1999–2000 Albanian Cup
1999–2000 Albanian Cup (Albanian: Kupa e Shqipërisë) was the forty-eighth season of Albania's annual cup competition. It began on August 21, 1999 with the First Round and ended on May 6, 2000 with the Final match. The winners of the competition qualified for the 2000-01 first round of the UEFA Europa League. KF Tirana were the defending champions, having won their tenth Albanian Cup last season. The cup was won by KS Teuta.


1999–2000 Albanian Cup
The rounds were played in a two-legged format similar to those of European competitions. If the aggregated score was tied after both games, the team with the higher number of away goals advanced. If the number of away goals was equal in both games, the match was decided by extra time and a penalty shootout, if necessary.


1999–2000 Albanian Cup, Quarter finals
In this round entered the 8 winners from the previous round. Games were played on February 3 & 13, 2000.


1999–2000 Albanian Cup, Semifinals
In this round entered the four winners from the previous round. Games were played on April 12 & 19, 2000.


1999–2000 Albanian National Championship
The 1999–2000 Albanian National Championship was the 61st season of the Albanian National Championship, the top professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1930. The season began on 18 September 1999 and concluded on 7 June 2000. Tirana  began the season as defending champions  1998–99 season and Shqiponja was the only team promoted from the Kategoria e Dytë as the league was reduced from 16 teams to 14.


1999–2000 Albanian National Championship
Tirana retained their title, as they won it for the 19th time and their 5th time in the previous 6 seasons. Partizani were the first team to be relegated, followed by relegation/promotion playoff losers Elbasani down to the Kategoria e Dytë.


1999–2000 Albanian National Championship, Teams, Promotion and relegation
A total of 14 teams competed in the 1999–2000 season, 2 less than the previous where 16 teams competed. Of these 14 teams, 13 were from the 1998–99 season with Shqiponja being the only promoted side from the Kategoria e Dytë. 3 sides from the 1998–99 season were relegated, and they were Burreli, Laçi and Besa.


1999–2000 Albanian National Championship, Playoffs, Championship playoff
Tirana and Tomori finished the season level on points so the Albanian Football Association decided to organise a championship playoff game to determine the winner of the 1999–2000 Albanian National Championship. The game was played at Ruzhdi Bizhuta Stadium in Elbasan and Tirana won on penalties following a 1–1 draw to retain their title. Had the league been decided on goal difference Tirana would have won it, but if it had been decided on their head-to-head record Tomori would have won it.


1999–2000 Albanian National Championship, Playoffs, Intertoto Cup playoff
Vllaznia and Bylis finished the season level on points so the Albanian Football Association decided to organise a playoff game to determine which side will take the Intertoto Cup place. Although Teuta finished 3rd and would have taken the Intertoto Cup place had they not won the 1999–2000 Albanian Cup, meaning they forfeited their Intertoto Cup place in order to take up their UEFA Cup place for winning the Albanian Cup. Vllaznia won the game 4–3 at the Selman Stërmasi Stadium in Tiranë.


1999–2000 Albanian National Championship, Playoffs, Relegation/promotion playoff
Elbasani finished in penultimate place in the league, and although they were not automatically relegated like Partizani, they were placed in a relegation/promotion playoff against the Kategoria e Dytë playoff runners-up Besa. The game took place on 7 June 2000 in Tiranë and Besa won 2–1, thanks to goals from Armand Daiu and Demneri, to earn promotion to the 2000–01 National Championship, with Elbasani being relegated down to the Kategoria e Dytë.


1999–2000 Algerian Championnat National
The 1999–2000 Algerian Championnat National was the 38th season of the Algerian Championnat National since its establishment in 1962. A total of 12 teams contested the league, with MC Alger as the defending champions, The Championnat started on 14 October, 1999. and ended on 15 June, 2000.


1999–2000 Algerian Cup
The 1999–2000 Algerian Cup was the 35th edition of the Algerian Cup. CR Beni Thour won the Cup by defeating WA Tlemcen 2-1. It was CR Beni Thour's first Algerian Cup in its history.


1999–2000 Algerian League Cup
The 1999–00 Algerian League Cup was the 3rd season of the Algerian League Cup. The competition was open to all 26 Algerian clubs who participated in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 and the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2. It is known as the Coupe du Groupement Professionnel.


1999–2000 Algerian League Cup, Group stage
The competition takes place in two distinct phases. There is first of all a phase known as the group phase, which takes place in a maximum of 9 days, depending on the group composition. Then the qualifiers of the 3 hens compete in a phase of direct elimination after a draw and which starts at the stage of the eighths of finals. These 3 groups are simply called Groupe Ouest, Groupe Center and Groupe Est and make references to the 3 major football regions of the country. The composition of the Center Group is higher than the other two because it has more clubs in 1 and 2 division. In fact, since this competition is a cup only played by so-called professional or semi-professional teams, only the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 and the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2.


1999–2000 Algerian League Cup, Knockout stage
As the first phase of the pool tournament of the East and West Center groups is over, a random draw is made between the qualifiers of these groups on behalf of the eighth finals which will take place on February 10, 2000. Also note that each meeting will be held on neutral ground, the venues and stadiums for each of the matches are designated. Since this is a direct elimination phase to be played if necessary with overtime and penalty kicks, the FAF, in order to avoid any polemics of fairness and unable to allow to play the matches in going and return due to loaded schedule opts for the solution of neutral ground


1999–2000 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
The 1999–2000 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship was the 30th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1970-71. The championship began on 3 October 1999 and ended on 17 March 2000.


1999–2000 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
On 17 March 2000, Crossmaglen Rangers won the championship following a 1–14 to 0–12 defeat of Na Fianna in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park. It was their third championship title overall and their second title in succession.


1999–2000 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
Crossmaglen's Oisín McConville was the championship's top scorer with 3-29.


1999–2000 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
The 1999–2000 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 30th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county club hurling tournament. The championship began on 17 October 1999 and ended on 17 March 2000.


1999–2000 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
On 17 March 2002, Athenry won the championship following a 0-16 to 0-12 defeat of St. Joseph's Doora-Barefield in the All-Ireland final. This was their third All-Ireland title, their first in three championship seasons.


1999–2000 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
Athenry's Eugene Cloonan was the championship's top scorer with 3-24.


1999–2000 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two
The 1999-00 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two was the thirteenth full season of rugby union within the second tier of the English league system, currently known as the RFU Championship. Allied Dunbar sponsored the top two divisions of the English rugby union leagues for the third season in a row. The leagues were previously known as the Courage Clubs Championship and sponsored by Courage Brewery. New teams to the division included West Hartlepool who had been relegated from the Allied Dunbar Premiership 1998-99 while Henley Hawks and Manchester had been promoted from National League 1. Exeter were also rebranded as the 'Chiefs' from this season onward.


