| 1999–2000 European Challenge Cup | |
| Countries: |  France Ireland Italy Romania Spain |
| Tournament Format: | Round-robin and Knockout |
| Date: | 19 November 1999 to 28 May 2000 |
| Teams: | 28 |
| Top Point Scorer: | David Aucagne (Pau) (130 points) |
| Top Try Scorer: | Philippe Bernat-Salles (Biarritz) Nicolas Brusque (Pau) Francois Plisson (Castres) (7 tries) |
| Venue: | Les Sept Deniers |
| Attendance2: | 6,000 |
| Champions: | Pau |
| Count: | 1 |
| Runner-Up: | Castres Olympique |
| Website: | https://web.archive.org/web/20080506141030/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/ |
| Previous Year: | 1998–99 |
| Previous Tournament: | 1998–99 European Challenge Cup |
| Next Year: | 2000–01 |
| Next Tournament: | 2000–01 European Challenge Cup |
The 1999–2000 European Challenge Cup was the fourth year of the European Challenge Cup, the second tier rugby union cup competition below the Heineken Cup. The tournament was held between November 1999 and May 2000.
See main article: 1999–2000 European Challenge Cup pool stage.
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Shoguns | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 165 | 96 | 69 | 10 | |
| Bordeaux-Begles | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 158 | 124 | 34 | 8 | |
| Dax | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 129 | 146 | -17 | 6 | |
| Calvisano | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 18 | -15 | 69 | 155 | -86 | 0 |
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castres Olympique | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 12 | 27 | 249 | 94 | 155 | 12 | |
| Newport | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 137 | 119 | 18 | 6 | |
| Bedford Blues | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 31 | -16 | 121 | 223 | -102 | 4 | |
| Rugby Rovigo | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 25 | -12 | 107 | 178 | -71 | 2 |
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pau | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 23 | 229 | 114 | 115 | 10 | |
| Perpignan | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 200 | 104 | 96 | 10 | |
| Sale Sharks | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 24 | -7 | 168 | 181 | -13 | 4 | |
| Caerphilly | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 39 | -31 | 81 | 279 | -198 | 0 |
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ebbw Vale | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 13 | 18 | 252 | 127 | 125 | 12 | |
| Toulon | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 178 | 148 | 30 | 6 | |
| Connacht | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 131 | 165 | -34 | 4 | |
| Steaua București | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 37 | -24 | 120 | 241 | -121 | 2 |
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biarritz Olympique | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 8 | 26 | 227 | 77 | 150 | 10 | |
| Gloucester | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 188 | 113 | 75 | 9 | |
| Bridgend RFC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 113 | 151 | -38 | 5 | |
| Spain XV | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 39 | -32 | 79 | 266 | -187 | 0 |
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle Falcons | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 200 | 90 | 110 | 10 | |
| Narbonne | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 153 | 96 | 57 | 6 | |
| Aurillac | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 125 | 153 | -28 | 6 | |
| Dunvant | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 32 | -21 | 92 | 231 | -139 | 2 |
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Irish | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 192 | 140 | 52 | 8 |
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