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 1987: 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-timeby a score of 2 – 1. The winning goal is scored by Rabah Madjer.

Winner club national championships

Europe

• England:
  • Football League First Division – Everton
• Italy:
  • Serie A and Italian Cup – Napoli
• Netherlands:
  • Eredivisie – PSV
  • KNVB Cup – Ajax
  • Eerste Divisie – Volendam
• Portugal:
  • Liga and Cup of Portugal – Benfica
• Spain:
  • La Liga – Real Madrid
  • Copa del Rey – Real Sociedad
• Turkey:
  • Premier Super League – Galatasaray
  • Turkish Cup – Gençlerbirliği

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 August – 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 24: Wayne Hennessey (Welsh footballer)
• April 16: Aaron Lennon (English footballer)
• April 22: John Obi Mikel (Nigerian footballer)
• June 24: Lionel Messi (Argentine footballer)
• May 4: Cesc Fàbregas (Spanish footballer)
• June 26: Samir Nasri (French footballer)

Deaths

References

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