Referee: Gilles Chéron

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

First round

17 September 1998 First leg Paris Saint-Germain France 1–1 Israel Maccabi Haifa Paris, France
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 28,183
Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)
1 October 1998 Second leg Maccabi Haifa Israel 3–2
(4–3 agg.)
France Paris Saint-Germain Haifa, Israel
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Kiryat Eliezer Stadium
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Fernand Meese (Belgium)


References

  1. ^ a b c d "Saison 1998-1999". Histoire du PSG. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "Paris S-G 1998/1999". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Average Team Attendances Paris-SG". Stadium and Attendances. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Descriptif saisons par saisons". PSG70. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
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