1998–99 Udinese Calcio season
# 1998–99 Udinese Calcio season

Udinese Calcio only faded a little bit compared to its club record-breaking 1997–98 season, in which it finished third in Serie A. With topscorer Oliver Bierhoff, midfielder Thomas Helveg and coach Alberto Zaccheroni all departing for Milan, Udinese was looking to be on the back foot prior to the start of the season.

Márcio Amoroso proved to be a worthy replacement for Bierhoff, with 22 goals following increased responsibility. With this, Amoroso became topscorer himself, and departed for Parma, with a substantial sum being paid by the Parmesans.

The highlight of Udinese's season was the qualification for the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup, which was clinched in a so-called spareggio against Juventus, since the clubs were tied on points for sixth. Thanks to a goalless draw at home, and Paolo Poggi's equaliser in Turin, Udinese clinched the sixth place and the UEFA Cup slot.

## Squad

### Goalkeepers

* Luigi Turci
* Harald Wapenaar

### Defenders

* Valerio Bertotto
* Alessandro Calori
* Mohammed Gargo
* Régis Genaux
* Mauro Navas
* Alessandro Pierini
* Marco Zanchi

### Midfielders

* Stephen Appiah
* Jonathan Bachini
* Morten Bisgaard
* Giuliano Giannichedda
* Martin Jørgensen
* Tomas Locatelli
* Eli Louhenapessy
* Mauricio Pineda
* Johan Walem
* Henry van der Vegt

### Attackers

* Márcio Amoroso
* Hazem Emam
* Paolo Poggi
* Roberto Sosa
* Patrik Fredholm

## Competitions

### Serie A

**League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Parma | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 55 | 36 | +19 | 55 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Roma | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 69 | 49 | +20 | 54 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 6 | Udinese | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 54 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 7 | Juventus | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 54 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round |
| 8 | Internazionale | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 59 | 54 | +5 | 46 | |

* ↑ 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.

### UEFA Cup qualification

    6th and 7th of Serie A:

(Udinese therefore declared sixth in the league standings. Udinese qualified for the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup).

### Top scorers

* Márcio Amoroso 22
* Roberto Sosa 10
* Martin Jørgensen 4

### UEFA Cup

First round

