1998–99 UC Sampdoria season
Sampdoria 1998–99 football season
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The 1998–99 UC Sampdoria season ended with the club's relegation to Serie B just eight years after winning the Serie A title in 1990–91. Similarly to Napoli the year prior, the club was no longer a financial power when it came to signing players, while its high-profile signing, Ariel Ortega, did not deliver to the degree Sampdoria had hoped for.
PresidentEnrico Mantovani
ManagerLuciano Spalletti (until 13 December 1998)
David Platt (from 14 December 1998 until 31 January 1999)
Luciano Spalletti (from 2 February 1999)
David Platt (from 14 December 1998 until 31 January 1999)
Luciano Spalletti (from 2 February 1999)
StadiumStadio Luigi Ferraris
| 1998–99 season | ||||
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| President | Enrico Mantovani | |||
| Manager | Luciano Spalletti (until 13 December 1998) David Platt (from 14 December 1998 until 31 January 1999) Luciano Spalletti (from 2 February 1999) | |||
| Stadium | Stadio Luigi Ferraris | |||
| Serie A | 16th (relegated) | |||
| Coppa Italia | Round of 16 | |||
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | Fourth round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Vincenzo Montella (12) All: Vincenzo Montella (16) | |||
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Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| FW | Ariel Ortega | Valencia | |
| FW | Francesco Palmieri | US Lecce | |
| DF | Nenad Sakić | US Lecce | |
| DF | Alessandro Grandoni | SS Lazio | |
| MF | Bratislav Živković | Crvena Zvezda | |
| FW | Zoran Jovičić | Crvena Zvezda | |
| MF | Vincenzo Iacopino | Hellas Verona | loan ended |
| MF | Gastón Córdoba | Racing Club | |
| FW | Catê | Universidad Catolica | |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| MF | Juan Sebastián Verón | Parma F.C. | |
| MF | Alain Boghossian | Parma F.C. | |
| DF | Siniša Mihajlović | S.S. Lazio | |
| FW | Giuseppe Signori | Bologna F.C. | loan ended |
| MF | Fausto Salsano | Spezia Calcio | |
| FW | François Omam-Biyik | Atlante F.C. | |
| MF | Alessio Scarchilli | Torino | loan ended |
| FW | Daniele Dichio | Sunderland A.F.C. | |
Autumn
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| MF | Fabio Pecchia | Juventus | |
| DF | Saliou Lassissi | Parma | loan |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| FW | Paco Soares | Empoli | loan |
| DF | Emanuele Pesaresi | Napoli | loan |
| DF | Oumar Dieng | Auxerre | |
| MF | Mattia Biso | Parma F.C. | |
| FW | Fabrizio Ficini | Fiorentina | loan |
Winter
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| MF | Doriva | Porto | |
| MF | Lee Sharpe | Bradford City | loan |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| MF | Gastón Córdoba | Colón | |
Competitions
Serie A
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Perugia[a] | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 43 | 61 | −18 | 39 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round |
| 15 | Salernitana (R) | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 37 | 51 | −14 | 38 | Relegation to Serie B |
| 16 | Sampdoria (R) | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 38 | 55 | −17 | 37 | |
| 17 | Vicenza (R) | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 47 | −20 | 33 | |
| 18 | Empoli[b] (R) | 34 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 26 | 63 | −37 | 20 |
Source: Serie A, RSSSF.com, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[1]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[1]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
- Perugia gained entry to the 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup Second round after the renounce of several teams.
