1999–2000 Copa del Rey

1999–00 Copa del Rey

Country	Spain
Champions	Espanyol
Runner-up	Atlético de Madrid
← 1998–99 2000–01 →

The 1999–00 Copa del Rey is the 96th staging of the Copa del Rey.

The competition started on September 1, 1999 and concluded on May 27, 2000 with the Final, held at the Estadio Mestalla in Valencia.

Preliminary round

1st Round

2nd Round

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
CA Osasuna	–	FC Barcelona	0–4	0–2
RCD Espanyol	–	SD Compostela	5–1	0–1
Atlético de Madrid	–	Rayo Vallecano	0–0	2–2
Real Madrid	–	CP Mérida	1–0	1–2

Semifinals

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Real Madrid	–	RCD Espanyol	0–0	0–1
Atlético de Madrid	–	FC Barcelona	3–0	3–0†

†Note:- Barcelona failed to play the second leg due to a fixture clash with Uefa international matches, which left Barcelona with only seven first team players. The competition rules at the time for the Copa del Rey allowed sides a maximum of three youth players per match, leaving Barcelona with a squad of ten players for the return leg against Atlético. The ten Barcelona players refused to take to the field as a protest against the Spanish FA (RFEF), thus forfeiting the match.

Final

Main article: 2000 Copa del Rey Final

27 May 2000	Espanyol	2 – 1	Atlético de Madrid	Mestalla, Valencia Attendance: 53,000 Referee: López Nieto
	Tamudo  3' Sergio  84'		Hasselbaink  90'

Copa del Rey 1999-00 Winners
Espanyol 3rd Title

External links

• www.linguasport.com (Spanish)