| 1998–99 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Franco Sensi | |||
| Manager | Zdeněk Zeman | |||
| Stadium | Stadio Olimpico | |||
| Serie A | 5th | |||
| Coppa Italia | Round of 16 | |||
| UEFA Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Marco Delvecchio (18) All: Marco Delvecchio (18) | |||
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Associazione Sportiva Roma was left trailing in the wake of city rivals Lazio's resurgence to fight for domestic and international glory. In coach Zdeněk Zeman's second season at the reins, Roma finished fifth in the table, and just missed out on qualification for the final Champions League spot. Roma reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup, but lost to Atlético Madrid.
Zeman employed an attacking 4–3–3 formation. Forwards Marco Delvecchio, Francesco Totti and Paulo Sérgio scored 42 league goals between them. As a team, Roma scored the most goals in Serie A, but poor defensive play led to them conceding 49 goals, the most of any of the top six teams.
Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type | 
| FW | Fábio Júnior | Cruzeiro Esporte Clube | €13.80 million | 
| MF | Ivan Tomić | Partizan Belgrade | |
| FW | Gustavo Bartelt | CA Lanus | |
| MF | Dmitri Alenichev | Spartak Moscow | €6.15 million | 
| DF | Pierre Womé | Lucchese | |
| GK | Marvin Ficarra | - | |
| MF | Alessandro Frau | Torres | |
| GK | Giorgio Sterchele | Bologna F.C. | loan ended | 
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type | 
| FW | Abel Balbo | Parma F.C. | |
| DF | Cristian Servidei | Ternana | |
| DF | Matteo Pivotto | Chievo Verona | |
| DF | Stefano Fanucci | Teramo | |
| MF | Vágner | CR Vasco da Gama | |
| MF | Daniele Bordacconi | Foggia Calcio | |
| MF | Cristiano Scapolo | S.S.C. Napoli | |
| DF | Filippo Dal Moro | Ternana | loan | 
| MF | Manuele Blasi | Lecce | loan | 
| GK | Giorgio Sterchele | Ternana | loan | 
Competitions
Overall
| Competition | Started round | Final position | First match | Last match | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serie A | Matchday 1 | 5th | 12 September 1998 | 23 May 1999 | 
| Coppa Italia | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | 9 September 1998 | 12 November 1998 | 
| UEFA Cup | First round | Quarter-finals | 15 September 1998 | 16 March 1999 | 
Last updated: 23 May 1999
Serie A
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Fiorentina | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 55 | 41 | +14 | 56 | Qualification to Champions 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[lower-alpha 1] | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round | 
| 6 | Udinese[lower-alpha 2] | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 54 | |
| 7 | Juventus[lower-alpha 3] | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 54 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round[2] | 
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).[3]
Notes:
- ↑ ROM 7pts. JUV 5pts. UDI 4pts.
- ↑ Udinese gained entry to the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup winning the UEFA Cup qualification match against Juventus
- ↑ Juventus qualified to the 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup Third round.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 
| 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 69 | 49 | +20 | 54 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 43 | 16 | +27 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 
Last updated: 23 May 1999.
