1999–2000 Chelsea F.C. season

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Chelsea

1999–2000 season

Chairman

Ken Bates

Manager

5th

Winners

UEFA Champions League

Quarter-finals

Top goalscorer

League: Flo/Poyet (10)
All: Flo (19)

Highest home attendance

35,113 (vs. Everton, 11 May 2000)

Lowest home attendance

21,008 (vs. Huddersfield Town, 13 October 1999)

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The 1999-00 season was Chelsea F.C.'s 85th competitive season, eighth consecutive season in the FA Premier League and 94th year as a club.

After a very good third place finish last season, Chelsea 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. 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. In contrast to his average league form, Zola made Europe sit up and notice as he led Chelsea's Champions league campaign, scoring 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 Premiership 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, giving them the last cup final triumph at the old Wembley stadium before it was rebuilt.

Pos	Team	Pl	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Manchester United	38	28	7	3	97	45	+52	91
2	Arsenal	38	22	7	9	73	43	+30	73
3	Leeds United	38	21	6	11	58	43	+15	69
4	Liverpool	38	19	10	9	51	30	+21	67
5	Chelsea	38	18	11	9	53	34	+19	65
6	Aston Villa	38	15	13	10	46	35	+11	58
7	Sunderland	38	16	10	12	57	56	+1	58
8	Leicester City	38	16	7	15	55	55	0	55
9	West Ham United	38	15	10	13	52	53	−1	55
10	Tottenham Hotspur	38	15	8	15	57	49	+8	53
11	Newcastle United	38	14	10	14	63	54	+9	52
12	Middlesbrough	38	14	10	14	46	52	−6	52
13	Everton	38	12	14	12	59	49	+10	50
14	Coventry City	38	12	8	18	47	54	−7	44
15	Southampton	38	12	8	18	45	62	−17	44
16	Derby County	38	9	11	18	44	57	−13	38
17	Bradford City	38	9	9	20	38	68	−30	36
18	Wimbledon	38	7	12	19	46	74	−28	33
19	Sheffield Wednesday	38	8	7	23	38	70	−32	31
20	Watford	38	6	6	26	35	77	−42	24

Key
Qualified for the Champions League
Qualified for the UEFA Cup
Relegated to Division 1

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

Source: Statto

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
Result	W	D	W	W	W	L	W	W	L	L	L	D	D	W	L	L	W	W	D	D	W	D	D	W	W	W	W	D	D	D	W	W	L	D	L	W	L	W
Position	1	6	4	3	2	5	5	4	6	7	8	9	9	8	8	10	9	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	3	3	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	4	5	5

Source: Statto.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

2 15 August 1999	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

9 16 October 1999	Liverpool	1–0	Chelsea	Liverpool
	Thompson 47'	Report	Desailly 75' Wise 88'	Stadium: Anfield Referee: Mike Reed

10 23 October 1999	Chelsea	2–3	Arsenal	Fulham, London
	Flo 38' Petrescu 52'	Report	Kanu 75', 83', 90'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Referee: Alan Wilkie

11 30 October 1999	Derby County	3–1	Chelsea	Derby, Derbyshire
	Burton 7' Delap 80', 88'	[ Report]	Leboeuf 10'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium

13 20 November 1999	Everton	1–1	Chelsea	Liverpool
	K. Campbell 15'	Report	Flo 90'	Stadium: Goodison Park Referee: Mark Halsey

15 4 December 1999	Sunderland	4–1	Chelsea	Sunderland
	Quinn 1', 38' Phillips 23', 36'	Report	Poyet 81'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Referee: Steve Dunn

16 19 December 1999	Chelsea	0–2	Leeds United	Fulham, London
	Lebeouf 76'	Report	McPhail 66', 87'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Referee: Jeff Winter

17 26 December 1999	Southampton	1–2	Chelsea	Southampton, Hampshire
	Davies 80'	Report	Flo 18', 43'	Stadium: The Dell Referee: Paul Alcock

19 4 January 2000	Coventry City	2–2	Chelsea	Coventry, West Midlands
	Roussel 54' Keane 82'	Report	Flo 55', 83'	Stadium: Highfield Road Referee: Paul Durkin

