What is 1999–2000 UEFA Cup?
{{Infobox international football competition | tourney_name = UEFA Cup | year = 1999–2000 | image = Parken 1.jpg | size = | caption = [[Parken Stadium]], [[Østerbro]] hosted the final. | dates = 10 August 1999 – 17 May 2000 | num_teams = | confederations = | champion_other = {{flagicon|TUR}} [[Galatasaray S.K.|Galatasaray]] | count = 1 | second_other = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] | matches = 205 | goals = 564 | attendance = | top_scorer = {{flagicon|Federal Republic of Yugoslavia}} [[Darko Kovačević]] <small>(10 goals)</small> | prevseason = [[1998–99 UEFA Cup|1998–99]] | nextseason = [[2000–01 UEFA Cup|2000–01]] }} The '''1999–2000 UEFA Cup''' season was the 29th edition of the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]. The final was played at [[Parken Stadium]] in [[Copenhagen]]. It was won by [[Galatasaray S.K.|Galatasaray]], who beat {{FC|Arsenal}} in the final. The defending champions were {{FC|Parma}} they were eliminated by [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]] in the fourth round. It was the first season of the new UEFA Cup format. Domestic cup winners would qualify for the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]], after the [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]] was disbanded. This change also added an additional knockout round. This was the first year when the UEFA Cup winners qualified for the [[UEFA Super Cup]]. ==Association team allocation== A total of 142 teams from 49 [[UEFA]] associations participated in the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup. Associations are allocated places according to their 1999–2000 [[UEFA coefficient#League coefficient|UEFA league coefficient]]. Below is the qualification scheme for the 2000–01 UEFA Cup: *Associations 1–6 each enter three teams *Associations 7–8 each enter four teams *Associations 9–15 each enter two teams *Associations 16–21 each enter three teams *Associations 22–50 each enter two teams, with the exception of Bosnia who no enter teams, Liechtenstein and Andorra who enter one team each *3 w