Source: Competitive matches
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Leader, UEFA Champions League Groups stage; = UEFA Champions League Groups stage; = UEFA Champions League Qualifying round; = 1999–2000 UEFA Cup; = 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup; = 1999–2000 Serie B
Matches
| 12 September 1998 1 | Roma | 3–1 | Salernitana | Rome | 
| Paulo Sérgio  47', 83' Totti  61' | Report | Song  41' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Cosimo Bolognino | 
| 20 September 1998 2 | Empoli | 0–0 | Roma | Empoli | 
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Referee: Pierluigi Collina | 
| 26 September 1998 3 | Roma | 2–0 | Venezia | Rome | 
| Delvecchio  1', 14' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi | 
| 4 October 1998 4 | Sampdoria | 2–1 | Roma | Genoa | 
| Palmieri  61' Iacopino  74' | Report | Delvecchio  26' | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Daniele Tombolini | 
| 17 October 1998 5 | Roma | 2–1 | Fiorentina | Rome | 
| Alenichev  89' Totti  90+4' | Report | Batistuta  32' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Livio Bazzoli | 
| 25 October 1998 6 | Milan | 3–2 | Roma | Milan | 
| Leonardo  45+3' Ziege  59' Weah  72' | Report | Delvecchio  9', 70' | Stadium: San Siro Referee: Pierluigi Collina | 
| 31 October 1998 7 | Roma | 4–0 | Udinese | Rome | 
| Di Francesco  44' Totti  52', 71' (pen.) Paulo Sérgio  62' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Domenico Messina | 
| 8 November 1998 8 | Bologna | 1–1 | Roma | Bologna | 
| Signori  18' | Report | Paulo Sérgio  15' | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Referee: Alfredo Trentalange | 
| 15 November 1998 9 | Roma | 2–0 | Juventus | Rome | 
| Paulo Sérgio  45' Candela  87' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Stefano Braschi | 
| 21 November 1998 10 | Roma | 1–1 | Bari | Rome | 
| Totti  83' (pen.) | Report | Masinga  77' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Livio Bazzoli | 
| 29 November 1998 11 | Lazio | 3–3 | Roma | Rome | 
| Mancini  28', 56' Salas  69' (pen.) | Report | Delvecchio  25' Di Francesco  78' Totti  81' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Stefano Farina | 
| 5 December 1998 12 | Roma | 5–1 | Perugia | Rome | 
| Totti  61' Conti  63' Delvecchio  78', 80' Gautieri  90+1' | Report | Rapaić  33' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Roberto Bettin | 
| 13 December 1998 13 | Parma | 1–1 | Roma | Parma | 
| Fuser  40' | Report | Gautieri  62' | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi | 
| 20 December 1998 14 | Internazionale | 4–1 | Roma | Milan | 
| Cauet  59' Zamorano  77' R. Baggio  87' J. Zanetti  89' | Report | Paulo Sérgio  38' | Stadium: San Siro Referee: Emilio Pellegrino | 
| 6 January 1999 15 | Roma | 2–2 | Piacenza | Rome | 
| Di Francesco  27' Tommasi  53' | Report | Stroppa  38' Dal Moro  48' (o.g.) | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Cosimo Bolognino | 
| 10 January 1999 16 | Cagliari | 4–3 | Roma | Cagliari | 
| Muzzi  3', 64' O'Neill  45+2', 90' | Report | Delvecchio  27', 41' Gautieri  80' | Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia Referee: Stefano Braschi | 
| 17 January 1999 17 | Roma | 3–0 | Vicenza | Rome | 
| Di Francesco  6' Delvecchio  44' Gautieri  79' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Stefano Farina | 
| 24 January 1999 18 | Salernitana | 2–1 | Roma | Salerno | 
| Bernardini  12' (pen.) Giampaolo  54' | Report | Di Biagio  77' | Stadium: Stadio Arechi Referee: Emilio Pellegrino | 
| 31 January 1999 19 | Roma | 1–1 | Empoli | Rome | 
| Paulo Sérgio  56' | Report | Cerbone  90+2' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Pierluigi Collina | 
| 7 February 1999 20 | Venezia | 3–1 | Roma | Venice | 
| Recoba  2' Maniero  48' Ballarin  66' | Report | Di Biagio  68' | Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi | 
| 14 February 1999 21 | Roma | 3–1 | Sampdoria | Rome | 
| Fábio Júnior  10' Paulo Sérgio  84', 88' | Report | Lassissi  15' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Stefano Farina | 