1999–2000 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two
Rotherham, the champions, were promoted to the Allied Dunbar Premiership for season 2000–01 after beating the 12th placed team from that division, (Bedford), in a two legged play–off. There was only one promotion place available and the runners–up Leeds Tykes remained in Premiership Two for the following season. Rugby and West Hartlepool were relegated to the 2000–01 National Division Two.


1999–2000 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two, Season records, Team
93 - 8 Rotherham at home to West Hartlepool on 2 October 1999


1999–2000 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two, Season records, Team
84 - 15 Worcester away to Wakefield on 16 October 1999


1999–2000 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two, Season records, Team
Rotherham at home to West Hartlepool on 2 October 1999Worcester away to Wakefield on 16 October 1999


1999–2000 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two, Season records, Team
Rotherham at home to West Hartlepool on 2 October 1999


1999–2000 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two, Season records, Team
Henley Hawks away to Rugby Lions on 15 January 2000


1999–2000 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two, Season records, Player
Simon Binns for Rotherham at home to West Hartlepool on 2 October 1999


1999–2000 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two, Season records, Player
Andy Currier for London Welsh at home to Waterloo on 16 October 1999


1999–2000 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two, Season records, Player
Simon Binns for Rotherham at home to West Hartlepool on 2 October 1999 Mike Umaga for Rotherham at home to Waterloo on 11 March 2000 Sam Howard for Exeter at home to West Hartlepool on 6 May 2000


1999–2000 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two, Season records, Player
Matt Jones for Henley Hawks away to Rugby Lions on 15 January 2000


1999–2000 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two, Season records, Player
Rod Ellis for Manchester at home to Orrell on 2 October 1999


1999–2000 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two, Season records, Attendances
Leeds Tykes at home to Rotherham on 18 February 2000


1999–2000 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two, Season records, Attendances
Waterloo at home to London Welsh on 19 February 2000, West Hartlepool at home to Orrell on 18 March 2000 & Exeter Chiefs on 1 May 2000Leeds Tykes at home to Moseley on 16 April 1999


1999–2000 Allsvenskan (ice hockey) season
The 1999-2000 Allsvenskan season was the first season of the Allsvenskan, the second level of ice hockey in Sweden. 24 teams participated in the league, and Timrå IK, Södertälje SK, IF Björklöven, and Nyköpings Hockey 90 qualified for the Kvalserien.


1999–2000 Allsvenskan (ice hockey) season, Superallsvenskan
The top two teams qualify for the Kvalserien qualification for Elitserien, and teams 3–6 qualify for the playoffs towards the Kvalserien qualification.


1999–2000 Allsvenskan (ice hockey) season, Relegation round
The top two teams in each group qualify for the playoffs towards the Kvalserien qualification for Elitserien, and the two worst teams in each group are relegated to Division 1.


1999–2000 Alpha Ethniki
The 1999–2000 Alpha Ethniki was the 64th season of the highest football league of Greece. The season began on 19 September 1999 and ended on 28 May 2000. Olympiacos won their fourth consecutive and 29th Greek title.


1999–2000 Alpha Ethniki, UEFA Cup Places
AEK qualified through the Cup, the 3rd league UEFA Cup place is decided between the teams within 5 points from 6th to 8th place.


1999–2000 Amateur Scottish Inter-District Championship
The 1999–2000 Amateur Scottish Inter-District Championship was a rugby union competition for Scotland's amateur district teams.


1999–2000 Amateur Scottish Inter-District Championship
The professional game in Scotland saw the merging of the 4 districts into 2 in 1998; now only Glasgow Caledonians and Edinburgh Reivers were involved in the professional Scottish Inter-District Championship as a renamed Tri-Series. The Glasgow and Edinburgh sides were also involved in the Welsh-Scottish League.


1999–2000 Amateur Scottish Inter-District Championship
"When we changed from four to two districts, the top of the tree was lopped off," Jim Telfer said.


1999–2000 Amateur Scottish Inter-District Championship
The SRU decided to re-instate the Inter-District Championship at amateur level with the traditional amateur districts of Glasgow District, Edinburgh District, South and North and Midlands.


1999–2000 Amateur Scottish Inter-District Championship
The North and Midlands district was renamed Caledonia to tie in with the disbanded professional side Caledonia Reds and the South district was renamed Scottish Borders to tie in with the disbanded professional side Border Reivers.


1999–2000 Amateur Scottish Inter-District Championship
"In launching this championship I think it has put the top of the tree back and it is a chance for the best young players in the clubs to aspire to the next rung of the ladder. There is a gap between the top of the club game and the professional tier and the championship is an opportunity to try to bridge that gap."


1999–2000 Amateur Scottish Inter-District Championship, Results, Round 1
Edinburgh District: M Duncan (Currie); C Keenan (Heriot's FP), G Kiddie, L Graham (both Boroughmuir), S Walker (N Armstrong Currie 20); G Ross (both Heriot's FP), C Black (Watsonians); J Bryce (captain, Heriot's FP), L Barrett, C Black (both Currie), (D Wilson, Currie, 78), G McCallum (Boroughmuir), C Harrison (Edinburgh Accies), T McVie (Heriot's FP), N Penny (Watsonians) (O Brown, Boroughmuir, 49), E McDonald (Boroughmuir) (D Boswall, Heriot's, 18).


1999–2000 Amateur Scottish Inter-District Championship, Results, Round 1
Glasgow District: K Baillie (Glasgow Hawks); G Thompson (West of Scotland), C Bartwicki (East Kilbride) (P Price, Hillhead/ Jordanhill, 27), A Henderson (West), R Couper (Boroughmuir); S Duffy (Ardrossan Accies), C Little (Hawks); A Cowan (Dalziel) (D Jamieson, West, 55), C Docherty (Hawks) (C di Ciacca, West, 11), A Welsh (East Kilbride), G Perrett (West), I Smith (Hawks) (A Williamson, Hutcheson's/ Aloysians, 45), P Pattenden (East Kilbride), R Niven (Hawks), R McKay (Hawks).


