1994 in association football

none February 2022 1994 association football sports The following are the association football events of the year 1994 throughout the world. Events January 15 – Manager Issy ten Donkelaar is fired by Netherlands club FC Twente, and replaced by Hans Meyer from Germany. January 19 – Erwin Koeman plays his last international match for the Netherlands national team, replacing Dennis Bergkamp in the second half of the friendly match in and against Tunisia (2–2). It is the 500th match in history of the Netherlands national team. April 20 – Edgar Davids makes his debut for the Netherlands national team in the friendly match against the Republic of Ireland (0–1) in Tilburg. May 14 – Manchester United wins 4–0 over Chelsea to claim the FA Cup. May 18 – AC Milan beat Barcelona 4–0, in the Champions League Final to claim their fifth crown . May 27 – Ruud Gullit plays his last and 66th international match for the Netherlands national team. Afterwards the striker declares he doesn't want to go to the 1994 FIFA World Cup under coach Dick Advocaat. July 9 – The Netherlands national team is eliminated in the quarterfinals of the 1994 FIFA World Cup by eventual winners Brazil. Branco scores the decisive goal in the 3–2 win for the South Americans. Ronald Koeman (78th cap), Frank Rijkaard (73rd) and Jan Wouters (70th) play their last international match for the Netherlands. July 17 – Brazil wins its record fourth World Cup, defeating Italy on penalties in the final of the 1994 FIFA World Cup in Pasadena, California. Superstar Diego Maradona was suspended from Cup competition for doping on Ephedrine. August 21 – Ajax Amsterdam claims the Dutch Super Cup, the annual opening of the new season in the Eredivisie, by a 3–0 win over Feyenoord Rotterdam in the Olympisch Stadion. November 16 – Ajax-striker Patrick Kluivert makes his debut for the Netherlands national team, replacing Youri Mulder in the 70th minute of the Euro qualifier against the Czech Republic (0–0) in Rotterdam. December 1 – Vélez Sársfield wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo, Japan by defeating Italy's AC Milan (2–0). December 14 – Clarence Seedorf scores the fifth and last goal during his debut for the Netherlands national team against Luxembourg. Pierre van Hooijdonk also earns his first cap for the Netherlands. Copa Libertadores 1994: Won by Vélez Sársfield after defeating São Paulo FC 5–3 on a penalty shootout after a final aggregate score of 1–1. Scottish League Cup: Raith Rovers F.C. defeat Celtic F.C. 6–5 on penalties after the match finished 2–2. Malaysian football is involved in one of the largest match-fixing scandals in the sport's history. Winners club national championship Asia JPN Japan – Verdy Kawasaki QAT Qatar – Al-Arabi KOR South Korea – Ilhwa Chunma Europe AUT Austria – SV Salzburg BEL Belgium – R.S.C. Anderlecht CRO Croatia – Hajduk Split DEN Denmark – Silkeborg IF ENG England – Manchester United FRA France – Paris Saint-Germain GER Germany – Bayern Munich GRE Greece – AEK Athens ISR Israel – Maccabi Haifa ITA Italy – A.C. Milan NED Netherlands – Ajax Amsterdam NOR Norway – Rosenborg POL Poland – Legia Warszawa POR Portugal – Benfica ROM Romania – Steaua Bucharest RUS Russia – Spartak Moscow SCO Scotland – Rangers ESP Spain – Barcelona SWE Sweden – IFK Göteborg TUR Turkey – Galatasaray S.K. UKR Ukraine – Dynamo Kyiv WAL Wales – Bangor City FRY FR Yugoslavia – Partizan North America MEX Mexico – Tecos UAG / – Montreal Impact (APSL) South America ARG Argentina Clausura – Independiente Apertura – River Plate BOL Bolivia – Bolivia – Bolívar BRA Brazil – Palmeiras CHI Chile – Universidad de Chile PAR 1990 Paraguay – Cerro Porteño – Sporting Cristal International tournaments African Cup of Nations in Tunisia (March 26 – April 10, 1994) NGA ZAM 1964 CIV Baltic Cup in Vilnius, Lithuania (July 29 – 31 1994) LTU 1988 LAT EST FIFA World Cup in the United States (June 17 – July 17, 1994) BRA ITA SWE Births October 2022 January 6 – Denis Suárez, Spanish footballer January 15 Jordy Croux, Belgian footballer Eric Dier, English footballer January 16 – Rikard Östlin, Swedish footballerRikard Östlin https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe328090/rikard-oestlin/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 3 July 2024 en January 19 – Denis Selishchev, Russian footballerDenis Selishchev https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe431715/denis-selishchev/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 2 May 2024 en January 21 – Elin Bergkvist, Swedish footballerElin Bergkvist https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe381013/elin-bergkvist/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 3 September 2024 en January 24 – Hani Naboulse, Palestinian footballer January 24 – Juanpi, Venezuelan footballer January 27 Michael Schindele, German footballerMichael Schindele https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe233983/michael-schindele/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 5 February 2024 en Jack Stephens, English footballer February 12 – Lukáš Mihálik, Slovak footballerLukáš Mihálik https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe282937/lukas-mihalik/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 23 October 2023 en February 16 – Guillermo Ferreras, Dominican footballerGuillermo Ferreras https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe537692/guillermo-ferreras/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 20 August 2024 en February 22 – Ivica Jurkić, Bosnian Croat footballerIvica Jurkić https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe385247/ivica-jurkic/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 