1999–2000 Real Zaragoza season

The 1999–2000 season was the 68th in the history of Real Zaragoza and their 22nd consecutive season in the second division. The club participated in the La Liga and the Copa del Rey.

Real Zaragoza

1999–2000 season
President	Alfonso Soláns
Head coach	Chechu Rojo
Stadium	La Romareda
La Liga	4th
Copa del Rey	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Savo Milošević (21) All: Savo Milošević (22)
Home colours Away colours

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ESP	Juanmi
2	MF	RUS	Vladislav Radimov
3	DF	ESP	Jesús Solana
4	DF	ESP	Luis Carlos Cuartero
5	DF	ITA	Marco Lanna
6	DF	ESP	Xavier Aguado
7	FW	ESP	Juanele
8	MF	ESP	Santiago Aragon
9	FW	YUG	Savo Milosevic
10	MF	ESP	Ander Garitano
11	MF	ESP	Martin Vellisca
12	FW	BRA	Paulo Jamelli

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
13	GK	ESP	Cesar Lainez
14	MF	ESP	Jose Ignacio
15	MF	ESP	Juanjo Camacho
16	DF	ARG	Pablo Diaz
17	MF	ESP	Luis Helguera
19	FW	ESP	Yordi
20	MF	PAR	Roberto Acuña
21	DF	ARG	Daniel Martinez
22	DF	SWE	Kari Sundgren
23	DF	ESP	Paco Jemez
24	MF	ESP	Marcos Vales

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
MF	Martin Vellisca	UD Salamanca
FW	Juanele	CD Tenerife
DF	Marco Lanna	UD Salamanca
DF	Daniel Martínez	CA River Plate

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
MF	Kily González	Valencia CF
MF	Gustavo Lopez	Celta de Vigo
DF	Gilmar	Rayo Vallecano
GK	Faryd Mondragon	CA Independiente
MF	Nordin Wooter	Watford FC
FW	Javi Peña	Lleida Esportiu

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
La Liga	22 August 1999	19 May 2000	Matchday 1	4th	38	16	15	7	60	40	+20	042.11
Copa del Rey	10 November 1999	3 February 2000	First round	Round of 16	6	3	2	1	10	3	+7	050.00
Total					44	19	17	8	70	43	+27	043.18

Source: Competitions

La Liga

Main article: 1999–2000 La Liga

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Barcelona	38	19	7	12	70	46	+24	64	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
3	Valencia	38	18	10	10	59	39	+20	64	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4	Zaragoza	38	16	15	7	60	40	+20	63	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
5	Real Madrid	38	16	14	8	58	48	+10	62	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
6	Alavés	38	17	10	11	41	37	+4	61	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round

Source: LFP
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
Notes:

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	16	15	7	60	40	+20	63	11	7	1	35	15	+20	5	8	6	25	25	0

Source: La Liga

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	W	D	D	W	W	L	W	W	D	W	L	D	W	D	D	W	D	W	D	D	W	D	D	L	W	D	W	D	W	W	D	L	W	D	D	W	L
Position	19	6	10	12	8	5	6	5	4	3	2	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	3	2	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	4

Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Leader, 2000-01 UEFA Champions League group stage;   = 2000-01 UEFA Champions League group stage;   = 2000-01 UEFA Champions League qualifying round;   = 2000-01 UEFA Cup;   = 2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup;   = 2000-01 Segunda Division; C = Real Madrid qualified directly for the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League as holders. As a result, Zaragoza lost their spot in the UEFA Champions League and had to participate in the UEFA Cup.

Matches

FC Barcelona v Real Zaragoza

22 August 2000 1	FC Barcelona	2-0	Real Zaragoza	Barcelona
	Figo 76', Dani 78'			Stadium: Camp Nou

Zaragoza v Real Oviedo

28 August 2000 2	Zaragoza	4-0	Real Oviedo	Zaragoza
	Jamelli 5' Marcos Vales 7' Vellisca 66' Milosevic 90'			Stadium: La Romareda

Sevilla v Zaragoza

12 September 2000 3	Sevilla	0-0	Zaragoza	Sevilla
				Stadium: Sanchez Pizjuan

Real Zaragoza v Atletico Madrid

19 September 1999 4	Real Zaragoza	1-1	Atletico Madrid	Zaragoza
	Milosevic 18'		27' Hasselbaink	Stadium: La Romareda

Rayo Vallecano v Real Zaragoza

25 September 1999 5	Rayo Vallecano	0-1	Real Zaragoza	Vallecas
			65' Milosevic	Stadium: Campo Vallecas

Zaragoza v Real Sociedad

3 October 1999 6	Zaragoza	2-0	Real Sociedad	Zaragoza
	Aragon 62' Milosevic 89'			Stadium: La Romareda

Celta de Vigo v Real Zaragoza

13 October 1999 7	Celta de Vigo	2-1	Real Zaragoza	Vigo
	Caceres 36' Mostovoi 54'		28' Milosevic	Stadium: Balaidos

Real Zaragoza v RCD Mallorca

17 October 1999 8	Real Zaragoza	3-0	RCD Mallorca	Zaragoza
	Milosevic 52' (pen) Milosevic 58' Acuña 89'			Stadium: La Romareda

