The 1999–2000 Irish League Cup (known as the

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knock-out cup competition. It concluded on 18 April 2000 with the final. Linfield were the defending champions after their fifth League Cup win last season; a 2–1 victory over

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in the previous final. This season they won a record third successive League Cup with a 4–0 victory over

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in the final to lift the cup for the sixth time overall. The 4–0 scoreline remains the joint largest margin of victory in a League Cup final to date, with the record being equalled in

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. Linfield's record of winning three consecutive League Cups was equalled by

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's three consecutive wins in 2012–13, 2013–14 and 2014–15. It was then broken when Cliftonville added a fourth consecutive win in 2015–16.

Preliminary round

First round

Quarter-finals

Replay

Semi-finals

Final

References

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