1999–2000 Valencia CF season
During the 1999–2000 Spanish football season, Valencia competed in La Liga.
1999–00 season | |||
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Manager | Héctor Cúper | ||
La Liga | 3rd | ||
Champions League | Runners-up | ||
Copa del Rey | Second round | ||
Top goalscorer | Gaizka Mendieta (13) | ||
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Season summary
Valencia CF emerged as a world football heavyweight after reaching the Champions League final. New coach Héctor Cúper focused heavily on making the defence invincible, although, despite the general perception of a much more defensive Valencia, they actually conceded the same amount of league goals as they had under previous coach Claudio Ranieri. Among the key players were playmaker Gaizka Mendieta (voted as the best midfielder in the Champions League), fellow midfielder Gerard, goalkeeper Santiago Cañizares, winger Javier Farinós and striker Claudio López, who was sold to Lazio at the end of the season. Lazio had been Valencia's opponents in the quarter-final of the Champions League, which resulted in a 5-2 victory for Valencia against the eventual Italian champions. Gerard was also sold, to the team that had nurtured him, Barcelona, for £15 million. Barcelona had been Valencia's opponents in the semi-finals, and had been crushed 4-1 away. A 2-1 defeat at the Camp Nou still saw Valencia progress to the final at Stade de France, where they came up against Real Madrid in the first ever all-Spanish final of the competition. Valencia's dreams were shattered by a clear 3-0 defeat.
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season
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Competitions
La Liga
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Deportivo La Coruña (C) | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 66 | 44 | +22 | 69 | Qualification to FIFA Club World Championship and Champions League group stage |
2 | Barcelona | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 70 | 46 | +24 | 64[lower-alpha 1] | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
3 | Valencia | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 59 | 39 | +20 | 64[lower-alpha 1] | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
4 | Zaragoza | 38 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 60 | 40 | +20 | 63 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 2] |
5 | Real Madrid | 38 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 58 | 48 | +10 | 62 | Qualification to Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 2] |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
- VAL 3–1 BAR; BAR 3–0 VAL
- Real Madrid qualified directly for the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League as holders. As a result, Zaragoza lost their spot to UEFA Champions League and had to resign with a spot of UEFA Cup.
Matches
20 August 1999 1 | Valencia | 1-2 | Racing Santander | Valencia |
Gaizka Mendieta![]() |
Report | Miroslav Đukić![]() Salva ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Mestalla |
28 August 1999 2 | Espanyol | 3-2 | Valencia | Barcelona |
Benítez ![]() Enrique de Lucas ![]() Martín Posse ![]() |
Report | Gaizka Mendieta ![]() Juan Sánchez ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Olimpico de Montjuic |
10 September 1999 3 | Valencia- | 0-2 | Alavés | Valencia |
Report | Magno ![]() Martín Astudillo ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Mestalla |
24 September 1999 5 | Valencia | 0-0 | Valladolid | Valencia |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Mestalla |
2 October 1999 6 | Real Madrid | 2-3 | Valencia | Madrid |
Fernando Morientes ![]() Fernando Morientes ![]() |
Report | Gaizka Mendieta ![]() Gerard ![]() Claudio López ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu |
12 October 1999 7 | Valencia | 4-0 | Numancia | Valencia |
Adrian Ilie ![]() Adrian Ilie ![]() Javier Farinós ![]() Javier Farinós ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Mestalla |
15 October 1999 8 | Athletic Bilbao | 1-0 | Valencia | Bilbao |
Ismael Urzaiz ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Estadio San Mames |
22 October 1999 9 | Valencia | 2-0 | Deportivo | Valencia |
Kily González ![]() Gerard ![]() |
Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Mestalla |
29 October 1999 10 | Málaga | 1-1 | Valencia | Malaga |
Edgar ![]() |
