1999–2000 AC Sparta Prague season

AC Sparta Prague

1999–2000 season
Head coach	Ivan Hašek
Stadium	Letná Stadium
Czech First League	1st
Czech Cup	Fourth round
Champions League	Second group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Vratislav Lokvenc (22) All: Vratislav Lokvenc (26)

The 1999–2000 AC Sparta Prague season was the club's 105th season in existence and the seventh consecutive season in the top flight of Czech football. In addition to the domestic league, AC Sparta Prague participated in this season's editions of the Czech Cup and the UEFA Champions League. The season covered the period from 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000.

Season summary

Sparta won their fourth straight league title and also managed to reach the second group stage of the Champions League

Squad

Squad at end of season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	CZE	Tomáš Poštulka
2	DF	CZE	Petr Gabriel
3	DF	SVK	Vladimír Labant
4	MF	CZE	Martin Hašek
5	DF	CZE	Michal Horňák
6	MF	CZE	Zdeněk Svoboda
7	MF	CZE	Jan Flachbart
8	MF	CZE	Jiří Novotný (vice-captain)
9	FW	CZE	Vratislav Lokvenc
10	FW	CZE	Horst Siegl (captain)
11	FW	CZE	Josef Obajdin
12	MF	CZE	Vlastimil Svoboda

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
13	DF	CZE	René Bolf (on loan from Baník Ostrava)
14	MF	CZE	Libor Sionko
17	MF	CZE	Pavel Novotný
19	FW	SVK	Martin Prohászka
20	MF	CZE	Jiří Jarošík
22	GK	CZE	Michal Čaloun
23	MF	CZE	Miroslav Baranek
25	MF	CZE	Tomáš Rosický
27	DF	CZE	Milan Fukal
36	FW	CZE	Tomáš Jun
78	DF	CZE	Roman Lengyel
96	GK	CZE	Jaromír Blažek
99	MF	CZE	Pavel Hapal

Transfers

In

• Vladimír Labant - Slavia Prague
• Jan Flachbart - Bohemians 1905
• Milan Fukal - FK Baumit Jablonec
• Roman Lengyel - Dynamo České Budějovice
• Jaromír Blažek - Bohemians 1905
• Pavel Hapal - Sigma Olomouc

Loan in

• René Bolf - Baník Ostrava

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Czech First League	30 July 1999	17 May 2000	Matchday 1	3rd	30	24	4	2	81	23	+58	080.00
Czech Cup	3 August 1999	14 February 2000	Third round	Fourth round	3	2	0	1	10	2	+8	066.67
UEFA Champions League	15 September 1999	21 March 2000	First group stage	Second group stage	12	4	5	3	19	18	+1	033.33
Total					45	30	9	6	110	43	+67	066.67

Source: Competitions

Czech First League

Main article: 1999–2000 Czech First League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sparta Prague (C)	30	24	4	2	81	23	+58	76	Qualification for Champions League third qualifying round
2	Slavia Prague	30	21	5	4	53	25	+28	68	Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
3	Drnovice	30	14	6	10	36	32	+4	48	Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round
4	Brno	30	12	6	12	35	33	+2	42
5	Teplice	30	10	11	9	38	38	0	41

Source: Fortuna liga
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	24	4	2	81	23	+58	76	14	1	0	50	8	+42	10	3	2	31	15	+16

Source: See results

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	D	W	L	W	W	D	D	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W
Position	5	5	2	2	3	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1

Source: See results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Sparta Prague v Viktoria Žižkov

30 July 1999 1	Sparta Prague	2–1	Viktoria Žižkov	Prague
	Sionko 3' Labant 90' (pen.)	Report	Navrátil 59'	Stadium: Letná Stadium Attendance: 5,784 Referee: Michal Beneš

Opava v Sparta Prague

7 August 1999 2	Opava	1–1	Sparta Prague	Opava
	Onderka 45'	Report	Sionko 59'	Stadium: Stadion v Městských sadech Attendance: 14,924 Referee: Lubomír Puček

Sparta Prague v Jablonec

14 August 1999 3	Sparta Prague	3–0	Jablonec	Prague
	Lokvenc 67' Sionko 77' Prohászka 82' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Letná Stadium Attendance: 6,100 Referee: Patrik Filípek