1999–2000 Amateur Scottish Inter-District Championship, Results, Round 1
Caledonia: S Pearson (C Milne 61min); A Buchan, M McGrandles (M Fraser 49min), C Sangster, N Renton; K Oddie, A Hose; B Prescott, I Stanger (D Hall 40min), M Crossley (D Herrington 55min), J Syme, G Broomfield (C Hornibrook 40min), S Hannah, M Taylor, C MacDonaldScottish Borders: N Stenhouse; P Rutherford (N Douglas 31min), S Paterson, A Dickson, B Ruthven; C Turnbull, R Chrystie; I Cornwall, W Mitchell, G Kerr (E Johnstone 55min), I Elliot, S Aitken, A Clark, B Keown, J Henderson


1999–2000 Amateur Scottish Inter-District Championship, Results, Round 2
Glasgow District: K Baillie (Glasgow Hawks); M Scott (Glasgow Hawks), P Price (Hillhead/Jordanhill) repl by C Bartwicki (East Kilbride) 69 min, A Henderson (West of Scotland), R Couper (Boroughmuir); N Barrett (Glasgow Hawks), K Sinclair (Glasgow Hawks); A Cowan (Dalziel) repl by C di Ciacca (West of Scotland) 33, C Docherty (Glasgow Hawks), A Welsh (East Kilbride)repl by G Blackburn (Glasgow Southern) 24, I Smith (Glasgow Hawks), R McKay (Glasgow Hawks), N McKenzie (Hutchesons'/Aloysians) repl by C Pollock (Kilmarnock) 57, R Maxton (Stewart's-Melville FP), P Pattenden (East Kilbride)Scottish Borders: N Stenhouse (Hawick); S Paterson (Gala),S Cranston (Hawick), A Dickson (Selkirk), B Ruthven (Melrose); K Davidson (Hawick), R Chrystie (Melrose) repl by K Reid (Hawick) 78; E Johnstone (Gala) repl by I Cornwall (Melrose) 45, M Landels (Hawick) repl by W Mitchell (Melrose) 65, G Kerr (Jed-Forest), J Bradburn (Jed- Forest) repl by S Aitken (Melrose) 45, I Elliot (Hawick), T Weir (Gala), S Jeffrey (Selkirk) repl by J Henderson (Melrose) 45, B Keown (Hawick).


1999–2000 Amateur Scottish Inter-District Championship, Results, Round 2
Caledonia:  S Pearson (Dundee HSFP), A Buchan (Aberdeen GSFP), M McGrandles (Stirling County, replaced by M Fraser (Stirling County)), C Sangster (Stirling County), N Renton (Kirkcaldy, S McAllister, Kirkcaldy), K Oddie (Aberdeen GSFP), A Hose (Aberdeen GSFP, I Black, Aberdeen GSFP), C Reid (Stirling County), S Brown (Kirkcaldy), M Crossley (Grangemouth Stags), D Herrington (Kirkcaldy), J Syme (Kirkcaldy), G Broomfield (Dunfermline, C Hornibrook, Aberdeen GSFP), S Hannah (Kirkcaldy, A Brown, Dundee HSFP), M Taylor (Aberdeen GSFP), Craig McDonald (Kirkcaldy).


1999–2000 Amateur Scottish Inter-District Championship, Results, Round 2
Replacements (not used): I Stanger (Aberdeen GSFP)Edinburgh District: G Lawson (Heriot's), C Keenan (Heriot's), L Graham (Boroughmuir), G Kiddie (Boroughmuir, N Armstrong, Currie), S Walker (Heriot's, M Duncan, Currie), G Ross (Heriot's), C Black (Watsonians, R Lawson, Heriot's), J Bryce (Heriot's), A McLean (Heriot's), C Black (Currie), D Boswall (Heriot's), G McCallum (Boroughmuir), T McVie (Heriot's, C Harrison, Edinburgh Acad), A Dall (Heriot's, E McDonald (Boroughmuir), P Simpson (Currie). Replacements (not used): D Wilson (Currie), L Barrett (Currie)


1999–2000 Amateur Scottish Inter-District Championship, Results, Round 3
Scottish Borders: N Stenhouse (Hawick); S Paterson (Gala), S Cranston (Hawick), A Dickson (Selkirk), B Ruthven (Melrose); K Davidson (Hawick), R Chrystie; I Cornwall (both Melrose), M Landels (Hawick), E Johnstone (Gala), I Elliot (Hawick), S Aitken (Melrose), T Weir (Gala), J Henderson (Melrose), B Keown (Hawick). Subs: G. Hill (Jed-Forest) for Cranston 30 minutes; W. Mitchell (Melrose) for Landels 52 minutes; M. Murray (Selkirk) for Johnstone 65 minutes.


1999–2000 Amateur Scottish Inter-District Championship, Results, Round 3
Edinburgh District:  G Lawson; C Keenan (both Heriot's), L Graham, G Kiddie (both Boroughmuir), J Burnett (Watsonians); M Duncan (Currie), C Black (Watsonians); J Bruce (Heriot's), L Barrett, C Black (both Currie), D Boswall (Heriot's), G McCallum (Boroughmuir), T McVie (Heriot's), P Simpson (Currie), N Penny (Watsonians). M Stevenson, Stirling County. Subs: R. Lawson (Heriot's) for Keenan 46 minutes; A. Warnock (Biggar) for Burnett 32 minutes; D. Wilson (Currie) for Black 75 minutes; C. Harrison (Edinburgh Accies) for Boswall 60 minutes; E. McDonald (Boroughmuir) for Simpson 16 minutes.


1999–2000 Amateur Scottish Inter-District Championship, Results, Round 3
Glasgow District: K Baillie; M Scott,(P Price 71) C Bartwicki, A Henderson, R Couper; N.Barrett (S,Duffy 61), Little; A Cowan, (D Jamieson 61) C Docherty, A Welsh,(C di Ciacca 61) G Perrett, R McKay, N McKenzie (RNiven52), R Pattenden, R.Maxton (A.Williamson 63). Caledonia:   S Pearson; A Buchan,(C Milne 59) M McGrandles (M Fraser 73), C Sangster, N Renton; K Oddie, A Hose I Black 77); B Prescott, S Brown (I Stanger 50), M Crossley, J Syme, G Broomfield, S Hannah, (A Brown 53) M Taylor, CMacDonald.


1999–2000 Angola Basketball Cup, 2000 Men's Basketball Cup
The 2000 Men's Basketball Cup was contested by five teams and won by Petro Atlético. The final was played on April 16, 2000.


1999–2000 Angola Basketball Cup, 2000 Men's Basketball Cup
The 2000 Angola Women's Basketball Cup was contested by Primeiro de Agosto and Grupo Desportivo da Nocal, with Primeiro de Agosto winning the match and subsequently the trophy.


1999–2000 Angola Basketball Super Cup
The 2000 Angola Basketball Super Cup (7th edition) was contested by Primeiro de Agosto, as the 2000 league champion and Petro Atlético, the 2000 cup winner. ASA was the winner, making its 3rd title.


