1999–2000 Gold Cup

The 1999–2000 Gold Cup was the 81st edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.[1]

1999–2000 Gold Cup
Country Northern Ireland
Teams20
ChampionsGlentoran (13th win)
Runners-upLinfield
Matches played21
Goals scored72 (3.43 per match)

The tournament was won by Glentoran for the 13th time and 2nd consecutive season, defeating Linfield 4–2 in the final at Windsor Park.[2][3]

Results

[4]

Preliminary round
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Armagh City 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 Carrick Rangers
Bangor 1–2 Ards
Larne 1–2 Dungannon Swifts
Limavady United 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)		 Omagh Town

First round
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ards 1–2 Glentoran
Ballymena United 3–2 Crusaders
Carrick Rangers 1–3 Glenavon
Cliftonville 3–1 Portadown
Coleraine 2–3 Limavady United
Institute 3–1 Ballyclare Comrades
Linfield 3–1 Dungannon Swifts
Newry Town 1–0 Lisburn Distillery

Quarter-finals
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Glenavon 1–2 Glentoran
Institute 2–0 Newry Town
Limavady United 2–4 Cliftonville
Linfield 3–1 Ballymena United

Semi-finals

Teams on the left were at home in the first leg.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Glentoran 2–2 Cliftonville 0–0 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
Linfield 5–0 Institute 4–0 1–0

Final
Linfield2–4Glentoran
Larmour 73'
Bailie 89'		 Russell 5', 18'
Young 35'
McCombe 54'
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Alan Snoddy (Carryduff)

References
  1. "Irish League Archive, Gold Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  2. "Russell Sprouts". Belfast Telegraph. 1 December 1999. p. 28.
  3. "It's Blue Murder". Belfast News Letter. 1 December 1999. p. 16.
  4. "Gold Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
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