title: 1999–2000 in Dutch football
text: # 1999–2000 in Dutch football
  
  The 1999–2000 season in Dutch football was the 44th season in the Eredivisie. PSV Eindhoven won the title, while Roda JC won the Dutch National Cup.
  
  ## Eredivisie
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | PSV (C) | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 105 | 24 | +81 | 84 | Qualification to Champions League |
  | 2 | SC Heerenveen | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 65 | 36 | +29 | 68 | Qualification to Champions League |
  | 3 | Feyenoord | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 66 | 42 | +24 | 64 | Qualification to Champions League: 3rd qualifying round |
  | 4 | Vitesse Arnhem | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 67 | 43 | +24 | 63 | Qualification to UEFA Cup |
  | 5 | Ajax | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 72 | 51 | +21 | 61 | Qualification to UEFA Cup |
  | 6 | FC Twente | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 57 | 37 | +20 | 60 | |
  | 7 | AZ | 34 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 69 | 59 | +10 | 55 | |
  | 8 | Roda JC | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 62 | 53 | +9 | 55 | Qualification to UEFA Cup |
  | 9 | Willem II | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 55 | 65 | −10 | 48 | |
  | 10 | FC Utrecht | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 55 | 61 | −6 | 46 | |
  | 11 | RKC Waalwijk | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 44 | 67 | −23 | 42 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup: Third round |
  | 12 | Fortuna Sittard | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 47 | 54 | −7 | 38 | |
  | 13 | Sparta Rotterdam | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 48 | 75 | −27 | 37 | |
  | 14 | De Graafschap | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 41 | 60 | −19 | 33 | |
  | 15 | NEC | 34 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 35 | 62 | −27 | 27 | |
  | 16 | MVV (R) | 34 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 38 | 68 | −30 | 25 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |
  | 17 | Cambuur (R) | 34 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 35 | 66 | −31 | 25 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |
  | 18 | FC Den Bosch (R) | 34 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 36 | 74 | −38 | 23 | Relegation to Eerste Divisie |
  
  * 1 2 Roda JC qualified for the UEFA Cup by winning the 1999–2000 KNVB Cup.
  * ↑ MVV and Cambuur both relegated after losing their promotion/relegation play-offs.
  
  ### Topscorers
  
  | Position | Player | Club | Goals |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | PSV | 29 |
  | 2 | Pierre van Hooijdonk | Vitesse | 25 |
  | 3 | Arnold Bruggink | PSV | 19 |
  | 3 | Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink | FC Twente | 19 |
  | 5 | Luc Nilis | PSV | 18 |
  | 5 | Anthony Lurling | SC Heerenveen | 18 |
  | 7 | John Bosman | AZ | 17 |
  | 8 | Julio Ricardo Cruz | Feyenoord | 15 |
  | 8 | Bob Peeters | Roda JC | 15 |
  | 10 | Richard Knopper | Ajax | 14 |
  | 10 | Nikos Machlas | Ajax | 14 |
  
  ## Eerste Divisie
  
  | Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | NAC Breda | 34 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 84 | 36 | +48 | 82 | Promotion to Eredivisie |
  | 2 | FC Zwolle | 34 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 90 | 41 | +49 | 74 | Play-offs |
  | 3 | FC Groningen | 34 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 81 | 33 | +48 | 74 | Play-offs |
  | 4 | Excelsior | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 70 | 48 | +22 | 59 | Play-offs |
  | 5 | FC Emmen | 34 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 58 | Play-offs |
  | 6 | RBC Roosendaal | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 65 | 49 | +16 | 57 | Play-offs |
  | 7 | Heracles Almelo | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 41 | 42 | −1 | 47 | Play-offs |
  | 8 | Dordrecht '90 | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 55 | 58 | −3 | 45 | |
  | 9 | FC Eindhoven | 34 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 47 | 63 | −16 | 45 | |
  | 10 | Helmond Sport | 34 | 13 | 3 | 18 | 45 | 57 | −12 | 42 | |
  | 11 | ADO Den Haag | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 37 | 52 | −15 | 42 | |
  | 12 | Veendam | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 50 | 61 | −11 | 41 | |
  | 13 | Telstar | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 44 | 59 | −15 | 37 | |
  | 14 | Go Ahead Eagles | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 56 | 58 | −2 | 36 | |
  | 15 | VVV-Venlo | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 38 | 62 | −24 | 35 | |
  | 16 | HFC Haarlem | 34 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 54 | 72 | −18 | 32 | |
  | 17 | FC Volendam | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 40 | 75 | −35 | 31 | |
  | 18 | TOP Oss | 34 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 35 | 74 | −39 | 27 | |
  
  * Promoted : NAC
  * Promotion / Relegation play-offs ("Nacompetitie") : FC Zwolle, FC Groningen, Excelsior, Emmen, RBC and Heracles
  
  ## Promotion and relegation
  
  ### Group A
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | FC Groningen | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 15 | Promotion to Eredivisie |
  | 2 | FC Emmen | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 8 | |
  | 3 | MVV | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 7 | Relegation from Eredivisie |
  | 4 | Heracles Almelo | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 4 | |
  
  ### Group B
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | RBC Roosendaal | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 11 | Promotion to Eredivisie |
  | 2 | FC Zwolle | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 10 | |
  | 3 | Excelsior | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 7 | |
  | 4 | Cambuur Leeuwarden | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 5 | Relegation from Eredivisie |
  
  * Promoted : FC Groningen and RBC Roosendaal
  * Relegated : MVV Maastricht and Cambuur Leeuwarden
  
  ## KNVB Cup
  
  | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | February 16 | February 16 | | | |
  | FC Utrecht | 0 | | | |
  | FC Utrecht | 0 | April 12 | April 12 | | |
  | Roda JC | 1 | April 12 | April 12 | |
  | Roda JC | 1 | Vitesse | 0 | |
  | February 16 | February 16 | | Vitesse | 0 | |
  | February 16 | February 16 | Roda JC | 1 | |
  | RKC | 0 | Roda JC | 1 | |
  | RKC | 0 | | | | May 21 - Rotterdam | May 21 - Rotterdam |
  | Vitesse | 1 | | | | May 21 - Rotterdam | May 21 - Rotterdam |
  | Vitesse | 1 | | | | Roda JC | 2 |
  | February 16 | February 16 | | | | | Roda JC | 2 |
  | February 16 | February 16 | | | | NEC | 0 |
  | NEC | 2 | | | | NEC | 0 |
  | NEC | 2 | April 11 | April 11 | | | |
  | FC Dordrecht | 0 | April 11 | April 11 | | | |
  | FC Dordrecht | 0 | AZ | 1 (1) | | | |
  | February 17 | February 17 | | AZ | 1 (1) | | | |
  | February 17 | February 17 | NEC | 1 (4) | |
  | Willem II | 1 | NEC | 1 (4) | |
  | AZ | 2 | | | |
  