FA Cup Final 2000
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The 2000 FA Cup Final took place on 20 May 2000 and was the last to be played at the old Wembley Stadium. It was contested between Chelsea
and Aston Villa
, who had finished 5th and 6th respectively in the Premier League that season. Chelsea secured their second FA Cup
in four years with a strike mid-way through the second half from Roberto Di Matteo
.
It was Chelsea's second FA Cup success in four seasons and their third so far. Roberto Di Matteo had also scored in their previous cup triumph.
It was Aston Villa's first FA Cup final appearance since their win 43 years earlier
.
Wembley Stadium closed five months later, and was subsequently rebuilt. It was more than six years after the old stadium closed that the new stadium opened.
missed several chances and Dennis Wise
had a goal disallowed for offside, while Villa's Gareth Southgate
headed wide. On 73 minute
s, Roberto Di Matteo
scored what proved to be the winning goal, capitalising on an error from Villa goalkeeper David James
to put the ball in the net from close range. Villa could not get back in the match, their best chance falling to Benito Carbone
, but his tame shot did not test Ed de Goey in goal.
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ASTON VILLA:
GK
1
David James
DF
24
Mark Delaney
DF
5
Ugo Ehiogu
DF
4
Gareth Southgate
(c)
DF
15
Gareth Barry
DF
3
Alan Wright
MF
6
George Boateng
MF
10
Paul Merson
MF
7
Ian Taylor
MF
18
Benito Carbone
FW
9
Dion Dublin
Substitutes:
GK
39
Peter Enckelman
DF
31
Jlloyd Samuel
MF
26
Steve Stone
FW
12
Julian Joachim
FW
17
Lee Hendrie
Manager:
John Gregory
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|Round 3||align=right|Hull City
||1–6||Chelsea
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|Round 4||align=right|Chelsea||2–0||Nottingham Forest
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|Round 5||align=right|Chelsea||2–1||Leicester City
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|Quarter-final||align=right|Chelsea||5–0||Gillingham
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|Semi-final||align=right|Newcastle United
||1–2||Chelsea
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|Round 3||align=right|Aston Villa||2–1||Darlington
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|Round 4||align=right|Aston Villa||1–0||Southampton
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|Round 5||align=right|Aston Villa||3–2||Leeds United
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|Quarter-final||align=right|Everton
||1–2||Aston Villa
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|Semi-final||align=right|Bolton Wanderers
||0–0||Aston Villa
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Aston Villa won 4–1 on penalties
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Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...
and Aston Villa
Aston Villa F.C.
Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
, who had finished 5th and 6th respectively in the Premier League that season. Chelsea secured their second FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
in four years with a strike mid-way through the second half from Roberto Di Matteo
Roberto Di Matteo
Roberto Di Matteo is a Swiss-born Italian former professional footballer and the current assistant manager of Chelsea. As a midfielder, he enjoyed spells at Schaffhausen, Zürich Aarau, Lazio, and Chelsea. He was capped by Italy 34 times, scoring two goals for the Italian national team, and played...
.
It was Chelsea's second FA Cup success in four seasons and their third so far. Roberto Di Matteo had also scored in their previous cup triumph.
It was Aston Villa's first FA Cup final appearance since their win 43 years earlier
1957 FA Cup Final
The 1957 FA Cup Final was a football match played on 4 May 1957 at Wembley Stadium. The match was contested by Aston Villa and Manchester United. Villa won 2-1, with both of their goals scored by Peter McParland...
.
Wembley Stadium closed five months later, and was subsequently rebuilt. It was more than six years after the old stadium closed that the new stadium opened.
Summary
Following a poor quality first half in which few chances were created, the match was brighter in the second, with Chelsea generally having the better of the play. George WeahGeorge Weah
George Tawlon Manneh Oppong Ousman Weah is a Liberian humanitarian and politician, and an ex-footballer. He ran unsuccessfully for president in the 2005 election, losing to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in the second round of voting...
missed several chances and Dennis Wise
Dennis Wise
Dennis Frank Wise is an English former football manager and player, and former Executive Director at Newcastle United....
had a goal disallowed for offside, while Villa's Gareth Southgate
Gareth Southgate
Gareth Southgate in Crawley, West Sussex is a retired English footballer and ex-manager. He is known as the "Penalty Misser of '96." He served as manager of Middlesbrough from June 2006, until he was dismissed in October 2009...
headed wide. On 73 minute
Minute
A minute is a unit of measurement of time or of angle. The minute is a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour or 60 seconds. In the UTC time scale, a minute on rare occasions has 59 or 61 seconds; see leap second. The minute is not an SI unit; however, it is accepted for use with SI units...
