1999 UEFA Cup final

{{Infobox football match

| title = 1999 UEFA Cup Final

| image = 1999 UEFA Cup Final Programme.jpg

| image_size = 200

| caption = Match programme cover

| event = 1998–99 UEFA Cup

| team1 = Parma

| team1association = {{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}

| team1score = 3

| team2 = Marseille

| team2association = {{flagicon|FRA|size=30px}}

| team2score = 0

| date = 12 May 1999

| stadium = Luzhniki Stadium

| city = Moscow

| man_of_the_match1a = Hernán Crespo (Parma){{cite news |title=Parma subjugate Marseille for title |url=http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19990514/isp14065.html |work=Reuters |publisher=The Indian Express |date=14 May 1999 |access-date=28 July 2014}}

| referee = Hugh Dallas (Scotland){{cite news |first=Neil |last=McLeman |title=Hugh Dallas; Taking all the heat .. and happy to be back for more. |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-18693818.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924185741/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-18693818.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 September 2015 |work=The Scotsman |publisher=HighBeam Research |date=11 May 1999 |access-date=28 July 2014}}

| attendance = 61,000

| previous = 1998

| next = 2000

}}

The 1999 UEFA Cup Final was an association football match played on 12 May 1999 at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow to determine the winners of the 1998–99 UEFA Cup. The match was contested by Parma of Italy and Marseille of France. Parma won the match 3–0 to claim their second UEFA Cup and fourth European trophy, having previously won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and the UEFA Super Cup on one occasion each. There were 61,000 spectators at the match, making it the highest-attended single-legged UEFA Cup/Europa League final.{{cite web |title=Europa League/UEFA Cup final records |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0252-0ce430367606-35094e8eef73-1000--final-records/ |website=UEFA |date=26 May 2021 |access-date=28 September 2021 }}

Background

This was Parma's second UEFA Cup final, having defeated Juventus in 1995. Marseille had won the UEFA Champions League in 1993.

The Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia played host to the match, having never previously hosted a major European final.

Route to the final

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!colspan=3 style="width:1*"|Parma

!colspan=3 style="width:1*"|Marseille

Opponent

|Result

|Legs

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Round

|Opponent

|Result

|Legs

{{flagicon|TUR}} Fenerbahçe

|3–2

|0–1 away; 3–1 home

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|First round

|{{flagicon|CZE}} Sigma Olomouc

|6–2

|2–2 away; 4–0 home

{{flagicon|POL}} Wisła Kraków

|3–2

|1–1 away; 2–1 home

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Second round

|{{flagicon|GER}} Werder Bremen

|3–2

|1–1 away; 2–1 home

{{flagicon|SCO}} Rangers

|4–2

|1–1 away; 3–1 home

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Third round

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Monaco

|3–2

|2–2 away; 1–0 home

{{flagicon|FRA}} Bordeaux

|7–2

|1–2 away; 6–0 home

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Quarter-finals

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Celta Vigo

|2–1

|2–1 home; 0–0 away

{{flagicon|ESP}} Atlético Madrid

|5–2

|3–1 away; 2–1 home

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Semi-finals

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Bologna

|1–1 (a)

|0–0 home; 1–1 away

Match

=Team selection=

While Parma's selection for the match was more straightforward, underdogs Marseille had five players suspended for the final after the team's semi-final victory over Bologna, which ended in a fight in the players' tunnel at the Stadio Renato Dall'Ara. Fabrizio Ravanelli, Peter Luccin and William Gallas received yellow cards which barred their participation in the final.{{cite news |title=Bologna, Marseille downplay brawl |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/world/news/1999/04/21/brawl_follow/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010622061018/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/world/news/1999/04/21/brawl_follow/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 June 2001 |work=Sports Illustrated |publisher=Time |date=21 April 1999 |access-date=2 January 2012}} Christophe Dugarry and Hamada Jambay would serve the first match of their respective and five- and four-match suspensions on the sidelines for the final for their involvement in the brawl.{{cite news |title=UEFA takes action for brawl |url=http://157.166.224.103/soccer/world/news/1999/04/30/uefa_fines/ |work=Sports Illustrated |publisher=Time Inc. |date=30 April 1999 |access-date=2 January 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707011956/http://157.166.224.103/soccer/world/news/1999/04/30/uefa_fines/ |archive-date=7 July 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}

=Summary=

Hugh Dallas, the Scottish referee who had also officiated in the Franco-Italian 1998 World Cup quarter-final, conducted the coin toss, which was won by Marseille captain Laurent Blanc and the Frenchman elected to shoot towards his team's own fans in the second half. Roberto Sensini, Parma's captain, chose to kick the match off.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}

The first 25 minutes saw a cautious Marseille side play much of their football in their own half, only to knock it long to their isolated frontmen Robert Pires and Florian Maurice. Following such an occasion, Sensini hit a long ball forward towards Juan Sebastián Verón, whose headed flick-on looked not to be dangerous until a lazy headed backpass from the experienced Laurent Blanc gifted Hernán Crespo one-on-one with the keeper; the Argentine coolly lobbed Stéphane Porato with his first touch to give Parma the lead after 26 minutes.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}

Ten minutes later, as the Italians continued to dominate the match, a Parma attack twice looked to have been ended by Marseille's defence, but the ball found Lilian Thuram in an advanced right-back position on both occasions. On the second occasion, Thuram was able to slide in to find Diego Fuser five yards from the byline and just onside. He whipped in a deep cross, and Paolo Vanoli directed his header past Marseille's goalkeeper into the net to double Parma's advantage.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}

