1999–2000 Chelsea F.C. season

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The 1999–2000 season was Chelsea F.C.'s 86th competitive season, eighth consecutive season in the FA Premier League and 94th year as a club.

Chelsea
1999–2000 season
ChairmanKen Bates
ManagerGianluca Vialli
Premier League5th
FA CupWinners
League CupThird round
UEFA Champions LeagueQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Tore André Flo
Gus Poyet (10)

All: Tore André Flo (19)
Highest home attendance35,113 (vs. Everton, 11 May 2000)
Lowest home attendance21,008 (vs. Huddersfield Town, 13 October 1999)

Season summary

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After a very good third-place finish last season, Chelsea qualified for the Champions League third qualifying round, and were expected to go one better and win the title. France captain Didier Deschamps was signed for £3 million from Juventus to add even more quality and experience to a Chelsea midfield that already boasted Dennis Wise, Roberto Di Matteo and Gustavo Poyet. Blackburn Rovers striker Chris Sutton was also signed for £10 million, but he proved to be a flop with only one league goal all season, which came in a 5-0 drubbing of Man Utd at Stamford Bridge. His strike partner, Gianfranco Zola, had a poor league season by his standard, scoring just four goals, but he made up for that by again setting up many more goals for the team. Chelsea opened the season with 4–0 win over newly promoted Sunderland with Gus Poyet scoring a stunning scissors kick goal. Zola, in contrast to his average league form, made Europe sit up and notice as he led Chelsea's Champions league debut appearance in the group stage. Chelsea were drawn against AC Milan, Hertha Berlin and Galatasary with their first game being against AC Milan at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea topped Group H with 11 points after some standout performances, particularly an impressive 5–0 win in Turkey and two creditable draws home and away with AC Milan.

Zola scored a spectacular free kick in a 3–1 win over F.C. Barcelona at Stamford Bridge, but Chelsea were eliminated in the second leg at the Nou Camp. On the Premier league front, Gianluca Vialli's side finished a solid fifth place in the final table but were too inconsistent to mount anything like a title challenge. Chelsea won their fourth cup in four seasons with a 1–0 win over Aston Villa at Wembley, after David James dropped the ball from a Chelsea corner allowing Di Matteo to score. Chelsea had the last cup final triumph at the old Wembley stadium before it was rebuilt.[1] Gus Poyet was key during Chelsea's FA cup run, scoring a hat trick against Hull at Boothferry Park in a 6–1 win and netting twice against Newcastle at Wembley.

On 26 December 1999, in their 1–2 away win over Southampton, Chelsea became the first team in the Football League history to field a starting eleven without an English player. The squad was made up of: Ed de Goey, Albert Ferrer, Franck Leboeuf, Emerson Thome, Celestine Babayaro, Deschamps, Dan Petrescu, Di Matteo, Poyet, Gabriele Ambrosetti and Tore André Flo.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Leeds United 38 21 6 11 58 43 +15 69 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Liverpool 38 19 10 9 51 30 +21 67 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
5 Chelsea 38 18 11 9 53 34 +19 65
6 Aston Villa 38 15 13 10 46 35 +11 58 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round
7 Sunderland 38 16 10 12 57 56 +1 58
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Chelsea qualified for the UEFA Cup as FA Cup winners.
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 18 11 9 53 34  +19 65 12 5 2 35 12  +23 6 6 7 18 22  −4
Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWDWWWLWWLLLDDWLLWWDDWDDWWWWDDDWWLDLWLW
Position164325546789988109777666555334454455455
Source: 11v11.com: 1999–2000 Chelsea results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

