1998–99 S.L. Benfica season

The 1998–99 European football season was the 95th season of Sport Lisboa e Benfica's existence and the club's 65th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. The season ran from 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999; Benfica competed domestically in the Primeira Divisão and the Taça de Portugal. The club also participated in the UEFA Champions League as a result of finishing second in the Primeira Divisão in the previous season.

Benfica
1998–99 season
PresidentJoão Vale e Azevedo
Head coachGraeme Souness
(until 3 May 1999)
Shéu
(caretaker for four matches)
StadiumEstádio da Luz
Primeira Divisão3rd
Taça de PortugalFifth round
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage (2nd)
Top goalscorerLeague: Nuno Gomes (24)
All: Nuno Gomes (34)
Highest home attendance80,000 vs Boavista
(14 March 1999)
Lowest home attendance2,000 vs Chaves
(14 May 1999)

After guiding Benfica to second place, Graeme Souness remained in charge for a first full season. The Scottish brought in a handful of British players to the team, but only Michael Thomas, Mark Pembridge and Dean Saunders got regular playing time. To offset, Benfica lost the likes of Edgar Pacheco, Brian Deane and Scott Minto.

The season started with the qualifying rounds of the UEFA Champions League, which the club successfully passes, although not without drama. Domestically, Benfica fared better, quickly reaching the top spots by early October. However, a home draw with Alverca, starts a six-match winless spree that put them in fifth place in the league and negatively impacted their Champions League campaign.

Benfica eventually regained their step in the Primeira Divisão. From late November till early February, they won 8 out of 9 matches, including seven in a row. This allowed them to battle the second place with Boavista with a match between in 14 March assuming significant importance. Benfica lost and started another downward spiral of erratic results that eventually led to the dismissal of Souness. Long-time assistant Shéu finished the season, with Benfica reaching 65 points, 14 less than Porto. Nuno Gomes had its best season of his career, scoring 34 goals in all competitions.

Season summary

Following a season, where Benfica made a convincing second round, collecting 41 out of 51 points.[1] Souness had his status increased, with more influence on player signings and the technical staff around him. One of his first decisions was replacing Nelo Vingada by his personal friend, Phil Boersma.[2][3][4] Vingada work as assistant was influential in helping Souness understand the intricacy of Portuguese football.[2] The Scottish also brought in reinforcements from England, inspired by the effect that Poborský and Brian Deane had in the team, when they joined in January.[5] After a pre-season that saw them meet Newcastle United, Sheffield United and Italians, Empoli and Lazio, the team was set to debut in the qualifying rounds of the Champions League against Beitar Jerusalem. With a six nil thrashing in the first leg, the second leg was a mere formality. However, in Israel, the team suffered a setback, conceding four goals, that although it did not harm progress to the group stage, it upset the management.[3][5]

In the league, Benfica started in the best possible way, amassing three consecutive wins and reaching top of the table.[6] A loss in Faro dropped them to second, but did not stop their momentum, as two more wins and a hard-fought draw against F.C. Alverca followed.[6] Equal on the first place, the team visited Boavista next. A last minute goal from Martelinho forced Benfica to spend the week in fifth place.[6] In Europe, the situation was not any better, with five points dropped against HJK Helsinki, who were making their debut in the group stage of the Champions League.[7]

"An initial scare foresees an unsettling season. With the qualification for the millionaire Champions League almost assured, Benfica unexpectedly crashes in Israel for unthinkable numbers. Still, the Champions League is a reality – as his the ever present controversy caused by Souness. His signings – Michael Thomas and Mark Pembridge in July, Dean Saunders in January, Steve Harkness and Gary Charles in March – rarely ever get it right. Adding to this, the problems with the players are recurring and successive examples of stubbornness force him out, after a home draw against Campomaiorense. By then, Champions League, Portuguese League and Portuguese Cup were a thing of the past. Till the end, it is Shéu who leads the team, and holds on to the third place with a draw in the last match-day..."