| 21 February 1999 22 | Fiorentina | 0–0 | Roma | Florence | 
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Gennaro Borriello | 
| 27 February 1999 23 | Roma | 1–0 | Milan | Rome | 
| Paulo Sérgio  64' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Roberto Bettin | 
| 7 March 1999 24 | Udinese | 2–1 | Roma | Udine | 
| Jørgensen  84' Amoroso  88' | Report | Fábio Júnior  28' | Stadium: Stadio Friuli Referee: Roberto Bettin | 
| 13 March 1999 25 | Roma | 3–1 | Bologna | Rome | 
| Delvecchio  10', 39' Gautieri  61' | Report | Andersson  68' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Livio Bazzoli | 
| 21 March 1999 26 | Juventus | 1–1 | Roma | Turin | 
| Iuliano  72' | Report | Delvecchio  52' | Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Gennaro Borriello | 
| 3 April 1999 27 | Bari | 1–4 | Roma | Bari | 
| Masinga  60' | Report | Di Biagio  13', 55' Cafu  79' Di Francesco  84' | Stadium: Stadio San Nicola Referee: Stefano Farina | 
| 11 April 1999 28 | Roma | 3–1 | Lazio | Rome | 
| Delvecchio  13', 43' Totti  90' | Report | Vieri  79' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Gennaro Borriello | 
| 18 April 1999 29 | Perugia | 3–2 | Roma | Perugia | 
| Tedesco  22' Petrachi  45' Rapaić  89' | Report | Matrecano  23' (o.g.) Di Francesco  40' | Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi Referee: Pierluigi Collina | 
| 25 April 1999 30 | Roma | 1–0 | Parma | Rome | 
| Totti  82' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Roberto Bettin | 
| 3 May 1999 31 | Roma | 4–5 | Internazionale | Rome | 
| Totti  26' (pen.) Paulo Sérgio  47' Delvecchio  49' Di Francesco  79' | Report | Ronaldo  17', 56' Zamorano  22', 35' Simeone  87' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Pierluigi Collina | 
| 9 May 1999 32 | Piacenza | 2–0 | Roma | Piacenza | 
| Rastelli  32' Statuto  81' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Leonardo Garilli Referee: Cosimo Bolognino | 
| 16 May 1999 33 | Roma | 3–1 | Cagliari | Rome | 
| Totti  16', 77' Di Francesco  33' | Report | Mboma  46' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Livio Bazzoli | 
| 23 May 1999 34 | Vicenza | 1–4 | Roma | Vicenza | 
| Ambrosetti  79' | Report | Paulo Sérgio  46' Delvecchio  62' Gautieri  78' Fábio Júnior  81' | Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Referee: Alfredo Trentalange | 
Coppa Italia
Second round
| 9 September 1998 First leg | Chievo | 2–2 | Roma | Verona | 
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Cerbone  15' Franceschini  45' | Bartelt  54' Gautieri  56' | Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Attendance: 3,363 Referee: Stefano Farina | 
Round of 16
| 28 October 1998 First leg | Atalanta | 1–1 | Roma | Bergamo | 
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Zanini  2' | Delvecchio  30' | Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Gennaro Borriello | 
UEFA Cup
First round
| 15 September 1998 First leg | Silkeborg   | 0–2 |  Roma | Silkeborg, Denmark | 
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Zivkovic  45' | Report | Totti  63' Alenichev  70' | Stadium: Silkeborg Stadion Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia) | 
| 29 September 1998 Second leg | Roma   | 1–0 (3–0 agg.) |  Silkeborg | Rome, Italy | 
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Delvecchio  53' Di Biagio  68' Cafu  89' | Report | Knudsen  30' Duus  44' Sørensen  77' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 21,247 Referee: Roelof Luinge (Netherlands) | 
Second round
| 20 October 1998 First leg | Roma   | 1–0 |  Leeds United | Rome, Italy | 
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Delvecchio  18' Di Biagio  33' Di Francesco  39' Aldair  85' | Report | Ribeiro  54' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 43,000 Referee: Antonio Jesús López Nieto (Spain) | 
| 3 November 1998 Second leg | Leeds United   | 0–0 (0–1 agg.) |  Roma | Leeds, England | 
