The 1999–2000 season was the 106th season of competitive football by Celtic. Celtic competed in the Scottish Premier League, UEFA Cup, Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
| 1999–2000 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | John Barnes Kenny Dalglish | ||
| Stadium | Celtic Park | ||
| Scottish Premier League | 2nd | ||
| Scottish Cup | Third round | ||
| Scottish League Cup | Winners | ||
| UEFA Cup | Second round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Mark Viduka (25) All: Mark Viduka (27) | ||
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Summary
editThe season saw Celtic finish second in the league, 21 points behind winner Rangers.[1] They won the League Cup beating Aberdeen in the final,[2] reached the second round of the UEFA Cup losing to Lyon[3] and were knocked out of the Scottish Cup in the third round by Inverness Caledonian Thistle.[4]
Transfers
editIn
edit| Date | Player | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 June 1999 |  Stilyan Petrov |
CSKA Sofia |
£2,800,000[5] |
| 22 June 1999 |  Dmitri Kharine |
 Chelsea |
Free[6] |
| 8 July 1999 |  Eyal Berkovic |
West Ham United |
£5,500,000[7] |
| 8 July 1999 |  Olivier Tebily |
Sheffield United |
£1,250,000[8] |
| 10 July 1999 |  Bobby Petta |
Ipswich Town |
Free[9] |
| 23 July 1999 |  Stephane Bonnes |
Mulhouse |
Free[10] |
| 28 October 1999 | Ian Wright |
West Ham United |
Free[11] |
| 22 December 1999 |  Rafael Scheidt |
Gremio |
£5,500,000[12] |
Out
edit| Date | Player | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 June 1999 |  Simon Donnelly |
Sheffield Wednesday |
Bosman[13] |
| 29 June 1999 | Phil O'Donnell |
Sheffield Wednesday |
Bosman[14] |
| 23 July 1999 |  Enrico Annoni |
Free[15] | |
| 18 October 1999 | Tosh McKinlay |
 Grasshopper Club Zürich |
Free[16] |
| 1 December 1999 | Craig Burley |
Derby County |
£3,000,000[17] |
| 10 January 2000 |  Harald Brattbakk |
 FC Copenhagen |
£500,000[18] |
| 14 February 2000 | Ian Wright |
Burnley |
Free[19] |
- Expenditure:
£15,050,000 - Income:
£3,500,000 - Total loss/gain: £11,550,000
Results and fixtures
editManagers
editCeltic started the season under newly appointed John Barnes[20] who, on 10 February, was sacked by the club.[21] Celtic's Director of Football Kenny Dalglish took over as caretaker manager.[22]
Results and fixtures
editFriendlies
edit| 13 July 1999 Friendly | Ham Kam | 2–3 | Celtic | Briskeby Arena |
mBrannstorph  57'Novak 64' |
Bonnes 15' Blinker 43'Brattbakk 87' |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Berntsen |
| 16 July 1999 Friendly | Aalborg BK | 0–3 | Celtic | Gjemselund Stadion |
| Report | Viduka 3', 13', 90' |
Attendance: 649 Referee: Pedersen |
| 20 July 1999 Friendly | Kongsvinger | 1–3 | Celtic | Gjemselund Stadion |
| ALM 19' (Penalty) |
Report | Burchill 13', 24' Larsson 32' |
Attendance: 500 Referee: Berntsen |
| 24 July 1999 Friendly | Celtic | 1–2 | Leeds United | Celtic Park |
| Petta |
Report | Smith 10' Tébily 48' |
Attendance: 52,715 Referee: McCluskey |
| 27 July 1999 Friendly | Celtic | 2–0 | Newcastle United | Celtic Park |
| Tébily 51' Viduka 61' |
Report | Attendance: 59,252 Referee: Orr |
| 3 August 1999 Friendly | Bray Wanderers | 0–2 | Celtic | Tolka Park |
| Johnson 7' Brattbakk 76' |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Byrne |
| 12 January 2000 Friendly | Louletano | 2–2 | Celtic | Estádio Algarve |
| Jaques 8' Zezinho 10' |
Petta 45' Berkovic 90' |
Attendance: 200 |
| 15 January 2000 Friendly | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 0–3 | Celtic | Estádio Algarve |
| Wright 7' Healy 43'Viduka 69' |
Attendance: 100 |
| 1 February 2000 Ronnie Moran’s Testimonial | Liverpool | 4–1 | Celtic | Anfield |
| Meijer 38', 68' Thompson 45'Camara 53' |
Report | Dailly 76' |
Attendance: 33,300 Referee: Foy |
Premier League
edit| 1 August 1999 Premier League | Aberdeen | 0 – 5 | Celtic | Aberdeen |
| 18:05 BST | Report | Larsson 4', 52' Viduka 35', 41'Burchill 90' |
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 16,080 Referee: Stuart Dougal |
| 7 August 1999 Premier League | Celtic | 3 – 0 | St Johnstone | Glasgow |
| 15:00 BST | Mjallby 6' Viduka 28'Wieghorst 50' |
Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 60,253 Referee: Mike McCurry |
| 15 August 1999 Premier League | Dundee United | 2 – 1 | Celtic | Dundee |
| 18:05 BST | Easton 12' Dodds 42' |
Report | Berkovic 82' |
Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 12,375 |
| 21 August 1999 Premier League | Dundee | 1 – 2 | Celtic | Dundee |
| 15:00 BST | Sharp 86' |
Report | Mahé 68' Larsson 88' |
Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 10,531 Referee: John Rowbotham |
| 29 August 1999 Premier League | Celtic | 4 – 0 | Hearts | Glasgow |
| 15:00 BST | Viduka 17' Larsson 36'Berkovic (70) |
Report | Eyal Berkovic | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 59,697 Referee: Jim McCluskey |
| 12 September 1999 Premier League | Kilmarnock | 0 – 1 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| 18:05 BST | Report | Burchill |
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 14,328 Referee: Kenny Clark |
| 25 September 1999 Premier League | Hibernian | 0 – 2 | Celtic | Edinburgh |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Viduka 56', 66' |
Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 14,473 Referee: Hugh Dallas |
| 16 October 1999 Premier League | Celtic | 7 – 0 | Aberdeen | Glasgow |
| 15:00 BST | Berkovic 16' Larsson 40', 43', 73'Viduka 61', 64', 88' |
Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 60,003 Referee: Stuart Dougal |
| 24 October 1999 Premier League | St Johnstone | 1 – 2 | Celtic | Perth |
| 18:05 BST | Lowndes 29' |
Report | Burchill 48' Wieghorst 90' |
Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 10,022 Referee: Hugh Dallas |
| 27 October 1999 Premier League | Celtic | 0 – 1 | Motherwell | Glasgow |
| 19:45 GMT | BBC Report | Twaddle 15' |
Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,731 Referee: Douglas MacDonald |
| 30 October 1999 Premier League | Celtic | 5 – 1 | Kilmarnock | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Viduka 51', 54', 56' Wright 77'Burley 84' |
BBC Report | Cocard 36' |
Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 59,720 Referee: Mike McCurry |
| 7 November 1999 Premier League | Rangers | 4 – 2 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| 13:00 GMT | Johansson 19' Albertz 45' (pen.)Amoruso 49'Amato 66' |
BBC Report | Berkovic 21', 42' |
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 50,026 Referee: Kenny Clark |
| 20 November 1999 Premier League | Hearts | 1 – 2 | Celtic | Edinburgh |
| 15:00 GMT | Cameron 3' |
Report | Wright 71' Moravcik 88' |
Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium Attendance: 17,184 Referee: Mike McCurry |
| 28 November 1999 Premier League | Motherwell | 3 – 2 | Celtic | Motherwell |
| 18:05 GMT | Brannan 9' Townsley 44' Goodman 49' |
BBC Report | Viduka Viduka 26' (pen.) |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 12,775 Referee: Jim McCluskey |
| 4 December 1999 Premier League | Celtic | 4 – 0 | Hibernian | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Viduka Moravčík Wieghorst |
BBC Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 60,092 Referee: Stuart Dougal |
| 11 December 1999 Premier League | Aberdeen | 0 – 6 | Celtic | Aberdeen |
| 15:00 GMT | BBC Report | Lambert 21' Mahé 28'Moravčík 67'Viduka 75'Blinker 81' |
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 16,532 Referee: Mike McCurry |
| 18 December 1999 Premier League | Celtic | 4 – 1 | Dundee United | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Blinker 47' Viduka 50'Moravčík 61'Burchill 89' |
BBC Report | Ferraz 27' |
Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 59,120 Referee: Jim McCluskey |
| 27 December 1999 Premier League | Celtic | 1 – 1 | Rangers | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Viduka 18' |
BBC Report | Dodds 27' |
Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 59,722 Referee: Hugh Dallas |
| 23 January 2000 Premier League | Kilmarnock | 1 – 1 | Celtic | Kilmarnock |
| 18:05 GMT | Reilly |
BBC Report | Viduka 31' |
Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 14,126 Referee: Kenny Clark |
