1999–2000 Bundesliga
| Season | 1999–2000 |
|---|---|
| Champions |
Bayern Munich 15th Bundesliga title 16th German title |
| Promoted |
Arminia Bielefeld Unterhaching Ulm |
| Relegated |
Ulm Arminia Bielefeld Duisburg |
| Champions League |
Bayern Munich Bayer Leverkusen Hamburg 1860 Munich |
| UEFA Cup |
Kaiserslautern Hertha BSC Werder Bremen (domestic cup finalists) |
| Intertoto Cup |
Wolfsburg Stuttgart |
| Matches played | 306 |
| Goals scored | 885 (2.89 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Martin Max (19) |
| Biggest home win | seven games with a differential of +5 each (6–1 twice, 5–0 five times) |
| Biggest away win | Ulm 1–9 Leverkusen (18 March 2000) |
| Highest scoring | Ulm 1–9 Leverkusen (10 goals) (18 March 2000) |
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← 1998–99 2000–01 → | |
The 1999–2000 Bundesliga was the 37th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. It began on 13 August 1999[1] and ended on 20 May 2000.[2] FC Bayern Munich were the defending champions.
Competition modus
Every team played two games against each other team, one at home and one away. Teams received three points for a win and one point for a draw. If two or more teams were tied on points, places were determined by goal difference and, if still tied, by goals scored. The team with the most points were crowned champions while the three teams with the least points were relegated to 2. Bundesliga.
Team changes to 1998–99
1. FC Nuremberg, VfL Bochum and Borussia Mönchengladbach were relegated to the 2. Bundesliga after finishing in the last three places. They were replaced by Arminia Bielefeld, SpVgg Unterhaching and SSV Ulm.
Season overview
Five matches before the end of the league, Bayer Leverkusen had 61 points and defending champions Bayern Munich was in 60. At the 30th fixture, Bayer 04 got 3 points ahead, and continued winning till the 33rd round. Before the final fixture start, Bayer had 73 points, with Bayern having 70. However, Leverkusen lost away to Unterhaching 2–0, and Bayern celebrated the championship winning against Werder Bremen 3–1 at home, due to their superior goal difference over Bayer 04.
Team overview
| Club | Location | Ground[3] | Capacity[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hertha BSC | Berlin | Olympiastadion | 76,000 |
| Arminia Bielefeld | Bielefeld | Stadion Alm | 26,600 |
| SV Werder Bremen | Bremen | Weserstadion | 36,000 |
| Borussia Dortmund | Dortmund | Westfalenstadion | 68,600 |
| MSV Duisburg | Duisburg | Wedaustadion | 30,128 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | Frankfurt am Main | Waldstadion | 62,000 |
| SC Freiburg | Freiburg im Breisgau | Dreisamstadion | 25,000 |
| Hamburger SV | Hamburg | Volksparkstadion | 62,000 |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Kaiserslautern | Fritz-Walter-Stadion | 41,500 |
| Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Leverkusen | BayArena | 22,500 |
| TSV 1860 Munich | Munich | Olympiastadion | 63,000 |
| FC Bayern Munich | Munich | Olympiastadion | 63,000 |
| F.C. Hansa Rostock | Rostock | Ostseestadion | 25,850 |
| FC Schalke 04 | Gelsenkirchen | Parkstadion | 70,000 |
| VfB Stuttgart | Stuttgart | Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion | 53,700 |
| SSV Ulm | Ulm | Donaustadion | 23,500 |
| SpVgg Unterhaching | Unterhaching | Stadion am Sportpark | 11,300 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | Wolfsburg | VfL-Stadion am Elsterweg | 21,600 |
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 73 | 28 | +45 | 73 | 2000–01 UEFA Champions League Group stage |
| 2 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 74 | 36 | +38 | 73 | |
| 3 | Hamburger SV | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 63 | 39 | +24 | 59 | 2000–01 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round |
| 4 | 1860 Munich | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 55 | 48 | +7 | 53 | |
| 5 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 54 | 59 | −5 | 50 | 2000–01 UEFA Cup First round |
| 6 | Hertha BSC | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 39 | 46 | −7 | 50 | |
| 7 | VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 51 | 58 | −7 | 49 | 2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup Third round |
| 8 | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 44 | 47 | −3 | 48 | 2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup Second round |
| 9 | Werder Bremen | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 65 | 52 | +13 | 47 | 2000–01 UEFA Cup First round 1 |
| 10 | SpVgg Unterhaching | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 44 | |
| 11 | Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 40 | |
| 12 | SC Freiburg | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 45 | 50 | −5 | 40 | |
| 13 | Schalke 04 | 34 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 392 | |
| 14 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 392,3 | |
| 15 | Hansa Rostock | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 44 | 60 | −16 | 38 | |
| 16 | SSV Ulm 1846 | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 36 | 62 | −26 | 35 | Relegation to 2. Fußball-Bundesliga |
| 17 | Arminia Bielefeld | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 40 | 61 | −21 | 30 | |
| 18 | MSV Duisburg | 34 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 37 | 71 | −34 | 22 |
Source: www.dfb.de
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1As domestic cup winners FC Bayern Munich had qualified for UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Cup place belonging to the domestic cup winners was transferred to Werder Bremen.
2Head-to-head was used as a tie-breaker between Schalke 04 and Frankfurt.
3Eintracht Frankfurt were docked two points because of licensing irregularities.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
| Home ╲ Away | BSC | BIE | BRE | DOR | DUI | FRA | FRE | HAM | KAI | LEV | MUN | M60 | ROS | S04 | STU | ULM | UHA | WOL |
| Hertha BSC | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Arminia Bielefeld | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Werder Bremen | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | |
| Borussia Dortmund | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | |
| MSV Duisburg | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | |
| SC Freiburg | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 1–1 | |
| Hamburger SV | 5–1 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 6–2 | 4–2 | 2–2 | |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | |
| Bayern Munich | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 6–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | |
| 1860 Munich | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
| Hansa Rostock | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Schalke 04 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| VfB Stuttgart | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–5 | |
| SSV Ulm 1846 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–9 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| SpVgg Unterhaching | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–7 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–4 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 |
Source: www.dfb.de
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top goalscorers
Champion squad
| FC Bayern Munich |
| Goalkeepers: Oliver Kahn (27); Bernd Dreher (6); Stefan Wessels (2). Defenders: Thomas Linke (27 / 1); Markus Babbel (26 / 1); Bixente Lizarazu Manager: Ottmar Hitzfeld. On the roster but have not played in a league game: David Jarolím Transferred out during the season: Lothar Matthäus (to MetroStars); Mario Basler (to 1. FC Kaiserslautern). |
References
- ↑ "Schedule Round 1". DFB.
- ↑ "Archive 1999/2000 Round 34". DFB.
- 1 2 Grüne, Hardy (2001). Enzyklopädie des deutschen Ligafußballs, Band 7: Vereinslexikon (in German). Kassel: AGON Sportverlag. ISBN 3-89784-147-9.