| 1998–99 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Jozef Vengloš | ||
| Stadium | Celtic Park | ||
| Scottish Premier League | 2nd | ||
| Scottish Cup | Runners-up | ||
| Scottish League Cup | Third round | ||
| Champions League | Second qualifying round | ||
| UEFA Cup | Second round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Henrik Larsson (29) All: Henrik Larsson (38) | ||
The1998–99 season was the 105th season of competitivefootball byCeltic. Celtic competed in theScottish Premier League,UEFA Cup,Scottish League Cup and theScottish Cup.
As defending league champions, they were now managed by Slovak coach Jozef Venglos following the resignation of Wim Jansen. However, they finished runners-up behind Rangers this season and also lost to them in the Scottish Cup final.
Season 1998–99 saw Celtic finish second in the league six points behind winnerRangers.[1] They reached the final of the Scottish Cup losing toRangers,[2] the third round of the League Cup losing toAirdrieonians,[3] the second qualifying round of the Champions League[4] and the second round of the Uefa Cup losing toFC Zürich.[5]
| Date | Player | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 1998 | £1,400,000[6] | ||
| 28 October 1998 | £370,000[7] | ||
| 13 November 1998 | Loan[8] | ||
| 18 November 1998 | £1,400,000[9] | ||
| 2 December 1998 | £3,000,000[10] | ||
| 20 March 1999 | Loan[11] |
| Date | Player | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 1998 | £350,000[12] | ||
| 5 February 1999 | £150,000[13] | ||
| 6 February 1999 | £600,000[14] | ||
| 25 March 1999 | £450,000[15] | ||
| 31 March 1999 | Loan[16] |
| 9 July 1998Friendly | Hollandia | 2–1 | Celtic | Juliana Sportpark |
| Veltmeyer Zaoudi | Blinker | Referee: Van Dongen |
| 10 July 1998Friendly | ASWH | 1–5 | Celtic | Sportpark Schildman |
| Koster | Elliot Brattbakk Stubbs | Attendance: 1,000 |
| 18 July 1998Ray Montgomerie Testimonial | Kilmarnock | 1–2 | Celtic | Rugby Park |
| Wright | Larsson Donnelly | Attendance: 6,860 Referee: McCluskey |
| 25 July 1998Friendly | Celtic | 2–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Celtic Park |
| Blinker Jackson | Armstrong | Attendance: 53,872 Referee: McCluskey |
| 4 August 1998Jimmy Phillips Testimonial | Bolton Wanderers | 1–1 | Celtic | Reebok Stadium |
| Sellars | McNamara | Attendance: 17,479 Referee: Lomas |
| 8 August 1998Friendly | Celtic | 0–1 | Liverpool | Celtic Park |
| Leonhardsen | Attendance: 59,727 Referee:Rowbotham |
| 1 August 1998Premier League | Celtic | 5–0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Glasgow |
| 15:00GMT | Burley Donnelly McKinlay | Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 59,377 Referee:Kenny Clark |
| 16 August 1998Premier League | Aberdeen | 3–2 | Celtic | Aberdeen |
| 18:05BST | Perry Blinker Hignett | Larsson | Stadium:Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 16,440 Referee: Willie Young |
| 22 August 1998Premier League | Celtic | 2–1 | Dundee United | Glasgow |
| 15:00BST | Burley Burchill | Winters | Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 59,133 Referee: Alan Freeland |
| 29 August 1998Premier League | Dundee | 1–1 | Celtic | Dundee |
| 15:00BST | Annand | Burley | Stadium:Dens Park Attendance: 9,853 Referee: Garry Mitchell |
| 12 September 1998Premier League | Celtic | 1–1 | Kilmarnock | Glasgow |
| 15:00BST | Blinker | Vareille | Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 58,567 Referee:Hugh Dallas |
| 20 September 1998Premier League | Rangers | 0–0 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| 18:05BST | Stadium:Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 50,026 Referee:Stuart Dougal |
| 23 September 1998Premier League | Celtic | 0–1 | St Johnstone | Glasgow |
| 19:45BST | Dasović | Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 55,745 Referee:Mike McCurry |
| 26 September 1998Premier League | Celtic | 1–1 | Hearts | Glasgow |
| 15:00GMT | Donnelly | Hamilton | Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 59,283 Referee: Willie Young |
| 3 October 1998Premier League | Motherwell | 1–2 | Celtic | Motherwell |
| 15:00BST | Adams | Brattbakk Lambert | Stadium:Fir Park Attendance: 12,103 Referee:Jim McCluskey |
