1999–2000 Rangers F.C. season

The 1999–2000 season was the 120th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Rangers
1999–2000 season
ChairmanDavid Murray
ManagerDick Advocaat
GroundIbrox Stadium
Scottish Premier League1st (Champions)
Scottish CupWinners
League CupQuarter-finals
Champions LeagueGroup stage
UEFA CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jörg Albertz
Rod Wallace (17)
All:
Rod Wallace
(21)

Overview

Rangers played a total of 57 competitive matches during the 1999–2000 season. The team finished first in the Scottish Premier League and won Advocaat his second consecutive league title.

Rangers won the title by 21 points after some very consistent form throughout the season, only failing to win eight matches and losing just two. Rangers were undefeated against Celtic winning three out of the four matches. The signing of Michael Mols proved to be very significant with the striker scoring nine goals in his first nine league matches, although he suffered a serious injury later on in the season.

In the domestic cup competitions, they were knocked out of the League Cup at the quarter-finals stage, losing 1–0 to Aberdeen. However, the team won the Scottish Cup, their 100th major honour, defeating Aberdeen 4–0.

In European competition, the team qualified for the UEFA Champions League group stages after a win over UEFA Cup holders Parma in the third qualifying round, whom Rangers has lost to the previous season en route to Parma's UEFA Cup win. They were drawn alongside Bayern Munich, PSV Eindhoven and Valencia. Rangers were unable to qualify for the next stage of the Champions League after a narrow 1–0 loss in Munich on the final match day. The game saw Michael Mols suffer a serious knee injury after attempting to avoid a collision with Oliver Khan, and he was therefore out for the rest of the season. Rangers finished third in the group and dropped into the UEFA Cup, where they drew Borussia Dortmund. Despite a convincing 2–0 win in Glasgow, Rangers lost 2–0 in Dortmund and lost the tie overall after a penalty shoot-out.

Transfers

In
Date Player From Fee
25 June 1999 Poland Dariusz AdamczukScotland DundeeFree[1]
27 June 1999 Netherlands Michael MolsNetherlands FC Utrecht£4,000,000[2]
16 November 1999 Finland Tero PenttiläFinland Haka£300,000[3]
23 November 1999 Norway Thomas MyhreEngland EvertonLoan[4]
4 December 1999 Scotland Billy DoddsScotland Dundee United£1,300,000[5]
22 January 2000 Turkey Tugay KerimoğluTurkey Galatasaray£1,200,000[6]

Out
Date Player To Fee
1 June 1999 Netherlands Theo SneldersNetherlands MVV MaastrichtFree[7]
1 June 1999 Sweden Jonas ThernRetired[8]
1 June 1999 Italy Luigi RiccioBelgium BeverenFree[9]
4 June 1999 France Stephane Guivarc'hFrance AJ Auxerre£3,400,000[10]
29 September 1999 Scotland Charlie MillerEngland Watford£350,000[11]
17 December 1999 Finland Antti NiemiScotland Heart of Midlothian£350,000[12]
18 December 1999 Scotland Derek McInnesFrance Toulouse£400,000[13]
11 January 2000 Scotland Ian FergusonScotland Dunfermline AthleticFree[14]
13 January 2000 Argentina Gabriel AmatoBrazil Grêmio£3,750,000
24 February 2000 Scotland Colin HendryEngland Coventry City£750,000[15]
31 March 2000 Northern Ireland Paul McKnightScotland St MirrenNominal
  • Expenditure: Decrease £6,800,000
  • Income: Increase £9,000,000
  • Total loss/gain: Increase £2,200,000

Matches

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish Premier League
Main article: 1999–2000 Scottish Premier League
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
31 July 1999KilmarnockH2–148,074Wallace, Reyna
7 August 1999Heart of MidlothianA4–017,893Reyna (2), Mols, Albertz
15 August 1999MotherwellH4–145,264Mols (4)
21 August 1999Dundee UnitedH4–148,849Reyna, Van Bronckhorst, Wallace, Vidmar
28 August 1999HibernianA1–015,587Johansson
11 September 1999AberdeenH3–049,226Mols (2), Albertz (pen.)
25 September 1999St JohnstoneH3–147,475Albertz (2, 1 pen.), Mols
2 October 1999DundeeA3–210,494Kanchelskis, Wallace, Amato
16 October 1999 Kilmarnock A 1–1 15,795 Van Bronckhorst
30 October 1999 Aberdeen A 5–1 16,846 Johansson (3), Mols, Amato
7 November 1999 Celtic H 4–2 50,026 Johansson, Albertz (pen.), Amoruso, Amato
20 November 1999 Hibernian H 2–0 49,544 Johansson, Albertz
28 November 1999 Dundee H 1–2 47,154 Wallace
11 December 1999 Kilmarnock H 1–0 47,169 Albertz
18 December 1999 Motherwell A 5–1 12,640 Kanchelskis (2), Amoruso, Dodds (2)
22 December 1999 Heart of Midlothian H 1–0 49,907 Albertz
27 December 1999 Celtic A 1–1 59,619 Dodds
22 January 2000 Aberdeen H 5–0 50,023 Moore, Van Bronckhorst, Numan, Wallace, Ferguson
2 February 2000 Dundee United A 4–0 11,241 Vidmar (2), Wallace, McCann
6 February 2000 Hibernian A 2–2 13,420 Wallace, McCann
15 February 2000 St Johnstone A 1–1 9,608 Vidmar
27 February 2000 Dundee A 7–1 9,297 Wallace (3), Vidmar (2), Albertz, Rozental
4 March 2000 St Johnstone H 0–0 49,907
8 March 2000 Celtic A 1–0 59,220 Wallace
18 March 2000 Motherwell H 6–2 49,622 Wallace (3), Rozental (pen.), Albertz, Tugay (pen.)
26 March 2000 Celtic H 4–0 50,039 Albertz (2), Kanchelskis, Van Bronckhorst
1 April 2000 Aberdeen A 1–1 16,521 Ferguson
4 April 2000 Dundee United H 3–0 45,829 Albertz, Dodds, Wallace
12 April 2000 Heart of Midlothian A 2–1 16,314 Wallace, Dodds
15 April 2000 Dundee United A 2–0 11,419 Ferguson, Albertz
23 April 2000 St Johnstone A 2–0 10,016 Dodds (2)
30 April 2000 Dundee H 3–0 50,032 Dodds, McCann, Rozental
3 May 2000 Hibernian H 5–2 39,349 Ferguson, Dennis (o.g.), Dodds, Albertz (2)
7 May 2000 Kilmarnock A 2–0 13,284 Reyna, Albertz
13 May 2000 Heart of Midlothian H 1 – 0 50,009 Dodds
21 May 2000 Motherwell A 0–2 12,310

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 1999–2000 Scottish League Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
12 October 1999R3Dunfermline AthleticH1–030,024Wallace
1 December 1999QFAberdeenA0–112,108

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1999–2000 Scottish Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
30 January 2000R3St JohnstoneA2–09,099Numan, Van Bronckhorst
19 February 2000R4Greenock MortonA1–08,600Moore
12 March 2000QFHeart of MidlothianH4–131,864Ferguson, Numan, Amoruso, Dodds (pen.)
8 April 2000SFAyr UnitedN7–038,357Rozental (2), Kanchelskis, Wallace, Dodds (3)
27 May 2000FAberdeenN4–050,865Van Bronckhorst, Vidmar, Dodds, Albertz

UEFA Champions League
Main article: 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
28 July 1999QR2Finland HakaA4–13,341Amoruso, Mols (2), Johansson
4 August 1999QR2Finland HakaH3–046,443Wallace, Johansson, Amato
11 August 1999QR3Italy ParmaH2–049,263Vidmar, Reyna
25 August 1999QR3Italy ParmaA0–124,087
15 September 1999GSSpain ValenciaA0–254,971
21 September 1999GSGermany Bayern MunichH1–149,960Albertz
28 September 1999GSNetherlands PSV EindhovenA1–030,000Albertz
20 October 1999GSNetherlands PSV EindhovenH4–150,083Amoruso, Mols (2), McCann
26 October 1999GSSpain ValenciaH1–250,063Moore
3 November 1999GSGermany Bayern MunichA0–154,000

