1999–2000 SpVgg Unterhaching season

May 2026 SpVgg Unterhaching 1999–2000 Lorenz-Günther Köstner Manager Sportpark Unterhaching Bundesliga 10th DFB-Pokal Second round 1998–99 2000–01 The 1999–2000 season was the first time SpVgg Unterhaching played in the 1. Bundesliga, the highest tier of the German football league system. Season summary SpVgg Unterhaching surprised everyone with a respectable 10th-place result in their inaugural Bundesliga season, and also famously played the spoiler's role in deciding who would win the championship that year. Their first Bundesliga win came in just their second match of the season, with a 2-0 victory over MSV Duisburg at home. While struggling in away matches, Unterhaching remained undefeated at home in nine games before losing 2-0 to their stronger neighbours, Bayern Munich. Prior to this loss, they had earned wins at home in matches against highly favoured teams like VfB Stuttgart and Borussia Dortmund, beating them 2-0 and 1-0 respectively. They earned their first away win in the Bundesliga by beating VfB Stuttgart 2-0 once again. On the final matchday of the season, visiting Bayer Leverkusen needed only a draw in Unterhaching to secure their first national title, but instead went down to defeat to the determined home side. Things took a bad turn for Leverkusen when Michael Ballack scored an own goal that put home side ahead in the 20th minute. Their title hopes ended when Haching midfielder Markus Oberleitner made the score 2-0 in the 72nd minute. Meanwhile, Bayern Munich beat Werder Bremen 3-1 at home and were able to overtake Leverkusen on goal difference to snatch away the title. With a 10th-place result, Unterhaching finished ahead of long-established sides Borussia Dortmund and Schalke 04. They ended the season with the league's fifth best home record with 10 wins and 5 draws in 17 matches, having lost only to Bayern Munich and 1. FC Kaiserslautern. First team squad yes 1 GER GK Jürgen Wittmann 2 GER DF Alexander Strehmel 3 GER MF Oliver Straube 4 GER DF Ralf Bucher 5 GER MF Matthias Zimmermann 6 GER DF Jörg Bergen 7 GER MF Dirk Hofman 8 GER MF Peter Zeiler 9 ALB FW Altin Rraklli 10 GER MF Markus Oberleitner 11 GER DF Jochen Seitz 12 GER MF Danny Schwarz 13 GER FW Mark Zimmermann 14 ESP FW Alfonso Garcia 15 GER DF Arne Tammen 16 GER MF Andreas Hartig 17 GER DF Jan Seifert 18 GER MF Ludwig Kögl 19 GER MF Marco Haber 20 GER DF Dennis Grassow 21 GER MF Björn Hertl 22 GER GK Udo Mai 23 GER DF Ulrich Pflug 24 CRO DF Ivica Vladimir 25 GER DF Stefan Frühbeis 26 GER MF André Breitenreiter 27 GER GK Peter Sirch 28 GER GK Gerhard Tremmel 32 GER MF Alberto Méndez on loan from Arsenal 38 GER DF Tobias Iseli References External links Category:SpVgg Unterhaching seasons Unterhaching