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: 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-time by a score of 2–1. The winning goal is scored by Rabah Madjer.

Winner club national championships

Asia

• Qatar:
  • Qatar Stars League – Al-Sadd

Europe

• England:
  • First Division – Everton
  • Second Division – Derby County
  • Third Division - AFC Bournemouth
  • Fourth Division - Northampton Town
  • FA Cup – Coventry City
  • League Cup – Arsenal
• France:
  • Division 1 – Bordeaux
• Italy:
  • Serie A and Italian Cup – Napoli
• Netherlands:
  • Eredivisie – PSV
  • KNVB Cup – Ajax
  • Eerste Divisie – Volendam
• Portugal:
  • Liga and Cup of Portugal – Benfica
• Scotland:
  • Premier Division – Rangers
  • First Division – Morton
  • Second Division – Meadowbank Thistle
  • Scottish Cup – St Mirren
  • Scottish League Cup – Rangers
• Spain:
  • La Liga – Real Madrid
  • Copa del Rey – Real Sociedad
• Turkey:
  • Premier Super League – Galatasaray
  • Turkish Cup – Gençlerbirliği

North America

• Canada – Calgary Kickers (CSL)
• Mexico – Chivas Guadalajara
• United States – San Diego Nomads (WSA)

South America

• Argentina:
  • Primera División – Rosario Central
• Bolivia:
  • Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano – Bolívar
• Chile:
  • Primera División de Chile – Universidad Católica
• Colombia:
  • Fútbol Profesional Colombiano – Millonarios
• Brazil:
  • Brazilian Football Confederation – Sport Recife
  • Copa União – Flamengo
• Paraguay:
  • Liga Paraguaya – Cerro Porteño

International Tournaments

• Copa América in Argentina (27 June – 12 July 1987)
  1. Uruguay
  2. Chile
  3. Colombia
• Pan American Games in Indianapolis, United States (9–21 August 1987)
  1. Brazil
  2. Chile
  3. Argentina

