1999–2000 UEFA Cup final phase

The final phase of the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup began on 23 November 1999 with the third round and concluded on 17 May 2000 with the final at the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark.[1] A total of 32 teams competed in this phase of the competition.

Qualified teams

The following 32 teams qualified for the final phase of the competition.[2][3][4]

Qualified teams
Team Notes Coeff.
Parma [TH][R2] 87.606
Juventus [R2] 121.606
Ajax [R2] 91.908
Borussia Dortmund [CL] 84.749
Atlético Madrid [R2] 67.814
Monaco [R2] 63.721
Spartak Moscow [CL] 62.912
Roma [R2] 56.606
Team Notes Coeff.
Bayer Leverkusen [CL] 54.749
Lyon [R2] 49.721
Benfica [R2] 49.358
Nantes [R2] 47.721
Bologna [R2] 44.606
Deportivo La Coruña [R2] 43.814
1. FC Kaiserslautern [R2] 43.749
Slavia Prague [R2] 42.812
Team Notes Coeff.
Panathinaikos [R2] 41.475
Arsenal [CL] 40.144
Newcastle United [R2] 39.144
Mallorca [R2] 38.814
AEK Athens [R2] 38.475
Celta Vigo [R2] 36.814
Lens [R2] 36.721
Olympiacos [CL] 36.475
Team Notes Coeff.
Werder Bremen [R2] 35.749
Udinese [R2] 33.606
Galatasaray [CL] 31.175
Steaua București [R2] 31.100
VfL Wolfsburg [R2] 22.749
Rangers [CL] 22.312
Leeds United [R2] 22.144
Sturm Graz [CL] 21.187

Notes

  1. TH UEFA Cup title holders
  2. R2 Winners from the second round
  3. CL Third-placed teams from the Champions League first group stage

Bracket

Third roundFourth roundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
Ajax000
Mallorca123 Mallorca404
AEK Athens202 Monaco112
Monaco213 Mallorca112
Rangers202 (1) Galatasaray426
Borussia Dortmund (p)022 (3) Borussia Dortmund000
Bologna112 Galatasaray202
Galatasaray123 Galatasaray224
Roma101 Leeds United022
Newcastle United000 Roma000
Spartak Moscow202 Leeds United011
Leeds United (a)112 Leeds United314
Slavia Prague415 Slavia Prague022
Steaua București112 Slavia Prague (a)112
Udinese (a)022 Udinese022 17 May – Copenhagen
Bayer Leverkusen112 Galatasaray (p)0 (4)
Arsenal336 Arsenal0 (1)
Nantes033 Arsenal516
Deportivo La Coruña415 Deportivo La Coruña123
Panathinaikos213 Arsenal246
Parma (a.e.t.)235 Werder Bremen022
Sturm Graz134 Parma112
Lyon303 Werder Bremen033
Werder Bremen044 Arsenal123
Olympiacos123 Lens011
Juventus314 Juventus101
Celta Vigo718 Celta Vigo044
Benfica011 Celta Vigo011
VfL Wolfsburg213 Lens022
Atlético Madrid325 Atlético Madrid224
Lens145 Lens246
1. FC Kaiserslautern213

Third round

The third round included 24 winners from the second round and eight third-placed teams from the Champions League first group stage.

Seeding

UEFA allocated the teams into four groups, each with four seeded and four unseeded teams.[5]

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4
Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded

Summary

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Ajax 0–3 Mallorca0–10–2
AEK Athens 2–3 Monaco2–20–1
Rangers 2–2 (1–3 p) Borussia Dortmund2–00–2 (a.e.t.)
Bologna 2–3 Galatasaray1–11–2
Roma 1–0 Newcastle United1–00–0
Spartak Moscow 2–2 (a) Leeds United2–10–1
Slavia Prague 5–2 Steaua București4–11–1
Udinese 2–2 (a) Bayer Leverkusen0–12–1
Arsenal 6–3 Nantes3–03–3
Deportivo La Coruña 5–3 Panathinaikos4–21–1
Parma 5–4 Sturm Graz2–13–3 (a.e.t.)
Lyon 3–4 Werder Bremen3–00–4
Olympiacos 3–4 Juventus1–32–1
Celta Vigo 8–1 Benfica7–01–1
VfL Wolfsburg 3–5 Atlético Madrid2–31–2
Lens 5–3 1. FC Kaiserslautern1–24–1

