2000 in association football
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| Years in association football |
The following are the association football events of the year 2000 throughout the world.
Events
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- 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
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Europe
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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
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South America
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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
[edit]- 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
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- 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
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January
[edit]- 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
[edit]- February 23 – Sir Stanley Matthews (85), English footballer
- February 23 – Dennis Evans (69), English footballer
March
[edit]- March 24 - George Kirby (66), English footballer
April
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- July 15 – Kalle Svensson (74), Swedish footballer
- July 24 – Peter Dubovský (28), Slovak footballer
- July 29 – Benny Fenton (81), English footballer
August
[edit]- 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
[edit]- October 2 – Elek Schwartz (91), Romanian footballer[33]
- October 5 – Cătălin Hâldan (24), Romanian footballer[34]
November
[edit]- 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
[edit]- December 21 – Décio Esteves, Brazilian midfielder, runner up at the 1959 South American Championship (Argentina). (73)
References
[edit]- ↑ "Jonathan David". cannadasoccer.com. Canada soccer association.
- ↑ "Aurélien Tchouaméni". worldfootball.net. World football.
- ↑ "Anthony". 8 October 2022.
- ↑ "Moise Kean". espon.co.uk. ESPN.
- ↑ "Ferran Torres". espn.co.uk. ESPN.
- ↑ "Ozan Kabak". premierleague.com. Premier League. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ↑ "JosipStanisic". espn.com. ESPN.
- ↑ ""FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017: List of Players: France"" (PDF). fifadata.com. Fifa. Archived from the original on 2018-07-01. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
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- ↑ Azzedine Ounahi
- ↑ "Dejan Kulusevski". premierleague.com. Premier League.
- ↑ "Nika Šapek". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ↑ SANDRO TONALI
- ↑ "Ryan Sessegnon". espn.co.uk. ESPN.
- ↑ "Leswis Landaeta". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ↑ ""FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Switzerland (SUI)"" (PDF). fifa.org. Fifa. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ↑ ""FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Mexico"" (PDF). fifadata.com. Fifa. Archived from the original on 6 February 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
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- ↑ ""FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Japan"" (PDF). fifadata.com. Fifa. Archived from the original on 2020-02-06. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Petro Dolhov Stats". FBref.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ↑ ""FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Japan"" (PDF). fifadata.com. Fifa. Archived from the original on 2020-02-06. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Emile Smith Rowe". Arsenal.com. Arsenal.
- ↑ 17. Lyle Foster Forward Burnley
- ↑ "Enzo Valentim". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ↑ ""FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: New Zealand"" (PDF). fifadata.com. Fifa. Archived from the original on 6 February 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "G. Mamardashvili". soccerway.com. Soccerway.
- ↑ "SZOBOSZLAI DOMINIK". mlsz.hu. Hungarian Football Federation. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ↑ 2000 in association football at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "Sergiño Dest". ussoccer.com. USMNT.
- ↑ Profile at the Football Association website
- ↑ "Felipe Cruz". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ↑ "Adsson". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ↑ Van Basten streeft Guus Hiddink voorbij trouw.nl (in Dutch)
- ↑ "10 ani de la moartea lui Catalin Hildan! Toata echipa merge la Branesti!" [10 years since the death of Catalin Hildan! The whole team goes to Branesti!] (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 5 October 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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