2000 in association football
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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 2000 throughout the world.
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[edit] Events
January 1 – Ronald Koeman starts as manager at Dutch club Vitesse Arnhem. March 31 – Gerard van der Lem resigns as manager of AZ Alkmaar Euro 2000: France won 2-1 in extra time over Italy, with a golden goal by David Trézéguet. This was France's second European Championship title. Football World Cup 2006: Germany wins the right to host for second time the event. UEFA Champions League: Spanish giants Real Madrid and Valencia CF faced off in the first ever all-country European cup final with Madrid winning 3-0. This was Real Madrid's 8th 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. FIFA Club World Championship 2000: Corinthians beat Vasco da Gama 4-3 on penalties after 0-0 draw. UEFA Cup: Galatasaray S.K. won 4-1 on penalties, in the final against Arsenal, after a 0-0 draw at the end of the match. This was the very first European title won by a Turkish team. European Super Cup: Galatasaray S.K. beat Real Madrid 2-1 after extra time, with a golden goal by Jardel. March 21 – Ajax Amsterdam appoints Hans Westerhof as caretaker-manager after the resignation of Jan Wouters. May 20 – Chelsea wins the FA Cup by a 1-0 win over Aston Villa. July 24 – Real Madrid signed Barcelona's Portuguese star LuÃs Figo, setting a world record transfer of 60 million euros. August 13 – PSV Eindhoven wins the Johan Cruijff Schaal, the annual opening of the new season in the Eredivisie, by a 2-0 win over Roda JC in the Amsterdam ArenA. August 15 – The Parkstad Limburg Stadion is officially openend 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 Dutch national team with a draw (2-2) in the World Cup Qualifier against the Republic of Ireland. Two PSV Eindhovenplayers make their debut as well: striker Arnold Bruggink and defender Wilfred Bouma. November 28 – Boca Juniors wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo, Japan for the second time, by defeating Spain's Real Madrid: 2-1. MartÃn Palermo scores both goals for the Argentinian club.
[edit] Winner national club championship
England – Manchester United France – AS Monaco Germany – Bayern Munich Iceland – KR Ireland: Shelbourne Italy – S.S. Lazio Netherlands
Portugal – Sporting CP Scotland – Celtic F.C. Spain – Deportivo Turkey – Galatasaray S.K.
[edit] South America
Argentina
Clausura – River Plate Apertura – Boca Juniors
Brazil – Vasco da Gama (Copa João Havelange) Chile – Universidad de Chile Paraguay – Olimpia Asunción Perú – Universitario de Deportes[edit] International tournaments
African Cup of Nations in Ghana and Nigeria (January 22 – February 13, 2000)
UEFA European Football Championship in Belgium and the Netherlands (June 10 – July 2, 2000)
[edit] Movies
[edit] Deaths
January 27 – Lucas Sebastião da Fonseca (72), Mozambican-born Portuguese footballer February 23 – Sir Stanley Matthews (85), English footballer April 14 – Wilf Mannion (81), English footballer July 24 – Peter Dubovský (28), Slovak footballer October 5 – Cătălin Hâldan (24), Romanian footballer November 1 – George Armstrong (56), English footballer and coach November 2 – Simeon Simeonov (54), Bulgarian football goalkeeper