20 8 January 2000	Bradford City	1–1	Chelsea	Bradford, West Yorkshire
	Mills 1'	Report	Petrescu 58'	Stadium: Valley Parade Referee: Alan Wiley

22 15 January 2000	Chelsea	1–1	Leicester City	Fulham, London
	Wise 85'	Report	Taggart 41'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Referee: Graham Barber

25 12 February 2000	Chelsea	3–1	Wimbledon	Fulham, London
	Poyet 79' Weah 80' Morris 90'	Report	Lund 73'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Referee: Peter Jones

26 26 February 2000	Chelsea	2–1	Watford	Fulham, London
	Desailly 2' Harley 65'	Report	Smart 39'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Referee: Steve Dunn

28 11 March 2000	Chelsea	1–1	Everton	Fulham, London
	Wise 29'	Report	Cadamarteri 69'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Referee: David Elleray

30 25 March 2000	Chelsea	1–1	Southampton	Fulham, London
	Richards 75' (o.g.)	Report	Tessem 69'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Referee: Dermot Gallagher

32 12 April 2000	Chelsea	2–1	Coventry City	Fulham, London
	Hendry 53' (o.g.) Zola 56'	Report	McAllister 17'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Referee: Graham Poll

34 22 April 2000	Chelsea	1–1	Middlesbrough	Fulham, London
	Poyet 10'	Report	Ricard 37'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Referee: Uriah Rennie

35 24 April 2000	Manchester United	3–2	Chelsea	Trafford, Greater Manchester
	Yorke 10', 69' Solskjær 40'	Report	Petrescu 22' Zola 36'	Stadium: Old Trafford Referee: Steve Dunn

37 6 May 2000	Arsenal	2–1	Chelsea	Islington, London
	Henry 21', 48'	Report	Poyet 79'	Stadium: Highbury Referee: Mike Reed

2 21 September 1999	Hertha BSC	2–1	Chelsea	Berlin, Germany
	Daei 3', 70'	Report	Leboeuf 86' (pen.)	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 51,541 Referee: Michel Piraux

5 26 October 1999	Milan	1–1	Chelsea	Milan, Italy
	Bierhoff 74'	Report	Wise 77'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 74,855 Referee: Nikolay Levnikov

1 24 November 1999	Chelsea	3–1	Feyenoord	London, England
	Babayaro 45' Flo 67', 85'	Report	Cruz 90'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 29,704 Referee: Jose Garcia Aranda

5 14 March 2000	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

6 22 March 2000	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

First leg 5 April 2000	Chelsea	3–1	Barcelona	London, England
	Zola 30' Flo 34', 38'	Report	Figo 64'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 34,000 Referee: Markus Merk

Second leg 18 April 2000	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

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

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

Squad at end of season^[1]

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

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Ed de Goey
2	DF	Dan Petrescu
3	DF	Celestine Babayaro
4	DF	Jes Høgh
5	DF	Frank Leboeuf
6	DF	Marcel Desailly
7	MF	Didier Deschamps
8	MF	Gustavo Poyet
9	FW	Chris Sutton
11	MF	Dennis Wise (captain)
13	GK	Kevin Hitchcock
14	DF	Graeme Le Saux
15	DF	Mario Melchiot
16	MF	Roberto Di Matteo
17	MF	Albert Ferrer
18	MF	Gabriele Ambrosetti
19	FW	Tore Andre Flo

No.	Position	Player
20	MF	Jody Morris
21	DF	Bernard Lambourde
22	FW	Mark Nicholls
23	GK	Carlo Cudicini
24	MF	Samuele Dalla Bona
25	FW	Gianfranco Zola
26	DF	John Terry
28	MF	Rob Wolleaston
29	DF	Neil Clement
30	DF	Emerson Thome
31	FW	George Weah (on loan from Milan)
32	FW	Mikael Forssell
33	DF	Luca Percassi
34	DF	Jon Harley
35	FW	Gianluca Vialli
36	FW	Leon Knight

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

No.		Position	Player
12		MF	Bjarne Goldbæk (to Fulham)