Matches

Udinese 0–1 Bayer Leverkusen
Report
  • Ballack 76'
Attendance: 10,656
Bayer Leverkusen 1–2 Udinese
Report
Attendance: 20,500

2–2 on aggregate; Udinese won on away goals.


AEK Athens 2–2 Monaco
Report
Monaco 1–0 AEK Athens
Report
Attendance: 6,600
Referee: Dieter Schoch (Switzerland)

Monaco won 3–2 on aggregate.


Bologna 1–1 Galatasaray
Report
Attendance: 23,792
Referee: Graham Poll (England)
Galatasaray 2–1 Bologna
Report

Galatasaray won 3–2 on aggregate.


Parma 2–1 Sturm Graz
Report
Sturm Graz 3–3 (a.e.t.) Parma
Report

Parma won 5–4 on aggregate.


Slavia Prague 4–1 Steaua București
Report
Attendance: 4,266
Referee: Giorgos Bikas (Greece)
Steaua București 1–1 Slavia Prague
Report
Attendance: 8,300

Slavia Prague won 5–2 on aggregate.


Lens 1–2 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Report
1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–4 Lens
Report

Lens won 5–3 on aggregate.


VfL Wolfsburg 2–3 Atlético Madrid
Report
Attendance: 10,700
Referee: Luc Huyghe (Belgium)
Atlético Madrid 2–1 VfL Wolfsburg
Report

Atlético Madrid won 5–3 on aggregate.


Olympiacos 1–3 Juventus
Report
Attendance: 32,334
Juventus 1–2 Olympiacos
Report

Juventus won 4–3 on aggregate.


Lyon 3–0 Werder Bremen
Report
Attendance: 20,899
Werder Bremen 4–0 Lyon
Report
Attendance: 9,559

Werder Bremen won 4–3 on aggregate.


Ajax 0–1 Mallorca
Report
Attendance: 40,123
Mallorca 2–0 Ajax
Report
Attendance: 17,567
Referee: Fritz Stuchlik (Austria)

Mallorca won 3–0 on aggregate.


Arsenal 3–0 Nantes
Report
Attendance: 36,618
Referee: Dani Koren (Israel)
Nantes 3–3 Arsenal
Report

Arsenal won 6–3 on aggregate.


Deportivo La Coruña 4–2 Panathinaikos
Report
Attendance: 19,094
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
Panathinaikos 1–1 Deportivo La Coruña
Report
Attendance: 32,399
Referee: Alain Sars (France)

Deportivo La Coruña won 5–3 on aggregate.


Roma 1–0 Newcastle United
Report
Attendance: 45,655
Newcastle United 0–0 Roma
Report
Attendance: 35,739

Roma won 1–0 on aggregate.


Celta Vigo 7–0 Benfica
Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Paul Durkin (England)
Benfica 1–1 Celta Vigo
Report
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Celta Vigo won 8–1 on aggregate.


Rangers 2–0 Borussia Dortmund
Report
Attendance: 49,268
Borussia Dortmund 2–0 (a.e.t.) Rangers
Report
Penalties
3–1
Attendance: 37,000
Referee: Oğuz Sarvan (Turkey)

2–2 on aggregate; Borussia Dortmund won 3–1 on penalties.


Spartak Moscow 2–1 Leeds United
Report
Attendance: 5,485
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Leeds United 1–0 Spartak Moscow
Report
Attendance: 39,732

2–2 on aggregate; Leeds United won on away goals.