| 5 February 2000 Premier League | Celtic | 2 – 3 | Hearts | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Moravcik 18' Viduka 28' |
BBC Report | Cameron 31', 83' (pen.) Naysmith |
Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 59,896 Referee: John Rowbotham |
| 12 February 2000 Premier League | Dundee | 0 – 3 | Celtic | Dundee |
| 15:00 GMT | BBC Report | Mjällby 67' Viduka 69' Healy 82' |
Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 10,044 Referee: Bobby Orr |
| 1 March 2000 Premier League | Celtic | 6 – 2 | Dundee | Glasgow |
| 19:45 GMT | Johnson 18', 31', 64' (pen.) Viduka 36', 45' Petrov 43' |
BBC Report | Robertson 58' Grady 77' |
Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 56,228 Referee: Stuart Dougal |
| 5 March 2000 Premier League | Hibernian | 2 – 1 | Celtic | Edinburgh |
| 18:05 GMT | McGinlay 22' Miller 63' |
BBC Report | Viduka 73' |
Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 12,236 Referee: Jim McCluskey |
| 8 March 2000 Premier League | Celtic | 0 – 1 | Rangers | Glasgow |
| 19:45 GMT | BBC Report | Wallace 86' |
Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 59,800 Referee: Jim McCluskey |
| 11 March 2000 Premier League | Celtic | 4 – 1 | St Johnstone | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | BBC Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 59,530 Referee: John Rowbotham |
| 26 March 2000 Premier League | Rangers | 4 – 0 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| 18:05 GMT | Albertz 4', 84' Kanchelskis 41'van Bronckhorst 87' |
BBC Report | Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 50,039 Referee: Willie Young |
| 2 April 2000 Premier League | Celtic | 4 – 2 | Kilmarnock | Glasgow |
| 18:05 GMT | Johnson Blinker Berkovic Burchill |
BBC Report | Wright Lauchlan |
Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 40,569 Referee: Mike McCurry |
| 5 April 2000 Premier League | Celtic | 4 – 0 | Motherwell | Glasgow |
| 19:45 GMT | Johnson 9', 75' Berkovic 32'Blinker 76' |
BBC Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 46,682 Referee: Stuart Dougal |
| 8 April 2000 Premier League | Hearts | 1 – 0 | Celtic | Edinburgh |
| 15:00 GMT | McSwegan 36' |
BBC Report | Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 16,046 Referee: Hugh Dallas |
| 15 April 2000 Premier League | Celtic | 2 – 2 | Dundee | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Mahé 30' Burchill 45' |
BBC Report | Luna 1' Gould 54' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 47,163 Referee: Dougal |
| 22 April 2000 Premier League | Celtic | 1 – 1 | Hibernian | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Mahé 79' |
Report | Lovell 30' |
Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 33,229 Referee: John Rowbotham |
| 29 April 2000 Premier League | Motherwell | 1 – 1 | Celtic | Motherwell |
| 15:00 GMT | Brannan 45' |
BBC Report | Burchill 15' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 8,115 Referee: Jim McCluskey |
| 2 May 2000 Premier League | Dundee United | 0 – 1 | Celtic | Dundee |
| 19:45 GMT | BBC Report | Burchill 9' |
Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 7,449 Referee: Willie Young |
| 6 May 2000 Premier League | Celtic | 5 – 1 | Aberdeen | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Johnson 25', 50', 53' Lubomir Moravcik 34', 43' |
BBC Report | Winters 64' |
Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 41,786 Referee: Kenny Clark |
| 13 May 2000 Premier League | St Johnstone | 0 – 0 | Celtic | Perth |
| 15:00 GMT | BBC Report | Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 6,729 Referee: Willie Young |
| 21 May 2000 Premier League | Celtic | 2 – 0 | Dundee United | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Lynch 52' Burchill 65' |
BBC Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 47,586 Referee: Kenny Clark |
UEFA Cup
edit| 12 August 1999 Qualifying round 1st leg | Cwmbrân Town  | 0 - 6 | Celtic | Cardiff |
| 19:30 GMT | Report | Berkovic 2' Tebily 20'Larsson 32'Viduka 52'Larsson 61'Brattbakk 84' |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,920 Referee: Michael Ross |
| 26 August 1999 Qualifying round 2nd leg | Celtic | 4 - 0 (10 – 0 agg.) | Cwmbrân Town | Glasgow |
