title: 1999–2000 Aberdeen F.C. season
text: # 1999–2000 Aberdeen F.C. season
  
  Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup in season 1999–2000.
  
  ## First-team squad
  
      Squad at end of season
  
  Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | GK | SCO | Jim Leighton |
  | 2 | DF | SCO | Mark Perry |
  | 3 | DF | SCO | Derek Whyte |
  | 4 | MF | ENG | Nigel Pepper |
  | 5 | DF | NOR | Thomas Solberg |
  | 6 | DF | SCO | Gary Smith |
  | 8 | MF | SCO | Eoin Jess |
  | 9 | FW | SCO | Robbie Winters |
  | 10 | MF | GER | Andreas Mayer |
  | 11 | DF | BUL | Iliyan Kiryakov |
  | 12 | DF | SCO | Andy Dow |
  | 13 | GK | SCO | Mark Peat |
  | 14 | MF | SCO | Paul Bernard |
  | 15 | DF | SCO | Russell Anderson |
  | 16 | MF | SCO | Jamie Buchan |
  | 17 | MF | SCO | David Rowson |
  | 18 | MF | SCO | Ricky Gillies |
  | 19 | MF | SCO | Darren Young |
  | 21 | MF | SCO | Derek Young |
  | 22 | DF | SCO | Michael Hart |
  | 23 | GK | SCO | Ryan Esson |
  | 24 | MF | SCO | Russell Duncan |
  | 25 | DF | SCO | Stuart McCaffrey |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 26 | DF | NOR | Cato Guntveit |
  | 27 | MF | ISL | Baldur Bett |
  | 28 | DF | SCO | Iain Good |
  | 29 | FW | SCO | Darren Mackie |
  | 30 | DF | SCO | Jamie McAllister |
  | 31 | MF | SCO | Fergus Tiernan |
  | 32 | DF | SCO | Kevin Milne |
  | 33 | DF | SCO | Phil McGuire |
  | 34 | MF | SCO | Chris Clark |
  | 35 | DF | ISL | Calum Bett |
  | 36 | MF | SCO | Steven Marwick |
  | 37 | DF | SCO | Kevin Rutkiewicz |
  | 38 | DF | SCO | Kevin McNaughton |
  | 39 | DF | SCO | David Lilley |
  | 40 | GK | ENG | David Preece |
  | 41 | FW | SCO | Scott Michie |
  | 42 | MF | SCO | Ross O'Donoghue |
  | 43 | MF | BEL | Rachid Belabed |
  | 44 | DF | ARG | Juan Cobian |
  | 45 | DF | SCO | Jamie Clark (on loan from San Jose Earthquakes) |
  | 46 | FW | NOR | Arild Stavrum |
  | 47 | FW | MAR | Hicham Zerouali |
  
  ### Left club during season
  
  Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | FW | SCO | Jim Hamilton (to Dundee United) |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 20 | FW | SCO | Dennis Wyness (to Inverness Caledonian Thistle) |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Scottish Premier League
  
  | Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 1 August | Celtic | H | 0–5 | | 16,080 |
  | 2 | 7 August | Kilmarnock | A | 0–2 | | 8,738 |
  | 3 | 14 August | Dundee | H | 0–2 | | 8,174 |
  | 4 | 22 August | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–3 | | 12,803 |
  | 5 | 29 August | St Johnstone | H | 0–3 | | 9,600 |
  | 6 | 11 September | Rangers | A | 0–3 | | 49,226 |
  | 7 | 18 September | Dundee United | H | 1–2 | Dow | 11,814 |
  | 8 | 2 October | Hibernian | H | 2–2 | Jess, Gillies | 11,786 |
  | 9 | 16 October | Celtic | A | 0–7 | | 60,033 |
  | 10 | 20 October | Motherwell | A | 6–5 | Winters (3), Bernard, Jess, Dow | 5,009 |
  | 11 | 23 October | Kilmarnock | H | 2–2 | Bernard (2) | 10,317 |
  | 12 | 30 October | Rangers | H | 1–5 | Solberg | 18,846 |
  | 13 | 6 November | Dundee United | A | 1–3 | Solberg | 8,170 |
  | 14 | 21 November | St Johnstone | A | 1–1 | Dow | 6,279 |
  | 15 | 27 November | Hibernian | A | 0–2 | | 11,628 |
  | 16 | 8 December | Hearts | H | 3–1 | Guntveit, Jess, Stavrum | 10,234 |
  | 17 | 11 December | Celtic | H | 0–6 | | 16,532 |
  | 18 | 27 December | Dundee United | H | 3–1 | Zerouali, Belabed, Stavrum | 16,656 |
  | 19 | 22 January | Rangers | A | 0–5 | | 50,023 |
  | 20 | 26 January | Motherwell | H | 1–1 | Zerouali | 10,053 |
  | 21 | 5 February | St Johnstone | H | 2–1 | Stavrum, Winters | 17,568 |
  | 22 | 23 February | Dundee | A | 3–1 | Dow, Stavrum, Bernard | 5,784 |
  | 23 | 26 February | Hibernian | H | 4–0 | Stavrum (2), Guntveit, Anderson | 12,625 |
  | 24 | 4 March | Motherwell | A | 0–1 | | 7,528 |
  | 25 | 22 March | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–3 | | 13,429 |
  | 26 | 25 March | Dundee United | A | 1–1 | Stavrum | 6,723 |
  | 27 | 1 April | Rangers | H | 1–1 | Guntveit | 16,521 |
  | 28 | 12 April | Kilmarnock | A | 0–1 | | 11,525 |
  | 29 | 15 April | Hearts | H | 1–2 | Stavrum | 12,626 |
  | 30 | 18 April | Dundee | H | 0–1 | | 12,403 |
  | 31 | 22 April | Motherwell | H | 2–1 | Dow, Solberg | 9,348 |
  | 32 | 29 April | Hibernian | A | 0–1 | | 9,659 |
  | 33 | 2 May | St Johnstone | A | 1–2 | Winters | 4,217 |
  | 34 | 6 May | Celtic | A | 1–5 | Winters | 41,786 |
  | 35 | 14 May | Kilmarnock | H | 5–1 | Zerouali, Rowson, Jess, Solberg, Winters | 9,375 |
  | 36 | 21 May | Dundee | A | 2–0 | Stavrum, Jess | 6,449 |
  
