1999–2000 Juventus FC season explained

The 1999–2000 season was Juventus Football Club's 102nd in existence and 98th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football.

Season review

Juventus came close to adding to its collection of league titles, but in the end, a controversial refereeing decision denied them the title.

Juventus led 1–0 at home to Parma in their penultimate match. Parma made a huge effort to equalise, and thought they had done so when Fabio Cannavaro headed the ball into the back of the net during stoppage time. However, referee Massimo De Santis controversially disallowed the goal due to a perceived foul, despite protests from the Parma players.

On the last day of the season, title rivals Lazio beat Reggina by 3–0 at home, but Juventus unexpectedly ran into problems at Perugia, where heavy rainfall began with the score tied at 0–0 in half-time. Referee Pierluigi Collina nonetheless decided to kick off the game, albeit half an hour too late. Nervous Laziali and players followed the Perugia–Juventus game via radio, hoping that Juventus would be defeated. A draw would mean a re-match between the sides to decide the title, while a win would give Juventus another scudetto. The Juventus players' efforts were in vain, since Alessandro Calori struck a half-volley into the back of the net with half an hour to go. With Juventus unable to make a comeback, they lost the title in the final round of the season.

It was a bitter end to the season for the Turin club, who had led the table for most of the campaign and lost just one of their first 26 matches, only to collapse in the final 8 games (4 losses suffered in those games). To make matters worse, despite initially winning the 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup, Juventus had endured a humiliating UEFA Cup run, being beaten 4–0 and eliminated in the round of 16 by Spanish club Celta Vigo. This was their earliest exit from European competitions since the 1987–88 UEFA Cup.

Players

Squad information

Transfers

In
width=3%	Pos.	width=33%	Name	width=28%	from	width=36%	Type
GK		Trelleborg
GK
DF		Lecce	loan ended
MF		Salernitana	loan ended
MF
MF
MF
MF			loan ended
MF
FW
FW			loan ended

Out
width=3%	Pos.	width=33%	Name	width=28%	To	width=36%	Type
GK			co-ownership
GK
DF
DF			co-ownership
MF			loan
MF
MF
MF		Lugano	loan
MF			co-ownership
MF		Bari	loan
FW			loan
FW
FW			loan

Competitions

Serie A

See main article: 1999–2000 Serie A.

Matches

Coppa Italia

See main article: 1999–2000 Coppa Italia.

Quarter-finals

UEFA Intertoto Cup

See main article: 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup.

Final

UEFA Cup

See main article: 1999–2000 UEFA Cup.

Fourth round

Statistics

Players statistics

Notes and References

1. Web site: Serie A: Presenze (Spettatori abbonati/ gara). Italian. Lega Serie A. 26 May 2016.