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.
- 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.
- March 31 – Gerard van der Lem resigns as manager of AZ
- 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
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)
- 2000 AFC Asian Cup in Lebanon (October 12 – October 29, 2000)
Births
- January 14 – Jonathan David, Canadian soccer player[1]
- January 26 – Abel Ruiz, Spanish footballer
- January 27 – Aurélien Tchouaméni, French footballer[2]
- February 15 – Jakub Kiwior, Polish footballer
- February 20 – Josh Sargent, American soccer player
- February 22 – Timothy Weah, American soccer player
- February 24 – Antony, Brazilian footballer[3]
- February 28 – Moise Kean, Italian footballer[4]
- February 29 – Ferran Torres, Spanish international[5]
- March 21 – Matty Longstaff, English footballer
- March 25
- Ozan Kabak, Turkish footballer[6]
- Jadon Sancho, English footballer
- April 2 – Josip Stanišić, Croatian footballer[7]
- April 6 – Maxence Lacroix, French youth international[8]
- April 13 – David Moreno, Venezuelan footballer[9]
- April 19 – Azzedine Ounahi, Moroccan footballer[10]
- April 25 – Dejan Kulusevski, Swedish footballer[11]
- April 26 – Nika Šapek, Slovenian footballer[12]
- May 8 – Sandro Tonali, Italian footballer[13]
- May 18 – Ryan Sessegnon, English youth international[14]
- May 24
- Leswis Landaeta, Venezuelan footballer[15]
- Noah Okafor, Swiss footballer[16]
- May 28 – Phil Foden, English footballer
- May 30 – Fábio Vieira, Portuguese footballer
- June 9 – Diego Lainez, Mexican footballer[17]
- June 27 – Marcus Lindberg, Danish footballer[18]
- June 28 – Yukinari Sugawara, Japanese footballer[19]
- June 29 – Petro Dolhov, Ukrainian professional footballer[20]
- July 6 – Michael Obafemi, Irish footballer
- July 12 – Vinícius Júnior, Brazilian footballer
- July 21 – Erling Haaland, Norwegian footballer
- July 28
- Keito Nakamura, Japanese youth international [21]
- Lee O'Connor, Irish youth international
- Emile Smith Rowe, English youth international[22]
- August 29 – Julia Grosso, Canadian international
- August 31 – Angel Gomes, English footballer
- September 3 – Lyle Foster, South African footballer[23]
- September 11 – Enzo Valentim, French professional footballer[24]
- September 27 – Liberato Cacace, New Zealand international[25]
- September 29 – Giorgi Mamardashvili, Georgian international[26]
- October 20 – Dominik Szoboszlai, Hungarian footballer[27]
- November 2 – Alphonso Davies, Canadian international[28]
- November 3 – Sergiño Dest, American soccer player[29]
- November 7 – Callum Hudson-Odoi, English international[30]
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 23 – Felipe (Felipe Ferreira da Cruz), Brazilian footballer[31]
- 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 24 – Adsson (Adsson Igor Marinho de Lima), Brazilian footballer[32]
- 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[33]
- October 5 – Cătălin Hâldan (24), Romanian footballer[34]
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)
