1989 in association football

none October 2022 1989 association football sports This is a list of the football (soccer) events of the year 1989 throughout the world. yes center 3 Events March 3 – Portugal wins its first FIFA World Youth Championship April 15 – Hillsborough disaster, that occurred at Hillsborough, before the FA Cup Semi-Final between Liverpool & Nottingham Forest. May 20 – Liverpool wins the FA Cup, beating Everton 3–2 AET, thanks to two goals from Ian Rush. May 24 – A.C. Milan defeats Steaua București, 4–0, to win their third European Cup final. May 26 – Arsenal beat Liverpool F.C. 2–0 at Anfield to dramatically win the English Football League First Division, thanks to an injury time goal from Michael Thomas. May 31 – Copa Libertadores is won by Atlético Nacional after defeating Olimpia Asunción 5–4 on penalties after a final aggregate score of 2–2. June 24 – In the final of the FIFA U-16 World Championship, Saudi Arabia became surprising winners during the penalty shoot-out to Scotland in Glasgow. December 17 – Italy's Milan wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo, Japan by defeating Colombia's Atlético Nacional in extra-time 1–0. The only goal is scored by Alberigo Evani. Winners club national championships Africa CountryTeamAlgeriaJE Tizi-OuzouAngolaPetro AtléticoBenin 1975Dragons de l'OuéméBotswanaBotswana Defence Force XIBurkina FasoAssociation Sportive du Faso-YennengaBurundiInter BujumburaCameroonRacing BafoussamCape Verde 1975Académica MindeloCentral African RepublicSCAF TocagesChadRenaissanceCongo 1970Étoile du CongoDjiboutitournament not heldEgyptAl-AhlyEquatorial GuineaElá NguemaEthiopia 1987Mechal ArmyGabonSogaraGambiatournament unfinishedGhanaAsante KotokoGuineaHoroyaGuinea-BissauSport Bissau e BenficaIvory CoastAfrica Sports NationalKenyaAFC LeopardsLesotho 1987Arsenal MaseruLiberiaMighty BarolleLibya 1977Al-IttihadMadagascarSotemaMalawi 1964TigersMaliStade MalienMauritania 1959tournament not heldMauritiusSunrise Flacq UnitedMoroccoFAR RabatMozambiqueClube Ferroviário de MaputoNamibia 1928Black AfricaNigerOlympic FC de NiameyNigeriaIwuanyanwu NationalePolandRuch ChorzówRéunionSaint-PierroiseRwanda 1962MukungwaSão Tomé and PríncipeVitória RiboqueSenegalASC DiarafSeychelles 1977Saint-LouisSierra LeoneFreetown UnitedSomaliaMogadiscio MunicipalitySudanAl-Hilal OmdurmanSwazilandDenver SundownsTanzaniaMalindiTogoASKO KaraTunisia 1959Espérance Sportive de TunisUgandaNakivubo VillaZaireDaring Club Motema PembeZambia 1964NkanaZimbabweDynamos Asia CountryLeagueTeamLeague detailsBahrain 1972Bahraini Premier LeagueBahrain1988–89Cambodia 1989Cambodian LeagueMinistry of Transports1989ChinaJia-AChina B1989Hong Kong 1959Hong Kong First Division LeagueHappy Valley1988–89Iraq 1963Iraq Super LeagueAl-Rasheed1988–89Japan 1870Japan Soccer LeagueNissan Motors1988–89JordanJordan LeagueAl-Faisaly1989North Korea 1948DPR Korea LeagueCh'ŏngjin Chandongcha1989South Korea 1984K-LeagueYukong Elephants1989KuwaitKuwaiti Premier LeagueAl Arabi Kuwait1988–89LebanonLebanese Premier LeagueAl-Ansar1989Macau municipalCampeonato da 1ª Divisão do FutebolHap Kuan1989MalaysiaMalaysia Super LeagueSelangor FAMaldivesMaldives National ChampionshipClub Lagoons1989Mongolia 1945Mongolia Premier LeagueKhudulmur1989NepalA-Division LeagueManang Marsyangdi Club1989Oman 1970Omani LeagueAl-Nasr1988–89PakistanPakistan National ChampionshipPIA1989QatarQatar Stars LeagueAl-Sadd1988–89Saudi ArabiaSaudi Professional LeagueAl-Nasr1988–89SingaporeFAS Premier LeagueGeylang International1989Sri LankaKit Premier LeagueSaunders1989Syria 1980Syrian Premier LeagueJableh1988–89Chinese TaipeiNational Football LeagueTaipei City Bank F.C.1989UAEUAE Football LeagueSharjah1988–89VietnamV-LeagueĐồng Tháp F.C.1989North YemenYemeni LeagueAl Yarmuk Al Rawda1988–89South YemenAl-Wahda AdenSouth Yemeni League1988–89 Europe CountryLeagueTeamLeague