1989_in_association_football
1989 in association football
Overview of the events of 1989 in association football
This is a list of the football (soccer) events of the year 1989 throughout the world.
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- March 3 – Portugal wins its first FIFA World Youth Championship
- April 15 – Hillsborough disaster, that occurred at Hillsborough, before the FA Cup Semi-Final between Liverpool & Nottingham Forest.
- May 20 – Liverpool wins the FA Cup, beating Everton 3–2 AET, thanks to two goals from Ian Rush.
- May 24 – A.C. Milan defeats Steaua București, 4–0, to win their third European Cup final.
- May 26 – Arsenal beat Liverpool F.C. 2–0 at Anfield to dramatically win the English Football League First Division, thanks to an injury time goal from Michael Thomas.
- May 31 – Copa Libertadores is won by Atlético Nacional after defeating Olimpia Asunción 5–4 on penalties after a final aggregate score of 2–2.
- June 24 – In the final of the FIFA U-16 World Championship, Saudi Arabia became surprising winners during the penalty shoot-out to Scotland in Glasgow.
- December 17 – Italy's Milan wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo, Japan by defeating Colombia's Atlético Nacional in extra-time 1–0. The only goal is scored by Alberigo Evani.
Africa
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Oceania
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Country | League | Team | League details |
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Australia | National Soccer League | Marconi Fairfield | 1989 |
Fiji | National Club Championship | Combine Stars SC | 1989 |
New Zealand | New Zealand National Soccer League | Napier City Rovers | 1989 |
Tahiti | Tahiti Division Fédérale | AS Pirae | 1989 |
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- Copa América in Brazil (July 1–16, 1989)
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Date | Opponent | Final Score | Result | Competition | Venue |
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January 4 | Israel | 0–2 | W | Friendly | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan |
March 22 | Soviet Union | 2–0 | W | Friendly | Philips Stadion, Eindhoven |
April 26 | West Germany | 1–1 | D | World Cup Qualifier | De Kuip, Rotterdam |
May 31 | Finland | 0–1 | W | World Cup Qualifier | Olympic Stadium, Helsinki |
September 6 | Denmark | 2–2 | D | Friendly | Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam |
October 11 | Wales | 1–2 | W | World Cup Qualifier | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham |
November 15 | Finland | 3–0 | W | World Cup Qualifier | De Kuip, Rotterdam |
December 20 | Brazil | 0–1 | L | Friendly | De Kuip, Rotterdam |
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Further information: Births in 1989
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January
- January 3: Gerardo Mendoza, Venezuelan footballer (d. 2019)[1]
- January 6: Jasmin Pllana, Austrian club footballer
- January 7:
- Emiliano Insúa (Argentinian defender)
- Miles Addison (English defender)
- Khairul Fahmi Che Mat, Malaysian footballer
- January 14:
- Adam Clayton (English youth international)
- Mattia Marchi (Italian club footballer)
- Liu Xiaodong (Chinese footballer)
- January 20:
- Nikola Ivanović, Serbian footballer[2]
- Washington Santana da Silva, Brazilian club footballer
- January 29: Dirceu (Brazilian footballer)
- January 30: Tomás Mejías (Spanish youth international)
February
- February 1: Oleksandr Protsyuk (Ukrainian footballer)
- February 4: Toni Huuhka (Finnish former footballer and current coach)[3]
- February 14: Jocenir "Jocenir Alves da Silva" (Brazilian footballer)
- February 21: Luca Borrelli (Italian professional footballer)
March
- March 1: Carlos Vela (Mexican forward)
- March 13: Marko Marin (German international midfielder)
- March 14: Abdul Hamid Mony, Indonesian former footballer[4]
- March 15: Ondřej Mazuch (Czech defender)
- March 16: Theo Walcott (English international forward)
- March 17: Surafiel Tesfamicael (Eritrean footballer)[5]
- March 22: Serge Yohoua (Ivorian-German footballer)[6]
- March 29: Arnold Peralta Honduran international footballer (died 2015)
- March 31
- Pablo Piatti (Argentinian forward)
- Dario Šmitran (Slovenian footballer)[7]
April
- April 13: Dario Dussin, Swiss professional footballer[8]
- April 20: Michał Pytkowski, Polish footballer[9]
- April 22: Jasper Cillessen, Dutch international goalkeeper
- April 29: Edgar Machuca, Paraguayan footballer[10]
May
- May 6: Chukwuma Akabueze (Nigerian midfielder)
- May 11: Giovani dos Santos (Mexican forward)
- May 31:
- Bas Dost (Dutch footballer)
- Marco Reus (German footballer)
June
- June 2: Freddy Adu (American forward)
- June 8: Joseph Steward Leopold (Mauritian footballer)[11]
