1999 in association football

The following are the association football 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.
 * 1999 Copa Libertadores: 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
 * Confederations Cup – Mexico won the tournament after beating Brazil 4–3
 * March 14 – New J.League Division 2 (J2) season started with ten clubs, one relegated from previous season's J.League and nine promoted from former Japan Football League.
 * 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 wins the Johan Cruyff Shield, the annual opening of the new season in the Eredivisie, by a 3–2 win over Ajax at the Amsterdam Arena.
 * September 11 – Manager Hans Meyer from Germany resigns at Dutch club 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. Ronald Koeman will replace him on 1 January 2000. In the meantime former player Edward Sturing takes control.
 * November 5 – Italy's Veneto wins the first UEFA Regions' Cup, beating Spain's Madrid 3–2, after extra time, in Abano Terme.
 * November 30 – Manchester United wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo 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 and is succeeded by former player Ron de Groot.

Asia
AFC Champions League
 * 1998-99 Winner:🇯🇵 Japan - Júbilo Iwata Runners Up: Iran - Esteghlal

Europe

 * – Croatia Zagreb
 * 🇨🇿 – Sparta Prague
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 – Manchester United
 * 🇫🇮 - Haka Valkeakoski
 * 🇫🇷 – Bordeaux
 * 🇩🇪 – Bayern Munich
 * 🇮🇸 – KR
 * 🇮🇹 – A.C. Milan
 * Eredivisie – Feyenoord
 * Eerste Divisie – Den Bosch
 * – Porto
 * – Rangers
 * 🇪🇸 – Barcelona
 * 🇹🇷 – Galatasaray
 * – Partizan
 * – Partizan

North America

 * – Toronto Olympians (CPSL)
 * Verano – Toluca
 * Invierno – Pachuca
 * – D.C. United (MLS)
 * – D.C. United (MLS)

South America

 * 🇦🇷 Argentina
 * Clausura – Boca Juniors
 * Apertura – River Plate
 * 🇧🇴 Bolivia – Blooming
 * 🇧🇷 Brazil – Corinthians
 * Chile – Universidad de Chile
 * 🇪🇨 Ecuador – LDU Quito
 * Paraguay – Olimpia Asunción
 * 🇵🇪 Peru – Universitario de Deportes

International tournaments

 * UNCAF Nations Cup in San José, Costa Rica (March 17–28, 1999)
 * Canada Cup in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (June 2–6, 1999)
 * 🇪🇨 ecuador
 * 🇨🇦 canada
 * Copa América in Paraguay (June 29 – July 18, 1999)
 * 🇧🇷 brazil
 * 🇲🇽 mexico
 * Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (July 23 – August 7, 1999)
 * Men's Tournament
 * 🇲🇽 mexico
 * 🇺🇸 united states
 * Women's Tournament
 * FIFA U-20 World Cup in Nigeria (April 3–24, 1999)
 * 🇪🇸 spain
 * 🇯🇵 japan
 * 🇲🇱 mali
 * FIFA U-17 World Championship in New Zealand (November 10–27, 1999)
 * 🇧🇷 brazil
 * 🇦🇺 australia
 * 🇬🇭 ghana
 * FIFA U-20 World Cup in Nigeria (April 3–24, 1999)
 * 🇪🇸 spain
 * 🇯🇵 japan
 * 🇲🇱 mali
 * FIFA U-17 World Championship in New Zealand (November 10–27, 1999)
 * 🇧🇷 brazil
 * 🇦🇺 australia
 * 🇬🇭 ghana
 * 🇬🇭 ghana

Movies

 * Soccer Dog: The Movie (US)
 * There's Only One Jimmy Grimble (UK)

Births

 * 1 January: Gianluca Scamacca, Italian footballer
 * 5 January: Mattias Svanberg, Swedish footballer
 * 9 January: Maximiliano Romero, Argentinian footballer
 * 12 January: Tyler Roberts, Welsh footballer
 * 16 January: Joe White, English footballer
 * 18 January: Patrice Sousia, Cameroonian footballer
 * 19 January:
 * Donyell Malen, Dutch footballer
 * Valentino Müller, Austrian footballer
 * 23 January:
 * Alban Lafont, French footballer
 * Malang Sarr, French footballer
 * 24 January: Shan Huanhuan, Chinese footballer
 * 30 January: Junior Etoundi, French professional footballer
 * 4 February: Mohammad Soltani Mehr, Iranian footballer
 * 17 February: Oscar Krusnell, Swedish footballer
 * 20 February: Witthawat Sailam, Thai professional footballer
 * 25 February: Gianluigi Donnarumma, Italian international goalkeeper
 * 11 March: Jannik Tepe, German footballer
 * 12 March:
 * Diego Ohlsson, Chilean former professional footballer
 * Vladislav Rubin, Belarusian professional footballer
 * 18 March: Diogo Dalot, Portuguese international footballer
 * 29 March: Ezequiel Barco, Argentinian footballer
 * 31 March: Jens Odgaard, Danish footballer
 * 4 April: Aldhair Molina, Mexican professional footballer
 * 14 April: Matteo Guendouzi, French footballer
 * 15 April: Paulina Narbutaitė, Lithuanian footballer
 * 16 April: Caio Felipe, Brazilian footballer
 * 17 April: Matteo Perrotti, Italian footballer
 * 19 April: Lazaros Efthymiou, Cypriot footballer
 * 20 April:
 * Michał Dziubek, Polish footballer
 * Johao Martínez, Venezuelan footballer
 * 24 April: Jonathan Leko, English footballer
 * 1 May: Edriss Hushmand, Swedish footballer
 * 30 April: Brian Parizot, retired Mexican professional footballer
 * 7 May: Cody Gakpo, Dutch footballer
 * 8 May: Jonathan Jorge, Uruguayan footballer
 * 25 May: Ibrahima Konaté, French footballer
 * 26 May: Lucas Ortíz, Uruguayan footballer
 * 3 June: Dan-Axel Zagadou, French footballer
 * 10 June: Rafael Leão, Portuguese footballer
 * 11 June: Kai Havertz, German international
 * 15 June: Luis Simigliani, Venezuelan footballer
 * 23 June:
 * Linton Maina, German footballer
 * Esteban Um Lee, SouthKorean–Bolivian footballer
 * 24 June: Darwin Núñez, Uruguayan international
 * 29 June: Miguel Machado, Portuguese footballer
 * 2 July: Nicolò Zaniolo, Italian international
 * 3 July: Corentin Chaminade, French professional footballer
 * 4 July: Jessy Caicedo, Ecuadorian footballer
 * 9 July: Andreas Rossak, Austrian footballer
 * 14 July: Emanuele Colarieti, Italian footballer
 * 17 July: Stahl Gubag, Papua New Guinean international
 * 3 August: Brahim Díaz, Spanish footballer
 * 12 August: Matthijs de Ligt, Dutch international
 * 14 August: José Torín, Venezuelan footballer
 * 20 September: Noah Schmitt, German footballer
 * 5 October: Connor McLennan, Scottish youth international
 * 15 October: Ben Woodburn, Welsh international
 * 10 November: João Félix, Portuguese international
 * 18 November: Domingos Quina, Portuguese footballer
 * 4 December: Tahith Chong, Dutch footballer
 * 10 December: Reiss Nelson, English footballer

January

 * January 6 – Ottavio Misefari (89), Italian footballer
 * January 6 – Lajos Tichy (63), Hungarian footballer
 * January 18 – Horace Cumner (80), Welsh footballer

March

 * March 30 – Igor Netto (69), Soviet footballer

April

 * April 28 – Sir Alfred Ramsey (79), English footballer and manager

July

 * July 20– Abderrahmane Boubekeur, Algerian goalkeeper, former player of AS Monaco FC, the FLN football team and the Algeria national football team. (68)
 * July 28 – Carlos Romero, Uruguayan forward, winner of the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (71)

August

 * August 23 – Georges Boulogne (81), French footballer

November

 * November 14 – Bert Jacobs (58), Dutch footballer and manager