detailsNational detailsAlbania 1946Albanian Superliga17 Nëntori Tirana1988–89AustriaAustrian Football BundesligaSwarovski Tirol1988–89BelgiumBelgian First DivisionMechelen1988–89Bulgaria 1971Bulgarian A Professional Football GroupCSKA Sofia1988–89Cyprus 1960Cypriot First DivisionOmonia1988–89CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovak First LeagueSparta Prague1988–89DenmarkDanish 1st DivisionOB1989EnglandFootball League First DivisionArsenal1988–891988–89Faroe Islands1. deildB71 Sandoy1989FinlandMestaruussarjaKuusysi1989FranceDivision 1Marseille1988–89East GermanyDDR-OberligaDynamo Dresden1988–89West GermanyBundesligaBayern Munich1988–89GreeceAlpha EthnikiAEK Athens1988–89HungaryHungarian National Championship IBudapest Honvéd1988–89IcelandÚrvalsdeildKnattspyrnufélag Akureyrar1989IsraelLiga LeumitMaccabi Haifa1988–89ItalySerie AInter Milan1988–89LuxembourgLuxembourg National DivisionSpora Luxembourg1988–89MaltaMaltese Premier LeagueSliema Wanderers1988–89NetherlandsEredivisiePSV1988–89Northern IrelandIrish LeagueLinfield1988–89Norway1. divisjonLillestrøm1989PolandEkstraklasaRuch Chorzów1988–89PortugalPortuguese LigaBenfica1988–89Republic of IrelandLeague of IrelandDerry City1988–89Romania 1965Divizia ASteaua București1988–89San Marino 1862Campionato Sammarinese di CalcioDomagnano1988–89ScotlandScottish Premier DivisionRangers 1988–89Soviet UnionSoviet Top LeagueSpartak Moscow1989SpainLa LigaReal Madrid1988–89SwedenAllsvenskanIFK Norrköping19891989SwitzerlandSwiss Super LeagueLucerne1988–89TurkeyFirst Football LeagueFenerbahçe1988–89YugoslaviaYugoslav First LeagueVojvodina1988–89 North America CountryLeagueTeamLeague detailsAntigua and BarbudaPremier DivisionSAP1988–89ArubaAruban Division di HonorEstrella1989BarbadosPremier DivisionParadise1989BermudaBermudian Premier DivisionPembroke Hamilton Club1988–89British Virgin IslandsTortola LeaguePopeye Bombers1989Canadian Soccer LeagueVancouver 86ers1989Costa RicaPrimera División de Costa RicaDeportivo Saprissa1989CubaCampeonato Nacional de Fútbol de CubaPinar del Río1988–89DominicaDominica ChampionshipHarlem United1989El SalvadorPrimera División de Fútbol ProfesionalLuis Ángel Firpo1988–89French GuianaChampionnat NationalASC Le Geldar1988–89GuadeloupeDivision d'HonneurZénith1989GuatemalaLiga Nacional de Fútbol de GuatemalaMunicipal1988–89HaitiDivision 1 Ligue HaïtienneFICA1988–89Honduras 1949Liga Nacional de Fútbol de HondurasReal España1988–89JamaicaJamaica National Premier LeagueBoys' Town1988–89MartiniqueMartinique Championnat NationalExcelsior (Schoelcher)1988–89MexicoPrimera DivisiónAmérica1988–89Netherlands AntillesKopa AntianoUnion Deportivo Banda Abou1989NicaraguaPrimera División de NicaraguaDiriangén1989PanamaANAPROFTauro1989Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint KittsSaint Kitts Premier DivisionNewton United1989SurinameSurinamese LeagueRobinhood1989Trinidad and TobagoTT Pro LeagueDefence Force1989USA United StatesAmerican Soccer LeagueFort Lauderdale Strikers1989USA United StatesWestern Soccer AllianceSan Diego Nomads1989USA United StatesNational Pro Soccer ChampionshipFort Lauderdale Strikers1989 Oceania CountryLeagueTeamLeague detailsAustraliaNational Soccer LeagueMarconi Fairfield1989FijiNational Club ChampionshipCombine Stars SC1989New ZealandNew Zealand National Soccer LeagueNapier City Rovers1989TahitiTahiti Division FédéraleAS Pirae1989 South America CountryLeagueTeamLeague detailsNational detailsArgentinaPrimera División ArgentinaIndependiente1988–891988–89BoliviaLiga de Fútbol Profesional BolivianoThe Strongest1989Brazil 1968Campeonato Brasileiro Série AVasco da Gama19891989ChilePrimera División de ChileColo-Colo1989ColombiaColombian Professional Footballtournament cancelled1989Ecuador 1900Serie A de EcuadorBarcelona Sporting Club1989Paraguay 1988Primera División de ParaguayOlimpia Asunción1989PeruPrimera División