1999 in association football

Events Manchester United won the UEFA Champions League, FA Cup and Premiership to cap off an unprecedented European Treble. 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 Eredivisie – Feyenoord Eerste Divisie – Den Bosch – Porto – Rangers – Barcelona – Galatasaray – Partizan

North America – Toronto Olympians (CPSL)

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

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 20 February: Witthawat Sailam, Thai professional footballer 25 February: Gianluigi Donnarumma, Italian international goalkeeper 12 March: Vladislav Rubin, Belarusian professional footballer 18 March: Diogo Dalot, Portuguese international footballer 29 March: Ezequiel Barco, Argentinian footballer 31 March: Jens Odgaard, Danish footballer 14 April: Matteo Guendouzi, French footballer 24 April: Jonathan Leko, English footballer 7 May: Cody Gakpo, Dutch 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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