# 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

The 1998–99 season of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup club tournament was the last season of the competition before it was abolished. Lazio won the final against Mallorca to earn their only title in the competition. Chelsea were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the semi-finals by Mallorca.

## Teams

First round :
| Chelsea$^{TH}$ | Lazio | MSV Duisburg | Mallorca |
| Paris Saint-Germain | Heerenveen | Newcastle United | Braga |
| Panionios | Jablonec 97 | Vålerenga | Ried |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | Varteks | Beşiktaş | |
| Qualifying round ||||
| Copenhagen | Lausanne-Sport | CSKA Kyiv | Amica Wronki |
| MTK Budapest | Genk | Spartak Trnava | Rapid București |
| Helsingborg | Dinamo Batumi | Apollon Limassol | Heart of Midlothian |
| Maccabi Haifa | Rudar Velenje | Lokomotiv-96 Vitebsk | Keflavík |
| FC Haka | Liepājas Metalurgs | Levski Sofia | Vardar |
| Ekranas | Partizan | Constructorul Chişinău | FC Vaduz |
| Lantana Tallinn | Tsement Ararat | Glentoran | Hibernians |
| Bangor City | Cork City | GÍ Gøta | Apolonia |
| Grevenmacher | Qarabağ | | |
$^{TH}$ Title Holders

## Qualifying round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Rudar Velenje | 2–0 | Constructorul Chișinău | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Vaduz | 0–5 | Helsingborg | 0–2 | 0–3 |
| Lausanne-Sport | 7–2 | Tsement Ararat | 5–1 | 2–1 |
| Cork City | 2–3 | CSKA Kyiv | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| Ekranas | 4–5 | Apollon Limassol | 1–2 | 3–3 |
| Apolonia | 1–9 | Genk | 1–5 | 0–4 |
| Bangor City | 0–3 | Haka | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| Levski Sofia | 9–2 | Lokomotiv-96 Vitebsk | 8–1 | 1–1 |
| Liepājas Metalurgs | 4–3 | Keflavík | 4–2 | 0–1 |
| Grevenmacher | 2–8 | Rapid București | 2–6 | 0–2 |
| Lantana Tallinn | 0–6 | Heart of Midlothian | 0–1 | 0–5 |
| Amica Wronki | 5–0 | Hibernians | 4–0 | 1–0 |
| GÍ Gøta | 1–10 | MTK | 1–3 | 0–7 |
| Glentoran | 1–3 | Maccabi Haifa | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Vardar | 0–3 | Spartak Trnava | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Copenhagen | 10–0 | Karabakh | 6–0 | 4–0 |
| Partizan | 2–1 | Dinamo Batumi | 2–0 | 0–1 |

### Second leg

Rudar Velenje won 2–0 on aggregate.
Helsingborg won 5–0 on aggregate.
Lausanne-Sport won 7–2 on aggregate.
CSKA Kyiv won 3–2 on aggregate.
Apollon Limassol won 5–4 on aggregate.
Genk won 9–1 on aggregate.
Haka won 3–0 on aggregate.
Levski Sofia won 9–2 on aggregate.
Liepājas Metalurgs won 4–3 on aggregate.
Rapid București won 8–2 on aggregate.
Heart of Midlothian won 6–0 on aggregate.
Amica Wronki won 5–0 on aggregate.
MTK won 10–1 on aggregate.
Maccabi Haifa won 3–1 on aggregate.
Spartak Trnava won 3–0 on aggregate.
Copenhagen won 10–0 on aggregate.
Partizan won 2–1 on aggregate.

## First round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| CSKA Kyiv | 1–5 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 0–2 | 1–3 |
| Liepājas Metalurgs | 0–4 | Braga | 0–0 | 0–4 |
| Ried | 3–0 | MTK Hungária | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 3–4 | Maccabi Haifa | 1–1 | 2–3 |
| Panionios | 5–1 | Haka | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Apollon Limassol | 3–3 (4–3 p) | Jablonec 97 | 2–1 | 1–2 (aet) |
| Lazio | 3–3 (a) | Lausanne-Sport | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Newcastle United | 2–2 (a) | Partizan | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Chelsea | 1–0 | Helsingborg | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Levski Sofia | 1–6 | Copenhagen | 0–2 | 1–4 |
| Rapid București | 2–2 (a) | Vålerenga | 2–2 | 0–0 |
| Beşiktaş | 4–2 | Spartak Trnava | 3–0 | 1–2 |
| Heerenveen | 4–1 | Amica Wronki | 3–1 | 1–0 |
| Rudar Velenje | 0–2 | Varteks | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| MSV Duisburg | 1–6 | Genk | 1–1 | 0–5 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 1–2 | Mallorca | 0–1 | 1–1 |