PeruanaUnión Huaral1989UruguayPrimera División UruguayaC.A. Progreso1989Venezuela 1930Primera División VenezolanaAtlético Club Mineros de Guayana1988–89 International Tournaments Copa América in Brazil (July 1–16, 1989) BRA 1968 URU ARG Births Births in 1989 September 2022 July 2025 January January 3: Gerardo Mendoza, Venezuelan footballer (d. 2019)Gerardo Mendoza https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe225366/gerardo-mendoza/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 17 February 2024 en January 6: Jasmin Pllana, Austrian club footballer January 7: Emiliano Insúa (Argentinian defender) Miles Addison (English defender) Khairul Fahmi Che Mat, Malaysian footballer January 10: Yance Youwei, Indonesian former footballerYance Youwei https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe541139/yance-youwei/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 23 May 2024 en January 14: Adam Clayton (English youth international) Mattia Marchi (Italian club footballer) Liu Xiaodong (Chinese footballer) January 20: Jens Bodemer, German former footballerhttps://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe131937/jens-bodemer/ Jens Bodemer worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL 4 January 2019 Nikola Ivanović, Serbian footballerNikola Ivanović https://fbref.com/en/players/69933e29/Nikola-Ivanovic FBref.com Sports Reference LLC 9 October 2023 en Washington Santana da Silva, Brazilian club footballer January 25: Edgar Urquizo, Mexican football manager and former playerEdgar Urquizo https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe1200335/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 17 June 2024 en January 29: Dirceu (Brazilian footballer) January 30: Tomás Mejías (Spanish youth international) February February 1: Oleksandr Protsyuk (Ukrainian footballer) February 4: Toni Huuhka (Finnish former footballer and current coach)Toni Huuhka https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe147936/toni-huuhka/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 17 November 2023 en February 14: Jocenir "Jocenir Alves da Silva" (Brazilian footballer) February 21: Luca Borrelli (Italian professional footballer) February 28: Sofian Akouili (Dutch-Morocco professional footballer)Soufian Akouili https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe160858/soufian-akouili/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 1 July 2024 en March March 1: Carlos Vela (Mexican forward) March 13: Marko Marin (German international midfielder) March 15: Ondřej Mazuch (Czech defender) March 16: Theo Walcott (English international forward) March 17: Surafiel Tesfamicael (Eritrean footballer)http://allafrica.com/stories/200912080928.html Kilimanjaro Stars Cruise into Semis Chande Zena 8 December 2009 allAfrica.com 16 December 2009 March 19: Jonathan Reguero, Spanish footballerJonathan Reguero https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe146060/jonathan-reguero/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 14 June 2024 en March 29: Arnold Peralta Honduran international footballer (died 2015) March 31 Pablo Piatti (Argentinian forward) April April 3: Eder Peti, Albanian footballerEder Peti https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe234588/eder-peti/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 9 August 2024 en April 8: Éric Batinga, Cameroonian footballerEric Batinga https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe268239/eric-batinga/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 10 June 2024 en April 13: Dario Dussin, Swiss professional footballerDario Dussin https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe90286/dario-dussin/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 5 October 2023 en April 22: Jasper Cillessen, Dutch international goalkeeper May May 6: Chukwuma Akabueze (Nigerian midfielder) May 11: Giovani dos Santos (Mexican forward) May 30: Giannis Litsis, (Greek professional footballer)Giannis Litsis https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe397034/giannis-litsis/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 15 June 2024 en May 31: Bas Dost (Dutch footballer) Marco Reus (German footballer) June June 2: Freddy Adu (American forward) June 8: Joseph Steward Leopold (Mauritian footballer)Joseph Leopold https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe450451/joseph-leopold/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 23 February 2024 en June 18: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabonese striker) June 19: Abdelaziz Barrada (Moroccan midfielder) (d. 2024) June 20: Javier Pastore (Argentine footballer)JavierPastore https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/102829 espn.com ESPN June 25: Jack Cork (English footballer) July July 3: Matías Banco (Argentine midfield footballer)matias-ezequiel-banco/251357 Matías Ezequiel Banco July 9: Ángel Conde (Mexican professional footballer)Ángel Conde https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe314368/angel-conde/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 5 February 2024 en July 16: Gareth Bale (Welsh international forward) July 23: Sigrun Kristiansen (Faroese footballer)Sigrun Kristiansen https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe331947/sigrun-kristiansen/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 2 July 2024 en August August 3: Nick Viergever (Dutch defender) August 9: Igor Kuljanac (Slovenian footballer)Igor Kuljanac https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe158289/igor-kuljanac/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 1 July 2024 en August 10: Ben Sahar (Israeli forward) August 12: Vladimir Castellón (Bolivian forward) August 17: David Abdul (Dutch Antillean forward) August 29: Levy Mokgothu (retired South African professional footballer)Levy Mokgothu https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe339620/levy-mokgothu/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 8 May 2024 en September September 1: Henrika Gustytė, Lithuanian former footballerHenrika Gustytė https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe348308/henrika-gustyte/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 13 August 2024 en Jefferson Montero, Ecuadorian international24366 Daniel Sturridge (English forward) September 2: Alexandre Pato (Brazilian forward) September 10: Victory Yendra (Indonesian former footballer)Victory Yendra https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe240905/victory-yendra/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 27 October 2023 en September 11: Steven Ehricks, American retired footballerSteven Ehricks https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe128380/steven-ehricks/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 27 May 2024 en September 13: Paul Camps (German footballer)https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe221361/paul-camps/ Paul Camps worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL 10 December 2018 Sebastián Regueiro (Uruguayan footballer)Sebastián Regueiro https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe126068/sebastian-regueiro/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 23 October 2023 en September 21: Ben Mee (English defender)Ben Mee September 25: Krisztián Brunczvik (Slovak footballer, midfielder)krisztian-brunczvik/109686 October October 2: Donald Solomon, Caymanian footballerDonald Solomon https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe119108/donald-solomon/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 29 January 2024 en October 3: Natalia Saratovtseva, former Russian footballerProfile in Rossiyanka's website Zachari Zeegelaar, Surinamese