1999 FA Cup Final three league games all season. They had also qualified for the 1999 UEFA Champions League Final against Bayern Munich, due to be played four days later on 26 May, and were unbeaten in their previous 31 matches in all competitions. By contrast, Newcastle United had finished 13th out of the 20 teams in the Premier League, and had been knocked out of the Cup Winners' Cup in the first round and the League Cup in the fourth round. It was Newcastle's second consecutive appearance in the FA Cup Final – having lost 2–0 to Arsenal in 1998 – and their
1999–2000 Kazakhstan Cup Final <div class="thumb tleft"> <div class="thumb tleft"> 1999–2000 Kazakhstan Cup Final The 1999–2000 Kazakhstan Cup Final was the 8th final of the Kazakhstan Cup. The match was contested by Kairat and Access-Golden Grain at Kazhimukan Munaitpasov Stadium in Astana. The match was played on 6 July 2000 and was the final match of the competition. Kairat played the third Kazakhstan Cup Final. In both finals they beat rivals (Fosfor, 1992 final, 5-1; Vostok-Adil, 1996-97 final, 2-0) Access-Golden Grain played the first Kazakhstan Cup Final. Kairat and Access-Golden Grain played twice during the season of league. Access-Golden Grain have won both matches