Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The 2000 UEFA Cup Final was a football match that took place on 17 May 2000 at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark to decide the winners of the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup. The match event was contested by Galatasaray of Turkey and Arsenal of England, and was the final match of the 1999–2000 season and the 29th final of Europe's second club football competition, the UEFA Cup. It was the first time the two sides appeared in a final of the tournament, moreover, the winner would qualify for a place in the 2000 UEFA Super Cup.Both clubs competed in the 1999–2000 season of the UEFA Champions League, each finishing in third place of the first group stage, Galatasaray behind Chelsea and Hertha BSC and Arsenal behind Barcelona and Fiorentina, thus exiting the competition and qualifying for the third round of the UEFA Cup. Whilst there, the two sides advanced through the rounds, including the quarter-finals and semi-finals to reach the final—a total sixteen matches were played. Galatasaray defeated Bologna, Borussia Dortmund, Mallorca and Leeds United to proceed to the final, while Arsenal faced Nantes, Deportivo La Coruña, Werder Bremen and Lens.Attended by 38,919 spectators, a minute of silence was held in honour before the match, of the two Leeds United fans killed during Galatasaray's first leg semi-final game against Leeds United. The match ended in a goalless draw between the two sides in both normal time and extra time, which meant a penalty shoot-out was needed to determine the winner. The score stood 3–1 when Gheorghe Popescu scored the winning penalty kick for Galatasaray, after Patrick Vieira missed his spot kick for Arsenal, which hit the post. Subsequently, Galatasaray became the first Turkish side to win the competition and a European trophy, as well as achieving a Treble consisting of the Turkish First Football League, the Turkish Cup and the UEFA Cup.. }
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- 2000_UEFA_Cup_Final abstract "The 2000 UEFA Cup Final was a football match that took place on 17 May 2000 at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark to decide the winners of the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup. The match event was contested by Galatasaray of Turkey and Arsenal of England, and was the final match of the 1999–2000 season and the 29th final of Europe's second club football competition, the UEFA Cup. It was the first time the two sides appeared in a final of the tournament, moreover, the winner would qualify for a place in the 2000 UEFA Super Cup.Both clubs competed in the 1999–2000 season of the UEFA Champions League, each finishing in third place of the first group stage, Galatasaray behind Chelsea and Hertha BSC and Arsenal behind Barcelona and Fiorentina, thus exiting the competition and qualifying for the third round of the UEFA Cup. Whilst there, the two sides advanced through the rounds, including the quarter-finals and semi-finals to reach the final—a total sixteen matches were played. Galatasaray defeated Bologna, Borussia Dortmund, Mallorca and Leeds United to proceed to the final, while Arsenal faced Nantes, Deportivo La Coruña, Werder Bremen and Lens.Attended by 38,919 spectators, a minute of silence was held in honour before the match, of the two Leeds United fans killed during Galatasaray's first leg semi-final game against Leeds United. The match ended in a goalless draw between the two sides in both normal time and extra time, which meant a penalty shoot-out was needed to determine the winner. The score stood 3–1 when Gheorghe Popescu scored the winning penalty kick for Galatasaray, after Patrick Vieira missed his spot kick for Arsenal, which hit the post. Subsequently, Galatasaray became the first Turkish side to win the competition and a European trophy, as well as achieving a Treble consisting of the Turkish First Football League, the Turkish Cup and the UEFA Cup.".