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| Review of Season 1999/2000 | |
| Scotland were ranked 26th in Europe for this season resulting in the following levels of participation:- | |
| Champions (Rangers) | 2nd Qualifying Round of Champions League |
| Runners up (St Johnstone)* | Qualifying Round of UEFA Cup |
| Cup Winners (Celtic) | Qualifying Round of UEFA Cup |
| Fair Play Award (Kilmarnock) | Qualifying Round of UEFA Cup |
NB St Johnstone take up runners-up spot as Celtic take Cup Winners Spot
For this season the Scottish teams were seeded for the various tournaments dependant on each teams UEFA ranking. This is calculated by taking half the country coefficients and adding all points gained by that team (2 for win 1 for a draw) from the 1st round on, over the previous 5 years in Europe. The Scottish teams rankings and points total used for this season was as follows:
| Team | Points | Rank |
| Rangers | 22.313 | 102nd |
| Celtic | 19.313 | 115th |
| Kilmarnock | 9.313 | 210th |
| St Johnstone | 8.313 | 227th |
All seedings and results for this seasons participation in Europe can be seen in the following pages:-
A table containing all rankings points gained by Scottish clubs this season is shown below with points being awarded as follows. In the Qualifying rounds, 1 pt is awarded for a win and 0.5 pts for a draw. From the 1st round onwards:- 2 pts are awarded for a win and 1pt for a draw. Rangers awarded 1 bonus point for reaching 1st League phase of Champions League
Cup |
Win |
Draw |
Loss |
Bonus |
Points |
Average |
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Rangers | EC/UC |
6 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
11.0 |
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Celtic | UC |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
6.0 |
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St. Johnstone | UC |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2.5 |
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Kilmarnock | UC |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1.0 |
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| Scotland Total | 12 |
3 |
11 |
0 |
20.5 |
5.125 |
| NB If Kilmarnock had not been awarded a fair play place then Scotland would have attained a more impressive season coefficient of 6.167 |
| Summary |
| Scotland finished this season in 15th Place in UEFA ranking edging out Austria on count back resulting in an additional Champions League Place for season 2001/02. Indeed, only a disputed injury time equaliser for Parma against Sturm Graz in the UEFA cup resulted in the game being drawn and ultimately Austria finishing the season with the same coefficient as Scotland. With Scotland having a higher coefficient of 5.125 against Austria's 3.875 for this season, then Scotland fill the important 15th place in UEFA's Ranking. |
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