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1999 in association football

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

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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.
  • 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
  • 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 mean time 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.

    • Asia

  • Japan – Júbilo Iwata
  • South Korea – Suwon Bluewings
  • Thailand – Royal Thai Air Force

    • Europe

  • Czech Republic - Sparta Prague
  • England – Manchester United
  • France – Bordeaux
  • Germany – Bayern Munich
  • Iceland – KR
  • Italy – Milan
  • Netherlands
  • Eredivisie – Feyenoord
  • Eerste Divisie – Den Bosch
  • Portugal – Porto
  • Scotland - Rangers
  • Spain – Barcelona
  • Turkey – Galatasaray

    • North America

  •  United States – D.C. United (MLS)

    • South America

  • Argentina
  • Clausura – Boca Juniors
  • Apertura – River Plate
  • Bolivia – Blooming
  • Brazil – Corinthians
  • Chile – Universidad de Chile
  • Ecuador – LDU Quito
  • Paraguay – Olimpia Asunción

    • International tournaments

  • UNCAF Nations Cup in San José, Costa Rica (March 17–28, 1999)
    1.  Costa Rica
    2.  Guatemala
    3.  Honduras
  • Canada Cup in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (June 2–6, 1999)
    1.  Ecuador
    2.  Iran
    3.  Canada
  • Copa América in Paraguay (June 29 – July 18, 1999)
    1.  Brazil
    2.  Uruguay
    3.  Mexico
  • Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (July 23 – August 7, 1999)
  • Men's Tournament
    1.  Mexico
    2.  Honduras
    3.  United States
  • Women's Tournament
    1.  United States
    2.  Mexico
    3.  Costa Rica
  • FIFA U-20 World Cup in Nigeria (April 3–24, 1999)
    1.  Spain
    2.  Japan
    3.  Mali
  • FIFA U-17 World Championship in New Zealand (November 10–27, 1999)
    1.  Brazil
    2.  Australia
    3.  Ghana

    • Movies

  • Soccer Dog: The Movie (US)
  • There's Only One Jimmy Grimble (UK)

    • Births

  • 25 February: Gianluigi Donnarumma, Italian international goalkeeper

    • March

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

    • April

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

    • July

  • July 28 – Carlos Romero, Uruguayan forward, winner of the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (71)

    • August

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

    • November

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

    • References

    1999 in association football Wikipedia
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