FA Cup 1999/2000
| FA Cup 1999/2000 | |
|---|---|
| Cup winners | Chelsea FC (3rd title) |
| ← FA Cup 1998/99 | |
The FA Cup 1999/2000 was the 119th staging of the world's oldest soccer cup tournament; The Football Association Challenge Cup , or FA Cup for short . The cup competition ended with the final on May 20, 2000. It was the last final of the FA Cup at Wembley Stadium , inaugurated in 1923 ; it made way for the new stadium. From 2001, the final was therefore temporarily held in the Cardiffer Millennium Stadium . The winner of this event was Chelsea .
The defending champions Manchester United did not take part in the competition because they competed in the first ever FIFA Club World Cup in Brazil in 2000 . So who took Darlington FC as a lucky loser 's place ManUtd into the third main round.
calendar
| round | date | Games | societies | New entrants | Bonuses |
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| Preliminary round | August 21, 1999 | 166 | 558 → 392 | 161: 227-387. | £ 1,000 |
| First qualifying round | September 4, 1999 | 116 | 392 → 276 | 66: 161-226. | £ 2,250 |
| Second qualifying round | September 18, 1999 | 80 | 276 → 196 | 44: 117-160. | £ 3,750 |
| Third qualifying round | October 2, 1999 | 40 | 196 → 156 | no | £ 5,000 |
| Fourth qualifying round | October 16, 1999 | 32 | 156 → 124 | 24: 93-116. | £ 10,000 |
| First main round | October 30, 1999 | 40 | 124 → 84 | 48: 45-92. | £ 16,000 |
| Second main round | November 19, 1999 | 20th | 84 → 64 | no | £ 24,000 |
| Third main round | December 10, 1999 | 32 | 64 → 32 | 44: 2-44. | £ 40,000 |
| Fourth main round | January 8, 2000 | 16 | 32 → 16 | no | £ 60,000 |
| Fifth main round | January 29, 2000 | 8th | 16 → 8 | no | £ 120,000 |
| Sixth main round (quarter-finals) | February 19, 2000 | 4th | 8 → 4 | no | £ 300,000 |
| Semifinals | April 2, 2000 | 2 | 4 → 2 | no | £ 900,000 |
| final | May 20, 2000 | 1 | 2 → 1 | no | £ 1,000,000 |
mode
Complete overview at: FA Cup
The FA Cup is played in rounds. Any team that has a certain level of performance and an appropriate playing field can take part. The game is played i. d. Usually only with a first leg. In the event of a tie, a second leg takes place. If the second leg also ends in a draw, the game goes into extra time or penalty shoot-out. This mode lasts until the sixth main round. From the semi-finals onwards there is only one game, possibly with extra time and penalty shoot-out. Each winner receives a bonus from the television money, which is staggered according to the round.
Main round
First main round
The games were played between November 29th and 2nd, 1999. The replay took place from November 8-16, 1999.
Second main round
The games were played between November 19 and 21, 1999. The replays followed on November 30th of that year.
Third main round
The games were played on December 10-13, 1999. Necessary replay games were scheduled for December 21, 1999 to January 8, 2000.
Fourth main round
The games took place on January 8th and 11th, 2000. The required replay matches were played on January 18th and 19th.
| Game no. | Home team | Result | Away team | spectator |
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| 1 | Liverpool FC | 0: 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 32,839 |
| 2 | Gillingham FC | 3: 1 | Bradford City | 7.091 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 1-0 | Southampton FC | 25,025 |
| 4th | Sheffield Wednesday | 1: 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 18,506 |
| Replay | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0: 0 a.d. | Sheffield Wednesday | 25,201 |
| Sheffield Wednesday won 4-3 on penalties | ||||
| 5 | Grimsby Town | 0: 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 4,270 |
| 6th | Everton FC | 2-0 | Birmingham City | 25,405 |
| 7th | Wrexham FC | 1: 2 | Cambridge United | 7.186 |
| 8th | Tranmere Rovers | 1-0 | Sunderland AFC | 17,344 |
| 9 | Newcastle United | 4: 1 | Sheffield United | 36,220 |
| 10 | Manchester City | 2: 5 | Leeds United | 29,240 |
| 11 | Fulham FC | 3-0 | Wimbledon FC | 16,877 |
| 12 | Coventry City | 3-0 | Burnley FC | 22,774 |
| 13 | Plymouth Argyle | 0: 3 | Preston North End | 10,824 |
| 14th | Chelsea FC | 2-0 | Nottingham Forest | 30,125 |
| 15th | Charlton Athletic | 1-0 | Queens Park Rangers | 16,798 |
| 16 | Arsenal FC | 0-0 | Leicester City | 35,710 |
| Replay | Leicester City | 0: 0 a.d. | Arsenal FC | 15,235 |
| Leicester City won 5-4 on penalties | ||||
Fifth main round
The matches were held on January 29th to 31st, 2000.
| Game no. | Home team | Result | Away team | spectator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gillingham FC | 3: 1 | Manchester City | 10.130 |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 1: 2 | Newcastle United | 29,946 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 3: 2 | Leeds United | 30,026 |
| 4th | Everton FC | 2-0 | Preston North End | 37,486 |
| 5 | Fulham FC | 1: 2 | Tranmere Rovers | 13,859 |
| 6th | Coventry City | 2: 3 | Charlton Athletic | 23,400 |
| 7th | Chelsea FC | 2: 1 | Leicester City | 30.141 |
| 8th | Cambridge United | 3: 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 7,523 |
Sixth main round
The games took place on February 19 and 20, 2000.
| game | home | Result | Away | spectator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-0 | Charlton Athletic | 20,131 |
| 2 | Everton FC | 1: 2 | Aston Villa | 35,331 |
| 3 | Tranmere Rovers | 2: 3 | Newcastle United | 15,776 |
| 4th | Chelsea FC | 5-0 | Gillingham FC | 34.205 |
Semifinals
The games were played on April 2 (Aston Villa - Bolton) and April 9 (Chelsea - Newcastle) 2000. Wembley Stadium served as the venue for both games.
| game | home | Result | Away | spectator |
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| 1 | Aston Villa | 0: 0 a.d. | Bolton Wanderers | 62,828 |
| Aston Villa won 4-1 on penalties | ||||
| 2 | Chelsea FC | 2: 1 | Newcastle United | 73,876 |
final
| Chelsea FC | Aston Villa | |||||||
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Ed de Goey - Mario Melchiot , Marcel Desailly , Frank Leboeuf , Celestine Babayaro - Gustavo Poyet , Dennis Wise , Didier Deschamps , Roberto Di Matteo - Gianfranco Zola (89th Jody Morris ), George Weah (88th goals André Flo ) Trainer: Gianluca Vialli |
David James - Mark Delaney , Ugo Ehiogu , Gareth Southgate , Gareth Barry - Alan Wright (88th Lee Hendrie ), George Boateng , Paul Merson , Ian Taylor (79th Steve Stone ) - Benito Carbone (79th Julian Joachim ), Dion Dublin Trainer: John Gregory |
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 1-0 Roberto Di Matteo (73.)
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 Mario Melchiot, Gustavo Poyet, Dennis Wise
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Gareth Barry, George Boateng
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Web links
- thefa.com: Official FA Cup page (English)
- thefa.com: FA Cup archive (English)
- soccerbase.com: The matches of the 1999/2000 FA Cup season (English)
- Report on the final ( memento from March 19, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ news.bbc.co.uk: Lucky Loser Darlington plays against Aston Villa Article from December 1, 1999 (English)
- ↑ independent.co.uk: Game had to be canceled due to a fire in the stadium Article from November 10, 1999 (English)