1999 Toyota Cup

1999 Toyota Cup Final

Manchester United v Palmeiras

A first half goal from captain Roy Keane secured a 1-0 victory for Manchester United of England against Palmeiras of Brazil in the twentieth Toyota Cup Final contested in Tokyo in front of over 53,000 supporters on 30 November 1999. Ryan Giggs of Manchester United was named Man of the Match.

The official 1999 Toyota Cup programme shown below is 100 x colour A4 pages. Apart from the usual five pages of introductions from FIFA, UEFA, CONMEBOL, the Japanese FA and Toyota the programme is all in Japanese. The programme begins with a page to enter the line-ups together with brief details of match referee Hellmut Krug of Germany. The programme then gives full details and photos of Manchester United and Palmeiras and their players along with further information on star players including David Beckham and Ryan Giggs of Manchester United and Zinho and Paulo Nunes of Palmeiras amongst others. The programme also has articles on rival managers Sir Alex Ferguson and Luiz Filipe Scolari and an article on the teams home cities of Manchester and Sao Paulo. The programme includes details and photos from the previous nineteen Toyota Cup Finals and an article on previous Intercontinental Cup Finals. The programme details how Manchester United and Palmeiras won the 1999 UEFA Champions League and 1999 Copa Libertadores respectively.

Programme

Official Programme of Events

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