Heineken Cup 1999/2000

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Heineken Cup 1999/2000
master EnglandEngland Northampton Saints (1st title)
Teams 24
countries EnglandEngland England France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales
FranceFrance 
IrelandIreland 
ItalyItaly 
ScotlandScotland 
WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg 
Games 79  (of which 79 played)
spectator 626,065  (ø 7,925 per game)
Most of the points IrelandIreland Ronan O'Gara , Munster (131)
Most attempts FranceFrance Christophe Dominici , Stade Français Conan Sharman , Edinburgh Chris Wyatt , Llanelli (5 each)
ScotlandScotland 
WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg 
← Heineken Cup 1998/99

The Heineken Cup 1999/2000 was the fifth edition of the Heineken Cup , the most important European cup competition in rugby union . Twenty-four teams from six countries took part, including teams from England after they had been absent the previous year due to disputes between the organizers and the English association. The final took place on May 27, 2000 at Twickenham Stadium in London . Cup winners were the Northampton Saints from England, who beat the Irish team Munster Rugby in the final .

mode

The participants were divided into six groups of four teams each. Each team played a home game and an away game against the three group opponents. The six group winners and the two best runners-up qualified for the quarter-finals.

The points were distributed as follows:

  • 2 points for a win
  • 1 point for a tie

Group stage

  • Group winners, qualified for quarter-finals
  • Two best runners-up, qualified for quarter-finals

    • In brackets: rank in the quarter-final seeding list

    Group 1

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Table
    points
    1. FranceFrance Stade Français (6) 6th 4th 0 2 192: 109 + 83 8th
    2. Ireland Leinster rugby 6th 4th 0 2 150: 138 + 12 8th
    3. EnglandEngland Leicester Tigers 6th 2 0 4th 127: 173 - 46 4th
    4th ScotlandScotland Glasgow rugby 6th 2 0 4th 130: 179 - 49 4th
    date encounter Result
    November 19, 1999 Leinster - Leicester 27:20
    November 19, 1999 Stade - Glasgow 37:18
    November 26, 1999 Glasgow - Leinster 29:17
    November 27, 1999 Leicester - Stade 30:25
    December 12, 1999 Stade - Leinster 39: 6
    December 12, 1999 Glasgow - Leinster 30:17
    date encounter Result
    December 17, 1999 Leinster - Stade 24:23
    December 18, 1999 Leicester - Glasgow 34:21
    January 7, 2000 Leinster - Glasgow 44:17
    January 8, 2000 Stade - Leicester 38:16
    January 14, 2000 Glasgow - Stade 3:30 p.m.
    January 15, 2000 Leicester - Leinster 10:32

    Group 2

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Table
    points
    1. FranceFrance Stade Toulousain (1) 6th 5 0 1 200: 73 + 127 10
    2. Ireland Leinster rugby 6th 4th 0 2 170: 80 + 90 8th
    3. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Swansea RFC 6th 3 0 3 126: 137 - 11 6th
    4th ItalyItaly Petrarch Rugby Padova 6th 0 0 6th 76: 282 - 206 0
    date encounter Result
    November 20, 1999 Swansea - Padova 66:19
    November 20, 1999 Bath - Toulouse 25:32
    November 27, 1999 Padova - Bath 15:56
    November 27, 1999 Toulouse - Swansea 46: 3
    December 10, 1999 Swansea - Bath 10: 9
    December 11, 1999 Padova - Toulouse 17:39
    date encounter Result
    December 18, 1999 Toulouse - Padova 51: 0
    January 7, 2000 Swansea - Toulouse 9:18
    January 8, 2000 Bath - Padova 41: 0
    January 11, 2000 Bath - Swansea 20: 9
    January 15, 2000 Padova - Swansea 25:29
    January 15, 2000 Toulouse - Bath 14:19

