2000 in association football

Events

• January 1 - Ronald Koeman starts as manager at Dutch club Vitesse.
• March 31 - Gerard van der Lem resigns as manager of AZ
• 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.
• 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.
• September 2 - Louis van Gaal makes his debut as the manager of Netherlands national team with a draw 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

• - Anyang LG
• - Kashima Antlers
• - Al-Sadd
• - Anyang LG Cheetahs
• - BEC Tero Sasana

  Europe

• – Dinamo Zagreb
• – Herfølge BK
• – Manchester United
• – Monaco
• – Bayern Munich
• – Olympiacos
• – KR
• – Shelbourne
• – Lazio
• – PSV
• – Linfield
• – Polonia Warsaw
• – Sporting CP
• – Celtic
• – Deportivo La Coruña
• – Galatasaray
• – The New Saints
• – Red Star Belgrade

  North America

• – Toronto Croatia
• *Verano – Toluca
• *Invierno – Morelia
• – Kansas City Wizards

  South America

• *Clausura – River Plate
• *Apertura – Boca Juniors
• – Jorge Wilstermann
• – Vasco da Gama
• – Universidad de Chile
• – Olmedo
• – Olimpia Asunción
• – Universitario de Deportes

  International tournaments

• African Cup of Nations in Ghana and Nigeria
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• 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup in United States
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• UEFA European Football Championship in Belgium and the Netherlands
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• Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia
• *Men's Tournament
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• *Women's Tournament
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• 2000 AFC Asian Cup in Lebanon
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  National team results

Asia

Europe

South America

Movies

• Purely Belter
• There's Only One Jimmy Grimble

  Births

• January 26 - Abel Ruiz, Spanish footballer
• August 31 - Angel Gomes, English footballer
• September 5 - Ceren Akkaya, Turkish footballer

  Deaths

January

• January 27 - Lucas Sebastião da Fonseca, Mozambican-born Portuguese footballer
• January 29 - Heinz Flotho, German international footballer
• January 29 - Harry Thompson, English footballer

  February

• February 23 - Sir Stanley Matthews, English footballer
• February 23 - Dennis Evans, English footballer

  March

• March 24 - George Kirby, English footballer

  April

• April 4 – Brandãozinho, Brazilian defender, Brazilian squad member at the 1954 FIFA World Cup.
• April 8 – Moacir Barbosa Nascimento, Brazilian goalkeeper, runner-up at the 1950 FIFA World Cup.
• April 14 – Wilf Mannion, English footballer
• April 24 - Chic Brodie, Scottish footballer

  May

• May 1 – Cláudio Christovam de Pinho, Brazilian striker, the biggest scorer of all time for Sport Club Corinthians Paulista.
• May 18 – Domingos da Guia, Brazilian defender, semi-finalist at the 1938 FIFA World Cup.
• May 31 – Rodolfo Pini, Uruguayan midfielder, winner of the 1950 FIFA World Cup.

  July

• July 15 - Kalle Svensson, Swedish footballer
• July 24 - Peter Dubovský, Slovak footballer
• July 29 - Benny Fenton, English footballer

  August

• August 15 - Eduardo Luján Manera, Argentine footballer and manager
• August 18 - Maurice Evans, English footballer
• August 24 - Bob McPhail, Scottish footballer

  October

• October 2 - Elek Schwartz, Romanian footballer
• October 5 - Cătălin Hâldan, Romanian footballer

  November

• November 1 – George Armstrong, English footballer and coach
• November 2 – Simeon Simeonov, Bulgarian football goalkeeper
• November 15 – Pietro Pasinati, Italian striker, winner of the 1938 FIFA World Cup.
• November 25 – Canito, Spanish footballer
• November 27 - Willie Cunnigham, Scottish footballer

  December

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