# 1999–2000 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

The 1999–2000 season was Heart of Midlothian F.C.'s 17th consecutive season in the top level of Scottish football, playing in the Scottish Premier League. Hearts also competed in the Scottish Cup and League Cup.

## Players
### First-team squad

    Squad at end of season
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 | FRA | Gilles Rousset |
| 2 | DF | SCO | Steven Pressley |
| 3 | DF | SCO | Gary Naysmith |
| 4 | MF | SCO | Gary Locke |
| 5 | DF | SCO | Kevin James |
| 6 | DF | SCO | Paul Ritchie |
| 7 | FW | SCO | Gary McSwegan |
| 8 | MF | SCO | Steve Fulton |
| 9 | FW | FRA | Stéphane Adam |
| 10 | MF | SCO | Colin Cameron |
| 11 | FW | SCO | Darren Jackson |
| 12 | DF | SCO | Grant Murray |
| 13 | GK | SCO | Roddy McKenzie |
| 14 | MF | AUT | Thomas Flögel |
| 15 | DF | YUG | Gordan Petrić |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Lee Makel |
| 17 | DF | SCO | Rob McKinnon |
| 18 | MF | JAM | Fitzroy Simpson |
| 19 | MF | WAL | Leigh Jenkinson |
| 20 | MF | ESP | Juanjo |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | MF | SVK | Róbert Tomaschek |
| 22 | DF | FRA | Fabien Leclercq |
| 23 | FW | SCO | Gary Wales |
| 24 | FW | NIR | Andy Kirk |
| 25 | DF | SCO | Robbie Horn |
| 26 | GK | FIN | Antti Niemi |
| 27 | MF | SCO | Scott Severin |
| 28 | DF | SCO | Kenny Milne |
| 29 | DF | SCO | Bobby Clyde |
| 30 | GK | SCO | Scott Strang |
| 31 | DF | SCO | Robbie Neilson |
| 32 | MF | SCO | Kris O'Neill |
| 33 | MF | SCO | Alisdair Graham |
| 34 | MF | SCO | Steven O'Donnell |
| 35 | DF | SCO | Craig Findlay |
| 36 | | | Graham Smith |
| 37 | GK | NOR | Roger Vaaler |
| 40 | DF | SCO | Darren Goldie |
| 48 | | | Steve Riley |

### Left club during season

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 |
| 6 | DF | SCO | Paul Ritchie (to Bolton Wanderers) |
| 15 | MF | ANG | José Quitongo (to Hamilton Academical) |
| 21 | MF | ITA | Stefano Salvatori (to Alzano) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 26 | FW | SCO | Derek Holmes (to Ross County) |

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Rangers (C) | 36 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 96 | 26 | +70 | 90 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Celtic | 36 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 90 | 38 | +52 | 69 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 3 | Heart of Midlothian | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 54 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 4 | Motherwell | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 49 | 63 | −14 | 52 | |
| 5 | St Johnstone | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 42 | |

## Statistics
### Scorers

| Pos | PLayer | SPL | SC | LC | Total |
| FW | Gary McSwegan | 13 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| MF | Colin Cameron | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| FW | Darren Jackson | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| FW | Gary Wales | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| FW | Stéphane Adam | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| MF | Juanjo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| MF | Scott Severin | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| MF | Thomas Flögel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MF | Steve Fulton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DF | Gary Naysmith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DF | Paul Ritchie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FW | Derek Holmes | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |