1986 in association football

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

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.

Winners club national championship

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

outh America

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

North America

*Mexico – Rayados de Monterrey

International Tournaments

* African Cup of Nations in Egypt (March 7 – 21, 1986):# fb|EGY:# fb|CMR:# fb|CIV

* FIFA World Cup in Mexico (May 31 – June 29, 1986):# fb|ARG:# fb|FRG:# fb|FRA

National Teams

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Births

* December 19: Ryan Babel (Dutch footballer)
* April 7: Elton Jose Xavier Gomes (Brazilian footballer)
* september 28: Andres Guardado (Mexican footballer)

Deaths

References

* [http://www.rsssf.com/nersssf.html Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]
* [http://www.voetbalstats.nl/ VoetbalStats]