— Rui Miguel Tovar on the season events[5]

After five points earned in three match days in early November, the team faced FC Porto for the Clássico on the road, losing for a fifth consecutive season, and ending up in fifth place with a seven-point gap for the leader.[8] In Europe, Benfica finished second in his group, with another late goal costing them points, now against PSV Eindhoven.[7] Nonetheless, with the advancing season, Benfica performance improved, starting a seven-game winning streak that spread two months, and saw the jump to second, only a point behind leaders Porto. They were stopped in late January, when S.C. Beira-Mar draw them at home.[9]

In February the team conceded a fourth league loss, which was followed by the premature exit of the Portuguese Cup.[10] Still, they recovered by winning the two subsequent games, matching Boavista on the league table, and facing them next, knowing that a win, would put the team one point behind leaders Porto.[9] On 14 March, Souness decided to Gary Charles and Steve Harkness, the first was coming out of an injury and the second arrived days before.[5] Benfica lost 0–3, dropped to third place and Souness saw his first handkerchiefs.[3] A week later Benfica draw against U.D. Leiria, bagging only one point out of six possible in a crucial part of the season.[11]

April would be much the same, with five points lost out of nine possible, the advantage over the fourth place, Sporting was reduced to two points.[11] With a home draw against S.C. Campomaiorense in early May, and in danger of losing the third place, Souness was sacked with immediate effect.[12][13][5] He was banned from entering the stadium,[14] and Shéu replaced him in the final four matches, winning seven points out of twelve, but more importantly, securing the third place.[10]

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win % Source
Primeira Divisão 21 August 1998 30 May 1999 34 19 8 7 71 29 +42 055.88 [15]
Taça de Portugal 10 January 1999 16 February 1999 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 050.00 [15]
UEFA Champions League 12 August 1998 9 December 1998 8 4 2 2 16 13 +3 050.00 [15]
Total 44 23 10 11 91 45 +46 052.27

Primeira Divisão

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Porto (C) 34 24 7 3 85 26 +59 79 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Boavista 34 20 11 3 57 29 +28 71 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
3 Benfica 34 19 8 7 71 29 +42 65 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
4 Sporting CP 34 17 12 5 64 32 +32 63
5 Vitória de Setúbal 34 15 8 11 37 38 1 53
Source: Primeira Divisão
Rules for classification: 1st points, 2nd head-to-head, 3rd goals average
(C) Champion.

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAH
ResultWWWLWWDLDDWLWWWWWWWDWLWWLDWLDDLWWD
Position4112221554454443222323323333334333
Source: FootballPortugal
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