Real Zaragoza v Racing Santander

24 September 1999 9	Real Zaragoza	4-1	Racing Santander	Zaragoza
	Milosevic 29', 75', 89' Juanele 49'		82' Tais	Stadium: La Romareda

RCD Espanyol v Real Zaragoza

31 October 1999 10	RCD Espanyol	1-1	Real Zaragoza	Barcelona
	90' Mauricio Pochettino		Acuña 31'	Stadium: Olimpic

Real Zaragoza v Deportivo Alaves

7 November 1999 11	Real Zaragoza	2-1	Deportivo Alaves	Zaragoza
	Milosevic 3', 60'		76' Kodro	Stadium: La Romareda

Real Betis v Real Zaragoza

21 November 1999 12	Real Betis	2-0	Real Zaragoza	Sevilla
	Finidi George 23', 53pen'			Stadium: Benito Villamarin

Real Zaragoza v Real Valladolid

28 November 1999 13	Real Zaragoza	1-1	Real Valladolid	Zaragoza
	Milosevic 10'		78' Victor Fernandez	Stadium: La Romareda

Real Madrid v Real Zaragoza

4 December 1999 14	Real Madrid	1-5	Real Zaragoza	Madrid
	Raul Gonzalez 53'		29'Milosevic 39' Juanele 45'Juanele 54' Garitano 68' Milosevic	Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu

Zaragoza v CD Numancia

12 December 1999 15	Zaragoza	3-3	CD Numancia	Zaragoza
	Yordi 40', 70' Martin Vellisca 80'		28' Ruben Navarro 73' Ruben Navarro 49' Constantin Barbu	Stadium: La Romareda

Athletic Bilbao v Real Zaragoza

19 December 1999 16	Athletic Bilbao	2-2	Real Zaragoza	Bilbao
	Santi Ezquerro 13' Jose Maria Lacruz 37'		30' Martin Vellisca 34' (pen)Milosevic	Stadium: San Mames

Real Zaragoza v Deportivo La Coruña

22 December 1999 17	Real Zaragoza	2-1	Deportivo La Coruña	Zaragoza
	Savo Milosevic 18' Juanele 55'		74' Turu Flores	Stadium: La Romareda

Malaga CF v Real Zaragoza

5 January 2000 18	Malaga CF	0-0	Real Zaragoza	Malaga
				Stadium: La Rosaleda

Real Zaragoza v Valencia CF

9 January 2000 19	Real Zaragoza	4-2	Valencia CF	Zaragoza
	Juanele Castaño 26' Juanele Castaño 68' Milosevic 32' Radimov 58'		24' (pen)Mendieta 66'Mendieta	Stadium: La Romareda

Real Zaragoza v FC Barcelona

16 January 2000 20	Real Zaragoza	0-0	FC Barcelona	Zaragoza
				Stadium: La Romareda

Real Oviedo v Real Zaragoza

23 January 2000 21	Real Oviedo	1-0	Real Zaragoza	Oviedo
	Dely Valdes 63' (pen)			Stadium: Carlos Tartiere

Real Zaragoza v Sevilla CF

30 January 2000 22	Real Zaragoza	2-1	Sevilla CF	Zaragoza
	Juanele Castaño 4' Aguado 57'		78'Vassilis Tsartas	Stadium: La Romareda

Atletico Madrid v Real Zaragoza

6 February 2000 23	Atletico Madrid	2-2	Real Zaragoza	Madrid
	Hasselbaink 19' (pen) Hasselbaink 54'		81'Yordi Gonzalez 83' Garitano	Stadium: Vicente Calderon

Real Zaragoza v Rayo Vallecano

13 February 2000 24	Real Zaragoza	1-1	Rayo Vallecano	Zaragoza
	Yordi Gonzalez 14'		82' Michel Carrilero	Stadium: La Romareda

Real Sociedad v Real Zaragoza

20 February 2000 25	Real Sociedad	2-1	Real Zaragoza	San Sebastian
	Mikel Aranburu 8' Loren Juarros 90'		83' (pen) Ander Garitano	Stadium: Anoeta

Real Zaragoza v Celta de Vigo

27 February 2000 26	Real Zaragoza	2-1	Celta de Vigo	Zaragoza
	Acuña 52' Milosevic 72'		38'McCarthy	Stadium: La Romareda

RCD Mallorca v Real Zaragoza

5 March 2000 27	RCD Mallorca	1-1	Real Zaragoza	Palma de Mallorca
	Carlos Dominguez 18'		45' (pen) Ander Garitano	Stadium: Son Moix

Racing Santander v Real Zaragoza

12 March 2000 28	Racing Santander	1-2	Real Zaragoza	Santander
	Pedro Munitis 15'		79'Yordi 89'Yordi	Stadium: El Sardinero