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		FA Premier League		UEFA Champions League		FA Cup		Football League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Ed de Goeij	59	0	37	0	16	0	6	0	0	0
2	DF		Dan Petrescu	47	5	24+5	4	13+2	1	2+1	0	0	0
3	DF		Celestine Babayaro	41	2	23+2	0	14+1	2	1	0	0	0
4	DF		Jes Høgh	17	0	6+3	0	2+3	0	2	0	1	0
5	DF		Frank Leboeuf	46	4	28	2	13+1	1	4	1	0	0
6	DF		Marcel Desailly	43	1	23	1	16	0	4	0	0	0
7	MF		Didier Deschamps	47	0	24+3	0	14	0	6	0	0	0
8	MF		Gustavo Poyet	53	18	25+8	10	11+3	2	6	6	0	0
9	FW		Chris Sutton	39	3	21+7	1	3+4	1	3+1	1	0	0
11	MF		Dennis Wise	50	9	29+1	4	14+1	4	5	1	0	0
12	MF		Bjarne Goldbæk	9	0	2+4	0	1+1	0	0	0	1	0
14	DF		Graeme Le Saux	13	0	6+2	0	3+1	0	0	0	1	0
15	DF		Mario Melchiot	6	0	4+1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
16	MF		Roberto Di Matteo	31	4	14+4	2	3+6	0	3	2	1	0
17	DF		Albert Ferrer	41	1	24+1	0	14	1	2	0	0	0
18	MF		Gabriele Ambrosetti	23	1	9+7	0	1+4	1	0+1	0	1	0
19	FW		Tore André Flo	57	19	20+14	10	14+2	8	2+4	1	1	0
20	MF		Jody Morris	46	4	19+11	3	6+5	0	1+3	1	1	0
21	DF		Bernard Lambourde	21	2	12+3	2	0+2	0	3	0	1	0
22	FW		Mark Nicholls	2	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
23	GK		Carlo Cudicini	3	0	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
24	MF		Samuele Dalla Bona	3	0	0+2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
25	FW		Gianfranco Zola	53	8	25+8	4	15	3	4+1	1	0	0
26	DF		John Terry	9	1	2+2	0	0	0	2+2	1	1	0
28	MF		Rob Wolleaston	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
29	DF		Neil Clement	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
30	DF		Emerson Thome	21	0	18+2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
31	FW		George Weah	15	5	9+2	3	0	0	4	2	0	0
32	FW		Mikael Forssell	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
33	DF		Luca Percassi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
34	DF		Jon Harley	26	2	13+4	2	1+3	0	5	0	0	0

Statistics taken from.^[2]^[3]^[4] Squad details and shirt numbers from ^[5] and.^[6]

Mario Melchiot - Ajax, 14 June, free
Chris Sutton - Blackburn Rovers, 5 July, £10,000,000^[7]
Gabriele Ambrosetti - Vicenza, 13 August, £3,500,000^[8]
Emerson Thome - Sheffield Wednesday, 23 December, £2,500,000^[9]
Jes Høgh - Fenerbahçe, July, 3.5 million DKK
Carlo Cudicini - Castel di Sangro, £160,000
George Weah - Milan, loan
Didier Deschamps - Juventus, £3,000,000

Michael Duberry - Leeds United, June, £4,500,000
Bjarne Goldbæk - Fulham
Andy Myers - Bradford City
Dmitri Kharine - Celtic, free
Eddie Newton - Birmingham City, July, free

↑ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1999-2000/faprem/chelsea.htm
↑ http://www.11v11.com/teams/chelsea/tab/players/season/2000/comp/3
↑ http://www.11v11.com/teams/chelsea/tab/players/season/2000/comp/7
↑ http://www.11v11.com/teams/chelsea/tab/players/season/2000/comp/79
↑ http://www.zanziball.it/en/28/2635.html
↑ http://www.eufo.de/football/eng/1999/chela_fc.htm
↑ "Chelsea seal £10m Sutton deal". BBC News (British Broadcasting Corporation). 5 July 1999. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
↑ "Chelsea tie up Ambrosetti deal". BBC News. 13 August 1999.
↑ "Blues swoop for Owls star". BBC News. 23 December 1999.

1 7 August 1999

Chelsea

Sunderland

Fulham, London

Poyet 20', 56'
Zola 32'
Flo 77'

Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Referee: Mike Riley

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