| Season | 1998–99 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12 September 1998 – 23 May 1999 |
| Champions | Milan 16th title |
| Relegated | Salernitana Sampdoria Vicenza Empoli |
| Champions League | Milan Lazio Fiorentina Parma |
| UEFA Cup | Roma Udinese Bologna |
| Intertoto Cup | Juventus Perugia |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 845 (2.76 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Márcio Amoroso (22 goals) |
The1998–99 Serie A sawMilan win their 16th Scudetto, led by coachAlberto Zaccheroni.Lazio finished second, losing the title on the last day.Inter Milan, with an often injured or restedRonaldo, had a disastrous season, finishing in 8th position, whereasJuventus' impressive start was cut short by a bad injury toAlessandro Del Piero, and they wound up having an unimpressive season.
Salernitana,Venezia,Cagliari andPerugia had been promoted fromSerie B.
| Team | Head coach | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bari | Lotto | TELE+ | |
| Bologna | Diadora | Granarolo | |
| Cagliari | Biemme | Pecorino Sardo | |
| Empoli | Errea | Sammontana | |
| Fiorentina | Fila | Nintendo | |
| Inter | Nike | Pirelli | |
| Juventus | Kappa | D+ | |
| Lazio | Puma | Cirio | |
| Milan | Adidas | Opel | |
| Parma | Lotto | Parmalat | |
| Perugia | Galex | None | |
| Piacenza | Lotto | Copra (Home)/Gruppo DAC (Away) | |
| Roma | Diadora | INA Assitalia | |
| Salernitana | Asics | Exigo Jeans & Casual | |
| Sampdoria | Asics | Daewoo Matiz | |
| Udinese | Diadora | Telital | |
| Venezia | Kronos | Emmezeta | |
| Vicenza | Biemme | Belfe |
| 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 toChampions League group stage |
| 2 | Lazio | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 65 | 31 | +34 | 69 | |
| 3 | Fiorentina | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 55 | 41 | +14 | 56 | Qualification toChampions League third qualifying round[1] |
| 4 | Parma | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 55 | 36 | +19 | 55 | |
| 5 | Roma | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 69 | 49 | +20 | 54[a] | Qualification toUEFA Cup first round |
| 6 | Udinese[b] | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 54 | |
| 7 | Juventus[c] | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 54 | Qualification toIntertoto Cup third round[2] |
| 8 | Inter Milan | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 59 | 54 | +5 | 46 | |
| 9 | Bologna[d] | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 44 | 47 | −3 | 44 | Qualification toUEFA Cup first round |
| 10 | Bari | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 42[e] | |
| 11 | Venezia | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 42[e] | |
| 12 | Piacenza | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 48 | 49 | −1 | 41[f] | |
| 13 | Cagliari | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 41[f] | |
| 14 | Perugia[g] | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 43 | 61 | −18 | 39 | Qualification toIntertoto Cup second round |
| 15 | Salernitana(R) | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 37 | 51 | −14 | 38 | Relegation toSerie 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[h](R) | 34 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 26 | 63 | −37 | 20 |
| Home \ Away | BAR | BOL | CAG | EMP | FIO | INT | JUV | LAZ | MIL | PAR | PER | PIA | ROM | SAL | SAM | UDI | VEN | VIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bari | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Bologna | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 4–2 | |
| Cagliari | 3–3 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Empoli | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–5 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
| Fiorentina | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | |
| Inter Milan | 2–3 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–5 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 6–2 | 1–1 | |
| Juventus | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | |
| Lazio | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 6–1 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Milan | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Parma | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | |
| Perugia | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| Piacenza | 3–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–6 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | |
| Roma | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–5 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| Salernitana | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Sampdoria | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Udinese | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Venezia | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| Vicenza | 1–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 |
| Udinese | 0–0 | Juventus |
|---|---|---|
| Bologna | 2–1 | Inter Milan |
|---|---|---|
| Signori Bettarini | Ventola |
Udinese andBologna qualified to1999–2000 UEFA Cup, whileJuventus qualified for the1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup.