The 30th season of the international television game show Jeux sans frontières was held in the summer of 1999. Broadcasters from France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Slovenia, and Switzerland participated in the competition coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). RAI hosted all heats and the final in front of the Aragonese castle of Le Castella in Isola di Capo Rizzuto (Italy). The head international referee in charge of supervising the competition was Denis Pettiaux.
The season was won by Bolzano, Italy, being the runner-up the team from Patras, Grece. To date, this is the last edition of the competition.
Participants Country Broadcasters Code Colour France 2 F Light blue ERT GR Dark blue MTV H Yellow RAI I White RTVSLO SLO Green SRG SSR CH Red
Heats Heat 1 Place Country Town Points 1 CH Tre Valli 52 2 H Gyöngyös 51 3 F Gap 44 4 SLO Tržič 43 5 GR Katerini 40 6 I Reggio Calabria 26
Heat 2 Place Country Town Points 1 SLO Bohinj 56 2 I Bolzano 49 3 H Budapest XVIII. District 43 4 F Rouen 37 5 CH Locarno 35 6 GR Orestiada 28
Heat 3 Place Country Town Points 1 H Budapest XII. District 49 2 F Martigues 46 3 SLO Rogatec 43 4 I Caorle 42 5 CH Capriasca 40 6 GR Andros 25
Heat 4 Place Country Town Points 1 CH Chiasso 54 2 H Debrecen 49 3 SLO Kranj 46 4 I Valle d'Aosta 45 5 F Villard-de-Lans 37 6 GR Sapes 30
Heat 5 Place Country Town Points 1 SLO Šentjernej 56 2 CH Bosco/Gurin 49 3 H Belváros - Lipótváros 44 4 GR Xanthi 38 5 I Pagani 34 6 F Tarbes 31
Heat 6 Place Country Town Points 1 SLO Maribor 57 2 GR Patras 50 3 H Tiszaújváros 46 4 F Mulhouse 41 5 I Parco del Nera 30 6 CH San Bernardino 28
Heat 7 Place Country Town Points 1 CH Lugano 48 2 SLO Kranjska Gora 47 3 GR Edessa 43 4 F Brive-la-Gaillarde 39 5 H Szentendre 38 6 I Grecia Salentina 34
Qualifiers The teams which qualified from each country to the final were: Country Town Place won Points won F Martigues 2 46 GR Patras 2 50 H Budapest XII. District 1 49 I Bolzano 2 49 SLO Maribor 1 57 CH Chiasso 1 54
Final Place Country Town Points 1 I Bolzano 48 2 GR Patras 47 3 H Budapest XII. District 45 4 SLO Maribor 41 5 F Martigues 40 6 CH Chiasso 36
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