The Glory opened the season with an eight-match unbeaten run, dropping points only to the Brisbane Strikers. The run was broken with a loss to Newcastle Breakers in December 1998.[3][4] Despite winning only one match in December 1998 and January 1999, the club rallied to win 10 of the last eleven matches of the season to finish in third place on the table.[5]
^Cook, Jonathan (3 June 1998). "German Coach Takes The Glory". The West Australian. FORMER East German national coach Bernd Stange is Perth Glory's surprise appointment as head coach.
^"Glory signs former Carlton star". Australian Associated Press. 31 July 1998. Meanwhile, new Glory coach Bernd Stange flew in late last night to start his tenure as club coach. The former German Democratic Republic coach was announced as the replacement for Gary Marocchi in early June, but has been overseas with World Cup commitments since.