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Fa Premier League 1999-00This article describes the 'FA Premier League 1999-00' season.
1999-2000 was the eighth season of the FA Premier League, and Manchester United secured their sixth Premiership title. Like last season, they lost only three league games all season. Unlike last season, they won by a comfortable margin - 18 points as opposed to last year's single point. Their only disappointment of the season came when they lost their defence of the European Cup following a 3-2 defeat against Real Madrid in the quarter finals. United had withdrawn from the 1999-2000 FA Cup in order to concentrate FIFA World Cup Championship, so the 2000 F.A Cup final (the last at Wembley Stadium before its redevelopment) was won by Chelsea. The League Cup final was won by Leicester City, for the second time in four seasons. In Europe, Leeds United reached the UEFA Cup semi final (after which two fans were stabbed to death following a game against Turkish side Galatasary) and Arsenal were on the losing side to Galatasary in the UEFA Cup final. This season, only one newly promoted team suffered relegation. Watford, who finished in bottom place, achieved a record Premiership low of just 23 points. The most successful promoted team was Sunderland, who finished seventh in the final table and spent much of the season pushing for a place in European competition. Bradford City, back in the top division for the first time since 1922, secured their Premiership survival with a 1-0 win over Liverpool who surrendered a Champions League place. That result also spelled the end for Wimbledon, who relegated on the last day of the season after 14 years of top division football. Second-from-bottom Sheffield Wednesday were relegated after failing to beat Arsenal in their penultimate game of the season, having spent 15 of the last 16 seasons in the top division. The worst moment of the season for Danny Wilson's men came with an 8-0 defeat at Newcastle - who were now being managed by the 66-year-old Bobby Robson. As well as Premiership champions Manchester United and runners-up Arsenal, third placed Leeds United qualified for the 2000-01 Champions League. UEFA Cup places went to fourth placed Liverpool, F.A Cup winners Chelsea and eventually to Intertoto Cup participants Aston Villa. Promoted to the Premiership for 2000-01 were First Division champions Charlton Athletic, runners-up Manchester City and playoff winners Ipswich Town. For the first time since the formation of the Premiership, all of the promoted teams had been members of the Premiership before.
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