1998–99 A.C. Fiorentina season

Associazione Calcio Fiorentina enjoyed its best season in the 1990s on the pitch, but was left wondering what might have been. Leading the domestic Serie A championship a long way into the season, Fiorentina's title charge fell to pieces, as it lost unnecessary points while eventual champions Milan and runners-up Lazio continued winning their matches. In the end, Fiorentina salvaged third place in the league, qualifying for the UEFA Champions League in 1999–2000.

Fiorentina
1998–99 season
PresidentVittorio Cecchi Gori
ManagerGiovanni Trapattoni
StadiumStadio Artemio Franchi
Serie A3rd
Coppa ItaliaRunners-up
UEFA CupSecond round (disqualified)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Gabriel Batistuta (21)

All:
Gabriel Batistuta (26)

Its European adventure in 1998–99 however, ended early, when a handmade bomb was thrown at a linesman in the victory against Swiss side Grasshoppers. The linesman escaped serious injury, but Fiorentina were declared losers of the match, despite its victory on the pitch, and were thus thrown out of the tournament. However, it avoided further sanctions. Fiorentina also lost the Coppa Italia Final to Parma, marking another season without titles.

Several players were impressive, with the trio Gabriel Batistuta, Rui Costa and Francesco Toldo being the players really standing out. The defensive line-up and the many goals conceded were the main reasons Fiorentina would not win the title.

Players

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Milan (C) 34 20 10 4 59 34 +25 70 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Lazio 34 20 9 5 65 31 +34 69
3 Fiorentina 34 16 8 10 55 41 +14 56 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4 Parma 34 15 10 9 55 36 +19 55
5 Roma 34 15 9 10 69 49 +20 54[lower-alpha 1] Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
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]
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. ROM 7pts. JUV 5pts. UDI 4pts.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34 16 8 10 55 41  +14 56 13 4 0 36 10  +26 3 4 10 19 31  −12

Last updated: 25 July 2015.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA
ResultWWWWLWLWLWDWWDWLWWWDLDDWLWLDLLWLDD
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