Teplice v Sparta Prague

22 August 1999 4	Teplice	4–2	Sparta Prague	Teplice
	Bílek 16', 24', 89' (pen.) Divecký 17'	Report	Baranek 14' Bolf  49'  66' Fukal 84'	Stadium: Na Stínadlech Attendance: 18,500 Referee: Michal Beneš

Sparta Prague v Dukla Příbram

28 August 1999 5	Sparta Prague	2–1	Dukla Příbram	Prague
	Gabriel 40' Fukal 86'	Report	Mynář 67'	Stadium: Letná Stadium Attendance: 6,066 Referee: Ivo Polák

Sparta Prague v České Budějovice

11 September 1999 6	Sparta Prague	7–0	České Budějovice	Prague
	Lokvenc 2', 9' Rosický 7', 31' Svoboda 25' Sionko 65' Penner 76' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Letná Stadium Attendance: 7,364 Referee: Jaroslav Jára

Brno v Sparta Prague

18 September 1999 7	Brno	1–1	Sparta Prague	Brno
	Polák 85'	Report	Obajdin 56'	Stadium: Stadion Za Lužánkami Attendance: 23,800 Referee: Miroslav Liba

Sparta Prague v Bohemians Prague

24 September 1999 8	Sparta Prague	0–0	Bohemians Prague	Prague
		Report		Stadium: Letná Stadium Attendance: 10,125 Referee: Lubomír Puček

Baník Ostrava v Sparta Prague

2 October 1999 9	Baník Ostrava	0–3	Sparta Prague	Ostrava
		Report	Baranek 33', 89' Jarošík 60'	Stadium: Městský stadion Attendance: 11,528 Referee: Josef Krula

Sparta Prague v Hradec Králové

15 October 1999 10	Sparta Prague	3–1	Hradec Králové	Prague
	Obajdin 26' Baranek 45' Fukal 61'	Report	Kraus 58'	Stadium: Letná Stadium Attendance: 2,559 Referee: Pavlín Jirků

Slovan Liberec v Sparta Prague

23 October 1999 11	Slovan Liberec	1–2	Sparta Prague	Liberec
	Lázzaro 47'	Report	Obajdin 31' Fukal 90'	Stadium: Stadion u Nisy Attendance: 4,335 Referee: Michal Beneš

Sparta Prague v Blšany

30 October 1999 12	Sparta Prague	3–1	Blšany	Prague
	Labant 13' (pen.) Obajdin 26' Baranek 45'	Report	Došek 76'	Stadium: Letná Stadium Attendance: 4,301 Referee: Marcel Hábl

Slavia Prague v Sparta Prague

8 November 1999 13	Slavia Prague	2–1	Sparta Prague	Prague
	Horváth 15' Vágner 85'	Report	P. Novotný 63'	Stadium: Stadion Eden Attendance: 13,532 Referee: Josef Krula

Sparta Prague v Sigma Olomouc

19 November 1999 14	Sparta Prague	6–0	Sigma Olomouc	Prague
	Baranek 12' Siegl 27', 41' Lokvenc 51' Bolf 86' Fukal 90'	Report		Stadium: Letná Stadium Attendance: 2,926 Referee: Jaroslav Bejlek

Drnovice v Sparta Prague

28 November 1999 15	Drnovice	0–1	Sparta Prague	Drnovice
		Report	Lokvenc 33' Baranek  39'	Stadium: Sportovní areál Attendance: 8,198 Referee: Patrik Filípek

Viktoria Žižkov v Sparta Prague

4 December 1999 16	Viktoria Žižkov	2–3	Sparta Prague	Prague
	Kincl 27', 52'	Report	Svoboda 46' (pen.) Lokvenc 69', 86'	Stadium: FK Viktoria Stadion Attendance: 7,342 Referee: Josef Krula

Sparta Prague v Opava

19 February 2000 17	Sparta Prague	4–0	Opava	Prague
	Hapal 48' Obajdin 44' Sionko 50' Lokvenc 73'	Report		Stadium: Letná Stadium Attendance: 4,348 Referee: Jaroslav Jára

Jablonec v Sparta Prague

27 February 2000 18	Jablonec	0–2	Sparta Prague	Jablonec
		Report	Hapal 39' (pen.) Lokvenc 82'	Stadium: Stadion Střelnice Attendance: 7,690 Referee: Patrik Filípek

