1999–2000 Chelsea F.C. season

Chelsea
1999–2000 season
Chelsea players before a match against Leeds United at Elland Road on 1 April 2000
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)

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.

Season summary

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

Main article: 1999–2000 FA Premier League
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

FA Premier League

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
11 September 1999 5 Chelsea 1–0 Newcastle United Fulham, London
Leboeuf 37' (pen.) Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Referee: Graham Poll
18 September 1999 6 Watford 1–0 Chelsea Watford, Hertfordshire
Smart 57' Report Stadium: Vicarage Road
Referee: Mike Reed
25 September 1999 7 Middlesbrough 0–1 Chelsea Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
Report Lambourde 54' Referee: Paul Alcock
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 Red card 75'
Wise Red card 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
7 November 1999 12 Chelsea 0–0 West Ham United Fulham, London
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Referee: Mike Riley
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 Red card 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
8 January 2000 20 Bradford City 1–1 Chelsea Bradford, West Yorkshire
Mills 1' Report Petrescu 58' Stadium: Valley Parade
Referee: Alan Wiley
12 January 2000 21 Chelsea 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Fulham, London
Weah 86' Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Referee: Neale Barry
15 January 2000 22 Chelsea 1–1 Leicester City Fulham, London
Wise 85' Report Taggart 41' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Referee: Graham Barber
22 January 2000 23 Aston Villa 0–0 Chelsea Birmingham, West Midlands
Report Stadium: Villa Park
Referee: Alan Wilkie
5 February 2000 24 Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 Chelsea Haringey, London
Report Lambourde 52' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Referee: Graham Poll
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
4 March 2000 27 Newcastle United 0–1 Chelsea Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear
Report Poyet 22' Stadium: St. James' Park
Referee: Mike Riley
11 March 2000 28 Chelsea 1–1 Everton Fulham, London
Wise 29' Report Cadamarteri 69' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Referee: David Elleray
18 March 2000 29 West Ham United 0–0 Chelsea Newham, London
Stimac Red card 71' Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Referee: Steve Dunn
25 March 2000 30 Chelsea 1–1 Southampton Fulham, London
Richards 75' (o.g.) Report Tessem 69' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
1 April 2000 31 Leeds United 0–1 Chelsea Leeds, West Yorkshire
Report Harley 62' Stadium: Elland Road
Referee: Jeff Winter
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
15 April 2000 33 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Chelsea Sheffield
Jonk 51' (pen.) Report Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
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

Third qualifying round

12 August 1999 1 Chelsea England 3–0 Latvia Skonto Riga London, England
Babayaro 76'
Poyet 77'
Sutton 84'		 Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Referee: Switzerland Urs Meier
25 August 1999 2 Skonto Riga Latvia 0–0 England Chelsea Riga, Latvia
Report Referee: France Gilles Veissiere

First group stage

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

Second group stage

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

Quarter-finals

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

Football League Cup

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

FA Cup

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

Squad at end of season[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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

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

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

Statistics

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 Netherlands NED Ed de Goey 59 0 37 0 16 0 6 0 0 0
2 DF Romania ROU Dan Petrescu 47 5 24+5 4 13+2 1 2+1 0 0 0
3 DF Nigeria NGA Celestine Babayaro 41 2 23+2 0 14+1 2 1 0 0 0
4 DF Denmark DEN Jes Høgh 17 0 6+3 0 2+3 0 2 0 1 0
5 DF France FRA Frank Leboeuf 46 4 28 2 13+1 1 4 1 0 0
6 DF France FRA Marcel Desailly 43 1 23 1 16 0 4 0 0 0
7 MF France FRA Didier Deschamps 47 1 24+3 0 14 1 6 0 0 0
8 MF Uruguay URU Gus Poyet 53 18 25+8 10 11+3 2 6 6 0 0
9 FW England ENG Chris Sutton 39 3 21+7 1 3+4 1 3+1 1 0 0
11 MF England ENG Dennis Wise 50 9 29+1 4 14+1 4 5 1 0 0
12 MF Denmark DEN Bjarne Goldbæk 9 0 2+4 0 1+1 0 0 0 1 0
14 DF England ENG Graeme Le Saux 13 0 6+2 0 3+1 0 0 0 1 0
15 DF Netherlands NED Mario Melchiot 6 0 4+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
16 MF Italy ITA Roberto Di Matteo 31 4 14+4 2 3+6 0 3 2 1 0
17 DF Spain ESP Albert Ferrer 41 1 24+1 0 14 1 2 0 0 0
18 MF Italy ITA Gabriele Ambrosetti 23 1 9+7 0 1+4 1 0+1 0 1 0
19 FW Norway NOR Tore André Flo 57 19 20+14 10 14+2 8 2+4 1 1 0
20 MF England ENG Jody Morris 46 4 19+11 3 6+5 0 1+3 1 1 0
21 DF France FRA Bernard Lambourde 21 2 12+3 2 0+2 0 3 0 1 0
22 FW England ENG Mark Nicholls 2 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
24 MF Italy ITA Samuele Dalla Bona 3 0 0+2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
25 FW Italy ITA Gianfranco Zola 53 8 25+8 4 15 3 4+1 1 0 0
26 DF England ENG John Terry 9 1 2+2 0 0 0 2+2 1 1 0
28 MF England ENG Rob Wolleaston 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
29 DF England ENG Neil Clement 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
30 DF Brazil BRA Emerson Thome 21 0 18+2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
31 FW Liberia LBR George Weah 15 5 9+2 3 0 0 4 2 0 0
32 FW Finland FIN Mikael Forssell 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
33 DF Italy ITA Luca Percassi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
34 DF England 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]

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References

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  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".
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  9. ^ "Chelsea tie up Ambrosetti deal". BBC News. 13 August 1999.
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