1999–2000 Portland Trail Blazers season, Player statistics
NOTE: Please write the players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.


1999–2000 Portsmouth F.C. season
During the 1999–2000 English football season, Portsmouth F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.


1999–2000 Portsmouth F.C. season, Season summary
Manager Alan Ball's contract was terminated on 9 December with Portsmouth in the relegation zone. He was replaced by Bristol City manager Tony Pulis, who steered the club to survival in the First Division.


1999–2000 Portsmouth F.C. season, Season summary
The end of the season saw the retirement of club goalkeeping legend Alan Knight, who made 801 career appearances over 22 years, all spent at Fratton Park. His final appearance came in a First Division match against Norwich City at Carrow Road in January.


1999–2000 Portsmouth F.C. season, Kit
Portsmouth ended their kit manufacturing deal with Admiral after two years, to manufacture their own kits under the brand name "Pompey Sport".


1999–2000 Portsmouth F.C. 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 Portsmouth F.C. 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 Premier Soccer League
The 1999–2000 Premier Soccer League, known as the 1999–2000 Castle Premiership for sponsorship purposes, was the fourth season of the Premier Soccer League since its establishment in 1996. The season began on 30 July 1999 and ended on 4 June 2000. Mamelodi Sundowns once again managed to secure their crown, sealing their third successive PSL title. Along with their success in the PSL's predecessor - winning three National Soccer League titles in 1988, 1990 and 1993 - this gave Mamelodi Sundowns their 6th South African championship.


1999–2000 Premier Soccer League
Sundowns tallied 75 points for the season, equalling the points record they jointly set with Kaizer Chiefs last season, but unlike the previous season in which the title was decided by goal difference, there was no close title race this season as Sundowns finished comfortably ahead of second placed Orlando Pirates with an 11-point margin.


1999–2000 Premier Soccer League
As before, the league was contested by 18 teams, sixteen returning from the 1997–98 season and two newly promoted clubs; the returning African Wanderers and Tembisa Classic. The league continued to run parallel to the European football calendar (August–May) and not run concurrently with the African football calendar (January–December).


1999–2000 Premier Soccer League, Club mergers and name changes
At the conclusion of the 1998-99 PSL season Cape Town clubs Cape Town Spurs and Seven Stars merged, and in conjunction with Dutch giants Ajax Amsterdam, named the new club Ajax Cape Town F.C.. The merger came about after Seven Stars' Chairman and owner Rob Moore had travelled to the Netherlands to conclude the transfer of star striker Benni McCarthy. At the transfer meeting the Ajax Amsterdam board mentioned to Moore that they would like to set up a Football Development Academy in South Africa.


1999–2000 Premier Soccer League, Club mergers and name changes
With this in mind, Moore developed a blueprint for the creation of a new football club that would best be able to harness the talents of young South African footballers and operate as a feeder club to Ajax Amsterdam. Moore submitted his proposal to the Ajax Amsterdam board and they accepted it, entrusting Moore with the task of returning to South Africa and implementing his idea. Once back home Moore contacted Cape Town Spurs' Chairman John Comitis and invited him to join this new venture.


1999–2000 Premier Soccer League, Club mergers and name changes
The two Chairman agreed and so, in October 1998, Ajax Cape Town was created from the merger of the two clubs and with the technical input of Ajax Amsterdam. The new club adopted the famous kit and badge - with a slight modification, replacing the word Amsterdam with Cape Town - of their European parent club.


1999–2000 Premier Soccer League, Club mergers and name changes
The merger between Ajax Cape Town and Free State Stars left the PSL with 17 teams, one short of the 18 it required. In order to fill the vacant spot a second team was created out of the Cape Town Spurs-Seven Stars merger; Mother City F.C.. However, unlike the planning and resources that went into establishing Ajax Cape Town, Mother City came into existence in a far more rushed manner with nowhere near the resources or technical input of Ajax Cape Town. The result was a club that set as yet unbroken records for fewest wins, most goals conceded and fewest points in a league season. The club was relegated with ease and would cease to exist a mere 3 years after its establishment.


1999–2000 Premier Soccer League, Club mergers and name changes
Free State club Qwa Qwa Stars changed their name to Free State Stars F.C. in order to broaden their appeal.


1999–2000 Premier Soccer League, Season summary
Mamelodi Sundowns clinched a record third successive Premier Soccer League title when they romped home in first place at the end of the 1999–2000 season. After a nail-biting finish to the 1998-99 season that saw Sundowns and Kaizer Chiefs finish level on points, Sundowns had a much easier time securing the title this time around, finishing comfortably ahead of second placed Orlando Pirates. Chiefs, who had finished runners-up for the past three seasons, fell back to third place as they found themselves unable to replicate their performance from the 1998–99 season.


1999–2000 Premier Soccer League, Season summary
The newly created Ajax Cape Town had a strong season, finishing in fourth place on 53 points, with inaugural PSL champions Manning Rangers just behind them in fifth. Wits University, Jomo Cosmos and Hellenic rounded out the top eight. Newly promoted Tembisa Classic had a strong debut season, finishing in a respectable 9th place.


1999–2000 Premier Soccer League, Season summary
Popular KwaZulu Natal club AmaZulu and the newly formed Mother City found themselves at the wrong end of the table. After years of just avoiding the drop by finishing 14th, 15th & 14th over the course of the past three seasons, AmaZulu's luck finally ran out as they were relegated.


1999–2000 Premier Soccer League, Season summary
Heading into the final day of the season AmaZulu found themselves level on points with African Wanderers - who had only just returned to the PSL following their relegation at the end of the 1997-98 season - with only goal difference separating them; AmaZulu's goal difference of -11 keeping them above African Wanderers who had a goal difference of -13. All AmaZulu had to do was equal or better African Wanderers' result on the final day of the season.


1999–2000 Premier Soccer League, Season summary
For their final fixtures neither team had it easy as AmaZulu had to travel to face Ajax Cape Town while Wanderers had to host runners-up Orlando Pirates. In a thrilling result African Wanderers managed to put four goals past Pirates in a magnificent 4–3 win while AmaZulu suffered an agonising 2–1 defeat, putting both teams level on goal difference but moving Wanderers onto 39 points, three ahead of AmaZulu and into safety.


1999–2000 Premier Soccer League, Season summary
Mother City however never looked like they would survive. By season's end they had set PSL records for the fewest wins (2), most defeats (28), most goals conceded (85), worst goal difference (-63) and fewest points (10). Mother City conceded 4-goals or more on 6 occasions and twice conceded 6. Following their relegation the club would not return to the PSL and would only last for two more seasons in the National First Division before shutting down.


1999–2000 Premier Soccer League, Season summary
The 1999–2000 season was characterised by prolific goalscoring, with an average of 2.69 goals per match. Of particular interest were the games between Classic and Hellenic which featured a startling 15 goals. Classic had suffered a 6-0 drubbing at the hands of Hellenic on 14 August 1999 but returned home and defeated Hellenic in a thrilling 9-goal affair, running out 5-4 winners. Other high scoring games included SuperSport United's 7–2 rout of AmaZulu in Mthatha and the pulsating 4–4 draw in Bloemfontein between Bloemfontein Celtic and Manning Rangers.


1999–2000 Premiership Rugby
The 1999–2000 English Premiership (known as the Allied Dunbar Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the thirteenth full season of rugby union within the first tier of the English leagues, known as the Premiership.


1999–2000 Premiership Rugby
The league was reduced from fourteen teams to twelve following London Scottish and Richmond both entering administration.


1999–2000 Premiership Rugby, Table
Points increased from 2 to 3 for a win after the World Cup in November 1999. This was an attempt to ensure competitive balance in the leagues for teams while they were without their international players.


1999–2000 Premiership Rugby, Leading scorers
Note: Flags to the left of player names indicate national team as has been defined under World Rugby eligibility rules, or primary nationality for players who did not earn international senior caps. Players may hold one or more non-WR nationalities.


1999–2000 Preston North End F.C. season
During the 1999–2000 English football season, Preston North End F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.


1999–2000 Preston North End F.C. season, Season summary
In the 1999–2000 season, Preston finally made their return to the second tier of the Football League, after an absence of almost twenty years. Jon Macken, whom Gary Peters had signed from Manchester United two years previously, had a storming season scoring 22 league goals, his flair being reinforced by the team's solid spine of Teuvo Moilanen in goal, defenders Graham Alexander, Colin Murdock, Michael Jackson and Rob Edwards and a central midfield made up of workhorses Gregan and Rankine. Blackpool, who are Preston's archrivals got relegated to basement division the same season. This meant Preston took revenge from Blackpool after 30 years.


1999–2000 Preston North End F.C. season, Season summary
The championship was confirmed at Cambridge United on 24 April, a game which brought North End's seventh, and last, defeat of the season.


1999–2000 Preston North End F.C. season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1999–2000 Preston North End F.C. season, 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 Primeira Liga
The 1999–2000 Primeira Liga was the 66th season of top-tier football in Portugal. The competition was renamed Campeonato Nacional da Primeira Liga (National Championship of the First League), Primeira Liga for short, after the Portuguese League for Professional Football took control of the two top nationwide leagues in 1999. It started on 20 August 1999 and ended on 14 May 2000. The league was contested by 18 clubs with Porto as the defending champions.


1999–2000 Primeira Liga
Sporting won their first Championship in 18 years (since 1981–82) and qualified for the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League first group stage, along with Porto, who qualified for the thirdqualifying round. Benfica, Boavista, qualified for the UEFA Cup; in opposite, Vitória de Setúbal, Rio Ave and Santa Clara were relegated to the Segunda Liga. Mário Jardel was the top scorer with 38 goals.


1999–2000 Primeira Liga, Promotion and relegation, Teams relegated to Segunda Liga
Beira-Mar, Chaves and Académica, were consigned to the Liga de Honra following their final classification in 1998–99 season.


1999–2000 Primeira Liga, Promotion and relegation, Teams promoted from Liga de Honra
The other three teams were replaced by Gil Vicente, Belenenses and Santa Clara from the Liga de Honra.


1999–2000 Primera B Nacional
The 1999–00 Argentine Primera B Nacional was the 14th season of second division professional of football in Argentina. 34 teams competed; the champion and runner-up were promoted to Argentine Primera División.


1999–2000 Primera B Nacional, Promotion Playoff
The Promotion Playoff was played by the teams placed 1st and 2nd of each zone. The winning team was declared champion and was automatically promoted to Primera División. The teams that lost in semifinal joined into the Quarterfinals of the Second Promotion Playoff, and the team that lost in the final joined in the semifinal of the Second Promotion Playoff.


