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 CountryTeamJE Tizi-OuzouPetro AtléticoDragons de l'OuéméBotswana Defence Force XIAssociation Sportive du Faso-YennengaInter BujumburaRacing BafoussamAcadémica MindeloSCAF TocagesRenaissanceÉtoile du Congotournament not heldAl-AhlyElá NguemaMechal ArmySogaratournament unfinishedAsante KotokoHoroyaSport Bissau e BenficaAfrica Sports NationalAFC LeopardsArsenal MaseruMighty BarolleAl-IttihadSotemaTigersStade Malientournament not heldSunrise Flacq UnitedFAR RabatClube Ferroviário de MaputoBlack AfricaOlympic FC de NiameyIwuanyanwu NationaleRuch ChorzówSaint-PierroiseMukungwaVitória RiboqueASC DiarafSaint-LouisFreetown UnitedMogadiscio MunicipalityAl-Hilal OmdurmanDenver SundownsMalindiASKO KaraEspérance Sportive de TunisNakivubo VillaDaring Club Motema PembeNkanaDynamos
Asia CountryLeagueTeamLeague detailsBahraini Premier LeagueBahrain1988–89Cambodian LeagueMinistry of Transports1989Jia-AChina B1989Hong Kong First Division LeagueHappy Valley1988–89Iraq Super LeagueAl-Rasheed1988–89Japan Soccer LeagueNissan Motors1988–89Jordan LeagueAl-Faisaly1989DPR Korea LeagueCh'ŏngjin Chandongcha1989K-LeagueYukong Elephants1989Kuwaiti Premier LeagueAl Arabi Kuwait1988–89Lebanese Premier LeagueAl-Ansar1989Campeonato da 1ª Divisão do FutebolHap Kuan1989Malaysia Super LeagueSelangor FAMaldives National ChampionshipClub Lagoons1989Mongolia Premier LeagueKhudulmur1989A-Division LeagueManang Marsyangdi Club1989Omani LeagueAl-Nasr1988–89Pakistan National ChampionshipPIA1989Qatar Stars LeagueAl-Sadd1988–89Saudi Professional LeagueAl-Nasr1988–89FAS Premier LeagueGeylang International1989Kit Premier LeagueSaunders1989Syrian Premier LeagueJableh1988–89National Football LeagueTaipei City Bank F.C.1989UAE Football LeagueSharjah1988–89V-LeagueĐồng Tháp F.C.1989Yemeni LeagueAl Yarmuk Al Rawda1988–89Al-Wahda AdenSouth Yemeni League1988–89
Europe CountryLeagueTeamLeague detailsNational detailsAlbanian Superliga17 Nëntori Tirana1988–89Austrian Football BundesligaSwarovski Tirol1988–89Belgian First DivisionMechelen1988–89Bulgarian A Professional Football GroupCSKA Sofia1988–89Cypriot First DivisionOmonia1988–89Czechoslovak First LeagueSparta Prague1988–89Danish 1st DivisionOB1989Football League First DivisionArsenal1988–891988–891. deildB71 Sandoy1989MestaruussarjaKuusysi1989Division 1Marseille1988–89DDR-OberligaDynamo Dresden1988–89BundesligaBayern Munich1988–89Alpha EthnikiAEK Athens1988–89Hungarian National Championship IBudapest Honvéd1988–89ÚrvalsdeildKnattspyrnufélag Akureyrar1989Liga LeumitMaccabi Haifa1988–89Serie AInter Milan1988–89Luxembourg National DivisionSpora Luxembourg1988–89Maltese Premier LeagueSliema Wanderers1988–89EredivisiePSV1988–89Irish LeagueLinfield1988–891. divisjonLillestrøm1989EkstraklasaRuch Chorzów1988–89Portuguese LigaBenfica1988–89League of IrelandDerry City1988–89Divizia ASteaua București1988–89Campionato Sammarinese di CalcioDomagnano1988–89Scottish Premier DivisionRangers 1988–89Soviet Top LeagueSpartak Moscow1989La LigaReal Madrid1988–89AllsvenskanIFK Norrköping19891989Swiss Super LeagueLucerne1988–89First Football LeagueFenerbahçe1988–89Yugoslav First LeagueVojvodina1988–89
North America CountryLeagueTeamLeague detailsPremier DivisionSAP1988–89Aruban Division di HonorEstrella1989Premier DivisionParadise1989Bermudian Premier DivisionPembroke Hamilton Club1988–89Tortola LeaguePopeye Bombers1989Canadian Soccer LeagueVancouver 86ers1989Primera División de Costa RicaDeportivo Saprissa1989Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de CubaPinar del Río1988–89Dominica ChampionshipHarlem United1989Primera División de Fútbol ProfesionalLuis Ángel Firpo1988–89Championnat NationalASC Le Geldar1988–89Division d'HonneurZénith1989Liga Nacional de Fútbol de GuatemalaMunicipal1988–89Division 1 Ligue HaïtienneFICA1988–89Liga Nacional de Fútbol de HondurasReal España1988–89Jamaica National Premier LeagueBoys' Town1988–89Martinique Championnat NationalExcelsior (Schoelcher)1988–89Primera DivisiónAmérica1988–89Kopa AntianoUnion Deportivo Banda Abou1989Primera División de NicaraguaDiriangén1989ANAPROFTauro1989Saint Kitts Premier DivisionNewton United1989Surinamese LeagueRobinhood1989TT Pro LeagueDefence Force1989 United StatesAmerican Soccer LeagueFort Lauderdale Strikers1989 United StatesWestern Soccer AllianceSan Diego Nomads1989 United StatesNational Pro Soccer ChampionshipFort Lauderdale Strikers1989
