2000 in association football

The following are the association football events of the year 2000 throughout the world.

Events

Leeds United face Galatasaray S.K. at Elland Road on 20 April, in the UEFA Cup

• January 1 – Ronald Koeman starts as manager at Dutch club Vitesse Arnhem.
• March 31 – Gerard van der Lem resigns as manager of AZ
• 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.
• Football World Cup 2006: 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 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 wins 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 beats Real Madrid 2-1 after extra time with a golden goal by Jardel.
• March 21 – Ajax 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 signs FC Barcelona's Portuguese star Luís Figo, setting a world record transfer of 60 million euros.
• August 13 – PSV 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 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 Dutch 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, Japan for the second time, by defeating Spain's Real Madrid 2-1; Martín Palermo scores both goals for the Argentinian club.

Winner national club championship

Asia

• Japan – Kashima Antlers
• South Korea – Anyang LG Cheetahs

Europe

• Denmark – Herfølge BK
• England – Manchester United
• France – AS Monaco
• Germany – Bayern Munich
• Greece – Olympiacos
• Iceland – KR
• Ireland: Shelbourne
• Italy – Lazio
• Netherlands – PSV
• Northern Ireland – Linfield
• Portugal – Sporting CP
• Scotland – Celtic
• Spain – Deportivo La Coruña
• Turkey – Galatasaray
• Wales – The New Saints F.C.

North America

• United States of America – Kansas City Wizards (MLS)

South America

• 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
• Perú – Universitario de Deportes

International tournaments

• African Cup of Nations in Ghana and Nigeria (January 22 – February 13, 2000)
  1.  Cameroon
  2.  Nigeria
  3.  South Africa

• UEFA European Football Championship in Belgium and the Netherlands (June 10 – July 2, 2000)
  1.  France
  2.  Italy
  3. —

• Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia (September 13 – 30 2000)
  • Men's Tournament
  1.  Cameroon
  2.  Spain
  3.  Chile
  • Women's Tournament
  1. Norway
  2. United States
  3. Germany

National team results

Asia

 Kazakhstan

Europe

 Estonia

 Netherlands

 Sweden

South America

 Bolivia

 Chile

 Ecuador

Movies

• Air Bud: World Pup (US)
• Purely Belter (UK)
• There's Only One Jimmy Grimble (UK)

Deaths

January

• January 27 – Lucas Sebastião da Fonseca (72), Mozambican-born Portuguese footballer
• January 29 – Heinz Flotho, German international footballer (born 1915)

February

• February 23 – Sir Stanley Matthews (85), English footballer

April

• 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

May

• 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 31 – Rodolfo Pini, Uruguayan midfielder, winner of the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (74)

July

• July 24 – Peter Dubovský (28), Slovak footballer

August

• August 15 – Eduardo Luján Manera (55), Argentine footballer and manager

October

• October 5 – Cătălin Hâldan (24), Romanian footballer

November

• 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

December

• December 21 – Décio Esteves, Brazilian midfielder, runner up at the 1959 South American Championship (Argentina). (73)