1999–2000 Serie A

Serie A
Season1999–2000
Dates28 August 1999 – 14 May 2000
ChampionsLazio
2nd title
RelegatedTorino
Venezia
Cagliari
Piacenza
Champions LeagueLazio
Juventus
Milan
Internazionale
UEFA CupParma
Roma
Fiorentina
Intertoto CupUdinese
Perugia
Matches played306
Goals scored764 (2.5 per match)
Top goalscorerAndriy Shevchenko
(24 goals)

The 1999–2000 Serie A (known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons) was the 98th season of top-tier Italian football, the 68th in a round-robin tournament. It was contested by 18 teams.

By late March, Juventus topped the table by nine points over Lazio with only eight games remaining, but they lost to Milan, to Lazio at the Stadio delle Alpi, and to Hellas Verona, with Lazio only dropping two points, against Fiorentina.[1] Lazio won the title on the final day of the season when Juventus lost their match against Perugia 1–0 on an almost flooded pitch, while Lazio comfortably beat Reggina 3–0 at home at the Stadio Olimpico.[1][2]

Teams

Serie A 1999-2000 team distribution

Hellas Verona, Torino, Lecce and Reggina had been promoted from Serie B.

Personnel and sponsorship

Team Head coach Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Bari Italy Eugenio Fascetti Lotto TELE+
Bologna Italy Francesco Guidolin Diadora Granarolo
Cagliari Italy Renzo Ulivieri Biemme Pecorino Sardo
Fiorentina Italy Giovanni Trapattoni Fila Toyota
Hellas Verona Italy Cesare Prandelli Errea Salumi Marsili
Internazionale Italy Marcello Lippi Nike Pirelli
Juventus Italy Carlo Ancelotti Kappa D+
Lazio Sweden Sven-Göran Eriksson Puma Cirio
Lecce Italy Alberto Cavasin Asics Banca 121
Milan Italy Alberto Zaccheroni Adidas Opel
Parma Italy Alberto Malesani Champion Parmalat
Perugia Italy Carlo Mazzone Galex Perugina
Piacenza Italy Maurizio Braghin Lotto Copra (H)/Gruppo DAC (A)
Roma Italy Fabio Capello Diadora INA Assitalia
Reggina Italy Franco Colomba Asics Caffè Mauro
Torino Italy Emiliano Mondonico Kelme SDA Express Courier
Udinese Italy Luigi De Canio Diadora Telit
Venezia Italy Francesco Oddo Kronos Emmezeta

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lazio (C) 34 21 9 4 64 33 +31 72 Qualification to Champions League first group stage
2 Juventus 34 21 8 5 46 20 +26 71
3 Milan 34 16 13 5 65 40 +25 61 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round[3]
4 Internazionale[a] 34 17 7 10 58 36 +22 58
5 Parma 34 16 10 8 52 37 +15 58 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
6 Roma 34 14 12 8 57 34 +23 54
7 Fiorentina[b] 34 13 12 9 48 38 +10 51
8 Udinese 34 13 11 10 55 45 +10 50 Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round[4]
9 Hellas Verona 34 10 13 11 40 45 −5 43
10 Perugia[c] 34 12 6 16 36 52 −16 42 Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
11 Bologna 34 9 13 12 32 39 −7 40[d]
12 Reggina 34 9 13 12 31 42 −11 40[d]
13 Lecce 34 10 10 14 33 49 −16 40[d]
14 Bari 34 10 9 15 34 48 −14 39
15 Torino (R) 34 8 12 14 35 47 −12 36 Relegation to Serie B
16 Venezia (R) 34 6 8 20 30 60 −30 26
17 Cagliari (R) 34 3 13 18 29 54 −25 22
18 Piacenza (R) 34 4 9 21 19 45 −26 21
Source: Serie A, RSSSF.com, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[5]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Internazionale entered the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League after winning the UEFA Champions League qualification match against Parma.
  2. ^ Fiorentina gained entry to the 2000–01 UEFA Cup as both 1999–2000 Coppa Italia finalists had qualified for the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League.
  3. ^ Perugia gained entry to the 2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup as Hellas Verona had declined to enter.
  4. ^ a b c REG: 9 pts; BOL: 4 pts → BOL 2–0 LEC; LEC: 4 pts → LEC 1–1 BOL

