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1999–2000 UEFA Cup
Parken 1.jpg
Parken Stadium, Østerbro hosted the final.
Dates 10 August 1999 – 17 May 2000
Final positions
Champions Turkey Galatasaray (1st title)
Runners-up England Arsenal
Tournament statistics
Matches played 205
Goals scored 564 (2.75 per match)
Top scorer(s) Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Darko Kovačević (10 goals)
← 1998–99
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The 1999–2000 UEFA Cup was an exciting football tournament. It was the 29th time this competition was held. The final match took place at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark. In the end, Galatasaray from Turkey won the cup. They beat Arsenal from England in a thrilling final game. The team that won the year before, Parma, was knocked out in the fourth round by Werder Bremen.

This season was special because it introduced a new way for teams to join the UEFA Cup. From this year on, teams that won their country's cup could play in the UEFA Cup. This happened because another competition, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, was stopped. This change also added an extra round of knockout games. Plus, for the first time, the winner of the UEFA Cup would get to play in the UEFA Super Cup.

How Teams Qualified for the Tournament

A total of 142 teams from 49 different European football associations took part in the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup. The number of teams each country could send depended on their UEFA league coefficient, which is like a ranking system for how well their clubs have done in European competitions.

Here is a simple way to understand how teams qualified:

  • Countries ranked 1 to 6 sent three teams each.
  • Countries ranked 7 to 8 sent four teams each.
  • Countries ranked 9 to 15 sent two teams each.
  • Countries ranked 16 to 21 sent three teams each.
  • Countries ranked 22 to 50 sent two teams each. Some exceptions were Bosnia (no teams), Liechtenstein, and Andorra (one team each).
  • Three teams that won the Intertoto Cup also joined.
  • 16 teams that lost in the third qualifying round of the Champions League moved to the UEFA Cup.
  • Eight teams that finished third in their group in the first stage of the Champions League also joined the UEFA Cup.

Teams That Played

Teams qualified for the UEFA Cup in different ways. Here are some of the main ways:

  • TH: The team that won the UEFA Cup the previous year.
  • CW: Winners of their country's main cup competition.
  • CR: Runners-up (second place) in their country's main cup competition.
  • LC: Winners of their country's League Cup.
  • Nth: Teams that finished in a certain position in their league.
  • PO: Winners of special play-off games at the end of the season.
  • FP: Teams that qualified through the Fair Play ranking (for good sportsmanship).
  • IT: Winners of the Intertoto Cup.
  • CL: Teams that moved from the Champions League. This included teams that finished third in their Champions League group (GS) or lost in the third qualifying round (Q3).

Qualifying Round Matches

The tournament started with a qualifying round. Many teams played two matches, one at home and one away. The team with the most goals overall would move on. If scores were tied, the team with more away goals won.

  • Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine) beat Sileks Kratovo (Macedonia) 4–3.
  • HJK Helsinki (Finland) won against Shirak (Armenia) 2–1.
  • Locomotive Tbilisi (Georgia) defeated Linfield (Northern Ireland) 2–1.
  • Sigma Olomouc (Czech Republic) advanced against Sheriff Tiraspol (Moldova) on away goals after a 1–1 tie.
  • Hapoel Tel Aviv (Israel) beat Yerevan (Armenia) 4–1.
  • Red Star Belgrade (FR Yugoslavia) won against Neftchi (Azerbaijan) 4–2.
  • Spartak Trnava (Slovakia) defeated Vllaznia (Albania) 3–1.
  • Lokomotiv Moscow (Russia) had a big win against BATE Borisov (Belarus) 12–1.
  • Torpedo Kutaisi (Georgia) beat Lantana (Estonia) 9–2.
  • Lech Poznań (Poland) won against Liepājas Metalurgs (Latvia) 5–4.
  • Gorica (Slovenia) defeated Inter Cardiff (Wales) 2–1.
  • Vojvodina (FR Yugoslavia) beat Újpest (Hungary) 5–1.
  • Club Brugge (Belgium) won against Viljandi Tulevik (Estonia) 5–0.
  • Omonia (Cyprus) defeated Belshina Bobruisk (Belarus) 12–1.
  • Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (Ukraine) beat Shamkir (Azerbaijan) 5–0.
  • Grazer AK (Austria) won against KÍ Klaksvík (Faroe Islands) 9–0.
  • Helsingborg (Sweden) defeated Riga (Latvia) 5–0.
  • St Johnstone (Scotland) beat VPS (Finland) 3–1.
  • Inter Bratislava (Slovakia) won against Bylis (Albania) 3–1.
  • Bodø/Glimt (Norway) defeated Vaduz (Liechtenstein) 3–1.
  • Viking (Norway) had a huge win against Principat (Andorra) 18–0.
  • Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel) beat FBK Kaunas (Lithuania) 4–3.
  • Steaua București (Romania) won against Levadia (Estonia) 7–1.
  • Lyngby BK (Denmark) defeated Birkirkara (Malta) 7–0.
  • Ankaragücü (Turkey) beat B36 Tórshavn (Faroe Islands) 2–0.
  • Zürich (Switzerland) won against Sliema Wanderers (Malta) 4–0.
  • Grasshopper (Switzerland) defeated Bray Wanderers (Ireland) 8–0.
  • Göteborg (Sweden) beat Cork City (Ireland) 3–1.
  • Dinamo București (Romania) won against Mondercange (Luxembourg) 13–2.
  • Legia Warszawa (Poland) defeated Vardar (Macedonia) 9–0.
  • Levski Sofia (Bulgaria) beat APOEL (Cyprus) 2–0.
  • Anderlecht (Belgium) won against Leiftur (Iceland) 9–1.
  • Olimpija Ljubljana (Slovenia) advanced against Kareda Šiauliai (Lithuania) on away goals after a 3–3 tie.
  • Hajduk Split (Croatia) defeated F91 Dudelange (Luxembourg) 6–1.
  • Celtic (Scotland) beat Cwmbran Town (Wales) 10–0.
  • CSKA Sofia (Bulgaria) won against Portadown (Northern Ireland) 8–0.
  • Ferencváros (Hungary) defeated Constructorul Chişinău (Moldova) 4–2.
  • Kilmarnock (Scotland) beat KR Reykjavík (Iceland) 2–1 after extra time.