Report | Claudio López ![]() |
6 November 1999 11 | Mallorca | 1-1 | Valencia | Palma de Mallorca |
Diego Tristán ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Son Moix |
19 November 1999 12 | Valencia | 3-1 | Barcelona | Valencia |
Claudio López ![]() Adrian Ilie ![]() Gerard ![]() |
Report | Boudewijn Zenden ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Mestalla |
27 November 1999 13 | Real Oviedo | 0-0 | Valencia | Oviedo |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Carlos Tartiere |
3 December 1999 14 | Valencia | 2-0 | Sevilla | Valencia |
Juan Sánchez ![]() Claudio López ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Mestalla |
11 December 1999 15 | Atlético Madrid | 1-2 | Valencia | Madrid |
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink ![]() |
Report | Gaizka Mendieta ![]() Juan Sánchez ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderon |
18 December 1999 16 | Valencia | 3-1 | Rayo Vallecano | Valencia |
Juan Sánchez ![]() Juan Sánchez ![]() Gaizka Mendieta ![]() |
Report | Luis Cembranos ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Mestalla |
21 December 1999 17 | Real Sociedad | 0-0 | Valencia | San Sebastian |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Anoeta |
3 January 2000 18 | Valencia | 1-1 | Celta Vigo | Valencia |
Gerard ![]() |
Report | Velasco ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Mestalla |
8 January 2000 19 | Real Zaragoza | 4-2 | Valencia | Zaragoza |
Juanele ![]() Savo Milošević ![]() Vladislav Radimov ![]() Juanele ![]() |
Report | Gaizka Mendieta ![]() Gaizka Mendieta ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio La Romareda |
15 January 2000 20 | Racing Santander | 1-1 | Valencia | Santander |
Salva ![]() |
Report | Gaizka Mendieta ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio El Sardinero |
22 January 2000 21 | Valencia | 1-2 | Espanyol | Valencia |
Kily González ![]() |
Report | Benítez ![]() Arteaga ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Mestalla |
29 January 2000 22 | Alavés | 0-1 | Valencia | Vitoria |
Report | Javier Farinós ![]() |
4 February 2000 23 | Valencia | 3-1 | Betis | Valencia |
Adrian Ilie ![]() Gaizka Mendieta ![]() Javier Farinós ![]() |
Report | Iulian Filipescu ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Mestalla |
11 February 2000 24 | Valladolid | 0-0 | Valencia | Valladolid |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Jose Zorrilla |
19 February 2000 25 | Valencia | 1-1 | Real Madrid | Valencia |
Adrian Ilie ![]() |
Report | Guti ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Mestalla |
25 February 2000 26 | Numancia | 1-2 | Valencia | Numancia |
Miguel Ángel Soria ![]() |
Report | Gaizka Mendieta ![]() Claudio López ![]() |
3 March 2000 27 | Valencia | 2-0 | Athletic Bilbao | Valencia |
Óscar ![]() Claudio López ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Mestalla |
11 March 2000 28 | Deportivo | 2-0 | Valencia | La Coruña |
Fran ![]() Flávio Conceição ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Riazor |
17 March 2000 29 | Valencia | 2-2 | Málaga | Valencia |
Angulo ![]() Angulo ![]() |
Report | Catanha ![]() Catanha ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Mestalla |
24 March 2000 30 | Valencia | 1-0 | Mallorca | Valencia |
Jocelyn Angloma ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Mestalla |
1 April 2000 31 | Barcelona | 3-0 | Valencia | Barcelona |
Winston Bogarde ![]() Patrick Kluivert ![]() Patrick Kluivert ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Camp Nou |
8 April 2000 32 | Valencia | 6-2 | Real Oviedo | Valencia |
Claudio López ![]() Frédéric Danjou ![]() Claudio López ![]() Angulo ![]() Javier Farinós ![]() Óscar ![]() |
Report | Viktor Onopko ![]() Roberto Pompei ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Mestalla |
14 April 2000 33 | Sevilla | 1-2 | Valencia | Sevilla |
Jesuli ![]() |
Report | Gaizka Mendieta ![]() Marcelo Zalayeta ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Sanchez Pizjuan |
21 April 2000 34 | Valencia | 2-0 | Atlético Madrid | Valencia |
Claudio López ![]() Angulo ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Mestalla |
28 April 2000 35 | Rayo Vallecano | 1-3 | Valencia | Madrid |
Bolo ![]() |
Report | Javier Farinós ![]() Gaizka Mendieta ![]() Óscar ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Campo Vallecas |
