1998–99 UC Sampdoria season

Sampdoria
1998–99 season
PresidentEnrico Mantovani
ManagerLuciano Spalletti
(until 13 December 1998)
David Platt
(from 14 December 1998 until
31 January 1999)
Luciano Spalletti
(from 2 February 1999)
StadiumStadio Luigi Ferraris
Serie A16th
Coppa ItaliaRound of 16
UEFA Intertoto CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Vincenzo Montella (12)

All:
Vincenzo Montella (16)

The 1998–99 U.C. Sampdoria season ended with the club's relegation to Serie B just eight years after winning the Serie A title in 1990–91. Similarly to Napoli the year prior, the club was no longer a financial power when it came to signing players, while its high-profile signing, Ariel Ortega, did not deliver to the degree Sampdoria had hoped for.

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Italy ITA Fabrizio Ferron
2 DF Italy ITA Marcello Castellini
3 DF Italy ITA Stefano Nava
4 MF Italy ITA Marco Franceschetti
5 DF Italy ITA Moreno Mannini
6 DF Italy ITA David Balleri
7 DF Italy ITA Emanuele Pesaresi
7 MF Italy ITA Fabio Pecchia
8 MF France FRA Pierre Laigle
9 FW Italy ITA Vincenzo Montella
10 FW Argentina ARG Ariel Ortega
11 FW Italy ITA Francesco Palmieri
12 GK Italy ITA Luca Fuselli
13 MF Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Bratislav Živković
14 MF Italy ITA Vincenzo Iacopino
15 DF Portugal POR Hugo
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF Argentina ARG Fernando Gastón Córdoba
17 FW Brazil BRA Catê
18 MF Italy ITA Marco Sgrò
19 MF Italy ITA Simone Vergassola
20 FW Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Zoran Jovičić
21 MF Italy ITA Matteo Solari
22 GK Italy ITA Marco Ambrosio
23 DF Italy ITA Alessandro Grandoni
24 DF Ivory Coast CIV Saliou Lassissi
25 DF Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Nenad Sakić
26 MF Italy ITA Fabrizio Ficini
28 MF Italy ITA Guglielmo Stendardo
29 DF Italy ITA Giovanni Piredda
30 FW Italy ITA Simone Aloe
31 MF England ENG Lee Sharpe
32 MF Brazil BRA Doriva

Transfers

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Winter

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In
Pos. Name from Type
MF Doriva Porto
MF Lee Sharpe Bradford City loan
DF Stefano Nava Servette

Competitions

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Serie A

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
14 Perugia[a] 34 11 6 17 43 61 −18 39 Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
15 Salernitana (R) 34 10 8 16 37 51 −14 38 Relegation to Serie 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[b] (R) 34 4 10 20 26 63 −37 20
Source: Serie A, RSSSF.com, Soccerway
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).[1]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Perugia gained entry to the 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup Second round after the renounce of several teams.
  2. ^ Empoli were docked two points due to attempted bribery of referee during a match against Sampdoria on 25 October 1998.

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultDDLWLWLWLDDLLDLDLDLDLWWLLWLWDLLWDW
Position681291291271012131313131414141515161714141415141515151617161616

Matches

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13 September 1998 1 Udinese 2–2 Sampdoria Udine
Bachini 15'
Amoroso 42'
Bertotto 32' (o.g.)
Montella 37'
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
20 September 1998 2 Sampdoria 1–1 Perugia Genoa
Laigle 21' Olive 48' Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
27 September 1998 3 Cagliari 5–0 Sampdoria Cagliari
Kallon 7', 76'
Muzzi 10'
Vasari 69'
Berretta 78'
Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia
4 October 1998 4 Sampdoria 2–1 Roma Genoa
Palmieri 61'
Iacopino 69'
Delvecchio 26' Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
25 October 1998 6 Sampdoria 3–0 Empoli Genoa
Palmieri 19'
Ortega 70'
Palmieri 73'
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
1 November 1998 7 Juventus 2–0 Sampdoria Turin
Inzaghi 44', 59' Stadium: Stadio Delle Alpi
15 November 1998 9 Internazionale 3–0 Sampdoria Milan
Djorkaeff 6' (pen.), 17' (pen.)
Zamorano 80'
Stadium: San Siro
22 November 1998 10 Sampdoria 0–0 Vicenza Genoa
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
29 November 1998 11 Venezia 0–0 Sampdoria Venice
Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo
6 December 1998 12 Sampdoria 0–2 Parma Genoa
Chiesa 45', 47' Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
13 December 1998 13 Lazio 5–2 Sampdoria Rome
Mihajlović 29', 45', 52'
Stanković 82'
Salas 90'
Palmieri 37' (pen.), 56' (pen.) Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
20 December 1998 14 Sampdoria 2–2 Milan Genoa
Palmieri 58'
Ortega 86'
Leonardo 39'
Bierhoff 73'
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
10 January 1999 16 Sampdoria 1–1 Bologna Genoa
Palmieri 62' Signori 13' Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
17 January 1999 17 Bari 3–1 Sampdoria Bari
Masinga 35'
De Rosa 47'
Olivares 70'
Laigle 66' Stadium: Stadio San Nicola
24 January 1999 18 Sampdoria 1–1 Udinese Genoa
Ortega 52' Sosa 3' Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
31 January 1999 19 Perugia 2–0 Sampdoria Perugia
Kaviedes 21'
Matrecano 26'
7 February 1999 20 Sampdoria 0–0 Cagliari Genoa
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
14 February 1999 21 Roma 3–1 Sampdoria Rome
Fábio Júnior 10'
Paulo Sérgio 85', 88'
Lassissi (15) Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
21 February 1999 22 Sampdoria 3–2 Piacenza Genoa
Montella 23' (pen.)
Laigle 34'
Ortega 57'
Piovani 70'
Dionigi 82' (pen.)
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
28 February 1999 23 Empoli 0–1 Sampdoria Empoli
Pecchia 31' Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
21 March 1999 26 Sampdoria 4–0 Internazionale Genoa
Montella 12', 52' (pen.), 66'
Ortega 69'
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
3 April 1999 27 Vicenza 1–0 Sampdoria Vicenza
Otero 33' Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
11 April 1999 28 Sampdoria 2–1 Venezia Genoa
Montella 6' (pen.)
Catê 71'
Valtolina 52' Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
18 April 1999 29 Parma 1–1 Sampdoria Parma
Sensini 43' Montella 53' (pen.) Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
25 April 1999 30 Sampdoria 0–1 Lazio Genoa
Vieri 60' Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
2 May 1999 31 Milan 3–2 Sampdoria Milan
Ambrosini 17'
Leonardo 79'
Castellini 90' (o.g.)
Montella 60'
Franceschetti 86'
Stadium: San Siro
16 May 1999 33 Bologna 2–2 Sampdoria Bologna
Ingesson 28', 90+5' Montella 5', 39' Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
23 May 1999 34 Sampdoria 1–0 Bari Genoa
Doriva 33' Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris

