1999–2000 in Swiss football

The following is a summary of the 1999–2000 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

Football in Switzerland
Season1999–2000
Men's football
Nationalliga ASt. Gallen
Nationalliga BSion
1. LigaGroup 1:
Chênois
Group 2:
Wangen b.O.
Group 3:
Locarno
Group 4:
Vaduz
Women's football
Swiss Women's Super LeagueFFC Bern
Swiss CupFFC Bern
← 1998–99 Switzerland 2000–01 →

Nationalliga A

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Qualification phase

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 St. Gallen 22 13 6 3 42 25 +17 45 Advance to championship round
halved points (rounded up) as bonus
2 Basel 22 9 10 3 31 21 +10 37
3 Lausanne-Sport 22 9 9 4 35 25 +10 36
4 Grasshopper Club 22 9 7 6 40 25 +15 34
5 Yverdon-Sports 22 7 9 6 28 25 +3 30
6 Xamax 22 7 7 8 34 33 +1 28
7 Luzern 22 8 4 10 28 29 −1 28
8 Servette 22 8 4 10 32 36 −4 28
9 Zürich 22 6 8 8 21 29 −8 26 Continue to promotion/relegation round
10 Aarau 22 7 5 10 30 42 −12 26
11 Lugano 22 5 6 11 27 34 −7 21
12 SR Delémont 22 4 5 13 24 48 −24 17
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Championship round

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The first eight teams of the qualification phase competed in the Championship round. The teams took half of the points (rounded up to complete units) gained in the qualification as bonus with them.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Qualification
1 St. Gallen (C) 14 9 4 1 33 14 +19 23 54 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
2 Lausanne-Sport 14 8 2 4 22 13 +9 18 44 Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round
3 Basel 14 5 6 3 16 16 0 19 40 Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round
4 Grasshopper Club 14 5 5 4 30 26 +4 17 37 Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round
5 Luzern 14 5 2 7 17 30 −13 14 31
6 Servette 14 4 5 5 25 21 +4 14 31
7 Xamax 14 4 3 7 25 29 −4 14 29 Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round
8 Yverdon-Sports 14 2 1 11 16 35 −19 15 22
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Position in the qualification.
(C) Champions

Nationalliga B

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Qualification phase

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bellinzona 22 13 5 4 43 17 +26 44 Advance to promotion/relegation NLA/LNB round
2 Sion 22 12 4 6 41 21 +20 40
3 Thun 22 10 8 4 34 24 +10 38
4 Baden 22 10 7 5 32 20 +12 37
5 Kriens 22 10 7 5 37 28 +9 37 Continue to relegation round NLB/1. Liga
halved points (rounded up) as bonus
6 Étoile Carouge 22 9 8 5 24 18 +6 35
7 Winterthur 22 9 3 10 30 33 −3 30
8 Wil 22 8 5 9 40 41 −1 29
9 Solothurn 22 7 2 13 29 37 −8 23
10 Young Boys 22 5 6 11 31 45 −14 21
11 Stade Nyonnais 22 5 3 14 30 53 −23 18
12 Schaffhausen 22 2 6 14 16 50 −34 12
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Promotion/relegation group NLA/NLB

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The teams in the ninth to twelfth positions in Nationalliga A competed with the top four teams of Nationalliga B in a Nationalliga A/B promotion/relegation round.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Lugano 14 8 4 2 26 18 +8 28 Remain in NLA
2 Sion (P) 14 7 3 4 28 19 +9 24 Promoted to NLA
3 Zürich 14 7 3 4 17 12 +5 24 Remain in NLA
4 Aarau 14 6 4 4 23 16 +7 22
5 Bellinzona 14 4 8 2 21 14 +7 20 Remain in NLB
6 Thun 14 4 4 6 17 18 −1 16
7 Delémont (R) 14 4 2 8 18 29 −11 14 Relegated to NLB
8 Baden 14 1 2 11 7 31 −24 5 Remain in NLB
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Relegation group NLB/1. Liga

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The last eight teams of the qualification phase competed in the relegation group against relegation to the 1. Liga. The teams took half of the points (rounded up to complete units) gained in the qualification as bonus with them.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Relegation
1 Wil 14 6 6 2 20 12 +8 15 39 Remain in NLB
2 Kriens 14 5 4 5 17 19 −2 19 38
3 Winterthur 14 5 7 2 23 16 +7 15 37
4 Young Boys 14 6 6 2 22 13 +9 11 35
5 Étoile Carouge 14 1 8 5 10 17 −7 18 29
6 Solothurn 14 4 3 7 15 20 −5 12 27
7 Stade Nyonnais 14 3 5 6 19 27 −8 9 23 Relegated to 1. Liga
8 Schaffhausen 14 3 7 4 20 22 −2 6 22
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Position in the qualification.