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 1
  • Abdullah Eisa, Emirati footballer
  • Gasan Gasanov, former Russian professional footballer
  • Saad Hosny, Egyptian footballer
• January 2 – Dejan Marijanovič, Slovenian footballer
• January 3 – Damien Moulin, French professional footballer
• 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 21
  • Andrei Cojocari, Moldovan international
  • Alexander Dercho, German club footballer
  • Henrico Drost, Dutch youth international
  • Will Johnson, Canadian international
  • Kevin Kratz, German club footballer
  • Mulopo Kudimbana, Congolese international
  • Danny Munyao, Zambian international
  • Nyasha Mushekwi, Zimbabwean international
• January 24 — Wayne Hennessey, Welsh international footballer
• January 25 — Adam Berner, Swedish former footballer
• January 26 — Hérick (Hérick Samora da Silva), Brazilian footballer
• January 28 — Iván Emmanuel González, Paraguayan footballer
• February 1 – William España, Ecuadorian footballer
• February 3 – Javi Barranco, Spanish footballer
• February 6 – Tommy De Jong, French-Dutch professional footballer
• February 14
  • Edinson Cavani, Uruguayan footballer
  • José Miguel Cubero, Costa Rican footballer
• February 20 – Jenimy, São Toméan footballer
• February 21 – Eniola Aluko, Nigerian-born British football player and manager
• February 23 – Scott Davies, English footballer
• February 26 – Klevis Gjoni, Albanian footballer
• February 27
  • Maximiliano Moralez, Argentinian footballer
  • Sandy Paillot, French footballer
  • Javi Salero, Spanish footballer
• March 10 – Rolando Barra, Bolivian footballer
• March 12 – Omar Abdulrazaq, Syria footballer
• March 13 – Andreas Beck, German international footballer
• March 17 – Adrian Sager, Swiss professional footballer
• March 19 – Jairo Talledo, Peruvian footballer
• March 20
  • Korkrirk Petchkongthong, Thai professional footballer
  • Bogdan Stoyanov, Bulgarian footballer
• March 31
  • Nordin Amrabat, Dutch footballer
  • Hugo Ayala, Mexican footballer
  • Amaury Bischoff, Portuguese footballer
  • Kåre Björkstrand, Finnish footballer
  • Justin Braun, American soccer player
  • Carl Dickinson, English footballer
  • Eros Pisano, Italian footballer
  • Aridane Santana, Spanish footballer
• April 4 – Fumaça (Jonatha Alves da Silva), Brazilian former footballer
• April 9 – Blaise Matuidi, French international footballer
• April 15 – Giorgio Conrotto, Italian footballer
• April 16 — Aaron Lennon, English international footballer
• April 22 — Mikel John Obi, Nigerian international footballer
• April 23 — Francesco Montella, Italian footballer
• May 4 — Cesc Fàbregas, Spanish international footballer
• May 11 — Henrique (Henrique Neris de Brito), Brazilian footballer
• May 12 — Nargiz Pashayeva, Azerbaijani former footballer
• May 22 — Arturo Vidal, Chilean international footballer
• May 24 — Anzhela Temirova, Azerbaijani former footballer
• May 27 — Gabriel Cárcamo, Chilean footballer
• June 12 — Antonio Barragán, Spanish and Galician 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
• June 30 — Francisco López Grance, Paraguayan footballer
• July 2 — Esteban Granero, Spanish footballer
• July 3 — Oscar Magaña, Chilean footballer
• July 6 — Mubarak Al Beloushi, Kuwaiti footballer
• July 16 — Damian Falisiewicz, Polish former professional footballer
• July 20 — Michael Cavallaro, Australian Italian footballer
• July 23 — Rene Carter, Caymanian footballer
• July 25 — Eran Zahavi, Israeli footballer
• July 27 — Vasili Penyasov, former Russian professional football player
• July 28
  • Yasser Corona, Mexican defender
  • Yevhen Khacheridi, Ukrainian international
  • Pedro, Spanish footballer
• July 31 – Marco André, Portuguese footballer
• August 19 – Richard Stearman, English footballer
• August 22 – Tomasz Ostalczyk, Polish footballer
• August 24
  • Jonathan Ruttens, Belgian retired footballer
  • Nicola Segato, Italian footballer
  • Masaki Yamamoto, Japanese football player
  • Ri Jun-il, North Korean football player
• August 30 — Hamza Testouri, Tunisian football footballer
• September 2 — Nazar Penkovets, professional Ukrainian footballer
• September 9 — Abel Dhaira, Ugandan international footballer (died 2016)
• September 10 — Giovanni Scappaticci, former Italian footballer
• September 14 — Emrah Tuncel, Turkish footballer
• September 15 — Odai Amr, Saudi footballer
• September 21 — Marvin Ellmann, German footballer
• September 22 — David Ledy, retired French footballer
• September 25 — Osman Mohammed, Sudanese footballer
• September 27 — Erdene-Ochiriin Ganzorig, Mongolian international footballer
• September 30 — Rubén Royo, Spanish former footballer
• October 1 — Lionel Ainsworth, English footballer
• October 7 — James McArthur, Scottish international footballer
• October 9 — Ján Nemček, Slovak footballer
• October 11 — Timo Furuholm, Finnish international footballer
• November 5 — Vicente Flor, Spanish footballer
• November 13 — Patrick Niklas, Austrian footballer
• November 21 — Gunnar Haraldsen, Faroese former footballer
• November 27 — David Terkpertey, Ghanaian footballer
• December 2 – Isaac Promise, Nigerian international (d. 2019)
• December 3 – Justo Nguema, Equatorial Guinean football manager and former footballer
• December 5 – Tommy Fraser, English club footballer
• December 9
  • Adriano, Brazilian footballer
  • Karim Benzema, French international footballer
• December 18 – Konstantin Lozbinev, Russian former professional footballer
• December 25 – Saoud Qern, Saudi midfielder
• December 27 – Pako Lekgari, Botswana 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)

External links

• (in English) Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
• (in Dutch) VoetbalStats