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
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)
- 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup in United States (February 12 – February 27, 2000)
- UEFA European Football Championship in Belgium and the Netherlands (June 10 – July 2, 2000)
- Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia (September 13 – 30 2000)
- Men's Tournament
- Women's Tournament
- 2000 AFC Asian Cup in Lebanon (October 12 – October 29, 2000)
National team results
Asia
Europe
South America
Movies
- Air Bud: World Pup (US)
- Purely Belter (UK)
- There's Only One Jimmy Grimble (UK)
Births
- January 26 – Abel Ruiz, Spanish footballer
- August 31 – Angel Gomes, English footballer
- September 5 – Ceren Akkaya, Turkish footballer
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)