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 | 10 | 15 | 38 | 55 | −17 | 37 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 39 | −26 |
Source: Worldfootball
Results by round
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed; = Leader, 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League Group stage; = 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League Group stage; = 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League Qualifying round; = 1999–2000 UEFA Cup First round; = Qualification to Intertoto Cup; = 1999–2000 Serie B
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed; = Leader, 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League Group stage; = 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League Group stage; = 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League Qualifying round; = 1999–2000 UEFA Cup First round; = Qualification to Intertoto Cup; = 1999–2000 Serie B
Matches
| 13 September 1998 1 | Udinese | 2–2 | Sampdoria | Udine |
Bachini  15'Amoroso 42' |
Bertotto  32' (o.g.)Montella 37' |
Stadium: Stadio Friuli Referee: Domenico Messina |
| 20 September 1998 2 | Sampdoria | 1–1 | Perugia | Genoa |
| Laigle 21' |
Olive 48' |
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Massimo De Santis |
| 27 September 1998 3 | Cagliari | 5–0 | Sampdoria | Cagliari |
| Kallon 7', 76' Muzzi 10'Vasari 69'Berretta 78' |
Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia Referee: Gennaro Borriello |
| 4 October 1998 4 | Sampdoria | 2–1 | Roma | Genoa |
| Palmieri 61' Iacopino 69' |
Delvecchio 26' |
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Daniele Tombolini |
| 18 October 1998 5 | Piacenza | 4–1 | Sampdoria | Piacenza |
| Vierchowod 3' Inzaghi 42' (pen.)Manighetti 72'Rastelli 87' |
Ortega 28' (pen.) |
Stadium: Stadio Leonardo Garilli Referee: Pierluigi Collina |
| 25 October 1998 6 | Sampdoria | 3–0 | Empoli | Genoa |
| Palmieri 19' Ortega 70'Palmieri 73' |
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Piero Ceccarini |
| 1 November 1998 7 | Juventus | 2–0 | Sampdoria | Turin |
| Inzaghi 44', 59' |
Stadium: Stadio Delle Alpi Referee: Cosimo Bolognino |
| 8 November 1998 8 | Sampdoria | 1–0 | Salernitana | Genoa |
| Ortega 50' (pen.) |
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Roberto Bettin |
| 15 November 1998 9 | Internazionale | 3–0 | Sampdoria | Milan |
| Djorkaeff 6' (pen.), 17' (pen.) Zamorano 80' |
Stadium: San Siro Referee: Alfredo Trentalange |
| 22 November 1998 10 | Sampdoria | 0–0 | Vicenza | Genoa |
| Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Robert Boggi |
| 29 November 1998 11 | Venezia | 0–0 | Sampdoria | Venice |
| Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo Referee: Emilio Pellegrino |
| 6 December 1998 12 | Sampdoria | 0–2 | Parma | Genoa |
| Chiesa 45', 47' |
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi |
| 13 December 1998 13 | Lazio | 5–2 | Sampdoria | Rome |
| Mihajlović 29', 45', 52' Stanković 82'Salas 90' |
Palmieri 37' (pen.), 56' (pen.) |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Pierluigi Collina |
| 20 December 1998 14 | Sampdoria | 2–2 | Milan | Genoa |
| Palmieri 58' Ortega 86' |
Leonardo 39' Bierhoff 73' |
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Roberto Bettin |
| 6 January 1999 15 | Fiorentina | 1–0 | Sampdoria | Florence |
| Costa 28' |
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Pierluigi Collina |
| 10 January 1999 16 | Sampdoria | 1–1 | Bologna | Genoa |
| Palmieri 62' |
Signori 13' |
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Daniele Tombolini |
| 17 January 1999 17 | Bari | 3–1 | Sampdoria | Bari |
| Masinga 35' De Rosa 47'Olivares 70' |
Laigle 66' |
Stadium: Stadio San Nicola Referee: Cosimo Bolognino |
| 24 January 1999 18 | Sampdoria | 1–1 | Udinese | Genoa |
| Ortega 52' |
Sosa 3' |
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Roberto Bettin |
| 31 January 1999 19 | Perugia | 2–0 | Sampdoria | Perugia |
| Kaviedes 21' Matrecano 26' |
Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi Referee: Robert Boggi |
| 7 February 1999 20 | Sampdoria | 0–0 | Cagliari | Genoa |
| Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Massimo De Santis |
| 14 February 1999 21 | Roma | 3–1 | Sampdoria | Rome |
| Fábio Júnior 10' Paulo Sérgio 85', 88' |
Lassissi 15' |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Stefano Farina |
| 21 February 1999 22 | Sampdoria | 3–2 | Piacenza | Genoa |
| Montella 23' (pen.) Laigle 34'Ortega 57' |
Piovani 70' Dionigi 82' (pen.) |
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Massimo De Santis |
| 28 February 1999 23 | Empoli | 0–1 | Sampdoria | Empoli |
| Pecchia 31' |
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Referee: Emilio Pellegrino |
| 7 March 1999 24 | Sampdoria | 1–2 | Juventus | Genoa |
| Ortega 64' |
Amoruso 74' Inzaghi 90' |
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Stefano Farina |
| 14 March 1999 25 | Salernitana | 2–0 | Sampdoria | Salerno |
| Koloušek 62' Fresi 84' |
Stadium: Stadio Arechi Referee: Alfredo Trentalange |
| 21 March 1999 26 | Sampdoria | 4–0 | Internazionale | Genoa |
| Montella 12', 52' (pen.), 66' Ortega 69' |
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Daniele Tombolini |
| 3 April 1999 27 | Vicenza | 1–0 | Sampdoria | Vicenza |
| Otero 33' |
Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto |
| 11 April 1999 28 | Sampdoria | 2–1 | Venezia | Genoa |
| Montella 6' (pen.) Catê 71' |
Valtolina 52' |
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Emilio Pellegrino |
