1999–2000 Serie A
The 1999–2000 Serie A (known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons) was the 98th season of top-tier Italian football, the 68th in a round-robin tournament. It was contested by 18 teams.
| Season | 1999–2000 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 28 August 1999 – 14 May 2000 |
| Champions | Lazio 2nd title |
| Relegated | Torino Venezia Cagliari Piacenza |
| Champions League | Lazio Juventus Milan Internazionale |
| UEFA Cup | Parma Roma Fiorentina |
| Intertoto Cup | Udinese |
| Matches played | 306 |
| Goals scored | 764 (2.5 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Andriy Shevchenko (24 goals) |
← 1998–99 2000–01 → | |
By late March, Juventus topped the table by nine points over Lazio with only eight games remaining, but they lost to Milan, to Lazio at the Stadio delle Alpi, and to Hellas Verona, with Lazio only dropping two points, against Fiorentina. Lazio won the title on the final day of the season when Juventus lost their match against Perugia 1–0 on an almost flooded pitch, while Lazio comfortably beat Reggina 3–0 at home at the Stadio Olimpico.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.