CREATE TABLE table_203_537 (id DECIMAL, "#" DECIMAL, "date" TEXT, "venue" TEXT, "opponent" TEXT, "score" TEXT, "result" TEXT, "competition" TEXT)

how many total games took place in 1999 ?
SELECT COUNT("date") FROM table_203_537 WHERE "date" = 1999
SELECT COUNT("date") FROM "table_203_537" WHERE "date" = 1999