1989 in association football
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This is a list of the football (soccer) events of the year 1989 throughout the world.
Events
- 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.
Winners club national championships
Africa
Asia
Europe
North America
Oceania
| Country | League | Team | League details |
|---|---|---|---|
 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 |
South America
International Tournaments
- Copa América in Brazil (July 1–16, 1989)
Births
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 10: Yance Youwei, Indonesian former footballer[2]
- January 14:
- Adam Clayton (English youth international)
- Mattia Marchi (Italian club footballer)
- Liu Xiaodong (Chinese footballer)
- January 20:
- Jens Bodemer, German former footballer[3]
- Dwayne Forbes, Bahamian international soccer player[4]
- Nikola Ivanović, Serbian footballer[5]
- Washington Santana da Silva, Brazilian club footballer
- January 25: Edgar Urquizo, Mexican football manager and former player[6]
- 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)[7]
- February 14: Jocenir "Jocenir Alves da Silva" (Brazilian footballer)
- February 21: Luca Borrelli (Italian professional footballer)
- February 28: Sofian Akouili (Dutch-Morocco professional footballer)[8]
March
- March 1: Carlos Vela (Mexican forward)
- March 13: Marko Marin (German international midfielder)
- March 15: Ondřej Mazuch (Czech defender)
- March 16: Theo Walcott (English international forward)
- March 17: Surafiel Tesfamicael (Eritrean footballer)[9]
- March 19: Jonathan Reguero, Spanish footballer[10]
- March 29: Arnold Peralta Honduran international footballer (died 2015)
- March 31
- Pablo Piatti (Argentinian forward)
April
- April 3: Eder Peti, Albanian footballer[11]
- April 8: Éric Batinga, Cameroonian footballer[12]
- April 13: Dario Dussin, Swiss professional footballer[13]
- April 22: Jasper Cillessen, Dutch international goalkeeper
May
- May 6: Chukwuma Akabueze (Nigerian midfielder)
- May 11: Giovani dos Santos (Mexican forward)
- May 30: Giannis Litsis, (Greek professional footballer)[14]
- May 31:
- Bas Dost (Dutch footballer)
- Marco Reus (German footballer)
June
- June 2: Freddy Adu (American forward)
- June 8: Joseph Steward Leopold (Mauritian footballer)[15]
- June 18: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabonese striker)
- June 19: Abdelaziz Barrada (Moroccan midfielder) (d. 2024)
- June 20: Javier Pastore (Argentine footballer)[16]
- June 25: Jack Cork (English footballer)
July
- July 3: Matías Banco (Argentine midfield footballer)[17]
- July 9: Ángel Conde (Mexican professional footballer)[18]
- July 16: Gareth Bale (Welsh international forward)
- July 23: Sigrun Kristiansen (Faroese footballer)[19]
August
- August 3: Nick Viergever (Dutch defender)
- August 9: Igor Kuljanac (Slovenian footballer)[20]
- August 10: Ben Sahar (Israeli forward)
- August 12: Vladimir Castellón (Bolivian forward)
- August 17: David Abdul (Dutch Antillean forward)
- August 29: Levy Mokgothu (retired South African professional footballer)[21]
September
- September 1:
- Henrika Gustytė, Lithuanian former footballer[22]
- Jefferson Montero, Ecuadorian international[23]
- Daniel Sturridge (English forward)
- September 2: Alexandre Pato (Brazilian forward)
- September 10: Victory Yendra (Indonesian former footballer)[24]
- September 11: Steven Ehricks, American retired footballer[25]
- September 13:
- Paul Camps (German footballer)[26]
- Sebastián Regueiro (Uruguayan footballer)[27]
- September 21: Ben Mee (English defender)[28]
- September 25: Krisztián Brunczvik (Slovak footballer, midfielder)[29]
October
- October 2: Donald Solomon, Caymanian footballer[30]
- October 3:
- Natalia Saratovtseva, former Russian footballer[31]
- Zachari Zeegelaar, Surinamese football assistant referee[32]
- October 4: Benjamin Stebbings, English cricketer[33]
- October 6: Albert Ebossé Bodjongo, Cameroonian international footballer (died 2014)
- October 15: Joan Darome, Indonesian former footballer[34]
- October 19: Dawid Dynarek, Polish footballer
- October 20: Omar Yabroudi, Emirati football recruitment head[35]
- October 24:
- Armin Bačinović, Slovenian midfielder
- Jack Colback, English footballer
- Nyron Dyer, Montserratian international footballer[36]
- Cristian Gamboa, Costa Rican international
- Ontse Ntesa, Motswana international footballer[37]
- Igor Pisanjuk, Serbian footballer
November
- November 5:
- Andrew Boyce, English club footballer
- Brandon Mabiala, French footballer
- November 6: Josmer Altidore (American forward)
- November 17:
- Nick Salapatas, British-Greek footballer[38]
- November 22: José Carlos Prieto, Chilean footballer
December
- December 3: Kristjan Lipovac, Slovenian footballer[39]
- December 9: Niklas Hartmann, German footballer[40]
- December 17: André Ayew, Ghanaian footballer[41]
- December 19: David Gbemie, Liberian former professional footballer[42]
- December 22: Daniel Goldschmitt, German footballer[43]
- December 28: Mark Sekyere, Ghanaian footballer[44]
Deaths
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