1999–2000 Angola Basketball Super Cup
The 2000 Women's Super Cup (5th edition) was contested by Primeiro de Agosto, as the 2000 women's league champion and Desportivo da Nocal, the 2000 cup runner-up. Desportivo da Nocal was the winner.


1999–2000 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team
The 1999–2000 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team represented Appalachian State University in the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by fourth-year head coach Buzz Peterson, played their home games for the final season at the Varsity Gymnasium in Boone, North Carolina as members of the Southern Conference. The team finished the season with a record of 23–9 and 13–3 in SoCon play. They won the SoCon Tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As No. 14 seed in the South region, they lost to No. 3 seed Ohio State in the opening round.


1999–2000 Argentine Primera División
The 1999–2000 Argentine Primera División was the 109th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The season ran from August 7, 1999 to July 17, 2000.


1999–2000 Argentine Primera División
As Conmebol extended the number of 2000 Copa Libertadores clubs from 23 to 34, four Argentine clubs were eligible to play the tournament. As Boca Juniors and River Plate had already qualified, Rosario Central and San Lorenzo (2nd and 4th respectively) earned their right to play the Copa Libertadores. On the other hand, Talleres de Córdoba replaced Gimnasia y Esgrima to play the 1999 Copa Conmebol after the club from La Plata declined to participate.


1999–2000 Argentine Primera División
At the end of Torneo Clausura, the best five placed teams earned right to play the 2001 Copa Libertadores while six participants of 2000 Copa Mercosur were eligible by similar system.


1999–2000 Argentine Primera División
River Plate won both, Apertura and Clausura championships (totalising 31 league titles to date). For the first time in Primera División, a promotion and relegation system was introduced. The two teams with the worst average were directly relegated to the second division while teams placed 17th and 18th in average played two leg series each with two teams from Primera B Nacional.


1999–2000 Argentine Primera División
As a result, three teams were relegated, Ferro Carril Oeste, Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) (worst averages) and Instituto (C) (lost promotion to Almagro). Belgrano remained in Primera after the series vs Quilmes ended 4–4 on aggregate.


1999–2000 Argentine Primera División, Relegation, Relegation playoffs
The teams draw 4-4 therefore Belgrano kept its place in Primera División, while Quilmes remained in Primera B Nacional.


1999–2000 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
The 1999–2000 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Lute Olson. The team played its home games in the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona, and was a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. The Wildcats finished the season in first place in the Pacific-10 conference with a 15–3 record. Arizona reached the Second Round in the 2000 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, losing to Wisconsin 59-66 and finishing the season with a 27–7 record.


1999–2000 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team
The 1999–2000 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 1999–2000 college basketball season. The head coach was Nolan Richardson, serving for his 15th year. The team played its home games in Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Arkansas won its first ever SEC Tournament championship, earning the conferences automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Sophomore guard Brandon Dean was the SEC Tournament MVP. Freshman forward Joe Johnson was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team and was named the SEC Rookie of the Year. Arkansas lost to the Miami, FL Hurricanes in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.


1999–2000 Arsenal F.C. season
The 1999–2000 season was the 102nd season of competitive football played by Arsenal. The club ended the campaign second in the league, 18 points behind Manchester United. Arsenal exited both domestic cup competitions on penalties, being eliminated by Leicester City in a FA Cup fourth round replay and by Middlesbrough at the same stage of the Football League Cup. For the second consecutive season Arsenal failed to progress past the group stage of the UEFA Champions League; a third-place finish, however, earnt them a consolation place in the UEFA Cup. Arsenal eventually reached the final to play Galatasaray in Copenhagen – the match was overshadowed by altercations between both sets of supporters. Arsenal lost 4–1 on penalties after a goalless draw.


1999–2000 Arsenal F.C. season
A number of signings were made by Arsenal in the summer transfer window, namely defenders Sylvinho and Oleh Luzhny, and striker Thierry Henry, who joined from Juventus on a club record fee. Davor Šuker departed Real Madrid to sign for Arsenal, following Nicolas Anelka's move in the opposite direction. Steve Bould left Arsenal to play for Sunderland, while Stephen Hughes signed for Everton in the spring.


1999–2000 Arsenal F.C. season
Inconsistent performances in the league, particularly away from home, meant Arsenal never posed a serious threat to Manchester United, the reigning champions. Midfielder Patrick Vieira was suspended from playing for much of late autumn after a confrontation with West Ham United player Neil Ruddock. In October, Arsenal notably staged a comeback against Chelsea, with Nwankwo Kanu scoring a hat-trick in the final 15 minutes of the game. A run of eight straight wins between March and May propelled Arsenal from fifth to second and the team finished on 73 points.


1999–2000 Arsenal F.C. season, Background
Arsenal ended the previous season as runners-up to Manchester United in the Premier League. The club made an indifferent start to the campaign as reigning league champions and failed to progress past the group stages of the UEFA Champions League. After defeat to Aston Villa in December 1998, Arsenal embarked on a 19 match unbeaten run (21 in all competitions) to climb up the league table. The run in all competitions ended against Manchester United in a FA Cup semi-final replay.


1999–2000 Arsenal F.C. season, Background
In April Arsenal moved to the top of the Premier League after beating Middlesbrough 6–1, albeit having played a match more than Manchester United. A 3–1 away win against Tottenham Hotspur put Arsenal three points clear as United lost to Liverpool on the same night. Going into the final two matches of the season, both clubs were on the same points, but Arsenal's defeat to Leeds United all but ended their chances of retaining the title.


1999–2000 Arsenal F.C. season, Background
At the start of the 1999–2000 season, Arsenal ended its long-standing kit sponsorship with JVC. The club signed a three-year deal with SEGA as replacement, worth £10 million. The SEGA Dreamcast name was carried on the home kit, while SEGA was embroidered on the new yellow away kit.


1999–2000 Arsenal F.C. season, Background, Transfers
Frenchman Rémi Garde retired from career football at the end of the 1998–99 season. Kaba Diawara left Arsenal six months after joining to sign for Marseille. Defender Steve Bould moved to Sunderland for an estimated fee of £500,000, which ended his 11-year association with Arsenal. The player felt it was the "right decision" as he wanted first-team football.


1999–2000 Arsenal F.C. season, Background, Transfers
In May 1999, Nicolas Anelka stated his desire to leave Arsenal and cited the English media as a reason for wanting to leave the club as they caused him "enormous problems on a personal level". Lazio was interested in signing the player, but the Italian club refused to pay Arsenal's asking price of £23 million. After Real Madrid reopened negotiations with Arsenal and Anelka, a deal was finally reached on 1 August 1999 and the player signed for the club, the next day.


