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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 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| National Soccer League | Marconi Fairfield | 1989 | |
| National Club Championship | Combine Stars SC | 1989 | |
| New Zealand National Soccer League | Napier City Rovers | 1989 | |
| Tahiti Division Fédérale | AS Pirae | 1989 | 
South America
International Tournaments
- Copa América in Brazil (July 1–16, 1989)
 
National Teams
 Netherlands
| Date | Opponent | Final Score | Result | Competition | Venue | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 4 | 0–2 | W | Friendly | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan | |
| March 22 | 2–0 | W | Friendly | Philips Stadion, Eindhoven | |
| April 26 | 1–1 | D | World Cup Qualifier | De Kuip, Rotterdam | |
| May 31 | 0–1 | W | World Cup Qualifier | Olympic Stadium, Helsinki | |
| September 6 | 2–2 | D | Friendly | Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam | |
| October 11 | 1–2 | W | World Cup Qualifier | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham | |
| November 15 | 3–0 | W | World Cup Qualifier | De Kuip, Rotterdam | |
| December 20 | 0–1 | L | Friendly | De Kuip, Rotterdam | 
Births
January
- 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[1]
 - 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)[2]
 - 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[3]
 - March 15: Ondřej Mazuch (Czech defender)
 - March 16: Theo Walcott (English international forward)
 - March 17: Surafiel Tesfamicael (Eritrean footballer)[4]
 - March 22: Serge Yohoua (Ivorian-German footballer)[5]
 - March 29: Arnold Peralta Honduran international footballer (died 2015)
 - March 31
- Pablo Piatti (Argentinian forward)
 - Dario Šmitran (Slovenian footballer)[6]
 
 
April
- April 13: Dario Dussin, Swiss professional footballer[7]
 - April 20: Michał Pytkowski, Polish footballer[8]
 - April 22: Jasper Cillessen, Dutch international goalkeeper
 - April 29: Edgar Machuca, Paraguayan footballer[9]
 
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 18: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabonese striker)
 - June 25: Jack Cork (English footballer)
 
July
- July 3: Matías Banco (Argentine midfield footballer)[10]
 - 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[11]
 - Daniel Sturridge (English forward)
 
 - September 2: Alexandre Pato (Brazilian forward)
 - September 10: Victory Yendra (Indonesian former footballer)[12]
 - September 13: Sebastián Regueiro (Uruguayan footballer)[13]
 - September 21: Ben Mee (English defender)[14]
 - September 22: Vladyslav Hrinchenko (Ukrainian footballer)[15]
 - September 25: Krisztián Brunczvik (Slovak footballer, midfielder)[16]
 
October
- October 3: Natalia Saratovtseva, former Russian footballer[17]
 - October 4: Benjamin Stebbings, English cricketer[18]
 - October 6: Albert Ebossé Bodjongo, Cameroonian international footballer (died 2014)
 - October 15: Joan Darome, Indonesian former footballer[19]
 - October 20: Omar Yabroudi, Emirati football recruitment head[20]
 - October 24: 
- Armin Bačinović, Slovenian midfielder
 - Jack Colback, English footballer
 - Cristian Gamboa, Costa Rican international
 - Ontse Ntesa, Motswana international footballer[21]
 - 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[22]
 - November 22: José Carlos Prieto, Chilean footballer
 
December
- December 3: Kristjan Lipovac, Slovenian footballer[23]
 - December 17: André Ayew, Ghanaian footballer[24]
 - December 22: Daniel Goldschmitt, German footballer[25]
 
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
- ↑ "Nikola Ivanović". FBref.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
 - ↑ "Toni Huuhka". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
 - ↑ "Abdul Mony". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
 - ↑ Chande, Zena (8 December 2009). "Kilimanjaro Stars Cruise into Semis". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
 - ↑ "Serge Yohoua". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
 - ↑ "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
 - ↑ Plaza 2 Central Español 4
 - ↑ Matías Ezequiel Banco at Soccerway
 - ↑ 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.
 - ↑ Ben Mee
 - ↑ Vladyslav Hrinchenko personal info at fckremin.com.ua
 - ↑ 1989 in association football at Soccerway
 - ↑ Profile in Rossiyanka's website
 - ↑ "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.
 - ↑ "Ontse Ntesa". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
 - ↑ "Nick Salapatas joins Stevenage". soccertrials.com. Protec Football Academy. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
 - ↑ "Kirstjan Lipovac" (in Slovenian). 1. SNL. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
 - ↑ André AYEW
 - ↑ 1989 in association football at fussballdaten.de (in German)
 
External links
- (in English) Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
 - (in Dutch) VoetbalStats
 
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