1987 in football (soccer)
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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1987 throughout the world.
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[edit] Events
- UEFA Champions League: F.C. Porto 2-1 FC Bayern Munich in the final at the Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna.
- UEFA Cup:Two legs; 1st leg Espanyol 3-0 Bayer Leverkusen; 2nd leg Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 (aet) RCD Espanyol. Aggregate: 3-3; Bayer Leverkusen won 3-2 on penalties
- Cup Winners' Cup: Ajax Amsterdam 1-0 Lokomotive Leipzig
- Super Cup: Two legs; 1st leg Ajax Amsterdam 0-1 FC Porto; 2nd leg FC Porto 1-0 Ajax Amsterdam. FC Porto won 2-0 on aggregate
- England - FA Cup: Coventry won 3-2 (aet) over Tottenham Hotspur
- Copa Libertadores 1987: Won by Peñarol after defeating América de Cali on the final playoff match with a score of 1-0.
- July 25 - In second ever FIFA U16 World Championsip, the USSR beat the surprise winners of two years ago,Nigeria, on penalties.
[edit] Winner club national championships
- Argentina:
- Bolivia:
- Brazil:
- Italy:
- Serie A and Italian Cup – Napoli
- Netherlands:
- Paraguay:
- Portugal:
- Spain:
- Turkey:
[edit] International tournaments
[edit] Births
- April 16: Aaron Lennon (English footballer)
- April 22: Mikel John Obi (Nigerian footballer)