1999–2000 Arsenal F.C. season, Background, Transfers
Arsenal sought to strengthen the squad's attacking options first by signing Davor Šuker from Real Madrid; the player was prepared to take a pay cut to join the club. The club then signed Juventus forward Thierry Henry for a club record fee of £11 million. Wenger, who served as the player's mentor at Monaco, believed his best position was as a goalscorer: "He was the top scorer in the Under-17s for France when I first had him and I think that, as well as having the qualities of youth, pace and power, he is a good finisher. That is something he has not worked on enough in the last two years because he has played more wide, but I think he can become a central striker again. That is what we will try to develop together."


1999–2000 Arsenal F.C. season, Background, Transfers
Other additions to the squad included Sylvinho and Oleh Luzhny. Striker Luís Boa Morte moved to Southampton in August 1999, while midfielder Stephen Hughes completed his transfer to Everton in March 2000.


1999–2000 Arsenal F.C. season, Pre-season and friendlies
In preparation for the forthcoming season, Arsenal played a series of friendlies. In England, they travelled away to play Boreham Wood, and Notts County, before travelling to France to play Saint-Étienne and AS Monaco.


1999–2000 Arsenal F.C. season, Pre-season and friendlies, Lee Dixon Testimonial
The club also staged a testimonial for defender Lee Dixon once the season commenced against Real Madrid.


1999–2000 Arsenal F.C. season, FA Charity Shield
The 1999 edition of the FA Charity Shield was contested between Manchester United and Arsenal. The game took place at Wembley Stadium on 1 August. Manchester United went ahead seven minutes before the end of the first half, but late goals from Kanu and Ray Parlour gave Arsenal victory in the match. Wenger believed the result showed that his team were "ready for the season" and thought it was "...psychologically important to beat United, especially after the great run they have had".


1999–2000 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, August–October
"At a Stamford Bridge saturated by drama, he worked his magic when Arsenal looked dead and buried. Despair turned into delirium for the visiting supporters. With 15 minutes left they trailed 2–0 to a Chelsea team who hadn't conceded at home all season. Arsène Wenger feared for his season and what happened next aged him 10 years, he wheezed afterwards."


1999–2000 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, August–October
Amy Lawrence's account of Kanu's impact against Chelsea in The Observer, 24 October 1999.


1999–2000 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, August–October
Arsenal began the league season with a home fixture against Leicester City. Henry started the match on the substitutes' bench along with Overmars and Upson, while Šuker was absent as he was unfit. After a quiet first half, Leicester scored the opening goal when Neil Lennon's intervention prompted striker Tony Cottee to "gleefully pounce from inside the six-yard box". Dennis Bergkamp equalised for Arsenal in the 65th minute and with time running out, the home team scored the winner in unexpected circumstances.


1999–2000 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, August–October
Defender Frank Sinclair headed the ball into the back of his team's goal net, after Leicester failed to deal with a corner. Three days later, Emmanuel Petit and Bergkamp scored in Arsenal's win against Derby County; the team's performance was described by Wenger as "more resilient than brilliant". Arsenal drew 0–0 with newly promoted Sunderland on 14 August 1999, in a match where Petit and Bergkamp both suffered injuries. A week after the team faced Manchester United at Highbury.


1999–2000 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, August–October
It was billed as "the world's first live interactive match", allowing viewers of Sky Digital access to statistics and alternative camera angles. United midfielder Roy Keane scored twice to overturn Arsenal's 41st-minute lead and inflict the home team's first defeat since December 1997. Arsenal recovered three days later to defeat Bradford City by two goals to nil, but lost to Liverpool at Anfield in their final game of August.


1999–2000 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, August–October
September saw Arsenal win all of their league matches. At home to Aston Villa, Šuker scored his first goals for the club and earnt the praise of his manager Wenger: "He is just obsessed by goals. You feel when he is inside the box he hits the target." Away to Southampton, it was the other signing Henry who scored his first goal for Arsenal. The player, on as a substitute, received the ball from Tony Adams and with his back to goal "some 20 yards out", turned and curled it past goalkeeper Paul Jones.


1999–2000 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, August–October
Henry later admitted his failure to score for Arsenal before then was getting him down: "My goal today was very important for me. I have missed at least 14 or 15 chances for Arsenal and my confidence was low." Kanu scored the only goal of the match against Watford, which moved Arsenal in third position, two points behind leaders Manchester United.


1999–2000 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, August–October
Arsenal faced West Ham United in the first weekend of October. Dixon, Nigel Winterburn and Overmars were rested for the match, replaced by Oleh Luzhny, Slyvinho and Davor Šuker. In spite of general dominance from Arsenal, West Ham striker Paolo di Canio scored in each half to win his team the match. Patrick Vieira was dismissed during play for a foul on Di Canio. A confrontation soon after occurred between the player and Neil Ruddock. Vieira was subsequently charged, banned for six matches and fined a record £45,000 by The Football Association.


1999–2000 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, August–October
Šuker scored twice against Everton at Highbury on 16 October 1999. Arsenal then travelled to Stamford Bridge to face Chelsea. Goals from Tore André Flo and Dan Petrescu seemed to have given the home side victory, before Kanu scored a hat-trick in the space of 15 minutes. His first involved extending his legs and stabbing the ball past goalkeeper Ed de Goey, once it fell kindly in his direction. The equaliser came in the 83rd minute: Kanu received the ball from Overmars, which took him away from goal but hit the ball to the left of De Goey’s dive.


1999–2000 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, August–October
In injury time Kanu, in the downpour, chased down the ball and dribbled past the stranded Chelsea goalkeeper on the byline, before curling the ball over Frank Leboeuf and into the far corner of the goal net. Kanu's teammate Šuker described the third goal as "beautiful", while Bergkamp added: "The skills he has got, the moves he makes, are something you like to watch and learn from. I watch him in training and it is a joy." The month ended with a goalless draw at home to Newcastle United, which left Arsenal fourth, three points behind league leaders Leeds United.


1999–2000 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, November–February
Arsenal's first fixture of November was the North London derby against Tottenham Hotspur. After 20 minutes, Tottenham were 2–0 up after goals from Steffen Iversen and Tim Sherwood. Vieira scored for Arsenal from a header, but there were no further goals in the game. In the second half Ljungberg was sent off, as was Keown in stoppage time, to reduce Arsenal to nine men. The team responded with a 5–1 win against Middlesbrough, in which Overmars scored three goals. Arsenal then came from behind to beat Derby County on 28 November 1999; they ended the month in third, three points behind Leeds United in first.


