1999–2000 FA Cup 1999–2000 FA Cup The 1999–2000 FA Cup (known as The FA Cup sponsored by AXA for sponsorship reasons) was the 119th staging of the FA Cup. Both the semi-finals and final of the competition were played at Wembley Stadium for the last time before reconstruction work began. The competition culminated with the final between Chelsea and Aston Villa. The game was won by a goal from Chelsea's Roberto Di Matteo, giving them a 1-0 victory. The title holders Manchester United, withdrew from the 1999–2000 competition due to their participation in the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship in South America, to
1999–2000 FA Cup qualifying rounds teams tiered at Levels 3 and 4 entered the competition. Manchester United, who were the winners the previous season, did not enter. See 1999-2000 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the First Round Proper onwards. 1999–2000 FA Cup qualifying rounds The 1999–2000 FA Cup Qualifying Rounds opened the 119th season of competition in England for 'The Football Association Challenge Cup' (FA Cup), the world's oldest association football single knockout competition. A total of 558 clubs were accepted for the competition. The large number of clubs entering the tournament from lower down (Levels 5 through 9) in the English