Real Zaragoza v RCD Espanyol

19 March 2000 29	Real Zaragoza	1-1	RCD Espanyol	Zaragoza
	Juanele Castaño 9'		55' Moises Arteaga	Stadium: La Romareda

Deportivo Alaves v Real Zaragoza

25 March 2000 30	Deportivo Alaves	0-2	Real Zaragoza	Vitoria
			Acuña 82' Acuña 85'

Real Zaragoza v Real Betis

1 April 2000 31	Real Zaragoza	1-0	Real Betis	Zaragoza
	Yordi 46'			Stadium: La Romareda

Real Valladolid v Real Zaragoza

9 April 2000 32	Real Valladolid	1-1	Real Zaragoza	Valladolid
	Victor 72' (pen)		63'Marcos Vales	Stadium: Jose Zorrilla

Real Zaragoza v Real Madrid

15 April 2000 33	Real Zaragoza	0-1	Real Madrid	Zaragoza
			Raul Gonzalez 85' (pen)	Stadium: La Romareda

Numancia v Real Zaragoza

22 April 2000 34	Numancia	1-2	Real Zaragoza
	Ivan Rocha 45' (pen)		1' Yordi 6' Yordi

Real Zaragoza v Athletic Bilbao

30 April 2000 35	Real Zaragoza	0-0	Athletic Bilbao	Zaragoza
				Stadium: La Romareda

Deportivo La Coruña v Real Zaragoza

7 May 2000 36	Deportivo La Coruña	2-2	Real Zaragoza	La Coruña
	Makaay 60' Djalminha 78'		54' Juanele 84' Aguado	Stadium: Riazor

Real Zaragoza v Malaga CF

14 May 2000 37	Real Zaragoza	3-2	Malaga CF	Zaragoza
	Marcos Vales 30' Yordi 86' Milosevic 89'		29'Rufete 62' (og) Paco Jemez	Stadium: La Romareda

Valencia CF v Zaragoza

19 May 2000 38	Valencia CF	2-1	Zaragoza	Valencia
	Gary Sundgren 59' (o.g.), Claudio Lopez 70'		5' Savo Milosevic	Stadium: Mestalla

Copa del Rey

Main article: 1999–2000 Copa del Rey

First round

Recreativo v Zaragoza

10 November 1999 First leg	Recreativo	1–1	Zaragoza	Huelva
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Zaragoza v Recreativo

1 December 1999 Second leg	Zaragoza	4–0 (4–0 agg.)	Recreativo	Zaragoza
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: La Romareda

Second round

Zaragoza v Racing Santander

15 December 1999 Second leg	Zaragoza	2–1	Racing Santander	Zaragoza
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: La Romareda

Racing Santander v Zaragoza

12 January 2000 First leg	Racing Santander	1–4 (2–6 agg.)	Zaragoza	Huelva
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Round of 16

Zaragoza v Real Madrid

19 January 2000 Second leg	Zaragoza	0–0	Real Madrid	Zaragoza
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: La Romareda

Real Madrid v Zaragoza

3 February 2000 First leg	Real Madrid	2–0 (2–0 agg.)	Zaragoza	Madrid
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Statistics

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		La Liga		Copa del Rey
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ESP	Juanmi	43	-42	37	-38	6	-4
16	DF	ARG	Pablo Diaz	32	1	27	0	5	1
6	DF	ESP	Aguado	34	2	29	1	5	1
23	DF	ESP	Jemez	39	0	34	0	5	0
22	DF	SWE	Sundgren	32	0	28	0	4	0
11	MF	ESP	Vellisca	39	3	29+5	3	4+1	0
8	MF	ESP	Aragon	37	1	29+4	1	0+4	0
20	MF	PAR	Acuña	34	6	29+2	5	3	1
10	MF	ESP	Garitano	35	5	23+7	4	5	1
7	FW	ESP	Juanele	40	9	29+5	9	5+1	0
9	FW	YUG	Milosevic	42	22	37	21	4+1	1
13	GK	ESP	Lainez	2	-2	1+1	-2	0	0
5	DF	ITA	Lanna	20	0	17+2	0	1	0
24	MF	ESP	Marcos Vales	28	3	14+10	3	1+3	0
4	DF	ESP	Cuartero	22	0	10+9	0	3	0
17	MF	ESP	Luis Helguera	21	0	10+6	0	5	0
19	FW	ESP	Yordi	29	13	9+14	9	3+3	4
12	FW	BRA	Jamelli	16	1	8+7	1	1	0
2	MF	RUS	Radimov	13	2	8+2	1	2+1	1
14	MF	ESP	Jose Ignacio	19	0	5+11	0	3	0
3	DF	ESP	Solana	9	0	5+3	0	1	0
21	DF	ARG	Martinez	3	0	0+1	0	0+2	0
2	DF	ESP	Alvaro Rubio	0	0	0	0
25	GK	ESP	Moso	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	FW	ESP	Raul Rodriguez	0	0	0	0
15	MF	ESP	Camacho	0	0	0	0

• Source: https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/t1999-0039.html