21 August 1998 1 Benfica 2–0 Estrela da Amadora Lisbon
18:15 Poborský  16'
Tahar  72'
Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Isidoro Rodrigues
30 August 1998 2 Rio Ave 0–2 Benfica Vila do Conde
20:15 Report Nuno Gomes  70' (pen.), 85' Stadium: Estádio do Rio Ave FC
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: José Pratas
12 September 1998 3 Benfica 3–0 Beira-Mar Lisbon
17:00 Martin Pringle  15'
Luís Carlos  25'
Ronaldo  54'
Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Vítor Pereira
21 September 1998 4 Farense 1–0 Benfica Faro
20:30 Hassan Nader  90'
Miguel Serôdio  85'
Report Stadium: Estádio de São Luís
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Jorge Coroado
26 September 1998 5 Benfica 3–1 Maritimo Lisbon
21:15 Nuno Gomes  32' (pen.), 59', 90' (pen.) Report Herivelto  22'
Jokanović  37'  50'
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: António Costa
4 October 1998 6 Vitória Guimarães 0–2 Benfica Guimarães
19:00 Report Alexandre  2' (o.g.)
Kandaurov  70'
Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Paulo Costa
17 October 1998 7 Benfica 2–2 Alverca Lisbon
19:00 Poborský  12'
Bruno Basto  42'  73'
Nandinho  89'
Report Marco Freitas  44'
Maniche  81'
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Emanuel Camâra
25 October 1998 8 Boavista 2–1 Benfica Porto
20:00 Timofte  49' (pen.)
Martelinho  89'
Report Nuno Gomes  50'
Poborský  86'
Stadium: Estádio do Bessa
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Lucílio Baptista
1 November 1998 9 Benfica 0–0 União Leiria Lisbon
20:05 José Calado  65'  80' Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: António Costa
10 November 1998 10 Salgueiros 1–1 Benfica Porto
21:15 Reis  90' Report João Pinto  49'
Luís Andrade  83'  90'
Stadium: Estádio Prof. Dr. José Vieira de Carvalho
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Paulo Costa
15 November 1998 11 Benfica 4–1 Braga Lisbon
19:30 Kandaurov  3'
Poborský  33'
João Pinto  57'
Nuno Gomes  89'
Report Odair  13' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Mário Mendes
21 November 1998 12 Porto 3–1 Benfica Porto
20:30 Chaínho  18'
Jardel  39', 54'
Report Kandaurov  57'
João Pinto  66'  76'
Stadium: Estádio das Antas
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: José Pratas
29 November 1998 13 Campomaiorense 0–5 Benfica Campo Maior, Portalegre
20:30 Report Nuno Gomes  25', 76' (pen.)
Hugo Leal  43', 44'
Michael Thomas  37'  55'
Kandaurov  75'
Stadium: Estádio Capitão Cesar Correia
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Vítor Pereira
4 December 1998 14 Benfica 2–0 Vitória Setúbal Lisbon
19:30 Pembridge  4'
Nuno Gomes  47'
Report Pedro Henriques  77'  83' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Lucílio Baptista
14 September 1998 15 Desp. Chaves 0–4 Benfica Chaves
21:15 Filipe  35'  38'
Neves  49'  58'
Report Nuno Gomes  9', 27', 68'
Tahar  48'
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Chaves
Attendance: 3,000
20 December 1998 16 Benfica 3–0 Académica Lisbon
17:00 Poborský  30'
Nuno Gomes  55', 61'
Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Bentua Marques
3 January 1999 17 Sporting 1–2 Benfica Lisbon
21:30 Delfim  81' Report Beto  27' (o.g.), 79' (o.g.) Stadium: Estádio de Alvalade
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Martins dos Santos
16 January 1999 18 Estrela da Amadora 0–1 Benfica Lisbon
20:00 Report Dean Saunders  87' Stadium: Estádio da Reboleira
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Vítor Pereira
23 January 1999 19 Benfica 3–1 Rio Ave Lisbon
19:00 Nuno Gomes  48'
Cadete  81'
Pepa  90'
Report André Jacaré  58' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Francisco Vicente
29 January 1999 20 Beira-Mar 1–1 Benfica Aveiro
19:30 Gila  47' Report Tahar  57' Stadium: Estádio Mário Duarte
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: António Costa
5 February 1999 21 Benfica 5–0 Farense Lisbon
20:00 Dean Saunders  23', 45'
King  51' (o.g.)
Nuno Gomes  73', 88'
Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Luís Miranda
13 February 1999 22 Maritimo 1–0 Benfica Funchal
19:00 Tulipa  46' Report Stadium: Estádio dos Barreiros
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Martins dos Santos
21 February 1999 23 Benfica 3–1 Vitória Guimarães Lisbon
19:00 João Pinto  27'
Thomas  66'
Nuno Gomes  87'
Report Edmilson  15' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Paulo Baptista
28 February 1999 24 Alverca 0–2 Benfica Alverca
18:00 Hugo Costa  50'  73' Report Dean Saunders  44'
Paulo Madeira  75'
Stadium: Complexo Desportivo do Alverca
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Isidoro Rodrigues
14 March 1999 25 Benfica 0–3 Boavista Lisbon
20:45 Report Ayew  6', 66'
Mário Silva  23'  78'
Luís Manuel  89'
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Vítor Pereira
21 March 1999 26 União Leiria 1–1 Benfica Leiria
21:00 Sérgio Nunes  89' Report João Pinto  46' Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Lucílio Baptista
3 April 1999 27 Benfica 5–0 Salgueiros Lisbon
19:00 Charles  66'
Dean Saunders  71'
Ronaldo  83'
Nuno Gomes  87' (pen.), 89'
Report Ademir  55'  70' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Bento Marques
17 April 1999 28 Braga 2–1 Benfica Braga
20:30 Toni  7'
Odair  87'
Report Paulo Madeira  62' Stadium: Estádio 1º de Maio
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Isidoro Rodrigues
24 April 1999 29 Benfica 1–1 Porto Lisbon
20:00 Bruno Basto  48' Report Zlatko Zahovič  40' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: João Esteves
2 May 1999 30 Benfica 1–1 Campomaiorense Lisbon
20:00 Cadete  55' Report Welington  71' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mário Mendes
10 May 1999 31 Vitória de Setúbal 1–0 Benfica Setúbal
20:30 Toñito  12' Report Bruno Basto  88' Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Lucílio Baptista
14 May 1999 32 Benfica 4–1 Desp. Chaves Lisbon
19:30 Tahar  43'
Cadete  47'
Poborský  78'
Nuno Gomes  89'
Report Carlos Álvarez  65'
André  87'
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: António Marçal
23 May 1999 33 Académica 0–3 Benfica Coimbra
20:30 Report Nuno Gomes  7'
Mounir  40' (o.g.)
Hugo Leal  81'
Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Coimbra
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Bento Marques
30 May 1999 34 Benfica 3–3 Sporting Lisbon
20:00 Kandaurov  9'
Poborský  29'
Bruno Basto  35'  61'
Nuno Gomes  86'
Report Iordanov  5', 38'
Marcos  14'  59'
Rui Jorge  75'
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Paulo Paraty

