1999–2000 FC Nantes Atlantique season
1999–2000 season | |
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Manager | Raynald Denoueix |
Stadium | Stade de la Beaujoire |
Division 1 | 12th |
Coupe de France | Winners |
Coupe de la Ligue | |
Trophée des Champions | Winners |
UEFA Cup | Third round |
Top goalscorer | League: Antoine Sibierski (13) All: Antoine Sibierski (23) |
Average home league attendance | 28,335[1] |
The 1999–2000 season was the 57th season in the existence of Nantes Atlantique and the club's 38th consecutive season in the top flight of French football.
Season summary[]
Nantes Atlantique competed in the French Division 1, the Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue, Trophée des Champions, and the UEFA Cup. Nantes Atlantique entered the season as reigning Coupe de France winners, having defeated Sedan in the final in May 1999. Despite struggling in the league and only finishing one point above the relegation zone, the 1999–2000 season would prove to be one of the most successful campaigns in club history, winning both the Coupe de France and Trophée des Champions.
The Coupe de France final is noteworthy as Nantes Atlantique's opponents, Calais, became the first amateur club to reach the final.[2] Nantes would prevail with a 90th-minute penalty converted by top scorer Antoine Sibierski after a back and forth match.[2] Calais' cup run was voted as the best of all time by France Football magazine readers in 2017 and the club went through bankruptcy and liquidation later that same year.[2]
Competitions[]
French Division 1[]
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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10 | Bastia | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 45 | |
11 | Metz | 34 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 44 | |
12 | Nantes | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 39 | 40 | −1 | 43 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[a] |
13 | Rennes | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 43 | |
14 | Troyes | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 43 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Nantes was qualified for the 2000–01 UEFA Cup as winners of the 1999–2000 Coupe de France.
Results by round[]
Coupe de France[]
22 January 2000 Round of 64 | 0–4 | Nantes Atlantique | , Carcassonne | |
Attendance: 10,000 |
12 February 2000 Round of 32 | FC Montceau Bourgogne | 0–6 | Nantes Atlantique | , Montceau-les-Mines |
Attendance: 5,781 |
19 March 2000 Round of 16 | Nantes Atlantique | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) | Gueugnon | Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes |
Attendance: 17,000 |
19 March 2000 Quarter-final | Nantes Atlantique | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Rennes | Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes |
Attendance: 25,000 |
12 April 2000 Semi-final | AS Monaco | 0–1 | Nantes Atlantique | Stade Louis II, Monaco |
(Report) | Da Rocha ![]() |
Attendance: 14,000 |
7 May 2000 Final | Nantes Atlantique | 2–1 | Calais RUFC | Stade de France, Saint-Denis |
Sibierski ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
Attendance: 78,586 Referee: Claude Colombo |
Coupe de la Ligue[]
9 January 2000 Round of 32 | Saint-Étienne | 3–1 | Nantes Atlantique | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne |
Potillon ![]() |
Attendance: 16,953 |
Trophée des Champions[]
19 July 1999 Final | Bordeaux | 0–1 | Nantes Atlantique | Stade de la Licorne, Amiens |
Report | Monterrubio ![]() |
Attendance: 11,858 Referee: Stéphane Bré |
UEFA Cup[]
First round[]
16 September 1999 First leg | Ionikos ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Neapoli Stadium, Nikaia |
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Report |
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Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Stéphane Bré |
30 September 1999 Second leg | Nantes Atlantique ![]() | 1–0 (4–1 agg.) | ![]() | Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes |
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Report | Attendance: 18,522 |
Second round[]
21 October 1999 First leg | Inter Bratislava ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Štadión Pasienky, Bratislava |
Report | Sibierski ![]() Da Rocha ![]() Carrière ![]() |
Attendance: 4,486 Referee: Roy Helge Olsen (Norway) |
4 November 1999 Second leg | Nantes Atlantique ![]() | 4–0 (7–0 agg.) | ![]() | Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes |
Sibierski ![]() Monterrubio ![]() Devineau ![]() Da Rocha ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 15,000 Referee: (Romania) |
Third round[]
25 November 1999 First leg | Arsenal ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Arsenal Stadium, London |
Overmars ![]() Winterburn ![]() Bergkamp ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 36,618 Referee: (Israel) |
9 December 1999 Second leg | Nantes Atlantique ![]() | 3–3 (3–6 agg.) | ![]() | Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes |
Sibierski ![]() Vahirua ![]() |
Report | Grimandi ![]() Henry ![]() Overmars ![]() |
Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Jan Wegereef (Netherlands) |
References[]
- ^ "Ligue 1 1999/2000 » Attendance » Home matches". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "Calais Racing Union: The amateur team that went to Coupe de France final". BBC. 7 May 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- FC Nantes seasons
- French football clubs 1999–2000 season