1. Liga

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Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 CS Chênois 26 14 8 4 57 34 +23 50 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 FC Bex 26 15 3 8 54 42 +12 48 Not eligible for play-offs
3 FC Naters 26 12 9 5 55 28 +27 45 Decider for play-off
4 FC Meyrin 26 12 9 5 39 33 +6 45 Decider winners, play-off to Nationalliga B
5 Vevey Sports 26 12 8 6 53 31 +22 44
6 FC Echallens 26 11 7 8 58 40 +18 40
7 FC Martigny-Sports 26 10 7 9 43 41 +2 37
8 FC Bulle 26 11 4 11 38 43 −5 37
9 Grand-Lancy FC 26 9 7 10 42 41 +1 34
10 FC Stade Lausanne 26 8 10 8 45 47 −2 34
11 US Terre Sainte 26 9 5 12 35 34 +1 32
12 FC Renes 26 9 4 13 46 58 −12 31 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
13 FC Visp 26 4 4 18 29 61 −32 16
14 Signal FC Bernex-Confignon 26 2 3 21 27 88 −61 9
Source: Erste Liga official website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but play-off for qualifiers.

Decider

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Due the fact that the club FC Bex had infrastructural deficiencies, they were not eligible to enter the play-offs for promotion to the Nationalliga B, this right was passed down to the third placed club in the division. Because the teams from Naters and Meyrin ended the season level on points they had to play a league positions decider. The match was played on a neutral ground and it took place on May 24, 2000, in Martigny.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Meyrin 2–0 Naters

Meyrin win the decider and advance to play-offs.

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Wangen bei Olten 26 18 5 3 52 23 +29 59 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 FC Wohlen 26 14 9 3 34 12 +22 51
3 FC Fribourg 26 14 6 6 61 28 +33 48
4 FC Serrières 26 13 9 4 38 20 +18 48
5 FC Biel-Bienne 26 11 10 5 42 37 +5 43
6 FC Münsingen 26 12 5 9 41 28 +13 41
7 FC Colombier 26 9 11 6 41 25 +16 38
8 FC La Chaux-de-Fonds 26 11 5 10 31 35 −4 38
9 FC Grenchen 26 8 8 10 33 35 −2 32
10 FC Concordia Basel 26 8 6 12 26 42 −16 30
11 SV Muttenz 26 7 4 15 33 48 −15 25
12 SC Bümpliz 78 26 6 5 15 29 48 −19 23 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
13 FC Stade Payerne 26 4 6 16 27 56 −29 18
14 SV Lyss 26 1 3 22 18 69 −51 6
Source: Erste Liga official website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but play-off for qualifiers.

Group 3

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Locarno 26 19 3 4 57 21 +36 60 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 Zug 94 26 14 6 6 46 25 +21 48
3 FC Tuggen 26 14 5 7 59 30 +29 47
4 FC Malcantone Agno 26 14 5 7 42 31 +11 47
5 FC Chiasso 25 13 4 8 39 31 +8 43
6 FC Schötz 26 12 5 9 52 41 +11 41
7 SC Buochs 26 10 10 6 57 48 +9 40
8 FC Rapperswil-Jona 26 9 8 9 42 43 −1 35
9 FC Mendrisio 26 8 3 15 36 48 −12 27
10 FC Freienbach 26 8 3 15 32 53 −21 27
11 FC Sursee 26 7 5 14 36 63 −27 26
12 FC Küsnacht 26 5 7 14 31 57 −26 22 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
13 FC Ascona 26 4 9 13 32 47 −15 21
14 SC Cham 25 2 11 12 24 47 −23 17
Source: Erste Liga official website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but play-off for qualifiers.