| 18 April 1999 29 | Parma | 1–1 | Sampdoria | Parma |
| Sensini 43' |
Montella 53' (pen.) |
Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Daniele Tombolini |
| 25 April 1999 30 | Sampdoria | 0–1 | Lazio | Genoa |
| Vieri 60' |
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 16,885 Referee: Livio Bazzoli |
| 2 May 1999 31 | Milan | 3–2 | Sampdoria | Milan |
| Ambrosini 17' Leonardo 79'Castellini 90' (o.g.) |
Montella 60' Franceschetti 86' |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Stefano Braschi |
| 9 May 1999 32 | Sampdoria | 3–2 | Fiorentina | Genoa |
| Montella 29', 51' Palmieri 78' |
Costa 20' (pen.) Heinrich 41' |
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Roberto Bettin |
| 16 May 1999 33 | Bologna | 2–2 | Sampdoria | Bologna |
| Ingesson 28', 90+5' |
Montella 5', 39' |
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Alfredo Trentalange |
| 23 May 1999 34 | Sampdoria | 1–0 | Bari | Genoa |
| Doriva 33' |
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Stefano Farina |
Coppa Italia
Round of 32
| 9 September 1998 First leg | Sampdoria | 2–0 | Hellas Verona | Genoa |
| 20:45 | Ortega 14' Montella 59' |
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Roberto Rosetti |
| 23 September 1998 Second leg | Hellas Verona | 1–0 | Sampdoria | Verona |
| 20:30 | Pesaresi 10' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Attendance: 3,350 Referee: Pierpaolo Rossi |
Round of 16
| 28 October 1998 First leg | Sampdoria | 0–0 | Bologna | Genoa |
| 20:30 | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 7,136 Referee: Domenico Messina |
| 11 November 1998 Second leg | Bologna | 2–1 | Sampdoria | Bologna |
| 20:30 | Signori 65' Kolyvanov 89' (pen.) |
F. Palmieri 8' |
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 8,445 Referee: Alfredo Trentalange |
UEFA Intertoto Cup
Second round
| 4 July 1998 First leg | Sampdoria  | 2–0 |  Rimavská Sobota | Genoa, Italy |
| 20:30 | Palmieri 37' Catê 67' |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Stéphane Bre (France) |
| 11 July 1998 Second leg | Rimavská Sobota | 1–0 (1–2 agg.) | Sampdoria | Rimavská Sobota, Slovakia |
| 16:30 | Orabinec 2' |
Report | Stadium: Na Záhradkách Stadium Attendance: 6,223 Referee: Steve Dunn (England) |
Third round
Semi-finals
| 29 July 1998 First leg | Bologna | 3–1 | Sampdoria | Bologna, Italy |
| 20:35 | Andersson 1' Paramatti 31'Kolyvanov 90' |
Report | Palmieri 17' |
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Juan Fernández Marín (Spain) |
| 5 August 1998 Second leg | Sampdoria | 1–0 (2–3 agg.) | Bologna | Genoa, Italy |
| 20:45 | Palmieri 27' |
Report UEFA Report 2 | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Atanas Uzunov (Bulgaria) |
Statistics
Players statistics
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Serie A | Coppa | Intertoto | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | ITA |
Ferron | 39 | -44 | 31 | -44 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ITA |
Balleri | 38 | 0 | 29+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ITA |
Grandoni | 41 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 25 | DF |  YUG |
Sakic | 33 | 0 | 22+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ITA |
Franceschetti | 25 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF |  FRA |
Laigle | 38 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 32 | MF |  BRA |
Doriva | 17 | 1 | 17 | 1 | ||||
| 7 | AM | ITA |
Pecchia | 26 | 3 | 26 | 1 | ||||
| 9 | FW | ITA |
Montella | 29 | 16 | 21+1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| 10 | FW |  ARG |
Ortega | 31 | 9 | 25+2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ITA |
Palmieri | 42 | 13 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 22 | GK | ITA |
Ambrosio | 9 | -11 | 3+4 | -11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ITA |
Castellini | 31 | 0 | 19+8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | DF |  CIV |
Lassissi | 20 | 1 | 18+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 19 | MF | ITA |
Vergassola | 23 | 0 | 8+11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ITA |
Mannini | 17 | 0 | 7+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 15 | DF |  POR |
Hugo | 15 | 0 | 7+8 | 0 | ||||
| 3 | DF | ITA |
Nava | 14 | 0 | 6+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ITA |
Ficini | 17 | 0 | 6+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ITA |
Sgro | 23 | 0 | 4+11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ITA |
Iacopino | 17 | 11 | 4+13 | 1 | ||||
| 17 | FW | BRA |
Catê | 23 | 2 | 1+14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 31 | MF |  ENG |
Sharpe | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | ||||
| 13 | MF | YUG |
Zivkovic | 10 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ITA |
Solari | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| 20 | FW | YUG |
Jovicic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | ITA |
Aloe | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | ITA |
Fuselli | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0 | 0 | -0 | 0 | -0 |
| 24 | MF | ITA |
Mattia Biso | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ARG |
Cordoba | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ITA |
Pesaresi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | ITA |
Piredda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | BRA |
Paco Soares | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 24 | DF |  SEN |
Dieng | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |