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1999–2000 Yemeni League

The 1999–2000 Yemeni League was the 10th season of the Yemeni League, the top-level football league in Yemen since the unification of North and South Yemen in 1990. The season featured 16 teams divided into two groups of eight, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the playoffs.

Champions: Al-Ahli Sana'a

Matches played: 112

Goals scored: 293 (2.62 per match)


Group Stage

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Al-Ahli Sana'a 14 9 3 2 31 12 +19 30
2 Al-Tali'aa Taizz 14 7 3 4 19 17 +2 24
3 Al-Ittihad Ibb 14 6 3 5 19 14 +5 21
4 Al-Shoala Aden 14 6 3 5 20 18 +2 21
5 Al-Zohra Sana'a 14 5 5 4 16 15 +1 20
6 Al-Wahda Aden 14 3 4 7 14 20 −6 13
7 Al-Sha'ab Sana'a 14 3 4 7 8 16 −8 13
8 Shamsan Aden 14 3 3 8 13 28 −15 12

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut 14 10 2 2 25 9 +16 32
2 Al-Wahda Sana'a 14 8 3 3 26 14 +12 27
3 Al-Saqr Taizz 14 6 5 3 16 10 +6 23
4 Al-Sha'ab Ibb 14 7 2 5 15 17 −2 23
5 Al-Tilal Aden 14 7 1 6 21 17 +4 22
6 Al-Ahli Hudayda 14 5 3 6 14 18 −4 18
7 Hassan Abyan 14 2 5 7 10 19 −9 11
8 Al-Sharara Lahaj 14 0 1 13 5 28 −23 1

Playoffs

Semifinals

First Legs (April 21–22)

  • Al-Ahli Sana'a 1–1 Al-Wahda Sana'a
  • Al-Tali'aa Taizz 0–0 Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut

Second Legs (April 28)

  • Al-Wahda Sana'a 1–2 Al-Ahli Sana'a (Al-Ahli wins 3–2 on aggregate)
  • Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut 1–2 Al-Tali'aa Taizz (Al-Tali'aa wins 2–1 on aggregate)

Third-Place Match

First Leg (May 5)

  • Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut 1–0 Al-Wahda Sana'a

Second Leg (May 11)

  • Al-Wahda Sana'a 3–0 Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut (Al-Wahda wins 3–1 on aggregate)

Championship Final

First Leg (May 5)

  • Al-Tali'aa Taizz 2–1 Al-Ahli Sana'a

Second Leg (May 11)

  • Al-Ahli Sana'a 5–1 Al-Tali'aa Taizz (Al-Ahli wins 6–3 on aggregate)

Al-Ahli Sana'a won the championship after defeating Al-Tali'aa Taizz 6–3 on aggregate in the final. Al-Wahda Sana'a finished third after beating Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut 3–1 on aggregate in the third-place match.

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