1999–2000 Primera B Nacional, Second Promotion Playoff
The Second Promotion Playoff or Torneo Reducido was played by the teams placed 3rd to 6th of each zone. Atlético de Rafaela and San Martín (M) joined in the Quarterfinals, and Quilmes joined in the Semifinals. The winner was promoted to Primera División.


1999–2000 Primera B Nacional, Promotion Playoff Primera División-Primera B Nacional
The best two teams of the overall standings that were not promoted (Quilmes and Almagro)  played against the 18th and the 17th placed of the Relegation Table of 1999–2000 Primera División.


1999–2000 Primera B Nacional, Relegation
Note: Clubs with indirect affiliation with AFA are relegated to the Torneo Argentino A, while clubs directly affiliated face relegation to Primera B Metropolitana. Clubs with direct affiliation are all from Greater Buenos Aires, with the exception of Newell's, Rosario Central, Central Córdoba and Argentino de Rosario, all from Rosario, and Unión and Colón from Santa Fe.


1999–2000 Primera Divisió, Overview
It was contested by 8 teams, and Constel·lació Esportiva won the championship.


1999–2000 Primera División A season
Primera División A (Méxican First A Division) is a Mexican football tournament. This season was composed of Invieno 1999 and Verano 2000. Irapuato F.C. was the winner of the promotion to First Division after being champion in the two tournaments of the season.


1999–2000 Primera División A season, Promotion final
Irapuato F.C. gained the promotion to First Division directly, the team won the two tournaments corresponding to the season.


1999–2000 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
The 1999–2000 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented the Princeton University in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bill Carmody and the team co-captains were Mason Rocca and Chris Young. The team played its home games in the Jadwin Gymnasium on the University campus in Princeton, New Jersey, and was the runner-up of the Ivy League. The team earned an invitation to the 32-team 2000 National Invitation Tournament.


1999–2000 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
Using the Princeton offense, the team recovered from a 1–4 start and posted a 19–11 overall record and an 11–3 conference record. On December 18, 1999, against UAB Blazers, Spencer Gloger made 10 three-point field goals in a single game to tie Matt Maloney's current Ivy League record with a total that continues to stand as the highest total by an Ivy League player against a non-league foe. In the National Invitation Tournament the team lost its first round contest against the Penn State Nittany Lions at Bryce Jordan Center State College, Pennsylvania, on March 15 by a 55–41 score.


1999–2000 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
The team was led by All-Ivy League first team selection Chris Young. The team won the twelfth of twelve consecutive national statistical championships in scoring defense with a 54.6 points allowed average. Young led the Ivy League in field goal percentage with a 55.3% average in conference games. He also led the conference in blocked shots with 90, which continues to be the second highest single-season total in league history.


1999–2000 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
This was the last season as coach for Carmody who gave way to John Thompson III the following year. Carmody helped Princeton achieve a 76.1% (210–66) winning percentage for the decade of the 1990s, which was the eighth best in the nation. Carmody retired with the Ivy League's all-time highest winning percentage in all games (78.6%, 92–25), surpassing Butch van Breda Kolff's 76.9% mark, and in conference games (89.3%, 50–6), surpassing Chuck Daly's 88.1% mark.


1999–2000 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
The 1999–2000 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by Gene Keady and played its home games at Mackey Arena.


1999–2000 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team, Schedule and results, NCAA basketball tournament
During the 2000 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, Purdue qualified for the Elite Eight, where they lost to the Wisconsin Badgers.


1999–2000 QMJHL season
The 1999–2000 QMJHL season was the 31st season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The league grants the Montreal Rocket an expansion franchise, returning a team to the most populous city in Quebec. The QMJHL splits into four divisions, retaining the names Lebel and Dilio for its conferences. The Lebel conference is split into the West and Central divisions, and the Dilio Conference is split into the East and Maritime divisions.


1999–2000 QMJHL season
The overtime loss statistic is adopted by the Canadian Hockey League. The QMJHL had previously experiment with a single point awarded for an overtime loss in the 1984–85 QMJHL season. Sixteen teams played seventy-two games each in the schedule.


1999–2000 QMJHL season
Brad Richards of the Rimouski Océanic is the top scorer in the league, wins the regular season and playoff MVP awards, and three other individual awards at the season's end. Richards helped Rimouski finish first overall in the regular season winning their first Jean Rougeau Trophy, and their first President's Cup, defeating the Hull Olympiques in the finals.


1999–2000 QMJHL season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; PTS = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against


1999–2000 QMJHL season, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


1999–2000 QMJHL season, Playoffs
Brad Richards was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 37 points (13 goals, 24 assists).


1999–2000 QSPHL season
The 1999-00 QSPHL season was the fourth season of the Quebec Semi-Pro Hockey League, a minor professional league in the Canadian province of Quebec. 14 teams participated in the regular season, and the Rapides de LaSalle won the league title.


1999–2000 Qatar Stars League, Overview
It was contested by 9 teams, and Al-Sadd Sports Club won the championship.


1999–2000 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season
During the 1999–2000 English football season, Queens Park Rangers F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.


1999–2000 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season, Season summary
In the 1999–2000 season, QPR were in the top half for most of the campaign but even though their play-off hopes were all but sunk after a poor run of form at the turn of the year by going nine league games without a win, QPR still kept themselves well clear of danger.


1999–2000 Queens Park Rangers 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 Queens Park Rangers 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 RC Lens season
The 1999–2000 season was the 93rd season in the existence of RC Lens and the club's 11th consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Lens participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France, the Coupe de la Ligue and the UEFA Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000.


1999–2000 RC Lens season, Season summary
Lens reached the UEFA Cup semi-final before being eliminated by Arsenal.


1999–2000 RC Lens 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 RK Zamet season
The 1999-2000 season was the 43rd season in RK Zamet’s history. It is their 8th successive season in the 1. A HRL, and 23rd successive top tier season.


1999–2000 Rangers F.C. season
The 1999–2000 season was the 120th season of competitive football by Rangers.


1999–2000 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
Rangers played a total of 55 competitive matches during the 1999–2000 season. The team finished first in the Scottish Premier League and won Advocaat his second consecutive league title.


1999–2000 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
Rangers won the title by 21 points after some very consistent form throughout the season, only failing to win eight matches and losing just two. Rangers were undefeated against Celtic winning three out of the four matches. The signing of Michael Mols proved to be very significant with the striker scoring nine goals in his first nine league matches, although he suffered a serious injury later on in the season.


1999–2000 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
In the domestic cup competitions, they were knocked out of the League Cup at the quarter-finals stage, losing 1–0 to Aberdeen. However, the team won the Scottish Cup, defeating Aberdeen 4–0.


1999–2000 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
In European competition, the team qualified for the UEFA Champions League group stages after a win over UEFA Cup holders Parma in the third qualifying round, whom Rangers has lost to the previous season en route to Parma's UEFA Cup win. They were drawn alongside Bayern Munich, PSV Eindhoven and Valencia. Rangers were unable to qualify for the next stage of the Champions League after a narrow 1–0 loss in Munich on the final match day.


1999–2000 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
The game saw Michael Mols suffer a serious knee injury after attempting to avoid a collision with Oliver Khan, and he was therefore out for the rest of the season. Rangers finished third in the group and dropped into the UEFA Cup, where they drew Borussia Dortmund. Despite a convincing 2–0 win in Glasgow, Rangers lost 2–0 in Dortmund and lost the tie overall after a penalty shoot-out.


1999–2000 Rangers F.C. season, Appearances
List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition


1999–2000 Ranji Trophy
The 1999–2000 Ranji Trophy was the 66th season of the Ranji Trophy. Mumbai defeated Hyderabad by 297 runs in the final. V. V. S. Laxman set new seasonal records of 1415 runs and eight hundreds. Kanwaljit Singh's 62 wickets is the second best for a season, after Bishan Bedi's 64 wickets in 1974-75. During the tournament, Rajeev Nayyar made the longest innings in first-class cricket, batting for 1,015 minutes for Himachal Pradesh against Jammu & Kashmir.


1999–2000 Reading F.C. season
The 1999–2000 season was Reading F.C. 's second consecutive season in Division Two, following their relegation from the Division One in 1998.


1999–2000 Reading F.C. season, Season events
In July, midfielder Byron Glasgow tested positive cocaine and cannabis, and was subsequently sacked by the club.


1999–2000 Reading F.C. season, Season events
On 17 September, Manager Tommy Burns and Assistant Manager Packie Bonner where sacked by the club due to poor results, with Alan Pardew being announced as the Caretaker Manager.


1999–2000 Reading F.C. season, Season events
In February, Andy McLaren become the second Reading player to test positive for cocaine within the last year, and was sacked by the club.


1999–2000 Reading F.C. season, Squad, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth.


1999–2000 Reading F.C. season, 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. Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth.


1999–2000 Real Madrid CF season
The 1999–2000 season was Real Madrid C.F. 's 69th season in La Liga. This article shows statistics of the club's players in the season, and also lists all matches that the club played in the 1999–2000 season.


1999–2000 Real Madrid CF season, Summary
This was the season that marked the start of the Vicente del Bosque era of trophy winning at the club, having taken over from John Toshack early in the campaign. The squad was also largely different from the previous squad, with the arrival of Steve McManaman (Liverpool) and Nicolas Anelka (Arsenal) from the English Premier League respectively, as well as local talents Míchel Salgado, and Iván Helguera, to support the budding young talent of Raúl, Iker Casillas, Fernando Morientes and Guti, as well as the older veterans such as Fernando Hierro and Roberto Carlos.


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


1999–2000 Recreativo de Huelva season
The 1999–2000 season was the 111th season in the existence of Recreativo de Huelva and the club's second consecutive season in the second division of Spanish football.


1999–2000 Red Star Belgrade season
During the 1999–2000 season, Red Star Belgrade participated in the 1999–2000 First League of FR Yugoslavia, 1999–2000 FR Yugoslavia Cup and 1999–2000 UEFA Cup.


1999–2000 Red Star Belgrade season, Season summary
Red Star won their seventh double in this season. The 17-year-old Red Star fan Aleksandar Radović was killed by a signaling rocket fired from Partizan fans during the 113th Eternal derby.


1999–2000 Red Star Belgrade season, Season summary
On 7 August 1999, Red Star played a friendly match against Real Madrid.


