1986 in association football

Years in football (soccer):	1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
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 Sigfried 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

North America

United States - Hollywood Kickers (WSA)

South America

North America

- Mexico – Rayados de Monterrey

International Tournaments

African Cup of Nations in Egypt (March 7 – 21 1986)
FIFA World Cup in Mexico (May 31 – June 29, 1986)

Births

January 8 — Jorge Claros, Honduran footballer
March 27 — Manuel Neuer, German footballer
April 7 — Elton Jose Xavier Gomes, Brazilian footballer
May 10 – Emilio Izaguirre, Honduran 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

Deaths

April

April 6 – Raimundo Orsi, Argentine/Italian striker, winner of the 1934 FIFA World Cup. (84)

References

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

Association football chronology

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