1999–2000 Valencia CF season

During the 1999–2000 Spanish football season, Valencia competed in La Liga.

Valencia CF
1999–00 season
ManagerHéctor Cúper
La Liga3rd
Champions LeagueRunners-up
Copa del ReySecond round
Top goalscorerGaizka Mendieta (13)

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.

No. Position Player
1 GK Santiago Cañizares
2 DF Mauricio Pellegrino
3 DF Joachim Björklund
5 DF Miroslav Đukić
6 MF Gaizka Mendieta
7 FW Claudio López
8 MF Javier Farinós
9 MF Óscar
10 MF Angulo
11 FW Adrian Ilie
13 GK Jorge Bartual
14 DF Gerard
15 DF Amedeo Carboni
16 DF Alain Roche
17 FW Juan Sánchez
No. Position Player
18 FW Kily González
19 FW Goran Vlaović
20 DF Jocelyn Angloma
21 MF Luis Milla
22 MF Gerardo
23 MF David Albelda
24 DF Daniel Fagiani
25 GK Andrés Palop
27 MF Curro Montoya
29 GK Jonathan
30 DF Manuel Cabezas
37 MF Alex Pascual
38 MF José Braulio
DF Javier Navarro
MF Jandro

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. Position Player
4 DF Francisco Camarasa (to Valencia B)
12 DF Miguel Ángel Soria López (on loan to Numancia)
No. Position Player
22 MF Dennis Serban (on loan to Villareal)

Competitions

La Liga
Main article: 1999–2000 La Liga

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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]
Source: LFP
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:
  1. VAL 3–1 BAR; BAR 3–0 VAL
  2. 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 1Valencia1-2Racing SantanderValencia
Gaizka Mendieta 75' Report Miroslav Đukić 22' (o.g.)
Salva  65'		 Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
28 August 1999 2Espanyol3-2ValenciaBarcelona
Benítez  10'
Enrique de Lucas  13'
Martín Posse  52'		 Report Gaizka Mendieta  46' (pen.)
Juan Sánchez  90'		 Stadium: Estadio Olimpico de Montjuic
10 September 1999 3Valencia-0-2AlavésValencia
Report Magno  84'
Martín Astudillo  90'		 Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
17 September 1999 4Betis1-0ValenciaSevilla
Oli  26' Report Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarin
24 September 1999 5Valencia0-0ValladolidValencia
Report Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
2 October 1999 6Real Madrid2-3ValenciaMadrid
Fernando Morientes  46'
Fernando Morientes  65'		 Report Gaizka Mendieta  11' (pen.)
Gerard  23'
Claudio López  39'		 Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu
12 October 1999 7Valencia4-0NumanciaValencia
Adrian Ilie  30'
Adrian Ilie  51'
Javier Farinós  68'
Javier Farinós  89'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
15 October 1999 8Athletic Bilbao1-0ValenciaBilbao
Ismael Urzaiz  9' Report Stadium: Estadio San Mames
22 October 1999 9Valencia2-0DeportivoValencia
Kily González  27'
Gerard  86'		 Report
  • 1-0
 Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
29 October 1999 10Málaga1-1ValenciaMalaga
Edgar  27' Report Claudio López  67'
6 November 1999 11Mallorca1-1ValenciaPalma de Mallorca
Diego Tristán  50' Report Stadium: Estadio Son Moix
19 November 1999 12Valencia3-1BarcelonaValencia
Claudio López  32'
Adrian Ilie  36'
Gerard  90'		 Report Boudewijn Zenden  45' Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
27 November 1999 13Real Oviedo0-0ValenciaOviedo
Report Stadium: Estadio Carlos Tartiere
3 December 1999 14Valencia2-0SevillaValencia
Juan Sánchez  6'
Claudio López  70'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
11 December 1999 15Atlético Madrid1-2ValenciaMadrid
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink  28' Report Gaizka Mendieta  16'
Juan Sánchez  54'		 Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderon
18 December 1999 16Valencia3-1Rayo VallecanoValencia
Juan Sánchez  12'
Juan Sánchez  75'
Gaizka Mendieta  90'		 Report Luis Cembranos  70' Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
21 December 1999 17Real Sociedad0-0ValenciaSan Sebastian
Report Stadium: Estadio Anoeta
3 January 2000 18Valencia1-1Celta VigoValencia
Gerard  6' Report Velasco  49' Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
8 January 2000 19Real Zaragoza4-2ValenciaZaragoza
Juanele  26'
Savo Milošević  32'
Vladislav Radimov  58'
Juanele  68'		 Report Gaizka Mendieta  24' (pen.)
Gaizka Mendieta  66'		 Stadium: Estadio La Romareda
15 January 2000 20Racing Santander1-1ValenciaSantander
Salva  90' (pen.) Report Gaizka Mendieta  34' (pen.) Stadium: Estadio El Sardinero
22 January 2000 21Valencia1-2EspanyolValencia
Kily González  29' Report Benítez  15'
Arteaga  52'		 Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
29 January 2000 22Alavés0-1ValenciaVitoria
Report Javier Farinós  70' (pen.)
4 February 2000 23Valencia3-1BetisValencia
Adrian Ilie  2'
Gaizka Mendieta  82' (pen.)
Javier Farinós  83'		 Report Iulian Filipescu  60' Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
11 February 2000 24Valladolid0-0ValenciaValladolid
Report Stadium: Estadio Jose Zorrilla
19 February 2000 25Valencia1-1Real MadridValencia
Adrian Ilie  35' Report Guti  59' Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
25 February 2000 26Numancia1-2ValenciaNumancia
Miguel Ángel Soria  77' Report Gaizka Mendieta  4'
Claudio López  60'
3 March 2000 27Valencia2-0Athletic BilbaoValencia
Óscar  83'
Claudio López  86'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
11 March 2000 28Deportivo2-0ValenciaLa Coruña
Fran  24'
Flávio Conceição  50'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Riazor
17 March 2000 29Valencia2-2MálagaValencia
Angulo  51'
Angulo  67'		 Report Catanha  62'
Catanha  90' (pen.)		 Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
24 March 2000 30Valencia1-0MallorcaValencia
Jocelyn Angloma  49' Report Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
1 April 2000 31Barcelona3-0ValenciaBarcelona
Winston Bogarde  63'
Patrick Kluivert  68'
Patrick Kluivert  90'		 Report Stadium: Camp Nou
8 April 2000 32Valencia6-2Real OviedoValencia
Claudio López  18'
Frédéric Danjou  30' (o.g.)
Claudio López  50'
Angulo  58'
Javier Farinós  61' (pen.)
Óscar  83'		 Report Viktor Onopko  65'
Roberto Pompei  85'		 Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
14 April 2000 33Sevilla1-2ValenciaSevilla
Jesuli  78' Report Gaizka Mendieta  70'
Marcelo Zalayeta 90' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Estadio Sanchez Pizjuan
21 April 2000 34Valencia2-0Atlético MadridValencia
Claudio López  23'
Angulo  88'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
28 April 2000 35Rayo Vallecano1-3ValenciaMadrid
Bolo  86' Report Javier Farinós  11'
Gaizka Mendieta  36'
Óscar  82'		 Stadium: Estadio Campo Vallecas
5 May 2000 36Valencia4-0Real SociedadValencia
Angulo  18'
Claudio López  52'
Amedeo Carboni  79'
Gaizka Mendieta  89'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
13 May 2000 37Celta Vigo0-0ValenciaVigo
Report Stadium: Estadio Balaidos
18 May 2000 38Valencia-2-1Real ZaragozaValencia
Gary Sundgren 59' (o.g.)
Claudio López  70'		 Report Savo Milošević  5' Stadium: Estadio Mestalla

