1999–2000 Chelsea F.C. season
1999–2000 season | ||||
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Chairman | Ken Bates | |||
Manager | Gianluca Vialli | |||
Premier League | 5th | |||
FA Cup | Winners | |||
League Cup | Third round | |||
UEFA Champions League | Quarter-finals | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Tore André Flo Gus Poyet (10) All: Tore André 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 1999–2000 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
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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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
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 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 |
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 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 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 | 3–0 | Skonto Riga | London, England |
Babayaro 76' Poyet 77' Sutton 84' |
Report | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Referee: Urs Meier |
25 August 1999 2 | Skonto Riga | 0–0 | Chelsea | Riga, Latvia |
Report | Referee: Gilles Veissiere |
First group stage
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
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
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
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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13 October 1999 | R3 | Huddersfield Town | H | 0–1 | 21,008 |
FA Cup
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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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.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Statistics
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | UEFA Champions League | FA Cup | League Cup | |||||
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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
In
- Didier Deschamps – Juventus, 13 June, £3,000,000
- Mario Melchiot – Ajax, 14 June, free
- Chris Sutton – Blackburn Rovers, 5 July, £10,000,000[8]
- Jes Høgh – Fenerbahçe, 8 July, £300,000
- Gabriele Ambrosetti – Vicenza, 13 August, £3,500,000[9]
- Stuart Reddington - Lincoln United, 26 August, £75,000
- Emerson Thome – Sheffield Wednesday, 23 December, £2,500,000[10]
- George Weah – Milan 11 January, Loan
Out
- Brian Laudrup - Ajax, 14 June, £2,000,000
- Dmitri Kharine – Celtic, 22 June, free
- Eddie Newton – Birmingham City, 2 July, free
- Andy Myers – Bradford City, 8 July, £800,000
- Michael Duberry – Leeds United, 9 July, £4,500,000
- Steve Hampshire - Dunfermline Athletic, 7 January, free
- Bjarne Goldbæk – Fulham, 15 January, £650,000
- Joe Sheerin - AFC Bournemouth, 26 February, free
- Paul Hughes - Southampton, 23 March, free
References
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- ^ "FootballSquads - Chelsea - 1999/00".
- ^ "Chelsea players: UEFA Champions League 2000".
- ^ "Chelsea players: FA Cup 2000".
- ^ "Chelsea players: Worthington Cup 2000".
- ^ "Chelsea 1999 / 2000 _ Squad - Zanziball.it". Archived from the original on 18 February 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2007.
- ^ "Chelsea FC 1999-00".
- ^ "Chelsea seal £10m Sutton deal". BBC News. BBC. 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.