# 1999–2000 in Scottish football

The 1999–2000 season was the 103rd season of competitive football in Scotland.

## League Competitions
### Scottish Premier League

| 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 | |
| 6 | Hibernian | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 49 | 61 | −12 | 41 | |
| 7 | Dundee | 36 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 45 | 64 | −19 | 41 | |
| 8 | Dundee United | 36 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 34 | 57 | −23 | 39 | |
| 9 | Kilmarnock | 36 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 38 | 52 | −14 | 37 | |
| 10 | Aberdeen | 36 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 44 | 83 | −39 | 33 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round |
* ↑ Since Rangers, the winners of the 1999–2000 Scottish Cup, already qualified for the UEFA Champions League, Aberdeen, the losing finalist, earned a spot in the 2000–01 UEFA Cup. As the bottom team, Aberdeen were also due to take part in a three-team play-off with Dunfermline Athletic and Falkirk, but as Falkirk's stadium did not meet SPL criteria, the play-off did not take place.

### Scottish First Division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | St Mirren (C, P) | 36 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 75 | 39 | +36 | 76 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 2 | Dunfermline Athletic (P) | 36 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 66 | 33 | +33 | 71 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 3 | Falkirk | 36 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 67 | 40 | +27 | 68 | |
| 4 | Livingston | 36 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 60 | 45 | +15 | 64 | |
| 5 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 55 | 40 | +15 | 59 | |
| 6 | Inverness CT | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 60 | 55 | +5 | 49 | |
| 7 | Ayr United | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 42 | 52 | −10 | 38 | |
| 8 | Morton | 36 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 45 | 61 | −16 | 36 | |
| 9 | Airdrieonians | 36 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 69 | −40 | 29 | |
| 10 | Clydebank (R) | 36 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 17 | 82 | −65 | 10 | Relegation to the Second Division |

### Scottish Second Division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Clyde (C, P) | 36 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 65 | 37 | +28 | 65 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 2 | Alloa Athletic (P) | 36 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 58 | 38 | +20 | 64 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 3 | Ross County (P) | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 57 | 39 | +18 | 62 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 4 | Arbroath | 36 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 52 | 55 | −3 | 47 | |
| 5 | Partick Thistle | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 46 | |
| 6 | Stranraer | 36 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 47 | 46 | +1 | 45 | |
| 7 | Stirling Albion | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 60 | 72 | −12 | 40 | |
| 8 | Stenhousemuir | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 44 | 59 | −15 | 38 | |
| 9 | Queen of the South | 36 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 45 | 75 | −30 | 33 | |
| 10 | Hamilton Academical (R) | 36 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 29 | Relegation to the Third Division |
* ↑ 15 points deducted

### Scottish Third Division

In the 1999–2000 Scottish Third Division, Queen's Park pipped Berwick Rangers to the title on the final day of the season with a 3–2 victory at Cowdenbeath despite facing the threat of administration four months earlier, Berwick finished second and due to league reconstruction Forfar Athletic were also promoted in third place.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Queen's Park (C, P) | 36 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 54 | 37 | +17 | 69 | Promotion to the Second Division |
| 2 | Berwick Rangers (P) | 36 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 53 | 30 | +23 | 66 | Promotion to the Second Division |
| 3 | Forfar Athletic (P) | 36 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 64 | 40 | +24 | 61 | Promotion to the Second Division |
| 4 | East Fife | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 59 | |
| 5 | Cowdenbeath | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 59 | 43 | +16 | 54 | |
| 6 | Dumbarton | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 53 | |
| 7 | East Stirlingshire | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 50 | −22 | 40 | |
| 8 | Brechin City | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 42 | 51 | −9 | 38 | |
| 9 | Montrose | 36 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 39 | 54 | −15 | 37 | |
| 10 | Albion Rovers | 36 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 33 | 75 | −42 | 22 | |

## Other honours
### Cup honours

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Report |
| 1999–2000 Scottish Cup | Rangers | 4 – 0 | Aberdeen | Wikipedia article |
| League Cup 1999–2000 | Celtic | 2 – 0 | Aberdeen | |
| Challenge Cup 1999–2000 | Alloa Athletic | 4 – 4 (a.e.t.) (5 – 4 pen.) | Inverness CT | |
| Youth Cup | Heart of Midlothian | 5 – 3 | Rangers | |
| Junior Cup | Whitburn | 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) (4 – 3 pen.) | Johnstone Burgh | |

### Individual honours
#### SPFA awards

| Award | Winner | Club |
| Players' Player of the Year | Mark Viduka | Celtic |
| Young Player of the Year | Kenny Miller | Hibernian |

#### SFWA awards

| Award | Winner | Club |
| Footballer of the Year | Barry Ferguson | Rangers |
| Young Player of the Year | Unknown | Unknown |
| Manager of the Year | Dick Advocaat | Rangers |

## Scottish clubs in Europe

| Club | Competition(s) | Final round | Coef. |
| Rangers | UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League | Group stage Third round | 11.00 |
| Celtic | UEFA Europa League | Second round | 6.00 |
| St Johnstone | UEFA Europa League | First round | 2.50 |
| Kilmarnock | UEFA Europa League | First round | 1.00 |
Average coefficient – 5.125

## Scotland national team

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) | Report |
| 4 September | Olimpijski Stadion, Sarajevo (A) | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2–1 | ECQG9 | Don Hutchison, Billy Dodds | BBC Sport |
| 8 September | Kadrioru Stadium, Tallinn (A) | Estonia | 0–0 | ECQG9 | | BBC Sport |
| 5 October | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H) | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–0 | ECQG9 | John Collins (pen.) | BBC Sport |
| 9 October | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Lithuania | 3–0 | ECQG9 | Don Hutchison, Gary McSwegan, Colin Cameron | BBC Sport |
| 13 November | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | England | 0–2 | ECQPO | | BBC Sport |
| 17 November | Wembley Stadium, London (A) | England | 1–0 | ECQPO | Don Hutchison | BBC Sport |
| 29 March | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | France | 0–2 | Friendly | | BBC Sport |
| 26 April | Gelredome, Arnhem (A) | Netherlands | 0–0 | Friendly | | BBC Sport |
| 30 May | Lansdowne Road, Dublin (A) | Republic of Ireland | 2–1 | Friendly | Don Hutchison, Barry Ferguson | BBC Sport |
Key:
* (A) = Away match
* (H) = Home match
* ECQG6 = European Championship Qualifying – Group 6
* ECQPO = European Championship Qualifying – Playoff