UEFA Cup
Main article: 1999–2000 UEFA Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
25 November 1999R3Germany Borussia DortmundH2–049,268Kohler (o.g.), Wallace
7 December 1999R3Germany Borussia DortmundA0–2*38,000

*Rangers lost the tie 3–1 on penalties

Appearances

List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupOther
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Germany GER Stefan Klos 350240500060
2 DF Italy ITA Sergio Porrini 22011+100+100+1080
3 DF Australia AUS Craig Moore 3932214110121
4 DF Italy ITA Lorenzo Amoruso 4653023120112
5 DF Netherlands NED Arthur Numan 43329+11521070
6 MF Scotland SCO Barry Ferguson 4953145110120
7 MF Russia RUS Andrei Kanchelskis 40525+344+11200+50
8 MF Netherlands NED Giovanni van Bronckhorst 4562745210120
9 FW Netherlands NED Michael Mols 201399000+10104
10 FW England ENG Rod Wallace 442025+3165111102
11 MF Germany GER Jörg Albertz 532030+5174+11105+72
12 MF United States USA Claudio Reyna 42625+453+100091
13 GK Finland FIN Antti Niemi 1010000000
14 DF Australia AUS Tony Vidmar 39621+6431106+21
15 FW Argentina ARG Gabriel Amato 1344+4300102+21
15 FW Chile CHI Sebastian Rozental 1356+53220000
16 DF Scotland SCO Colin Hendry 401+1000000+20
17 DF Poland POL Dariusz Adamczuk 1605+50001050
18 MF Scotland SCO Neil McCann 47412+1832+30107+41
19 DF Scotland SCO Scott Wilson 120901+101000
20 FW Finland FIN Jonatan Johansson 2678+8600202+61
21 FW Italy ITA Marco Negri 10000+100000
22 GK France FRA Lionel Charbonnier 11070000040
23 MF Scotland SCO Barry Nicholson 510+2000100+21
24 FW Scotland SCO Gordon Durie 1101+6020100+10
26 MF Scotland SCO Ian Ferguson 300+20000+1000
26 MF Turkey TUR Tugay Kerimoğlu (from 22 January) 2019+711+300000
27 MF Scotland SCO Derek McInnes 400+10001020
29 DF Finland FIN Tero Penttilä 4030000+1000
32 GK Scotland SCO Mark Brown 2010001000
33 DF Scotland SCO Bob Malcolm 301+20000000
34 DF Scotland SCO Maurice Ross 100+10000000
41 MF Scotland SCO Jimmy Gibson 100+10000000
44 MF Northern Ireland NIR Stephen Carson 1000000+1000
46 GK Norway NOR Thomas Myhre 6030001020
47 FW Scotland SCO Billy Dodds 211516+2101+250000
48 MF Scotland SCO Stephen Hughes 100+10000000

Competitions

Overall
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Scottish Premier League 31 July 21 May Winners 36 28 6 2 96 26 +70 077.78
UEFA Champions League 28 July 3 November Second Qualifying round Group Stage 10 5 1 4 16 9 +7 050.00
UEFA Cup 25 November 7 December Third round Third round 2 1 0 1 2 2 +0 050.00
Scottish Cup 30 January 27 May Third round Winners 5 5 0 0 18 1 +17 100.00
League Cup 12 October 1 December Third round Quarter-finals 2 1 0 1 1 1 +0 050.00
Total 55 40 7 8 133 39 +94 072.73

Source: Competitions

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rangers (C) 36 28 6 2 96 26 +70 90 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Celtic 36 21 6 9 90 38 +52 69 Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round
3 Heart of Midlothian 36 15 9 12 47 40 +7 54
4 Motherwell 36 14 10 12 49 63 −14 52
5 St Johnstone 36 10 12 14 36 44 −8 42
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
(C) Champions

Champions League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VAL BAY RAN PSV
1 Spain Valencia 6 3 3 0 8 4 +4 12 Advance to second group stage — 1–1 2–0 1–0
2 Germany Bayern Munich 6 2 3 1 7 6 +1 9 1–1 — 1–0 2–1
3 Scotland Rangers 6 2 1 3 7 7 0 7 Transfer to UEFA Cup 1–2 1–1 — 4–1
4 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 6 1 1 4 5 10 −5 4 1–1 2–1 0–1 —
Source: UEFA

References
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