1998–99 FC Metz season
1998–99 season | |
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President | Carlo Molinari |
Head coach | Joël Müller |
Stadium | Stade Saint-Symphorien |
Division 1 | 10th |
Coupe de France | Round of 16 |
Coupe de la Ligue | Runners-up |
Champions League | Second qualifying round |
UEFA Cup | First round |
Top goalscorer | League: Bruno Rodriguez (6) All: Nenad Jestrović (9) |
Highest home attendance | 23,470 vs Le Havre (29 May 1999) |
Lowest home attendance | 2,500 vs HJK (26 August 1998) |
Average home league attendance | 17,395[1] |
← 1997–98 1999–2000 → |
The 1998–99 season was the 67th season in the existence of FC Metz and the club's 32nd consecutive season in the top-flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Metz participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France, the Coupe de la Ligue, the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup.[2]
Season summary
Last season, Metz had only been denied their first ever French title by goal difference. This season, however, the club endured humiliating exits from the Champions League and the UEFA Cup and dropped down to 10th in the final table. The closest the club came to glory was reaching the Coupe de la Ligue final, but they were defeated 1-0 by Lens.[2]
Players
- Squad at end of season[3][4][2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Competitions
Overview
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
French Division 1 | 7 August 1998 | 29 May 1999 | Matchday 1 | 10th | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 026.47 |
Coupe de France | 23 January 1999 | 14 March 1999 | Round of 64 | Round of 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 066.67 |
Coupe de la Ligue | 9 January 1999 | 8 May 1999 | Round of 32 | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 060.00 |
UEFA Champions League | 12 August 1998 | 26 August 1998 | Second qualifying round | Second qualifying round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
UEFA Cup | 15 September 1998 | 29 September 1998 | First round | First round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 050.00 |
Total | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 46 | 52 | −6 | 032.61 |
Source: Competitions
Division 1
League table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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8 | Montpellier | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 53 | 50 | +3 | 43 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round |
9 | Paris Saint-Germain | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 39 | |
10 | Metz | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 39 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round |
11 | Nancy | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 35 | 45 | −10 | 39 | |
12 | Strasbourg | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 38 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 39 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 25 | −20 |
Last updated: 29 May 1999.
Source: Competitive matches
Results by match
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Notes: Match 24 versus Nancy was postponed until 9 April 1999 and therefore should appear between matches 28 & 29.
Matches
7 August 1998 1 | Le Havre | 0–0 | Metz | Le Havre |
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Jules Deschaseaux Attendance: 13,071 Referee: Rémy Harrel |
15 August 1998 2 | Metz | 0–1 | Marseille | Metz |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Pascal Garibian |
22 August 1998 3 | Bastia | 3–0 | Metz | Furiani |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Bruno Derrien |
29 August 1998 4 | Metz | 0–2 | Bordeaux | Metz |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 14,459 Referee: Patrick Anton |
11 September 1998 5 | Strasbourg | 0–0 | Metz | Strasbourg |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 16,745 Referee: Laurent Duhamel |
19 September 1998 6 | Metz | 0–0 | Toulouse | Metz |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 14,051 Referee: Philippe Kalt |
25 September 1998 7 | Lorient | 1–1 | Metz | Lorient |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Claude Colombo |
4 October 1998 8 | Metz | 2–3 | Nancy | Metz |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 16,065 Referee: Bernard Saules |
17 October 1998 9 | Sochaux | 1–1 | Metz | Montbéliard |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Franck Glochon |
24 October 1998 10 | Metz | 1–0 | Monaco | Metz |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 16,252 Referee: Stéphane Bré |
30 October 1998 11 | Lens | 2–0 | Metz | Lens |
20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert Attendance: 37,430 Referee: Rémy Harrel |
7 November 1998 12 | Metz | 3–2 | Lyon | Metz |
20:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 13,564 Referee: Bruno Coué |
11 November 1998 13 | Paris Saint-Germain | 2–2 | Metz | Paris |
20:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 42,989 Referee: Eric Poulat |
14 November 1998 14 | Metz | 1–0 | Nantes | Metz |
20:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 15,945 Referee: Bertrand Layec |
20 November 1998 15 | Auxerre | 1–0 | Metz | Auxerre |
20:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Gilles Veissière |
28 November 1998 16 | Metz | 3–1 | Montpellier | Metz |
20:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 14,420 Referee: Serge Léon |
4 December 1998 17 | Metz | 0–0 | Rennes | Metz |
20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 13,561 Referee: Pascal Garibian |
12 December 1998 18 | Marseille | 3–0 | Metz | Marseille |
20:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 46,377 Referee: Philippe Kalt |
15 December 1998 19 | Metz | 4–0 | Bastia | Metz |