| 19:45 GMT | Brattbakk 9' Smith 60'Mjällby 66'Johnson 90' |
Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 46,957 Referee: Paul McKeon |
| 16 September 1999 First round 1st leg | Celtic | 2 - 0 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Glasgow |
| 19:45 GMT | Larsson 25' 50' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 45,171 Referee: Frank De Bleeckere |
| 30 September 1999 First round 2nd leg | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 0 - 1 (0 – 3 agg.) | Celtic | Tel Aviv |
| 21:00 GMT | Report | Larsson 63' |
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 6,400 Referee: Juan Manuel Brito Arceo |
| 21 October 1999 Second round 1st leg | Lyon | 1 - 0 | Celtic | Lyon |
| 19:15 GMT | Blanc 63' |
Report | Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 37,500 Referee: René Temmink |
| 4 November 1999 Second round 2nd leg | Celtic | 0 - 1 (0 – 2 agg.) | Lyon | Glasgow |
| 20:00 | Report | Vairelles 17' |
Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 54,291 Referee: Georg Vardenne |
League Cup
edit| 13 October 1999 Third round | Ayr United | 0 - 4 | Celtic | Ayr |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Viduka 59' Blinker 65'Mjallby 72'Petta 88' |
Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 8,421 Referee: John Rowbotham |
| 1 December 1999 Quarter-final | Celtic | 1 - 0 | Dundee | Glasgow |
| 19:45 BST | Mahe  43'Wieghorst 90' |
Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 40,260 Referee: Hugh Dallas |
| 16 February 2000 Semi-final | Celtic | 1 - 0 | Kilmarnock | Glasgow |
| 19:45 BST | Moravcik 66' |
BBC Report | Cocard 72' |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 22,296 Referee: Jim McClusky |
| 19 March 2000 Final | Celtic | 2 - 0 | Aberdeen | Glasgow |
| 15:00 BST | Riseth 15' Johnson 58' |
BBC Report | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 50,073 Referee: Kenny Clark |
Scottish Cup
edit| 8 February 2000 Third round | Celtic | 1 – 3 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Glasgow |
| 19:45 GMT | Burchill 17' |
BBC Report | Wilson 16' Moravcik 24' (Own Goal)Sheerin 57' |
Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 34,389 Referee: Dougie McDonald |
Squad
edit[26] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Statistics
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rangers (C) | 36 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 96 | 26 | +70 | 90 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Celtic | 36 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 90 | 38 | +52 | 69 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 3 | Heart of Midlothian | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 54 | |
| 4 | Motherwell | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 49 | 63 | −14 | 52 | |
| 5 | St Johnstone | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 42 |
Updated to match(es) played on end of season. Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
See also
editReferences
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- ^ "Scottish Cup Results for 1999-00". London Hearts. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
- ^ "Celtic's Eastern Promise". The Herald. 19 June 1999.
- ^ "Barnes says he will break bank for Berkovic with Materazzi to follow: Celtic's £9 million declaration of intent". The Herald. 2 July 1999.
- ^ "Celtic want Barmby as Barnes captures Berkovic and Tebily: £5m Everton man the next target for Parkhead club". The Herald. 9 July 1999.
- ^ "Celtic want Barmby as Barnes captures Berkovic and Tebily: £5m Everton man the next target for Parkhead club". The Herald. 9 July 1999.
- ^ "Kientz next on hit list". Daily Record. 10 July 1999.
- ^ "Annoni free to leave Celtic". Daily Record. 24 July 1999.
- ^ "Wright arrives with all puns blazing: Celtic sign striker until the end of the season". The Herald. 29 October 1999.
- ^ "Bhoy from Brazil will give Scottish football a boost". 23 December 1999.
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- ^ "Annoni free to leave Celtic". Daily Record. 24 July 1999.
- ^ "McKinlay for Zurich". The Herald. 19 October 1999.
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