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2. Bundesliga
2. Bundesliga (Bundesliga 2), Germany's second football division run by the DFL since 1974; 18 clubs, two automatic promotion places plus a play-off, record second-tier attendances, Schalke champions 2025/26.
2. klasse steinfeld
2. Klasse Steinfeld, a lower-tier men's football league of the Niederösterreichischer Fußball-Verband in Lower Austria, around Wiener Neustadt; 12-13 clubs, promotion to the 1. Klasse.
2. lig play offs
2. Lig play offs (TFF 2. Lig play-offları): promotion playoffs of Turkey's third football tier. Teams ranked 2nd-5th in the White and Red groups play off for two promotion places to TFF 1. Lig under the 2025-26 format.
2000 FIFA Club World Championship
2000 FIFA Club World Championship, the first FIFA club world tournament, held 5–14 January 2000 in Rio and São Paulo; Corinthians beat Vasco da Gama 4–3 on penalties in the final; second edition cancelled until 2005.
2000–01 FA Premier League
2000-01 FA Premier League, the ninth Premier League season: Manchester United won a third consecutive title with 80 points, Hasselbaink top scorer with 23, Ipswich fifth, and Manchester City, Coventry, and Bradford were relegated.
2000–01 Serie A
2000-01 Serie A, the 99th Italian top-flight season, won by AS Roma with 75 points over Juventus (73) and Lazio (69); Crespo top scored with 26; Vicenza, Napoli, Bari relegated.
2000–01 UEFA Champions League
2000–01 UEFA Champions League, won by Bayern München, who beat Valencia 5-4 on penalties after 1-1 in the Milan final; Bayern's fourth European Cup, first in 25 years, with Kahn saving three kicks.
2001 Copa América
2001 Copa América, 40th edition held in Colombia July 11-29, 2001; Colombia won its first title, beating Mexico 1-0 in Bogotá without conceding a goal, after Argentina and Canada withdrew amid security fears.
2001 FIFA Confederations Cup
2001 FIFA Confederations Cup, fifth edition, held 30 May–10 June 2001 in South Korea and Japan as a rehearsal for the 2002 World Cup; France won, beating co-host Japan 1–0 in the Yokohama final; Australia beat France and Brazil in groups.
2001 Miami Hurricanes football team
2001 Miami Hurricanes football team: University of Miami squad that went 12-0 under first-year coach Larry Coker, won the program's fifth national title by beating Nebraska 37-14 in the Rose Bowl, and is widely called college football's greatest team.
2001–02 FA Premier League
2001–02 FA Premier League, the tenth season and first under Barclaycard sponsorship: Arsenal won a league and FA Cup double, beating Manchester United 1–0 at Old Trafford via Sylvain Wiltord, finishing seven points clear of Liverpool; Ipswich, Derby, and Leicester were relegated.
2001–02 UEFA Champions League
2001–02 UEFA Champions League, tenth edition, won by Real Madrid, who beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 in the Glasgow final on 15 May 2002 via Zidane's volley; ninth European crown, Van Nistelrooy top scorer with 10.
2002 Arab Cup (كأس العرب 2002)
2002 Arab Cup (كأس العرب 2002), eighth edition, held in Kuwait, 16–30 December 2002. Saudi Arabia, defending champions, won their 2nd title, beating Bahrain 1–0 after extra time in the final on Mohammed Noor's 94th-minute golden goal.
2002 FIFA World Cup
The 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan, the 17th edition, was the first World Cup co-hosted by two countries and the first in Asia; Brazil won a record fifth title, beating Germany 2-0 in Yokohama, while hosts South Korea reached the semifinals amid refereeing controversy.
2002 FIFA World Cup knockout stage
2002 FIFA World Cup knockout stage: the 16-team single-elimination phase in South Korea and Japan. South Korea reached the semi-finals amid refereeing controversy; Brazil won a record fifth title.
2002 FIFA World Cup squads
2002 FIFA World Cup squads: the 23-player rosters of the 32 teams at the Korea/Japan finals, expanded from 22, with FIFA-mandated 1–23 numbering and cases such as Roy Keane's Ireland exit.
2002–03 FA Premier League
2002–03 FA Premier League (Barclaycard Premiership), 11th Premier League season. Manchester United won an eighth title with 83 points, overturning Arsenal's eight-point March lead; West Ham were relegated with a record 42 points.
2002–03 in English football
2002–03 in English football was the 123rd season of competitive football in England and the 11th Premier League season, won by Manchester United ahead of Arsenal.
2002–03 Manchester United F.C. season
2002–03 Manchester United F.C. season: United's 11th Premier League campaign, won with 83 points over Arsenal (78). Van Nistelrooy 25 league goals, 44 total; lost League Cup final to Liverpool, FA Cup to Arsenal, Champions League quarter-final 5-6 to Real Madrid; Beckham's final season before Real Madrid transfer.
2002–03 UEFA Champions League
The 2002–03 UEFA Champions League, the eleventh edition and last with two group stages, was won by AC Milan, who beat Juventus on penalties at Old Trafford in May 2003.
2003 FIFA Confederations Cup
2003 FIFA Confederations Cup, sixth edition, held in France 18-29 June 2003. France beat Cameroon 1-0 on Thierry Henry's golden goal; the tournament was overshadowed by Marc-Vivien Foé's death in the semi-final.
2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
2003 FIFA Women's World Cup: fourth women's world championship, moved from China to the United States because of SARS. Germany beat Sweden 2-1 on Nia Künzer's golden goal in the Carson final for their first title.
2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification decided 16 teams for the SARS-relocated US-hosted finals. China qualified automatically; Ghana and Nigeria came via the African Women's Championship; Japan through inter-confederation playoffs; Germany won the tournament.
2003–04 Arsenal F.C. season
2003–04 Arsenal F.C. season, the Invincibles: Arsenal won the Premier League unbeaten, 26 wins, 12 draws, 90 points, an 11-point margin, first unbeaten top-flight season since Preston North End in 1889, within a 49-game run.
2003–04 FA Premier League
2003–04 FA Premier League, the competition's twelfth season, won by Arsenal's 'Invincibles' unbeaten in 38 games (26 wins, 12 draws, 90 points), first unbeaten English top-flight season since Preston North End in 1889; Chelsea second, Leeds, Leicester, Wolves relegated.
2003–04 in English football
2003–04 in English football: the 124th English season, in which Arsenal won the Premier League unbeaten (the Invincibles, 90 points), Middlesbrough won their first trophy in the League Cup, Millwall reached the FA Cup final, and Wimbledon became MK Dons.
2003–04 Manchester United F.C. season
2003-04 Manchester United F.C. season: defending champions finished third in the Premier League on 75 points, lost the Champions League last 16 to Porto 3-2 on aggregate, and won the FA Cup 3-0 over Millwall; Beckham sold, Ronaldo signed.
2003–04 UEFA Champions League
2003-04 UEFA Champions League, won by Jose Mourinho's FC Porto, who beat AS Monaco 3-0 in the Gelsenkirchen final on 26 May 2004; first season with a single group stage plus 16-team knockout.
2004 AFC Asian Cup (2004年亚洲杯足球赛)
2004 AFC Asian Cup (2004年亚洲杯足球赛), 13th edition held in China, July 17 to August 7, 2004. Japan beat hosts China 3-1 in the Beijing final for a third title, amid anti-Japanese fan riots; 16 teams, MVP Nakamura.
2004 Copa América
2004 Copa América: South American football championship held in Peru, July 6-25, 2004. Brazil won its seventh title, beating Argentina 2-2, 4-2 on penalties in the Lima final after Adriano's stoppage-time equalizer.