1999–2000 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C.
1999–2000 season
ChairmanStewart Milne
ManagerEbbe Skovdahl
StadiumPittodrie Stadium
Scottish Premier League10th
Scottish CupFinalists
Scottish League CupFinalists
Top goalscorerLeague: Arild Stavrum (9)
All: Arild Stavrum (12)
Highest home attendance18,451 vs. Inverness Caledonian Thistle, 29 February 2000
Lowest home attendance6,756 vs. Livingston, 17 August 1999
Average home league attendance12,809

Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup in season 1999–2000.

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Scotland SCO Jim Leighton
2 DF Scotland SCO Mark Perry
3 DF Scotland SCO Derek Whyte
4 MF England ENG Nigel Pepper
5 DF Norway NOR Thomas Solberg
6 DF Scotland SCO Gary Smith
8 MF Scotland SCO Eoin Jess
9 FW Scotland SCO Robbie Winters
10 MF Germany GER Andreas Mayer
11 DF Bulgaria BUL Iliyan Kiryakov
12 DF Scotland SCO Andy Dow
13 GK Scotland SCO Mark Peat
14 MF Scotland SCO Paul Bernard
15 DF Scotland SCO Russell Anderson
16 MF Scotland SCO Jamie Buchan[notes 1]
17 MF Scotland SCO David Rowson
18 MF Scotland SCO Ricky Gillies
19 MF Scotland SCO Darren Young
21 MF Scotland SCO Derek Young
22 DF Scotland SCO Michael Hart
23 GK Scotland SCO Ryan Esson
24 MF Scotland SCO Russell Duncan
25 DF Scotland SCO Stuart McCaffrey
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 DF Norway NOR Cato Guntveit
27 MF Iceland ISL Baldur Bett
28 DF Scotland SCO Iain Good
29 FW Scotland SCO Darren Mackie
30 DF Scotland SCO Jamie McAllister
31 MF Scotland SCO Fergus Tiernan
32 DF Scotland SCO Kevin Milne
33 DF Scotland SCO Phil McGuire
34 MF Scotland SCO Chris Clark
35 DF Iceland ISL Calum Bett
36 MF Scotland SCO Steven Marwick
37 DF Scotland SCO Kevin Rutkiewicz
38 DF Scotland SCO Kevin McNaughton
39 DF Scotland SCO David Lilley
40 GK England ENG David Preece
41 FW Scotland SCO Scott Michie
42 MF Scotland SCO Ross O'Donoghue
43 MF Belgium BEL Rachid Belabed
44 DF Argentina ARG Juan Cobian
45 DF Scotland SCO Jamie Clark (on loan from San Jose Earthquakes)
46 FW Norway NOR Arild Stavrum
47 FW Morocco MAR Hicham Zerouali

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
7 FW Scotland SCO Jim Hamilton (to Dundee United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW Scotland SCO Dennis Wyness (to Inverness Caledonian Thistle)

Results

Scottish Premier League

Main article: 1999–2000 Scottish Premier League
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 1 August Celtic H 0–5 16,080
2 7 August Kilmarnock A 0–2 8,738
3 14 August Dundee H 0–2 8,174
4 22 August Heart of Midlothian A 0–3 12,803
5 29 August St Johnstone H 0–3 9,600
6 11 September Rangers A 0–3 49,226
7 18 September Dundee United H 1–2 Dow 11,814
8 2 October Hibernian H 2–2 Jess, Gillies 11,786
9 16 October Celtic A 0–7 60,033
10 20 October Motherwell A 6–5 Winters (3), Bernard, Jess, Dow 5,009
11 23 October Kilmarnock H 2–2 Bernard (2) 10,317
12 30 October Rangers H 1–5 Solberg 18,846
13 6 November Dundee United A 1–3 Solberg 8,170
14 21 November St Johnstone A 1–1 Dow 6,279
15 27 November Hibernian A 0–2 11,628
16 8 December Hearts H 3–1 Guntveit, Jess, Stavrum 10,234
17 11 December Celtic H 0–6 16,532
18 27 December Dundee United H 3–1 Zerouali, Belabed, Stavrum 16,656
19 22 January Rangers A 0–5 50,023
20 26 January Motherwell H 1–1 Zerouali 10,053
21 5 February St Johnstone H 2–1 Stavrum, Winters 17,568
22 23 February Dundee A 3–1 Dow, Stavrum, Bernard 5,784
23 26 February Hibernian H 4–0 Stavrum (2), Guntveit, Anderson 12,625
24 4 March Motherwell A 0–1 7,528
25 22 March Heart of Midlothian A 0–3 13,429
26 25 March Dundee United A 1–1 Stavrum 6,723
27 1 April Rangers H 1–1 Guntveit 16,521
28 12 April Kilmarnock A 0–1 11,525
29 15 April Hearts H 1–2 Stavrum 12,626
30 18 April Dundee H 0–1 12,403
31 22 April Motherwell H 2–1 Dow, Solberg 9,348
32 29 April Hibernian A 0–1 9,659
33 2 May St Johnstone A 1–2 Winters 4,217
34 6 May Celtic A 1–5 Winters 41,786
35 14 May Kilmarnock H 5–1 Zerouali, Rowson, Jess, Solberg, Winters 9,375
36 21 May Dundee A 2–0 Stavrum, Jess 6,449