1999–2000 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, November–February
Gilles Grimandi, Dixon and Overmars scored a goal apiece in Arsenal's victory at Leicester City in early December. Matthew Upson was forced to come off the pitch before the half-hour mark, after suffering a knee injury. Arsenal only managed a draw against Wimbledon on 18 December 1999; Henry's second half goal cancelled out Wimbledon's opener – a cross by Marcus Gayle met Carl Cort, whose shot hit goalkeeper Alex Manninger's left leg and went in. The poor form over Christmas continued: Arsenal lost 3–2 to Coventry City on Boxing Day.


1999–2000 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, November–February
Rob Hughes of The Times noted his concerns about Arsenal's defence, which: "...conceded 17 goals last season but now, at the halfway stage, [...] have already let in 20", but did go on to add "there was nothing lacking in the tenacity of Arsenal." Vieira made his return for the match against league leaders Leeds United, who were eight points in front of Arsenal. Wenger reshuffled the defence, dropping Dixon and Winterburn for Luzhny and Sylvinho, while Grimandi replaced Keown who was injured.


1999–2000 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, November–February
Ljungberg and Henry scored for Arsenal in their 2–0 win to put the team third at the end of 1999. Adams suggested after the Leeds match that his opponents' inexperience and thin squad would jeopardise their chances of winning the league: "They are still involved in the UEFA Cup and the FA Cup as well. So come February time they will start to feel that pressure – and you don't know what it is like until you have been through it."


1999–2000 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, November–February
On 3 January 2000, Arsenal played Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough and were held to a 1–1 draw. Two concerns for Arsenal were Overmars' ankle injury sustained during the match and the absence of Kanu, who left to represent his country in the African Nations Cup. Arsenal recorded a 4–1 win against Sunderland to move level on points with Manchester United in second, though the champions had three games in hand. The first was against Arsenal at Old Trafford on 24 January 2000. Wenger selected five midfielders in his starting team, as injuries limited his forward options. Arsenal began the match the better of the two teams and led 1–0 after 11 minutes, after good play from Ljungberg. United as the game went on looked "fresher", with substitute Teddy Sheringham equalising in the second half.


1999–2000 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, November–February
February saw Arsenal's title challenge take a turn for the worse, with consecutive defeats. The first came at Valley Parade, away to Bradford City. Striker Dean Saunders scored the match winner in the 57th minute, which marked Arsenal's fifth defeat in a dozen away league games. The team then lost to Liverpool at home a week later, who moved into third place. Wenger said it "had been a very bad week" for Arsenal, and noted "qualification for third place [was] not over … it's still possible if we get our players back in the right shape". The month ended with a 3–1 win against Southampton, in which Bergkamp and Kanu returned to the starting line-up.


1999–2000 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, March–May
Dixon's late goal earnt Arsenal a point against Aston Villa on 5 March 2000. The team, without Adams, Keown and Overmars, lost to Middlesbrough a week later. Wenger conceded afterwards his team were paying for their participation in the UEFA Cup, as "…the recovery time is too short. We only had two and a half days, which is not enough, especially when you are travelling". Arsenal beat their rivals Tottenham a week later. Henry, Grimandi and Kanu each scored in Arsenal's 3–0 victory against Coventry City. After 30 games, Arsenal were in fourth position, two points behind Liverpool in third and 13 away from leaders Manchester United.


1999–2000 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, March–May
In spite of playing the second half against Wimbledon with ten men after the dismissal of Luzhny, Arsenal defeated their London rivals by three goals to one. Before the game away to Leeds United on 16 April 2000, both clubs observed a minute's silence to honour the two Leeds fans who were murdered in Istanbul. Wenger and his players then presented bouquets of flowers to their counterparts. Arsenal went ahead in the 21st minute – Henry beat defender Jonathan Woodgate for pace and scored his 20th goal of the season.


1999–2000 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, March–May
Further goals by Keown, Kanu and Overmars resulted in a 4–0 win and lifted Arsenal above Leeds into third, with a better goal difference. Arsenal beat Watford and continued their strong finish to the season with a 1–0 win at Everton to move into second place. Wenger believed Manchester United, who retained their status as champions in April, had benefited from the league being "organised" in their favour: "They had a winter break. They didn't play in the FA Cup. It was all wrong from the start. The break was good for them because at the same time we dropped points and so did the other teams. So when they came back they had the psychological advantage."


1999–2000 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, March–May
Petit scored a 90th-minute winner for Arsenal against West Ham United and a further win against Chelsea ensured Arsenal finished second, as Leeds and Liverpool failed to win their respective matches. Arsenal played out a 3–3 draw against Sheffield Wednesday, which relegated their opponents in the process. Arsenal ended their league campaign against Newcastle United at St James' Park. Wenger rested several first-team players to prioritise the 2000 UEFA Cup Final the following week. Arsenal lost 4–2, with Newcastle striker Alan Shearer notably scoring the 300th goal of his career.


1999–2000 Arsenal F.C. season, FA Cup
Arsenal entered the competition in the third round, by virtue of their Premier League status. Their opening match was a 3–1 win against Second Division Blackpool, where Grimandi, Adams and Overmars got themselves on the scoresheet. In the fourth round, Arsenal faced Leicester City at Highbury. The match ended goalless, meaning a replay was staged at Filbert Street. With neither side able to score in the 90 minutes and extra time, the game was settled on penalties. Leicester goalkeeper Pegguy Arphexad blocked Dixon and Grimandi's spot-kicks to help his side win. Wenger said he was "upset" with the loss, adding "the most important thing is the championship and we have to concentrate on it."


1999–2000 Arsenal F.C. season, Football League Cup
Together with the other clubs playing in European competitions, Arsenal entered the Football League Cup in the third round. The team were drawn to face First Division Preston North End, on the week of 11 October 1999. Kanu and Stefan Malz scored a goal apiece to ensure Arsenal progressed into the fourth round, where they played Middlesbrough away. The team exited the competition on penalties, after a score draw.


1999–2000 Arsenal F.C. season, UEFA Champions League, Group stage
Finishing second in Premier League the previous season ensured Arsenal's qualification into the UEFA Champions League. For the second season running, Arsenal played their home matches at Wembley Stadium. The club were drawn in Group B, along with Italian club Fiorentina, Barcelona of Spain and Sweden's AIK. In the opening match against Fiorentina, Arsenal dominated possession and created the better chances of the game, but earnt no more than a point after Kanu's late penalty miss. The team defeated AIK at Wembley a week after and drew with Barcelona at the Camp Nou.