18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 14,717 Referee: Laurent Duhamel |
19 December 1998 20 | Bordeaux | 6–0 | Metz | Bordeaux |
20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: Parc Lescure Attendance: 22,447 Referee: Gilles Veissière |
17 January 1999 21 | Metz | 1–0 | Strasbourg | Metz |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 18,214 Referee: Marc Batta |
30 January 1999 22 | Toulouse | 1–0 | Metz | Toulouse |
20:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse Attendance: 11,952 Referee: Patrick Anton |
6 February 1999 23 | Metz | 3–0 | Lorient | Metz |
20:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 13,711 Referee: Bruno Ruffray |
26 February 1999 25 | Metz | 1–1 | Sochaux | Metz |
20:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 15,663 Referee: Bruno Coué |
10 March 1999 26 | Monaco | 0–0 | Metz | Monaco |
20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Serge Léon |
20 March 1999 27 | Metz | 0–1 | Lens | Metz |
20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 18,218 Referee: Damien Ledentu |
3 April 1999 28 | Lyon | 2–0 | Metz | Lyon |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Bertrand Layec |
9 April 1999 24 | Nancy | 1–0 | Metz | Tomblaine |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot Attendance: 15,667 Referee: Jean-Claude Puyalt |
14 April 1999 29 | Metz | 1–1 | Paris Saint-Germain | Metz |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 19,026 Referee: Marc Batta |
24 April 1999 30 | Nantes | 0–0 | Metz | Nantes |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 30,252 Referee: Bruno Coué |
1 May 1999 31 | Metz | 2–0 | Auxerre | Metz |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 20,072 Referee: Patrick Lhermite |
4 May 1999 32 | Montpellier | 1–1 | Metz | Montpellier |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 8,436 Referee: Gilles Chéron |
22 May 1999 33 | Rennes | 1–0 | Metz | Rennes |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 16,500 Referee: Bernard Saules |
29 May 1999 34 | Metz | 1–0 | Le Havre | Metz |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 23,470 Referee: Serge Léon |
Source: [5]
Coupe de France
23 January 1999 Round of 64 | Metz | 1–0 | Bordeaux | Metz |
| Report | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 10,680 Referee: Claude Colombo |
19 February 1999 Round of 32 | Wasquehal | 0–2 | Metz | Wasquehal |
Report |
| Stadium: Complexe sportif Lucien Montagne Attendance: 2,716 Referee: Pascal Garibian |
14 March 1999 Round of 16 | Metz | 1–3 | Nantes | Metz |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 9,214 Referee: Bernard Saules |
Coupe de la Ligue
9 January 1999 Round of 32 | Metz | 1–0 | Nantes | Metz |
| Report | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 10,081 Referee: Jean-Claude Puyalt |
2 February 1999 Round of 16 | Metz | 2–0 | Louhans-Cuiseaux | Metz |
Report |
| Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Franck Glochon |
7 March 1999 Quarter-finals | Metz | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p) | Toulouse | Metz |
Report |
| Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 8,566 Referee: Stéphane Bré |
18 April 1999 Semi-finals | Metz | 4–3 | Montpellier | Metz |
Report | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 15,512 Referee: Pascal Garibian |
8 May 1999 Final | Lens | 1–0 | Metz | Saint-Denis |
| Report | Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 78,180 Referee: Claude Colombo |
Champions League
Second qualifying round
![Finland](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png)
![France](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png)
12 August 1998 First leg | HJK ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Helsinki, Finland |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 8,287 Referee: Roelof Luinge (Netherlands) |
![France](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png)
![Finland](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png)
26 August 1998 Second leg | Metz ![]() | 1–1 (1–2 agg.) | ![]() | Metz, France |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 2,500 Referee: William Young (Scotland) |
UEFA Cup
First round
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![France](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png)
15 September 1998 First leg | Red Star Belgrade ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Red Star Stadium Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Graziano Cesari (Italy) |
![France](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png)
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29 September 1998 Second leg | Metz ![]() | 2–1 (a.e.t.) (3–3 agg.) (3–4 p) | ![]() | Metz, France |
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 8,448 Referee: Jacek Granat (Poland) |
Penalties | ||||
Notes and references
Notes
- ^ Regis was born in La Trinité, Martinique, but also qualified to represent the United States internationally as his wife was an American citizen and made his international debut for the United States in May 1998.
- ^ Kraouche was born in Thionville, France, but also qualified to represent Algeria internationally and made his international debut for Algeria in 1999.
- ^ Joubert was born in Metz, France, but also qualified to represent Luxembourg internationally and would make his international debut for Luxembourg in June 2006.
References
- ^ "Ligue 1 1998/1999 » Attendance » Home matches". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ a b c "Metz 1998/1999". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ "Saison 1998-1999". FCMetz.com. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ "Metz - 1998/99". FootballSquads.co.uk. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ "FC Metz 1998/1999 calendar". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 3 February 2021.