Copa del Rey
Main article: 1999–2000 Copa del Rey

Eightfinals

14 December 1999 Osasuna3-0Valencia CFPamplona
11 January 2000 Valencia CF2-0OsasunaValencia
Stadium: Estadio Mestalla

UEFA Champions League
Main article: 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

11 August 1999 Valencia2-0Hapoel HaifaValencia
Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
28 August 1999 Hapoel Haifa0-2ValenciaHaifa

First group stage
14 September 1999 Valencia 2–0 RangersEstadio Mestalla, Valencia
Moore  55' (o.g.)
Kily González  76'		 Report Attendance: 31,524
Referee: Lubos Michel (Slovakia)
22 September 1999 PSV Eindhoven 1–1 ValenciaPhilips Stadion, Eindhoven
van Nistelrooy  72' (pen.) Report C. López  4' Attendance: 26,500
Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)
29 September 1999 Bayern Munich 1–1 ValenciaOlympic Stadium, Munich
Élber  6' Report G. López  80' Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Graziano Cesari (Italy)
20 October 1999 Valencia 1–1 Bayern MunichEstadio Mestalla, Valencia
Ilie  11' Report Effenberg  18' (pen.) Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
26 October 1999 Rangers 1–2 ValenciaIbrox Stadium, Glasgow
Moore  60' Report Mendieta  35'
C. López  45'		 Attendance: 50,063
Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria)
2 November 1999 Valencia 1–0 PSV EindhovenEstadio Mestalla, Valencia
López  70' Report Attendance: 26,266
Referee: Graham Barber (England)

Second group stage
23 November 1999 Valencia 3–0 BordeauxEstadio Mestalla, Valencia
Farinós  60'
Ilie  68'
Kily González  90'		 Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands)
8 December 1999 Manchester United 3–0 ValenciaOld Trafford, Manchester
Keane  38'
Solskjær  47'
Scholes  70'		 Attendance: 54,606
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
1 March 2000 Fiorentina 1–0 ValenciaStadio Artemio Franchi, Florence
Mijatović  20' (pen.) Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
7 March 2000 Valencia 2–0 FiorentinaEstadio Mestalla, Valencia
Ilie  35'
Mendieta  90+' (pen.)		 Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)
15 March 2000 Bordeaux 1–4 ValenciaParc Lescure, Bordeaux
Wiltord  54' Đukić  41'
Mendieta  47' (pen.)
Kily González  72'
Sánchez  90+'		 Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Fritz Stuchlik (Austria)
21 March 2000 Valencia 0–0 Manchester UnitedEstadio Mestalla, Valencia
Attendance: 40,419
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

Quarter-final
5 April 2000 Valencia 5–2 LazioEstadio Mestalla, Valencia
Angulo  2'
G. López  4', 40', 80'
C. López  90+1'		 Inzaghi  28'
Salas  87'		 Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
18 April 2000 Lazio 1–0 ValenciaStadio Olimpico, Rome
Verón  52' Attendance: 57,000
Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands)

Semi-final
2 May 2000 Valencia 4–1 BarcelonaEstadio Mestalla, Valencia
Angulo  10', 43'
Mendieta  47' (pen.)
C. López  90+2'		 Pellegrino  27' (o.g.) Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
10 May 2000 Barcelona 2–1 ValenciaCamp Nou, Barcelona
F. de Boer  78'
Cocu  90+2'		 Mendieta  69' Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)

Final
Main article: 2000 UEFA Champions League Final
24 May 2000 Real Madrid 3–0 ValenciaStade de France, Paris
20:45 Morientes  39'
McManaman  67'
Raúl  75'		 Attendance: 78,759
Referee: Stefano Braschi (Italy)

Statistics

La Liga

Champions League
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