1999–2000 Red Stripe Bowl
The 1999–2000 Red Stripe Bowl was the 26th season of what is now the Regional Super50, the domestic limited-overs cricket competition for the countries of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB). It ran from 27 October to 7 November 1999.


1999–2000 Red Stripe Bowl
Eight teams contested the competition – the six regular teams of West Indian domestic cricket (Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, the Leeward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Windward Islands), plus two invited international teams from the ICC Americas region (Bermuda and Canada). The tournament was impacted by rain, with three matches (including the final) being interrupted and another three (including a semi-final) being abandoned entirely. Jamaica eventually defeated the Leeward Islands in the final to win their sixth domestic one-day title. Leeward Islands batsman Sylvester Joseph led the tournament in runs, while Guyana's Neil McGarrell took the most wickets.


1999–2000 Red Stripe Bowl, Statistics, Most runs
The top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table.


1999–2000 Red Stripe Bowl, Statistics, Most wickets
The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by bowling average.


1999–2000 Reggina Calcio season
Reggina Calcio made its Serie A debut in the 1999-00 season, ending the season in twelfth place for the southernmost team in the league at the time. The season also saw the definite breakthroughs of Roberto Baronio, Andrea Pirlo, and Mohamed Kallon, leading to all three players joining larger clubs in the summer. The performance also owed much to goalkeeper Massimo Taibi, returning from a poor spell at Manchester United.


1999–2000 Regionalliga
The 1999–2000 Regionalliga was the sixth season of the Regionalliga as the third tier of German football. It was also the last season to be competed in four divisions. Teams were not only competing for promotion to the 2. Bundesliga, but also to qualify for the new two-division Regionalliga.


1999–2000 Regionalliga
As in the previous seasons there were four divisions: Nord, Nordost, West/Südwest and Süd. Each division comprised 18 teams, with the exception of the West/Südwest division that had 20.


1999–2000 Regionalliga, Nord
VfL Osnabrück was promoted to 2nd Bundesliga by beating 1. FC Union Berlin in the play-offs.


1999–2000 Regionalliga, Nord
VfB Lübeck, Eintracht Braunschweig, SV Wilhelmshaven, SV Werder Bremen Amateure and Lüneburger SK qualified for the new two-division Regionalliga.


1999–2000 Regionalliga, Nordost
1. FC Union Berlin remains in the Regionalliga, as the club could not secure promotion in the play-off against VfL Osnabrück.


1999–2000 Regionalliga, Nordost
1. FC Union Berlin took part in the play-offs against LR Ahlen and SC Pfullendorf, but could not win promotion.


1999–2000 Regionalliga, Nordost
Dresdner SC, FC Erzgebirge Aue, FC Carl Zeiss Jena, SV Babelsberg 03, FC Sachsen Leipzig and Rot-Weiß Erfurt qualified for the new two-division Regionalliga.


1999–2000 Regionalliga, West/Südwest
LR Ahlen won promotion to the 2nd Bundesliga by beating 1. FC Union Berlin and SC Pfullendorf in the play-offs.


1999–2000 Regionalliga, West/Südwest
Teams ranked from 3 to 11 qualified for the new two-division Regionalliga.


1999–2000 Regionalliga, Süd
SSV Reutlingen 05 was promoted to the 2. Bundesliga. SC Pfullendorf took part in the play-offs against 1. FC Union Berlin and LR Ahlen, but could not win promotion.


1999–2000 Regionalliga, Süd
Teams ranked 3 to 13 qualified for the new two-division Regionalliga.


1999–2000 Regionalliga, Promotion playoffs, Round 1
The champions of the Regionalliga Nord (VfL Osnabrück) and Regionalliga Nordost (1. FC Union Berlin) faced each other in a two-legged playoff. Osnabrück, as winners, were promoted to the 2. Bundesliga, while Union were given another chance at promotion in round 2.


1999–2000 Regionalliga, Promotion playoffs, Round 2
1. FC Union Berlin faced the runners up of the Regionalliga West/Südwest (LR Ahlen) and Regionalliga Süd (SC Pfullendorf) in a round-robin tournament. Ahlen won this mini-league, and took the final promotion place.


1999–2000 Regionalliga, Relegation playoffs, Nord
Kickers Emden, champions of the Oberliga Niedersachsen/Bremen, beat TuS Felde, Oberliga Schleswig-Holstein champions in a playoff to face Lüneburger SK, who had finished 6th in the Regionalliga Nord. Lüneburg won 3–1 on aggregate to stay in the Regionalliga.


1999–2000 Regionalliga, Relegation playoffs, Nordost
FC Schönberg 95, champions of the NOFV-Oberliga Nord, beat FSV Hoyerswerda, NOFV-Oberliga Süd champions in a playoff to face Rot-Weiß Erfurt, who had finished 7th in the Regionalliga Nordost. Erfurt won 4–2 on aggregate to stay in the Regionalliga.


1999–2000 Regionalliga, Relegation playoffs, West/Südwest
SV Elversberg, who had finished twelfth in the Regionalliga West/Südwest, entered a mini-league with VfB Hüls (Oberliga Westfalen champions), Wuppertaler SV (Oberliga Nordrhein champions) and Borussia Neunkirchen (Oberliga Südwest champions) for a place in the Regionalliga. Elversberg won the league with a 100% record.


1999–2000 Regionalliga, Relegation playoffs, Süd
No team from the Oberliga Hessen entered qualification, so the champions of the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg (SV Sandhausen) and Bayernliga (Jahn Regensburg) played off in the first round. Regensburg won 5–6 on aggregate, and went on to play FSV Frankfurt, winning 6–3 on aggregate to earn promotion to the Regionalliga Süd.


1999–2000 Rochdale A.F.C. season
The 1999–2000 Rochdale A.F.C. season was the club's 79th season in the Football League, and the 26th consecutive season in the fourth tier (League Division Three).


1999–2000 Romanian Hockey League season
The 1999–00 Romanian Hockey League season was the 70th season of the Romanian Hockey League. Seven teams participated in the league, and SC Miercurea Ciuc won the championship.


1999–2000 Rotherham United F.C. season
During the 1999–2000 English football season, Rotherham United Football Club competed in the Football League Third Division where they finished in 2nd position on 84 points and gained promotion to the Football League Second Division.


1999–2000 Rugby Union County Championship
The 1999–2000 Tetley's Bitter Rugby Union County Championship was the 100th edition of England's County Championship rugby union club competition.


1999–2000 Rugby Union County Championship
Yorkshire won their 13th title, after defeating Devon in the final.


1999–2000 Russian Superleague season
The 1999–2000 Russian Superleague season was the fourth season of the Russian Superleague, the top level of ice hockey in Russia. 20 teams participated in the league, and HC Dynamo Moscow won the championship.


1999–2000 S.L. Benfica season
The 1999–2000 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 96th season in existence and the club's 66th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. It ran from 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000. Benfica competed domestically in the Primeira Liga and the Taça de Portugal. The club also participated in the UEFA Cup, by virtue of finishing third in that tournament the previous season.


1999–2000 S.L. Benfica season
After sacking Scottish coach Graeme Souness, Benfica appointed UEFA Champions League-winning manager Jupp Heynckes. Limited by ongoing financial difficulties, the club signings consisted of players either on the books, free transfers or loans, such as with the Spaniards Chano and Tote, the former on a free deal, and the latter on loan. Tote arrived to replace Rushfeldt, who signed and practised with the team, before being recalled back by Rosenborg with disagreements over his transfer.


1999–2000 S.L. Benfica season
Benfica started their campaign with a six-game winning streak in their first seven league games, topping the league until December; when a record-setting loss to Celta de Vigo, the greatest in its history, negatively affected the team mentality, causing them to drop to third place in Matchday 19, which would become their final position, finishing eight points behind Sporting, but securing a position in the upcoming season's UEFA Cup.


1999–2000 S.L. Benfica season
In total Benfica won 21 league matches, drew 6 and lost 7. Nuno Gomes was the season topscorer with 20 goals, of which 18 occurred in the Primeira Liga.


1999–2000 S.L. Benfica season, Summary, Pre-season
After a season which saw Graeme Souness sacked, the club looked for more experience and chose Jupp Heynckes on 30 May. During a 20-year career, the German manager had won titles for Bayern Munich and Real Madrid and was the first manager in 32 years to clinch a European title for Madrid the previous year.


1999–2000 S.L. Benfica season, Summary, Pre-season
The pre-season, which began in early July, included nine preparation matches in Portugal and abroad. From 18 to 31 July, the team played six matches against German teams. Their first game in Lisbon was against Bayern Munich on 10 August, and four days later they participated in the Trofeo Memorial Nereo Rocco against AC Milan.


1999–2000 S.L. Benfica season, Summary, Pre-season
Heynckes immediately requested signings in all three positions: defence, midfield and attack. Although the club scouted Hanuch (signed by Sporting) and Claudio Husaín for the midfield, the only players to join the team were Maniche and Marco Freitas (both on the club payroll and returning from one-year loans to Alverca). For attack Benfica considered Barcelona player Giovanni (who said, "It would be an honour for me to work with Heynckes") but ultimately signed Chano, a 34-year-old Spanish player from CD Tenerife.


1999–2000 S.L. Benfica season, Summary, Pre-season
The club was involved in a transfer saga over Norwegian striker Rushfeldt. He signed and practised with the team but left after Rosenborg claimed there were financial issues related to his transfer. He was replaced by Tote, on loan from Real Madrid, with the club president saying that "Tote was always the first choice" and Rushfeldt "did not have the personality or mental strength to play for Benfica".


1999–2000 S.L. Benfica season, Summary, Pre-season
Goalkeeper Michel Preud'homme retired at age 39. Arriving in 1994, he made nearly 200 appearances over five seasons and became a fan favourite. Benfica hired two replacements: Argentine Carlos Bossio and German Robert Enke. Heynckes described Bossio as the "more experienced" goalkeeper, with "a great talent", but also defining Enke as a "good, young goalkeeper; a promise". The Argentine had appearances on his national team and was the first choice at Estudiantes, while the German had its breakthrough at Borussia Mönchengladbach only a few months earlier. However, in a pre-season game against Bayern Munich Bossio conceded two goals: "I am calm, although we lost the game and my performance led to some 'scolding'." Enke confidently stepped into the position: "If I do not make mistakes, there will be no reason to change goalkeepers."


