1986 in association football
The following are the association football events of the year 1986 throughout the world.
| Years in association football: | 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 |
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 after defeating Cameroon on penalties (5–4) after a 0–0 draw after extra-time.
- June 22 – Diego Maradona scores a goal with his hand, calling it the "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 to win their second World Cup title.
- European Cup: Steaua București 0–0 Barcelona; Steaua București won 2–0 on penalties
- UEFA Cup: Two legs; 1st leg Real Madrid 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 Kyiv 3–0 Atlético Madrid
- UEFA Super Cup: Steaua București 1–0 Dinamo Kyiv
- 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
- December 14 – Argentina's River Plate wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo by defeating Romania's Steaua București 1–0. The only goal is scored by Antonio Alzamendi in the 28th minute.
Winners Club National Championship
Europe
North America
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South America
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International Tournaments
- African Cup of Nations in Egypt (March 7 – 21 1986)
- FIFA World Cup in Mexico (May 31 – June 29, 1986)
Births
- January 2
- Ediz Bahtiyaroğlu, Turkish-Bosnian footballer (d. 2012)
- Nicolás Bertolo, Argentinian footballer
- January 4
- Younès Kaboul, French footballer
- James Milner, English footballer
- January 7 — Grant Leadbitter, English footballer
- January 8 — Jorge Claros, Honduran international footballer
- January 22 – David Martin, English footballer
- February 3
- David Edwards, Welsh footballer
- Gregory van der Wiel, Dutch footballer
- February 10 – Roberto Jiménez, Spanish footballer
- March 27 — Manuel Neuer, German international footballer
- March 12 — František Rajtoral, Czech international footballer (died 2017)
- March 31 — Tony McMahon, English footballer
- April 7 — Elton Jose Xavier Gomes, Brazilian footballer
- May 10 – Emilio Izaguirre, Honduran footballer
- May 27 – Mario Mandžukić, Croatian footballer
- June 23 – Mariano, Brazilian footballer
- June 24 – Jean, Brazilian footballer
- July 11 – Raúl García, Spanish footballer
- September 28 — Andrés Guardado, Mexican footballer
- October 7 – Gunnar Nielsen, Faroese footballer
- October 21 — Edemir Rodríguez, Bolivian footballer
- December 19 — Ryan Babel, Dutch footballer
Deaths
January
March
April
- April 6 – Raimundo Orsi, Argentine/Italian striker, winner of the 1934 FIFA World Cup. (84)
July
September
References
- (in English) Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- (in Dutch) VoetbalStats
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