| 17 October 1998Premier League | Dunfermline Athletic | 2–2 | Celtic | Dunfermline |
| 15:00BST | Britton French | Larsson Brattbakk | Stadium:East End Park Attendance: 10,968 Referee: Hugh Dallas |
| 24 October 1998Premier League | Celtic | 2–0 | Aberdeen | Glasgow |
| 15:00GMT | Donnelly | Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 59,963 Referee: Jim McCluskey |
| 31 October 1998Premier League | Kilmarnock | 2–0 | Celtic | Kilmarnock |
| 15:00GMT | Roberts Mitchell | Stadium:Rugby Park Attendance: 16,695 Referee: John Rowbotham |
| 7 November 1998Premier League | Celtic | 6–1 | Dundee | Glasgow |
| 15:00GMT | Larsson Burchill Donnelly | Annand | Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 58,974 Referee: Stuart Dougal |
| 14 November 1998Premier League | St Johnstone | 2–1 | Celtic | Perth |
| 15:00GMT | Simão McAnespie | Larsson | Stadium:McDiarmid Park Attendance: 9,762 Referee: Eric Martindale |
| 21 November 1998Premier League | Celtic | 5–1 | Rangers | Glasgow |
| 15:00GMT | Moravčík Larsson Burchill | van Bronckhorst | Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 59,783 Referee: Willie Young |
| 28 November 1998Premier League | Celtic | 2–0 | Motherwell | Glasgow |
| 15:00GMT | Larsson O'Donnell | Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 59,227 Referee: Kenny Clark |
| 6 December 1998Premier League | Hearts | 2–1 | Celtic | Edinburgh |
| 18:05GMT | Adam | O'Donnell | Stadium:Tynecastle Stadium Attendance: 17,334 Referee:Mike McCurry |
| 12 December 1998Premier League | Dundee United | 1–1 | Celtic | Dundee |
| 15:00GMT | Zetterlund | Larsson | Stadium:Tannadice Park Attendance: 11,612 Referee: Jim McCluskey |
| 19 December 1998Premier League | Celtic | 5–0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Glasgow |
| 15:00GMT | Larsson Mjällby Moravčík | Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 59,024 Referee: Bobby Orr |
| 27 December 1998Premier League | Dundee | 0–3 | Celtic | Dundee |
| 18:05GMT | O'Donnell Riseth Douglas | Stadium:Dens Park Attendance: 10,043 Referee: Willie Young |
| 3 January 1999Premier League | Rangers | 2–2 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| 18:05GMT | Amato Wallace | Stubbs Larsson | Stadium:Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 50,059 Referee: Jim McCluskey |
| 31 January 1999Premier League | Celtic | 5–0 | St Johnstone | Glasgow |
| 18:05GMT | Brattbakk Moravčík Larsson | Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 59,746 Referee: John Rowbotham |
| 6 February 1999Premier League | Celtic | 3–0 | Hearts | Glasgow |
| 15:00GMT | Larsson | Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 59,844 Referee:Stuart Dougal |
| 17 February 1999Premier League | Celtic | 1–0 | Kilmarnock | Kilmarnock |
| 19:45GMT | Riseth | Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 59,220 Referee: Jim McCluskey |
| 21 February 1999Premier League | Motherwell | 1–7 | Celtic | Motherwell |
| 18:05GMT | Brannan | Larsson Moravčík Burley Burchill | Stadium:Fir Park Attendance: 11,963 Referee: Kenny Clark |
| 27 February 1999Premier League | Celtic | 2–1 | Dundee United | Glasgow |
| 15:00GMT | Burley Larsson | Dodds | Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 59,902 Referee: Mike McCurry |
| 14 March 1999Premier League | Aberdeen | 1–5 | Celtic | Aberdeen |
| 18:05GMT | Winters | Viduka Larsson Burley | Stadium:Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 16,825 Referee: Willie Young |
| 21 March 1999Premier League | Kilmarnock | 0–0 | Celtic | Kilmarnock |
| 18:05GMT | Stadium:Rugby Park Attendance: 14,472 Referee: Mike McCurry |
| 3 April 1999Premier League | Celtic | 5–0 | Dundee | Glasgow |
| 15:00GMT | Larsson Burley Viduka Blinker | Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 59,269 Referee: Dougie McDonald |
| 14 April 1999Premier League | Hearts | 2–4 | Celtic | Edinburgh |
| 19:45GMT | Adam | Riseth Blinker Viduka | Stadium:Tynecastle Park Attendance: 16,388 Referee:Stuart Dougal |
| 17 April 1999Premier League | Celtic | 1–0 | Motherwell | Glasgow |
| 15:00GMT | Larsson | Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 59,588 Referee: Jim McCluskey |
| 24 April 1999Premier League | St Johnstone | 1–0 | Celtic | Perth |