1999–2000 S.L. Benfica season, Summary, August and September
Benfica visited Vila do Conde for their opening Primeira Liga game on 22 August. Although Sérgio Nunes scored in the ninth minute, Hugo Henrique of the home team equalised it minutes later for a 1–1 draw. During the last week of August Benfica hosted Salgueiros, scoring one goal and missing a number of opportunities to increase their lead. Record entitled its article "If the Spaniard was a goalscorer it would have been a slaughter", referring to the wastefulness of Tote.


1999–2000 S.L. Benfica season, Summary, August and September
On 12 September Benfica visited Azores and beat Santa Clara 3–0 to move to top of the league table, tied with five other teams. Four days later the club started their European campaign, facing Dinamo Bucuresti at home. They lost 1–0, when a shot by Nastase slipped through Enke's legs. In the title race, Benfica led the table after defeating Vitória Setúbal. Newspaper Record portrayed the game as easy win for the club, writing, "Nothing better to raise morale than to win comfortably, without rush, without pushing, without any problem whatsoever."


1999–2000 S.L. Benfica season, Summary, August and September
Before their European game, the team travelled to Faro to defend their lead. They won their fourth consecutive match, with Nuno Gomes scoring his fourth goal in five games. At the end of September, Benfica travelled to Romania to play Dinamo Bucuresti. After a first-half goal by Maniche, Chano scored in the 71st minute to send Benfica into second round.


1999–2000 S.L. Benfica season, Summary, October and November
The club's momentum continued into October, when they defeated Estrela da Amadora with two second-half goals; Record summarized that the goals, "Finished the game off when it was most needed". On 16 October Benfica visited Barcelos, and increased their lead to four points over second-place FC Porto. In Europe, the club defeated P.A.O.K. in Greece, taking an advantage back to Portugal for the second leg.


1999–2000 S.L. Benfica season, Summary, October and November
In their eighth Primeira Liga match Benfica hosted Boavista F.C., settling for a draw after Whelliton scored in the 80th minute. It was the first time since late August that Benfica dropped points. For their last October game, they visited Alverca to face the local team, F.C. Alverca. Benfica lost their first league match; with a display that Record characterized as being under a Halloween spell; that resulted in "their worst performance of the season, and seeing Porto close in on the top of the table."


1999–2000 S.L. Benfica season, Summary, October and November
On 4 November, Benfica hosted P.A.O.K. for the second leg of their European qualifier. They lost 2–1 in normal time, requiring extra time and a penalty shootout to decide the match. The Lisbon side converted all their shots, progressing into the next round. Four days later, the club defeated S.C. Braga by one goal in a league match to open a three-point lead.


1999–2000 S.L. Benfica season, Summary, October and November
After a one-week break for the Taça de Portugal, Benfica visited Estádio das Antas for the Clássico against Porto. They lost 2–0 with goals from Capucho and Jardel, and the title-holders reduced Benfica's league lead to one point. In João Marcelino view, "The game between Porto and Benfica had to forcibly answer some questions — and it did not disappoint expectations. The easy win by Fernando Santos' team clearly showed who still is, almost six years later, the best team in domestic football; and the way that Jupp Heynckes accepted defeat could be used as evidence that he has been pushing his players to their current limit."


1999–2000 S.L. Benfica season, Summary, October and November
The following Thursday, Benfica visited Vigo for the third round of the UEFA Cup. Benfica made club history in the match; at half-time they were already losing 4–0, and three more goals in the second half broke the record for goals conceded, in their worst defeat ever. At their next training session hundreds of fans booed the team, and the club president compelled his players to apologize for their performance.


1999–2000 S.L. Benfica season, Summary, October and November
Team captain João Pinto read a statement: "To Benfica, and to their supporters; aware of the abnormality of the result from the match in Vigo; the players, represented by the captain and vice-captain, publicly acknowledge that they didn't perform to club standards. We promise to redouble our commitment, towards dignifying this club. To them and to the millions of fans, we formally apologize." November's final game, a 2–0 victory over Campomaiorense, retained Benfica's league lead.


1999–2000 S.L. Benfica season, Summary, December and January
Benfica began December with a draw against Belenenses, with Porto's victory ensuring they surpassed Benfica in the league table. The team performance was at such a level that it allowed Record to claim, "The goalscoring chances could be counted on the fingers of a hand." In the second leg of the UEFA Cup against Celta de Vigo, the Spaniards and Heynckes fielded lineups almost entirely composed of reserves and the match ended in a one-all draw. On Matchday 14, Benfica beat U.D. Leiria by 3–2 with "two freak goals ensuring a win. ", as Record put it.


1999–2000 S.L. Benfica season, Summary, December and January
The final game of the year was a visit to Guimarães. Benfica scored first but allowed Vitória S.C. to come back, losing a third league match. They had not won outside Estádio da Luz since 16 October (when they led by four points), and began the New Year four points behind the leader in third place.


1999–2000 S.L. Benfica season, Summary, December and January
The year started with a Derby de Lisboa at home. After a scoreless tie, Sporting CP benefited from the points-share and Benfica fell to six points behind Porto. On 12 January the club hosted Amora for the Portuguese Cup, scoring seven goals against the third-tier team. Three days later, Benfica visited Funchal and nearly lost; Record labelled Enke's performance as crucial for Benfica, illustrating, "In the key moment of the game, when Enke defended a penalty in the 10th minute, he saved Benfica from leaving Funchal with a defeat. In a sluggish performance, only new signings Uribe and Machairidis showed good form."


1999–2000 S.L. Benfica season, Summary, December and January
On Matchday 18, Benfica hosted Rio Ave, winning their first league game in a month. Four days later, Benfica again played Sporting for the Portuguese Cup. Losing 3–1, the team were eliminated in their own stadium for the fourth time in club history; the first three were by Sporting in 1962–63, Braga in 1965–66 and Boavista in 1991–92. Benfica ended January with three points away from home for the first time since October, after defeating Salgueiros 2–1 in the Vidal Pinheiro.


1999–2000 S.L. Benfica season, Summary, February and March
Now focused on the league, Benfica continued their momentum and defeated Santa Clara at home. Chano was decisive in unlocking the game in the perspective of Record: "He was the vitamin that gave imagination and clarity to Benfica's midfield". They won a fourth consecutive time, beating Vitória de Setúbal in Estádio do Bonfim and gaining ground on Porto and Sporting (both of whom lost points). On 22 February, Benfica hosted Farense knowing that a win would put them one point behind the joint Primeira Liga leaders.


1999–2000 S.L. Benfica season, Summary, February and March
Benfica were surprised by the Faro side's opposition. José Manuel Delgado wrote in his match report for Record: "Heynckes' defence show[ed] inexplicable passivity, and Quinzinho was a loose threat that no one could stop. With an impressive performance, Farense made one, two and nearly three goals".


1999–2000 S.L. Benfica season, Summary, February and March
Shortly after the 15-minute mark the Angolan striker was injured and Farense threats stopped, allowing Benfica to turn the match around: "After his substitution Benfica started to settle in the midfield, better supporting the attack ...until Maniche put the threats in practise and scored in the 23rd and 38th minutes, with Nuno Gomes leaving Benfica in the lead before halftime". For their last February match, Benfica visited Estádio José Gomes to face the local team, Estrela da Amadora. Two goals by Gáucho and another by Kenedy gave them their first league loss since 19 December, with Porto and Sporting regaining a four-point lead.


1999–2000 S.L. Benfica season, Summary, February and March
The Lisbon side rebounded with a home win against Gil Vicente F.C. ; José Manuel Delgado called the victory "convincing, with moments of good football". The second game in March was at Estádio do Bessa. The match report in Record depicted Benfica's performance as good to begin with ("[Benfica] was better in the first half, scored first and stopped the Boavista press in the beginning of the second half"), until they conceded to Boavista before the final whistle: "[Benfica] receded, receded, until suffering a last-minute goal by Litos with Boavista reduced to ten men."


1999–2000 S.L. Benfica season, Summary, February and March
On Matchday 26 Benfica hosted Alverca, defeating them with a late goal by João Tomás and avenging October's loss. The team ended March with a visit to Braga, undefeated by Benfica since 1995–96. Although the team led the game early, another late goal and the subsequent loss allowed both rivals to increase their lead.


1999–2000 S.L. Benfica season, Summary, April and May
On 1 April Benfica faced Porto in the second Clássico of the season, and a second-half goal by Sabry helped the club defeat their historic rivals. Gomes Ferreira commented: "The game was perfect for a nil-nil draw, when in the 67th minute a moment of genius decided the game: a great, meaningful goal from Saby, launching Benfica into the title race and hampering Porto". Benfica maintained their momentum on a trip to the Portalegre team, Campomaiorense. An early dismissal of José Soares helped them win easily, with Sabry scoring in a fourth consecutive game.


1999–2000 S.L. Benfica season, Summary, April and May
On 16 April Benfica hosted Lisbon rivals Belenenses, losing 3-2 and dampening any championship hopes. A week later the team lost their second straight match (their seventh defeat of the season) to União de Leiria 2–1, despite scoring first. On 30 April Benfica returned to top form, and in Miguel Costa Nunes opinion, defeated a "debilitated and riddled with internal conflicts" Vitória de Guimarães 3–0.


1999–2000 S.L. Benfica season, Summary, April and May
In the penultimate game of the season, Benfica faced Sporting for the third time; in their previous meetings, the club had tied once and lost once. Sporting, the league leader, was three points away from ending an 18-year drought dating to 1981–82. A late goal by Sabry dashed their hopes, preventing them from winning the title from Benfica. In the aftermath of the game, Record reported in their headline: "Till the end: A late goal from Sabry completely froze the thousands of Sporting fans waiting to celebrate the title", while O Jogo header read "Sabry causes short-circuit in Alvalade".


1999–2000 S.L. Benfica season, Summary, April and May
Benfica ended the season with a third consecutive win, beating Madeira side Marítimo 2–1. However, in José Ribeiro's piece for Record, he wrote that Benfica "missed out on a thrashing that the fans and Marítimo deserved". The club finished four points from a Champions League berth and eight behind Sporting, who won their long-awaited title.


1999–2000 S.L. Benfica season, Player statistics
The squad for the season consisted of the players listed in the tables below, as well as staff member Heynckes (manager).


1999–2000 S.L. Benfica season, Player statistics
Note 1: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1999–2000 S.L. Benfica season, Player statistics
Note 2: Players with squad numbers marked ‡ joined the club during the 1999-0000 season via transfer, with more details in the following section.


1999–2000 S.S. Lazio season
The 1999–2000 season was Società Sportiva Lazio's 100th season since the club's existence and their 12th consecutive in the top division of Italian football. In this season, Lazio won their second Scudetto of their history, and their third Coppa Italia, completing an historical double.


