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.
| 1999–2000 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Raynald Denoueix |
| Stadium | Stade de la Beaujoire |
| Division 1 | 12th |
| Coupe de France | Winners |
| Coupe de la Ligue | Round of 32 |
| 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] |
Season summary edit
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 edit
French Division 1 edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 summary edit
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 39 | 40 | −1 | 43 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 23 | −11 |
Source: Ligue 1
Results by round edit
Coupe de France edit
| 22 January 2000 Round of 64 | FA Carcassonne-Villalbe | 0–4 | Nantes | Stade Jean-Claude-Mazet, Carcassonne |
| Attendance: 10,000 |
| 12 February 2000 Round of 32 | FC Montceau Bourgogne | 0–6 | Nantes | Stade des Alouettes, Montceau-les-Mines |
| Attendance: 5,781 |
| 19 March 2000 Round of 16 | Nantes | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) | Gueugnon | Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes |
| Attendance: 17,000 |
| 19 March 2000 Quarter-final | Nantes | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Rennes | Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes |
| Attendance: 25,000 |
| 12 April 2000 Semi-final | AS Monaco | 0–1 | Nantes | Stade Louis II, Monaco |
| (Report) | Da Rocha  82' |
Attendance: 14,000 |
| 7 May 2000 Final | Nantes | 2–1 | Calais RUFC | Stade de France, Saint-Denis |
| Sibierski 50', 90' (pen.) |
Report | Dutitre 34' |
Attendance: 78,586 Referee: Claude Colombo |
Coupe de la Ligue edit
| 9 January 2000 Round of 32 | Saint-Étienne | 3–1 | Nantes | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne |
| Potillon 11' (og) |
Attendance: 16,953 |
Trophée des Champions edit
| 19 July 1999 Final | Bordeaux | 0–1 | Nantes | Stade de la Licorne, Amiens |
| Report | Monterrubio 57' |
Attendance: 11,858 Referee: Stéphane Bré |
UEFA Cup edit
First round edit
| 16 September 1999 First leg | Ionikos  | 1–3 |  Nantes | Neapoli Stadium, Nikaia |
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Report |
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Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Stéphane Bré |
| 30 September 1999 Second leg | Nantes | 1–0 (4–1 agg.) | Ionikos | Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes |
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Report | Attendance: 18,522 |
Second round edit
| 21 October 1999 First leg | Inter Bratislava  | 0–3 | Nantes | Štadión Pasienky, Bratislava |
| Report | Sibierski 26' (pen.) Da Rocha 35'Carrière 86' |
Attendance: 4,486 Referee: Roy Helge Olsen (Norway) |
| 4 November 1999 Second leg | Nantes | 4–0 (7–0 agg.) | Inter Bratislava | Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes |
| Sibierski 49' Monterrubio 61'Devineau 74'Da Rocha 82' |
Report | Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Marcel Lica (Romania) |
Third round edit
| 25 November 1999 First leg | Arsenal  | 3–0 | Nantes | Arsenal Stadium, London |
| Overmars 13' (pen.) Winterburn 81'Bergkamp 90' |
Report | Attendance: 36,618 Referee: Dani Koren (Israel) |
| 9 December 1999 Second leg | Nantes | 3–3 (3–6 agg.) | Arsenal | Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes |
| Sibierski 12', 57' Vahirua 77' |
Report | Grimandi 25' Henry 31'Overmars 42' |
Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Jan Wegereef (Netherlands) |
References edit
- ^ "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.