Group 4

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Vaduz 26 16 6 4 65 22 +43 54 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 FC Red Star Zürich 26 15 6 5 56 26 +30 51
3 SC Young Fellows Juventus 26 14 7 5 64 32 +32 49
4 FC Kreuzlingen 26 13 7 6 39 21 +18 46
5 FC Gossau 26 13 7 6 37 24 +13 46
6 FC Altstetten 26 12 8 6 47 25 +22 44
7 FC Horgen 26 11 4 11 42 48 −6 37
8 FC Rorschach 26 9 5 12 32 48 −16 32
9 FC Widnau 26 8 6 12 38 38 0 30
10 SV Schaffhausen 26 9 3 14 30 52 −22 30
11 FC Schwamendingen 26 7 5 14 41 65 −24 26
12 FC Wülflingen 26 5 8 13 36 67 −31 23 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
13 FC Frauenfeld 26 5 7 14 31 51 −20 22
14 USV Eschen/Mauren 26 4 3 19 29 68 −39 15
Source: Erste Liga official website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but play-off for qualifiers.

Promotion play-off

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The four group winners and the four runners-up played in the qualification round of the play-offs. The winners here would advance to the two finals. Both final winners would be promoted to the Nationalliga B.

Qualification round
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Meyrin 0–4 Wangen b.O.
Wangen b.O. 1–2 Meyrin

Wangen b.O. win 5–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Red Star 0–2 Locarno
Locarno 2–1 Red Star

Locarno win 4–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Zug 94 2–1 Vaduz
Vaduz 3–2 Zug 94

4–4 on aggregate, Zug 94 win on away goals and continue to the finals.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Wohlen 0–1 Chênois
Chênois 1–2 Wohlen

2–2 on aggregate, Wohlen win on away goals and continue to the finals.

Final round
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Locarno 3–1 Wohlen
Wohlen 3–3 Locarno

Locarno win 6–4 on aggregate and are promoted to Nationalliga B.[1]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Zug 94 2–1 Wangen b.O.
Wangen b.O. 2–0 Zug 94

Wangen b.O. win 3–2 on aggregate and are promoted to Nationalliga B.[1]

Swiss Cup

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The four winners of the quarter-finals played in the semi-finals. The winners of the first drawn semi-final is considered as home team in the final.


First semi-final
FC Zürich7 – 2 (a.e.t.)FC Luzern
Bartlett   18', 79', 94'
Frick   98'
Del Signore   107' (pen.)
Jamarauli   113'
Chassot   116'
Sportalbum summary   7' Frei
  78'   117' Gian
  78' Branca
Attendance: 7,300
Referee:   Markus Nobs (Wohlen)

Second semi-final
FC Lausanne-Sport3 – 2FC Lugano
Kuźba   8', 20', 60'   79' Gaspoz
  81' Rothenbühler

Final


FC Zürich2 – 2 (a.e.t.)FC Lausanne-Sport
Jamarauli   77'
Bartlett   95'
Report   35' Danilevičius
  105' Gerber
Penalties
Fischer  
Douglas  
Kavelashvili  
3 – 0   Ohrel
  Londono
  Christ
Attendance: 18,500

Swiss Clubs in Europe

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Servette

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Champions League

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Third qualifying round
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11 August 1999 First leg Sturm Graz   2–1   Servette Stadion Graz-Liebenau, Graz
21:15 (CET) Vastić   33'
Martens   45'
Report Lonfat   45+3' Attendance: 10,688
Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal)
25 August 1999 Second leg Servette   2–2   Sturm Graz Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
20:45 (CET) Juárez   50'
Thurre   89'
Report Kocijan   54'
Vastić   78'
Attendance: 8,400
Referee: Graham Barber (England)

Sturm Graz won 4–3 on aggregate.

UEFA Cup

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First round
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16 September 1999 First leg Aris   1–1   Servette Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium, Thessaloniki
20:00 Mantzios   11' Report Petrov   88' Attendance: 17,127
Referee: Knud Erik Fisker (Denmark)
30 September 1999 Second leg Servette   1–2 (a.e.t.)   Aris Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
20:30 Lonfat   35' Report Paulo Andrioli   37'
Kyzeridis   97'
Attendance: 5,228
Referee: René Temmink (Netherlands)

Aris won 3–2 on aggregate.