1999–2000 S.S. Lazio season
In Europe, Lazio was knocked out at the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League, but won the 1999 UEFA Super Cup against Manchester United.


1999–2000 S.S. Lazio season, Players, Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1999–2000 S.S. Lazio season, Players, Transfers, In
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1999–2000 S.S. Lazio season, Players, Transfers, Out
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1999–2000 S.S. Lazio 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 SC Bastia season
French football club SC Bastia's 1999–2000 season. Finished 10th place in league. Top scorer of the season, including 12 goals in 11 league matches have been Frédéric Née. Was eliminated to Coupe de France end of 64, the Coupe de la Ligue was able to be among the semi final.


1999–2000 SC Bastia season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1999–2000 SD Compostela season
The 1999–2000 season was the 72nd season in the existence of SD Compostela and the club's second consecutive season in the second division of Spanish football.


1999–2000 SD Eibar season
The 1999–2000 season was the 60th season in the existence of SD Eibar and the club's 12th consecutive season in the second division of Spanish football. The season covered the period from 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000.


1999–2000 SK Rapid Wien season
The 1999–2000 SK Rapid Wien season is the 102nd season in club history.


1999–2000 SM-liiga season
The 1999-2000 SM-liiga season was the 25th season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland. 12 teams participated in the league, and TPS Turku won the championship.


1999–2000 SSV Ulm 1846 season
The 1999–2000 season was the first time SSV Ulm 1846 played in the 1. Bundesliga, the highest tier of the German football league system. After 34 league games, SSV Ulm finished in 16th place, and were relegated back to the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga. The club reached the fourth round of the DFB-Pokal; losing 2–1 away to Werder Bremen. Hans van de Haar was the club's top goal scorer, with 12 goals in all competitions.


1999–2000 SV Werder Bremen season
During the 1999–2000 season, SV Werder Bremen played in the 1. Bundesliga, the highest tier of the German football league system.


1999–2000 SV Werder Bremen season, Season summary
Having barely escaped relegation last season, Bremen rose to 9th in the final table - 6 points off Champions League qualification. The club also qualified for the UEFA Cup again, giving them the chance to improve on that season's run to the quarter-finals. The team also reached the DFB-Pokal final for the second season running, but lost to Bayern Munich.


1999–2000 SV Werder Bremen 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 Sacramento Kings season
The 1999–2000 NBA season was the Kings' 51st season in the National Basketball Association, and 15th season in Sacramento. During the offseason, the Kings acquired Nick Anderson from the Orlando Magic, and signed free agents Tony Delk, Darrick Martin and re-signed Tyrone Corbin. For the season opener, the Kings traveled to Tokyo, Japan to play their first two games against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Coming off a winning record in a strike-shortened season was much expected of the Kings, who got off to a fast start winning nine of their first ten games, which included an 8-game winning streak.


1999–2000 Sacramento Kings season
The team held a 30–18 record at the All-Star break. However, they played below .500 for the remainder of the season losing seven of their final eight games, finishing fifth in the Pacific Division with a 44–38 record. Chris Webber averaged 24.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.7 blocks per game, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, and selected for the 2000 NBA All-Star Game. Second-year star Jason Williams provided the team with 12.3 points, 7.3 assists and 1.4 steals per game.


1999–2000 Sacramento Kings season
In the Western Conference First Round, the Kings lost in five games to the top-seeded and eventual champion Los Angeles Lakers. Following the season, Corliss Williamson was traded to the Toronto Raptors, Corbin signed as a free agent with the Raptors, and Delk signed with the Phoenix Suns.


1999–2000 Sacramento Kings season, Player statistics
NOTE: Please write the players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.


1999–2000 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team
The 1999–2000 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team represented Saint Louis University in the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Billikens were led by head coach Lorenzo Romar who was in his first season at Saint Louis. The team played their home games at Scottrade Center. They were a member of Conference USA. The Billikens finished the season 19–14, 7–9 in C-USA play to finish 5th in the conference standings. They won the C-USA Tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they were defeated by Utah in the opening round.


1999–2000 Samford Bulldogs basketball team
The 1999–2000 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Samford University in the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by third-year head coach Jimmy Tillette, played their home games at the Pete Hanna Center in Homewood, Alabama as members of the Trans America Athletic Conference. After finishing third in the TAAC regular season standings, Samford won the TAAC Tournament for the second straight season to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As No. 13 seed in the Midwest region, the Bulldogs were defeated by No. 4 seed Syracuse in the opening round.


1999–2000 San Antonio Spurs season
The 1999–2000 NBA season was the San Antonio Spurs' 24th season in the National Basketball Association, their 27th season as the Spurs, and their 33rd season as a franchise. After having won their first NBA championship in 1999, where they defeated the #8 seed New York Knicks in five games, the Spurs signed free agents Terry Porter, Samaki Walker and Chucky Brown during the offseason. However, prior to the season, Sean Elliott was diagnosed with a kidney disorder, and missed the first four months of the season. He would then receive a kidney transplant.


1999–2000 San Antonio Spurs season
In 1999-2000, the Spurs won 14 of their first 17 games, including a 7-game winning streak. They battled for first place in the Midwest Division all season, with Tim Duncan and David Robinson both being selected for the 2000 NBA All-Star Game. At midseason, Brown was released to free agency and re-signed with the Charlotte Hornets.


1999–2000 San Antonio Spurs season
On March 14, the Spurs' playoff spirits would get a lift when Elliott returned and played in the final 19 games. However, as the season wounded down, Duncan suffered a knee injury. The Spurs finished second in the Midwest Division with a 53–29 record, but without Duncan, they were eliminated in the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs by the 5th-seeded Phoenix Suns in four games.


1999–2000 San Antonio Spurs season
Duncan averaged 23.2 points, 12.4 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game, and was named to the All-NBA First Team, and to the NBA All-Defensive First Team, while Robinson averaged 17.8 points, 9.6 rebounds  and 2.3 blocks per game, and was selected to the All-NBA Third Team. Following the season, Mario Elie signed as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns, and Jerome Kersey signed with the Milwaukee Bucks.


1999–2000 San Jose Sharks season
The 1999–2000 San Jose Sharks season was the team's ninth season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL). Under third-year head coach Darryl Sutter, the Sharks posted a winning record for the first time in franchise history; in doing so, they managed to clinch a playoff berth for the third consecutive season.


1999–2000 San Jose Sharks season
The Sharks' 1999–2000 regular season is remembered, in large part, for the heroics of captain Owen Nolan. Nolan, in his fourth full season with the team, posted career-best goal (44) and point (84) totals; both figures established new franchise records. Nolan's excellent play was complemented by that of fellow forwards Vincent Damphousse and Jeff Friesen; fan-favorite Mike Ricci, in his third season with the team, also turned in a quality campaign. All told, San Jose's offense improved considerably despite disappointing production from young forwards Patrick Marleau and Marco Sturm. By contrast, the Sharks' defense regressed despite quality play from starting goaltender Steve Shields, rookie goaltender Evgeni Nabokov, and defensemen Gary Suter and Brad Stuart. Still, the team finished the 1999–2000 campaign with franchise-record point (87) and win (35) totals.


1999–2000 San Jose Sharks season
The Sharks' competent play netted them the Western Conference's eighth, and final, playoff berth. In the first round, they faced the top-seeded (and heavily favored) St. Louis Blues. As expected, the Blues took the series' first game with relative ease; the Sharks shocked onlookers, however, by winning each of the next three. The Blues responded with two decisive victories of their own; in doing so, they forced a deciding seventh game in St. Louis. There, in an upset on par with their 1994 victory over the Detroit Red Wings, the Sharks scored a stunning 3–1 victory.


1999–2000 San Jose Sharks season
The game is remembered, in part, for an infamous center-ice goal by Owen Nolan on Blues goaltender Roman Turek. The goal, which gave the Sharks a 2–0 lead, ultimately served as the series-winner. In the second round, the team faced the second-seeded Dallas Stars. Unlike the Blues, the defending Stanley Cup champion Stars made quick work of the Sharks; while the latter managed to steal a game in San Jose, they were ultimately eliminated in five games.


1999–2000 San Jose Sharks season, Regular season
The Sharks had the most power-play opportunities during the regular season (377) and scored the most short-handed goals (16).


1999–2000 San Jose Sharks 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 San Jose Sharks season, Regular season, Final standings
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest


1999–2000 San Jose Sharks season, Regular season, Final standings
bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division


1999–2000 San Jose Sharks season, Roster
9 – Harvey •11 – Nolan •12 – Sutter •14 – Marleau •15 – Korolyuk •18 – Ricci •19 – Sturm •21 – Granato •22 – Stern •24 – Sundstrom •25 – Damphousse •26 – Lowry •32 – Craven •33 – Myhres •37 – Matteau •39 – Friesen


1999–2000 San Jose Sharks season, Roster
3 – Rouse •5 – Norton •7 – Stuart •10 – Ragnarsson •20 – Suter •23 – Heins •27 – Marchment •40 – Rathje •42 – Sutton •43 – Hannan


1999–2000 Santosh Trophy
The 1999–2000 Santosh Trophy was the 56th edition of the Santosh Trophy, the main State competition for football in India. It was held from 9 to 23 April 2000 in Thrissur and Chalakudy, Kerala. Twenty-eight teams from all over the country were supposed to take part in the national state championships, but six pulled out. Maharashtra beat the home team of Kerala 1–0 in the final.


1999–2000 Santosh Trophy, Qualified teams
The following eight teams qualified for the Santosh Trophy proper.


1999–2000 Santosh Trophy qualification
The 1999–2000 Santosh Trophy qualifiers began on 19 March and ended on 8 April 2000. A total of 22 teams completed the qualifying phase and play-off round to decide four of the eight places in the final round.


1999–2000 Santosh Trophy qualification
A total of 28 teams entered the competition and were divided into eight 'clusters' with three or four teams in each cluster. Six teams — Sikkim, Mizoram, Andaman and Nicobar, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya — pulled before the start of the competition reducing the number to 22. Following the round-robin stages, eight teams played the play-offs, and Services, Punjab, Karnataka and Maharashtra made it to the final round.


1999–2000 Santosh Trophy qualification, Qualification, Cluster V
The first game of Cluster V was played between Uttar Pradesh and Assam on 1 April. However, at 30 minutes into the first half, play had to stopped due to rain. Assam were up 1–0 after a 20th minute penalty kick conversion by Akom Ao. The match was replayed the next day.


