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Association football-related events during 1999
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 4–3
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
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
5 January:
Mattias Svanberg , Swedish footballer
9 January:
Maximiliano Romero , Argentinian footballer
12 January:
Tyler Roberts , Welsh footballer
16 January:
Joe White , English footballer
19 January:
23 January:
24 January:
Shan Huanhuan , Chinese footballer
30 January:
Junior Etoundi , French professional footballer
[2]
4 February:
Mohammad Soltani Mehr , Iranian footballer
17 February:
Oscar Krusnell , Swedish footballer
[3]
20 February:
Witthawat Sailam , Thai professional footballer
[4]
25 February:
Gianluigi Donnarumma , Italian international goalkeeper
12 March:
Vladislav Rubin , Belarusian professional footballer
[5]
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
20 April:
Johao Martínez , Venezuelan footballer
[6]
24 April:
Jonathan Leko , English footballer
1 May:
Edriss Hushmand , Swedish footballer
[7]
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
15 June:
Luis Simigliani , Venezuelan footballer
[8]
23 June:
24 June:
Darwin Núñez , Uruguayan international
29 June:
Miguel Machado , Portuguese footballer
[10]
2 July:
Nicolò Zaniolo , Italian international
3 July:
Corentin Chaminade , French professional footballer
[11]
4 July:
Jessy Caicedo , Ecuadorian footballer
[12]
14 July:
Emanuele Colarieti , Italian footballer
[13]
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
[14]
20 September:
Noah Schmitt , German footballer
[15]
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
March
April
July
August
November
November 14 –
Bert Jacobs (58), Dutch footballer and manager
References
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