Taça de Portugal

10 January 1999 Fourth Rd Benfica 4–1 Académica Lisbon
18:00 Nuno Gomes  2', 14', 50'
Calado  52'
Report Dário Monteiro  79' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Paulo Baptista
16 February 1999 Fifth Rd Vitória de Setúbal 2–0 Benfica Setúbal
20:30 Chiquinho Conde  16'
Chipenda  89'
Report Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim
Referee: Isidoro Rodrigues

UEFA Champions League

Second qualifying round

12 August 1998 First Leg Benfica 6–0 Beitar Jerusalem Lisbon
19:00 Pembridge  25', 82'
Deane  29'
Calado  64'
Shelah  79' (o.g.)
Nuno Gomes  85'
Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Edgar Steinborn
26 August 1998 Second Leg Beitar Jerusalem 4–2
(4–8 agg.)
Benfica Jerusalem
19:00 Hamar  25'
Sallói  27' (pen.)
Shitrit  51'
Ilan Bakhar  57'
Abukasis  80'
Report Nuno Gomes  17' (pen.)
João Pinto  90'
Stadium: Teddy Stadium
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Ryszard Wójcik

Group stage

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Kaiserslautern 6411126+613
Benfica 622289−18
PSV Eindhoven 62131011−17
HJK Helsinki 6123812−45
16 September 1998 1 Kaiserslautern 1–0 Benfica Kaiserslautern
19:00 Wagner  41' Report Tahar El Khalej  87' Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
30 September 1998 2 Benfica 2–1 PSV Eindhoven Lisbon
19:00 Nuno Gomes  47'
João Pinto  76'
Report Rommedahl  72' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Nikolai Levnikov (Russia)
21 October 1998 3 HJK Helsinki 2–0 Benfica Helsinki
19:00 Lehkosuo  20' (pen.)
Kottila  70'
Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 25.126
Referee: Václav Krondl (Czech Republic)
4 November 1998 4 Benfica 2–2 HJK Helsinki Lisbon
19:00 Nuno Gomes  78'
Calado  81'
Report Minto  5' (o.g.)
Luiz Antônio  84'
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Laszlo Vagner (Hungary)
25 November 1998 5 Benfica 2–1 Kaiserslautern Lisbon
19:00 Nuno Gomes  30'
João Pinto  70'
Report Rische  90' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Paul Durkin (England)
9 December 1998 6 PSV Eindhoven 2–2 Benfica Eindhoven
19:00 Khokhlov  41'
van Nistelrooy  89'
Report Nuno Gomes  47' (pen.), 65' Stadium: Philips Stadion
Attendance: 17,900
Referee: Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden)

Friendlies

2 August 1998 JD Sports Cup Benfica 1–1
(7–6 p)
Empoli F.C. Middlesbrough
Nuno Gomes  49' (pen.) Report Palumbo  55' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
7 August 1998[16] Benfica 4–0 Lazio Lisbon
Nuno Gomes  7'
Karel Poborský  22'
Brian Deane  67'
Hugo Porfírio  90'
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Jorge Coroado
10 April 1999[18] Taça Amizade Benfica 3–2 Club Brugge Paris
Stadium: Parc des Princes

Player statistics

The squad for the season consisted of the players listed in the tables below, as well as staff member Graeme Souness (manager), Phil Boersma (assistant manager) and Shéu (assistant and later manager).[19][15]

Note 1: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Note 2: Players with squad numbers marked ‡ joined the club during the 1998-99 season via transfer, with more details in the following section.

