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2000 in sports
Years in association football
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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

Europe

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)
2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup in United States (February 12 – February 27, 2000)
1. Canada
2. Colombia
3. —
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
2000 AFC Asian Cup in Lebanon (October 12 – October 29, 2000)

National team results

Europe

Estonia

Main article: Estonia national football team 2000

South America

Ecuador

Main article: Ecuador national football team 2000

Movies

Births

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January 14 – Jonathan David, Canadian soccer player^[1]
January 26 – Abel Ruiz, Spanish footballer
January 27 – Aurélien Tchouaméni, French footballer^[2]
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^[3]
February 28 – Moise Kean, Italian footballer^[4]
February 29 – Ferran Torres, Spanish international^[5]
March 21 – Matty Longstaff, English footballer
March 25
- Ozan Kabak, Turkish footballer^[6]
- Jadon Sancho, English footballer
April 2 – Josip Stanišić, Croatian footballer^[7]
April 6 – Maxence Lacroix, French youth international^[8]
April 19 – Azzedine Ounahi, Moroccan footballer^[9]
April 25 – Dejan Kulusevski, Swedish footballer^[10]
May 8 – Sandro Tonali, Italian footballer^[11]
May 18 – Ryan Sessegnon, English youth international^[12]
May 24 – Noah Okafor, Swiss footballer^[13]
May 28 – Phil Foden, English footballer
May 30 – Fábio Vieira, Portuguese footballer
June 9 – Diego Lainez, Mexican footballer^[14]
June 27 – Marcus Lindberg, Danish footballer^[15]
June 28 – Yukinari Sugawara, Japanese footballer^[16]
June 29 – Petro Dolhov, Ukrainian professional footballer^[17]
July 6 – Michael Obafemi, Irish footballer
July 12 – Vinícius Júnior, Brazilian footballer
July 28
- Keito Nakamura, Japanese youth international ^[18]
- Lee O'Connor, Irish youth international
- Emile Smith Rowe, English youth international^[19]
August 29 – Julia Grosso, Canadian international
August 31 – Angel Gomes, English footballer
September 3 – Lyle Foster, South African footballer^[20]
September 27 – Liberato Cacace, New Zealand international^[21]
September 29 – Giorgi Mamardashvili, Georgian international^[22]
October 20 – Dominik Szoboszlai, Hungarian footballer^[23]
November 2 – Alphonso Davies, Canadian international^[24]
November 3 – Sergiño Dest, American soccer player^[25]
November 7 – Callum Hudson-Odoi, English international^[26]

Deaths

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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 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 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^[27]
October 5 – Cătălin Hâldan (24), Romanian footballer^[28]

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)

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