The final was held at the Olympic Stadium, Helsinki on 30 October 1999 with FC Jokerit defeating FF Jaro by 2-1 before an attendance of 3,217 spectators.
Usta has spent the majority of his career in the Netherlands - also playing for Cambuur, Sparta and MVV - apart from brief spells in Turkey with Beşiktaş, in Finland with Jokerit, and in Japan with Omiya Ardija.