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

Events

Leeds United face Galatasaray S.K. at Elland Road on 20 April, in the UEFA Cup

• 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.

South 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)
  1.  Cameroon
  2.  Nigeria
  3.  South Africa

• 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
  1. Norway
  2. United States
  3. Germany

Movies

• Air Bud: World Pup (US)
• 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