1999-00 Heineken Cup
The 1999-2000 Heineken Cup (the rugby union club championship of Europe) is the fifth of the series. Competing teams, from England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales, were divided into six pools of four, in which teams played home and away matches against each other. The winners of the pools, together with the two best runners-up, qualified for the knock-out stage.
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Pool Stages
In the pool matches teams received
- 2 points for a win
- 1 points for a draw
Pool 1
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points |
| Stade Français | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 Q |
| Leinster | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Leicester | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Glasgow Caledonians | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Pool 2
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points |
| Toulouse | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 Q |
| Bath | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Swansea | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Safilo Petraca Rugby Padova | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Pool 3
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points |
| Llanelli | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 Q |
| Wasps | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 Q |
| Bourgoin | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Ulster | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Pool 4
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points |
| Munster | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 Q |
| Saracens | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Colomiers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Pontypridd | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Pool 5
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points |
| Cardiff | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 Q |
| Montferrand | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 Q |
| Benetton Treviso | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Harlequins | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Pool 6
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points |
| Northampton | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 Q |
| Edinburgh Reivers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Grenoble | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Neath | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
Quarter finals
Played on 15/16 April 2000. Home teams listed first.
- Toulouse 31 - 18 Montferrand
- Munster 27 - 10 Stade Français
- Llanelli 22 - 3 Cardiff
- Northampton 25 - 22 Wasps
Semi finals
Played on 6/7 May 2000. Designated home teams listed first.
- Toulouse 25 - 31 Munster (at Stade Lescure, Bordeaux, France)
- Northampton 31 - 28 Llanelli (at Madejski Stadium, Reading, England)
Final
Played on 27 May 2000 at Twickenham, London, England
- Northampton 9 - 8 Munster
| Preceded by: 1998-99 Heineken Cup | Heineken Cup 1999-2000 | Succeeded by: 2000-01 Heineken Cup |
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