1999–2000 VfL Wolfsburg season
VfL Wolfsburg 1999–2000 football season
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VfL Wolfsburg finished one place lower than the last season, but still qualified for European competition via the Intertoto Cup.
| 1999–2000 season | |
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| Manager | Wolfgang Wolf |
| Stadium | Volkswagen Arena |
| Bundesliga | 7th |
| DFB-Pokal | Round of 16 |
| UEFA Cup | Third round |
| Top goalscorer | Jonathan Akpoborie (12) |
First team squad
- Squad at end of season[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season
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Results
DFB-Pokal
Third round
| 13 October 1999 | Chemnitzer FC | 2–3 | VfL Wolfsburg | Chemnitz |
Mehlhorn  24' (pen.)Skela 86' |
Report (in German) |
Nowak 38' Laudeley  45' (o.g.)Juskowiak 57' |
Stadium: Stadion an der Gellertstraße Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Jürgen Aust (Cologne) |
Round of 16
| 1 December 1999 | VfL Bochum | 5 – 4 | VfL Wolfsburg | Bochum |
| Weber 41', 43' Peschel 47' (pen.)Baştürk 58', 90' |
Report (in German) |
Feldhoff 28' Thomsen 40'Akonnor 55', 84' (pen.) |
Stadium: Ruhrstadion Attendance: 10,900 Referee: Lutz Wagner (Kriftel) |
UEFA Cup
First round
Second round
| 21 October 1999 | Roda JC  | 0–0 |  Wolfsburg | Sportpark Kaalheide, Kerkrade |
| Report | Attendance: 7,700 Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia) |
| 2 November 1999 | Wolfsburg | 1–0 | Roda JC | VfL-Stadium, Wolfsburg |
| Akonnor 87' |
Report | Attendance: 7,677 Referee: Georgios Bikas (Greece) |
Wolfsburg won 1–0 on aggregate.
Third round
| 23 November 1999 | Wolfsburg | 2–3 |  Atlético Madrid | VfL-Stadium, Wolfsburg |
| Juskowiak 21' Akonnor 83' (pen.) |
Report | Aguilera 6', 58' Hasselbaink 37' |
Attendance: 10,700 Referee: Luc Huyghe (Belgium) |
| 9 December 1999 | Atlético Madrid | 2–1 | Wolfsburg | Vicente Calderón Stadium, Madrid |
| Hasselbaink 4' Correa 86' |
Report | Akonnor 56' (pen.) |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Leslie Irvine (Northern Ireland) |
Atlético Madrid won 5–3 on aggregate.