| 21:05 CET (UTC+01:00) | Hasselbaink  38' Bowyer  88' | Report | Di Francesco  9' Womé  45' Petruzzi  79' | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,161 Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Germany) | 
Third round
| 24 November 1998 First leg | Roma   | 1–0 | .svg.png.webp) Zürich | Rome, Italy | 
| 16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Zago  45' Tomić  73' Totti  76',  90+2' (pen.) Dal Moro  90' | Report | Chassot  19' Castillo  27' Del Signore  84' Lima  88' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 19,375 Referee: William Young (Scotland) | 
| 8 December 1998 Second leg | Zürich .svg.png.webp)  | 2–2 (2–3 agg.) |  Roma | Zürich, Switzerland | 
| 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Chassot  37' Bartlett  60', 80' Huber  64' Fischer  89' | Report | Delvecchio  14' Paulo Sérgio  58' Petruzzi  65' Di Biagio  85' Totti  90' | Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 15,200 Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega (Spain) | 
Quarter-finals
| 2 March 1999 First leg | Atlético Madrid   | 2–1 |  Roma | Madrid, Spain | 
| 21:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | José Mari  13' Santi  42' Roberto  46' | Report | Aldair  69' Di Biagio  75' | Stadium: Vicente Calderón Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Alain Sars (France) | 
| 16 March 1999 Second leg | Roma   | 1–2 (2–4 agg.) |  Atlético Madrid | Rome, Italy | 
| 21:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Womé  28' Delvecchio  32',  62' Aldair  35' Totti  88'  Zago  89' | Report | Baraja  15' Jugović  48' Aguilera  60' Toni  65' Roberto  88' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 64,485 Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands) | 
Statistics
Players statistics
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Serie A | Coppa | UEFA | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 12 | GK |  ITA | Chimenti | 24 | -32 | 23+1 | -32 | ||||
| 2 | DF |  BRA | Cafu | 20 | 1 | 20 | 1 | ||||
| 3 | DF |  BRA | Antonio Carlos | 28 | 0 | 26+2 | 0 | ||||
| 6 | DF |  BRA | Aldair | 27 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||||
| 5 | DF |  FRA | Candela | 30 | 1 | 29+1 | 1 | ||||
| 17 | MF |  ITA | Tommasi | 33 | 1 | 29+4 | 1 | ||||
| 4 | MF |  ITA | Di Biagio | 27 | 4 | 24+3 | 4 | ||||
| 11 | MF |  ITA | Di Francesco | 33 | 8 | 32+1 | 8 | ||||
| 10 | AM |  ITA | Totti | 31 | 12 | 30+1 | 12 | ||||
| 7 | FW |  BRA | Paulo Sérgio | 30 | 12 | 27+3 | 12 | ||||
| 24 | FW |  ITA | Delvecchio | 31 | 18 | 30+1 | 18 | ||||
| 1 | GK |  AUT | Konsel | 11 | -17 | 11 | -17 | ||||
| 13 | DF |  ITA | Petruzzi | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 8 | MF |  RUS | Alenichev | 21 | 1 | 11+10 | 1 | ||||
| 14 | FW |  ITA | Gautieri | 24 | 6 | 10+14 | 6 | ||||
| 19 | DF |  ITA | Quadrini | 12 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | ||||
| 15 | DF |  CMR | Wome | 8 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | ||||
| 20 | FW |  ITA | Dal Moro | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 16 | MF | .svg.png.webp) SCG | Tomic | 9 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 | ||||
| 21 | FW |  BRA | Fábio Júnior | 7 | 3 | 4+3 | 3 | ||||
| 23 | MF |  ITA | Conti | 4 | 1 | 2+2 | 1 | ||||
| 9 | FW |  ARG | Bartelt | 12 | 0 | 1+11 | 0 | ||||
| 18 | FW |  ITA | Frau | 7 | 0 | 0+7 | 0 | ||||
| 22 | GK |  ITA | Campagnolo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 26 | DF |  ITA | Ferri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 25 | MF |  ITA | De Vezze | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 28 | DF |  ITA | Lanzaro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Goalscorers
 Marco Delvecchio 18 Marco Delvecchio 18
 Francesco Totti 12 (3) Francesco Totti 12 (3)
 Paulo Sérgio 12 Paulo Sérgio 12
 Eusebio Di Francesco 8 Eusebio Di Francesco 8
 Carmine Gautieri 6 Carmine Gautieri 6
References
- ↑ Parma was consequently demoted to UEFA Cup first round
- ↑ With consequent qualification to UEFA Cup first round
- ↑ 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.



















