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The 1999–2000 season in Dutch football was the 44th season in the Eredivisie. PSV Eindhoven won the title, while Roda JC won the Dutch National Cup.

Johan Cruijff-schaal

August 8, 1999

Feyenoord	3–2	Ajax
Tomasson 13' Kalou 15' Paauwe 86'		Knopper 45' Gronkjaer 51'

Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam

Attendance: 44.500

Referee: Luinge

Eredivisie

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	PSV (C)	34	27	3	4	105	24	+81	84	Qualification to Champions League group stage
2	SC Heerenveen	34	21	5	8	65	36	+29	68	Qualification to Champions League group stage
3	Feyenoord	34	18	10	6	66	42	+24	64	Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4	Vitesse Arnhem	34	18	9	7	67	43	+24	63	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round^[a]
5	Ajax	34	18	7	9	72	51	+21	61	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round^[a]
6	FC Twente	34	16	12	6	57	37	+20	60
7	AZ	34	17	4	13	69	59	+10	55
8	Roda JC	34	16	7	11	62	53	+9	55	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round^[a]
9	Willem II	34	13	9	12	55	65	−10	48
10	FC Utrecht	34	14	4	16	55	61	−6	46
11	RKC Waalwijk	34	12	6	16	44	67	−23	42	Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round
12	Fortuna Sittard	34	10	8	16	47	54	−7	38
13	Sparta Rotterdam	34	11	4	19	48	75	−27	37
14	De Graafschap	34	8	9	17	41	60	−19	33
15	NEC	34	7	6	21	35	62	−27	27
16	MVV (R)	34	6	7	21	38	68	−30	25	Qualification to Relegation play-offs^[b]
17	Cambuur (R)	34	6	7	21	35	66	−31	25	Qualification to Relegation play-offs^[b]
18	FC Den Bosch (R)	34	4	11	19	36	74	−38	23	Relegation to Eerste Divisie

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Roda JC qualified for the UEFA Cup by winning the 1999–2000 KNVB Cup.
^ MVV and Cambuur both relegated after losing their promotion/relegation play-offs.

Topscorers

Position	Player	Club	Goals
1	Ruud van Nistelrooy	PSV	29
2	Pierre van Hooijdonk	Vitesse	25
3	Arnold Bruggink	PSV	19
3	Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink	FC Twente	19
5	Luc Nilis	PSV	18
5	Anthony Lurling	SC Heerenveen	18
7	John Bosman	AZ	17
8	Julio Ricardo Cruz	Feyenoord	15
8	Bob Peeters	Roda JC	15
10	Richard Knopper	Ajax	14
10	Nikos Machlas	Ajax	14

PSV Winning Squad 1999-2000

Goal

Defence

Midfield

Attack

Management

Eric Gerets (Coach)
Ernie Brandts (Assistant)

Eerste Divisie

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification
1	NAC Breda	34	27	1	6	84	36	+48	82	Promotion to Eredivisie
2	FC Zwolle	34	22	8	4	90	41	+49	74	Play-offs
3	FC Groningen	34	23	5	6	81	33	+48	74
4	Excelsior	34	18	5	11	70	48	+22	59
5	FC Emmen	34	18	4	12	53	45	+8	58
6	RBC Roosendaal	34	17	6	11	65	49	+16	57
7	Heracles Almelo	34	13	8	13	41	42	−1	47
8	Dordrecht '90	34	12	9	13	55	58	−3	45
9	FC Eindhoven	34	14	3	17	47	63	−16	45
10	Helmond Sport	34	13	3	18	45	57	−12	42
11	ADO Den Haag	34	12	6	16	37	52	−15	42
12	Veendam	34	10	11	13	50	61	−11	41
13	Telstar	34	11	4	19	44	59	−15	37
14	Go Ahead Eagles	34	9	9	16	56	58	−2	36
15	VVV-Venlo	34	8	11	15	38	62	−24	35
16	HFC Haarlem	34	9	5	20	54	72	−18	32
17	FC Volendam	34	8	7	19	40	75	−35	31
18	TOP Oss	34	8	3	23	35	74	−39	27

Source: rsssf.com

Promoted : NAC
Promotion / Relegation play-offs ("Nacompetitie") : FC Zwolle, FC Groningen, Excelsior, Emmen, RBC and Heracles

Promotion and relegation

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	FC Groningen	6	5	0	1	19	7	+12	15	Promotion to Eredivisie
2	FC Emmen	6	2	2	2	8	10	−2	8
3	MVV	6	2	1	3	11	14	−3	7	Relegation from Eredivisie
4	Heracles Almelo	6	1	1	4	10	17	−7	4

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	RBC Roosendaal	6	3	2	1	10	7	+3	11	Promotion to Eredivisie
2	FC Zwolle	6	3	1	2	14	7	+7	10
3	Excelsior	6	2	1	3	11	14	−3	7
4	Cambuur Leeuwarden	6	1	2	3	6	13	−7	5	Relegation from Eredivisie