1987 in association football
The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1987 throughout the world.
Events
- UEFA Champions League: Porto 2 – 1 Bayern Munich in the final at the Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna.
- UEFA Cup: Two legs; 1st leg, IFK Göteborg 1 – 0 Dundee United; 2nd leg, Dundee United 1 – 1 IFK Göteborg. IFK Göteborg wins 2 – 1 on aggregate.
- Cup Winners' Cup: Ajax 1 – 0 Lokomotive Leipzig
- Super Cup: Two legs; 1st leg, Ajax 0 – 1 Porto; 2nd leg, Porto 1 – 0 Ajax. 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 by a score of 1 – 0.
- 25 July – In second ever FIFA U16 World Championship, the Soviet Union beat the surprise winners of two years ago, Nigeria, on penalties.
- 13 December – Portugal's Porto wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo, Japan by defeating Uruguay's Peñarol in extra-timeby a score of 2 – 1. The winning goal is scored by Rabah Madjer.
Winner club national championships
Europe
- England:
- Italy:
- Serie A and Italian Cup – Napoli
- Netherlands:
- Portugal:
- Liga and Cup of Portugal – Benfica
- Scotland:
- Spain:
- Turkey:
North America
South America
International Tournaments
- Copa América in Argentina (27 June – 12 July 1987)
- Pan American Games in Indianapolis, United States (9–21 August 1987)
National teams
Netherlands
Date | Opponent | Final Score | Result | Competition | Venue |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
21 January | Spain | 1 – 1 | D | Friendly | Nou Camp, Barcelona |
25 March | Greece | 1 – 1 | D | Euro 1988 Qualifier | De Kuip, Rotterdam |
29 April | Hungary | 2 – 0 | W | Euro 1988 Qualifier | De Kuip, Rotterdam |
9 September | Belgium | 0 – 0 | D | Friendly | De Kuip, Rotterdam |
14 October | Poland | 0 – 2 | W | Euro 1988 Qualifier | Górnik Zabrze Stadium, Zabrze |
28 October | Cyprus | 8 – 0 | W | Euro 1988 Qualifier | De Kuip, Rotterdam |
9 December | Cyprus | 4 – 0 | W | Euro 1988 Qualifier | Stadion De Meer, Amsterdam |
16 December | Greece | 0 – 3 | W | Euro 1988 Qualifier | Diagoras Stadium, Rhodes |
Births
- January 24 — Wayne Hennessey, Welsh international footballer
- January 28 — Iván Emmanuel González, Paraguayan footballer
- April 16 — Aaron Lennon, English international footballer
- April 22 — John Obi Mikel, Nigerian international footballer
- June 24 — Lionel Messi, Argentine international footballer
- May 4 — Cesc Fàbregas, Spanish international footballer
- June 26 — Samir Nasri, French international footballer
- September 9 — Abel Dhaira, Ugandan international footballer (died 2016)
- October 7 — James McArthur, Scottish international footballer
- October 11 — Timo Furuholm, Finnish international footballer
- December 9 — Karim Benzema, French international footballer
Deaths
February
- February 2 – Carlos José Castilho, Brazilian goalkeeper, winner of the 1958 FIFA World Cup and 1962 FIFA World Cup. (59)
May
- May 23 - Ernst Nagelschmitz, German footballer (born 1902)
References
- (in English) Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- (in Dutch) VoetbalStats
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