1986 in football (soccer)

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1986 throughout the world.

[edit] Events

• March 11 – Germany's Siegfried Held makes his debut as the manager of Iceland, losing (1-2) against Bahrain.
• March 21 – Egypt wins the Africa Nations Cup in Cairo by defeating Cameroon on penalties (5-4), after a 0-0 draw after extra-time.
• June 29 – In the final of the 1986 FIFA World Cup, played for second time in Mexico City, Azteca Stadium, Argentina defeats West Germany 3-2 and wins their second World Cup title.
• European Cup: Steaua Bucureşti 0-0 F.C. Barcelona; Steaua Bucureşti won 2-0 on penalties
• UEFA Cup:Two legs; 1st leg Real Madrid C.F. 5-1 1. FC Köln; 2nd leg 1.FC Köln 2-0 Real Madrid CF. Real Madrid CF won 5-3 on aggregate
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: Dinamo Kiev 3-0 Atlético Madrid
• UEFA Super Cup: Steaua Bucureşti 1-0 Dinamo Kiev
• Copa Libertadores de América: Two legs; 1st leg América de Cali 1-2 River Plate; 2nd leg River Plate 1-0 América. River Plate won 3-1 on aggregate
• England - FA Cup: Liverpool won 3-1 over Everton
• England - Milk Cup (League Cup):: Oxford United won 3-0 over Queens Park Rangers
• November 6 – Alex Ferguson is appointed mananger of Manchester United F.C.
• December 14 – Argentina's River Plate wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo, Japan by defeating Romania's Steaua Bucureşti: 1-0. The only goal is scored by Antonio Alzamendi in the 28th minute.

[edit] Winners club national championship

[edit] Europe

• Austria – Austria Wien
• England – Liverpool F.C.
• France – Paris Saint-Germain
• Hungary – Budapest Honvéd FC
• Italy – Juventus
• Netherlands

• Eredivisie – PSV Eindhoven
• Eerste Divisie – FC Den Haag

• Portugal – FC Porto
• Romania – Steaua Bucureşti
• Scotland – Celtic F.C.
• Spain – Real Madrid
• Turkey – Besiktas Istanbul
• West Germany – FC Bayern München

[edit] South America

• Argentina – River Plate
• Brazil – São Paulo Futebol Clube
• Colombia – América de Cali
• Paraguay – Sol de América

[edit] North America

• Mexico – Rayados de Monterrey

[edit] International Tournaments

• African Cup of Nations in Egypt (March 7 – 21, 1986)

1.  Egypt
2.  Cameroon
3.  Côte d'Ivoire

• FIFA World Cup in Mexico (May 31 – June 29, 1986)

1.  Argentina
2.  West Germany
3.  France

[edit] National Teams

[edit]  Netherlands

Date	Opponent	Final Score	Result	Competition	Venue
March 12	East Germany	0 – 1	W	Friendly	Zentralstadion, Leipzig
April 29	Scotland	0 – 0	D	Friendly	Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
May 14	West Germany	3 – 1	L	Friendly	Westfalenstadion, Dortmund
September 10	Czechoslovakia	1 – 0	L	Friendly	Stadion Evžena Rošického, Prague
October 15	Hungary	0 – 1	W	Euro 1988 Qualifier	Népstadion, Budapest
November 19	Poland	0 – 0	D	Euro 1988 Qualifier	Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
December 21	Cyprus	0 – 2	W	Euro 1988 Qualifier	Tsirion Stadium, Limassol

[edit] Births

• December 19: Ryan Babel (Dutch footballer)
• April 7: Elton Jose Xavier Gomes (Brazilian footballer)
• September 28: Andrés Guardado (Mexican footballer)

[edit] Deaths

[edit] References

• (English) Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
• (Dutch) VoetbalStats