    Group 3

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Table
    points
    1. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Llanelli RFC (4) 6th 5 0 1 152: 86 + 66 10
    2. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg London Wasps (7) 6th 5 0 1 163: 99 + 64 8th
    3. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg CS Bourgoin-Jallieu 6th 2 0 4th 140: 162 - 22 4th
    4th Ireland Ulster rugby 6th 0 0 6th 71: 179 - 108 0
    date encounter Result
    November 20, 1999 Bourgoin - Ulster 26:12
    November 21, 1999 Wasps - Llanelli 22:13
    November 26, 1999 Ulster - Wasps 6:19
    November 27, 1999 Llanelli - Bourgoin 29:10
    December 10, 1999 Ulster - Llanelli 6:29
    December 11, 1999 Bourgoin - Wasps 15:21
    date encounter Result
    December 18, 1999 Llanelli - Ulster 20: 3
    December 19, 1999 Wasps - Bourgoin 37:23
    January 8, 2000 Bourgoin - Llanelli 30:36
    January 9, 2000 Wasps - Ulster 49:17
    January 14, 2000 Ulster - Bourgoin 27:36
    January 15, 2000 Llanelli - Wasps 25:15

    Group 4

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Table
    points
    1. Ireland Munster Rugby (3) 6th 5 0 1 188: 132 + 56 10
    2. EnglandEngland Saracens 6th 3 0 3 206: 153 + 53 6th
    3. FranceFrance US Colomiers 6th 2 0 4th 144: 194 - 50 4th
    4th WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Pontypridd RFC 6th 2 0 4th 106: 165 - 59 4th
    date encounter Result
    November 20, 1999 Munster - Pontypridd 32:10
    November 21, 1999 Colomiers - Saracens 19:16
    November 26, 1999 Pontypridd - Colomiers 22:14
    November 28, 1999 Saracens - Pontypridd 34:35
    December 11, 1999 Colomiers - Munster 15:31
    December 12, 1999 Saracens - Pontypridd 52:35
    date encounter Result
    December 17, 1999 Pontypridd - Saracens 18:22
    December 18, 1999 Munster - Colomiers 23: 5
    January 8, 2000 Munster - Saracens 31:30
    January 9, 2000 Colomiers - Pontypridd 38:21
    January 15, 2000 Pontypridd - Munster 38:36
    January 16, 2000 Saracens - Colomiers 52:15

    Group 5

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Table
    points
    1. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Cardiff RFC (5) 6th 4th 1 1 168: 141 + 27 9
    2. FranceFrance AS Montferrandaise (8) 6th 4th 0 2 154: 85 + 69 8th
    3. ItalyItaly Benetton Rugby Treviso 6th 2 0 4th 100: 167 - 67 4th
    4th EnglandEngland Harlequins 6th 1 1 4th 120: 149 - 29 3
    date encounter Result
    November 19, 1999 Cardiff - Harlequins 32:32
    November 20, 1999 Treviso - Montferrand 15:21
    November 27, 1999 Harlequins - Treviso 19:22
    November 27, 1999 Montferrand - Cardiff 46:13
    December 11, 1999 Cardiff - Treviso 23:16
    December 11, 1999 Harlequins - Montferrand 11: 9
    date encounter Result
    December 17, 1999 Treviso - Cardiff 16:40
    December 18, 1999 Montferrand - Harlequins 32: 9
    January 8, 2000 Treviso - Harlequins 24:23
    January 9, 2000 Cardiff - Montferrand 30: 5
    January 16, 2000 Harlequins - Cardiff 26:30
    January 16, 2000 Montferrand - Treviso 41: 7

