# 1999–2000 Sporting CP season

The 1999–2000 season was Sporting Clube de Portugal's 94th season in existence and the club's 66th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. In addition to the domestic league, Sporting CP will participate in this season's editions of the Taça de Portugal and UEFA Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000.

## Season summary

Giuseppe Materazzi was signed as manager, but was sacked after only a few months, following a shock 3–0 defeat to Viking in the UEFA Cup. He was replaced by Augusto Inácio, who was unable to reverse Sporting's fortunes on the continent but still guided them to the title and the domestic cup final.

## First team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | DEN | Peter Schmeichel |
| 2 | DF | POR | Quim Berto |
| 3 | DF | BRA | Vinícius |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Marcos |
| 5 | MF | ARG | Aldo Duscher |
| 6 | DF | ARG | Facundo Quiroga |
| 7 | MF | POR | Delfim |
| 8 | MF | POR | Pedro Barbosa (captain) |
| 9 | FW | BUL | Ivaylo Yordanov |
| 10 | FW | BRA | Edmílson |
| 11 | FW | ARG | Alberto Acosta |
| 12 | GK | POR | Nuno Santos |
| 14 | MF | ESP | Toñito |
| 17 | MF | POR | Luís Vidigal |
| 19 | FW | GHA | Kwame Ayew |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | DF | MAR | Abdelilah Saber |
| 22 | DF | POR | Beto |
| 23 | DF | POR | Rui Jorge |
| 25 | MF | ITA | Ivone De Franceschi (on loan from Venezia) |
| 26 | MF | ESP | Antonio Robaina (on loan from Tenerife) |
| 27 | MF | ARG | Mauricio Hanuch |
| 29 | DF | BRA | César Prates (on loan from Real Madrid Castilla) |
| 31 | MF | CHI | Juan Francisco Viveros |
| 44 | DF | POR | Vasco Faísca |
| 48 | FW | BEL | Mbo Mpenza |
| 50 | DF | BRA | André Cruz |
| ? | GK | POR | Nélson |
| ? | MF | POR | Bino |
| ? | MF | POR | Afonso Martins |
| ? | DF | POR | Marco Caneira |

## Transfers
### In

* Peter Schmeichel - Manchester United, free
* Mbo Mpenza - Standard Liège, January
* César Prates - Real Madrid B, January, loan

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Primeira Liga | 22 August 1999 | 14 May 2000 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 34 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 57 | 22 | +35 | 067.65 |
| Taça de Portugal | 12 January 2000 | 25 May 2000 | Fifth round | Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 066.67 |
| UEFA Cup | 16 September 1999 | 30 September 1999 | First round | First round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 42 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 67 | 29 | +38 | 066.67 |
Source: Competitions

### Primeira Liga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Sporting CP (C) | 34 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 57 | 22 | +35 | 77 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Porto | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 66 | 26 | +40 | 73 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Benfica | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 58 | 33 | +25 | 69 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Boavista | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 55 | Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 5 | Gil Vicente | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 48 | 34 | +14 | 53 | |

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | D | W | W | D | D | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | L | W |
| Position | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |