Scottish Premier League 1999/2000
| Scottish Premier League 1999/2000 | |
| master | Glasgow Rangers |
| Champions League qualification |
Glasgow Rangers |
| UEFA Cup qualification |
Celtic Glasgow Heart of Midlothian FC Aberdeen |
| Cup winners | Glasgow Rangers |
| Teams | 10 |
| Games | 180 |
| Gates | 528 (ø 2.93 per game) |
| Top scorer |
 Mark Viduka(Celtic Glasgow) |
| ← Premier League 1998/99 | |
The Scottish Premier League was played for the second time in 1999/2000 . It was also the 103rd edition of the highest soccer division within the Scottish Football League in which the Scottish champions were determined. In the 1999/2000 season, 10 clubs competed against each other in a total of 36 match days. Each team played twice at home and twice against every other team. In the event of a tie, the goal difference counted .
The Glasgow Rangers won the Scottish Championship for the 49th time in the club's history. The Gers qualified as champions for the Champions League 2000/2001 season . The runner-up and third place, Celtic Glasgow and Heart of Midlothian , as well as the defeated cup finalists FC Aberdeen qualified for the UEFA Cup .
Since the league was increased to twelve teams for the following season, there was no relegated team this season. Celtic Glasgow's Mark Viduka was the top scorer with 25 goals .
Scottish Premier League teams 1999/2000 |
statistics
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Glasgow Rangers (M, P, L) | 36 | 28 | 6th | 2 | 96:26 | +70 | 90 |
| 2. | Celtic Glasgow | 36 | 21st | 6th | 9 | 90:38 | +52 | 69 |
| 3. | Heart of Midlothian | 36 | 15th | 9 | 12 | 47:40 | +7 | 54 |
| 4th | Motherwell FC | 36 | 14th | 10 | 12 | 49:63 | −14 | 52 |
| 5. | St. Johnstone FC | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14th | 36:44 | −8 | 42 |
| 6th | Hibernian Edinburgh (N) | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15th | 49:61 | −12 | 41 |
| 7th | Dundee FC | 36 | 12 | 5 | 19th | 45:64 | −19 | 41 |
| 8th. | Dundee United | 36 | 11 | 6th | 19th | 34:57 | −23 | 39 |
| 9. | FC Kilmarnock | 36 | 8th | 13 | 15th | 38:52 | −14 | 37 |
| 10. | Aberdeen FC | 36 | 9 | 6th | 21st | 44:83 | −39 | 33 |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| 1999/2000 season | |
| Scottish champion and participation in the 2000/01 UEFA Champions League | |
| Participation in the 2000/01 UEFA Cup | |
| At the end of the 1998/99 season | |
| (M) | Champion of the previous year |
| (P) | Cup winner of the previous year |
| (L) | League cup winner of the previous year |
| (N) | Newcomer from the First Division |
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Scottish Football League & Scottish Premier League Top goalscorers per division. (No longer available online.) Scottish-football-historical-archive.com, archived from the original on September 27, 2012 ; accessed on April 15, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Scottish Premier League 1999/2000 at Statto.com
- Scottish Premier League 1999/2000 in the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation database
- Scottish Premier League 1999/2000 at www.kicker.de