1999–2000 Sporting CP season

The 1999–2000 season was Sporting Clube de Portugal's 94th season in existence and the club's 66th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. In addition to the domestic league, Sporting CP will participate in this season's editions of the Taça de Portugal and UEFA Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000.

Sporting CP

1999–2000 season
President	António Dias da Cunha
Head coach	Giuseppe Materazzi (until September) Augusto Inácio (from September)
Stadium	Estádio José Alvalade
Primeira Liga	1st
Taça de Portugal	Runners-up
UEFA Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	Alberto Acosta (22)
Highest home attendance	Alberto Acosta (24)

Season summary

Giuseppe Materazzi was signed as manager, but was sacked after only a few months, following a shock 3-0 defeat to Viking in the UEFA Cup. He was replaced by Augusto Inácio, who was unable to reverse Sporting's fortunes on the continent but still guided them to the title and the domestic cup final.

First team squad

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	DEN	Peter Schmeichel
2	DF	POR	Quim Berto
3	DF	BRA	Vinícius
4	DF	BRA	Marcos
5	MF	ARG	Aldo Duscher
6	DF	ARG	Facundo Quiroga
7	MF	POR	Delfim
8	MF	POR	Pedro Barbosa (captain)
9	FW	BUL	Ivaylo Yordanov
10	FW	BRA	Edmílson
11	FW	ARG	Alberto Acosta
12	GK	POR	Nuno Santos
14	MF	ESP	Toñito
17	MF	POR	Luís Vidigal
19	FW	GHA	Kwame Ayew

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	DF	MAR	Abdelilah Saber
22	DF	POR	Beto
23	DF	POR	Rui Jorge
25	MF	ITA	Ivone De Franceschi (on loan from Venezia)
26	MF	ESP	Antonio Robaina (on loan from Tenerife)
27	MF	ARG	Mauricio Hanuch
29	DF	BRA	César Prates (on loan from Real Madrid Castilla)
31	MF	CHI	Juan Francisco Viveros
44	DF	POR	Vasco Faísca
48	FW	BEL	Mbo Mpenza
50	DF	BRA	André Cruz
?	GK	POR	Nélson
?	MF	POR	Bino
?	MF	POR	Afonso Martins
?	DF	POR	Marco Caneira

Transfers

In

• Peter Schmeichel - Manchester United, free
• Mbo Mpenza - Standard Liège, January
• César Prates - Real Madrid B, January, loan

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Primeira Liga	22 August 1999	14 May 2000	Matchday 1	Winners	34	23	8	3	57	22	+35	067.65
Taça de Portugal	12 January 2000	25 May 2000	Fifth round	Runners-up	6	4	1	1	9	4	+5	066.67
UEFA Cup	16 September 1999	30 September 1999	First round	First round	2	1	0	1	1	3	−2	050.00
Total					42	28	9	5	67	29	+38	066.67

Source: Competitions

Primeira Liga

Main article: 1999–2000 Primeira Liga

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sporting CP (C)	34	23	8	3	57	22	+35	77	Qualification to Champions League group stage
2	Porto	34	22	7	5	66	26	+40	73	Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
3	Benfica	34	21	6	7	58	33	+25	69	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
4	Boavista	34	16	7	11	40	31	+9	55	Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round
5	Gil Vicente	34	14	11	9	48	34	+14	53

Source: Infordesporto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored
(C) Champions

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A
Result	D	W	W	D	D	W	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	D	D	W	D	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	W
Position	6	6	4	4	4	2	4	3	5	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Source: FootballPortugal
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Taça de Portugal

Main article: 1999–2000 Taça de Portugal

Sporting CP v União de Leiria

12 January 2000 Fifth Rd	Sporting CP	1–0	União de Leiria	Lisbon
	Prates 45'	Report		Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Referee: Paulo Baptista

Benfica v Sporting CP

26 January 2000 Sixth Rd	Benfica	1–3	Sporting CP	Lisbon
15:00	Uribe 33'	Report	Acosta 11', 74' (pen.) Cruz 36'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Vítor Pereira

Sporting CP v Dragões Sandinenses

9 February 2000 Quarter-finals	Sporting CP	3–0	Dragões Sandinenses	Lisbon
	Toñito 77' Marcos 83' A. Martins 89'	Report		Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Referee: Olegário Benquerença

Moreirense v Sporting CP

12 April 2000 Semi-finals	Moreirense	0–1	Sporting CP	Moreira de Cónegos
		Report	Ayew 54'	Stadium: Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas

Porto v Sporting CP

21 May 2000 Final	Porto	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Sporting CP	Oeiras
17:00 WEST	Jardel 4'	Report	Barbosa 56'	Stadium: Estádio Nacional Referee: António Costa (Porto)

Porto v Sporting CP

25 May 2000 Final replay	Porto	2–0	Sporting CP	Oeiras
20:30 WEST	Clayton 47' Deco 74'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Nacional Referee: Lucílio Batista (Lisbon)

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1999–2000 UEFA Cup

First round

Viking v Sporting CP

16 September 1999 First leg	Viking	3–0	Sporting CP	Stavanger, Norway
20:00	Svensson 57' Berre 69' Espevoll 77' (pen.)			Stadium: Viking Stadion Attendance: 4,080 Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi (Italy)

Sporting CP v Viking

30 September 1999 Second leg	Sporting CP	1–0 (1–3 agg.)	Viking	Lisbon, Portugal
20:00	Ayew 71'			Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Marcel Lica (Romania)