Five minutes before the hour mark, Thuram surged forward down the right before giving the ball to Verón outside him. Verón chipped the ball into the penalty area with a ball looking to be destined for Crespo's boot, a fine dummy duped the Marseille's defence and gave Enrico Chiesa the opportunity to volley home emphatically from 12 yards to make it 3–0 and seal a Parma victory.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}

The end of the game saw Parma control the game and keep their lead on the scoreboard against a valiant but dominated Marseille team.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}

=Details=

{{football box

|date=12 May 1999

|time=22:00 MSD (UTC+4)

|team1=Parma {{fbaicon|ITA}}

|score=3–0

|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/56371--parma-vs-marseille/

|team2={{fbaicon|FRA}} Marseille

|goals1=Crespo {{goal|25}}
Vanoli {{goal|36}}
Chiesa {{goal|55}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow

|attendance=61,000{{cite book |location=Nyon |chapter-url=https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/EuroExperience/competitions/Publications/01/88/46/53/1884653_DOWNLOAD.pdf |chapter=4. UEFA Cup Finals |title=UEFA Europa League Statistics Handbook 2012/13 |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |page=70 |date=28 May 2013 |access-date=27 September 2024 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604201547/https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/EuroExperience/competitions/Publications/01/88/46/53/1884653_DOWNLOAD.pdf |archive-date=4 June 2013}}

|referee=Hugh Dallas (Scotland){{cite news |first=Neil |last=McLeman |title=Hugh Dallas; Taking all the heat .. and happy to be back for more. |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-18693818.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924185741/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-18693818.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 September 2015 |work=The Scotsman |publisher=HighBeam Research |date=11 May 1999 |access-date=28 July 2014}}

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GK	1	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Gianluigi Buffon
RB	21	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Lilian Thuram
CB	17	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Fabio Cannavaro
LB	6	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Roberto Sensini (c)
CM	8	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Dino Baggio
CM	15	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Alain Boghossian
RW	7	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Diego Fuser
AM	11	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Juan Sebastián Verón		{{suboff\|77}}
LW	24	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Paolo Vanoli
CF	9	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Hernán Crespo		{{suboff\|84}}
CF	20	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Enrico Chiesa		{{suboff\|73}}
colspan=3\|Substitutes:
GK	28	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Davide Micillo
DF	4	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Luigi Sartor
DF	14	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Roberto Mussi
DF	26	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Luigi Apolloni
MF	23	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Stefano Fiore		{{subon\|77}}
FW	10	{{flagicon\|COL}} Faustino Asprilla	{{yel\|89}}	{{subon\|84}}
FW	18	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Abel Balbo		{{subon\|73}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=4\|{{flagicon\|ITA}} Alberto Malesani

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GK	16	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Stéphane Porato
SW	5	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Laurent Blanc (c)
CB	4	{{flagicon\|RSA}} Pierre Issa
CB	17	{{flagicon\|CIV}} Cyril Domoraud
RWB	2	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Patrick Blondeau	{{yel\|50}}
LWB	28	{{flagicon\|BRA}} Edson		{{suboff\|46}}
CM	8	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Frédéric Brando
CM	27	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Daniel Bravo
AM	10	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Jocelyn Gourvennec
CF	7	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Robert Pires
CF	9	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Florian Maurice
colspan=3\|Substitutes:
GK	30	{{flagicon\|FRA}} François Lemasson
DF	12	{{flagicon\|CIV}} Tchiressoua Guel
DF	29	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Jacques Abardonado
MF	22	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Martial Robin
FW	13	{{flagicon\|GUI}} Titi Camara		{{subon\|46}}
FW	15	{{flagicon\|GHA}} Arthur Moses
FW	19	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Cédric Mouret
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=4\|{{flagicon\|FRA}} Rolland Courbis

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Man of the Match:

Hernán Crespo (Parma)

Assistant referees:

Robert Gunn (Scotland)

John McElhinney (Scotland)

Fourth official:

William Young (Scotland)

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Match rules

90 minutes
30 minutes of golden goal extra time if necessary
Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
Seven named substitutes, of which three may be used

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20100625194312/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/uefacup/history/season=1998/intro.html 1998–99 season] at UEFA.com

Category:1999 in Moscow

Category:May 1999 sports events in Europe

Category:Sports competitions in Moscow

1999

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GK	1	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Gianluigi Buffon
RB	21	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Lilian Thuram
CB	17	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Fabio Cannavaro
LB	6	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Roberto Sensini (c)
CM	8	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Dino Baggio
CM	15	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Alain Boghossian
RW	7	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Diego Fuser
AM	11	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Juan Sebastián Verón		{{suboff\|77}}
LW	24	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Paolo Vanoli
CF	9	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Hernán Crespo		{{suboff\|84}}
CF	20	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Enrico Chiesa		{{suboff\|73}}
colspan=3\|Substitutes:
GK	28	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Davide Micillo
DF	4	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Luigi Sartor
DF	14	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Roberto Mussi
DF	26	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Luigi Apolloni
MF	23	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Stefano Fiore		{{subon\|77}}
FW	10	{{flagicon\|COL}} Faustino Asprilla	{{yel\|89}}	{{subon\|84}}
FW	18	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Abel Balbo		{{subon\|73}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=4\|{{flagicon\|ITA}} Alberto Malesani

1999 UEFA Cup final

Background

Route to the final

Match

=Team selection=

=Summary=

=Details=

See also

References

External links