1999 UEFA Super Cup

The 1999 UEFA Super Cup was a football match played on 27 August 1999 between the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League winners, Manchester United, and Lazio, winners of the 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.

1999 UEFA Super Cup
Match programme cover
Manchester United Lazio
0 1
Date27 August 1999
VenueStade Louis II, Monaco
Man of the MatchJuan Sebastián Verón (Lazio)[1]
RefereeRyszard Wójcik (Poland)[2]
Attendance14,461[1]

Against the odds, Lazio won the match 1–0, the winning goal coming from Chilean striker Marcelo Salas in the 35th minute. The match was played at a neutral venue, the Stade Louis II in Monaco, in front of 14,461 spectators.

This was the last Super Cup contested by the winners of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, as the tournament was discontinued after the 1998–99 season. Since 2000, it has been contested by the winners of the UEFA Champions League and the winners of the UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League.

Venue

The Stade Louis II in Monaco has been the venue for the UEFA Super Cup since 1998.[1] It was built in 1985, and is also the home of AS Monaco, who play in the French league system.

Teams
Team Qualification Previous participation (bold indicates winners)
Manchester United 1998–99 UEFA Champions League winners 1991
Lazio 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup winners None

Match

Details
Manchester United 0–1 Lazio
Report Salas  35'
Attendance: 14,461[1]
Manchester United
Lazio
GK17 Raimond van der Gouw
RB2 Gary Neville
CB6 Jaap Stam 57'
CB21 Henning Berg
LB12 Phil Neville
RM7 David Beckham 58'
CM16 Roy Keane (c)
LM18 Paul Scholes
RF9 Andy Cole 78'
CF10 Teddy Sheringham
LF20 Ole Gunnar Solskjær
Substitutes:
GK31 Nick Culkin
DF13 John Curtis 57'
MF11 Ryan Giggs
MF33 Mark Wilson
MF34 Jonathan Greening 78'
FW14 Jordi Cruyff 58'
FW19 Dwight Yorke
Manager:
Sir Alex Ferguson
GK1 Luca Marchegiani
RB2 Paolo Negro
CB13 Alessandro Nesta (c)
CB11 Siniša Mihajlović
LB15 Giuseppe Pancaro
RM20 Dejan Stanković
CM23 Juan Sebastián Verón
CM25 Matías Almeyda
LM18 Pavel Nedvěd 66'
SS10 Roberto Mancini 84'
CF21 Simone Inzaghi 23'
Substitutes:
GK22 Marco Ballotta
DF5 Giuseppe Favalli
MF7 Sérgio Conceição
MF14 Diego Simeone 84'
MF16 Attilio Lombardo 66'
FW9 Marcelo Salas 23'
FW19 Kennet Andersson
Manager:
Sven-Göran Eriksson

Man of the Match:
Juan Sebastián Verón (Lazio)[1]

Assistant referees:
Jacek Pocięgiel (Poland)[2]
Eugeniusz Koczar (Poland)[2]
Fourth official:
Tomasz Mikulski (Poland)[2]

Match rules

See also

References
  1. "Match Press Kit (2009)" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  2. "Manchester United v Lazio official colour teamsheet 27/08/1999 Super Cup". Collectsoccer.com. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
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