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FA Premier League

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7 August 1999 1 Chelsea 4–0 Sunderland Fulham, London
Poyet   20', 56'
Zola   32'
Flo   77'
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Referee: Mike Riley
15 August 1999 2 Leicester City 2–2 Chelsea Leicester, Leicestershire
Heskey   10'
Izzet   90' (pen.)
Report Wise   48'
F. Sinclair   90+3' (o.g.)
Stadium: Filbert Street
Referee: Stephen Lodge
21 August 1999 3 Chelsea 1–0 Aston Villa Fulham, London
Ehiogu   52' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Referee: Neale Barry
28 August 1999 4 Wimbledon 0–1 Chelsea London
Report Petrescu   78' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Referee: Steve Dunn
18 September 1999 6 Watford 1–0 Chelsea Watford, Hertfordshire
Smart   57' Report Stadium: Vicarage Road
Referee: Mike Reed
3 October 1999 8 Chelsea 5–0 Manchester United Fulham, London
Poyet   1', 55'
Sutton   16'
Berg   58' (o.g.)
Morris   82'
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
16 October 1999 9 Liverpool 1–0 Chelsea Liverpool
Thompson   47' Report Desailly   75'
Wise   88'
Stadium: Anfield
Referee: Mike Reed
23 October 1999 10 Chelsea 2–3 Arsenal Fulham, London
Flo   38'
Petrescu   52'
Report Kanu   75', 83', 90' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Referee: Alan Wilkie
30 October 1999 11 Derby County 3–1 Chelsea Derby, Derbyshire
Burton   7'
Delap   80', 88'
[ Report] Leboeuf   10' Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
20 November 1999 13 Everton 1–1 Chelsea Liverpool
K. Campbell   15' Report Flo   90' Stadium: Goodison Park
Referee: Mark Halsey
28 November 1999 14 Chelsea 1–0 Bradford City Fulham, London
Flo   15' Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Referee: Alan Wiley
4 December 1999 15 Sunderland 4–1 Chelsea Sunderland
Quinn   1', 38'
Phillips   23', 36'
Report Poyet   81' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Referee: Steve Dunn
19 December 1999 16 Chelsea 0–2 Leeds United Fulham, London
Leboeuf   76' Report McPhail   66', 87' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Referee: Jeff Winter
26 December 1999 17 Southampton 1–2 Chelsea Southampton, Hampshire
Davies   80' Report Flo   18', 43' Stadium: The Dell
Referee: Paul Alcock
29 December 1999 18 Chelsea 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday Fulham, London
Wise   31'
Flo   35'
Morris   84'
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Referee: Andy D'Urso
4 January 2000 19 Coventry City 2–2 Chelsea Coventry, West Midlands
Roussel   54'
Keane   82'
Report Flo   55', 83' Stadium: Highfield Road
Referee: Paul Durkin
15 January 2000 22 Chelsea 1–1 Leicester City Fulham, London
Wise   85' Report Taggart   41' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Referee: Graham Barber
12 February 2000 25 Chelsea 3–1 Wimbledon Fulham, London
Poyet   79'
Weah   80'
Morris   90'
Report Lund   73' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Referee: Peter Jones
26 February 2000 26 Chelsea 2–1 Watford Fulham, London
Desailly   2'
Harley   65'
Report Smart   39' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Referee: Steve Dunn
11 March 2000 28 Chelsea 1–1 Everton Fulham, London
Wise   29' Report Cadamarteri   69' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Referee: David Elleray
25 March 2000 30 Chelsea 1–1 Southampton Fulham, London
Richards   75' (o.g.) Report Tessem   69' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
12 April 2000 32 Chelsea 2–1 Coventry City Fulham, London
Hendry   53' (o.g.)
Zola   56'
Report McAllister   17' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Referee: Graham Poll
22 April 2000 34 Chelsea 1–1 Middlesbrough Fulham, London
Poyet   10' Report Ricard   37' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Referee: Uriah Rennie
24 April 2000 35 Manchester United 3–2 Chelsea Trafford, Greater Manchester
Yorke   10', 69'
Solskjær   40'
Report Petrescu   22'
Zola   36'
Stadium: Old Trafford
Referee: Steve Dunn
29 April 2000 36 Chelsea 2–0 Liverpool Fulham, London
Weah   2'
Di Matteo   14'
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Referee: Graham Barber
6 May 2000 37 Arsenal 2–1 Chelsea Islington, London
Henry   21', 48' Report Poyet   79' Stadium: Highbury
Referee: Mike Reed
14 May 2000 38 Chelsea 4–0 Derby County Fulham, London
Zola   46'
Poyet   55'
Di Matteo   69'
Flo   90'
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Referee: Jeff Winter

UEFA Champions League

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Third qualifying round

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12 August 1999 1 Chelsea   3–0   Skonto Riga London, England
Babayaro   76'
Poyet   77'
Sutton   84'
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Referee:   Urs Meier

