| 1 | AGF | 10 |
| 2 | OB | 8 |
| 3 | F.C. København | 7 |
| 4 | FC Nordsjælland | 7 |
| 5 | AaB | 6 |
| 6 | Silkeborg IF | 5 |
| 7 | Esbjerg fB | 5 |
So close to European-glory in London!
F.C. Copenhagen started the new season with good wins in both the league and the Cup Winners-Cup. Karabakh Aghdam were the first European opponents who were crushed 10-0 on aggregate. In the league, Brøndby were defeated at home but the club began to have problems away from home and the press started to talk of a "Jutland complex" due to a succession of defeats on the Jutland Peninsula. In September, Kent Karlsson stepped down as head coach on personal grounds and Kim Brink took charge of the team up until the winter break.
F.C. Copenhagen continued well in the Cup Winners' Cup beating Levski Sofia over 2 legs 6-1 and setting up a top-tie against Chelsea from England. In the league the team started to play better but had a tendency to draw rather than win games.
The two games against Chelsea were well played and closely fought. An impressive travelling support from Copenhagen were in London for the first leg. They saw a disciplined team performance against a team of world-class players and a goal from Bjarne Goldbæk ten minutes before time looked like it could be the winner. Unfortunately Chelsea's World Cup winning defender, Frenchman Marcel Desailly, scored for the home side in the last minute of the game.
The second leg was another dramatic affair. A battling F.C. Copenhagen team were finally beaten 1-0 by a header from a Dane: Brian Laudrup. Although they were beaten, F.C. Copenhagen had shown that they could play-up to the very best in Europe. These two games were in effect the first signs of F.C. Copenhagen becoming a force in Europe.
Shortly after this at a packed press conference in Copenhagen it was announced that one of Denmark's most popular football profiles, Brian Laudrup, would return to Denmark and play for F.C. Copenhagen. Bjarne Goldbæk went the other way and joined Chelsea.
After the winter break, Christian Andersen became Head coach but after a 2-3 defeat to Brøndby he parted company with the club and Kim Brink returned for his 3rd spell in charge. The rest of the season was a stop-start affair, while attendances continued to increase the club experienced erratic form and ended the season in 7th place.
At the end of May, Brian Laudrup elected to stop after a short career at F.C. Copenhagen, plagued by enormous media interest and also a nagging Achilles heal injury, which subsequently stopped his football career a year later.
Niels-Christian Holmstrøm, an ex-Danish international and experienced football administrator, was appointed Sports director in July 1999.
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AaB | 33 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 65-37 | 64 | |
| 2 | Brøndby IF | 33 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 73-37 | 61 | |
| 3 | AB | 33 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 49-36 | 56 | |
| 4 | Lyngby | 33 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 55-60 | 52 | |
| 5 | Herfølge | 33 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 44-36 | 47 | |
| 6 | Vejle BK | 33 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 54-48 | 46 | |
| 7 | F.C. København | 33 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 55-52 | 46 | |
| 8 | Viborg FF | 33 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 61-59 | 44 | |
| 9 | Silkeborg IF | 33 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 52-53 | 44 | |
| 10 | AGF | 33 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 45-55 | 43 | |
| 11 | Aarhus Fremad | 33 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 51-73 | 29 | |
| 12 | B93 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 22-80 | 12 |
