1998–99 CF Extremadura season

CF Extremadura
1998–99 season
ManagerSpain Rafael Benítez
La Liga17th (qualified for relegation play-off)
Relegation play-offLost (relegated)
Copa del ReyThird round

Season summary

Extremadura finished the season in 17th place. Although this was the club's highest-ever finish in the Spanish football pyramid (the season was only the second Extremadura had played in the top flight), they still finished one point adrift of safety. Extremadura thus qualified for the relegation play-off, where they faced the fifth-placed team of the Segunda División, Rayo Vallecano. The Madrid-based side easily defeated Extremadura 2-0 both home and away for a 4-0 aggregate win which saw Extremadura relegated after a single season in the top flight of Spanish football. Manager Rafael Benítez resigned after only two seasons in charge, deciding to instead study in Italy and England.

On the plus side, Extremadura won the Fair Play award.

Squad

Squad at end of season[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Spain ESP Francisco Amador
4 DF Spain ESP Félix
5 DF Cameroon CMR Kalla
6 MF Spain ESP Pedro José
7 FW Spain ESP Manuel Mosquera
8 MF France FRA Laurent Viaud
9 MF Spain ESP Toni Velamazán
10 MF Spain ESP Alberto Toril
11 MF Spain ESP José Luis Soto
12 DF Spain ESP Óscar Montiel
14 DF Spain ESP David Belenguer
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF Spain ESP David Castedo (on loan from Mallorca)
17 DF Serbia and Montenegro SCG Miroslav Čermelj
18 FW Argentina ARG Alejandro Duré
19 DF Spain ESP Juanito
20 DF Spain ESP Poli
22 FW Argentina ARG Iván Gabrich
23 FW Ivory Coast CIV Ahmed Ouattara
24 MF Switzerland SUI Antonio Esposito (on loan from Grasshoppers)
25 GK Belgium BEL Ronny Gaspercic
26 GK Spain ESP Manuel Jesuli
27 MF Spain ESP Jesús Vázquez

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF Spain ESP José Antonio Padilla (to Albacete)
8 MF Spain ESP Ignacio Eraña (to Numancia)
15 MF Peru PER Jean Ferrari (released)
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF Serbia and Montenegro SCG Goran Bogdanović (to FK Sartid)
23 FW Argentina ARG Luis Rueda (on loan to Belgrano)

La Liga

Main article: 1998–99 La Liga

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
15 Racing Santander 38 10 12 16 41 53 −12 42
16 Alavés 38 11 7 20 36 63 −27 40
17 Extremadura (R) 38 9 12 17 27 53 −26 39 Qualification for the relegation playoffs
18 Villarreal (R) 38 8 12 18 47 63 −16 36
19 Tenerife (R) 38 7 13 18 41 63 −22 34 Relegation to the Segunda División
Source: LFP
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Transfers

In

Summer window

On June 30 Barcelona accepted Extremadura's three-year offer for Velamazán after loaning him to Oviedo and Albacete in the two previous seasons. It kept a repurchase option for two years.[2]

Winter window

Unsuccessful attempts

Out

See also

References

  1. ^ "FootballSquads - Extremadura - 1998/99".
  2. ^ "Toni Velamazán se va al Extremadura" [Toni Velamazán moves to Extremadura] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 1 July 1998. Retrieved 6 April 2021.