2 June 2024 en February 23 – André Caio, Portuguese footballerAndré Caio https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe324745/andre-caio/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 12 June 2024 en March 6 Wesley Hoedt, Dutch footballer Nathan Redmond, English footballer March 7 – Zé Lucas, Brazilian footballerZe Lucas https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe469029/ze-lucas/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 15 March 2024 en March 13 – Gerard Deulofeu, Spanish footballer March 17 – Marcel Sabitzer, Austrian footballer March 20 – Bryan Canela, Peruvian footballerBryan Canela https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe357708/bryan-canela/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 3 July 2024 en March 27 – Yoan Cardinale, French goalkeeper April 9 – Brad Smith, Australian footballer April 13 Kahraba, Egyptian footballer Bernhard Kotynski, Austrian footballerBernhard Kotynski https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe157813/bernhard-kotynski/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 9 June 2024 en Wojciech Onsorge, Polish footballer (d. 2026) May 5 – Javier Manquillo, Spanish footballer May 10 Tom Beissel, Dutch professional footballerTom Beissel https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe343450/tom-beissel/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 10 June 2024 en Jamar Loza, Jamaican footballer May 13 – Patrick Costinha, Portuguese footballerCostinha https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe506648/costinha/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 29 May 2024 en May 14 – Kike Echávarri, Spanish footballerKike Echávarri https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe439600/kike-echavarri/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 13 June 2024 en May 21 – Felipe Zang, Brazilian footballerFelipe Zang https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe397795/felipe-zang/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 2 April 2024 en May 27 Maximilian Arnold, German footballer João Cancelo, Portuguese footballer368649 Aymeric Laporte, French-Spanish footballer June 2 – Onyekachi Okafor, Nigerian footballerOnyekachi Okafor https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe471308/onyekachi-okafor/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 29 May 2024 en June 7 – Cornelia Sochor, Austrian footballerCornelia Sochor https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe269874/cornelia-sochor/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 13 August 2024 en June 9 – Viktor Fischer, Danish footballer June 15 Vincent Janssen, Dutch footballer Fred Lopes, Cape Verdean footballerFred Lopes https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe409409/fred-lopes/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 14 May 2024 en Iñaki Williams, Spanish footballer June 23 – Rodrigo Vera, Mexican professional footballerRodrigo Vera https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe331371/rodrigo-vera/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 23 February 2024 en July 5 – Vinzenz Flatz, Liechtensteiner international footballerVinzenz Flatz https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe294635/vinzenz-flatz/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 27 February 2024 en July 10 – Iuri Medeiros, Portuguese footballer July 11 – Lucas Ocampos, Argentine footballer July 25 – Jordan Lukaku, Belgian footballer July 29 – Daniele Rugani, Italian footballer July 30 – Riccardo Cretella, Italian professional footballerRiccardo Cretella https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe501879/riccardo-cretella/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 26 September 2023 August 3 – Corentin Tolisso, French footballer August 10 – Bernardo Silva, Portuguese footballer August 18 – Morgan Sanson, French footballer August 21 – Duvier Díaz, Colombian footballerDuvier Díaz https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe580362/duvier-diaz/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 21 August 2024 en August 28 – Junior Malanda, Belgian footballer (d. 2015) August 31 – Can Aktav, Turkish footballer September 8 – Bruno Fernandes, Portuguese footballer September 9 Dean Gardikiotis, professional footballerDean Gardikiotis https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe495365/dean-gardikiotis/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 14 January 2024 en Matt Macey, English footballerM. MACEY September 23 – Yerry Mina, Colombian footballer October 3 – Kepa Arrizabalaga, Spanish footballer October 24 – Bruma, Portuguese footballer November 10 – Óliver Torres, Spanish footballer November 21 – Saúl Ñíguez, Spanish footballer December 2 – Cauley Woodrow, English footballer December 5 – Grant Ward, English footballer December 10 – Matti Klinga, Finnish youth international December 29 – Louis Schaub, Austrian footballer Deaths August 2022 January January 20 – Matt Busby, Scottish footballer and manager March March 20 – Alfonso Rodríguez 'Foncho', Spanish footballer April April 18 – Dener, Brazilian forward, 2 times capped for the Brazil national football team and active player of CR Vasco da Gama. (23; in a car crash) May May 30 – Agostino Di Bartolomei, Italian footballer July July 2 – Andrés Escobar, Colombian footballer (murdered) July 4 – Ştefan Dobay, Romanian footballer September September 10 – Max Morlock, German international footballer (born 1925) December December 31 – Bruno Pezzey, Austrian footballer (born 1955) References Category:Association football by year