Grasshoppers

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UEFA Cup

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Qualifying round
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12 August 1999 First leg Grasshopper   4–0   Bray Wanderers Hardturm, Zürich
19:30 Chapuisat   30', 62'
Isabella   77', 84'
Report Attendance: 5,600
Referee: Marian Salomir (Romania)
26 August 1999 Second leg Bray Wanderers   0–4   Grasshopper Tolka Park, Dublin
20:00 Report Tikva   6', 38'
de Napoli   53'
Muff   65'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Anton Stredák (Slovakia)

Grasshopper won 8–0 on aggregate.

First round
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16 September 1999 First leg AB Copenhagen   0–2   Grasshopper Gladsaxe Stadium, Gladsaxe
20:30 Report Bjur   50' (o.g.)
Ekoku   82'
Attendance: 3,297
Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France)
30 September 1999 Second leg Grasshopper   1–1   AB Copenhagen Hardturm, Zürich
20:35 Magro   80' Report Daugaard   31' Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Mika Peltola (Finland)

Grasshopper won 3–1 on aggregate.

Second round
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21 October 1999 First leg Slavia Prague   3–1   Grasshopper Stadion Evžena Rošického, Prague
17:00 Ulich   19', 50'
Kuchař   40'
Report Yakin   23' Attendance: 4,555
Referee: Éric Poulat (France)
4 November 1999 Second leg Grasshopper   1–0   Slavia Prague Hardturm, Zürich
19:00 Yakin   76' Report Attendance: 3,300
Referee: Luc Huyghe (Belgium)

Slavia Prague won 3–2 on aggregate.

Zürich

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UEFA Cup

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Qualifying round
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12 August 1999 First leg Sliema Wanderers   0–3   Zürich Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali
19:30 Report Kavelashvili   35'
Bartlett   79'
Keke   90'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)
26 August 1999 Second leg Zürich   1–0   Sliema Wanderers Letzigrund, Zürich
19:30 Douglas   69' Report Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Luan Zylfo (Albania)

Zürich won 4–0 on aggregate.

First round
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16 September 1999 First leg Zürich   1–0   Lierse Letzigrund, Zürich
20:00 Jamarauli   29' Report Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Michael McCurry (Scotland)
30 September 1999 Second leg Lierse   3–4   Zürich Het Lisp, Lier
20:00 Van Meir   16'
Huysegems   72'
Zdebel   83'
Report Jamarauli   2'
Frick   57'
Eydelie   86'
Daems   90' (o.g.)
Attendance: 4,936
Referee: Erol Ersoy (Turkey)

Zürich won 5–3 on aggregate.

Second round
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21 October 1999 First leg Zürich   1–2   Newcastle United Letzigrund, Zürich
20:15 Castillo   68' Report Marić   51'
Shearer   60'
Attendance: 9,600
Referee: Jacek Granat (Poland)
4 November 1999 Second leg Newcastle United   3–1   Zürich St James' Park, Newcastle
21:00 Marić   33'
Ferguson   58'
Speed   61'
Report Jamarauli   17' Attendance: 34,502
Referee: Domenico Messina (Italy)

Newcastle United won 5–2 on aggregate.

Lausanne

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UEFA Cup

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First round
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16 September 1999 First leg Lausanne-Sports   3–2   Celta Vigo Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
20:15 Kuzba   20'
Mazzoni   21', 57'
Report Revivo   62'
Karpin   66' (pen.)
Attendance: 7,770
Referee: Gary Willard (England)
30 September 1999 Second leg Celta Vigo   4–0   Lausanne-Sports Balaídos, Vigo
20:00 McCarthy   11', 84', 90+2'
Mostovoi   76'
Report Attendance: 12,840
Referee: Stéphane Bré (France)

Celta Vigo won 6–3 on aggregate.

Basel

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Intertoto Cup

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First round
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20 June 1999 First leg Korotan Prevalje   0 – 0   Basel Stadion na Prevaljah, Prevalje
17:00 Benedejcic   4'
Ristic   71'
Summary   69' Cantaluppi
  73' Huggel
  77' Ceccaroni
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Georgios Kasnaferis (Greece)
26 June 1999 Second leg Basel   6 – 0
(6 – 0 agg.)
  Korotan Prevalje Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
17:30 Kreuzer   10' (pen. 1:0)
Koumantarakis   18' (2:0)
Koumantarakis   24' (3:0)
Ceccaroni   38'
Koumantarakis   43' (4:0)
Cantaluppi   58' (5:0)
Koumantarakis   78' (6:0)
Summary Attendance: 2,600
Referee: Costas Kapitanis (Cyprus)

Basel won 6–0 on aggregate.