football assistant refereeTijd De Ware Zachari Zeegelaar had er nooit aan gedacht om de arbiterswereld in te gaan https://fathh.com/suriname/nieuws/46052/zachari-zeegelaar-had-er-nooit-aan-gedacht-om-de-arbiterswereld-in-te-gaan.html https://web.archive.org/web/20221214174302/https://fathh.com/suriname/nieuws/46052/zachari-zeegelaar-had-er-nooit-aan-gedacht-om-de-arbiterswereld-in-te-gaan.html 2022-12-14 2026-07-31 Suriname Nieuws - gratis app nl-NL October 4: Benjamin Stebbings, English cricketersubscription https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/157/157335/First-Class_Matches.html First-Class Matches played by Benjamin Stebbings CricketArchive 22 August 2011 October 6: Albert Ebossé Bodjongo, Cameroonian international footballer (died 2014) October 15: Joan Darome, Indonesian former footballerJ. DAROME https://us.soccerway.com/players/joan-darome/228668/ us.soccerway.com Perform Media Services Limited 25 September 2023 October 19: Dawid Dynarek, Polish footballer October 20: Omar Yabroudi, Emirati football recruitment head2014-10-29 Emirati blazing his own trail in English football https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/emirati-blazing-his-own-trail-in-english-football-1.653891 2021-06-18 The National en October 24: Armin Bačinović, Slovenian midfielder Jack Colback, English footballer Nyron Dyer, Montserratian international footballerNyron Dyer https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe266242/nyron-dyer/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 27 February 2024 en Cristian Gamboa, Costa Rican international Ontse Ntesa, Motswana international footballerOntse Ntesa https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe280296/ontse-ntesa/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 16 November 2023 en Igor Pisanjuk, Serbian footballer November November 5: Andrew Boyce, English club footballer Brandon Mabiala, French footballer November 6: Josmer Altidore (American forward) November 17: Nick Salapatas, British-Greek footballerProtec Football Academy Nick Salapatas joins Stevenage 2015-02-25 http://www.soccertrials.com/nick-salapatas/ soccertrials.com November 22: José Carlos Prieto, Chilean footballer December December 3: Kristjan Lipovac, Slovenian footballer1. SNL Kirstjan Lipovac http://www.prvaliga.si/klubi/mostvo/igralec.asp?id_sezone=2011&tip=2&id=832&idi=44698 Slovenian 18 September 2010 December 9: Niklas Hartmann, German footballerNiklas Hartmann https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe1863/niklas-hartmann/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 5 February 2024 en December 17: André Ayew, Ghanaian footballerGhana - A. Ayew - Profile with news, career statistics and history December 19: David Gbemie, Liberian former professional footballerDavid Gbemie https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe402008/david-gbemie/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 7 February 2024 en December 22: Daniel Goldschmitt, German footballergoldschmittdaniel December 28: Mark Sekyere, Ghanaian footballerMark Sekyere https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe167800/mark-sekyere/ worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG 11 August 2024 en Deaths August 2022 February February 5 – André Cheuva (80), French footballer April April 24 – Franz Binder (77), Austrian footballer May May 19 – Samuel Okwaraji, (25) Nigerian footballer, squad Nigeria national football team at the 1988 Summer Olympics July July 20 – José Augusto Brandão, Brazilian midfielder, semi-finalist at the 1938 FIFA World Cup. (79) September September 1 – Kazimierz Deyna (41), Polish footballer November November 9 – Leen Vente (78), Dutch footballer References External links en Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation nl VoetbalStats Category:Association football by year