Results

Home \ Away BAR BOL CAG FIO INT JUV LAZ LCE MIL PAR PER PIA REG ROM TOR UDI VEN VER
Bari 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 3–1 1–1 0–1 0–2 3–2 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–1
Bologna 1–0 1–0 0–0 3–0 0–2 2–3 2–0 2–3 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–0
Cagliari 2–3 2–2 1–1 0–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–3 2–1 3–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–3 1–1 0–1
Fiorentina 1–0 2–2 2–0 2–1 1–1 3–3 3–0 2–1 0–2 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 3–0 4–1
Internazionale 3–0 1–1 2–1 0–4 1–2 1–1 6–0 1–2 5–1 5–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 3–0 3–0 3–0
Juventus 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 3–2 4–1 1–0 1–0
Lazio 3–1 3–1 2–1 2–0 2–2 0–0 4–2 4–4 0–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–2 4–0
Lecce 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 2–2 0–0 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–1
Milan 4–1 4–0 2–2 1–1 1–2 2–0 2–1 2–2 2–1 3–1 1–0 2–2 2–2 2–0 4–0 3–0 3–3
Parma 2–1 1–1 3–1 0–4 1–1 1–1 1–2 4–1 1–0 1–2 1–0 3–0 2–0 4–1 0–0 3–1 3–0
Perugia 1–2 3–2 3–0 1–2 1–2 1–0 0–2 2–2 0–3 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–2 1–0 0–5 2–1 0–0
Piacenza 2–1 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–1 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–2 0–1 2–2 1–0
Reggina 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–2 0–1 0–2 0–0 2–1 1–2 2–2 1–1 1–0 0–4 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–1
Roma 3–1 2–0 2–2 4–0 0–0 0–1 4–1 3–2 1–1 0–0 3–1 2–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 5–0 3–1
Torino 3–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 2–4 1–2 2–2 2–2 0–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 0–3
Udinese 5–1 2–1 5–2 1–1 3–0 1–1 0–3 2–1 1–2 0–1 2–1 3–0 3–2 0–2 0–0 5–2 3–3
Venezia 0–1 0–1 3–0 2–1 1–0 0–4 2–0 0–0 1–0 0–2 1–2 0–0 2–0 1–3 2–2 1–1 2–2
Hellas Verona 0–1 0–0 2–0 2–2 1–2 2–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 4–3 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–2 0–1 2–2 1–0
Source: lega-calcio.it (in Italian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

UEFA Champions League qualification

Internazionale3–1Parma
Baggio 35', 73'
Zamorano 89'		 Stanić 69'
Attendance: 25,000

Internazionale qualified to 2000–01 UEFA Champions League's third qualifying round, while Parma qualified to the 2000–01 UEFA Cup first round.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Ukraine Andriy Shevchenko Milan 24
2 Argentina Gabriel Batistuta Fiorentina 23
3 Argentina Hernán Crespo Parma 22
4 Italy Marco Ferrante Torino 18
Italy Vincenzo Montella Roma
6 Italy Filippo Inzaghi Juventus 15
Italy Cristiano Lucarelli Lecce
Italy Giuseppe Signori Bologna
9 Italy Christian Vieri Internazionale 13
10 Italy Roberto Muzzi Udinese 12
Chile Marcelo Salas Lazio

References and sources

  • Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio – La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b Newman, Blair (30 March 2015). "How Sven-Goran Eriksson's Lazio won the great Serie A title race of 1999-2000". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  2. ^ Sutherland, Ben (9 October 2019). "Typhoon Hagibis: When the weather changed a sporting result". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  3. ^ Inter was consequently demoted to UEFA Cup first round
  4. ^ With consequent qualification to UEFA Cup first round
  5. ^ Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio – La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. – Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
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