1998–99 in Venezuelan football

Football season

The following article presents a summary of the 1998-99 football season in Venezuela.

Torneo Apertura ("Opening" Tournament)

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Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Comp	Venezuela scorers	Fixture
1999-01-27	Estadio José Pachencho Romero Maracaibo, Venezuela	Denmark	1 - 1	F	Rey 65'	152
1999-02-03	Estadio José Pachencho Romero Maracaibo, Venezuela	Argentina	0 - 2	F		153
1999-03-30	Estadio José Pachencho Romero Maracaibo, Venezuela	Colombia	0 - 0	F		154
1999-03-30	Estadio Nacional Caracas, Venezuela	Colombia	1 - 1	F	García 65'	155
1999-05-19	Estadio Reales Tamarindos Portoviejo, Ecuador	Ecuador	0 - 2	F	Urdaneta 8' 56'	156
1999-06-15	Estadio Pueblo Nuevo San Cristóbal, Venezuela	Ecuador	3 - 2	F	Rey 48' García 90' Morán 93'	157
1999-06-20	Estadio Misael Delgado Valencia, Venezuela	Peru	3 - 0	F	Tortolero 28' Rey 41' De Ornelas 62'	158
1999-06-23	Estadio Nacional Lima, Peru	Peru	3 - 0	F		159
1999-06-30	Estadio Antonio Oddone Sarubbi Ciudad del Este, Paraguay	Brazil	6 - 0	CA99		160
1999-07-03	Estadio Antonio Oddone Sarubbi Ciudad del Este, Paraguay	Chile	3 - 0	CA99		161
1999-07-06	Estadio Antonio Oddone Sarubbi Ciudad del Este, Paraguay	Mexico	3 - 1	CA99	Urdaneta 72'	162

according to the RSSSF-list on https://www.rsssf.org/tablesv/venez-intres.html
F = Friendly match
Venezuela didn't play a single international match in the year 1998 after having finished in ninth and last place in the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification in South America.
First win for Venezuela since defeating Costa Rica (2-0) in a friendly on 1996-10-02 in Barinas
1999 Copa América match

v t e Liga FUTVE
Current teams	Academia Puerto Cabello Angostura Carabobo Caracas Deportivo La Guaira Deportivo Táchira Estudiantes de Mérida Metropolitanos Monagas Portuguesa Rayo Zuliano Universidad Central Yaracuyanos Zamora
Seasons	1932 1940 1941 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Current teams

Seasons

National teams

men:	Men's team Men's U-20 team Men's U-17 team
women:	Women's team Women's U-20 team Women's U-17 team

Current	Primera División Segunda División Tercera División
Defunct	Segunda División B

Domestic Cups

Current	Copa Venezuela
Defunct	Copa de Campeones

International cup

Defunct	Copa Simón Bolívar

Women's

Current	Liga Nacional Femenina Copa Venezuela Femenina

Seasons