The 1999–2000 Bundesliga was the 37th season of the
Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. It began on 13 August 1999 and ended on 20 May 2000.
FC Bayern Munich
Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), also known as FC Bayern (), Bayern Munich, or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional men's football team, which play ...
were the defending champions.
Competition modus
Every team played two games against each other team, one at home and one away. Teams received three points for a win and one point for a draw. If two or more teams were tied on points, places were determined by
goal difference
Goal difference, goal differential or points difference is a form of tiebreaker used to rank sport teams which finish on equal points in a league competition. Either "goal difference" or "points difference" is used, depending on whether matches ar ...
and, if still tied, by goals scored. The team with the most points were crowned champions while the three teams with the fewest points were relegated to
2. Bundesliga
The 2. Bundesliga ( ) is the second division of professional football in Germany. It was implemented 11 years after the founding of the Fußball-Bundesliga as the new second division for professional football. The 2. Bundesliga is ranked below ...
.
Team changes to 1998–99
1. FC Nürnberg
1. Fußball-Club Nürnberg Verein für Leibesübungen e. V., often called 1. FC Nürnberg (, en, 1. Football Club Nuremberg) or simply Nürnberg, is a German association football club in Nuremberg, Bavaria, who currently compete in the 2. Bund ...
,
VfL Bochum and
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e. V. Mönchengladbach, commonly known as Borussia Mönchengladbach (), Mönchengladbach () or Gladbach (; abbreviated as Borussia MG, BMG), is a professional Association football, football club based in ...
were relegated to the
2. Bundesliga
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after finishing in the last three places. They were replaced by
Arminia Bielefeld
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,
SpVgg Unterhaching and
SSV Ulm.
Season overview
Five matches before the end of the league,
Bayer Leverkusen had 61 points and defending champions
Bayern Munich
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was in 60. At the 30th fixture, Bayer 04 got 3 points ahead, and continued winning until the 33rd round. Before the final fixture start, Bayer had 73 points, with Bayern having 70. However, Leverkusen lost away to
Unterhaching 2–0, and Bayern celebrated the championship winning against
Werder Bremen 3–1 at home, due to their superior
goal difference
Goal difference, goal differential or points difference is a form of tiebreaker used to rank sport teams which finish on equal points in a league competition. Either "goal difference" or "points difference" is used, depending on whether matches ar ...
over
Bayer 04.
Team overview
(*) Promoted from
2. Bundesliga
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.
League table
Results
Top goalscorers
References
External links
DFB Bundesliga archive 1999/2000
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