1985 in association football

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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1985 throughout the world.

Events

• February 27 – Leo Beenhakker make his debut as the manager of Dutch national team with a 7-1 win over Cyprus in Amsterdam, with two goals each from Dick Schoenaker and Wim Kieft.
• March 28 – The North American Soccer League announces that it will suspend operations for the 1985 season.
• May 11 – Wealdstone F.C. become the first winners of the Non-League Double (Gola League & F.A. Trophy), defeating Boston United 2-1 at Wembley Stadium.
• May 11– 56 spectators die in a fire at Valley Parade in a match between Bradford City and Lincoln City.
• May 29 – 39 spectators die at the Heysel Stadium disaster at the final of the European Cup between Juventus FC and Liverpool F.C.. The Old Lady became the first club in the history of European football to have won all three major UEFA competitions after defeating reds 1-0 in the European Cup final.
• June 6 – Following the Heysel Stadium disaster FIFA ban English clubs from competing in worldwide competitive matches for five years (ten years for Liverpool, later reduced to six).
• Copa Libertadores 1985: Won by Argentinos Juniors after defeating América de Cali 5-4 on a penalty shootout after a final aggregate score of 1-1.
• December 8 – Italy's Juventus FC wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo, Japan by defeating Argentina's Argentinos Juniors on penalties (4-2), after the match ended in 2-2. The Torinese side become the first —and only at present— team in the world to have won all international cups and championships.

Winners club national championship

Europe

• Belgium – R.S.C. Anderlecht
• Denmark – Brøndby IF
• England – Everton F.C.
• Italy – Hellas Verona
• Netherlands
  • Eredivisie – Ajax Amsterdam
  • Eerste Divisie – SC Heracles
• Portugal – FC Porto
• Turkey – Fenerbahçe

South America

• Argentina
  • Nacional – Argentinos Juniors
• Bolivia – Bolívar
• Brazil – Coritiba
• Colombia – América de Cali
• Paraguay – Olimpia Asunción

National Teams

Netherlands

Date	Opponent	Final Score	Result	Competition	Venue
February 27	Cyprus	7 – 1	W	World Cup Qualifier	Stadion De Meer, Amsterdam
May 1	Austria	1 – 1	D	World Cup Qualifier	De Kuip, Rotterdam
May 14	Hungary	1 – 2	W	World Cup Qualifier	Népstadion, Budapest
September 4	Bulgaria	1 – 0	W	Friendly	Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen
October 16	Belgium	1 – 0	L	World Cup Play-Off	Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels
November 20	Belgium	2 – 1	W	World Cup Play-Off	De Kuip, Rotterdam

Births

• January 22 – Momo Sissoko, Malian footballer
• February 5 – Cristiano Ronaldo, Portuguese footballer
• February 13 – Hedwiges Maduro, Dutch footballer
• February 14 – Phillipe Senderos, Swiss footballer
• May 9 – Rick Kruys, Dutch footballer
• June 4 – Lukas Podolski, German footballer
• June 6 – Sota Hirayama, Japanese footballer
• June 28 – Phil Bardsley, English footballer
• July 13 Francisco Guillermo Ochoa, Mexico footballer
• August 5 – Salomon Kalou, Ivorian footballer
• September 9 – Scott Carson, English footballer
• September 15 – Denis Calincov, Moldovan footballer
• October 17 – Collins John, Dutch footballer
• October 24 – Wayne Rooney, English footballer
• October 25 – Daniele Padelli, Italian footballer
• November 4 – Marcell Jansen, German footballer
• November 24 – Milan Kopic, Czech footballer

Deaths

• 54 Bradford fans and 2 Lincoln City fans die, May 11
• 39 Juventus fans die May 29
• October 9 — Ludo Coeck, Belgian footballer (b 1955)

References

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