Final standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Hibernian 36 10 11 15 49 61 −12 41
7 Dundee 36 12 5 19 45 64 −19 41
8 Dundee United 36 11 6 19 34 57 −23 39
9 Kilmarnock 36 8 13 15 38 52 −14 37
10 Aberdeen 36 9 6 21 44 83 −39 33 Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round[a]
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
Notes:
  1. ^ Since Rangers, the winners of the 1999–2000 Scottish Cup, already qualified for the UEFA Champions League, Aberdeen, the losing finalist, earned a spot in the 2000–01 UEFA Cup. As the bottom team, Aberdeen were also due to take part in a three-team play-off with Dunfermline Athletic and Falkirk, but as Falkirk's stadium did not meet SPL criteria, the play-off did not take place.[2]

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1999–2000 Scottish League Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R2 17 August Livingston H 1–0 Gillies 6,756
R3 12 October Falkirk H 1–1 (Aberdeen win 5–3 on penalties) Lawrie 8,166
QF 1 December Rangers H 1–0 (AET)[3] Dow 12,108
SF 13 February Dundee United N 1–0 Stavrum 9,500
Final 19 March Celtic N 0–2 50,073

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1999–2000 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R3 29 January St Mirren A 1–1 Zerouali 7,565
R3R 8 February St Mirren H 2–0 Zerouali, Bernard 12,947
R4 20 February Inverness Caledonian Thistle A 1–1 Guntveit 6,290
R4R 29 February Inverness Caledonian Thistle H 1–0 Stavrum 18,451
QF 12 March Dundee United A 1–0 Jess 6,738
SF 9 April Hibernian N 2–1 Stavrum, Dow 22,632
Final 27 May Rangers N 0–4 50,685

Squad

Appearances & Goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total SPL Scottish Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Scotland SCO Jim Leighton 36 0 26 0 7 0 3 0
2 DF Scotland SCO Mark Perry 24 0 18 0 3 0 3 0
3 DF Scotland SCO Derek Whyte (c) 28 0 20 0 5 0 3 0
4 DF England ENG Nigel Pepper 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 0
5 DF Norway NOR Thomas Solberg 36 4 26 4 7 0 3 0
6 DF Scotland SCO Gary Smith 7 0 6 0 0 0 1 0
7 FW Scotland SCO Jim Hamilton 8 0 7 0 0 0 1 0
8 MF Scotland SCO Eoin Jess 34 6 26 5 4 1 4 0
9 FW Scotland SCO Robbie Winters 42 7 33 7 4 0 5 0
10 MF Germany GER Andreas Mayer 27 0 21 0 3 0 3 0
11 MF Bulgaria BUL Illian Kiriakov 9 0 8 0 0 0 1 0
12 MF Scotland SCO Andy Dow 47 7 35 5 7 1 5 1
13 GK Scotland SCO Mark Peat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF Scotland SCO Paul Bernard 35 5 25 4 7 1 3 0
15 DF Scotland SCO Russell Anderson 46 1 34 1 7 0 5 0
16 DF Scotland SCO Jamie Buchan 9 0 8 0 0 0 1 0
17 MF Scotland SCO David Rowson 6 1 5 1 1 0 0 0
18 FW Scotland SCO Ricky Gillies 12 2 10 1 0 0 2 1
19 MF Scotland SCO Darren Young 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 0
20 FW Scotland SCO Dennis Wyness 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF Scotland SCO Derek Young 16 0 14 0 0 0 2 0
22 DF Scotland SCO Michael Hart 5 0 3 0 0 0 2 0
23 GK Scotland SCO Ryan Esson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF Scotland SCO Russell Duncan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 DF Scotland SCO Stuart McCaffrey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF Norway NOR Cato Guntveit 29 4 20 3 6 1 3 0
27 MF Iceland ISL Baldur Bett 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF Scotland SCO Iain Good 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW Scotland SCO Darren Mackie 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 0
30 DF Scotland SCO Jamie McAllister 45 0 34 0 7 0 4 0
31 MF Scotland SCO Fergus Tiernan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 MF Scotland SCO Kevin Milne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF Scotland SCO Phil McGuire 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
34 MF Scotland SCO Chris Clark 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
35 FW Iceland ISL Calum Bett 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 MF Scotland SCO Steven Marwick 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 DF Scotland SCO Kevin Rutkiewicz 15 0 10 0 3 0 2 0
38 DF Scotland SCO Kevin McNaughton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 DF Scotland SCO David Lilley 19 0 17 0 2 0 0 0
40 GK England ENG David Preece 12 0 10 0 0 0 2 0
41 FW Scotland SCO Scott Michie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 MF Scotland SCO Ross O'Donoghue 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 MF Belgium BEL Rachid Belabed 31 1 21 1 7 0 3 0
44 DF Argentina ARG Juan Cobián 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
45 DF Scotland SCO Jamie Clark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
46 FW Norway NOR Arild Stavrum 32 12 22 9 7 2 3 1
47 MF Morocco MAR Hicham Zerouali 20 5 14 3 4 2 2 0

References

  1. ^ "FootballSquads - Aberdeen - 1999/00".
  2. ^ "Falkirk stadium hopes boost". BBC News. 6 December 2000. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  3. ^ Report

Notes

  1. ^ Buchan was born in Manchester, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father and represented them at U-21 level.