1999–2000 Santosh Trophy qualification, Play-offs
The winner of each 'cluster' played a play-off game each and the final two qualification spots were determined.


1999–2000 Saudi First Division
In 1999–2000 Saudi First Division, the second-tier league of football in Saudi Arabia, was won by Al-Ansar F.C. of the Medina region. Along with Al-Qadisiyah they were promoted to the Saudi Professional League.


1999–2000 Saudi First Division, Relegation play-offs
Al Taawon, who finished 8th, faced Najran, who finished 9th for a two-legged play-off.


1999–2000 Scottish Challenge Cup
The 1999–2000 Scottish Challenge Cup was the ninth season of the competition, which was also known as the Bell's Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons. It was competed for by the 30 member clubs of the Scottish Football League. The defending champions were Falkirk, who defeated Queen of the South 1–0 in the 1997 final.


1999–2000 Scottish Challenge Cup
The final was played on 21 November 1999, between Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Alloa Athletic at Excelsior Stadium in Airdrie. Alloa Athletic won 5–4 on penalties after a 4–4 draw after extra time, to win the tournament for the first time in the club's history.


1999–2000 Scottish Challenge Cup, First round
Forfar Athletic and Livingston received random byes into the second round.


1999–2000 Scottish Challenge Cup, Notes
A. The 1998–99 tournament was suspended due to lack of sponsorship


1999–2000 Scottish Cup
The 1999–2000 Scottish Cup was the 115th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition, also known for sponsorship reasons as the Tennent's Scottish Cup. The Cup was won by Rangers who defeated Aberdeen 4–0 in the final.


1999–2000 Scottish First Division
The 1999–2000 Scottish First Division was won by St Mirren, finishing as one of two promoted teams. As the Scottish Premier League was being expanded to twelve teams Dunfermline Athletic were to be joined by Falkirk in a three team playoff against Aberdeen with the top two placed teams entering the Scottish Premier League. However, this didn't occur as Falkirk's Brockville Stadium didn't meet the then SPL requirements for having a 10,000 all-seater stadium. Clydebank finished bottom and were relegated to the Scottish Second Division.


1999–2000 Scottish First Division, Attendances
The average attendances for Scottish First Division clubs for season 1999/00 are shown below:


1999–2000 Scottish Inter-District Championship
The 1999–2000 Scottish Inter-District Championship was a rugby union competition for Scotland's professional district teams. With the merging of the 4 districts into 2 in 1998; now only Glasgow and Edinburgh were involved in the Scottish Inter-District Championship. Glasgow Caledonians and Edinburgh Reivers then fought it out in a renamed Tri-Series. The previous year this was sponsored by Tennents Velvet, but this year the Tri-Series ran without a sponsor.


1999–2000 Scottish Inter-District Championship
Three matches were played between the clubs. Glasgow won the series, beating Edinburgh 2-1. A league table is shown for completeness. Both teams entered the next year's Heineken Cup.


1999–2000 Scottish Inter-District Championship
The first Tri-Series game of the season doubled as a fixture in the 1999-2000 season's Welsh-Scottish League.


1999–2000 Scottish Inter-District Championship, Results, Round 1
Glasgow Caledonians: Metcalfe, McInroy, A Bulloch, Jardine, Longstaff, Hayes, Nicol, Hilton, G Bulloch, McIlwham, Campbell, White, Reid, McFadyen, Petrie. Replacements: Irving, Stark, Beveridge, Waite, Burns, Scott. Edinburgh Reivers: Lang, Milligan, Paterson, Utterson, Sharman, Hodge, Fairley, Stewart, Scott, Proudfoot, Lucking, Fullarton, Mather, Leslie, Hogg. Replacements: Di Rollo, Lee, Burns, Hayter, Dall, McNulty, McKelvey


1999–2000 Scottish Inter-District Championship, Results, Round 2
Edinburgh Reivers: C Paterson, K Milligan, J Hita, G Shiel, D Lee, D Hodge, G Burns, A Jacobsen, S Scott, B Stewart, A Lucking, I Fullarton, C Mather, C Hogg (G Hayter, 54 min), G Dall. Glasgow Caledonians: G Metcalfe, S Longstaff, A Bulloch, J Stuart, J Craig, T Hayes, A Nicol, D Hilton, G Scott, G McIlwham, S Campbell (M Waite, 63), J White, R Reid (D Hall, 65), G Simpson, D Macfadyen (J Petrie 28).


1999–2000 Scottish Inter-District Championship, Results, Round 3
Glasgow Caledonians: R Shepherd; A Bulloch, J Stewart, I Jardine, T Hayes; B Irving, F Stott; D Hilton, G Bulloch, G McIlwham, S Campbell, D Burns, J White, M Waite, G Simpson. Subs: G Scott for Waite 34mins, G Beveridge for Stott 66, A Watt for Hilton, 72. Edinburgh Reivers: G Kiddie; K Milligan, J Hita, G Shiel, K Utterson; G Ross, I Fairley; A Jacobsen, S Scott, B Stewart, A Lucking, I Fullarton, C Mather, G Hayter, G Dall. Subs: M Proudfoot for Stewart, 51. S Walker for Milligan, 69.


1999–2000 Scottish Junior Cup
The 1999–2000 Scottish Junior Cup was a competition in Scottish Junior football. It was won by Whitburn; they defeated Johnstone Burgh 4–3 on penalties after drawing 2–2 in the final.


1999–2000 Scottish Junior Cup, First round
These ties were scheduled to take place on Saturday 9 October 1999.


1999–2000 Scottish Junior Cup, Second round
These ties were scheduled to take place on Saturday 6 November 1999.


1999–2000 Scottish Junior Cup, Third round
These ties were scheduled to take place on Saturday, 4 December 1999


1999–2000 Scottish Junior Cup, Fourth round
These ties were scheduled to take place on Saturday, 15 January 2000.


1999–2000 Scottish Junior Cup, Fifth round
These ties were scheduled to take place on Saturday, 12 February 2000.


1999–2000 Scottish Junior Cup, Semi-Finals
These ties were played on 28 April 2000 & 5 May 2000, respectively.


1999–2000 Scottish League Cup
The 1999–2000 Scottish League Cup was the 54th staging of the Scotland's second most prestigious football knockout competition, also known for sponsorship reasons as the CIS Insurance Cup.


1999–2000 Scottish League Cup
The competition was won by Celtic, who defeated Aberdeen 2–0 in the Final.


1999–2000 Scottish Premier League
The 1999–2000 Scottish Premier League (known as the 1999–2000 Bank of Scotland Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the second season of the Scottish Premier League, the top level of football in Scotland. It began in on 31 July 1999 and concluded on 21 May 2000.


1999–2000 Scottish Premier League
Rangers, the defending champions, retained their title on 22 April 2000, after their nearest challengers Celtic drew 1–1 with Hibernian.


1999–2000 Scottish Premier League, Teams
A total of 10 teams competed in the league, the top 9 sides from the 1998–99 Scottish Premier League and the champions of the 1998–99 Scottish First Division.


1999–2000 Scottish Premier League, Teams
Hibernian were promoted to the league after winning the 1998–99 First Division by a 23-point margin. They replaced Dunfermline Athletic who were relegated after a three-season stint in the top flight, finishing bottom of the league the previous season.


1999–2000 Scottish Premier League, Overview
The 1999–2000 Scottish Premier League was won by Rangers for the second successive year, finishing 21 points ahead of nearest rivals Celtic. As champions, Rangers qualified for the Champions League while Celtic and third-placed Hearts qualified for the UEFA Cup.


1999–2000 Scottish Premier League, Overview
As the SPL was being expanded to 12 teams, the bottom finishing side were to face the second and third finishing sides from the First Division, in a three team play-off. However, due to Falkirk's stadium (Brockville Park) having fewer than the SPL minimum required 10,000 seats, the playoff did not take place. Therefore, bottom-placed Aberdeen were spared relegation and Dunfermline were promoted automatically as the First Division runner-up. Aberdeen appeared in both the League Cup and Scottish Cup final, but lost both to Celtic and Rangers, respectively. However, as Scottish Cup runners-up, they also qualified for the following season's UEFA Cup.


1999–2000 Scottish Premier League, Overview
Celtic entered the season under new management with former Liverpool player John Barnes taking charge in June 1999. It proved to be a brief and unsuccessful reign, however, after being sacked in February 2000, ten points behind Rangers in the league, and in the wake of a Scottish Cup defeat to First Division Inverness Caledonian Thistle.


1999–2000 Scottish Premier League, Overview
On 20 October 1999, Aberdeen and Motherwell played out a match which finished in a 6–5 victory for Aberdeen at Fir Park. This was the record for the highest-scoring match in Scottish Premier League history, until Motherwell and Hibernian played out a 6–6 draw in May 2010, also at Fir Park.


1999–2000 Scottish Premier League, Overview
Rangers secured the league title on 22 April 2000, after Celtic drew 1–1 with Hibernian at Celtic Park, leaving Celtic with a 17-point deficit with only 5 matches left to play.


1999–2000 Scottish Premier League, Results, Matches 1–18
During matches 1–18 each team plays every other team twice (home and away).


1999–2000 Scottish Premier League, Results, Matches 19–36
During matches 19–36 each team plays every other team a further two times (home and away).


1999–2000 Scottish Premier League, Attendances
The average attendances for SPL clubs during the 1999/00 season are shown below:


1999–2000 Scottish Second Division
The 1999–2000 Scottish Second Division was won by Clyde and ended with Alloa Athletic pipping Ross County to second place on the final day of the season thanks to a 6-1 win over Queen of the South, while Ross County could only manage a 2-2 draw away at Stenhousemuir. The top three were promoted as a result of league reconstruction. Hamilton Academical were relegated after they were docked 15 points for breaking league rules: with the players in dispute with the club management over unpaid wages, the team failed to fulfil a fixture against Stenhousemuir on 1 April 2000 at Ochilview Park.


1999–2000 Scottish Second Division, Attendance
The average attendance for Division Two clubs for season 1999/00 are shown below:


1999–2000 Scottish Third Division
The 1999–2000 Scottish Third Division was won by Queen's Park who, along with second and third  placed Berwick Rangers and Forfar Athletic, gained promotion to the Second Division. Albion Rovers finished bottom.


1999–2000 Scunthorpe United F.C. season
During the 1999–2000 English football season, Scunthorpe United F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.