s, Roberto Di Matteo
Roberto Di Matteo
Roberto Di Matteo is a Swiss-born Italian former professional footballer and the current assistant manager of Chelsea. As a midfielder, he enjoyed spells at Schaffhausen, Zürich Aarau, Lazio, and Chelsea. He was capped by Italy 34 times, scoring two goals for the Italian national team, and played...
scored what proved to be the winning goal, capitalising on an error from Villa goalkeeper David James
David James (footballer)
David Benjamin James is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bristol City.On 14 February 2009, he achieved the all-time Premier League appearance record with 536 appearances, overtaking Gary Speed. He held this record until being overtaken by Ryan Giggs on the 14th May 2011...
to put the ball in the net from close range. Villa could not get back in the match, their best chance falling to Benito Carbone
Benito Carbone
Benito known as Benny Carbone is a retired Italian professional footballer and former manager of Serie B club Varese. He played as a forward, winger or midfielder...
, but his tame shot did not test Ed de Goey in goal.
Match details
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| GK | 1 | Ed de Goey |
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| DF | 15 | Mario Melchiot Mario Melchiot Mario Deno Patrik Melchiot is a Dutch football defender who currently plays for Qatari Stars League club Umm Salal. He can play as either a right-back or a central defender, and has also occasionally played in midfield.... |
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| DF | 6 |  Marcel DesaillyMarcel Desailly Marcel Desailly is a retired Ghanaian born French footballer and star of the France national football team squad, with whom he won the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000... |
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| DF | 5 | Frank Leboeuf Frank Leboeuf Franck Alain James Leboeuf or Lebœuf is a former French international footballer who played as a defender... |
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| DF | 3 |  Celestine BabayaroCelestine Babayaro Celestine Hycieth Babayaro is a former Nigerian footballer.-Club career:Babayaro began his playing career at Nigerian side Plateau United, before moving to Belgium club Anderlecht in 1994, and eventually would make a name for himself, quickly gaining first-choice status although still a... |
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| MF | 8 |  Gustavo PoyetGustavo Poyet Gustavo Augusto Gus Poyet Domínguez is a former Uruguay international footballer and current manager of English side Brighton & Hove Albion.During his playing career, Poyet featured for teams including Real Zaragoza, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur.... |
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| MF | 11 | Dennis Wise Dennis Wise Dennis Frank Wise is an English former football manager and player, and former Executive Director at Newcastle United.... (c) |
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| MF | 7 | Didier Deschamps Didier Deschamps Didier Claude Deschamps is a retired French footballer and current manager of Marseille. He played as a defensive midfielder. As an international, he assisted France with victories in the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000... |
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| MF | 16 | Roberto Di Matteo Roberto Di Matteo Roberto Di Matteo is a Swiss-born Italian former professional footballer and the current assistant manager of Chelsea. As a midfielder, he enjoyed spells at Schaffhausen, Zürich Aarau, Lazio, and Chelsea. He was capped by Italy 34 times, scoring two goals for the Italian national team, and played... |
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| FW | 25 | Gianfranco Zola Gianfranco Zola Gianfranco Zola, OBE, Ufficiale OMRI is a retired Italian footballer and manager, who most recently managed West Ham United from 2008 to 2010, after having been assistant manager of the Italy U-21 under Pierluigi Casiraghi... |
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| FW | 31 |  George WeahGeorge Weah George Tawlon Manneh Oppong Ousman Weah is a Liberian humanitarian and politician, and an ex-footballer. He ran unsuccessfully for president in the 2005 election, losing to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in the second round of voting... |
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| Substitutes: | ||||
| GK | 23 | Carlo Cudicini Carlo Cudicini Carlo Cudicini is an Italian goalkeeper who currently plays for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. In his 10 years at Chelsea he established himself as one of England's best goalkeepers before injury and the arrival of Petr Cech displaced him as first-choice... |
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| DF | 26 | John Terry John Terry John George Terry is an English professional footballer. Terry plays in a centre back position and is the captain of Chelsea in the Premier League... |
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| MF | 34 | Jon Harley Jon Harley Jon Harley is an English footballer who has played for Chelsea, Wimbledon, Fulham, Sheffield United, West Ham United, Burnley, Watford and Notts County.-Chelsea:... |
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| MF | 20 | Jody Morris Jody Morris Jody Morris is an English football midfielder. He plays for Scottish club St. Johnstone. He has previously played for Chelsea, Leeds United, Rotherham United and Millwall.-Playing career:... |
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| FW | 19 |  Tore André FloTore André Flo Tore André Flo is a Norwegian football striker, who plays for the Norwegian club Sogndal. He initially retired after being released by the Milton Keynes Dons in 2009, but announced his comeback in March 2011. His brothers Jostein Flo and Jarle Flo, and cousin Håvard Flo are also professional... |
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| Manager: | ||||
| Gianluca Vialli Gianluca Vialli Gianluca Vialli is an Italian football manager and former player. Since retiring, he has gone into management and punditry and is a commentator for Sky Sport Italia.... |
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David JamesDavid James (footballer)
David Benjamin James is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bristol City.On 14 February 2009, he achieved the all-time Premier League appearance record with 536 appearances, overtaking Gary Speed. He held this record until being overtaken by Ryan Giggs on the 14th May 2011...
