1998–99 in Dutch football

The 1998/1999 season in Dutch football was the 43rd season in the Eredivisie, where Feyenoord Rotterdam claimed the title, for the first time since 1993. Ajax Amsterdam won the Dutch National Cup.

Johan Cruijff-schaal

Since 1991 the annual opening of the new football (soccer) season is played between the reigning champions and the Cup Winners of the previous season. The Cup was named PTT Telecom Cup for three years (1991-1993), then Super Cup and since 1996 the trophy played for is officially called the "Johan Cruijff Schaal", named after Dutch football legend Johan Cruijff.

----footballbox
date = August 16, 1998
team1 = Ajax
score = 0–2
report =
team2 = PSV
goals1 =
goals2 = Khokhlov 32'
Bruggink 53'
stadium = Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam
Attendance: 39.500
Referee: Van der Ende----

Eredivisie

*Promoted : FC Den Bosch
*Promotion / relegation play-offs ("Nacompetitie"): FC Groningen, Emmen, Helmond Sport, Zwolle, Excelsior and Dordrecht '90

Topscorers

*Stayed : RKC Waalwijk and Sparta Rotterdam

KNVB Cup

Round8
March 9|FC Eindhoven|0|PSV Eindhoven|5
March 9|Fortuna Sittard|3|FC Emmen|1
March 10|Feyenoord Rotterdam|2|Vitesse Arnhem|1
March 24|FC Zwolle|1|Ajax Amsterdam|2
April 13|PSV Eindhoven|1|Fortuna Sittard|3
April 14|Ajax Amsterdam|2|Feyenoord Rotterdam|1
May 13 - Rotterdam|Ajax Amsterdam|2|Fortuna Sittard|0

Final

----footballbox
date = May 13, 1999
team1 = Ajax
score = 2–0 (2–0)
report =
team2 = Fortuna Sittard
goals1 = Gronkjaer 12', 15'
goals2 =
stadium = De Kuip, Rotterdam
Attendance: 25.000
Referee: Uilenberg----

Dutch national team

footballbox
date = October 10, 1998
Friendly
team1 = fb-rt|NED
score = 2–0
report =
team2 = fb|PER
goals1 = Stam 57'
Van Vossen 76'
goals2 =
stadium = Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
Attendance: 10.000
Referee: Stuchlik (AUT)----footballbox
date = October 13, 1998
Friendly
team1 = fb-rt|NED
score = 0–0
report =
team2 = fb|GHA
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Gelredome, Arnhem
Attendance: 14.500
Referee: Romain (BEL)----footballbox
date = November 18, 1998
Friendly
team1 = fb-rt|GER
score = 1–1
report =
team2 = fb|NED
goals1 = Marschall 52'
goals2 = Reiziger 22'
stadium = Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen
Attendance: 44.962
Referee: Wojcik (POL)----footballbox
date = February 10, 1999
Friendly
team1 = fb-rt|NED
score = 0–0
report =
team2 = fb|POR
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 27.443
Referee: Colombo (FRA)----footballbox
date = March 31, 1999
Friendly
team1 = fb-rt|NED
score = 1–1
report =
team2 = fb|ARG
goals1 = Davids 9'
goals2 = Batistuta 82'
stadium = Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam
Attendance: 55.132
Referee: Poll (ENG)----footballbox
date = April 28, 1999
Friendly
team1 = fb-rt|NED
score = 1–2
report =
team2 = fb|MAR
goals1 = Van Nistelrooy 88'
goals2 = Chippo 58'
Bassir 69'
stadium = Gelredome, Arnhem
Attendance: 24.000
Referee: Messe (BEL)----footballbox
date = June 5, 1999
Friendly
team1 = fb-rt|BRA
score = 2–2
report =
team2 = fb|NED
goals1 = Amoroso 27'
Giovanni 45'
goals2 = Kluivert 62'
Van Vossen 67'
stadium = Estádio Fonte Nova, Salvador
Attendance: 24.000
Referee: González (PAR)----footballbox
date = June 8, 1999
Friendly
team1 = fb-rt|BRA
score = 3–1
report =
team2 = fb|NED
goals1 = Amoroso 22'
F. de Boer 39' (own goal)
Leonardo 42'
goals2 = Van Hooijdonk 80'
stadium = Estádio Serra Dourada, Goiânia
Attendance: 25.000
Referee: Aquino (PAR)----

References

* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/ned99.html RSSSF Archive]
* [http://rdfc.com.ne.kr/int/ned-intres-1990.html#1997 RDFC.com]