    Group 6

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Table
    points
    1. EnglandEngland Northampton Saints (2) 6th 5 0 1 184: 87 + 97 10
    2. ScotlandScotland Edinburgh Reivers 6th 3 0 3 110: 140 - 30 6th
    3. FranceFrance FC Grenoble 6th 3 0 3 112: 158 - 46 6th
    4th WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Neath RFC 6th 1 0 5 128: 149 - 21 2
    date encounter Result
    November 19, 1999 Northampton - Neath 21:12
    November 19, 1999 Edinburgh - Grenoble 23:18
    November 27, 1999 Neath - Edinburgh 20:31
    November 27, 1999 Grenoble - Northampton 20:18
    December 11, 1999 Neath - Grenoble 43:14
    December 11, 1999 Northampton - Edinburgh 32:10
    date encounter Result
    December 17, 1999 Edinburgh - Northampton 8:47
    December 17, 1999 Grenoble - Neath 21:10
    January 8, 2000 Edinburgh - Neath 23:20
    January 9, 2000 Northampton - Grenoble 27:16
    January 15, 2000 Neath - Northampton 23:39
    January 15, 2000 Grenoble - Edinburgh 21:19

    Quarter finals

    April 15, 2000
    1 p.m.     		Ireland Munster rugby 27:10 FranceFrance Stade Français Thomond Park , Limerick
    Spectators: 13,400
    Referee: Steve Lander ( England )
    Attempts: Crotty , Horgan
    Elevations: O'Gara (1)
    Penalty Kicks: O'Gara (5)
    		 report Tries: penalty try
    increases: Domínguez (1)
    penalty kicks: Domínguez (1)
    April 15, 2000
    3:00 p.m.     		WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Llanelli RFC 22: 3 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Cardiff RFC Stradey Park , Llanelli
    Spectators: 11,000
    Referee: Didier Mené ( France )
    Attempts: Wyatt
    raises: Jones (1)
    Penalties: Jones (5)
    		 report Penalty Kicks: Jenkins (1)
    April 15, 2000
    4:15 p.m.     		FranceFrance Stade Toulousain 31:18 FranceFrance AS Montferrandaise Stadium Municipal , Toulouse
    Spectators: 37,000
    Referee: Iain Ramage ( Scotland )
    Attempts: Ougier
    raises: Marfaing (1)
    Penalty kicks : Marfaing (6) Dropgoals
    : Ougier (1), Penaud (1)     		report Attempts: Audebert , Marsh
    Elevations: Merceron (1)
    Penalty Kicks : Merceron (1) Dropgoals
    : Nadau (1)
    April 16, 2000
    3:00 p.m.     		EnglandEngland Northampton Saints 25:22 EnglandEngland London Wasps Franklin's Gardens , Northampton
    Spectators: 9,685
    Referee: Clayton Thomas ( Wales )
    Attempts: Malone
    Elevations: Grayson (1)
    Penalty Kicks: Grayson (6)
    		 report Attempts: Dallaglio , Worsley
    Penalty Kicks: King (4)

    Semifinals

    May 6, 2000
    3:45 p.m.     		FranceFrance Stade Toulousain 25:31 Ireland Munster rugby Stade Lescure , Bordeaux
    Spectators: 28,000
    Referee: Jim Fleming ( Scotland )
    Attempts: Cazalbou
    Elevations: Marfaing (1)
    Penalty Kicks : Marfaing (5)
    		 report Attempts: Hayes , Holland , O'Gara
    Increases: O'Gara (2)
    Penalty kicks: O'Gara (4)
    May 7, 2000
    3:00 p.m.     		EnglandEngland Northampton Saints 31:28 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Llanelli RFC Madejski Stadium , Reading
    Spectators: 15,118
    Referee: Alan Lewis ( Ireland )
    Tries: Bateman , Cohen
    Raises: Dawson (6), Grayson (1)
    		 report Attempts: James
    Raise: Jones (1)
    Penalty: Jones (7)

    final

    May 27, 2000
    3:00 p.m.     		EnglandEngland Northampton Saints 9: 8 Ireland Munster rugby Madejski Stadium , Reading
    Spectators: 68,441
    Referee: Joël Dumé ( France )
    Penalty Kicks: Grayson (3)
    		 report Attempts: Wallace
    Penalty Kicks: Holland (1)

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