2000 in association football

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The following are the association football events of the year 2000 throughout the world.

Events[]

• January 1 – Ronald Koeman starts as manager at Dutch club Vitesse.
• March 31 – Gerard van der Lem resigns as manager of AZ
• UEFA Euro 2000: France won 2–1 in extra time over Italy, with a golden goal by David Trezeguet. This was France's second European Championship title.
• 2006 FIFA World Cup: Germany wins the right to host for second time the event.
• UEFA Champions League: Spanish giants Real Madrid and Valencia faced off in the first ever all-country European cup final with Madrid winning 3–0. This was Real Madrid's eighth European Cup title.
• Copa Libertadores 2000: Won by Boca Juniors after defeating Palmeiras 4–3 on a penalty shootout after a final aggregate score of 2–2.
• 2000 FIFA Club World Championship: Corinthians beat Vasco da Gama 4–3 on penalties after a 0–0 draw.
• UEFA Cup: Galatasaray wins 4–1 on penalties in the final against Arsenal after a 0–0 draw at the end of the match. This was the first European title won by a Turkish team.
• UEFA Super Cup: Galatasaray beats Real Madrid 2–1 after extra time with a golden goal by Mário Jardel.
• March 21 – Ajax appoints Hans Westerhof as caretaker-manager after the resignation of Jan Wouters.
• May 20 – Chelsea wins the FA Cup by a 1–0 win over Aston Villa.
• July 24 – Real Madrid signs Barcelona's Portuguese star Luís Figo for a then world record transfer fee of €60 million.
• August 13 – PSV wins the Johan Cruyff Shield, the annual opening of the new season in the Eredivisie, by a 2–0 win over Roda JC at the Amsterdam Arena.
• August 15 – The Parkstad Limburg Stadion is officially opened with a friendly between home club Roda JC and Spanish side Real Zaragoza (2–2).
• September 2 – Louis van Gaal makes his debut as the manager of Netherlands national team with a draw (2–2) in the World Cup qualifier against the Republic of Ireland. Two PSV players make their debut as well: striker Arnold Bruggink and defender Wilfred Bouma.
• November 28 – Boca Juniors wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo for the second time, defeating Spain's Real Madrid 2–1; Martín Palermo scores both goals for the Argentinian club.

Winner national club championship[]

Asia[]

•  Korea Republic – Anyang LG
•  Japan – Kashima Antlers
•  Qatar – Al-Sadd
•  Singapore – Anyang LG Cheetahs
•  Thailand – BEC Tero Sasana

Europe[]

•  Croatia – Dinamo Zagreb
•  Denmark – Herfølge BK
•  England – Manchester United
•  France – Monaco
•  Germany – Bayern Munich
•  Greece – Olympiacos
•  Iceland – KR
•  Republic of Ireland – Shelbourne
•  Italy – Lazio
•  Netherlands – PSV
•  Northern Ireland – Linfield
•  Poland – Polonia Warsaw
•  Portugal – Sporting CP
•  Scotland – Celtic
•  Spain – Deportivo La Coruña
•  Turkey – Galatasaray
•  Wales – The New Saints
•  FR Yugoslavia – Red Star Belgrade

North America[]

•  Canada – Toronto Croatia (CPSL)
•  Mexico
  • Verano – Toluca
  • Invierno – Morelia
•  United States – Kansas City Wizards (MLS)

South America[]

•  Argentina
  • Clausura – River Plate
  • Apertura – Boca Juniors
•  Bolivia – Jorge Wilstermann
•  Brazil – Vasco da Gama (Copa João Havelange)
•  Chile – Universidad de Chile
•  Ecuador – Olmedo
•  Paraguay – Olimpia Asunción
•  Peru – Universitario de Deportes

International tournaments[]

