1999–2000 FA Premier League

The 1999–00 Premier League season was the campaign in which Manchester United, under Sir Alex Ferguson, claimed the English top-flight title and completed a domestic Double by also lifting the FA Cup. Coming just a year after their historic Treble, United entered the season as reigning champions and were expected to defend their crown against a resurgent Arsenal side under Arsène Wenger.

Last updated 2026-10-03 from the source article.

Quick Facts

Competition

FA Premier League

Dates

7 August 1999 – 14 May 2000

Winners

Manchester United
6th Premier League title
13th English title

Relegated

Wimbledon
Sheffield Wednesday
Watford

Best goalkeeper

Ed de Goey (16 clean sheets)

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Background

The 1999–00 season carried the weight of expectation. Manchester United had stunned the footballing world the previous year by completing the Treble — league, FA Cup, and Champions League — and the question hanging over Old Trafford was whether the squad could sustain that level of dominance. Ferguson's side, featuring the iconic midfield partnership of Paul Scholes and Roy Keane, the electric wing play of David Beckham and Ryan Giggs, and the finishing of Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjær, entered the campaign as the team to beat. Arsenal, meanwhile, under Arsène Wenger, were building the foundations of the 'Invincibles' era and pressed hard for much of the season, making the title race a genuine contest rather than a coronation.

Did You Know?

The 1999–00 season was part of the 20-team Premier League format that had been in place since the 1995–96 season, the era that defined the modern league's structure.
The United–Arsenal rivalry of this period is widely regarded as one of the great managerial duels in English football history, with Ferguson and Wenger pushing each other to ever greater heights.