| Season | 1999–2000 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 30 July 1999 – 13 May 2000 |
| Champions | Monaco (7th title) |
| Relegated | Nancy Le Havre Montpellier |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 787 (2.57 per match) |
| Best Player | Marcelo Gallardo |
| Top goalscorer | Sonny Anderson (23 goals) |
← 1998–99 2000–01 → | |
The 1999–2000 Ligue 1 season (then called Division 1) was the 62nd since its establishment. AS Monaco won the French Association Football League with 65 points.
Participating teams
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco (C) | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 69 | 38 | +31 | 65 | Qualification to Champions League first group stage |
| 2 | Paris Saint-Germain | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 54 | 40 | +14 | 58 | |
| 3 | Lyon | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 56 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Bordeaux | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 52 | 40 | +12 | 54 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Lens | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 49 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round |
| 6 | Saint-Étienne | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 48 | |
| 7 | Sedan | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 48 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round |
| 8 | Auxerre | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 47 | |
| 9 | Strasbourg | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 42 | 52 | −10 | 46 | |
| 10 | Bastia | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 45 | |
| 11 | Metz | 34 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 44 | |
| 12 | Nantes | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 39 | 40 | −1 | 43 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[a] |
| 13 | Rennes | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 43 | |
| 14 | Troyes | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 43 | |
| 15 | Marseille | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 42 | |
| 16 | Nancy (R) | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 42 | Relegation to French Division 2 |
| 17 | Le Havre (R) | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 52 | −22 | 34 | |
| 18 | Montpellier (R) | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 31 |
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Nantes was qualified for the 2000–01 UEFA Cup as winners of the 1999–2000 Coupe de France.
Promoted from Ligue 2, who will play in 2000–01 French Division 1
- Lille OSC: champion of Ligue 2
- EA Guingamp: runners-up
- Toulouse FC: third place
Results
| Home \ Away | AUX | BAS | BOR | LHA | RCL | OL | OM | MET | ASM | MHS | NAL | NAN | PSG | REN | STE | SED | STR | TRO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auxerre | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Bastia | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | |
| Bordeaux | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | |
| Le Havre | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | |
| Lens | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | |
| Lyon | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | |
| Marseille | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | |
| Metz | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | |
| Monaco | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| Montpellier | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Nancy | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | |
| Nantes | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | |
| Paris SG | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 | |
| Rennes | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | |
| Saint-Étienne | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 5–4 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Sedan | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Strasbourg | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Troyes | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 |
Source: Ligue 1
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sonny Anderson |
Lyon | 23 |
| 2 |  David Trezeguet |
Monaco | 22 |
| 3 |  Marco Simone |
Monaco | 21 |
| 4 | Christian Corrêa Dionisio |
Paris Saint-Germain | 16 |
 Shabani Nonda |
Rennes | ||
| 6 |  Tony Cascarino |
Nancy | 15 |
| Alex |
Saint-Étienne | ||
| 8 | Stéphane Guivarc'h |
Auxerre | 14 |
| Lilian Laslandes |
Bordeaux | ||
| 10 | Sylvain Wiltord |
Bordeaux | 13 |
| Antoine Sibierski |
Nantes |
Player of the year
The trophy was awarded by the National Union of Professional Footballers to:
Attendances
Source:[2]
| No. | Club | Average attendance | Change | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympique de Marseille | 51,918 | 1.0% | 60,000 |
| 2 | Paris Saint-Germain FC | 43,185 | 5.6% | 44,784 |
| 3 | RC Lens | 38,805 | 7.7% | 41,000 |
| 4 | Olympique lyonnais | 35,456 | 20.0% | 40,000 |
| 5 | Girondins de Bordeaux | 30,084 | 16.6% | 35,000 |
| 6 | AS Saint-Étienne | 28,052 | 21.6% | 38,000 |
| 7 | FC Nantes | 28,051 | 5.1% | 36,000 |
| 8 | FC Metz | 19,868 | 13.4% | 34,000 |
| 9 | RC Strasbourg | 19,852 | 13.2% | 25,648 |
| 10 | ESTAC | 14,139 | 143.7% | 22,072 |
| 11 | MHSC | 13,956 | -5.0% | 27,960 |
| 12 | Stade rennais | 13,723 | -12.1% | 17,734 |
| 13 | CS Sedan | 12,953 | 112.2% | 18,000 |
| 14 | Le Havre AC | 12,323 | 4.4% | 17,500 |
| 15 | AJ auxerroise | 11,954 | 1.3% | 20,000 |
| 16 | AS Nancy | 10,373 | -6.8% | 17,000 |
| 17 | AS Monaco | 10,026 | 34.9% | 18,500 |
| 18 | SC Bastia | 6,926 | 32.6% | 10,800 |