• African Cup of Nations in Ghana and Nigeria (January 22 – February 13, 2000)
  1.  Cameroon
  2.  Nigeria
  3.  South Africa
• 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup in United States (February 12 – February 27, 2000)
  1.  Canada
  2.  Colombia
  3. —
• UEFA European Football Championship in Belgium and the Netherlands (June 10 – July 2, 2000)
  1.  France
  2.  Italy
  3. —
• Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia (September 13 – 30 2000)
  • Men's Tournament
  1.  Cameroon
  2.  Spain
  3.  Chile
  • Women's Tournament
  1. Norway
  2. United States
  3. Germany
• 2000 AFC Asian Cup in Lebanon (October 12 – October 29, 2000)
  1.  Japan
  2.  Saudi Arabia
  3.  South Korea

National team results[]

Europe[]

 Estonia[]

South America[]

 Ecuador[]

Movies[]

• Air Bud: World Pup (US)
• Purely Belter (UK)
• There's Only One Jimmy Grimble (UK)

Births[]

• January 14 – Jonathan David, Canadian footballer
• January 26 – Abel Ruiz, Spanish footballer
• February 20 – Josh Sargent, American soccer player
• February 22 – Timothy Weah, American soccer player
• February 28 – Moise Kean, Italian footballer
• March 21 – Matty Longstaff, English footballer
• March 25 – Jadon Sancho, English footballer
• May 18 – Ryan Sessegnon, English footballer
• May 28 – Phil Foden, English footballer
• July 6 – Michael Obafemi, Irish footballer
• July 12 – Vinícius Júnior, Brazilian footballer
• July 28
  • Lee O'Connor, Irish youth international
  • Emile Smith Rowe, English youth international
• August 29 – Julia Grosso, Canadian international
• August 31 – Angel Gomes, English footballer
• November 2 – Alphonso Davies, Canadian international^[1]
• November 7 – Callum Hudson-Odoi, English international^[2]

Deaths[]

January[]

• January 27 – Lucas Sebastião da Fonseca (72), Mozambican-born Portuguese footballer
• January 29 – Heinz Flotho, German international footballer (born 1915)
• January 29 – Harry Thompson, English footballer (born 1915)

February[]

• February 23 – Sir Stanley Matthews (85), English footballer
• February 23 – Dennis Evans (69), English footballer

March[]

• March 24 - George Kirby (66), English footballer

April[]

• April 4 – Brandãozinho, Brazilian defender, Brazilian squad member at the 1954 FIFA World Cup. (74)
• April 8 – Moacir Barbosa Nascimento, Brazilian goalkeeper, runner-up at the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (79)
• April 14 – Wilf Mannion (81), English footballer
• April 24 - Chic Brodie (63), Scottish footballer

May[]

• May 1 – Cláudio Christovam de Pinho, Brazilian striker, the biggest scorer of all time for Sport Club Corinthians Paulista. (77)
• May 18 – Domingos da Guia, Brazilian defender, semi-finalist at the 1938 FIFA World Cup. (87)
• May 31 – Rodolfo Pini, Uruguayan midfielder, winner of the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (74)

July[]

• July 15 – Kalle Svensson (74), Swedish footballer
• July 24 – Peter Dubovský (28), Slovak footballer
• July 29 – Benny Fenton (81), English footballer

August[]

• August 15 – Eduardo Luján Manera (55), Argentine footballer and manager
• August 18 – Maurice Evans (63), English footballer
• August 24 – Bob McPhail (94), Scottish footballer

October[]

• October 2 – Elek Schwartz (91), Romanian footballer
• October 5 – Cătălin Hâldan (24), Romanian footballer

November[]

• November 1 – George Armstrong (56), English footballer and coach
• November 2 – Simeon Simeonov (54), Bulgarian football goalkeeper
• November 15 – Pietro Pasinati, Italian striker, winner of the 1938 FIFA World Cup. (90)
• November 25 – Canito (44), Spanish footballer
• November 27 - Willie Cunnigham (75), Scottish footballer

December[]

• December 21 – Décio Esteves, Brazilian midfielder, runner up at the 1959 South American Championship (Argentina). (73)

References[]