1998–99 Borussia Dortmund season

Dortmund's form improved during the 1998–99 season and they climbed to 4th, qualifying again for the Champions League.

Borussia Dortmund
1998–99 season
ManagerMichael Skibbe
Bundesliga4th
DFB-PokalRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Stéphane Chapuisat (8 goals)

All:
Stéphane Chapuisat (8 goals)

Players

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First-team squad

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Squad at end of season[1]

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   GER Jens Lehmann
3 DF   GER René Schneider
4 MF   YUG Miroslav Stević
5 DF   GER Jürgen Kohler
7 DF   GER Stefan Reuter
8 MF   GER Christian Nerlinger
9 FW   SUI Stéphane Chapuisat
10 MF   GER Andreas Möller
11 FW   GER Heiko Herrlich
12 GK   GER Wolfgang de Beer
13 FW   GHA Bashiru Gambo
14 FW   BIH Sergej Barbarez
15 DF   NED Alfred Nijhuis
16 DF   GER Martin Kree
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF   BRA Dedé
18 MF   GER Lars Ricken
19 DF   GER Thomas Hengen
20 MF   GER Thomas Häßler
21 FW   GER Christian Timm
22 FW   GHA Ibrahim Tanko
24 FW   NED Harry Decheiver
26 MF   GER Frank Riethmann
27 DF   AUT Wolfgang Feiersinger
29 MF   RUS Vladimir But
30 FW   TOG Bachirou Salou
32 DF   GER Manfred Binz
33 DF   GER Karsten Baumann

Left club during season

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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   GER Stefan Klos (to Rangers)
2 MF   GER Knut Reinhardt (to 1. FC Nürnberg)
4 MF   GER Steffen Freund (to Tottenham Hotspur)
No. Pos. Nation Player
6 MF   GER Matthias Sammer (retired)
31 DF   NOR Steinar Pedersen (to Lillestrøm)

Competitions

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Bundesliga

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Bayer Leverkusen 34 17 12 5 61 30 +31 63 Qualification to Champions League group stage
3 Hertha BSC 34 18 8 8 59 32 +27 62 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4 Borussia Dortmund 34 16 9 9 48 34 +14 57
5 1. FC Kaiserslautern 34 17 6 11 51 47 +4 57 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
6 VfL Wolfsburg 34 15 10 9 54 49 +5 55
Source: www.dfb.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References

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  1. ^ "FootballSquads - Borussia Dortmund - 1998/99".