1999 in association football
Overview of the events of 1999 in association 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 .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 4–3March 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
Europe
North America
South America
International tournaments
UNCAF Nations Cup in San José, Costa Rica (March 17–28, 1999)
Costa Rica Guatemala Honduras Canada Cup in Edmonton, Alberta , Canada (June 2–6, 1999)
Ecuador Iran Canada Copa América in Paraguay (June 29 – July 18, 1999)
Brazil Uruguay Mexico Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba , Canada (July 23 – August 7, 1999)
Mexico Honduras United States United States Mexico Costa Rica FIFA U-20 World Cup in Nigeria (April 3–24, 1999)
Spain Japan Mali FIFA U-17 World Championship in New Zealand (November 10–27, 1999)
Brazil Australia Ghana
National team results
Europe
South America
Movies
Births
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:
23 January:
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:
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]
19 April: Lazaros Efthymiou , Cypriot footballer[ 18]
20 April:
24 April: Jonathan Leko , English footballer
1 May: Edriss Hushmand , Swedish footballer[ 21]
30 April: Brian Parizot , retired Mexican professional footballer[ 22]
7 May: Cody Gakpo , Dutch footballer
8 May: Jonathan Jorge , Uruguayan footballer[ 23]
14 May: William Tønning , Danish/Canadian professional footballer[ 24]
25 May: Ibrahima Konaté , French footballer
26 May: Lucas Ortíz , Uruguayan footballer[ 25]
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[ 26]
23 June:
24 June: Darwin Núñez , Uruguayan international
29 June: Miguel Machado , Portuguese footballer[ 28]
2 July: Nicolò Zaniolo , Italian international
3 July: Corentin Chaminade , French professional footballer[ 29]
4 July: Jessy Caicedo , Ecuadorian footballer[ 30]
9 July: Andreas Rossak , Austrian footballer[ 31]
14 July: Emanuele Colarieti , Italian footballer[ 32]
17 July: Stahl Gubag , Papua New Guinean international
3 August: Brahim Díaz , Spanish footballer
12 August: Matthijs de Ligt , Dutch international
14 August: José Torín , Venezuelan footballer[ 33]
20 September: Noah Schmitt , German footballer[ 34]
5 October: Connor McLennan , Scottish youth international
15 October: Ben Woodburn , Welsh international
7 November: Luis González , Venezuelan footballer[ 35]
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
March
April
July
August
November
November 14 – Bert Jacobs (58), Dutch footballer and manager
References
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