1999–2000 Scunthorpe United F.C. season, Season summary
In the 1999-2000 season, after a successful play-off final win to ensure promotion the season before, Scunthorpe weren't able to maintain their Second Division status and were relegated back to the Third Division in 23rd place.


1999–2000 Scunthorpe United F.C. season, Squad
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1999–2000 Scunthorpe United F.C. season, Squad, Left club during season
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1999–2000 Seattle SuperSonics season
The 1999–2000 NBA season was the 32nd season for the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association. The Sonics had the 13th pick in the 1999 NBA draft, and selected Corey Maggette out of Duke University, but soon traded him to the Orlando Magic for Horace Grant. The team also acquired Brent Barry from the Chicago Bulls, and signed free agents Vernon Maxwell, second-year forward Ruben Patterson and three-point specialist Chuck Person. Two years removed from the George Karl-era, the Sonics once again managed to make the playoffs finishing fourth in the Pacific Division with a 45–37 record.


1999–2000 Seattle SuperSonics season
They took the 2nd-seeded Utah Jazz to a fifth and decisive game in the Western Conference First Round before being eliminated on Utah's home floor. All-Star point guard Gary Payton averaged 24.2 points, 6.5 rebounds, 8.9 assists and 1.9 steals per game, and led the league with 177 three-point field goals. He also earned high individual honors for the season, including All-NBA First Team and NBA All-Defensive First Team selections, while being selected for the 2000 NBA All-Star Game.


1999–2000 Seattle SuperSonics season
Vin Baker averaged 16.6 points and 7.7 rebounds per game, while Barry contributed with 11.8 points per game. Following the season, Grant was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers after just one season in Seattle, Maxwell was traded to the New York Knicks, but was released to free agency, and re-signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia 76ers, and Person retired.


1999–2000 Seattle SuperSonics season
For the season, the Sonics added new dark red alternate road uniforms which lasted until 2001.


1999–2000 Seattle SuperSonics season, Offseason, Draft picks
The 1999 NBA Draft saw the Seattle SuperSonics with the 13th and 41st overall picks, the latter of which was acquired by the Denver Nuggets. With the remaining pick, the Sonics selected Duke University's Corey Maggette, regarded by some as the "best pure athlete in the entire draft."


1999–2000 Seattle SuperSonics season, Offseason, Draft picks
On draft night, the Sonics traded Maggette to the Orlando Magic, along with veteran players Billy Owens, Don MacLean, and Dale Ellis. In return, the Sonics received veteran forward Horace Grant, a three-time NBA champion with the Michael Jordan-led Chicago Bulls (1991–1993). They also received two future second-round draft picks (No. 42 in 2000 and No. 42 in 2001) in the deal.


1999–2000 Seattle SuperSonics season, Regular season
Seattle began the season by winning 9 out of their first 11 games, capping off the run with a win over the Houston Rockets on November 20, 1999. Their strong play continued through the month of January, where a 7-game win streak put them at a season-high 14 games over .500 (27-13). Though the Sonics only managed to win 18 of their final 42 games, their early-season success offset their late-season losses, keeping them safely within the playoff picture.


1999–2000 Seattle SuperSonics season, Regular season
With two games left in the season, the Sonics overcame the Sacramento Kings in overtime to secure the 7th seed in the Western Conference. This assured that the team would avoid the 1st-seeded Los Angeles Lakers, who finished the season with an NBA-best 67-15, in the first round of the playoffs. Particularly, the seeding eliminated the possibility of unfavorable match-ups with a young Kobe Bryant and season MVP Shaquille O'Neal.


1999–2000 Seattle SuperSonics season, Regular season
The Sonics would lose their final game of the regular season and finish with a 45-37 record.


1999–2000 Second League of FR Yugoslavia
The 1999–2000 Second League of FR Yugoslavia season (Serbian: Druga liga Jugoslavije) consisted of three groups of 18 teams.


1999–2000 Second League of FR Yugoslavia
Originally 14 teams from 7 groups of Third Division would be promoted, but in the end only 13 teams remained (only one of which was from the Timok Group). It was not necessary to relegate one team from Second League East, as Crvena Zvezda Gnjilane had already withdrawn.


1999–2000 Second League of FR Yugoslavia
Due to the formation of South Group (Montenegro), no team were relegated in West Group.


1999–2000 Segunda División
The 1999–2000 Segunda División was the 69th edition since the establishment of the competition.


1999–2000 Segunda División
22 teams participated in the league. The teams that promoted to La Liga were UD Las Palmas, Osasuna and Villarreal CF. The teams that relegated to Segunda División B were CP Mérida, Atlético de Madrid B, CD Logroñés and CD Toledo.


1999–2000 Segunda División B
The 1999–2000 season of Segunda División B of Spanish football started August 1999 and ended May 2000.


1999–2000 Segunda División B, Group I
Teams from Asturias, Canary Islands, Castile and León, Community of Madrid and Galicia.


1999–2000 Segunda División B, Group II
Teams from Aragon, Basque Country, Cantabria, Castile and León, Castilla–La Mancha, La Rioja and Navarre.


1999–2000 Segunda División B, Group III
Teams from Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Region of Murcia and Valencian Community.


1999–2000 Segunda División B, Group IV
Teams from Andalusia, Castilla–La Mancha, Ceuta, Extremadura, Melilla and Region of Murcia.


1999–2000 Segunda Divisão B
The 1999–2000 Segunda Divisão season was the 66th season of the competition and the 50th season of recognised third-tier football in Portugal.


1999–2000 Segunda Divisão B, Overview
The league was contested by 58 teams in 3 divisions with AD Ovarense, FC Marco and Nacional Funchal winning the respective divisional competitions and gaining promotion to the Liga de Honra. The overall championship was won by FC Marco.


1999–2000 Segunda Liga
The 1999–2000 Segunda Divisão de Honra season was the 10th season of the competition and the 66th season of recognised second-tier football in Portugal.


1999–2000 Segunda Liga, Overview
The league was contested by 18 teams with FC Paços de Ferreira winning the championship and gaining promotion to the Primeira Liga along with SC Beira-Mar and CD Aves. At the other end of the table Moreirense FC, AD Esposende and SC Covilhã were relegated to the Segunda Divisão.


1999–2000 Serbian Hockey League season
The Serbian Hockey League Season for 1999-2000 was the ninth season of the league. Only three teams participated, as in the previous season. Once again, the teams from Belgrade were out because the arena in Belgrade was out. HK Vojvodina was the winner.


1999–2000 Serbian Hockey League season, Playoffs
There were only the finals. HK Vojvodina beat HK Spartak.


1999–2000 Serie A
The 1999–2000 Serie A (known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons) was the 98th season of top-tier Italian football, the 68th in a round-robin tournament. It was contested by 18 teams.


1999–2000 Serie A
By late March, Juventus topped the table by nine points over Lazio with only eight games remaining, but they lost to Milan, to Lazio at the Stadio delle Alpi, and to Hellas Verona, with Lazio only dropping two points, against Fiorentina. Lazio won the title on the final day of the season when Juventus lost their match against Perugia 1–0 on an almost flooded pitch, while Lazio comfortably beat Reggina 3–0 at home at the Stadio Olimpico.


1999–2000 Serie A, Teams
Hellas Verona, Torino, Lecce and Reggina had been promoted from Serie B.


1999–2000 Serie A, UEFA Champions League qualification
Internazionale qualified to 2000–01 UEFA Champions League's third qualifying round, while Parma qualified to the 2000–01 UEFA Cup first round.


1999–2000 Serie A (ice hockey) season
The 1999–2000 Serie A season was the 66th season of the Serie A, the top level of ice hockey in Italy. 15 teams participated in the league, and HC Bozen won the championship by defeating Asiago Hockey in the final.


1999–2000 Serie B
The Serie B 1999–2000 was the sixty-eighth tournament of this competition played in Italy since its creation.


1999–2000 Serie B, Teams
Alzano, Fermana, Pistoiese and Savoia had been promoted from Serie C, while Salernitana, Sampdoria, Vicenza and Empoli had been relegated from Serie A.


1999–2000 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team
The 1999–2000 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team represented Seton Hall University during the 1999–2000 NCAA men's college basketball season.


1999–2000 Sheffield Shield season
The 1999–2000 Sheffield Shield season was the 98th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Queensland won the championship.


1999–2000 Sheffield United F.C. season
During the 1999–2000 English football season, Sheffield United competed in the English First Division.


1999–2000 Sheffield United F.C. season, Season summary
Steve Bruce resigned from his post as Sheffield United manager after just one season in charge, mentioning chaos in the club's boardroom meetings and a lack of transfer funds. Adrian Heath replaced him as boss but resigned after six months and long-time Sheffield United supporter Neil Warnock took over the reins and prevented a threat of relegation, securing a 16th-place finish. During the season, striker Lee Morris was sold to Derby County for a club-record transfer of £3m.


1999–2000 Sheffield United 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 Sheffield United 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 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season
The 1999–2000 season was Sheffield Wednesday's 133rd season in existence. They competed in the twenty-team Premier League, the top tier of English football. The club finished nineteenth and were relegated from the Premier League for the first time.


1999–2000 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Season summary
Barring the opening-day 2-1 home defeat to Liverpool, Sheffield Wednesday were in the bottom three all season long.


1999–2000 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Season summary
A very poor start to the season saw the club fail to win any of their first nine league games (gaining just one solitary point away to Premier League newcomers Bradford City) and an 8–0 hammering at the hands of Newcastle United in September saw most people tip the club as favourites for relegation, and this opinion was further strengthened by their failure to make a substantial improvement as the season went on as they won just once in their first 17 games (twice in their first 20).


1999–2000 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Season summary
The cups offered little respite, with the Owls getting to the fourth round of the League Cup before losing to Division One side Bolton Wanderers, while in the FA Cup they needed a replay to beat Wolverhampton Wanderers (albeit Wolves only drew the first leg by a goal that replays clearly showed had not actually crossed the line), before suffering a humiliating exit to Division Two side Gillingham.


1999–2000 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Season summary
Despite this, chairman Dave Richards steadfastly refused to sack manager Danny Wilson, and his patience was rewarded with an improved run of form after Christmas, which saw just one defeat in five games. However, the team's form slumped once again after that, and Richards departed to become chairman of the Premier League early in 2000. The remaining directors decided that enough was enough and on 21 March, Wilson's managerial contract was terminated, three days after an appalling 1-0 defeat away to a struggling Watford side who had previously won only once in their previous 20 league games.


