1988 in football (soccer)

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Years in football (soccer):	1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991
Centuries:	19th Century · 20th Century · 21st Century
Decades:	1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
Years:	1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1988 throughout the world.

1 Events
2 Winner club national championships
3 International tournaments
4 Deaths

[edit] Events

Copa Libertadores 1988: Won by Nacional after defeating Newell's Old Boys on an aggregate score of 3-1.
England - FA Cup: Wimbledon won 1-0 over Liverpool.
The Football League celebrates its Centenary.
With great surprise worldwide FIFA gives the Football World Cup 1994 to United States of America.

[edit] Winner club national championships

[edit] International tournaments

June 25: The Netherlands captain, Ruud Gullit, and top goalscorer, Marco van Basten, defeat the Soviet Union 2-0 to win Euro 1988.

[edit] Deaths

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