2000 FA Cup final

For the women's event, see2000 FA Women's Cup final.

The2000 FA Cup finalwas the 119th final of theFA Cup,and the 72nd (excluding replays) and last to be played at the oldWembley Stadium.It took place on 20 May 2000 and was contested betweenChelseaandAston Villa,the latter making its first FA Cup Final appearance since winning it in1957.

2000 FA Cup final

Match programme cover
Event	1999–2000 FA Cup
Chelsea Aston Villa 1 0
Date	20 May 2000
Venue	Wembley Stadium,London
Man of the Match	Dennis Wise(Chelsea)
Referee	Graham Poll(Hertfordshire)
Attendance	78,217

Chelsea won 1–0 to secure their second FA Cup in four years, and their third in all. The goal was scored midway through the second half byRoberto Di Matteo,who had also scored in the1997 final.

Wembley Stadium closed five months later, and was subsequentlyrebuilt.The FA Cup Final was played at theMillennium Stadium,Cardifffor the next six years, before returning to Wembley in2007.

Road to Wembley

Chelsea

Third Round	Hull City	1–6	Chelsea
Fourth Round	Chelsea	2–0	Nottingham Forest
Fifth Round	Chelsea	2–1	Leicester City
Sixth Round	Chelsea	5–0	Gillingham
Semi-Final	Newcastle United	1–2	Chelsea
	(atWembley Stadium)

Aston Villa

Third Round	Aston Villa	2–1	Darlington
Fourth Round	Aston Villa	1–0	Southampton
Fifth Round	Aston Villa	3–2	Leeds United
Sixth Round	Everton	1–2	Aston Villa
Semi-Final	Bolton Wanderers	0–0	Aston Villa
	(atWembley Stadium) Aston Villa won 4–1 onpenalties

Match

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 Weahmissed several chances andDennis Wisehad a goal disallowed foroffside,while Villa'sGareth Southgateheaded wide. On 73minutes,Roberto Di Matteoscored what proved to be the winning goal, capitalising on an error from VillagoalkeeperDavid Jamesto put the ball in the net from close range. James came roaring off his line to deal with Zola's free-kick from the left, he fumbled the ball against Gareth Southgate's chest with Di Matteo blasting the rebound into the roof of the net. Villa could not get back in the match, their best chance falling toBenito Carbone,but his tame shot did not test Ed de Goey in goal.

Details

20 May 2000

15:00BST

Chelsea	1–0	Aston Villa
Di Matteo73'	Report

Wembley Stadium,London

Attendance: 78,217

Referee:Graham Poll(Hertfordshire)

Chelsea

Aston Villa

GK 1 Ed de Goey RB 15 Mario Melchiot 18' CB 6 Marcel Desailly CB 5 Frank Leboeuf LB 3 Celestine Babayaro DM 7 Didier Deschamps CM 16 Roberto Di Matteo CM 11 Dennis Wise(c) 28' AM 8 Gus Poyet 90' CF 25 Gianfranco Zola 89' CF 31 George Weah 88' Substitutes: GK 23 Carlo Cudicini CB 26 John Terry LB 34 Jon Harley CM 20 Jody Morris 89' CF 19 Tore André Flo 88' Manager: Gianluca Vialli

GK 1 David James DF 24 Mark Delaney DF 5 Ugo Ehiogu DF 4 Gareth Southgate(c) DF 15 Gareth Barry 16' DF 3 Alan Wright 88' MF 6 George Boateng 90' MF 10 Paul Merson MF 7 Ian Taylor 79' MF 18 Benito Carbone 79' FW 9 Dion Dublin Substitutes: GK 39 Peter Enckelman DF 31 Jlloyd Samuel MF 26 Steve Stone 79' MF 17 Lee Hendrie 88' FW 12 Julian Joachim 79' Manager: John Gregory

Man of the match Dennis Wise(Chelsea)

Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shootout if scores still level. Five named substitutes Maximum of 3 substitutions.

Statistics

	Chelsea	Aston Villa
Goal attempts	5	11
Corner kicks	2	3
Fouls committed	17	14
Offsides	5	2
Yellow cards	3	2
Red cards	0	0

Source:The People

External links

• BBC Match Report
• Game factsat soccerbase
• BBC FA Cup Final 2000 Section