1999–2000 Celtic F.C. season

The 1999–2000 season was the 112th season of competitive football by Celtic. Celtic competed in the Scottish Premier League, UEFA Cup, Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Celtic
1999–2000 season
ManagerJohn Barnes
Kenny Dalglish
StadiumCeltic Park
Scottish Premier League2nd
Scottish CupThird round
Scottish League CupWinners
UEFA CupSecond round

Summary

The 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]

Managers

Celtic started the season under newly appointed John Barnes[5] who, on 10 February, was sacked by the club.[6] Celtic's Director of Football Kenny Dalglish took over as caretaker manager.[7]

Results and fixtures

[8][9][10]   Win   Draw   Loss

Friendlies
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
Main article: 1999–2000 Scottish Premier League
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
Main article: 1999–2000 UEFA Cup
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
Main article: 1999–2000 Scottish League Cup
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
Main article: 1999–2000 Scottish Cup
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

[11] 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  SCO Jonathan Gould
2 DF  SCO Tom Boyd
3 DF  FRA Stéphane Mahé
4 DF  SCO Jackie McNamara
5 DF  DEN Marc Rieper
6 DF  ENG Alan Stubbs
7 FW  SWE Henrik Larsson
9 FW  NOR Harald Brattbakk
10 MF  ISR Eyal Berkovic
11 DF  DEN Morten Wieghorst
12 FW  ENG Tommy Johnson
14 MF  SCO Paul Lambert
15 MF  NED Bobby Petta
16 DF  CIV Olivier Tébily
17 FW  ENG Ian Wright
19 MF  BUL Stilian Petrov
20 MF  NED Regi Blinker
21 GK  SCO Stewart Kerr
22 MF  FRA Stephane Bonnes
23 GK  RUS Dmitri Kharine
24 MF  IRL Colin Healy
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 MF  SVK Ľubomír Moravčík
26 FW  SCO Paul Shields
27 FW  SCO Mark Burchill
28 MF  SCO Ryan McCann
29 MF  VEN Fernando de Ornelas
30 MF  NOR Vidar Riseth
31 DF  BRA Rafael Scheidt
32 FW  SCO Simon Lynch
33 DF  NIR John Convery
34 MF  SCO Mark Fotheringham
35 DF  SWE Johan Mjällby
36 FW  AUS Mark Viduka
37 MF  SCO Liam Keogh
38 GK  SCO Barry John Corr
39 MF  SCO Jamie Smith
40 DF  SCO Stephen Crainey
41 DF  SCO John Kennedy
42 MF  IRL Jim Goodwin
43 MF  IRL Liam Miller
46 MF  SCO Brian McColligan

Statistics

League table
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) Champion.

See also

References
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  2. "1999-00 League Cup". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  3. "1999/00". Uefa Cuo. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  4. "Scottish Cup Results for 1999-00". London Hearts. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  5. "Dalglish back at Parkhead". BBC Sport. BBC. 10 June 1999. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  6. "Barnes forced out". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 February 2000. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  7. "Kenny Dalglish to rescue as Liverpool part company with Roy Hodgson". The Guardian. 8 January 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
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  10. "2000 Celtic Fixtures". Celtic Wiki. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  11. "Celtic FC Player's Squad Numbers 1998-99 to 2011-12". Myfootballfacts. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
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