1999–2000 Arsenal F.C. season, UEFA Champions League, Group stage
In the reverse fixture, Barcelona defeated Arsenal 4–2 and Wenger rued afterwards: "The defence did not have a good day. They were exposed and didn't get any protection." Arsenal progressed no further in competition after the team were beaten by Fiorentina; Gabriel Batistuta scored the only goal of the match. Overmars scored twice in Arsenal's final group game away to AIK.


1999–2000 Arsenal F.C. season, UEFA Cup
As Arsenal finished third in their Champions League group, they entered the UEFA Cup. Wenger said he intended to take the competition seriously given the team's poor UEFA coefficient. Arsenal played their home games at Highbury instead of Wembley.


1999–2000 Arsenal F.C. season, UEFA Cup, Knockout stages
Arsenal faced French club Nantes and won the first leg 3–0; Winterburn scored the pick of the three – "a rare but brilliantly struck goal". The team drew the second leg 3–3, though it was enough to see them progress on aggregate score.


1999–2000 Arsenal F.C. season, UEFA Cup, Knockout stages
At home to Deportivo La Coruña, Arsenal opened the scoring in the fifth minute through Dixon and further goals from Henry, Kanu and Bergkamp ensured it was the club's first victory over Spanish opposition in Europe. Although the team were defeated in the second leg, Arsenal won 6–3 on aggregate.


1999–2000 Arsenal F.C. season, UEFA Cup, Knockout stages
Against Werder Bremen, Arsenal won the first leg 2–0 with goals from Henry and Ljungberg. Parlour scored a hat-trick in the return leg – the first of his career.


1999–2000 Arsenal F.C. season, UEFA Cup, Knockout stages
Arsenal faced French club Lens in the final four and won the first leg by a solitary goal, scored by Bergkamp in the second minute. Victory in the second leg ensured passage to the final. Wenger commented afterwards: "People say we should not have come into this competition, but we have not got the final the easy way – we have played 14 games to get this far."


1999–2000 Arsenal F.C. season, UEFA Cup, Final
In the lead up to the final against Galatasaray in Copenhagen, scuffles took place between British and Turkish supporters at City Hall Square after an Arsenal fan was stabbed. The incident, dubbed the "Battle of Copenhagen" by the media led to 19 civilians injured and 60 arrests. The match itself was a lacklustre affair; neither side scored after 90 minutes and in extra time Gheorghe Hagi was sent off. It was decided on penalties and Arsenal lost after Šuker and Patrick Vieira missed their spot-kicks. Wenger was disappointed with the manner of the defeat and criticised Spanish referee Antonio López Nieto for not tossing a coin to decide where the shoot-out would take place like UEFA promised him.


1999–2000 Arsenal F.C. season, Player statistics
Arsenal used a total of 32 players during the 1999–2000 season and there were 15 different goalscorers. There were also six squad members who did not make a first-team appearance in the campaign. Kanu featured in 50 matches whereas Vieira started the most games for Arsenal – 47 in total.


1999–2000 Arsenal F.C. season, Player statistics
The team scored a total of 106 goals in all competitions. The highest goalscorer was Henry, with 26 goals, followed by Kanu who scored 17 goals. Six Arsenal players were sent off during the season: Vieira, Keown, Henry, Grimandi (twice) and Luzhny.


1999–2000 Arsenal F.C. season, Player statistics
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. Players with number struck through and marked  left the club during the playing season.


1999–2000 Asian Club Championship
The 1999–2000 Asian Club Championship was the 19th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the AFC region (Asia). It determined that year's club champion of association football in Asia.


1999–2000 Asian Club Championship
Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia won the final and became Asian champions for the second time, beating Júbilo Iwata 3–2 in the final.


1999–2000 Asian Club Championship, First round, East Asia
1 Dalian Wanda withdrew. 2 Happy Valley withdrew. 3 Valencia had been drawn against the champions of Nepal, but the Nepalese FA did not send a team.


1999–2000 Asian Club Championship, Second round, East Asia
1 The match was played over one leg by mutual agreement. 2 The 1st leg was cancelled due to the condition of Valencia's home ground after a domestic match.


1999–2000 Asian Cup Winners' Cup
The winners of the 1999–2000 Asian Cup Winners' Cup, the association football competition run by the Asian Football Confederation, are listed below.


1999–2000 Asian Cup Winners' Cup, Quarterfinals, West Asia
1 Al Ahli withdrew for the semifinals, and were replaced by Navbahor Namangan; Al Ahli were banned for one year from Asian club competitions.


1999–2000 Aston Villa F.C. season
During the 1999–2000 English football season, Aston Villa competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).


1999–2000 Aston Villa F.C. season, Season summary
Aston Villa matched their previous season's solid sixth place finish. After starting the campaign brightly, a run of nine matches without a win dragged Villa down to 15th. However, after that Villa rallied to go 12 matches unbeaten, and thereafter lost only two more games all season to finish sixth.


1999–2000 Aston Villa F.C. season, Season summary
Villa also reached the FA Cup final for the first time in 43 years, but their hopes of winning the famous trophy for the eighth time were ended by a 1–0 defeat at the hands of Chelsea, whose success was achieved in the last game at Wembley before the old stadium was rebuilt.


1999–2000 Aston Villa F.C. season, Players, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1999–2000 Aston Villa F.C. season, Players, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1999–2000 Aston Villa F.C. season, Players, Reserve squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1999–2000 Aston Villa F.C. season, Players, Under-19 squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1999–2000 Aston Villa F.C. season, Players, Under-17 squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1999–2000 Aston Villa F.C. season, Players, Other players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1999–2000 Athletic Bilbao season
The 1999–2000 season was the 99th season in Athletic Bilbao's history and their 69th consecutive season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football.


1999–2000 Athletic Bilbao season, Season summary
1999–2000, the fourth season of Luis Fernández's tenure as head coach, was his least successful so far in terms of both league and cup results. It was the first La Liga campaign of the Frenchman's reign in which Athletic finished outside the top ten, placing 11th. They also suffered an early exit from the Copa del Rey, losing in the second round to Rayo Vallecano.


1999–2000 Athletic Bilbao season, Season summary
Fernández left his post at the end of the season, and Real Zaragoza's Txetxu Rojo was appointed in his place. Rojo had had two previous spells at San Mamés – as a successful forward between 1965 and 1982, and as head coach in the latter part of the 1989–90 season.


1999–2000 Atlanta Hawks season
The 1999–2000 NBA season was the Hawks' 51st season in the National Basketball Association, and 32nd season in Atlanta. The Hawks played their first season at the Philips Arena, which was built over the site of The Omni. The Hawks received the tenth pick in the 1999 NBA draft from the Golden State Warriors, and selected Jason Terry from the University of Arizona. In the offseason, the team acquired Isaiah Rider and Jim Jackson from the Portland Trail Blazers, acquired Bimbo Coles from the Golden State Warriors, and acquired Lorenzen Wright from the Los Angeles Clippers.