First group stage

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15 September 1999 1 Chelsea   0–0   Milan London, England
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 33,873
Referee:   Anders Frisk
21 September 1999 2 Hertha Berlin   2–1   Chelsea Berlin, Germany
Daei   3', 70' Report Leboeuf   86' (pen.) Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 51,541
Referee:   Michel Piraux
29 September 1999 3 Chelsea   1–0   Galatasaray London, England
Petrescu   55' Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 33,426
Referee:   Dick Jol
19 October 1999 4 Galatasaray   0–5   Chelsea Istanbul, Turkey
Flo   32', 49'
Zola   54'
Wise  
Ambrosetti   87'
Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadium
Attendance: 20,600
Referee:   Vítor Melo Pereira
26 October 1999 5 Milan   1–1   Chelsea Milan, Italy
Bierhoff   74' Report Wise   77' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 74,855
Referee:   Nikolay Levnikov
4 November 1999 6 Chelsea   2–0   Hertha Berlin London, England
Deschamps   11'
Ferrer   44'
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 33,623
Referee:   Karl-Erik Nilsson

Second group stage

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24 November 1999 1 Chelsea   3–1   Feyenoord London, England
Babayaro   45'
Flo   67', 85'
Report Cruz   90' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 29,704
Referee:   Jose Garcia Aranda
7 December 1999 2 Lazio   0–0   Chelsea Rome, Italy
Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 38,662
Referee:   Hellmut Krug
29 February 2000 3 Olympique de Marseille   1–0   Chelsea Marseille, France
Pires   16' Report Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 24,700
Referee:   Rune Pedersen
8 March 2000 4 Chelsea   1–0   Olympique de Marseille London, England
Wise   27' Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 33,206
Referee:   Juan Fernandez Marin
14 March 2000 5 Feyenoord   1–3   Chelsea Feyenoord, Netherlands
Kalou   59' Report Zola   39'
Wise   64'
Flo   69'
Stadium: De Kuip
Attendance: 44,000
Referee:   Knut-Erik Fisker
22 March 2000 6 Chelsea   1–2   Lazio London, England
Poyet   44' Report S. Inzaghi   54'
Mihajlović   66'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 34,260
Referee:   Vitor Manuel Melo Pereira

Quarter-finals

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5 April 2000 First leg Chelsea   3–1   Barcelona London, England
Zola   30'
Flo   34', 38'
Report Figo   64' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 34,000
Referee:   Markus Merk
18 April 2000 Second leg Barcelona   5–1 (a.e.t.)   Chelsea Barcelona, Spain
Rivaldo   24', 98' (pen.)
Figo   45'
Dani   83'
Kluivert   104'
Report Flo   60' Stadium: Nou Camp
Attendance: 80,000
Referee:   Anders Frisk

Football League Cup

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Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
13 October 1999 R3 Huddersfield Town H 0–1 21,008

FA Cup

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Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
11 December 1999 R3 Hull City A 6–1 10,279 Poyet (3), Sutton, Di Matteo, Wise
19 January 2000 R4 Nottingham Forest H 2–0 30,125 Leboeuf, Wise
30 January 2000 R5 Leicester City H 2–1 30,141 Poyet, Weah
20 February 2000 QF Gillingham H 5–0 34,205 Flo, Terry, Weah, Zola (pen.), Morris
9 April 2000 SF Newcastle United N 2–1 73,876 Poyet (2)
20 May 2000 F Aston Villa N 1–0 78,217 Di Matteo

First team squad

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Squad at end of season[2]

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   NED Ed de Goey
2 DF   ROU Dan Petrescu
3 DF   NGA Celestine Babayaro
4 DF   DEN Jes Høgh
5 DF   FRA Frank Leboeuf
6 DF   FRA Marcel Desailly
7 MF   FRA Didier Deschamps
8 MF   URU Gus Poyet
9 FW   ENG Chris Sutton
11 MF   ENG Dennis Wise (captain)
13 GK   ENG Kevin Hitchcock
14 DF   ENG Graeme Le Saux
15 DF   NED Mario Melchiot
16 MF   ITA Roberto Di Matteo
17 DF   ESP Albert Ferrer
18 MF   ITA Gabriele Ambrosetti
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW   NOR Tore Andre Flo
20 MF   ENG Jody Morris
21 DF   FRA Bernard Lambourde
22 FW   ENG Mark Nicholls
24 MF   ITA Samuele Dalla Bona
25 FW   ITA Gianfranco Zola
26 DF   ENG John Terry
28 MF   ENG Rob Wolleaston
29 DF   ENG Neil Clement
30 DF   BRA Emerson Thome
31 FW   LBR George Weah (on loan from Milan)
32 FW   FIN Mikael Forssell
33 DF   ITA Luca Percassi
34 DF   ENG Jon Harley
36 FW   ENG Leon Knight

