Valencia CF
1999–00 season
ChairmanPedro Cortés
ManagerHéctor Cúper
StadiumMestalla
La Liga3rd (in UEFA Champions League)
Copa del ReyRound of 32
Champions LeagueRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Gaizka Mendieta (13)
All: Mendieta (19)

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

Season summary

During Spring of 1999, after rumours of Claudio Ranieri being linked to Atlético Madrid[1] the club replaced the Italian head coach for the upcoming season, the final choices were Radomir Antić from Atlético Madrid with a contract until 2000 with colchoneros and Argentine Héctor Cúper from RCD Mallorca free in June[2] and whom, finally, was appointed as new manager.[3] Valencia CF emerged as a world football heavyweight after reaching the Champions League final. New coach Héctor Cúper[4] focused heavily on making the defence invincible, although, despite the general perception of a much more defensive Valencia, they actually conceded the same number 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. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Spain ESP Santiago Cañizares
2 DF Argentina ARG Mauricio Pellegrino
3 DF Sweden SWE Joachim Björklund
4 DF Spain ESP Javier Navarro
5 DF Serbia SRB Miroslav Đukić
6 MF Spain ESP Gaizka Mendieta
7 FW Argentina ARG Claudio López
8 MF Spain ESP Javier Farinós
9 MF Spain ESP Óscar
10 MF Spain ESP Angulo
11 FW Romania ROU Adrian Ilie
12 MF Spain ESP Jandro
13 GK Spain ESP Jorge Bartual
14 MF Spain ESP Gerard
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Italy ITA Amedeo Carboni
16 DF France FRA Alain Roche
17 FW Spain ESP Juan Sánchez
18 FW Argentina ARG Kily González
19 FW Croatia CRO Goran Vlaović
20 DF France FRA Jocelyn Angloma
21 MF Spain ESP Luis Milla
22 DF Spain ESP Gerardo
23 MF Spain ESP David Albelda
24 DF Argentina ARG Daniel Fagiani
25 GK Spain ESP Andrés Palop
27 MF Spain ESP Curro Torres
29 GK Spain ESP Jonathan López
37 MF Spain ESP Alex Pascual

Transfers

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. Pos. Nation Player
4 DF Spain ESP Francisco Camarasa (to Valencia B)
12 DF Spain ESP Miguel Ángel Soria López (on loan to Numancia)
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF Romania ROU Dennis Serban (on loan to Villarreal)

Competitions

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 for the Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
2 Barcelona 38 19 7 12 70 46 +24 64[lower-alpha 2]
3 Valencia 38 18 10 10 59 39 +20 64[lower-alpha 2] Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Zaragoza 38 16 15 7 60 40 +20 63 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 3]
5 Real Madrid 38 16 14 8 58 48 +10 62 Qualification for the Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 3]
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) Champions
Notes:
  1. ↑ Deportivo La Coruña also qualified for the 2001 FIFA Club World Championship as a host nation representative, that ended up being cancelled.
  2. 1 2 VAL 3–1 BAR; BAR 3–0 VAL
  3. 1 2 Real Madrid qualified directly for the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League as holders. As a result, Zaragoza lost their spot in the UEFA Champions League and had to participate in the UEFA Cup.

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH
ResultLLLLDWWLWDLWDWWWDDLDLWWDDWWLDWLWWWWWDW
Position13181920201916181415181515118765991198896666666555453
Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = 2000-01 UEFA Champions League group stage;   = 2000-01 UEFA Champions League qualifying round;   = 2000-01 UEFA Cup;   = 2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup;   = 2000-01 Segunda Division

Matches

20 August 1999 1 Valencia 1-2 Racing Santander Valencia
Gaizka Mendieta 75' Report Miroslav Đukić 22' (o.g.)
Salva 65'		 Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
17 September 1999 4 Betis 1-0 Valencia Sevilla
Oli 26' Report Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarin
22 October 1999 9 Valencia 2-0 Deportivo Valencia
Kily González 27'
Gerard 86'		 Report
  • 1-0
 Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
6 November 1999 11 Mallorca 1-0 Valencia Palma de Mallorca
Diego Tristán 50' Report Yellow card 65' Albelda
Yellow card 69' Claudio López
Red card Carboni		 Stadium: Estadio Son Moix
17 March 2000 29 Valencia 2-2 Málaga Valencia
Angulo 51'
Angulo 67'		 Report Catanha 62'
Catanha 90' (pen.)		 Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
28 April 2000 35 Rayo Vallecano 1-3 Valencia Madrid
Bolo 86' Report Javier Farinós 11'
Gaizka Mendieta 36'
Óscar 82'		 Stadium: Estadio Campo Vallecas

