1998–99 NK Croatia Zagreb season

Croatia Zagreb made their debut in the Champions League group stage, drawn against Olympiakos, Porto and Ajax. Zagreb failed to win any of their first three group games, resulting in the departure of manager Zlatko Kranjčar. His replacement, Velimir Zajec, inspired a turnaround and wins against Porto and Ajax gave the club hope of reaching the quarter-finals. A home draw with Olympiakos in the final group stage match saw Croatia Zagreb finish second in their group, but as they were the lowest-ranked of all the group stage runners-up they did not progress.

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. Pos. Nation Player — GK  CRO Tomislav Butina — GK  CRO Dražen Ladić — GK  CRO Ivan Turina — GK  CRO Vladimir Vasilj[2] — DF  CRO Mario Cvitanović — DF  CRO Goran Jurić — DF  CRO Damir Krznar — DF  CRO Tomislav Rukavina — DF  CRO Daniel Šarić — DF  CRO Danijel Štefulj — DF  CRO Mario Tokić — DF  CRO Stjepan Tomas[3] — DF  MKD Goce Sedloski — MF  CRO Mario Bazina[4]

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  CRO Igor Bišćan — MF  CRO Joško Jeličić — MF  CRO Krunoslav Jurčić — MF  CRO Mihael Mikić — MF  CRO Robert Prosinečki[5] — MF  BIH Edin Mujčin — MF  BIH Nermin Šabić — FW  CRO Domagoj Abramović — FW  CRO Ardian Kozniku[6] — FW  CRO Josip Šimić — FW  CRO Tomo Šokota — FW  LTU Gražvydas Mikulėnas — FW  JPN Kazuyoshi Miura

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. Pos. Nation Player — MF  CRO Silvio Marić (to Newcastle United)