FA Cup 1999-2000

The FA Cup 1999-2000 was the 119th staging of the world's oldest cup competition, the Football Association Cup or FA Cup. Both the semi-finals and final of the competition were played at Wembley Stadium for the last time before reconstruction work began. The competition culminated with the FA Cup Final between Chelsea F.C. and Aston Villa F.C. and the game was won by a goal from Chelsea's Roberto Di Matteo, giving them a 1-0 victory. MOTWYW

The main competition started in November 1999, NQAT, for clubs from the Football League and Premiership. For details on the preliminary and qualifying rounds of the FA Cup see [http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/Archive/ FA Cup Archives] .

Controversy

Manchester United chose to play in the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship, and did not even enter a team into the FA Cup, receiving much criticism from journalists and television pundits alike. United thus became the first FA Cup winners not to defend their title. To keep the competition running smoothly, a "lucky loser" from the second round was selected to play in the third round. Darlington F.C. were selected to play, despite losing their second round match.

Calendar

Third Round Proper

This round marked the first time First Division and Premier League (top-flight) teams played.
*Matches were played on the weekend of 11 and 12 December 1999.
*Replays were played on 21 and 22 December 1999.

ixth Round Proper

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date=2000-02-19
time=15:00
team1=Bolton
score=1 – 0
team2=Charlton
goals1=Gudjohnsen goal|47
goals2=
stadium=Reebok Stadium, Bolton
attendance=20,131
referee=Graham Poll----footballbox
date=2000-02-20
time=16:00
team1=Everton
score=1 – 2
team2=Aston Villa
goals1=Moore goal|20
goals2=Stone goal|16
Carbone goal|45
stadium=Goodison Park, Everton
attendance=35,331
referee=Dermot Gallagher----footballbox
date=2000-02-20
time=14:00
team1=Tranmere
score=2 – 3
team2=Newcastle United
goals1=Allison goal|45
Gary Jones goal|76
goals2=Speed goal|27
Domi goal|36
Ferguson goal|58
stadium=Prenton Park, Birkenhead
attendance=15,776
referee=Steve Dunn----footballbox
date=2000-02-20
time=15:00
team1=Chelsea
score=5 – 0
team2=Gillingham
goals1=Flo goal|16
Terry goal|49
Weah goal|50
Zola goal|85|pen
Morris goal|88
goals2=
stadium=Stamford Bridge, Chelsea, West London
attendance=34,205
referee=Paul Durkin

emi Finals

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date=2000-04-02
time=15:00
team1=Aston Villa
score= 0 – 0
report=
team2=Bolton
goals1=
goals2=
stadium=Wembley Stadium, London
attendance=62,828
referee=David Elleray
*Aston Villa win 4-1 on penalties----footballbox
date=2000-04-09
time=15:00
team1=Chelsea
score= 2 – 1
report=
team2=Newcastle United
goals1=Gus Poyet goal|17 goal|72
goals2=Rob Lee goal|66
stadium=Wembley Stadium, London
attendance=73,876
referee=Dermot Gallagher

Final

The 2000 FA Cup Final was contested between Chelsea and Aston Villa at Wembley Stadium, with Chelsea coming out 1-0 winners. Roberto Di Matteo scored the winning goal 17 minutes from the end.

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date=2000-05-20
15:00 BST
team1=Chelsea
score=1 – 0
team2=Aston Villa
report= [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/756778.stm (Report)]
goals1=Di Matteo goal|73
goals2=
stadium=Wembley, London
attendance=72,500
referee=Graham Poll (Hertfordshire)

External links

* [http://www.thefa.com The FA website]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/default.stm BBC FA Cup page]