Copa del Rey

Eightfinals

UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VAL BAY RAN PSV
1 Spain Valencia 6 3 3 0 8 4 +4 12 Advance to second group stage — 1–1 2–0 1–0
2 Germany Bayern Munich 6 2 3 1 7 6 +1 9 1–1 — 1–0 2–1
3 Scotland Rangers 6 2 1 3 7 7 0 7 Transfer to UEFA Cup 1–2 1–1 — 4–1
4 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 6 1 1 4 5 10 −5 4 1–1 2–1 0–1 —
Source: UEFA
14 September 1999 Valencia Spain 2–0 Scotland Rangers Estadio Mestalla, Valencia
Moore 55' (o.g.)
Kily González 76'		 Report Attendance: 31,524
Referee: Lubos Michel (Slovakia)
29 September 1999 Bayern Munich Germany 1–1 Spain Valencia Olympic Stadium, Munich
Élber 6' Report G. López 80' Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Graziano Cesari (Italy)
20 October 1999 Valencia Spain 1–1 Germany Bayern Munich Estadio Mestalla, Valencia
Ilie 11' Report Effenberg 18' (pen.) Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
26 October 1999 Rangers Scotland 1–2 Spain Valencia Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
Moore 60' Report Mendieta 35'
C. López 45'		 Attendance: 50,063
Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria)
2 November 1999 Valencia Spain 1–0 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven Estadio Mestalla, Valencia
López 70' Report Attendance: 26,266
Referee: Graham Barber (England)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MU VAL FIO BOR
1 England Manchester United 6 4 1 1 10 4 +6 13 Advance to knockout stage — 3–0 3–1 2–0
2 Spain Valencia 6 3 1 2 9 5 +4 10 0–0 — 2–0 3–0
3 Italy Fiorentina 6 2 2 2 7 8 −1 8 2–0 1–0 — 3–3
4 France Bordeaux 6 0 2 4 5 14 −9 2 1–2 1–4 0–0 —
Source: UEFA
23 November 1999 Valencia Spain 3–0 France Bordeaux Estadio Mestalla, Valencia
Farinós 60'
Ilie 68'
Kily González 90'		 Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands)
1 March 2000 Fiorentina Italy 1–0 Spain Valencia Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence
Mijatović 20' (pen.) Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
7 March 2000 Valencia Spain 2–0 Italy Fiorentina Estadio Mestalla, Valencia
Ilie 35'
Mendieta 90+' (pen.)		 Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)
15 March 2000 Bordeaux France 1–4 Spain Valencia Parc Lescure, Bordeaux
Wiltord 54' Đukić 41'
Mendieta 47' (pen.)
Kily González 72'
Sánchez 90+'		 Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Fritz Stuchlik (Austria)

Quarter-final

5 April 2000 Valencia Spain 5–2 Italy Lazio Estadio 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 Italy 1–0 Spain Valencia Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Verón 52' Attendance: 57,000
Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands)

Semi-final

2 May 2000 Valencia Spain 4–1 Spain Barcelona Estadio 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 Spain 2–1 Spain Valencia Camp Nou, Barcelona
F. de Boer 78'
Cocu 90+2'		 Mendieta 69' Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)

Final

24 May 2000 Real Madrid Spain 3–0 Spain Valencia Stade de France, Paris
20:45 Morientes 39'
McManaman 67'
Raúl 75'		 Attendance: 78,759
Referee: Stefano Braschi (Italy)

Statistics

Player Statistics

No. Pos Nat Player TotalLa LigaCopa del ReyChampions League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Spain ESP Cañizares 38-4023-262-313-11
20 DF France FRA Angloma 46130100160
5 DF Serbia and Montenegro SCG Djukic 5113302015+11
2 DF Argentina ARG Pellegrino 50133100170
15 DF Italy ITA Carboni 44127+1110150
6 MF Spain ESP Mendieta 511931+21321165
8 MF Spain ESP Farinos 53825+952114+32
14 MF Spain ESP Gerard 52832+141016+24
18 MF Argentina ARG Kily 49628+321016+14
17 FW Spain ESP Sánchez 49823+951+108+73
7 FW Argentina ARG López 541732+21120186
25 GK Spain ESP Palop 22-2015-13006+1-7
3 DF Sweden SWE Bjorklund 34014+90208+10
9 AM Spain ESP Óscar 2943+174101+70
10 MF Spain ESP Angulo 48819+1051011+73
11 FW Romania ROU Ilie 35815+75107+53
12 DF Spain ESP Soria 401+200+10
13 GK Spain ESP Bartual 00000000
16 DF France FRA Roche 201+10
19 FW Croatia CRO Vlaovic 700+400+200+10
21 MF Spain ESP Milla 1409+300020
22 DF Spain ESP Gerardo 1305+50101+10
23 MF Spain ESP Albelda 33014+70107+40
24 DF Argentina ARG Fagiani 1105+301020
27 MF Spain ESP Montoya
22 FW Romania ROU Serban 100+10

La Liga

Champions League

References

  1. ↑ "Gil denies a contract with Ranieri". elpais.com. 10 March 1999. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  2. ↑ "Cuper left Mallorca" (in Spanish). elmundo.es. 31 May 1999. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "Ranieri recommended Cuper for Valencia". elpais.com. 8 March 1999. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  4. ↑ "El Valencia de Cuper ya puede presumir de solidez defensiva" (in Spanish). elpais.com. 23 December 1999. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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