Fourth round

Seeding

UEFA allocated the teams into two groups, each with four seeded and four unseeded teams.[7]

Group 1 Group 2
Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded

Summary

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Mallorca 4–2 Monaco4–10–1
Borussia Dortmund 0–2 Galatasaray0–20–0
Roma 0–1 Leeds United0–00–1
Slavia Prague 2–2 (a) Udinese1–01–2
Arsenal 6–3 Deportivo La Coruña5–11–2
Parma 2–3 Werder Bremen1–01–3
Juventus 1–4 Celta Vigo1–00–4
Atlético Madrid 4–6 Lens2–22–4

Matches

Slavia Prague 1–0 Udinese
Report
Udinese 2–1 Slavia Prague
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  • Koller 42'
Attendance: 19,289
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

2–2 on aggregate; Slavia Prague won on away goals.


Parma 1–0 Werder Bremen
Report
Attendance: 8,938
Werder Bremen 3–1 Parma
Report
Attendance: 30,050

Werder Bremen won 3–2 on aggregate.


Roma 0–0 Leeds United
Report
Attendance: 37,726
Leeds United 1–0 Roma
Report
Attendance: 39,149

Leeds United won 1–0 on aggregate.


Borussia Dortmund 0–2 Galatasaray
Report
Galatasaray 0–0 Borussia Dortmund
Report
Attendance: 22,000

Galatasaray won 2–0 on aggregate.


Atlético Madrid 2–2 Lens
Report
Lens 4–2 Atlético Madrid
Report
Attendance: 37,229

Lens won 6–4 on aggregate.


Juventus 1–0 Celta Vigo
Report
Attendance: 9,548
Celta Vigo 4–0 Juventus
Report
Attendance: 21,860

Celta Vigo won 4–1 on aggregate.


Arsenal 5–1 Deportivo La Coruña
Report
Attendance: 37,837
Deportivo La Coruña 2–1 Arsenal
Report
Attendance: 17,156
Referee: Oğuz Sarvan (Turkey)

Arsenal won 6–3 on aggregate.


Mallorca 4–1 Monaco
Report
Attendance: 17,755
Monaco 1–0 Mallorca
Report
Attendance: 10,239
Referee: Graham Poll (England)

Mallorca won 4–2 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

Summary

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Leeds United 4–2 Slavia Prague3–01–2
Arsenal 6–2 Werder Bremen2–04–2
Mallorca 2–6 Galatasaray1–41–2
Celta Vigo 1–2 Lens0–01–2

Matches

Leeds United 3–0 Slavia Prague
Report
Attendance: 39,519
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Slavia Prague 2–1 Leeds United
Report

Leeds United won 4–2 on aggregate.


Arsenal 2–0 Werder Bremen
Report
Attendance: 38,009
Werder Bremen 2–4 Arsenal
Report
Attendance: 31,400

Arsenal won 6–2 on aggregate.


Mallorca 1–4 Galatasaray
Report
Attendance: 16,000
Galatasaray 2–1 Mallorca
Report
Attendance: 11,986

Galatasaray won 6–2 on aggregate.


Celta Vigo 0–0 Lens
Report
Attendance: 16,240
Lens 2–1 Celta Vigo
Report
Attendance: 40,224
Referee: Paul Durkin (England)

Lens won 2–1 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Summary

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Galatasaray 4–2 Leeds United2–02–2
Arsenal 3–1 Lens1–02–1

Matches

Galatasaray 2–0 Leeds United
Report
Attendance: 17,819
Leeds United 2–2 Galatasaray
Report
Attendance: 38,306

Galatasaray won 4–2 on aggregate.


Arsenal 1–0 Lens
Report
Attendance: 38,102
Lens 1–2 Arsenal
Report

Arsenal won 3–1 on aggregate.

Final

The final was played on 17 May 2000 at the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Notes

  1. ^ a b The Spartak Moscow v Leeds United match, originally scheduled to be played on 25 November 1999 at Central Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, was postponed due to unplayable pitch conditions caused by freezing weather. The match was rescheduled to 2 December 1999 and relocated to Georgi Asparuhov Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria.[6]

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