1999–2000 in Dutch football

The 1999–2000 season in Dutch football was the 44th season in the Eredivisie. PSV Eindhoven won the title, while Roda JC won the Dutch National Cup.

Johan Cruijff-schaal

August 8, 1999

Feyenoord	3–2	Ajax
Tomasson 13' Kalou 15' Paauwe 86'		Knopper 45' Gronkjaer 51'

Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam

Attendance: 44.500

Referee: Luinge

Eredivisie

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	PSV (C)	34	27	3	4	105	24	+81	84	Qualification to Champions League group stage
2	Heerenveen	34	21	5	8	65	36	+29	68	Qualification to Champions League group stage
3	Feyenoord	34	18	10	6	66	42	+24	64	Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4	Vitesse Arnhem	34	18	9	7	67	43	+24	63	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round^[a]
5	Ajax	34	18	7	9	72	51	+21	61	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round^[a]
6	FC Twente	34	16	12	6	57	37	+20	60
7	AZ	34	17	4	13	69	59	+10	55
8	Roda JC	34	16	7	11	62	53	+9	55	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round^[a]
9	Willem II	34	13	9	12	55	65	−10	48
10	FC Utrecht	34	14	4	16	55	61	−6	46
11	RKC Waalwijk	34	12	6	16	44	67	−23	42	Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round
12	Fortuna Sittard	34	10	8	16	47	54	−7	38
13	Sparta Rotterdam	34	11	4	19	48	75	−27	37
14	De Graafschap	34	8	9	17	41	60	−19	33
15	NEC	34	7	6	21	35	62	−27	27
16	MVV (R)	34	6	7	21	38	68	−30	25	Qualification to Relegation play-offs^[b]
17	Cambuur (R)	34	6	7	21	35	66	−31	25	Qualification to Relegation play-offs^[b]
18	Den Bosch (R)	34	4	11	19	36	74	−38	23	Relegation to Eerste Divisie

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Roda JC qualified for the UEFA Cup by winning the 1999–2000 KNVB Cup.
^ MVV and Cambuur both relegated after losing their promotion/relegation play-offs.

Topscorers

Position	Player	Club	Goals
1	Ruud van Nistelrooy	PSV	29
2	Pierre van Hooijdonk	Vitesse	25
3	Arnold Bruggink	PSV	19
3	Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink	FC Twente	19
5	Luc Nilis	PSV	18
5	Anthony Lurling	SC Heerenveen	18
7	John Bosman	AZ	17
8	Julio Ricardo Cruz	Feyenoord	15
8	Bob Peeters	Roda JC	15
10	Richard Knopper	Ajax	14
10	Nikos Machlas	Ajax	14

PSV Winning Squad 1999-2000

Goal

Defence

Midfield

Attack

Management

Eric Gerets (Coach)
Ernie Brandts (Assistant)

Eerste Divisie

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification
1	NAC Breda	34	27	1	6	84	36	+48	82	Promotion to Eredivisie
2	FC Zwolle	34	22	8	4	90	41	+49	74	Play-offs
3	FC Groningen	34	23	5	6	81	33	+48	74
4	Excelsior	34	18	5	11	70	48	+22	59
5	FC Emmen	34	18	4	12	53	45	+8	58
6	RBC Roosendaal	34	17	6	11	65	49	+16	57
7	Heracles Almelo	34	13	8	13	41	42	−1	47
8	Dordrecht '90	34	12	9	13	55	58	−3	45
9	FC Eindhoven	34	14	3	17	47	63	−16	45
10	Helmond Sport	34	13	3	18	45	57	−12	42
11	ADO Den Haag	34	12	6	16	37	52	−15	42
12	Veendam	34	10	11	13	50	61	−11	41
13	Telstar	34	11	4	19	44	59	−15	37
14	Go Ahead Eagles	34	9	9	16	56	58	−2	36
15	VVV-Venlo	34	8	11	15	38	62	−24	35
16	HFC Haarlem	34	9	5	20	54	72	−18	32
17	FC Volendam	34	8	7	19	40	75	−35	31
18	TOP Oss	34	8	3	23	35	74	−39	27

Source: rsssf.com

Promoted : NAC
Promotion / Relegation play-offs ("Nacompetitie") : FC Zwolle, FC Groningen, Excelsior, Emmen, RBC and Heracles

Promotion and relegation

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	FC Groningen	6	5	0	1	19	7	+12	15	Promotion to Eredivisie
2	FC Emmen	6	2	2	2	8	10	−2	8
3	MVV	6	2	1	3	11	14	−3	7	Relegation from Eredivisie
4	Heracles Almelo	6	1	1	4	10	17	−7	4

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	RBC Roosendaal	6	3	2	1	10	7	+3	11	Promotion to Eredivisie
2	FC Zwolle	6	3	1	2	14	7	+7	10
3	Excelsior	6	2	1	3	11	14	−3	7
4	Cambuur Leeuwarden	6	1	2	3	6	13	−7	5	Relegation from Eredivisie

Source: rsssf.com

Promoted : FC Groningen and RBC Roosendaal
Relegated : MVV Maastricht and Cambuur Leeuwarden

KNVB Cup

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

February 16

FC Utrecht	0
		April 12
Roda JC	1
		Vitesse	0
February 16
		Roda JC	1
RKC	0
				May 21 - Rotterdam
Vitesse	1
				Roda JC	2
February 16
				NEC	0
NEC	2
		April 11
FC Dordrecht	0
		AZ	1 (1)
February 17
		NEC	1 (4)
Willem II	1

AZ	2

Dutch national team

References

[table_note_res_UC0.046214994530294-1] Roda JC qualified for the UEFA Cup by winning the 1999–2000 KNVB Cup.

[table_note_res_RPO0.046214994530294-2] MVV and Cambuur both relegated after losing their promotion/relegation play-offs.

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