1999–2000 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Season summary
Peter Shreeves, who had previously been assistant to Wilson's predecessor, Ron Atkinson, took temporary charge, and kept the Owls in contention for survival right up to the penultimate day of the season. A failure to beat Arsenal confirmed their relegation after nine successive seasons of top division football, but they did manage a 3–3 draw at Highbury. Bradford City manager Paul Jewell was then given the uphill task of restoring Premier League football to the club, though the club's mounting debts triggered fears that further struggles would lie ahead.


1999–2000 Sheffield Wednesday 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 Sheffield Wednesday 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 Sheffield Wednesday 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 Slough Jets season
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1999–2000 Slough Jets season
The 1999–2000 season, saw the Slough Jets compete in the British National League.


1999–2000 Slough Jets season, British National League Play-Offs
The top eight BNL teams qualified for the playoffs. In the Quarter-Finals the teams were split into two groups of four with the teams finishing 1st, 4th, 5th and 8th in the league going into Group A and the others into Group B. Teams tied on points in the Quarter-Final group stages were separated first by wins in normal time, then by away wins in normal time. The two top teams in each group qualified for the Semi-Finals with the winner of one group playing a best-of-three series against the runner-up in the other group. Home ice advantage went to the top team in each group. The winning semi-finalists competed for the title in a best-of-five finals series, with the home ice advantage going to the team that finished highest in the league.


1999–2000 Slough Jets season, NTL: Christmas Cup
The third Christmas Cup campaign was open to the ten British National League clubs and played on a knockout basis over the Christmas and New Year period. The draw for the quarter-finals was based on the league's final standings in 1998/1999 with first playing eighth, second playing seventh and so on. The last placed sides, Edinburgh Capitals and Paisley Pirates, first played off against league newcomers, Milton Keynes Kings and Solihull Blaze, for the right to enter the competition proper. The Cup was sponsored by telecoms and cable TV company, ntl:, the league's new partner.


1999–2000 Slovak 1. Liga season
The 1999–2000 Slovak 1.Liga season was the seventh season of the Slovak 1. Liga, the second level of ice hockey in Slovakia. 12 teams participated in the league, and Marinskeho hokeja club won the championship.


1999–2000 Slovak Cup
The 1999–2000 Slovak Cup was the 31st season of Slovakia's annual knock-out cup competition and the seventh since the independence of Slovakia. It began on 25 July 1999 with Preliminary round and ended on 8 May 2000 with the Final. The winners of the competition earned a place in the first round of the UEFA Cup. Slovan Bratislava were the defending champions.


1999–2000 Slovak Cup, Preliminary round
The first legs were played on 25 July 1999. The second legs were played on 4 August 1999.


1999–2000 Slovak Cup, First round
The games were played on 21 and 22 September 1999.


1999–2000 Slovak Cup, Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 4 April 2000. The second legs were played on 18 April 2000.


1999–2000 Slovak Extraliga season
The 1999–2000 Slovak Extraliga season was the seventh season of the Slovak Extraliga, the top level of ice hockey in Slovakia. Eight teams participated in the league, and HC Slovan Bratislava won the championship.


1999–2000 Slovak Superliga
The 1999–2000 Slovak First Football League (known as the Mars superliga for sponsorship reasons) was the seventh season of first-tier football league in Slovakia, since its establishment in 1993. This season started on 24 July 1999 and ended on 17 May 2000. ŠK Slovan Bratislava are the defending champions.


1999–2000 Slovak Superliga, Format changes
The season was the last one in which 16 teams competed, as Mars superliga decided that the league would be reduced to 10 teams the following season. Therefore, seven teams were relegated to the 2. Liga and only one was promoted from the 2. Liga.


1999–2000 Slovak Superliga, Teams
A total of 16 teams was contested in the league, including 14 sides from the 1998–99 season and two promoted from the 2. Liga.


1999–2000 Slovak Superliga, Teams
FC Rimavská Sobota and BSC JAS Bardejov was relegated to the 1999–2000 2. Liga. The two relegated teams were replaced by FK DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda and FK VTJ Koba Senec.


1999–2000 Slovenian Basketball League
The 1999–2000 Slovenian Basketball League, known as Liga Kolinska for sponsorship reasons, was the 9th season of the Premier A Slovenian Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in Slovenia.


1999–2000 Slovenian Basketball League, Regular season
P=Matches played, W=Matches won, L=Matches lost, F=Points for, A=Points against, Pts=Points


1999–2000 Slovenian Football Cup
The 1999–2000 Slovenian Football Cup was the ninth season of the Slovenian Football Cup, Slovenia's football knockout competition.


1999–2000 Slovenian Hockey League season
The 1999–2000 Slovenian Ice Hockey League was the ninth season of the Slovenian Hockey League. Olimpija have won the league championships.


1999–2000 Slovenian PrvaLiga
The 1999–2000 Slovenian PrvaLiga season started on 1 August 1999 and ended on 20 May 2000. Each team played a total of 33 matches.


1999–2000 Slovenian Second League
The 1999–2000 Slovenian Second League season started on 15 August 1999 and ended on 4 June 2000. Each team played a total of 30 matches.


1999–2000 Slovenian Third League
The 1999–2000 Slovenian Third League was the eight season of the Slovenian Third League, the third-highest level in the Slovenian football system.


1999–2000 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball team
The 1999–2000 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball team represented South Carolina State University during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by head coach Cy Alexander, played their home games at the SHM Memorial Center and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The team won the MEAC regular season and conference tournament titles, and received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.


1999–2000 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball team
As No. 16 seed in the South region, the team lost to Stanford in the opening round, and finished with a record of 20–14 (14–5 MEAC).


1999–2000 South Pacific cyclone season
The 1999–2000 South Pacific tropical cyclone season was an event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation and ran from November 1, 1999, to April 30, 2000, in the South Pacific.


1999–2000 South Pacific cyclone season
The regional tropical cyclone operational plan defines a "tropical cyclone year" separately from a "tropical cyclone season", with the "tropical cyclone year" for this season lasting from July 1, 1999, to June 30, 2000.


1999–2000 South Pacific cyclone season
All of the six named storms affected land in some way, but no major damage was reported from any of the storms.


1999–2000 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Iris
A disturbance was identified on January 3 at 06:00 (UTC) near Espiritu Santo in Vanuatu. The storm was difficult to locate the general centre for the next couple of days, but on January 6, it became more organised, while displaying midget characteristics. On January 7 at 21:00 (UTC), it was named Tropical Cyclone Iris, located 330 km (205 mi) northwest of Port Vila, moving southeast. In Vila, 110 km (70 mi) away from Iris's centre, recorded winds of only up to 20 knots (37 km/h), explaining the very small size of the cyclone.


1999–2000 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Iris
Iris intensified with 10-min winds increasing to 60 knots (110 km/h) on January 8 at 12:00 (UTC). JTWC's estimated 1-min winds was 65 knots (120 km/h). There were some indications that Iris could be far more intense than what the warning centres estimated, mainly due to its small size. Iris accelerated eastward, leaving Vanuatu. On January 9, Iris began its weakening trend, while moving closer to Fiji. Iris was downgraded to a depression on January 10, just 48 hours after it had reached its peak intensity. The final warning placed the centre on the Dateline 150 nmi (280 km) southeast of Fiji.


1999–2000 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Iris
Fresh to strong winds and very rough seas were experienced over the western and southern parts of Fiji. Overall damage was minimal. Cyclone Iris was most notable for its rapid strengthening in its early stages, followed by its rapid decay.


1999–2000 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Jo
A disturbance was first identified over northern parts of Vanuatu on January 19. It developed slowly, but deepened quickly on January 22, and advisories were issued on the system on January 23. It moved southward and was upgraded to Tropical Cyclone Jo on January 24 at 03:00 (UTC). Jo moved to the south-east and attained storm force winds 15 hours after being named. The cyclone reached its peak intensity on January 26 at 00:00 (UTC) located 650 km (400 mi) south of Nadi, with 10-min average winds of 60 knots (110 km/h).


1999–2000 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Jo
JTWC's peak 1-min average winds were 65 knots (120 km/h). Jo moved further to the south-east, and moved close enough to affect Fiji. Gusts to 50 knots (93 km/h) were recorded on Viti Levu on Fiji, even though Jo was about 445 km (275 mi) away from the Fiji. Flash flooding was reported, but there was no major river flooding. Cyclone Jo was declared extratropical on January 28 at 06:00 (UTC) when located more than 1,000 nmi (1,900 km) east of North Island in New Zealand.


1999–2000 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Kim
During February 22, a cold core low developed into a tropical depression, about 110 km (70 mi) to the east-southeast of Rikitea in French Polynesia. It initially developed little but late on February 24, the depression developed rapidly, and the storm reached tropical storm strength at 18:00 (UTC), named Tropical Cyclone Kim. It was located about 75 km (45 mi) west of Rikitea or about 125 km (75 mi) southeast of Mururoa. Cyclone Kim reached hurricane strength on February 25, only 18 hours after being named, while moving to the south-west.


1999–2000 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Kim
The storm reached its peak intensity of 80 knots (150 km/h) on February 26 at 12:00 (UTC), located more than 1295 km (805 mi) east of Tahiti. Minimum pressure at this time was 955 mbar. The estimated 1-min average winds from NPMOC was 100 knots (190 km/h). Kim gradually weakened over cooler waters, still moving to the south-west. Cyclone Kim became extratropical south of Tahiti on February 29 at 06:00 (UTC).


1999–2000 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Kim
Damage from Kim was minimal from Rikitea, since it was only a depression at the time. The island recorded 10-min average winds of 27 knots (50 km/h), with a peak gust of 52 knots (96 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 996 mbar. As a hurricane, the island of Rapa Iti recorded a gust of 74 knots (137 km/h), when Kim was 150 km (90 mi) away from the island. A pressure of 995.8 mbar was recorded. Overall, damage in French Polynesia was minor.


1999–2000 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Leo
On March 4, RSMC Nadi reported that Tropical Disturbance 14F had developed about 95 km (60 mi) to the west-northwest of French Polynesia under a tropical upper tropospheric trough.


1999–2000 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Mona
As Leo was developing, a new disturbance formed south of Apia in Western Samoa. The first gale warning was issued on March 7 as it moved closer to northern Tonga. Wind warnings were issued for some islands in Tonga including Vavau, Haapai and Tongatapu. The storm rapidly developed on March 8 at 06:00 UTC, and was named Tropical Cyclone Mona six hours later, while located 75 km (45 mi) west of Haapai and moving slowly southward. A storm warning was put for the whole Tongatapu Group on the 8th.