1999 in association football

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Overview of the events of 1999 in association football

Years in association football

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* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002 →

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1999 in sports

* Air sports
* American football
* Aquatic sports
* Association football
* Athletics
* Australian rules football
* Badminton
* Baseball
* Basketball
* Canadian football
* Chess
* Climbing
* Combat sports
* Sumo
* Cricket
* 1998–99
* 1999
* 1999–00
* Cycling
* Dance sports
* Darts
* Equestrianism
* Esports
* Field hockey
* Flying disc
* Golf
* Gymnastics
* Handball
* Ice hockey
* Ice sports
* Korfball
* Lumberjack sports
* Mind sports
* Modern pentathlon
* Motorsport
* Orienteering
* Paralympic sports
* Precision sports
* Shooting
* Racquetball
* Roller sports
* Sailing
* Skiing
* Speedway
* Rugby league‎
* Rugby union
* Snooker
* 1998–99
* 1999–00
* Strength sports
* Weightlifting
* Squash
* Table tennis
* Tennis
* Triathlon
* Volleyball

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

## Events

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* 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

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### Asia

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AFC Champions League

* 1998-99 Winner: Japan - Júbilo Iwata Runners Up: Iran - Esteghlal

### Europe

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* Croatia – Croatia Zagreb
* Czech Republic – Sparta Prague
* England – Manchester United
* Finland \- Haka Valkeakoski
* France – Bordeaux
* Germany – Bayern Munich
* Iceland – KR
* Italy – A.C. Milan
* Netherlands
* Eredivisie – Feyenoord
* Eerste Divisie – Den Bosch
* Portugal – Porto
* Scotland – Rangers
* Spain – Barcelona
* Turkey – Galatasaray
* Yugoslavia – Partizan

### North America

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* Canada – Toronto Olympians (CPSL)
* Mexico
* Verano – Toluca
* Invierno – Pachuca
* United States – D.C. United (MLS)

### South America

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* 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

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* 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

## National team results

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### Europe

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####  Estonia

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Main article: Estonia national football team 1999

### South America

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####  Bolivia

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Main article: Bolivia national football team 1999

####  Chile

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Main article: Chile national football team 1999

####  Ecuador

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Main article: Ecuador national football team 1999

## Movies

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

## Births

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* 1 January: Gianluca Scamacca, Italian footballer
* 4 January: Alessandro Gori, Italian footballer[1]
* 5 January: Mattias Svanberg, Swedish footballer
* 9 January: Maximiliano Romero, Argentinian footballer
* 12 January: Tyler Roberts, Welsh footballer
* 15 January: Kingsley Agbodike, Nigerian footballer[2]
* 16 January: Joe White, English footballer
* 18 January: Patrice Sousia, Cameroonian footballer[3]
* 19 January:
* Donyell Malen, Dutch footballer
* Valentino Müller, Austrian footballer
* 23 January:
* Alban Lafont, French footballer[4]
* Malang Sarr, French footballer
* 24 January: Shan Huanhuan, Chinese footballer
* 30 January: Junior Etoundi, French professional footballer[5]
* 4 February: Mohammad Soltani Mehr, Iranian footballer
* 16 February: Lars Reck, Dutch footballer[6]
* 17 February: Oscar Krusnell, Swedish footballer[7]
* 20 February: Witthawat Sailam, Thai professional footballer[8]
* 25 February: Gianluigi Donnarumma, Italian international goalkeeper
* 27 February: Vangelis Makris, Greek professional footballer[9]
* 5 March: Gianni Palmese, Italian footballer[10]
* 11 March: Jannik Tepe, German footballer[11]
* 12 March:
* Diego Ohlsson, Chilean former professional footballer[12]
* Vladislav Rubin, Belarusian professional footballer[13]
* 18 March: Diogo Dalot, Portuguese international footballer
* 29 March: Ezequiel Barco, Argentinian footballer
* 31 March: Jens Odgaard, Danish footballer
* 4 April: Aldhair Molina, Mexican professional footballer[14]
* 14 April: Matteo Guendouzi, French footballer
* 15 April: Paulina Narbutaitė, Lithuanian footballer[15]
* 16 April: Caio Felipe, Brazilian footballer[16]
* 17 April: Matteo Perrotti, Italian footballer[17]
* 20 April:
* Michał Dziubek, Polish footballer[18]
* Johao Martínez, Venezuelan footballer[19]
* 24 April: Jonathan Leko, English footballer
* 1 May: Edriss Hushmand, Swedish footballer[20]
* 30 April: Brian Parizot, retired Mexican professional footballer[21]
* 7 May: Cody Gakpo, Dutch footballer
* 8 May: Jonathan Jorge, Uruguayan footballer[22]
* 14 May: William Tønning, Danish professional footballer[23]
* 25 May: Ibrahima Konaté, French footballer
* 26 May: Lucas Ortíz, Uruguayan footballer[24]
* 3 June: Dan-Axel Zagadou, French footballer
* 10 June: Rafael Leão, Portuguese footballer
* 11 June: Kai Havertz, German international
* 15 June: Luis Simigliani, Venezuelan footballer[25]
* 23 June:
* Linton Maina, German footballer
* Esteban Um Lee, SouthKorean-Bolivian footballer[26]
* 24 June: Darwin Núñez, Uruguayan international
* 29 June: Miguel Machado, Portuguese footballer[27]
* 2 July: Nicolò Zaniolo, Italian international
* 3 July: Corentin Chaminade, French professional footballer[28]
* 4 July: Jessy Caicedo, Ecuadorian footballer[29]
* 9 July: Andreas Rossak, Austrian footballer[30]
* 14 July: Emanuele Colarieti, Italian footballer[31]
* 17 July: Stahl Gubag, Papua New Guinean international
* 3 August: Brahim Díaz, Spanish footballer
* 12 August: Matthijs de Ligt, Dutch international
* 20 September: Noah Schmitt, German footballer[32]
* 5 October: Connor McLennan, Scottish youth international
* 15 October: Ben Woodburn, Welsh international
* 7 November: Luis González, Venezuelan footballer[33]
* 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

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### January

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* January 6 – Ottavio Misefari (89), Italian footballer
* January 6 – Lajos Tichy (63), Hungarian footballer
* January 18 – Horace Cumner (80), Welsh footballer

### March

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

### April

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

### July

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* 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

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

### November

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

## References

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6. ^ 1999 in association football at WorldFootball.net
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13. ^ "Vladislav Rubin". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
14. ^ "Aldhair Molina". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
15. ^ "Paulina Narbutaitė". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
16. ^ "Caio Felipe". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
17. ^ "Matteo Perrotti". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
18. ^ "Michał Dziubek". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
19. ^ "Johao Martínez". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
20. ^ "Edriss Hushmand". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
21. ^ "Brian Parizot". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
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23. ^ "William Tønning". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
24. ^ "Lucas Ortíz". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
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27. ^ "Machado". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
28. ^ "Corentin Chaminade". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
29. ^ "Jessy Caicedo". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
30. ^ "Andreas Rossak". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
31. ^ "Emanuele Colarieti". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
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33. ^ "Luis González". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 20 August 2024.

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