12 September 1998 1 Fiorentina 2–0 Empoli Florence
Rui Costa  5'
Batistuta  60'
Report Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 34,343
Referee: Alfredo Trentalange
20 September 1998 2 Vicenza 1–2 Fiorentina Vicenza
Padalino  67' (o.g.) Report Batistuta  1'
Oliveira  71'
Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Graziano Cesari
26 September 1998 3 Milan 1–3 Fiorentina Milan
Bierhoff  70' (pen.) Report Batistuta  6', 46', 52' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Stefano Braschi
4 October 1998 4 Fiorentina 1–0 Udinese Florence
Edmundo  90+2' Report Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Stefano Braschi
17 October 1998 5 Roma 2–1 Fiorentina Rome
Alenichev  89'
Totti  90+4'
Report Batistuta  32' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Livio Bazzoli
25 October 1998 6 Fiorentina 4–0 Salernitana Florence
Edmundo  50', 89'
Batistuta  68', 90+2'
Report Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Alfredo Trentalange
31 October 1998 7 Parma 2–0 Fiorentina Parma
Crespo  36', 52' Report Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Piero Ceccarini
8 November 1998 8 Fiorentina 4–1 Venezia Florence
Padalino  23'
Batistuta  40', 65'
Rui Costa  64' (pen.)
Report Schwoch  42' (pen.) Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Referee: Massimo De Santis
15 November 1998 9 Piacenza 4–2 Fiorentina Piacenza
Rastelli  12'
S. Inzaghi  29' (pen.)
Cristallini  59'
Piovani  90+4'
Report Rui Costa  23' (pen.)
Edmundo  40' (pen.)
Stadium: Stadio Leonardo Garilli
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto
22 November 1998 10 Fiorentina 3–1 Internazionale Florence
Padalino  5'
Batistuta  16'
Heinrich  75'
Report Djorkaeff  3' (pen.) Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti
29 November 1998 11 Bari 0–0 Fiorentina Bari
Report Stadium: Stadio San Nicola
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Piero Ceccarini
5 December 1998 12 Fiorentina 1–0 Bologna Florence
Batistuta  56' Report Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Stefano Braschi
13 December 1998 13 Fiorentina 1–0 Juventus Florence
Batistuta  58' Report Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Stefano Farina
20 December 1998 14 Perugia 2–2 Fiorentina Perugia
Rapaić  1'
Nakata  90+5' (pen.)
Report Robbiati  10'
Batistuta  74'
Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Graziano Cesari
6 January 1999 15 Fiorentina 1–0 Sampdoria Florence
Rui Costa  28' Report Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 36,223
Referee: Pierluigi Collina
10 January 1999 16 Lazio 2–0 Fiorentina Rome
Vieri  66'
Mihajlović  90'
Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 69,000
Referee: Livio Bazzoli
17 January 1999 17 Fiorentina 4–2 Cagliari Florence
Batistuta  7', 79', 89'
Edmundo  76'
Report O'Neill  32'
De Patre  59'
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 33,073
Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti
24 January 1999 18 Empoli 0–3 Fiorentina Empoli
Report Heinrich  77'
Rui Costa  81'
Edmundo  83'
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Stefano Braschi
31 January 1999 19 Fiorentina 3–0 Vicenza Florence
Falcone  36'
Torricelli  39'
Batistuta  83'
Report Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Gennaro Borriello
7 February 1999 20 Fiorentina 0–0 Milan Florence
Report Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Alfredo Trentalange
14 February 1999 21 Udinese 1–0 Fiorentina Udine
Sosa  80' Report Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Piero Ceccarini
21 February 1999 22 Fiorentina 0–0 Roma Florence
Report Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 43,170
Referee: Gennaro Borriello
28 February 1999 23 Salernitana 1–1 Fiorentina Salerno
Di Vaio  75' Report Torricelli  86' Stadium: Stadio Arechi
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi
7 March 1999 24 Fiorentina 2–1 Parma Florence
Oliveira  42'
Rui Costa  55' (pen.)
Report Stanić  64' Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti
14 March 1999 25 Venezia 4–1 Fiorentina Venice
Recoba  18', 45+2', 90+1'
Miceli  42'
Report Esposito  88' (pen.) Stadium: Stadio Pierluigi Penzo
Attendance: 12,630
Referee: Domenico Messina
21 March 1999 26 Fiorentina 2–1 Piacenza Florence
Batistuta  6'
Esposito  90+1'
Report S. Inzaghi  71' (pen.) Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 33,400
Referee: Pierluigi Collina
3 April 1999 27 Internazionale 2–0 Fiorentina Milan
Ronaldo  45' (pen.), 83' (pen.) Report Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Alfredo Trentalange
11 April 1999 28 Fiorentina 2–2 Bari Florence
Rui Costa  41'
Padalino  72'
Report Osmanovski  66'
Guerrero  89'
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti
17 April 1999 29 Bologna 3–0 Fiorentina Bologna
Simutenkov  28'
Bettarini  62'
Kolyvanov  69'
Report Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Graziano Cesari
25 April 1999 30 Juventus 2–1 Fiorentina Turin
Inzaghi  24'
Conte  87'
Report Tacchinardi  85' (o.g.) Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Attendance: 46,900
Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi
2 May 1999 31 Fiorentina 5–1 Perugia Florence
Batistuta  40'
Rui Costa  42', 67'
Edmundo  76' (pen.), 90+2'
Report Firicano  78' (o.g.) Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti
9 May 1999 32 Sampdoria 3–2 Fiorentina Genoa
Montella  29', 51'
Palmieri  78'
Report Rui Costa  20' (pen.)
Heinrich  41'
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Referee: Roberto Bettin
15 May 1999 33 Fiorentina 1–1 Lazio Florence
Batistuta  14' Report Vieri  27' Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi
23 May 1999 34 Cagliari 1–1 Fiorentina Cagliari
Muzzi  90+3' Report Zebina  40' (o.g.) Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia
Referee: Emilio Pellegrino

Coppa Italia

UEFA Cup

First round

15 September 1998 First leg Fiorentina 2–1 Hajduk Split Bari, Italy
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Esposito  49'
Edmundo  50', 81'
Heinrich  56'
Torricelli  73'
Report Biliškov  30'
Brajković  32'
Skoko  38'
Vučko  44'
Stadium: Stadio San Nicola
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Graham Barber (England)
29 September 1998 Second leg Hajduk Split 0–0
(1–2 agg.)
Fiorentina Split, Croatia
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Biliškov  50'
Baturina  52'
Report Cois  21'
Padalino  54'
Toldo  73'
Stadium: Stadion Poljud
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Claude Colombo (France)

Second round

3 November 1998 Second leg Fiorentina 0–3 (Awarded)
(2–3 agg.)
Grasshopper Salerno, Italy
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Oliveira  12', 38'
Falcone  33'
Report Cabanas  28'
Gren  30'
Stadium: Stadio Arechi
Referee: Michel Piraux (Belgium)
Note: The match was abandoned at halftime with the score 2–1 after an official was injured by a firework. Grasshopper were awarded a 3–0 win and advanced 3–2 on aggregate.

Statistics

Goalscorers

References

  1. Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio – La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. – Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
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