| 15:00GMT | O'Halloran | Stadium:McDiarmid Park Attendance: 10,393 Referee: Kenny Clark |
| 2 May 1999Premier League | Celtic | 0–3 | Rangers | Glasgow |
| 18:05GMT | McCann Albertz | Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 59,918 Referee: Hugh Dallas |
| 8 May 1999Premier League | Dunfermline Athletic | 1–2 | Celtic | Dunfermline |
| 15:00GMT | Coyle | Johnson | Stadium:East End Park Attendance: 8,848 Referee: Willie Young |
| 15 May 1999Premier League | Celtic | 3–2 | Aberdeen | Glasgow |
| 15:00GMT | Blinker Johnson Burchill | Mayer Perry | Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 59,138 Referee: Alan Freeland |
| 23 May 1999Premier League | Dundee United | 1–2 | Celtic | Dundee |
| 12:00GMT | Dodds | Burchill | Stadium:Tannadice Park Attendance: 10,062 Referee: Stuart Dougal |
| 22 July 1998First Qualifying Round 1st leg | Celtic | 0–0 | Glasgow | |
| 19:45GMT | Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 56,685 Referee: Bohdan Benedik |
| 29 July 1998First Qualifying Round 2nd leg | St Patrick's Athletic | 0–2 (0–2agg.) | Dublin | |
| 19:45GMT | Report | Brattbakk Larsson | Stadium:Richmond Park Attendance: 8,929 Referee: Mikko Vuorela |
| 12 August 1998Second Qualifying Round 1st leg | Celtic | 1–0 | Glasgow | |
| 19:45 | Jackson | Report | Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 51,500 Referee:José María García-Aranda |
| 26 August 1998Second Qualifying Round 2nd leg | Dinamo Zagreb | 3–0 (3–1agg.) | Zagreb | |
| 19:15GMT | Maric Prosinečki | Stadium:Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 23,570 Referee:Pierluigi Collina |
| 15 September 1998First round 1st leg | Vitória | 1–2 | Guimarães | |
| 21:00GMT | Geraldo | Report | Larsson Donnelly | Stadium:Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Lutz Michael Fröhlich |
| 29 September 1998First round 2nd leg | Celtic | 2–1 (4–2agg.) | Glasgow | |
| 19:45GMT | Stubbs Larsson | Report | Sodestrom | Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 38,076 Referee:Oguz Sarvan |
| 20 October 1998Second round 1st leg | Celtic | 1–1 | Glasgow | |
| 20:00 | Brattbakk | Report | Fischer | Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 44,121 Referee:Vasyl Melnychuk |
| 3 November 1998Second round 2nd leg | FC Zürich | 4–2 (5–3agg.) | Zürich | |
| 19:15GMT | Signore Chassot Bartlett Santanna | Report | O'Donnell Larsson | Stadium:Letzigrund Attendance: 14,500 Referee:Leif Sundell |
| 19 August 1998Third round | Airdrieonians | 1–0 | Celtic | Airdrie |
| 19:45BST | Wilson | BBC Report | Stadium:Excelsior Stadium Attendance: 10,500 Referee:Hugh Dallas |
| 23 January 1999Third round | Celtic | 3–1 | Airdrieonians | Glasgow |
| 15:00GMT | Larsson Stewart O'Donnell | Cooper | Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 43,642 Referee:Kenny Clark |
| 13 February 1999Fourth round | Celtic | 4–0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Glasgow |
| 15:00GMT | Larsson Brattbakk | Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 47,194 Referee: Eric Martindale |
| 8 March 1999Quarter-final | Morton | 0–3 | Celtic | Greenock |
| 20:00GMT | Viduka Larsson | Stadium:Cappielow Park Attendance: 14,000 Referee:Kenny Clark |
| 10 April 1999Semi-final | Celtic | 2–0 | Dundee United | Glasgow |
| 15:00GMT | Blinker Viduka | Stadium:Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 43,691 Referee:Willie Young |
| 29 May 1999Final | Celtic | 0–1 | Rangers | Glasgow |
| 15:00BST | BBC Report | Wallace | Stadium:Hampden Park Attendance: 52,670 Referee:Hugh Dallas |
[20][21]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rangers(C) | 36 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 78 | 31 | +47 | 77 | Qualification for theChampions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Celtic | 36 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 84 | 35 | +49 | 71 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup qualifying round[a] |
| 3 | St Johnstone | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 57 | |
| 4 | Kilmarnock | 36 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 47 | 29 | +18 | 56 | |
| 5 | Dundee | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 36 | 56 | −20 | 46 |