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
12 MF   DEN Bjarne Goldbæk (to Fulham)

Statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League UEFA Champions League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   NED Ed de Goey 59 0 37 0 16 0 6 0 0 0
2 DF   ROU Dan Petrescu 47 5 24+5 4 13+2 1 2+1 0 0 0
3 DF   NGA Celestine Babayaro 41 2 23+2 0 14+1 2 1 0 0 0
4 DF   DEN Jes Høgh 17 0 6+3 0 2+3 0 2 0 1 0
5 DF   FRA Frank Leboeuf 46 4 28 2 13+1 1 4 1 0 0
6 DF   FRA Marcel Desailly 43 1 23 1 16 0 4 0 0 0
7 MF   FRA Didier Deschamps 47 1 24+3 0 14 1 6 0 0 0
8 MF   URU Gus Poyet 53 18 25+8 10 11+3 2 6 6 0 0
9 FW   ENG Chris Sutton 39 3 21+7 1 3+4 1 3+1 1 0 0
11 MF   ENG Dennis Wise 50 9 29+1 4 14+1 4 5 1 0 0
12 MF   DEN Bjarne Goldbæk 9 0 2+4 0 1+1 0 0 0 1 0
14 DF   ENG Graeme Le Saux 13 0 6+2 0 3+1 0 0 0 1 0
15 DF   NED Mario Melchiot 6 0 4+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
16 MF   ITA Roberto Di Matteo 31 4 14+4 2 3+6 0 3 2 1 0
17 DF   ESP Albert Ferrer 41 1 24+1 0 14 1 2 0 0 0
18 MF   ITA Gabriele Ambrosetti 23 1 9+7 0 1+4 1 0+1 0 1 0
19 FW   NOR Tore André Flo 57 19 20+14 10 14+2 8 2+4 1 1 0
20 MF   ENG Jody Morris 46 4 19+11 3 6+5 0 1+3 1 1 0
21 DF   FRA Bernard Lambourde 21 2 12+3 2 0+2 0 3 0 1 0
22 FW   ENG Mark Nicholls 2 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
24 MF   ITA Samuele Dalla Bona 3 0 0+2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
25 FW   ITA Gianfranco Zola 53 8 25+8 4 15 3 4+1 1 0 0
26 DF   ENG John Terry 9 1 2+2 0 0 0 2+2 1 1 0
28 MF   ENG Rob Wolleaston 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
29 DF   ENG Neil Clement 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
30 DF   BRA Emerson Thome 21 0 18+2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
31 FW   LBR George Weah 15 5 9+2 3 0 0 4 2 0 0
32 FW   FIN Mikael Forssell 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
33 DF   ITA Luca Percassi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
34 DF   ENG Jon Harley 26 2 13+4 2 1+3 0 5 0 0 0

Statistics taken from.[3][4][5] Squad details and shirt numbers from [6] and.[7]

Transfers

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References

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  1. ^ "Chelsea claim FA Cup glory". BBC News. 20 May 2000. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  2. ^ "FootballSquads - Chelsea - 1999/00".
  3. ^ "Chelsea players: UEFA Champions League 2000".
  4. ^ "Chelsea players: FA Cup 2000".
  5. ^ "Chelsea players: Worthington Cup 2000".
  6. ^ "Chelsea 1999 / 2000 _ Squad - Zanziball.it". Archived from the original on 18 February 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2007.
  7. ^ "Chelsea FC 1999-00".
  8. ^ "Chelsea seal £10m Sutton deal". BBC News. BBC. 5 July 1999. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  9. ^ "Chelsea tie up Ambrosetti deal". BBC News. 13 August 1999.
  10. ^ "Blues swoop for Owls star". BBC News. 23 December 1999.
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