1999–2000 Copa del Rey explained

Copa del Rey
Year:1999–2000
Other Titles:98th Copa del Rey
Country: Spain
Num Teams:55
Defending Champions:Valencia
Winners:Espanyol
Second:Atlético de Madrid
Matches:106
Goals:234
Scoring Leader: Arenaza
Barata
Luis Cembranos
Gâlcă
Hasselbaink
Míchel
Yordi
(4 goals)
Prev Season:1998–99
Next Season:2000–01

The 1999–2000 Copa del Rey was the 98th staging of the Copa del Rey.

The competition started on 1 September 1999 and concluded on 27 May 2000 with the Final, held at the Estadio Mestalla in Valencia.

Preliminary round

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First round

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Second round

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Round of 16

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Note: Barcelona failed to play the second leg due to a fixture clash with UEFA international matches, which left Barcelona with only seven first-team players. The competition rules at the time for the Copa del Rey allowed sides a maximum of three youth players per match, leaving Barcelona with a squad of ten players for the return leg against Atlético de Madrid. The ten Barcelona players refused to take to the field as a protest against the Spanish FA (RFEF), thus forfeiting the match.[1]

Final

See main article: 2000 Copa del Rey final.

Top goalscorers

Goalscorers Goals Team
Luis CembranosRayo Vallecano
YordiZaragoza
Constantin GâlcăEspanyol
MíchelRayo Vallecano
BarataTenerife
Igor ArenazaLogroñés
Jimmy Floyd HasselbainkAtlético Madrid
MauricioCompostela
ManelLogroñés
Luis EnriqueBarcelona

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.sportcal.com/pressreleases/barcelona-forfeit-place-in-spanish-cup-final/ Barcelona forfeit place in Spanish Cup final