1999–2000 Heineken Cup
Tournament details
Countries England
 France
 Ireland
 Italy
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and Knockout
Date19 November 1999 – 27 May 2000
Tournament statistics
Teams24
Matches played79
Attendance626,065 (7,925 per match)
Top point scorer(s)Ronan O'Gara (Munster)
(131 points)
Top try scorer(s)Christophe Dominici (Stade Français)
Conan Sharman (Edinburgh)
Chris Wyatt (Llanelli)
(5 tries)
Final
VenueTwickenham Stadium, London
Attendance68,441
ChampionsEngland Northampton Saints (1st title)
Runners-upIreland Munster

The 1999–2000 Heineken Cup was the fifth edition of the Heineken Cup of rugby. Teams from France, Ireland, Italy, Wales, England and Scotland were divided into six pools of four and played home and away matches against each other. The pool winners and two best runners-up qualified for the knockout stages.

Teams

France France England England Wales Wales Scotland Scotland Ireland Ireland Italy Italy
  • Stade Français
  • Toulouse
  • Bourgoin
  • Colomiers
  • Montferrand
  • Grenoble
  • Leicester Tigers
  • Bath
  • London Wasps
  • Saracens
  • Harlequins
  • Northampton
  • Swansea
  • Llanelli
  • Pontypridd
  • Cardiff
  • Neath
  • Glasgow
  • Edinburgh
  • Leinster
  • Munster
  • Ulster
  • Petrarca
  • Treviso

Pool stage

In the pool matches teams received

  • 2 points for a win
  • 1 points for a draw

Pool 1

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
France Stade Français 640222913192109838
Ireland Leinster 64021217−5150138128
Scotland Glasgow Rugby 62041423−9130179−494
England Leicester Tigers 620412111127173−464

Pool 2

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
France Toulouse 6501245192007312710
England Bath 6402158717080908
Wales Swansea 630314131126137−116
Italy Petrarca Padova 60061138−2776282−2060

Pool 3

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
Wales Llanelli 65011789152866610
England Wasps 65011697163996410
France Bourgoin 620414140140162−224
Ireland Ulster 6006420−1671179−1080

Pool 4

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
Ireland Munster 6501191451881325610
England Saracens 630324159206153536
France Colomiers 62041320−7144194−504
Wales Pontypridd 62041320−7106165−594

Pool 5

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
Wales Cardiff 641114131168141279
France Montferrand 64021961315485698
Italy Benetton Treviso 6204616−10100167−674
England Harlequins 6114812−4120149−293

Pool 6

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
England Northampton 650119712184879710
France Grenoble 63031315−2110140−306
Scotland Edinburgh Reivers 63031319−6112158−466
Wales Neath 61051317−4128149−212

Seeding

Seed Pool Winners Pts TF +/−
1 France Toulouse 1024+127
2 England Northampton Saints 1019+97
3 Ireland Munster 1019+56
4 Wales Llanelli 1017+66
5 Wales Cardiff 914+27
6 France Stade Français 822+83
Seed Pool Runners-up Pts TF +/−
7 England London Wasps 1016+64
8 France Montferrand 819+69
- England Bath 815+90
- Ireland Leinster 812+12
- England Saracens 624+53
- France FC Grenoble 613−30

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

15 April 2000
13:00
Munster Ireland27 – 10France Stade Francais
Report
Thomond Park
Attendance: 13,400
Referee: Steve Lander
15 April 2000
15:00
Llanelli Wales22 – 3Wales Cardiff
Report
Stradey Park
Attendance: 11,000
15 April 2000
16:15
Toulouse France31 – 18France Montferrand
Report
Stade Municipal
Attendance: 37,000
16 April 2000
15:00
Northampton England25 – 22England London Wasps
Report
Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 9,685

Semi-finals

6 May 2000
15:45
Toulouse France25 – 31Ireland Munster
Report
Stade Chaban Delmas
Attendance: 28,000
7 May 2000
15:00
Northampton England31 – 28Wales Llanelli
Report
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 15,118

Final

27 May 2000
15:00
Northampton Saints England9 – 8Ireland Munster
Pen: Grayson (3)ReportTry: Wallace
Drop: Holland
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 68,441
Referee: Joël Dumé (France)
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