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPrimeira DivisãoTaça de PortugalUEFA Champions League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Michel Preud'homme 27-3121-21006-10
2 DF Tahar El Khalej 2842242040
3 DF Gary Charles 41410000
5 DF Paulo Madeira 3622822060
6 DF Steve Harkness 90900000
7 MF Karel Poborský 3662761080
8 MF João Pinto 3672841073
9 FW Nandinho 41410000
10 FW Dean Saunders 1951752000
11 FW Martin Pringle 1911210070
12 GK Sergei Ovchinnikov 18-1814-122-32-3
13 DF Ronaldo Guiaro 4023022080
14 DF José Sousa 1501000050
15 MF Mark Pembridge 2831911082
16 DF Scott Minto 1701001060
17 MF Serhiy Kandaurov 2752252030
18 FW Jorge Cadete 1731631000
19 DF Bruno Basto 2211811030
20 MF Hugo Leal 3532732060
21 FW Nuno Gomes 433434242377
22 MF José Calado 3332402172
23 MF Hugo Porfírio 60300030
24 GK Paulo Lopes 00000000
26 MF Luís Carlos 2111912000
28 FW Brian Deane 71400031
30 MF Luís Andrade 1501200030
31 FW Pepa 21210000
33 MF Michael Thomas 2511811060

Transfers

In

Entry date Position Player From club Fee Ref
1 July 1998 DM Luís Andrade Belenenses Undisclosed [20]
1 July 1998 RW Nandinho Salgueiros Undisclosed [21]
1 July 1998 DM Marco Freitas Vitória Guimarães Free [22]
1 July 1998 DM Michael Thomas Liverpool Free [23]
1 July 1998 LW Mark Pembridge Sheffield Wednesday Free [24]
1 July 1998 LW Hugo Porfírio Racing Santander Undisclosed [25]
8 December 1998 ST Dean Saunders Sheffield United Undisclosed [26]
16 December 1998 FW Jorge Cadete Celta de Vigo Undisclosed [27]
1 January 1999 LB Bruno Basto Alverca Loan return [28]
14 January 1999 RB Gary Charles Aston Villa Undisclosed [29]
9 March 1999 LB Steve Harkness Liverpool Undisclosed [30]

Out

Exit date Position Player To club Fee Ref
1 July 1998 RW Edgar Pacheco Real Madrid Free [31]
1 July 1998 CB Jorge Soares Marítimo Free [32]
1 July 1998 LB Abdelkrim El Hadrioui AZ Alkmaar Undisclosed [33]
1 July 1998 DM Tiago Pereira Rayo Vallecano Undisclosed [34]
1 July 1998 AM Basarab Panduru Porto Free [35]
1 July 1998 AM Deco Salgueiros Undisclosed [36]
12 October 1998 ST Brian Deane Sheffield United Undisclosed [37]
1 January 1999 DM Jamir Gomes Alverca Undisclosed [38]
14 January 1999 LB Scott Minto West Ham United Undisclosed [39]
4 March 1999 ST Martin Pringle Charlton Athletic Undisclosed [40]

Out by loan

Exit date Position Player To club Return date Ref
1 July 1998 CB José Soares Alverca 30 June 1999 [41]
1 July 1998 DM Marco Freitas Alverca 30 June 1999 [22]
1 July 1998 DM Amaral Corinthians 30 June 1999 [42]
1 July 1998 AM Erwin Sánchez Boavista 30 June 1999 [43]
1 January 1999 RW Nandinho Alverca 30 June 1999 [21]
8 January 1999 ST Martin Pringle Charlton Athletic 1 March 1999 [44]

Notes

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    6. Tovar 2012, p. 564.
    7. Tovar 2012, p. 569.
    8. Tovar 2012, p. 565.
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