2000 in association football

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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 2000 throughout the world.

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 Luís 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. Martín Palermo scores both goals for the Argentinian club.

Winner national club championship

* England – Manchester United
* France – AS Monaco
* Germany – Bayern Munich
* Iceland – KR
* Ireland: Shelbourne
* Italy – S.S. Lazio
* Netherlands
** Eredivisie – PSV Eindhoven
** Eerste Divisie – NAC Breda
* Portugal – Sporting CP
* Scotland – Celtic F.C.
* Spain – Deportivo
* Turkey – Galatasaray S.K.

outh America

*Argentina
**Clausura – River Plate
**Apertura – Boca Juniors
* 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)
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* UEFA European Football Championship in Belgium and the Netherlands (June 10 – July 2, 2000)
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*Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia (September 13 – 30, 2000)
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Movies

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*Purely Belter (UK)
*There's Only One Jimmy Grimble (UK)

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