1999 in association football

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The following are the association football events of the year 1999 throughout the world.

Events[]

  • Manchester United won the UEFA Champions League, FA Cup and Premiership to cap off an unprecedented European Treble, the first (and, to date, only) English side to do so.
  • 1999 Copa Libertadores: Won by Palmeiras after defeating Deportivo Cali 4–3 on a penalty shootout after a final aggregate score of 2–2.
  • FIFA Women's World Cup – United States won 0–0, 5–4 on penalty kicks, over China
  • Confederations Cup – Mexico won the tournament after beating Brazil 4–3
  • March 14 – New J.League Division 2 (J2) season started with ten clubs, one relegated from previous season's J.League and nine promoted from former Japan Football League.
  • May 22 – Manchester United wins the FA Cup with a 2–0 win over Newcastle United. The goals are scored by Teddy Sheringham and Paul Scholes.
  • August 8 – Feyenoord wins the Johan Cruyff Shield, the annual opening of the new season in the Eredivisie, by a 3–2 win over Ajax at the Amsterdam Arena.
  • September 11 – Manager Hans Meyer from Germany resigns at Dutch club Twente, and is replaced by former player Fred Rutten.
  • October 27 – Dutch club Sparta Rotterdam fires manager Jan Everse, who is replaced by Dolf Roks.
  • October 30 – Manager Herbert Neumann is fired at Dutch club Vitesse. Ronald Koeman will replace him on 1 January 2000. In the meantime former player Edward Sturing takes control.
  • November 5 – Italy's Veneto wins the first UEFA Regions' Cup, beating Spain's Madrid 3–2, after extra time, in Abano Terme.
  • November 30 – Manchester United wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo by defeating Brazil's Palmeiras: 1–0. The only goal for the English club is scored by Roy Keane in the 35th minute.
  • December 29 – Manager Jimmy Calderwood leaves Dutch club NEC and is succeeded by former player Ron de Groot.

Winners national club championship[]

Asia[]

Europe[]

  • Croatia – Croatia Zagreb
  • Czech Republic – Sparta Prague
  • England – Manchester United
  • France – Bordeaux
  • Germany – Bayern Munich
  •  Iceland – KR
  •  Italy – A.C. Milan
  •  Netherlands
  •  Portugal – Porto
  • Scotland – Rangers
  • Spain – Barcelona
  • Turkey – Galatasaray
  •  Yugoslavia – Partizan

North America[]

  •  Canada – Toronto Olympians (CPSL)
  •  Mexico
    • Verano – Toluca
    • Invierno – Pachuca
  •  United States – D.C. United (MLS)

South America[]

  • Argentina Argentina
  • Bolivia Bolivia – Blooming
  • Brazil Brazil – Corinthians
  • Chile Chile – Universidad de Chile
  • Ecuador Ecuador – LDU Quito
  • Paraguay Paraguay – Olimpia Asunción
  • Peru Peru – Universitario de Deportes

International tournaments[]

National team results[]

Europe[]

 Estonia[]

Main article: Estonia national football team 1999

South America[]

 Bolivia[]

Main article: Bolivia national football team 1999

 Chile[]

Main article: Chile national football team 1999

 Ecuador[]

Main article: Ecuador national football team 1999

Movies[]

Births[]

  • 1 January: Gianluca Scamacca, Italian footballer
  • 5 January: Mattias Svanberg, Swedish footballer
  • 9 January: Maximiliano Romero, Argentinian footballer
  • 16 January: Joe White, English footballer
  • 19 January:
  • 23 January:
    • Alban Lafont, French footballer[1]
    • Malang Sarr, French footballer
  • 24 January: Shan Huanhuan, Chinese footballer
  • 4 February: Mohammad Soltani Mehr, Iranian footballer
  • 17 February: Oscar Krusnell, Swedish footballer[2]
  • 25 February: Gianluigi Donnarumma, Italian international goalkeeper
  • 29 March: Ezequiel Barco, Argentinian footballer
  • 31 March: Jens Odgaard, Danish footballer
  • 14 April: Matteo Guendouzi, French footballer
  • 24 April: Jonathan Leko, English footballer
  • 25 May: Ibrahima Konaté, French footballer
  • 3 June: Dan-Axel Zagadou, French footballer
  • 10 June: Rafael Leão, Portuguese footballer
  • 11 June: Kai Havertz, German international
  • 23 June:
  • 2 July: Nicolò Zaniolo, Italian international
  • 17 July: Stahl Gubag, Papua New Guinean international
  • 3 August: Brahim Díaz, Spanish footballer
  • 12 August: Matthijs de Ligt, Dutch international
  • 5 October: Connor McLennan, Scottish youth international
  • 15 October: Ben Woodburn, Welsh international
  • 10 November: João Félix, Portuguese international
  • 18 November: Domingos Quina, Portuguese footballer
  • 4 December: Tahith Chong, Dutch footballer
  • 10 December: Reiss Nelson, English footballer

Deaths[]

January[]

  • January 6 – Ottavio Misefari (89), Italian footballer
  • January 6 – Lajos Tichy (63), Hungarian footballer
  • January 18 – Horace Cumner (80), Welsh footballer

March[]

  • March 30 – Igor Netto (69), Soviet footballer

April[]

  • April 28 – Sir Alfred Ramsey (79), English footballer and manager

July[]

August[]

  • August 23 – Georges Boulogne (81), French footballer

November[]

  • November 14 – Bert Jacobs (58), Dutch footballer and manager

References[]

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017: List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA. 11 June 2017. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Oscar Krusnell till Hammarby". Hammarby Fotboll. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
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