1987 in association football
The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1987 throughout the world.
| Years in football (soccer): | 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s |
| Years: | 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 |
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
Asia
- Qatar Stars League – Al-Sadd
Europe
- First Division – Everton
- Second Division – Derby County
- Third Division - Bournemouth
- Fourth Division - Northampton Town
- FA Cup – Coventry City
- League Cup – Arsenal
- Serie A and Italian Cup – Napoli
- Liga and Cup of Portugal – Benfica
- Premier Division – Rangers
- First Division – Morton
- Second Division – Meadowbank Thistle
- Scottish Cup – St Mirren
- Scottish League Cup – Rangers
- La Liga – Real Madrid
- Copa del Rey – Real Sociedad
- Premier Super League – Galatasaray
- Turkish Cup – Gençlerbirliği
North America
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South America
- Primera División – Rosario Central
- Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano – Bolívar
- Primera División de Chile – Universidad Católica
- Fútbol Profesional Colombiano – Millonarios
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- Liga Paraguaya – Cerro Porteño
International Tournaments
- Copa América in Argentina (27 June – 12 July 1987)
- Pan American Games in Indianapolis, United States (9–21 August 1987)
National teams
| Date | Opponent | Final Score | Result | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 January | |
1 – 1 | D | Friendly | Nou Camp, Barcelona |
| 25 March |  |
1 – 1 | D | Euro 1988 Qualifier | De Kuip, Rotterdam |
| 29 April |  |
2 – 0 | W | Euro 1988 Qualifier | De Kuip, Rotterdam |
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0 – 0 | D | Friendly | De Kuip, Rotterdam |
| 14 October |  |
0 – 2 | W | Euro 1988 Qualifier | Górnik Zabrze Stadium, Zabrze |
| 28 October |  |
8 – 0 | W | Euro 1988 Qualifier | De Kuip, Rotterdam |
| 9 December | |
4 – 0 | W | Euro 1988 Qualifier | Stadion De Meer, Amsterdam |
| 16 December | |
0 – 3 | W | Euro 1988 Qualifier | Diagoras Stadium, Rhodes |
Births
- January 4
- Kay Voser, Swiss footballer
- Danny Simpson, English footballer
- January 7 – Jimmy Smith, English footballer
- January 10 – Vicente Guaita, Spanish footballer
- January 12 – Andrey Buyvolov, Russian footballer
- January 24 — Wayne Hennessey, Welsh international footballer
- January 28 — Iván Emmanuel González, Paraguayan footballer
- February 14
- Edinson Cavani, Uruguayan footballer
- José Miguel Cubero, Costa Rican footballer
- March 13 – Andreas Beck, German international footballer
- March 31
- Nordin Amrabat, Dutch footballer
- Hugo Ayala, Mexican footballer
- Amaury Bischoff, Portuguese footballer
- Justin Braun, American soccer player
- Carl Dickinson, English footballer
- Eros Pisano, Italian footballer
- Aridane Santana, Spanish footballer
- April 9 – Blaise Matuidi, French international footballer
- April 16 — Aaron Lennon, English international footballer
- April 22 — John Obi Mikel, Nigerian international footballer
- May 4 — Cesc Fàbregas, Spanish international footballer
- June 24
- Serdar Güneş, Turkish footballer
- Craig Henderson, New Zealand footballer
- Josh Lillis, English footballer
- Lionel Messi, Argentine international footballer
- June 26 — Samir Nasri, French international footballer
- July 2 — Esteban Granero, Spanish footballer
- August 24
- Masaki Yamamoto, Japanese football player
- Ri Jun-il, North Korean football player
- September 9 — Abel Dhaira, Ugandan international footballer (died 2016)
- October 1 — Lionel Ainsworth, English footballer
- 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 - Syd Hartley, English professional association football player (born 1914)
- May 23 - Ernst Nagelschmitz, German footballer (born 1902)
October
- October 23 – Alejandro Scopelli, Argentine/Italian striker, runner-up of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (79)
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References
- (in English) Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- (in Dutch) VoetbalStats
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