1999–2000 Atlanta Hawks season
After a 9–9 start to the season, the Hawks struggled losing 11 of their next 13 games. Rider led the team in scoring averaging 19.3 points per game, but had a history of behavioral problems both on and off the court. After showing up late for a game in March, he was released to free agency after 60 games and later signed with the Los Angeles Lakers, following the season, while Anthony Johnson was traded to the Orlando Magic at midseason.


1999–2000 Atlanta Hawks season
The Hawks struggled posting a nine-game losing streak in April, and finished seventh in the Central Division with a disappointing 28–54 record, missing the playoffs for the first time in eight years. Jackson led the team in scoring with 16.7 points per game at season's end, while Alan Henderson provided with 13.2 points and 7.0 rebounds per game, and Dikembe Mutombo averaged 11.5 points, led the league with 14.1 rebounds, contributed with 3.3 blocks per game, and was selected for the 2000 NBA All-Star Game, and Terry was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. Following the season, Lenny Wilkens resigned and left to take a coaching job with the Toronto Raptors, Coles signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers, and LaPhonso Ellis signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves.


1999–2000 Atlanta Hawks season
For the season, the Hawks changed their uniforms adding side panels to their jerseys and shorts, which would last until 2007. Although, the trim colors on the road jerseys were changed from white to red in 2004.


1999–2000 Atlanta Thrashers season
The 1999–2000 Atlanta Thrashers season was the inaugural season of the franchise that would play in Atlanta for 11 seasons.


1999–2000 Atlanta Thrashers season
The Thrashers managed only 14 wins and 39 points during their first season in the National Hockey League. It was the worst season in the history of the franchise, and as of right now stands as the lowest full-season point total for any team since the beginning of the "three point" NHL standings system in 1999–2000; the Detroit Red Wings later tied the mark, but in the pandemic-shortened 2019-20 NHL season.


1999–2000 Atlanta Thrashers season, Offseason, Expansion draft
These results are numbered 1–26 for aesthetic purposes, but the players were not necessarily chosen in this order. As the Thrashers were the only team participating in the draft, the order is inconsequential.


1999–2000 Atlanta Thrashers season, Regular season
The newly formed Thrashers selected Patrik Stefan with the first overall selection in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. They played their first game on October 2, 1999, losing 4–1 to the eventual Stanley Cup Champions, the New Jersey Devils. Captain Kelly Buchberger scored the franchise's first goal in the loss. The Thrashers would not get their first win until two weeks later. Damian Rhodes blanked the New York Islanders 2–0 on the road. The Thrashers would not get their first victory in Atlanta until October 26 when they beat the Calgary Flames in their return to Atlanta 2–1. Andrew Brunette led the team in scoring with 50 points as the Thrashers finished last in the Southeast Division with a NHL worst record of 14–57–7–4. Atlanta also won less games then any NBA team that season including the Los Angeles Clippers which they won 15 games.


1999–2000 Atlanta Thrashers season, Regular season
In addition to being shut out a league-high 12 times, the Thrashers struggled offensively and defensively, scoring the fewest goals (170) and allowing the most goals (313) out of all 28 teams. They also tied the Chicago Blackhawks for most short-handed goals allowed, with 13.


1999–2000 Atlanta Thrashers season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL=Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PIM=Penalties in Minutes; Pts = Points         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.


1999–2000 Atlanta Thrashers season, Regular season, Final standings
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast


1999–2000 Atlanta Thrashers season, Regular season, Final standings
Z – Clinched Conference; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot


1999–2000 Atlanta Thrashers season, Transactions
The Thrashers were involved in the following transactions during the 1999–2000 season.


1999–2000 Atlético Madrid B season
The 1999–2000 season was the 37th season in the existence of Atlético Madrid B and the club's fourth consecutive season in the second division of Spanish football. The season covered the period from 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000.


1999–2000 Atlético Madrid season
The 1999–2000 campaign was the 94th season in Atlético Madrid's history and their 65th season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football. It covers a period from 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000.


1999–2000 Atlético Madrid season, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1999–2000 Atlético Madrid season, First-team squad, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1999–2000 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team
The 1999–2000 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 1999–2000 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Cliff Ellis, who was in his sixth season at Auburn. The team played their home games at Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season 24–10, 9–7 in SEC play. They defeated Florida and South Carolina to advance to the SEC Tournament championship game where they lost to Arkansas. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Creighton to advance to the Second Round where they lost to Iowa State.


1999–2000 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team, Previous season
The Tigers finished the 1998–99 season 29–4, 14–2 in SEC play to win the SEC regular season championship. As the top seed out of the West division in the SEC Tournament, the Tigers defeated Alabama to advance to the semifinals of the SEC Tournament where they lost to Kentucky. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a 1 seed for the first time in program history. They defeated Winthrop and Oklahoma State to advance to the program's first Sweet Sixteen since 1986, where they lost to Ohio State.


1999–2000 Australia Tri-Nation Series
The 1999–2000 Australia Tri-Nation Series (more commonly known as the 1999–2000 Carlton and United Series) was a One Day International (ODI) cricket tri-series where Australia played host to India and Pakistan. Australia and Pakistan reached the Finals, which Australia won 2–0.


1999–2000 Australia Tri-Nation Series
Ricky Ponting was the leading scorer of the series  and Glenn McGrath, the leading wicket-taker.


1999–2000 Australia Tri-Nation Series, Group stage, Points table
Australia and Pakistan qualified for the Finals with seven and four wins respectively.


1999–2000 Australia Tri-Nation Series, Final series
Australia won the best of three final series against Pakistan 2–0.


1999–2000 Australian Athletics Championships
The 1999–2000 Australian Athletics Championships was the 78th edition of the national championship in outdoor track and field for Australia. It was held from 24–27 February 2000 at the Stadium Australia in Sydney. It served as a selection meeting for Australia at the 2000 Summer Olympics. The 10,000 metres events took place separately at the Melbourne Track Classic on 2 March 2000 in Melbourne.


1999–2000 Australian Athletics Championships
The competition was also a preparation event for the athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics, which were held at the same venue.


1999–2000 Australian Figure Skating Championships
The 1999–2000 Australian Figure Skating Championships was held in Thebarton from 24 through 31 July 1999. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing across many levels, including senior, junior, novice, adult, and the pre-novice disciplines of primary and intermediate.