1999–2000 Chelsea F.C. season

Chelsea
1999–2000 season
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)
	← 1998–99 2000–01 →

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 v t e	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	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round^[a]
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:

^ 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

Source: 1999–2000 FA Premier League table

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	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
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: 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 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
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. 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. 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
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	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

^ "Chelsea claim FA Cup glory". BBC News. 20 May 2000. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
^ "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.

External links

Chelsea FC Official Website
Chelsea FC on Soccerbase Archived 2007-06-27 at the Wayback Machine
Chelsea FC on BBC

[table_note_res_UC10.89302710904415-2] Chelsea qualified for the UEFA Cup as FA Cup winners.

[1] "Chelsea claim FA Cup glory". BBC News. 20 May 2000. Retrieved 31 July 2015.

[3] "FootballSquads - Chelsea - 1999/00".

[4] "Chelsea players: UEFA Champions League 2000".

[5] "Chelsea players: FA Cup 2000".

[6] "Chelsea players: Worthington Cup 2000".

[7] "Chelsea 1999 / 2000 _ Squad - Zanziball.it". Archived from the original on 18 February 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2007.

[8] "Chelsea FC 1999-00".

[9] "Chelsea seal £10m Sutton deal". BBC News. BBC. 5 July 1999. Retrieved 4 April 2012.

[10] "Chelsea tie up Ambrosetti deal". BBC News. 13 August 1999.

[11] "Blues swoop for Owls star". BBC News. 23 December 1999.

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