Topscorers

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UEFA Intertoto cup

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Second round

4 July 1998 (1998-07-04) Sampdoria Italy 2–0 Slovakia Rimavská Sobota Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa
Palmieri 37'
Catê 67'
Report Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Stéphane Bre (France)
11 July 1998 (1998-07-11) Rimavská Sobota Slovakia 1–0
(1–2 agg.)
Italy Sampdoria Na Záhradkách Stadium, Rimavská Sobota
Orabinec 2' Report Attendance: 6,223
Referee: Steve Dunn (England)

Third round

18 July 1998 (1998-07-18) Harelbeke Belgium 0–1 Italy Sampdoria Forestierstadion, Harelbeke
Report Montella 89' (pen.) Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Arturo Daudén Ibáñez (Spain)
25 July 1998 (1998-07-25) Sampdoria Italy 3–0
(4–0 agg.)
Belgium Harelbeke Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa
Palmieri 32'
Montella 36', 84' (pen.)
Report Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Hermann Albrecht (Germany)

Fourth round

29 July 1998 (1998-07-29) Bologna Italy 3–1 Italy Sampdoria Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna
20:35 Andersson 1'
Paramatti 31'
Kolyvanov 90'
Report Palmieri 17' Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Juan Fernández Marín (Spain)
5 August 1998 (1998-08-05) Sampdoria Italy 1–0
(2–3 agg.)
Italy Bologna Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa
20:45 Palmieri 27' Report UEFA Report 2 Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Atanas Uzunov (Bulgaria)

Statistics

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Players statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie A Coppa Intertoto
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Italy ITA Ferron 39 -44 31 -44 3 0 5 0
DF Italy ITA Balleri 38 0 29+1 0 2 0 6 0
DF Italy ITA Grandoni 41 0 31 0 4 0 6 0
DF Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Sakic 33 0 22+3 0 3 0 5 0
DF Italy ITA Franceschetti 25 1 23 1 2 0 0 0
MF France FRA Laigle 38 3 31 3 3 0 4 0
MF Brazil BRA Doriva 17 1 17 1
AM Italy ITA Pecchia 26 3 26 1
FW Italy ITA Montella 29 16 21+1 12 1 1 6 3
FW Argentina ARG Ortega 31 9 25+2 8 4 1 0 0
FW Italy ITA Palmieri 42 13 33 8 3 1 6 4
GK Italy ITA Ambrosio 9 -11 3+4 -11 1 0 1 0
DF Italy ITA Castellini 31 0 19+8 0 2 0 2 0
DF Ivory Coast CIV Lassissi 20 1 18+1 1 1 0 0 0
MF Italy ITA Vergassola 23 0 8+11 0 3 0 1 0
DF Italy ITA Mannini 17 0 7+3 0 1 0 6 0
DF Portugal POR Hugo 15 0 7+8 0
DF Italy ITA Nava 14 0 6+3 0 3 0 2 0
MF Italy ITA Ficini 17 0 6+3 0 2 0 6 0
MF Italy ITA Sgro 23 0 4+11 0 2 0 6 0
MF Italy ITA Iacopino 17 11 4+13 1
FW Brazil BRA Catê 23 2 1+14 1 3 0 5 1
MF England ENG Sharpe 3 0 1+2 0
MF Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Zivkovic 10 0 0+4 0 1 0 5 0
MF Italy ITA Solari 1 0 0+1 0
FW Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Jovicic 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
FW Italy ITA Aloe 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
GK Italy ITA Fuselli 0 0 0 -0 0 -0 0 -0
MF Italy ITA Mattia Biso 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
DF Senegal SEN Dieng 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF Argentina ARG Cordoba 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
MF Italy ITA Pesaresi 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
MF Italy ITA Piredda 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
MF Brazil BRA Paco Soares 1 0 0 0 1 0

References

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  1. ^ 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.