Chelsea 1-0 Aston Villa (1999-00 FA Cup Final)

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2000 FA Cup Final
0Scoreline	Chelsea 1-0 Aston Villa
0Date	20th May 2000
0Competition	FA Cup
0Referee	Graham Poll
0Stadium	Wembley Stadium
0Attendance	78,217

The 2000 FA Cup Final took place on 20 May 2000 and was the last to be played at the old Wembley Stadium. It was contested between Chelsea and Aston Villa, who had finished 5th and 6th respectively in the Premier League that season, though there was a seven point gap between the sides. Chelsea secured victory with a strike mid-way through the second half from Roberto Di Matteo; his last goal for the club. It was Chelsea's second FA Cup success in four seasons and the third in the club's history. Di Matteo had also scored in their previous cup triumph. Wembley Stadium closed five months later, and was subsequently rebuilt. It was more than six years after the old stadium closed that the new stadium opened, with Chelsea also winning the first FA Cup Final at the new Wembley.

Contents 1 Match review 2 Match details 3 Road to the Final 4 Match reports 5 Images

Match review

Following a poor quality first half in which few chances were created, the match was brighter in the second, with Chelsea generally having the better of the play. George Weah missed several chances and Dennis Wise had a goal disallowed for offside, while Villa's Gareth Southgate headed wide. On 73 minutes, Roberto Di Matteo scored what proved to be the winning goal, capitalising on an error from Villa goalkeeper David James to put the ball in the net from close range. Villa could not get back in the match, their best chance falling to Benito Carbone, but his tame shot did not test Ed de Goey in goal.

Match details

20 May 2000 15.00	Chelsea	1 - 0	Aston Villa	Venue: Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 78,217 Referee: Graham Poll
	Di Matteo 73'

CHELSEA: GK 1 Ed de Goey RB 15 Mario Melchiot 18' CB 6 Marcel Desailly CB 5 Frank Leboeuf LB 3 Celestine Babayaro RM 8 Gustavo Poyet CM 11 Dennis Wise (c) 28' CM 7 Didier Deschamps LM 16 Roberto Di Matteo CF 25 Gianfranco Zola 89' CF 31 George Weah 88' Substitutes: GK 23 Carlo Cudicini DF 26 John Terry DF 34 Jon Harley MF 20 Jody Morris 89' CF 19 Tore André Flo 88' Manager: Gianluca Vialli

ASTON VILLA: GK 1 David James RB 24 Mark Delaney CB 5 Ugo Ehiogu CB 4 Gareth Southgate (c) CB 3 Alan Wright 88' LB 15 Gareth Barry 16' MF 6 George Boateng MF 10 Paul Merson MF 7 Ian Taylor 79' MF 18 Benito Carbone 79' CF 9 Dion Dublin Substitutes: GK 39 Peter Enckelman DF 31 Jlloyd Samuel MF 26 Steve Stone 79' MF 17 Lee Hendrie 88' CF 12 Julian Joachim 79' Manager: John Gregory

Road to the Final

Season	Day	D	M	Year	Round	Opposition	Venue	Result	Score	Additional information
1999-00	Sat	11	Dec	1999	3rd Round	Hull City	Away	Won	6-1
1999-00	Wed	19	Jan	2000	4th Round	Nottingham Forest	Home	Won	2-0
1999-00	Sun	30	Jan	2000	5th Round	Leicester City	Home	Won	2-1
1999-00	Sun	20	Feb	2000	6th Round	Gillingham	Home	Won	5-0
1999-00	Sun	9	Apr	2000	Semi Final	Newcastle United	Neutral*	Won	2-1	*Wembley

Match reports

• BBC
• fa-cupfinals.co.uk

Images

Match ticket	Commemorative pennant	Match programme	Chelsea team photo before the kick-off
George Weah	Lifting the Cup	Celebrations

FA Cup

Seasons:01905–06 • 1906–07 • 1907–08 • 1908–09 • 1909–10 • 1910–11 • 1911–12 • 1912–13 • 1913–14 • 1914–15 • 1919–20 • 1920–21 • 1921–22 • 1922–23 • 1923–24 • 1924–25 • 1925–26 • 1926–27 • 1927–28 • 1928–29 • 1929–30 • 1930–31 • 1931–32 • 1932–33 • 1933–34 • 1934–35 • 1935–36 • 1936–37 • 1937–38 • 1938–39 • 1945–46 • 1946–47 • 1947–48 • 1948–49 • 1949–50 • 1950–51 • 1951–52 • 1952–53 • 1953–54 • 1954–55 • 1955–56 • 1956–57 • 1957–58 • 1958–59 • 1959–60 • 1960–61 • 1961–62 • 1962–63 • 1963–64 • 1964–65 • 1965–66 • 1966–67 • 1967–68 • 1968–69 • 1969–70 • 1970–71 • 1971–72 • 1972–73 • 1973–74 • 1974–75 • 1975–76 • 1976–77 • 1977–78 • 1978–79 • 1979–80 • 1980–81 • 1981–82 • 1982–83 • 1983–84 • 1984–85 • 1985–86 • 1986–87 • 1987–88 • 1988–89 • 1989–90 • 1990–91 • 1991–92 • 1992–93 • 1993–94 • 1994–95 • 1995–96 • 1996–97 • 1997–98 • 1998–99 • 1999–00 • 2000–01 • 2001–02 • 2002–03 • 2003–04 • 2004–05 • 2005–06 • 2006–07 • 2007–08 • 2008–09 • 2009–10 • 2010–11 • 2011–12 • 2012–13 • 2013–14 • 2014–15 • 2015–16

Finals: 1915 • 1967 • 1970 • 1970 (R) • 1994 • 1997 • 2000 • 2002 • 2007 • 2009 • 2010 • 2012

1999-00 season

Premier League:

Sunderland (H) • Leicester (A) • Aston Villa (H) • Wimbledon (A) • Newcastle (H) • Watford (A) • Middlesbrough (A) Man Utd (H) • Liverpool (A) • Arsenal (H) • Derby (A) • West Ham (H) • Everton (A) • Bradford City (H) • Sunderland (A) Leeds Utd (H) • Southampton (A) • Sheff Wed (H) • Coventry (A) • Bradford City (A) • Tottenham (H) • Leicester (H) • Aston Villa (A) Tottenham (A) • Wimbledon (H) • Watford (H) • Newcastle (A) • Everton (H) • West Ham (A) • Southampton (H) • Leeds Utd (A) Coventry (H) • Sheff Wed (A) • Middlesbrough (H) • Man Utd (A) • Liverpool (H) • Arsenal (A) • Derby (H)

FA Cup:

3rd Round: Hull City | 4th Round: Nottm Forest | 5th Round: Leicester | QF: Gillingham | SF: Newcastle | Final: Aston Villa

League Cup:

3rd Round: Huddersfield

Champions League:

3rd Qual. Round: Skonto Riga: 1st Leg • 2nd Leg 1st Group Stage: Milan (H) • Hertha Berlin (A) • Galatasaray (H) • Galatasaray (A) • Milan (A) • Hertha Berlin (H) 2nd Group Stage: Feyenoord (H) • Lazio (A) • Marseille (A) • Marseille (H) • Feyenoord (A) • Lazio (H) QF: Barcelona: 1st Leg • 2nd Leg