- June 18: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabonese striker)
- June 25: Jack Cork (English footballer)
July
- July 3: Matías Banco (Argentine midfield footballer)[12]
- July 9: Ángel Conde (Mexican professional footballer)[13]
- July 16: Gareth Bale (Welsh international forward)
August
- August 3: Nick Viergever (Dutch defender)
- August 10: Ben Sahar (Israeli forward)
- August 12: Vladimir Castellón (Bolivian forward)
- August 17: David Abdul (Dutch Antillean forward)
September
- September 1:
- Jefferson Montero, Ecuadorian international[14]
- Daniel Sturridge (English forward)
- September 2: Alexandre Pato (Brazilian forward)
- September 10: Victory Yendra (Indonesian former footballer)[15]
- September 13: Sebastián Regueiro (Uruguayan footballer)[16]
- September 21: Ben Mee (English defender)[17]
- September 22: Vladyslav Hrinchenko (Ukrainian footballer)[18]
- September 25: Krisztián Brunczvik (Slovak footballer, midfielder)[19]
October
- October 2: Donald Solomon, Caymanian footballer[20]
- October 3: Natalia Saratovtseva, former Russian footballer[21]
- October 4: Benjamin Stebbings, English cricketer[22]
- October 6: Albert Ebossé Bodjongo, Cameroonian international footballer (died 2014)
- October 15: Joan Darome, Indonesian former footballer[23]
- October 20: Omar Yabroudi, Emirati football recruitment head[24]
- October 24:
- Armin Bačinović, Slovenian midfielder
- Jack Colback, English footballer
- Nyron Dyer, Montserratian international footballer[25]
- Cristian Gamboa, Costa Rican international
- Ontse Ntesa, Motswana international footballer[26]
- Igor Pisanjuk, Serbian footballer
November
- November 5:
- Andrew Boyce, English club footballer
- Brandon Mabiala, French footballer
- November 6: Josmer Altidore (American forward)
- November 17:
- Essam Ali, Egyptian footballer[27]
- Nick Salapatas, British-Greek footballer[28]
- November 22: José Carlos Prieto, Chilean footballer
December
- December 3: Kristjan Lipovac, Slovenian footballer[29]
- December 9: Niklas Hartmann, German footballer[30]
- December 17: André Ayew, Ghanaian footballer[31]
- December 19: David Gbemie, Liberian former professional footballer[32]
- December 22: Daniel Goldschmitt, German footballer[33]
February
- February 5 – André Cheuva (80), French footballer
April
- April 24 – Franz Binder (77), Austrian footballer
May
- May 19 – Samuel Okwaraji, (25) Nigerian footballer, squad Nigeria national football team at the 1988 Summer Olympics
July
- July 20 – José Augusto Brandão, Brazilian midfielder, semi-finalist at the 1938 FIFA World Cup. (79)
September
- September 1 – Kazimierz Deyna (41), Polish footballer
November
- November 9 – Leen Vente (78), Dutch footballer
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- "Nikola Ivanović". FBref.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
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- "Dario Smitran". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- "Dario Dussin". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- Pytkowski wypożyczony do Pelikana Łowicz 20.07.2011, widzewiak.pl
- "Joseph Leopold". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- Matías Ezequiel Banco at Soccerway
- "Ángel Conde". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- 1989 in association football at National-Football-Teams.com
- "Victory Yendra". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- "Sebastián Regueiro". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- 1989 in association football at Soccerway
- "Donald Solomon". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- "First-Class Matches played by Benjamin Stebbings". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
- "J. DAROME". us.soccerway.com. Perform Media Services Limited. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- "Emirati blazing his own trail in English football". The National. 2014-10-29. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
- "Nyron Dyer". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- "Ontse Ntesa". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- "Essam Ali". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- "Nick Salapatas joins Stevenage". soccertrials.com. Protec Football Academy. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
- "Kirstjan Lipovac" (in Slovenian). 1. SNL. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
- "Niklas Hartmann". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- "David Gbemie". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- 1989 in association football at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- (in English) Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- (in Dutch) VoetbalStats
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