1998 in association football
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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1998 throughout the world.
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[edit] Events
- 1998 World Cup - France wins 3-0 over Brazil in Saint-Denis, France, winning their first cup. More than a million delirious fans jammed the Champs-Élysées, dancing through the night.
- Champions' League: Real Madrid won 1-0 in the final against Juventus. This was Real Madrid's 7th European Cup title.
- Copa Libertadores 1998: Won by Vasco da Gama after defeating Barcelona Sporting Club on an aggregate score of 4-1.
- Cup Winners' Cup: Chelsea beat Stuttgart 1-0 in the final, winning the cup for the second time.
- UEFA Cup: Inter Milan won 3-0 in the final against Lazio. This was Inter's third UEFA Cup title.
- European Super Cup: Chelsea beat Real Madrid 1-0, winning the cup for the first time.
- England:
- FA Premier League Champions: Arsenal.
- February 17 – Manchester City fires manager Frank Clark and appoints Joe Royle as his successor.
- February 24 – Defender Ernest Faber plays his first and only international match for the Netherlands national football team, when he replaces Winston Bogarde after 57 minutes in the friendly against Mexico (3-2) in Miami Gardens.
- May 16 – Arsenal beats Newcastle United 2-0 to win the FA Cup, achieving The Double.
- May 27 – Striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink makes his debut for the Netherlands national football team in the friendly against Cameroon (0-0) in Arnhem, replacing Patrick Kluivert after 61 minutes.
- August 16 – PSV Eindhoven wins the Johan Cruijff Schaal, the annual opening of the new season in the Eredivisie, by a 2-0 win over Ajax Amsterdam in the Amsterdam ArenA.
- September 17 – SC Heerenveen makes a winning European debut with by defeating Poland's Amica Wronki (3-1) in the first round of the Cup Winners Cup.
- October 8 – Manager Arthur Jorge resigns at Dutch club Vitesse Arnhem and is succeeded by Herbert Neumann.
- October 10 – Frank Rijkaard makes his debut as the manager of Dutch national team, as the successor of Guus Hiddink, with a 2-0 friendly win over Peru in Eindhoven. One player makes his debut as well: striker Jeffrey Talan from SC Heerenveen.
- December 1 – Real Madrid wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo, Japan by defeating Brazil's Vasco da Gama: 2-1. The winning goal for the Spaniards is scored by Raúl González in the 83rd minute.
- December 7 – Dutch club Sparta Rotterdam fires manager Hans van der Zee. He is replaced by Jan Everse on December 24.
[edit] Winner national club championships
[edit] Asia
[edit] Europe
- England – Arsenal
- France – RC Lens
- Germany – FC Kaiserslautern
- Italy – Juventus
- Netherlands
- Portugal – FC Porto
- Sweden – AIK
- Turkey – Galatasaray S.K.
[edit] South America
- Argentina
- Clausura – Vélez Sársfield
- Apertura – Boca Juniors
- Brazil – Corinthians
- Paraguay – Olimpia Asunción
[edit] International tournaments
- FIFA World Cup in France (June 10 – July 12, 1998)
[edit] Deaths
- June 4 – Miguel Montuori (65), Argentinian-Chilean footballer
- June 13 – Fernand Sastre (74), French footballer
- July 13 – Pierre Garonnaire (82), French footballer
- August 6 – Henk Bosveld (57), Dutch footballer
- September 2 – Jackie Blanchflower (65), Northern Irish footballer
