1998–99 CF Extremadura season

CF Extremadura
1998–99 season
Manager Spain Rafael Benítez
La Liga 17th (qualified for relegation play-off)
Relegation play-off Lost (relegated)
Copa del Rey Third 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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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

Left club during season

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

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

See also

References

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