1999 in association football
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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1999 throughout the world.
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[edit] Events
- Manchester United won the UEFA Champions League, FA Cup and Premiership to cap off an unprecedented European Treble, the first and only English side to do so.
- Copa Libertadores 1999: 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
- Confederation Cup - Mexico's won the tournament after beating Brazil 4-3
- 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 Rotterdam wins the Johan Cruijff Schaal, the annual opening of the new season in the Eredivisie, by a 3-2 win over Ajax Amsterdam in the Amsterdam ArenA.
- September 11 – Manager Hans Meyer from Germany resigns at Dutch club FC 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 Arnhem. Ronald Koeman will replace him on January 1, 2000. In the mean time former player Edward Sturing takes control.
- November 30 – Manchester United wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo, Japan 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 Nijmegen and is succeeded by former player Ron de Groot.
[edit] Winners national club championship
- England – Manchester United
- France – Girondins de Bordeaux
- Germany – Bayern Munich
- Iceland – KR
- Italy – A.C. Milan
- Netherlands
- Portugal – FC Porto
- Spain – Barcelona
- Turkey – Galatasaray S.K.
[edit] South America
- Argentina
- Clausura – Boca Juniors
- Apertura – River Plate
- Brazil – Corinthians
- Chile – Universidad de Chile
- Paraguay – Olimpia Asunción
[edit] International tournaments
- Copa América in Paraguay (June 29 – July 18, 1999)
[edit] Movies
[edit] Deaths
- January 26 – Claude Bez (58), French footballer
- March 30 – Igor Netto (69), Soviet footballer
- April 28 – Sir Alfred Ramsey (79), English footballer and manager
- August 23 – Georges Boulogne (81), French footballer
- November 14 – Bert Jacobs (58), Dutch footballer and manager