Second round
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4 July 1999 First leg Basel   0 – 0   Boby Brno Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
17:30 Summary   75' Zubek
  80' Zbončák
Attendance: 2,600
Referee: Sorin Corpodean (Romania)
11 July 1999 Second leg Boby Brno   2 – 4
(2 – 4 agg.)
  Basel Stadion Za Lužánkami, Brno
18:00 Křivánek   9'
Křivánek   19' (1:1)
Patrik Holomek   46'
Siegl   50'
Zbončák   51' (2:2)
Cihlar   84'
Summary   10' (pen. 0:1) Tholot
  24' Güner
  37' (1:2) Cantaluppi
  71' (2:3) Savić
  79' Pérez
  89' (2:4)Kehrli
Attendance: 2,600
Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González (Spain)

Basel won 4–2 on aggregate.

Third round
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18 July 1999 First leg Hamburg   0 – 1   Basel Lohmühle, Lübeck
18:00 Hoogma   65' Summary   15' Koumantarakis
  47' Quennoz
  72' Zuberbühler
Attendance: 8,192
Referee: Miroslav Radoman (FR Yugoslavia)
24 July 1999 Second leg Basel   2 – 3
(3 – 3 agg.)
  Hamburg Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
16:45 Quennoz   29'
Koumantarakis   50' (1:3)
Koumantarakis   57' (2:3)
Koumantarakis   84'
Huggel   90+3'
Summary   37' (0:1) Fischer
  44' (0:2) Groth
  48' (0:3) Yeboah
  62' Grammozis
  64' Hashemian
Attendance: 3,756
Referee: René Temmink (Netherlands)

3–3 on aggregate, Hamburg won on away goals rule.[3]

Xamax

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Intertoto Cup

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First round
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20 June 1999 First leg Shelbourne   0–0   Neuchâtel Xamax Tolka Park, Dublin
Attendance: 1,612
Referee: Ferenc Bede (Hungary)
27 June 1999 Second leg Neuchâtel Xamax   2–0   Shelbourne Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel
N'Diaye   71'
Perret   79'
Attendance: 2,100
Referee: Edo Trivković (Croatia)

Neuchâtel Xamax won 2–0 on aggregate.

Second round
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3 July 1999 First leg Neuchâtel Xamax   0–2   Vasas Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel
Aranyos   21'
Szilveszter   30'
Attendance: 750
Referee: Paulo Costa (Portugal)
10 July 1999 Second leg Vasas   1–0   Neuchâtel Xamax Stadion Rudolf Illovszky, Budapest
Sowunmi   31' Attendance: 500
Referee: Johnny Ditlefsen (Norway)

Vasas won 3–0 on aggregate.[3]

Vaduz

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UEFA Cup

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Qualifying round
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12 August 1999 First leg Bodø/Glimt   1–0   Vaduz Aspmyra Stadion, Bodø
18:00 Staurvik   28' Report Attendance: 3,400
Referee: Darius Miezelis (Lithuania)
26 August 1999 Second leg Vaduz   1–2   Bodø/Glimt Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz
19:00 Wegmann   38' Report Sæternes   29', 83' Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Kevin Parry (Wales)

Bodø/Glimt won 3–1 on aggregate.

References

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  1. ^ a b Erste Liga (SFV) (2018). "Statistik der Ersten Liga über Aufstieg und Abstieg ab Saison 1931/32 bis 2018" [First League statistics on promotion and relegation from the 1931/32 season to 2018] (PDF). PDF page 14 (in German). Erste Liga, Abteilung des SFV. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  2. ^ Swissinfo.ch (2000). "Late-Zurich-goal-deluge-sinks-Lucerne". Swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  3. ^ a b Karel Stokkermans. "Intertoto Cup-1999". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2020-11-16.

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Preceded by
1998–99
Seasons in
Swiss football
Succeeded by
2000–01

{{1999–2000 in Swiss football}}