1998–99 Panionios F.C. season

Panionios
1998–99 season
ManagerRonnie Whelan
Alpha Ethniki15th
Greek CupFirst round
Cup Winners' CupQuarter-finals

During the 1998–99 Greek football season, Panionios F.C. competed in the Alpha Ethniki.

Season summary

Panionios reached the quarter-finals of the Cup Winners' Cup for the first time in their history, being knocked out 7-0 on aggregate by eventual champions Lazio. However, league form suffered and the club only avoided relegation on goal difference. Manager Ronnie Whelan left at the end of the season.

First-team squad

Squad at end of season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Greece GRE Giannis Fakis
2 DF Norway NOR Jan Kruse
3 DF Greece GRE Vasilios Kouvalis
4 DF Greece GRE Athanasios Gazis
5 DF Greece GRE Vasilios Ioannidis
6 MF Greece GRE Dimitrios Bougas
8 MF Norway NOR Lars Bakkerud
9 FW England ENG Garry Haylock
10 MF Greece GRE Antonis Sapountzis
11 MF Norway NOR Kent Bergersen
12 GK Albania ALB Foto Strakosha
14 DF Greece GRE Spyros Zarras
16 DF Greece GRE Nikolaos Makrygiannis
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW Greece GRE Dimitris Nalitzis
18 MF Greece GRE Kostas Kafalis
19 DF Greece GRE Georgios Mitsiopoulos
20 DF Wales WAL Gareth Roberts
21 GK Greece GRE Georgios Souloganis
22 MF Romania ROU Edward Iordănescu
23 DF Greece GRE Giannis Kamitsis
24 FW Greece GRE Ilias Ioannou
25 DF Greece GRE Dimitrios Markesinis
26 DF Greece GRE Tasos Zachopoulos
28 MF Greece GRE Theofilos Karasawidis
31 MF Malta MLT Paul Tisdale
32 FW Saint Kitts and Nevis SKN Keith Gumbs

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
7 FW England ENG Mark Robins (on loan to Manchester City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF Greece GRE Takis Fyssas (to Panathinaikos)

Alpha Ethniki

Main article: 1998–99 Alpha Ethniki

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
13 Paniliakos 34 11 5 18 37 54 −17 38
14 Apollon Athens 34 9 9 16 42 62 −20 36
15 Panionios 34 9 5 20 42 58 −16 32[a]
16 Panelefsiniakos (R) 34 7 11 16 25 49 −24 32[a] Relegation to Beta Ethniki
17 Veria (R) 34 6 5 23 20 55 −35 23
Source: Galanis Sports Data
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th decision match.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Panionios–Panelefsiniakos 3–0, Panelefsiniakos–Panionios 1–0.

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 9 5 20 42 58  −16 32 7 2 8 25 25  0 2 3 12 17 33  −16

Last updated: 30 May 1999.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

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GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultLLWLWWDLLWWLDLWLLLLDWLLLLLWLWDLDLL
Position1414131511710101298111111911131313131212141515151415141515151515
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Greek Cup

Main article: 1998–99 Greek Football Cup
11 November 1998 First round Panionios 1–2 (a.e.t.) Panathinaikos Nea Smyrni
19:45 EET
  • Robins 22'
 Report (page 29)
Stadium: Nea Smyrni Stadium
Attendance: 1,664
Referee: Georgios Psychomanis (Athens)

Cup Winners' Cup

Main article: 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

First round

17 September 1998 First leg Panionios Greece 2–0 Finland Haka Athens, Greece
17:00
Report Stadium: Nea Smyrni Stadium
Attendance: 4,222
Referee: Charles Agius (Malta)
1 October 1998 Second leg Haka Finland 1–3
(1–5 agg.)		 Greece Panionios Valkeakoski, Finland
19:00
Report
Stadium: Tehtaan kenttä
Attendance: 1,750
Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)

Second round

22 October 1998 First leg Panionios Greece 3–2 Cyprus Apollon Limassol Athens, Greece
17:30 Sapountzis 22'
Haylock 39'
Robins 57'		 Report Špoljarić 14', 43' Stadium: Nea Smyrni Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Roy Helge Olsen (Norway)
5 November 1998 Second leg Apollon Limassol Cyprus 0–1
(2–4 agg.)		 Greece Panionios Limassol, Cyprus
18:00 Report Sapountzis 18' Stadium: Tsirion Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Jan Wegereef (Netherlands)

Quarter-finals

4 March 1999 First leg Panionios Greece 0–4 Italy Lazio Athens, Greece
21:45 Report
Stadium: Nea Smyrni Stadium
Attendance: 10,175
Referee: Graham Poll (England)
18 March 1999 Second leg Lazio Italy 3–0
(7–0 agg.)		 Greece Panionios Rome, Italy
20:45
Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 20,488
Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Germany)

References

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