Sparta Prague v Teplice

4 March 2000 19	Sparta Prague	3–2	Teplice	Prague
	Baranek 2', 9' Fukal 90'	Report	Verbíř 76' Holomek 79'	Stadium: Letná Stadium Attendance: 7,019 Referee: Vitězslav Holub

Dukla Příbram v Sparta Prague

11 March 2000 20	Dukla Příbram	1–3	Sparta Prague	Příbram
	Kulič 74'	Report	Svoboda 45' Lokvenc 80', 90'	Stadium: Na Litavce Attendance: 12,562 Referee: Lubomír Puček

České Budějovice v Sparta Prague

18 March 2000 21	České Budějovice	1–4	Sparta Prague	České Budějovice
	Vácha 37' Káník  42'  64'	Report	Lokvenc 52', 60', 67', 79'	Stadium: Stadion Střelecký ostrov Attendance: 8,942 Referee: Marcel Hábl

Sparta Prague v Brno

25 March 2000 22	Sparta Prague	3–0	Brno	Prague
	Fukal 5' Siegl 58' Lokvenc 81'	Report		Stadium: Letná Stadium Attendance: 5,364 Referee: Michal Beneš

Bohemians Prague v Sparta Prague

2 April 2000 23	Bohemians Prague	0–1	Sparta Prague	Prague
		Report	Siegl 60'	Stadium: Ďolíček Attendance: 10,582 Referee: Milan Šedivý

Sparta Prague v Baník Ostrava

9 April 2000 24	Sparta Prague	2–0	Baník Ostrava	Prague
	Siegl 48' Rosický 62'	Report		Stadium: Letná Stadium Attendance: 7,611 Referee: Jaroslav Bejlek

Hradec Králové v Sparta Prague

14 April 2000 25	Hradec Králové	0–2	Sparta Prague	Hradec Králové
		Report	Jarošík 5' Siegl 41'	Stadium: Všesportovní stadion Attendance: 5,121 Referee: Patrik Filípek

Sparta Prague v Slovan Liberec

22 April 2000 26	Sparta Prague	2–1	Slovan Liberec	Prague
	Siegl 53' Lokvenc 82'	Report	Kožuch 62'	Stadium: Letná Stadium Attendance: 6,132 Referee: Jaroslav Jára

Blšany v Sparta Prague

30 April 2000 27	Blšany	1–4	Sparta Prague	Blšany
	Koubek 42' S. Krejčík  72'  87'	Report	Jarošík 21' Lokvenc 54', 56' Siegl 76'	Stadium: Městský Stadium Attendance: 4,600 Referee: Jaromír Hlaváč

Sparta Prague v Slavia Prague

6 May 2000 28	Sparta Prague	5–1	Slavia Prague	Prague
	Lokvenc 20', 32' Gabriel 34' Baranek 53' J. Novotný 67'	Report	Dostálek 18'	Stadium: Letná Stadium Attendance: 18,849 Referee: Michal Beneš

Sigma Olomouc v Sparta Prague

13 May 2000 29	Sigma Olomouc	1–1	Sparta Prague	Olomouc
	Kovář 47'	Report	Horňák  22'  52' Baranek 57'	Stadium: Andrův stadion Attendance: 7,766 Referee: Luboš Helebrant

Sparta Prague v Drnovice

17 May 2000 30	Sparta Prague	5–0	Drnovice	Prague
	Siegl 48', 77' Lokvenc 57' Rosický 67', 86'	Report		Stadium: Letná Stadium Attendance: 8,899 Referee: Jaroslav Jára

Czech Cup

Main article: 1999–2000 Czech Cup

Roudnice v Sparta Prague

3 August 1999 Second round	Roudnice	0–8	Sparta Prague	Roudnice nad Labem
		Report	Prohászka 4', 27' Stracený 7' P. Novotný 15', 36' Papoušek 30' Svoboda 45' Rosický 90'	Stadium: Stadion Pod Lipou

Střížkov v Sparta Prague

12 October 1999 Third round	Střížkov	1–2	Sparta Prague	Prague
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	T. Krejčík 10'	Report	Siegl 41' Bolf 53'	Stadium: Stadion SK Prosek Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Patrik Filípek