5 May 2000 36 | Valencia | 4-0 | Real Sociedad | Valencia |
Angulo ![]() Claudio López ![]() Amedeo Carboni ![]() Gaizka Mendieta ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Mestalla |
18 May 2000 38 | Valencia- | 2-1 | Real Zaragoza | Valencia |
Gary Sundgren![]() Claudio López ![]() |
Report | Savo Milošević ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Mestalla |
Copa del Rey
Eightfinals
14 December 1999 | Osasuna | 3-0 | Valencia CF | Pamplona |
11 January 2000 | Valencia CF | 2-0 | Osasuna | Valencia |
Stadium: Estadio Mestalla |
UEFA Champions League
Third qualifying round
First group stage
14 September 1999 | Valencia ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Estadio Mestalla, Valencia |
Moore ![]() Kily González ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 31,524 Referee: Lubos Michel (Slovakia) |
22 September 1999 | PSV Eindhoven ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Philips Stadion, Eindhoven |
van Nistelrooy ![]() |
Report | C. López ![]() |
Attendance: 26,500 Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway) |
29 September 1999 | Bayern Munich ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Olympic Stadium, Munich |
Élber ![]() |
Report | G. López ![]() |
Attendance: 31,000 Referee: Graziano Cesari (Italy) |
20 October 1999 | Valencia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Estadio Mestalla, Valencia |
Ilie ![]() |
Report | Effenberg ![]() |
Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden) |
26 October 1999 | Rangers ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow |
Moore ![]() |
Report | Mendieta ![]() C. López ![]() |
Attendance: 50,063 Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria) |
2 November 1999 | Valencia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Estadio Mestalla, Valencia |
López ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 26,266 Referee: Graham Barber (England) |
Second group stage
23 November 1999 | Valencia ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Estadio Mestalla, Valencia |
Farinós ![]() Ilie ![]() Kily González ![]() |
Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands) |
8 December 1999 | Manchester United ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Old Trafford, Manchester |
Keane ![]() Solskjær ![]() Scholes ![]() |
Attendance: 54,606 Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark) |
1 March 2000 | Fiorentina ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence |
Mijatović ![]() |
Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Markus Merk (Germany) |
7 March 2000 | Valencia ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Estadio Mestalla, Valencia |
Ilie ![]() Mendieta ![]() |
Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany) |
15 March 2000 | Bordeaux ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() | Parc Lescure, Bordeaux |
Wiltord ![]() |
Đukić ![]() Mendieta ![]() Kily González ![]() Sánchez ![]() |
Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Fritz Stuchlik (Austria) |
21 March 2000 | Valencia ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Estadio Mestalla, Valencia |
Attendance: 40,419 Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia) |
Quarter-final
5 April 2000 | Valencia ![]() | 5–2 | ![]() | Estadio Mestalla, Valencia |
Angulo ![]() G. López ![]() C. López ![]() |
Inzaghi ![]() Salas ![]() |
Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark) |
18 April 2000 | Lazio ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Stadio Olimpico, Rome |
Verón ![]() |
Attendance: 57,000 Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands) |
Semi-final
2 May 2000 | Valencia ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | Estadio Mestalla, Valencia |
Angulo ![]() Mendieta ![]() C. López ![]() |
Pellegrino ![]() |
Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland) |
10 May 2000 | Barcelona ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Camp Nou, Barcelona |
F. de Boer ![]() Cocu ![]() |
Mendieta ![]() |
Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal) |
Final
24 May 2000 | Real Madrid ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Stade de France, Paris |
20:45 | Morientes ![]() McManaman ![]() Raúl ![]() |
Attendance: 78,759 Referee: Stefano Braschi (Italy) |
Statistics
La Liga
Gaizka Mendieta 13 Claudio López 11 Javier Farinós 6 Juan Sánchez 5 Angulo 5 Adrian Ilie 5 Óscar 4