The 1998–99 season was Ethnikos Piraeus' 5th first-tier season in the 1990s and the 49th in total. Not managing a single league victory, the team was relegated and also exited early in the cup. It remains the last top flight appearance for Ethnikos.
| 1998–99 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Panagiotis Alexopoulos |
| Stadium | Karaiskakis Stadium |
| Alpha Ethniki | 18th (Relegated) |
| Greek Cup | Second round |
Players edit
Squad edit
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Alpha Ethniki | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  GRE
|
Nikos Gialesakis | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | GRE
|
Michalis Charalampopoulos | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 3 | DF |  GHA
|
Joseph Addo | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | GRE
|
Georgios Papoutsis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | GRE
|
Manolis Papadopoulos | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | GRE
|
Konstantinos Damiris | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 7 | MF |  ENG
|
Carl Smith | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | GRE
|
Vasilis Vouzas | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | ENG
|
Colin Carr-Lawton | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | GRE
|
Giannis Tsiamakis | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | GRE
|
Vasilis Stavrakakis | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | MF |  BRA
|
Alessandro Souza | 16 | 1 | 16 | 1 |
| 12 | FW |  IRL
|
Dominic Foley | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| 13 | MF | GRE
|
Andreas Dertinis | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 14 | MF |  CMR
|
Joël Epalle | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 15 | GK |  ALB
|
Armir Grimaj | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | GRE
|
Giorgos Kaidatzis | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | GRE
|
Pantelis Koubis | 28 | 3 | 28 | 3 |
| 18 | MF | GRE
|
Petros Tasioulas | 21 | 1 | 21 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | GRE
|
Iraklis Anastasakis | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | GRE
|
Panagiotis Machairas | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | GRE
|
Stavros Komiotis | 22 | 1 | 22 | 1 |
| 23 | MF | GRE
|
Christos Kontis | 27 | 1 | 27 | 1 |
| 24 | GK | GRE
|
Panagiotis Ikonomou | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | GRE
|
Giannis Vitevis | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | BRA
|
Sandro Castro | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | GRE
|
Nikolaos Kakanoulias | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | GRE
|
Kostas Tsanas | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | GRE
|
Stamatis Syrigos | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 34 | GK | GRE
|
Dionysis Chiotis | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | GRE
|
Manthos Platakis | 13 | 2 | 13 | 2 |
| 37 | FW | ENG
|
John Reed | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Players who left during the season edit
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Alpha Ethniki | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 4 | DF | GRE
|
Lysandros Georgamlis | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | GRE
|
Michalis Kapsis | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | GRE
|
Apostolos Dimopoulos | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| ? | MF | ALB
|
Armando Cungu | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| ? | FW | ENG
|
Paul Beavers | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
Managers edit
- Georgios Ioakimidis: start of season – 14 September 1998
- Vasilis Papachristou (caretaker): 14 September 1998 – 10 November 1998
- Lysandros Georgamlis (caretaker): 10 November 1998 – 3 December 1998
- Howard Kendall: 3 December 1998 – 14 September 1998
- Panagiotis Alexopoulos: 18 March 1999 – 30 June 1999
Alpha Ethniki edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Apollon Athens | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 42 | 62 | −20 | 36 | |
| 15 | Panionios | 34 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 42 | 58 | −16 | 32[a] | |
| 16 | Panelefsiniakos (R) | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 25 | 49 | −24 | 32[a] | Relegation to Beta Ethniki |
| 17 | Veria (R) | 34 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 55 | −35 | 23 | |
| 18 | Ethnikos Piraeus (R) | 34 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 17 | 81 | −64 | 8 |
Source: Galanis Sports Data
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th decision match.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th decision match.
(R) Relegated
Notes: