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
Date27 August 1999
VenueStade Louis II, Monaco
Man of the MatchJuan Sebastián Verón (Lazio)[1]
RefereeRyszard Wójcik (Poland)
Attendance14,461
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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

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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.[citation needed]

Teams

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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

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Summary

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Lazio scored the only goal of the game in the 35th minute when Marcelo Salas hit a shot from just inside the penalty box which goalkeeper Raimond van der Gouw got his hand to but failed to keep out as the ball went under his body.[2]

Details

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Manchester United  0–1  Lazio
Report Salas   35'
Attendance: 14,461[1]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Manchester United
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lazio
GK 17   Raimond van der Gouw
RB 2   Gary Neville
CB 6   Jaap Stam   57'
CB 21   Henning Berg
LB 12   Phil Neville
RM 7   David Beckham   58'
CM 16   Roy Keane (c)
LM 18   Paul Scholes
RF 9   Andy Cole   78'
CF 10   Teddy Sheringham
LF 20   Ole Gunnar Solskjær
Substitutes:
GK 31   Nick Culkin
DF 13   John Curtis   57'
MF 11   Ryan Giggs
MF 33   Mark Wilson
MF 34   Jonathan Greening   78'
FW 14   Jordi Cruyff   58'
FW 19   Dwight Yorke
Manager:
  Sir Alex Ferguson
 
GK 1   Luca Marchegiani
RB 2   Paolo Negro
CB 13   Alessandro Nesta (c)
CB 11   Siniša Mihajlović
LB 15   Giuseppe Pancaro
RM 20   Dejan Stanković
CM 23   Juan Sebastián Verón
CM 25   Matías Almeyda
LM 18   Pavel Nedvěd   66'
SS 10   Roberto Mancini   84'
CF 21   Simone Inzaghi   23'
Substitutes:
GK 22   Marco Ballotta
DF 5   Giuseppe Favalli
MF 7   Sérgio Conceição
MF 14   Diego Simeone   84'
MF 16   Attilio Lombardo   66'
FW 9   Marcelo Salas   23'
FW 19   Kennet Andersson
Manager:
  Sven-Göran Eriksson

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

Assistant referees:
Jacek Pocięgiel (Poland)[3]
Eugeniusz Koczar (Poland)[3]
Fourth official:
Tomasz Mikulski (Poland)[3]

Match rules

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Match Press Kit (2009)" (PDF). UEFA. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Man Utd lose to Super Lazio". BBC Sport. 17 August 1999. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d "Manchester United v Lazio official colour teamsheet 27/08/1999 Super Cup". Collectsoccer.com. Retrieved 14 July 2015.