Viktoria Plzeň v Sparta Prague

14 February 2000 Fourth round	Viktoria Plzeň	1–0	Sparta Prague	Plzeň
	Švejnoha 63'	Report		Stadium: Stadion města Plzně Attendance: 3,050 Referee: Michal Beneš

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League

First group stage

Main article: 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sparta Prague	6	3	3	0	14	6	+8	12	Advance to second group stage
2	Bordeaux	6	3	3	0	7	4	+3	12
3	Spartak Moscow	6	1	2	3	9	12	−3	5	Transfer to UEFA Cup
4	Willem II	6	0	2	4	7	15	−8	2

Source: UEFA

Sparta Prague v Bordeaux

15 September 1999 1	Sparta Prague	0–0	Bordeaux	Prague, Czech Republic
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Letná Stadium Attendance: 14,928 Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

Spartak Moscow v Sparta Prague

21 September 1999 2	Spartak Moscow	1–1	Sparta Prague	Moscow, Russia
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bezrodny 72'	Report	Lokvenc 17'	Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium Attendance: 43,000 Referee: Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden)

Sparta Prague v Willem II

28 September 1999 3	Sparta Prague	4–0	Willem II	Prague, Czech Republic
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	J. Novotný 26' Prohászka 29' (pen.) Rosický 41' Jarošík 59'	Report		Stadium: Letná Stadium Attendance: 10,581 Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Germany)

Willem II v Sparta Prague

19 October 1999 4	Willem II	3–4	Sparta Prague	Tilburg, Netherlands
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Bombarda 1' Shoukov 6' Schenning 50'	Report	J. Novotný 17' Labant 54' (pen.), 90' (pen.) Baranek 62'	Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 13,419 Referee: Alain Sars (France)

Bordeaux v Sparta Prague

26 October 1999 5	Bordeaux	0–0	Sparta Prague	Bordeaux, France
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Parc Lescure Attendance: 22,138 Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega (Spain

Sparta Prague v Spartak Moscow

3 November 1999 6	Sparta Prague	5–2	Spartak Moscow	Prague, Czech Republic
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Lokvenc 1', 66' Rosický 11' Fukal 49' Labant 63' (pen.)	Report	Bulatov 34' Bezrodny 45'	Stadium: Letná Stadium Attendance: 12,106 Referee: Michel Piraux (Belgium)

Second group stage

Main article: 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League second group stage § Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Barcelona	6	5	1	0	17	5	+12	16	Advance to knockout stage
2	Porto	6	3	1	2	8	8	0	10
3	Sparta Prague	6	1	2	3	5	12	−7	5
4	Hertha BSC	6	0	2	4	3	8	−5	2

Source: UEFA

Sparta Prague v Porto

23 November 1999 1	Sparta Prague	0–2	Porto	Prague, Czech Republic
20:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Drulović 77' Jardel 84'	Stadium: Letná Stadium Attendance: 14,625 Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)

Barcelona v Sparta Prague

8 December 1999 2	Barcelona	5–0	Sparta Prague	Barcelona, Spain
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Kluivert 44', 63' Luis Enrique 45', 76' Guardiola 60'	Report		Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 54,303 Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

Hertha BSC v Sparta Prague

1 March 2000 3	Hertha BSC	1–1	Sparta Prague	Berlin, Germany
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Veit 45'	Report	Siegl 84'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 30,377 Referee: Claude Colombo (France)

Sparta Prague v Hertha BSC

7 March 2000 4	Sparta Prague	1–0	Hertha BSC	Prague, Czech Republic
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Fukal 90'	Report		Stadium: Letná Stadium Attendance: 9,101 Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Porto v Sparta Prague

15 March 2000 5	Porto	2–2	Sparta Prague	Porto, Portugal
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Jorge Costa 16' Capucho 64'	Report	Lokvenc 74' Fukal 90'	Stadium: Estádio das Antas Attendance: 27,200 Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria)

Sparta Prague v Barcelona

21 March 2000 6	Sparta Prague	1–2	Barcelona	Prague, Czech Republic
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Svoboda 18'	Report	Gabri 52', 89'	Stadium: Letná Stadium Attendance: 20,224 Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)