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
- Korea Republic – Anyang LG
- Japan – Kashima Antlers
- Qatar – Al-Sadd
- Singapore – Anyang LG Cheetahs
- Thailand – BEC Tero Sasana
Europe
- Croatia – Dinamo Zagreb
- Denmark – Herfølge BK
- England – Manchester United
- France – Monaco
- Germany – Bayern Munich
- Greece – Olympiacos
- Iceland – KR
- Republic of Ireland – Shelbourne
- Italy – Lazio
- Netherlands – PSV
- Northern Ireland – Linfield
- Poland – Polonia Warsaw
- Portugal – Sporting CP
- Scotland – Celtic
- Spain – Deportivo La Coruña
- Turkey – Galatasaray
- Wales – The New Saints
- FR Yugoslavia – Red Star Belgrade
North America
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)
- UEFA European Football Championship in Belgium and the Netherlands (June 10 – July 2, 2000)
- Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia (September 13 – 30 2000)
- 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
- Air Bud: World Pup (US)
- Purely Belter (UK)
- There's Only One Jimmy Grimble (UK)
Births
- January 12 – Deniz Yılmaz, Turkish professional footballer1
- January 14 – Jonathan David, Canadian soccer player2
- January 26 – Abel Ruiz, Spanish footballer
- January 27 – Aurélien Tchouaméni, French footballer3
- February 7 – Jhonney Duarte, Venezuelan footballer4
- February 15 – Jakub Kiwior, Polish footballer
- February 20 – Josh Sargent, American soccer player
- February 22 – Timothy Weah, American soccer player
- February 24 – Antony, Brazilian footballer5
- February 28 – Moise Kean, Italian footballer6
- February 29 – Ferran Torres, Spanish international7
- March 16 – Lorenz Leskosek, Austrian footballer8
- March 21 – Matty Longstaff, English footballer
- March 25
- Ozan Kabak, Turkish footballer9
- Jadon Sancho, English footballer
- April 2 – Josip Stanišić, Croatian footballer10
- April 3 – Dereck Darkwa, Ghanaian-Dutch footballer11
- April 6 – Maxence Lacroix, French youth international12
- April 11 – Konrad Kumor, Polish footballer13
- April 13 – David Moreno, Venezuelan footballer14
- April 16 – Xavier Usel, Italian footballer15
- April 19 – Azzedine Ounahi, Moroccan footballer16
- April 25 – Dejan Kulusevski, Swedish footballer17
- April 26 – Nika Šapek, Slovenian footballer18
- May 8 – Sandro Tonali, Italian footballer19
- May 18 – Ryan Sessegnon, English youth international20
- May 24
- Leswis Landaeta, Venezuelan footballer21
- Noah Okafor, Swiss footballer22
- May 28 – Phil Foden, English footballer
- May 30 – Fábio Vieira, Portuguese footballer
- June 5 – Joran Vermeulen, Dutch professional footballer23
- June 9 – Diego Lainez, Mexican footballer24
- June 16
- Max Schwitalla, German footballer25
- Anne Sellies, Dutch footballer26
- June 27 – Marcus Lindberg, Danish footballer27
- June 28 – Yukinari Sugawara, Japanese footballer28
- June 29 – Petro Dolhov, Ukrainian professional footballer29
- July 6 – Michael Obafemi, Irish footballer
- July 12 – Vinícius Júnior, Brazilian footballer
- July 21
- Giamcarlos Betancourt, Venezuelan footballer30
- Erling Haaland, Norwegian footballer
- July 28
- Keito Nakamura, Japanese youth international 31
- Lee O'Connor, Irish youth international
- Emile Smith Rowe, English youth international32
- August 29 – Julia Grosso, Canadian international
- August 31 – Angel Gomes, English footballer
- September 3 – Lyle Foster, South African footballer33
- September 11 – Enzo Valentim, French professional footballer34
- September 27 – Liberato Cacace, New Zealand international35
- September 29 – Giorgi Mamardashvili, Georgian international36
- October 4 – Aldijana Šišić, Bosnian footballer37
- October 13 – Sophen Phan, Cambodian professional footballer38
- October 20 – Dominik Szoboszlai, Hungarian footballer39
- November 2 – Alphonso Davies, Canadian international40
- November 3 – Sergiño Dest, American soccer player41
- November 7 – Callum Hudson-Odoi, English international42
Deaths
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 23 – Felipe (Felipe Ferreira da Cruz), Brazilian footballer43
- 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 24 – Adsson (Adsson Igor Marinho de Lima), Brazilian footballer44
- 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 footballer45
- October 5 – Cătălin Hâldan (24), Romanian footballer46
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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