Mark Delaney Ugo EhioguUgo Ehiogu
Ugochuku "Ugo" Ehiogu is an English former footballer who played as a centre back, most recently for Sheffield United...
Gareth SouthgateGareth Southgate
Gareth Southgate in Crawley, West Sussex is a retired English footballer and ex-manager. He is known as the "Penalty Misser of '96." He served as manager of Middlesbrough from June 2006, until he was dismissed in October 2009...
(c)
Gareth BarryGareth Barry
Gareth Barry is an English footballer who plays for Manchester City and the England national football team.Barry moved to Aston Villa from Brighton & Hove Albion as a youngster, and spent 12 years at the club. He captained Aston Villa, and, at the end of his career with the club, lay eighth in...
Alan WrightAlan Wright
Alan Geoffrey Wright is an English professional footballer. He is a coach in the Centre of Excellence at his first club, Blackpool, a role he assumed in June 2011....
George BoatengGeorge Boateng
George Boateng is a Dutch footballer who plays as a midfielder for Nottingham Forest in The Championship.-Club career:...
Paul MersonPaul Merson
Paul Charles Merson is a retired English football player, and former player-manager of Walsall. His playing career has included spells at Arsenal, Middlesbrough, Aston Villa, Portsmouth and finishing his playing career at Tamworth. He also played for England 21 times...
Ian TaylorIan Taylor (footballer)
Ian Kenneth Taylor is an English former footballer, best known for his time at Aston Villa. A midfielder, he had a fifteen year career in the Football League and Premier League, making 478 league appearances....
Benito CarboneBenito Carbone
Benito known as Benny Carbone is a retired Italian professional footballer and former manager of Serie B club Varese. He played as a forward, winger or midfielder...
Dion DublinDion Dublin
Dion Dublin , is a retired English footballer. He was capped four times for England. Dublin started his career as a centre back with Norwich City, but made his name at Cambridge United as a goal-scoring centre forward. However, in his later years he showed his versatility by becoming an...
Peter EnckelmanPeter Enckelman
Peter Enckelman is a Finnish football goalkeeper who currently plays for St. Johnstone in the Scottish Premier League.-Aston Villa:...
Jlloyd SamuelJlloyd Samuel
Jlloyd Samuel is a Trinidadian footballer who last played for Bolton Wanderers as a defender. He is a Trinidad and Tobago international.-Aston Villa:...
Steve StoneSteve Stone (footballer)
Steven Brian "Steve" Stone is an English former footballer and now part of the coaching staff at Newcastle United.-Club career:...
Julian JoachimJulian Joachim
Julian Jostin Joachim is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Coalville Town Football Club....
Lee HendrieLee Hendrie
Lee Andrew Hendrie is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kidderminster Harriers in the Football Conference. The majority of his career was spent with Premier League club Aston Villa, where he spent fourteen years and became known as a somewhat controversial figure...
John GregoryMATCH RULES
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Chelsea
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|Round 3||align=right|Hull City
Hull City A.F.C.
Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football...
||1–6||Chelsea
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|Round 4||align=right|Chelsea||2–0||Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest F.C.
Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...
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|Round 5||align=right|Chelsea||2–1||Leicester City
Leicester City F.C.
Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...
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|Quarter-final||align=right|Chelsea||5–0||Gillingham
Gillingham F.C.
Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium...
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|Semi-final||align=right|Newcastle United
Newcastle United F.C.
Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...
||1–2||Chelsea
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| ||colspan=4 align=center|(at Wembley Stadium)
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Aston Villa
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|Round 3||align=right|Aston Villa||2–1||Darlington
Darlington F.C.
Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003...
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|Round 4||align=right|Aston Villa||1–0||Southampton
Southampton F.C.
Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...
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|Round 5||align=right|Aston Villa||3–2||Leeds United
Leeds United A.F.C.
Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, who play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system...
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|Quarter-final||align=right|Everton
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
||1–2||Aston Villa
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|Semi-final||align=right|Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
||0–0||Aston Villa
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| ||colspan=4 align=center|(at Wembley Stadium)
Aston Villa won 4–1 on penalties
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External links
- BBC Match Report
- Game facts at soccerbase.com
- BBC FA Cup Final 2000 Section