1986 in association football

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Years:	1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

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 22 – Diego Maradona scores a goal with his hand, and calls it Hand of God goal.
• 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 manager 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
• - Ireland - Shamrock Rovers FC
• - Italy – Juventus Turin
• - Netherlands - PSV Eindhoven
• - Portugal – FC Porto
• - Romania – Steaua Bucureşti
• - Scotland – Celtic F.C.
• - Spain – Real Madrid
• - Turkey – Besiktas Istanbul
• - West Germany – FC Bayern Munich

South America

• - Argentina – River Plate
• - Bolivia – The Strongest
• - 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)
  1. Egypt
  2. Cameroon
  3. Ivory Coast

• FIFA World Cup in Mexico (May 31 – June 29, 1986)
  1. Argentina
  2. West Germany
  3. France

Births

• March 27 — Manuel Neuer, German footballer
• April 7 — Elton Jose Xavier Gomes, Brazilian footballer
• May 27 – Mario Mandžukić, Croatian footballer
• September 28 — Andrés Guardado, Mexican footballer
• October 21 — Edemir Rodríguez, Bolivian footballer
• December 19 — Ryan Babel, Dutch footballer

References

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