# 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
* 1998-99 Winner: Japan - Júbilo Iwata Runners Up: Iran - Esteghlal

### Europe

* Croatia – Croatia Zagreb
* Czech Republic – Sparta Prague
* England – Manchester United
* Finland - Haka Valkeakoski
* France – Bordeaux
* Germany – Bayern Munich
* Iceland – KR
* Italy – A.C. Milan
* Netherlands
** Eredivisie – Feyenoord
** Eerste Divisie – Den Bosch
* Portugal – Porto
* Scotland – Rangers
* Spain – Barcelona
* Turkey – Galatasaray
* Yugoslavia – Partizan

### North America

* Canada – Toronto Olympians (CPSL)
* Mexico
** Verano – Toluca
** Invierno – Pachuca
* United States – D.C. United (MLS)

### South America

* Argentina
** Clausura – Boca Juniors
** Apertura – River Plate
* Bolivia – Blooming
* Brazil – Corinthians
* Chile – Universidad de Chile
* Ecuador – LDU Quito
* Paraguay – Olimpia Asunción
* Peru – Universitario de Deportes

## 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)
** Men's Tournament
** Mexico
** Honduras
** United States
** Women's Tournament
** 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

## Movies

* Soccer Dog: The Movie (US)
* There's Only One Jimmy Grimble (UK)

## Births

* 1 January: Gianluca Scamacca, Italian footballer
* 4 January: Alessandro Gori, Italian footballer
* 5 January: Mattias Svanberg, Swedish footballer
* 9 January: Maximiliano Romero, Argentinian footballer
* 12 January: Tyler Roberts, Welsh footballer
* 15 January: Kingsley Agbodike, Nigerian footballer
* 16 January: Joe White, English footballer
* 18 January: Patrice Sousia, Cameroonian footballer
* 19 January:
** Donyell Malen, Dutch footballer
** Valentino Müller, Austrian footballer
* 23 January:
** Alban Lafont, French footballer
** Malang Sarr, French footballer
* 24 January: Shan Huanhuan, Chinese footballer
* 30 January: Junior Etoundi, French professional footballer
* 4 February: Mohammad Soltani Mehr, Iranian footballer
* 16 February: Lars Reck, Dutch footballer
* 17 February: Oscar Krusnell, Swedish footballer
* 20 February: Witthawat Sailam, Thai professional footballer
* 25 February: Gianluigi Donnarumma, Italian international goalkeeper
* 27 February: Vangelis Makris, Greek professional footballer
* 5 March: Gianni Palmese, Italian footballer
* 11 March: Jannik Tepe, German footballer
* 12 March:
** Diego Ohlsson, Chilean former professional footballer
** Vladislav Rubin, Belarusian professional footballer
* 18 March: Diogo Dalot, Portuguese international footballer
* 29 March: Ezequiel Barco, Argentinian footballer
* 31 March: Jens Odgaard, Danish footballer
* 4 April: Aldhair Molina, Mexican professional footballer
* 14 April: Matteo Guendouzi, French footballer
* 15 April: Paulina Narbutaitė, Lithuanian footballer
* 16 April: Caio Felipe, Brazilian footballer
* 17 April: Matteo Perrotti, Italian footballer
* 19 April: Lazaros Efthymiou, Cypriot footballer
* 20 April:
** Michał Dziubek, Polish footballer
** Johao Martínez, Venezuelan footballer
* 24 April: Jonathan Leko, English footballer
* 1 May: Edriss Hushmand, Swedish footballer
* 30 April: Brian Parizot, retired Mexican professional footballer
* 7 May: Cody Gakpo, Dutch footballer
* 8 May: Jonathan Jorge, Uruguayan footballer
* 14 May: William Tønning, Danish professional footballer
* 25 May: Ibrahima Konaté, French footballer
* 26 May: Lucas Ortíz, Uruguayan 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
* 23 June:
** Linton Maina, German footballer
** Esteban Um Lee, SouthKorean–Bolivian footballer
* 24 June: Darwin Núñez, Uruguayan international
* 29 June: Miguel Machado, Portuguese footballer
* 2 July: Nicolò Zaniolo, Italian international
* 3 July: Corentin Chaminade, French professional footballer
* 4 July: Jessy Caicedo, Ecuadorian footballer
* 9 July: Andreas Rossak, Austrian footballer
* 14 July: Emanuele Colarieti, Italian footballer
* 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
* 20 September: Noah Schmitt, German footballer
* 5 October: Connor McLennan, Scottish youth international
* 15 October: Ben Woodburn, Welsh international
* 7 November: Luis González, Venezuelan footballer
* 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

* January 6 – Ottavio Misefari (89), Italian footballer
* January 6 – Lajos Tichy (63), Hungarian footballer
* January 18 – Horace Cumner (80), Welsh footballer

### March

* March 30 – Igor Netto (69), Soviet footballer

### April

* April 28 – Sir Alfred Ramsey (79), English footballer and manager

### July

* July 20– Abderrahmane Boubekeur, Algerian goalkeeper, former player of AS Monaco FC, the FLN football team and the Algeria national football team. (68)
* July 28 – Carlos Romero, Uruguayan forward, winner of the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (71)

### August

* August 23 – Georges Boulogne (81), French footballer

### November

* November 14 – Bert Jacobs (58), Dutch footballer and manager