The 1999–2000 Heineken Cup was the fifth edition of the

Heineken Cup The European Rugby Champions Cup (known as the Heineken Champions Cup for sponsorship reasons) is an annual rugby union tournament organised by European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR). It is the top-tier competition for clubs who compete in a pre ...

of rugby. Teams from

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and

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were divided into six pools of four and played home and away matches against each other. The pool winners and two best runners-up qualified for the knockout stages.

Teams

Pool stage

In the pool matches teams received * 2 points for a win * 1 points for a draw

Pool 1

Pool 2

Pool 3

Pool 4

Pool 5

Pool 6

Seeding

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

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