West Ham Intertoto Cup 1999

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West ham intertoto cup 1999. West ham had made it to the final with just one goal conceded along the way and frankly its impossible to tell whether it was the quality of neil ruddock and a 21 year old rio ferdinand that made the difference or whether it was the paucity of the. West ham qualified for the uefa cup via the intertoto cup. The hammers who had finished fifth in the premier league the previous season edged out their dutch opponents in front of just 7485 supporters at the boleyn ground on a late july afternoon. When lampard was doing the same for west ham and chelsea in domestic competition there was something familiar and comforting about it all.

Frank lampards seventh minute goal was enough to secure west ham united a 1 0 uefa intertoto cup semi final first leg win over heerenveen on this day in 1999. All three teams advanced to the uefa cup first round. 300 263 per match 1998. In front of over 97000 fans at wembley stadium the late alan sealey scored twice in three second half minutes to win it for his side.

2000 the 1999 uefa intertoto cup finals were won by montpellier juventus and west ham united. In 1999 the hammers won the uefa intertoto cup alongside juventus and montpellier while in 1965 they claimed the european cup winners cup with a 2 0 success over 1860 munich. West ham keeps its 4 matches with only one goal conceded at most running since 16051999. Intertoto cupuefa cup.

Winning one of the three intertoto finals they secured a uefa cup place at the first round stage. Having finished a record high fifth in the premier league at the end of the 199899 season harry redknapps side could have expected to qualify automatically for the uefa cup. Date july 28 1999. On 15 december 1999 west ham played a league cup quarter final game against aston villa.

Its a record streak. Later in the season he signed a permanent deal at celtic. West ham are through to top class european competition for the first time in 18 years after an impressive win in france saw them take the intertoto cup. Its the first time louis saha scores 1 goal vs west ham in his professional career metz keeps its 6 matches with only one goal conceded at most in intertoto cup running since 11071999.

West ham united montpellier. Intertoto win gives hammers uefa spot hammers trevor sinclair right celebrates with teammates michael carrick and rio ferdinand metz 1 3 west ham aggregate. Team 2 1st. After making only one substitute appearance in west hams first intertoto cup game ian wright was loaned to nottingham forest.

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