# 1998–99 Trabzonspor season

The 1998–99 Trabzonspor season was the 24th consecutive season that the club played in the 1. Lig.

## Season summary

Trabzonspor finished 4th the 1998–99 season. Trabzonspor was included in the Turkish Cup from 6th round. Trabzonspor played against Gaziantepspor in the 6th round. Trabzonspor won the 1st game 5 - 4 against Gaziantepspor but lost 2nd game 3 - 1 and eliminated from the Turkish Cup. Trabzonspor participated UEFA Cup in the 1998–99 season. In the 1st game of the 1st leg Trabzonspor lost 5 - 1 against Wisła Kraków in Kraków. Trabzonspor also lost the 2nd leg 2 - 1 in Trabzon and eliminated from UEFA Cup

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | TUR | Abdullah Ercan |
| — | | TUR | Ahmet Yılmazer |
| — | | TUR | Birol Güneş |
| — | | TUR | Çetin Güner |
| — | FW | CRO | Davor Vugrinec |
| — | | TUR | Dilaver Satılmış |
| — | | TUR | Erdal Eraşkın |
| — | FW | TUR | Fatih Tekke |
| — | | TUR | Feti Okuroğlu |
| — | | TUR | Gökdeniz Karadeniz |
| — | | TUR | Gökhan Kolomoç |
| — | | TUR | Hasan Üçüncü |
| — | | CZE | Karel Rada |
| — | FW | ENG | Kevin Campbell |
| — | | TUR | Mehmet İpek |
| — | | TUR | Mehmet Zengin |
| — | GK | TUR | Metin Aktaş |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | | TUR | Murat Deniz |
| — | | TUR | Mustafa Macit Güven |
| — | MF | TUR | Ogün Temizkanoğlu |
| — | | TUR | Okan Çebi |
| — | | TUR | Okan Özke |
| — | FW | TUR | Orhan Çıkırıkçı |
| — | | TUR | Osman Kurtuldu |
| — | DF | TUR | Osman Özköylü |
| — | GK | MKD | Petar Miloševski |
| — | DF | TUR | Recep Çetin |
| — | FW | TUR | Selahattin Kınalı |
| — | | TUR | Selim Özer |
| — | | TUR | Seyit Cem Ünsal |
| — | | TUR | Tansel Başer |
| — | MF | TUR | Ünal Karaman |
| — | | UKR | Yuriy Kalitvintsev |

## Transfers
### In

| # | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Transfer type | Fee | Date |
| 1 | - | Erdal Eraşkın | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | FW | Fatih Tekke | Altay | Transfer | - | 1 July 1998 |
| 3 | - | Feti Okuroğlu | Galatasaray | Transfer | - | 1 July 1998 |
| 4 | - | Gökdeniz Karadeniz | Trabzonspor (youth team) | Professional debut | - | 8 October 1998 |
| 5 | FW | Kevin Campbell | Nottingham Forest FC | Transfer | - | 30 July 1998 |
| 6 | - | Mehmet Zengin | Zonguldakspor | Transfer | - | 1 July 1998 |
| 7 | - | Murat Deniz | Altay | Transfer | - | 19 August 1998 |
| 8 | - | Mustafa Macit Güven | Akçaabat Sebatspor (youth team) | Transfer | - | 7 August 1998 |
| 9 | - | Okan Çebi | Trabzonspor (youth team) | Transfer | - | 17 June 1998 |
| 10 | - | Osman Kurtuldu | Trabzonspor (youth team) | Transfer | - | - |
| 11 | GK | Petar Miloševski | FK Vardar | Transfer | - | 17 July 1998 |
| 12 | DF | Recep Çetin | Beşiktaş | Transfer | - | 17 July 1998 |
| 13 | - | Selim Özer | Bursaspor | Transfer | - | - |
| 14 | - | Seyit Cem Ünsal | FC Barcelona | Transfer | - | 21 August 1998 |
| 15 | - | Tansel Başer | South Melbourne FC | Transfer | - | - |
| 16 | - | Yuriy Kalitvintsev | FC Dynamo Kyiv | Transfer | - | 18 November 1998 |

### Out

| # | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Transfer type | Fee | Date |
| 1 | - | Erdal Eraslan | Borussia Dortmund II | Transfer | - | 8 March 1999 |
| 2 | - | Gocha Jamarauli | FC Zürich | Transfer | - | 31 May 1998 |
| 3 | MF | Tolunay Kafkas | Galatasaray | Transfer | - | 23 July 1998 |
| 4 | FW | Hami Mandıralı | FC Schalke 04 | Transfer | - | - |
| 5 | - | Hüseyin Çimşir | Sakaryaspor | Loan | - | 11 September 1998 |
| 6 | - | İskender Eroğlu | Konyaspor | Transfer | - | 11 September 1998 |
| 7 | - | Jean-Jacques Missé-Missé | Dundee United FC | Transfer | - | - |
| 8 | - | Kazım Nas | Çaykur Rizespor | Transfer | - | 3 August 1998 |
| 9 | FW | Kevin Campbell | Everton FC | Loan | - | - |
| 10 | GK | Nihat Tümkaya | Altay | Transfer | - | 20 August 1998 |
| 11 | - | Ragıp Başdağ | Orduspor | Loan | - | 17 Eylül 1998 |

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 2 | Beşiktaş | 34 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 58 | 27 | +31 | 77 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Fenerbahçe | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 84 | 29 | +55 | 72 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Trabzonspor | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 58 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round |
| 5 | Kocaelispor | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 50 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round |
| 6 | Antalyaspor | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 49 | |

## Scorers

| # | Name | 1. lig | Turkish Cup | UEFA Cup | Total |
| 1 | Davor Vugrinec | 12 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| 2 | Mehmet Zengin | 5 | 2 | - | 7 |
| 3 | Kevin Campbell | 5 | 1 | - | 6 |
| 4 | Ogün Temizkanoğlu | 5 | - | - | 5 |
| 5 | Fatih Tekke | 4 | - | - | 4 |
| 5 | Selahattin Kınalı | 4 | - | - | 4 |
| 7 | Çetin Güner | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 7 | Ünal Karaman | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 9 | Abdullah Ercan | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 9 | Feti Okuroğlu | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 9 | Mehmet İpek | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 9 | Orhan Çıkırıkçı | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 9 | Osman Özköylü | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 9 | Selim Özer | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 9 | Yuriy Kalintvintsev | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 9 | Hüseyin Çimşir | - | - | 1 | 1 |

### Hat-tricks

| # | Player | Game | Category | Date |
| 1 | Kevin Campbell | Galatasaray 3 - 5 Trabzonspor | 1. Lig | 15 November 1998 |
| 2 | Davor Vugrinec | Trabzonspor 5 - 4 Gaziantepspor | Turkish Cup | 18 November 1998 |
| 3 | Davor Vugrinec | Trabzonspor 3 - 1 Erzurumspor | 1. Lig | 5 March 1999 |