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1999 in football (soccer)
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The following are the football (soccer) 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, the first and only English side to do so.
- Copa Libertadores 1999: 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
- Confederation Cup - Mexico's won the tournament after beating Brazil 4-3
- 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 Rotterdam wins the Johan Cruijff Schaal, the annual opening of the new season in the Eredivisie, by a 3-2 win over Ajax Amsterdam in the Amsterdam ArenA.
- September 11 – Manager Hans Meyer from Germany resigns at Dutch club FC 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 Arnhem. Ronald Koeman will replace him on January 1, 2000. In the mean time former player Edward Sturing takes control.
- November 30 – Manchester United wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo, Japan 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 Nijmegen and is succeeded by former player Ron de Groot.
Winners national club championship
South America
International tournaments
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Costa Rica
Guatemala
Honduras
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Brazil
Uruguay
Mexico
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Mexico
Honduras
United States
United States
Mexico
Costa Rica
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Brazil
Australia
Ghana
Movies
Deaths
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