1999 In Football

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

AFC Champions League
*'' 1998-99 Winner:'' Japan - Júbilo Iwata ''Runners Up:'' Iran - Esteghlal

Europe

* – Croatia Zagreb
* – Sparta Prague
* – Manchester United
* - Haka Valkeakoski
* – Bordeaux
* – Bayern Munich
* – KR
* – A.C. Milan
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** Eredivisie – Feyenoord
** Eerste Divisie – Den Bosch
* – Porto
* – Rangers
* – Barcelona
* – Galatasaray
* – Partizan

North America

* – Toronto Olympians ( CPSL)
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**Verano – Toluca
**Invierno – Pachuca
* – 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
* Peru – Universitario de Deportes

International tournaments

* UNCAF Nations Cup in San José, Costa Rica (March 17–28, 1999)
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* Canada Cup in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (June 2–6, 1999)
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* Copa América in Paraguay (June 29 – July 18, 1999)
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* Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (July 23 – August 7, 1999)
** Men's Tournament
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** Women's Tournament
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* FIFA U-20 World Cup in Nigeria (April 3–24, 1999)
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* FIFA U-17 World Championship in New Zealand (November 10–27, 1999)
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National team results

Europe

South America

Movies

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

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:
** Donyell Malen, Dutch footballer
** Valentino Müller, Austrian footballer
* 23 January:
**Alban Lafont, French footballer
** Malang Sarr, French footballer
* 24 January: Shan Huanhuan, Chinese footballer
* 4 February: Mohammad Soltani Mehr, Iranian footballer
* 17 February: Oscar Krusnell, Swedish footballer
* 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:
** Linton Maina, German footballer
* 24 June: Darwin Núñez, Uruguayan international
* 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

* July 20– Abderrahmane Boubekeur, Algerian goalkeeper, former player of AS Monaco FC, the FLN football team and the Algeria national football team. (68)
* 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

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