Oceania CountryLeagueTeamLeague detailsNational Soccer LeagueMarconi Fairfield1989National Club ChampionshipCombine Stars SC1989New Zealand National Soccer LeagueNapier City Rovers1989Tahiti Division FédéraleAS Pirae1989
South America CountryLeagueTeamLeague detailsNational detailsPrimera División ArgentinaIndependiente1988–891988–89Liga de Fútbol Profesional BolivianoThe Strongest1989Campeonato Brasileiro Série AVasco da Gama19891989Primera División de ChileColo-Colo1989Colombian Professional Footballtournament cancelled1989Serie A de EcuadorBarcelona Sporting Club1989Primera División de ParaguayOlimpia Asunción1989Primera División PeruanaUnión Huaral1989Primera División UruguayaC.A. Progreso1989Primera División VenezolanaAtlético Club Mineros de Guayana1988–89
International Tournaments Copa América in Brazil (July 1–16, 1989)
Births
January January 3: Gerardo Mendoza, Venezuelan footballer (d. 2019) 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 January 14: Adam Clayton (English youth international) Mattia Marchi (Italian club footballer) Liu Xiaodong (Chinese footballer) January 20: Jens Bodemer, German former footballer Nikola Ivanović, Serbian footballer Washington Santana da Silva, Brazilian club footballer January 25: Edgar Urquizo, Mexican football manager and former player 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) February 14: Jocenir "Jocenir Alves da Silva" (Brazilian footballer) February 21: Luca Borrelli (Italian professional footballer) February 28: Sofian Akouili (Dutch-Morocco professional footballer)
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) March 19: Jonathan Reguero, Spanish footballer March 29: Arnold Peralta Honduran international footballer (died 2015) March 31 Pablo Piatti (Argentinian forward)
April April 3: Eder Peti, Albanian footballer April 8: Éric Batinga, Cameroonian footballer April 13: Dario Dussin, Swiss professional footballer 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) May 31: Bas Dost (Dutch footballer) Marco Reus (German footballer)
June June 2: Freddy Adu (American forward) June 8: Joseph Steward Leopold (Mauritian footballer) June 18: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabonese striker) June 19: Abdelaziz Barrada (Moroccan midfielder) (d. 2024) June 20: Javier Pastore (Argentine footballer) June 25: Jack Cork (English footballer)
July July 3: Matías Banco (Argentine midfield footballer) July 9: Ángel Conde (Mexican professional footballer) July 16: Gareth Bale (Welsh international forward) July 23: Sigrun Kristiansen (Faroese footballer)
August August 3: Nick Viergever (Dutch defender) August 9: Igor Kuljanac (Slovenian footballer) 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)
September September 1: Henrika Gustytė, Lithuanian former footballer Jefferson Montero, Ecuadorian international Daniel Sturridge (English forward) September 2: Alexandre Pato (Brazilian forward) September 10: Victory Yendra (Indonesian former footballer) September 11: Steven Ehricks, American retired footballer September 13: Paul Camps (German footballer) Sebastián Regueiro (Uruguayan footballer) September 21: Ben Mee (English defender)Ben Mee September 25: Krisztián Brunczvik (Slovak footballer, midfielder)
October October 2: Donald Solomon, Caymanian footballer October 3: Natalia Saratovtseva, former Russian footballerProfile in Rossiyanka's website Zachari Zeegelaar, Surinamese football assistant referee October 4: Benjamin Stebbings, English cricketer October 6: Albert Ebossé Bodjongo, Cameroonian international footballer (died 2014) October 15: Joan Darome, Indonesian former footballer October 19: Dawid Dynarek, Polish footballer October 20: Omar Yabroudi, Emirati football recruitment head October 24: Armin Bačinović, Slovenian midfielder Jack Colback, English footballer Nyron Dyer, Montserratian international footballer Cristian Gamboa, Costa Rican international Ontse Ntesa, Motswana international footballer 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 November 22: José Carlos Prieto, Chilean footballer
December December 3: Kristjan Lipovac, Slovenian footballer December 9: Niklas Hartmann, German footballer December 17: André Ayew, Ghanaian footballerGhana - A. Ayew - Profile with news, career statistics and history December 19: David Gbemie, Liberian former professional footballer December 22: Daniel Goldschmitt, German footballer December 28: Mark Sekyere, Ghanaian footballer
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
References
External links Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation VoetbalStats