# 2000 in association football

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

## Events

* 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
### Asia

* Korea Republic – Anyang LG
* Japan – Kashima Antlers
* Qatar – Al-Sadd
* Singapore – Anyang LG Cheetahs
* Thailand – BEC Tero Sasana

### Europe

* 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

* Canada – Toronto Croatia (CPSL)
* Mexico
** Verano – Toluca
** Invierno – Morelia
* United States – 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
* Peru – Universitario de Deportes

## International tournaments

* African Cup of Nations in Ghana and Nigeria (January 22 – February 13, 2000)
** Cameroon
** Nigeria
** South Africa
* 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup in United States (February 12 – February 27, 2000)
** Canada
** Colombia
* UEFA European Football Championship in Belgium and the Netherlands (June 10 – July 2, 2000)
** France
** Italy
* Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia (September 13 – 30 2000)
** Men's Tournament
** Cameroon
** Spain
** Chile
** Women's Tournament
** Norway
** United States
** Germany
* 2000 AFC Asian Cup in Lebanon (October 12 – October 29, 2000)
** Japan
** Saudi Arabia
** South Korea

## Movies

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

## Births

* January 12 – Deniz Yılmaz, Turkish professional footballer
* January 14 – Jonathan David, Canadian soccer player
* January 26 – Abel Ruiz, Spanish footballer
* January 27 – Aurélien Tchouaméni, French footballer
* February 7 – Jhonney Duarte, Venezuelan footballer
* 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
* February 28 – Moise Kean, Italian footballer
* February 29 – Ferran Torres, Spanish international
* March 16 – Lorenz Leskosek, Austrian footballer
* March 21 – Matty Longstaff, English footballer
* March 25
** Ozan Kabak, Turkish footballer
** Jadon Sancho, English footballer
* April 2 – Josip Stanišić, Croatian footballer
* April 3 – Dereck Darkwa, Ghanaian-Dutch footballer
* April 6 – Maxence Lacroix, French youth international
* April 11 – Konrad Kumor, Polish footballer
* April 13 – David Moreno, Venezuelan footballer
* April 16 – Xavier Usel, Italian footballer
* April 19 – Azzedine Ounahi, Moroccan footballer
* April 25 – Dejan Kulusevski, Swedish footballer
* April 26 – Nika Šapek, Slovenian footballer
* May 8 – Sandro Tonali, Italian footballer
* May 15 – Natangwe Petrus, Namibian international footballer
* May 18 – Ryan Sessegnon, English youth international
* May 24
** Leswis Landaeta, Venezuelan footballer
** Noah Okafor, Swiss footballer
* May 28 – Phil Foden, English footballer
* May 30 – Fábio Vieira, Portuguese footballer
* June 5 – Joran Vermeulen, Dutch professional footballer
* June 9 – Diego Lainez, Mexican footballer
* June 16
** Max Schwitalla, German footballer
** Anne Sellies, Dutch footballer
* June 27 – Marcus Lindberg, Danish footballer
* June 28 – Yukinari Sugawara, Japanese footballer
* June 29 – Petro Dolhov, Ukrainian professional footballer
* July 6 – Michael Obafemi, Irish footballer
* July 12 – Vinícius Júnior, Brazilian footballer
* July 21
** Giamcarlos Betancourt, Venezuelan footballer
** Erling Haaland, Norwegian footballer
* July 28
** Keito Nakamura, Japanese youth international
** Lee O'Connor, Irish youth international
** Emile Smith Rowe, English youth international
* August 29 – Julia Grosso, Canadian international
* August 31 – Angel Gomes, English footballer
* September 3 – Lyle Foster, South African footballer
* September 11 – Enzo Valentim, French professional footballer
* September 27 – Liberato Cacace, New Zealand international
* September 29 – Giorgi Mamardashvili, Georgian international
* October 4 – Aldijana Šišić, Bosnian footballer
* October 13 – Sophen Phan, Cambodian professional footballer
* October 20 – Dominik Szoboszlai, Hungarian footballer
* November 2 – Alphonso Davies, Canadian international
* November 3 – Sergiño Dest, American soccer player
* November 7 – Callum Hudson-Odoi, English international

## Deaths
### January

* 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

* February 23 – Sir Stanley Matthews (85), English footballer
* February 23 – Dennis Evans (69), English footballer

### March

* March 24 - George Kirby (66), 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
* April 23 – Felipe (Felipe Ferreira da Cruz), Brazilian footballer
* April 24 - Chic Brodie (63), Scottish 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 24 – Adsson (Adsson Igor Marinho de Lima), Brazilian footballer
* May 31 – Rodolfo Pini, Uruguayan midfielder, winner of the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (74)

### July

* July 15 – Kalle Svensson (74), Swedish footballer
* July 24 – Peter Dubovský (28), Slovak footballer
* July 29 – Benny Fenton (81), English footballer

### August

* 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

* October 2 – Elek Schwartz (91), Romanian footballer
* 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
* November 27 - Willie Cunnigham (75), Scottish footballer

### December

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