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| Event | 1999–2000 FA Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 20 May 2000 | ||||||
| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Dennis Wise[1] (Chelsea) | ||||||
| Referee | Graham Poll[2] (Hertfordshire) | ||||||
| Attendance | 78,217[2] | ||||||
The 2000 FA Cup final was the 119th final of the FA Cup, and the 72nd (excluding replays) and last to be played at the old Wembley Stadium. It took place on 20 May 2000 and was contested between Chelsea and Aston Villa, the latter making its first FA Cup Final appearance since winning it in 1957.
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 by Roberto Di Matteo, who had also scored in the 1997 final.
Wembley Stadium closed five months later, and was subsequently rebuilt. The FA Cup Final was played at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff for the next six years, before returning to Wembley in 2007.
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