First Round Action

After the qualifying round, more teams joined for the first round. The competition continued with two-leg matches, home and away.

Second Round Matches

The teams continued to battle it out in the second round.

Third Round Battles

The competition got tougher as teams moved into the third round.

Fourth Round Showdowns

The competition was getting very exciting as only 16 teams remained.

Quarter-finals: The Final Eight

Only eight teams were left, and the matches were intense!

First Leg Matches

The first games of the quarter-finals were played on March 16, 2000.

16 March 2000
21:00
 Leeds United England 3–0 Czech Republic Slavia Prague Elland Road, Leeds
Attendance: 39,519
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Wilcox Goal 39'
Kewell Goal 54'
Bowyer Goal 59'		 Report
16 March 2000
21:00
 Arsenal England 2–0 Germany Werder Bremen Arsenal Stadium, London
Attendance: 38,009
Referee: Claude Colombo (France)
Henry Goal 21'
Ljungberg Goal 77'		 Report
16 March 2000
21:30
 Mallorca Spain 1–4 Turkey Galatasaray Son Moix, Palma
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands)
Lauren Goal 78' Report Arif Goal 44'
Emre B. Goal 48'
Şükür Goal 59'
Okan Goal 65'
16 March 2000
21:30
 Celta Vigo Spain 0–0 France Lens Balaídos, Vigo
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden)
Report

Second Leg Matches

The second leg games for the quarter-finals were played on March 23, 2000.

23 March 2000
20:00
 Slavia Prague Czech Republic 2–1 England Leeds United Stadion Evžena Rošického, Prague
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: Oğuz Sarvan (Turkey)
Ulich Goal 52', 79' (pen.) Report Kewell Goal 47'

Leeds United won 4–2 on aggregate.

23 March 2000
20:00
 Galatasaray Turkey 2–1 Spain Mallorca Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Stefano Braschi (Italy)
Capone Goal 33'
Şükür Goal 45+1'		 Report Carlitos Goal 62'

Galatasaray won 6–2 on aggregate.

23 March 2000
20:30
 Werder Bremen Germany 2–4 England Arsenal Weserstadion, Bremen
Attendance: 31,400
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
Bode Goal 41'
Bogdanović Goal 60'		 Report Parlour Goal 8', 25', 70'
Henry Goal 59'

Arsenal won 6–2 on aggregate.

23 March 2000
20:45
 Lens France 2–1 Spain Celta Vigo Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens
Attendance: 41,600
Referee: Paul Durkin (England)
Ismaël Goal 62' (pen.)
Nouma Goal 72'		 Report Revivo Goal 56'

Lens won 2–1 on aggregate.

Semi-finals: The Final Four

Only four teams remained, fighting for a spot in the big final!

First Leg Semi-final Matches

The first semi-final games were played on April 6, 2000.

6 April 2000
20:30
 Galatasaray Turkey 2–0 England Leeds United Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)
Şükür Goal 13'
Capone Goal 44'		 Report
6 April 2000
21:00
 Arsenal England 1–0 France Lens Arsenal Stadium, London
Attendance: 38,102
Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria)
Bergkamp Goal 2' Report

Second Leg Semi-final Matches

The second leg semi-final games were played on April 20, 2000.

20 April 2000
20:45
 Lens France 1–2 England Arsenal Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens
Attendance: 41,043
Referee: José María García-Aranda (Spain)
Nouma Goal 73' Report Henry Goal 41'
Kanu Goal 87'

Arsenal won 3–1 on aggregate.

20 April 2000
21:00
 Leeds United England 2–2 Turkey Galatasaray Elland Road, Leeds
Attendance: 38,306
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)
Bakke Goal 16', 68' Report Hagi Goal 5' (pen.)
Şükür Goal 42'

Galatasaray won 4–2 on aggregate.

The Grand Final

The final match of the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup was a big event!

17 May 2000
20:45
 Galatasaray Turkey 0–0
(a.e.t.)		 England Arsenal Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
Attendance: 38,919
Referee: Antonio López Nieto (Spain)
Report
  Penalties  
Penbe Scored
Şükür Scored
Davala Scored
Popescu Scored		 4–1 Missed Šuker
Scored Parlour
Missed Vieira

The final was played between Galatasaray and Arsenal. After 90 minutes of regular play and 30 minutes of extra time, the score was still 0–0. This meant the winner would be decided by a penalty shootout. Galatasaray won the shootout 4–1, becoming the champions!

Top Goal Scorers

These players scored the most goals in the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup season.

Rank Name Team Goals Minutes played
1 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Darko Kovačević Italy Juventus 10 720'
2 Italy Marco Di Vaio Italy Parma 7 460'
Netherlands Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink Spain Atlético Madrid 574'
France Thierry Henry England Arsenal 592'
France Pascal Nouma France Lens 875'
6 South Africa Benni McCarthy Spain Celta Vigo 6 796'
Turkey Hakan Şükür Turkey Galatasaray 833'
  • All scorers for the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup (excluding preliminary round) are listed according to UEFA protocols plus all scorers from the preliminary round.

See also

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