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1999–2000 Heineken Cup
Rugby competition
Rugby competition
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 1999–2000 Heineken Cup |
| imagesize | 100px |
| caption | Official logo |
| countries | England |
| France | |
| Ireland | |
| Italy | |
| Scotland | |
| Wales | |
| tournament format | Round-robin and Knockout |
| date | 19 November 1999 – 27 May 2000 |
| teams | 24 |
| matches | 79 |
| attendance | 626065 |
| top point scorer | Ronan O'Gara (Munster) |
| (131 points) | |
| top try scorer | Christophe Dominici (Stade Français) |
| Conan Sharman (Edinburgh) | |
| Chris Wyatt (Llanelli) | |
| (5 tries) | |
| venue | Twickenham Stadium, London |
| attendance2 | 68,441 |
| champions | ENG Northampton Saints |
| count | 1 |
| runner-up | IRE Munster |
| previous year | 1998–99 |
| previous tournament | 1998–99 Heineken Cup |
| next year | 2000–01 |
| next tournament | 2000–01 Heineken Cup |
France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales (131 points) Conan Sharman (Edinburgh) Chris Wyatt (Llanelli) (5 tries) | runner-up = IRE Munster The 1999–2000 Heineken Cup was the fifth edition of the Heineken Cup of rugby. Teams from France, Ireland, Italy, Wales, England and Scotland were divided into six pools of four and played home and away matches against each other. The pool winners and two best runners-up qualified for the knockout stages.
Teams
| FRA France | ENG England | WAL Wales | SCO Scotland | IRE Ireland | ITA Italy |
|---|
Pool stage
In the pool matches teams received
- 2 points for a win
- 1 points for a draw
Pool 1
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA Stade Français | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 192 | 109 | 83 | 8 |
| IRE Leinster | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 150 | 138 | 12 | 8 |
| SCO Glasgow Caledonians | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 130 | 179 | −49 | 4 |
| ENG Leicester Tigers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 127 | 173 | −46 | 4 |
Pool 2
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA Toulouse | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 19 | 200 | 73 | 127 | 10 |
| ENG Bath | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 170 | 80 | 90 | 8 |
| WAL Swansea | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 126 | 137 | −11 | 6 |
| ITA Petrarca | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 38 | −27 | 76 | 282 | −206 | 0 |
Pool 3
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAL Llanelli | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 152 | 86 | 66 | 10 |
| ENG London Wasps | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 163 | 99 | 64 | 10 |
| FRA Bourgoin | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 140 | 162 | −22 | 4 |
| IRE Ulster | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 20 | −16 | 71 | 179 | −108 | 0 |
Pool 4
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE Munster | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 188 | 132 | 56 | 10 |
| ENG Saracens | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 206 | 153 | 53 | 6 |
| FRA Colomiers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 144 | 194 | −50 | 4 |
| WAL Pontypridd | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 106 | 165 | −59 | 4 |
Pool 5
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAL Cardiff | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 168 | 141 | 27 | 9 |
| FRA Montferrand | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 154 | 85 | 69 | 8 |
| ITA Benetton Treviso | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 100 | 167 | −67 | 4 |
| ENG Harlequins | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 120 | 149 | −29 | 3 |
Pool 6
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENG Northampton Saints | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 184 | 87 | 97 | 10 |
| FRA Grenoble | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 110 | 140 | −30 | 6 |
| SCO Edinburgh Reivers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 112 | 158 | −46 | 6 |
| WAL Neath | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 128 | 149 | −21 | 2 |
Seeding
| Seed | Pool winners | Pts | TF | +/− | Seed | Pool runners-up | Pts | TF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRA Toulouse | 10 | 24 | +127 | |||||
| 2 | ENG Northampton Saints | 10 | 19 | +97 | |||||
| 3 | IRE Munster | 10 | 19 | +56 | |||||
| 4 | WAL Llanelli | 10 | 17 | +66 | |||||
| 5 | WAL Cardiff | 9 | 14 | +27 | |||||
| 6 | FRA Stade Français | 8 | 22 | +83 | |||||
| 7 | ENG London Wasps | 10 | 16 | +64 | |||||
| 8 | FRA Montferrand | 8 | 19 | +69 | |||||
| — | ENG Bath | 8 | 15 | +90 | |||||
| — | IRE Leinster | 8 | 12 | +12 | |||||
| — | ENG Saracens | 6 | 24 | +53 | |||||
| — | FRA Grenoble | 6 | 13 | −30 |
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Main article: 2000 Heineken Cup Final
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