### Second leg

Lokomotiv Moscow won 5–1 on aggregate.
Braga won 4–0 on aggregate.
Ried won 3–0 on aggregate.
Maccabi Haifa won 4–3 on aggregate.
Panionios won 5–1 on aggregate.
3–3 on aggregate; Apollon Limassol won on penalties.
3–3 on aggregate; Lazio won on away goals.
2–2 on aggregate; Partizan won on away goals.
Chelsea won 1–0 on aggregate.
Copenhagen won 6–1 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate; Vålerenga won on away goals.
Beşiktaş won 4–2 on aggregate.
Heerenveen won 4–1 on aggregate.
Varteks won 2–0 on aggregate.
The game was played in Brussels as Genk's stadium did not meet UEFA requirements.
Genk won 6–1 on aggregate.
Before the game, the Heart of Midlothian delegate complained about the non-standard goal height, and the referee measured it to be 1 centimetre lower than regulation. Heart of Midlothian agreed to play the game anyway.
Mallorca won 2–1 on aggregate.

## Second round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 3–2 | Braga | 3–1 | 0–1 |
| Ried | 3–5 | Maccabi Haifa | 2–1 | 1–4 |
| Panionios | 4–2 | Apollon Limassol | 3–2 | 1–0 |
| Lazio | 3–2 | Partizan | 0–0 | 3–2 |
| Chelsea | 2–1 | Copenhagen | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Vålerenga | 4–3 | Beşiktaş | 1–0 | 3–3 |
| Heerenveen | 4–5 | Varteks | 2–1 | 2–4 (aet) |
| Genk | 1–1 (a) | Mallorca | 1–1 | 0–0 |

### First leg

The game was played in Brussels as Genk's home stadium did not meet UEFA requirements.

### Second leg

Lokomotiv Moscow won 3–2 on aggregate.
Maccabi Haifa won 5–3 on aggregate.
Panionios won 4–2 on aggregate.
Lazio won 3–2 on aggregate.
Chelsea won 2–1 on aggregate.
Vålerenga won 4–3 on aggregate.
Varteks won 5–4 on aggregate.
Genk raised an official protest, claiming that the corner locations are too close to the fence around the pitch. It was denied.
1–1 on aggregate; Mallorca won on away goals.

## Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 4–0 | Maccabi Haifa | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Panionios | 0–7 | Lazio | 0–4 | 0–3 |
| Chelsea | 6–2 | Vålerenga | 3–0 | 3–2 |
| Varteks | 1–3 | Mallorca | 0–0 | 1–3 |

### Second leg

Lokomotiv Moscow won 4–0 on aggregate.
Lazio won 7–0 on aggregate.
Chelsea won 6–2 on aggregate.
Mallorca won 3–1 on aggregate.

## Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 1–1 (a) | Lazio | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Chelsea | 1–2 | Mallorca | 1–1 | 0–1 |

### Second leg

1–1 on aggregate; Lazio won on away goals.
Mallorca won 2–1 on aggregate.

## Top goalscorers

The top scorers from the 1998–99 UEFA Winners' Cup (including qualifying round) are as follows:
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Alon Mizrahi | Maccabi Haifa | 7 |
| 2 | Zaza Janashia | Lokomotiv Moscow | 6 |
| 3 | Souleymane Oularé | Genk | 5 |
| 3 | Milenko Spoljaric | Apollon Limassol | 5 |
| 5 | Dmitri Bulykin | Lokomotiv Moscow | 4 |
| 5 | John Carew | Vålerenga | 4 |
| 5 | Fabio Celestini | Lausanne-Sport | 4 |
| 5 | Dani | Mallorca | 4 |
| 5 | Krisztián Kenesei | MTK | 4 |
| 5 | Pavel Nedvěd | Lazio | 4 |
| 5 | Oktay Derelioğlu | Beşiktaş | 4 |
| 5 | Dejan Stanković | Lazio | 4 |
| 5 | Branko Strupar | Genk | 4 |