  **Final standings**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | Hibernian | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 49 | 61 | −12 | 41 | |
  | 7 | Dundee | 36 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 45 | 64 | −19 | 41 | |
  | 8 | Dundee United | 36 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 34 | 57 | −23 | 39 | |
  | 9 | Kilmarnock | 36 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 38 | 52 | −14 | 37 | |
  | 10 | Aberdeen | 36 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 44 | 83 | −39 | 33 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round |
  
  * ↑ Since Rangers, the winners of the 1999–2000 Scottish Cup, already qualified for the UEFA Champions League, Aberdeen, the losing finalist, earned a spot in the 2000–01 UEFA Cup. As the bottom team, Aberdeen were also due to take part in a three-team play-off with Dunfermline Athletic and Falkirk, but as Falkirk's stadium did not meet SPL criteria, the play-off did not take place.
  
  ### Scottish League Cup
  
  | Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | R2 | 17 August | Livingston | H | 1–0 | Gillies | 6,756 |
  | R3 | 12 October | Falkirk | H | 1–1 (Aberdeen win 5–3 on penalties) | Lawrie | 8,166 |
  | QF | 1 December | Rangers | H | 1–0 (AET) | Dow | 12,108 |
  | SF | 13 February | Dundee United | N | 1–0 | Stavrum | 9,500 |
  | Final | 19 March | Celtic | N | 0–2 | | 50,073 |
  
  ### Scottish Cup
  
  | Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | R3 | 29 January | St Mirren | A | 1–1 | Zerouali | 7,565 |
  | R3R | 8 February | St Mirren | H | 2–0 | Zerouali, Bernard | 12,947 |
  | R4 | 20 February | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | A | 1–1 | Guntveit | 6,290 |
  | R4R | 29 February | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | H | 1–0 | Stavrum | 18,451 |
  | QF | 12 March | Dundee United | A | 1–0 | Jess | 6,738 |
  | SF | 9 April | Hibernian | N | 2–1 | Stavrum, Dow | 22,632 |
  | Final | 27 May | Rangers | N | 0–4 | | 50,685 |
  
  ## Squad
  
  ### Appearances & Goals
  
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | SPL | SPL | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
  | 1 | GK | SCO | Jim Leighton | 36 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  | 2 | DF | SCO | Mark Perry | 24 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  | 3 | DF | SCO | Derek Whyte (c) | 28 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  | 4 | DF | ENG | Nigel Pepper | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 5 | DF | NOR | Thomas Solberg | 36 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  | 6 | DF | SCO | Gary Smith | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 7 | FW | SCO | Jim Hamilton | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 8 | MF | SCO | Eoin Jess | 34 | 6 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
  | 9 | FW | SCO | Robbie Winters | 42 | 7 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
  | 10 | MF | GER | Andreas Mayer | 27 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  | 11 | MF | BUL | Illian Kiriakov | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 12 | MF | SCO | Andy Dow | 47 | 7 | 35 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
  | 13 | GK | SCO | Mark Peat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 14 | MF | SCO | Paul Bernard | 35 | 5 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
  | 15 | DF | SCO | Russell Anderson | 46 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
  | 16 | DF | SCO | Jamie Buchan | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 17 | MF | SCO | David Rowson | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 18 | FW | SCO | Ricky Gillies | 12 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
  | 19 | MF | SCO | Darren Young | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 20 | FW | SCO | Dennis Wyness | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 21 | MF | SCO | Derek Young | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 22 | DF | SCO | Michael Hart | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 23 | GK | SCO | Ryan Esson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 24 | MF | SCO | Russell Duncan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 25 | DF | SCO | Stuart McCaffrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 26 | MF | NOR | Cato Guntveit | 29 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
  | 27 | MF | ISL | Baldur Bett | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 28 | MF | SCO | Iain Good | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 29 | FW | SCO | Darren Mackie | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 30 | DF | SCO | Jamie McAllister | 45 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
  | 31 | MF | SCO | Fergus Tiernan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 32 | MF | SCO | Kevin Milne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 33 | DF | SCO | Phil McGuire | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 34 | MF | SCO | Chris Clark | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 35 | FW | ISL | Calum Bett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 36 | MF | SCO | Steven Marwick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 37 | DF | SCO | Kevin Rutkiewicz | 15 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 38 | DF | SCO | Kevin McNaughton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 39 | DF | SCO | David Lilley | 19 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 40 | GK | ENG | David Preece | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 41 | FW | SCO | Scott Michie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 42 | MF | SCO | Ross O'Donoghue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 43 | MF | BEL | Rachid Belabed | 31 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  | 44 | DF | ARG | Juan Cobián | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 45 | DF | SCO | Jamie Clark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 46 | FW | NOR | Arild Stavrum | 32 | 12 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
  | 47 | MF | MAR | Hicham Zerouali | 20 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
  